Globes & Maps
Chapter Two
Singing to Only You
And these nights
I seem to remember a home that was better
...Not What it Seems
"NO! DON'T KILL BILL!"
"GINNY?! Ginny! Wake up!"
"Somebody help me! Get away from him Malfoy!"
"We can predict approximate bond angles around a central atom in a molecule from an examination..."
"Ginny, snap out of it!"
"I won't let you kill him!"
"Shelby come help me with her! She won't wake up."
Ginny opened her eyes.
I'm on fire
And the day is feeling hopeless
You'd see me burning but the burning's turning smokeless
Soon I won't feel at all
...Break Myself
"Jesus, Gin, you scared us."
"Did I have another nightmare?"
Lauren nodded.
"Oh great."
Ginny glanced at Shelby, who had set aside her chemistry book and was giving her a strange look. Shelby was still in high school but she worked at the store on afternoons and weekends. Ginny and Lauren had finally achieved their dream of opening their own clothing store and, as today was a slow day, Ginny had been taking a nap in the back room.
"Thanks for waking me up guys."
"No problem," Shelby muttered and went back to studying for her upcoming exam.
The door opened and Lauren went to the front to see if their latest customer needed any help.
Shelby brushed her dark hair out of her even darker eyes and looked at Ginny.
"Hey Gin?"
"Yeah?"
"My parents are throwing me a sort of graduation party this weekend and I was wondering if you and Lauren wanted to come?"
Ginny grinned. "Any cute guys that'll be there?"
"Well," Shelby laughed, "If you count my cousin and he might bring some friends."
"You have a cute cousin? Why didn't you ever tell me?"
Shelby smirked as Lauren returned. "I was saving him for someone I liked." She winked at Ginny.
"We'll come," Ginny quickly replied.
Lauren glanced back and forth between the two girls. "We'll come to what?"
"It's me and the moon," she said
"And I've got no trouble with that."
...Me and the Moon
"We have got to be the oldest people here," Lauren leaned over and whispered to Ginny.
"What about Shelby's mom?"
Lauren crossed her arms. "All right, fine. Maybe we're not the oldest. But you have to admit, Gin, that everyone here is either in the 17-18 range or in their late 40s."
"Yeah, I know." Ginny wrinkled her nose in disgust as she tasted the lemonade in her hand. "Way too sour. Blegh."
Lauren laughed quietly. "Didn't Shelby say that her cousin was around our age?"
"Yeah she did. But I haven't seen him yet."
"Ginny! Lauren!" At that moment the girl in question came running up to the two friends and grabbed each of their arms. "Come on you guys, I want you to meet my cousin."
Lauren looked at Ginny and raised an eyebrow. 'This should be interesting' she mouthed and Ginny grinned.
'We'll just have to wait and see, won't we?' she mouthed in reply.
And it sinks in
Through these holes in your old bedsheets
You might spend your life alone
And you don't wanna be alone
No, not alone
...When It Goes Down
"Ginny, Lauren, this is David, my cousin."
"Hi," Ginny managed to get out while staring at the man in front of her. He was tall, with broad shoulders and she could tell that he worked out from the muscles defined in his shirt. His shaggy brown hair just reached his steel blue eyes. Ginny almost lost herself in his dazzling smile until Lauren nudged her with her elbow.
"Shelby and I are going to go and get some more lemonade, OK?"
Ginny nodded in reply and her two friends left, leaving her and the hottie standing alone.
"So you're Shelby's boss?" David spoke.
Ginny smirked. "Only one of them. But between the two of us she's pretty busy."
David laughed. "I can only imagine."
Ginny laughed with him and she immediately eased up. After all, he was cute, seemed nice, and besides, she hadn't had a date in a few months. It was time for some fun.
So picture me drowning
Pretending I'm happy
We end up regretting the things we don't try
...Caldecott Tunnel
"Lars! Have you seen my black heels?"
"Check under your bed!"
About 30 seconds later, Ginny ran into the room struggling with the heel she had just found.
"Why are you in such a hurry anyway, Gin? It's like what, your fifth date with the guy? I don't think he'll care if you're not completely ready when he gets here."
"Oh shut up Lauren. I just like to look nice, is there a problem with that?"
Lauren rolled her eyes and shook her head. "Uhuh, that's right. Where is he taking you again?"
"The RiverView Room."
"Never heard of it."
"It's on Canal... but I hadn't heard of it before. Supposedly it's really good."
The doorbell rang of the apartment the two girls shared. Lauren crossed to the speaker.
"David?"
"Yeah, it's me. Can you buzz me up."
"Yeah sure." Lauren pressed the button and returned to her book and the couch.
Ginny opened the door when David knocked about a minute later and waved goodbye to Lauren. "Have fun with Langston!"
This could be something after all
Who knew this could be something after all?
Who knew this could be something after all?
Who knew?
...Babies of the 80s
"Lars?"
"Mmhmm?" Lauren looked up from her plate at her best friend.
"Would you mind terrible if I were to move out of our apartment?" Ginny waited anxiously for a response, nervous.
Lauren thought about it for a second and then smiled. "So he finally asked you to move in with him?"
Ginny grinned. "What do you mean, "finally"? We haven't been dating for that long!"
"7 months."
"You're counting?"
"Of course I am. You two are so obviously in love it's sickening."
Ginny threw a french fry at her. "Hey! Be nice!"
"I was," Lauren laughed, holding her hands up in mock surrender. "Come on, let's get out of here. You can call your lovely, sweet and caring boyfriend and tell him I said Yes and I'll help you pack!"
Ginny got up and grabbed her purse. "Lauren?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks."
Lauren slung an arm around Ginny's shoulders as they exited the restaurant. "Come on, what are fake cousins for?"
You don't do it on purpose
But you make me shake
Gonna count the hours 'til you wake
With your baby's breath,
Breathe symphonies
Come on sweet catastrophe
...Hurricane