Lily's POV
"You're late..." Destinee [I've always thought that that was a weird name: A/N] said, walking towards us, with a grim look on her face that meant business. And you know, right after that "test" I didn't want to do this. Actually, to put it politely, I'VE NEVER WANTED TO DO THIS. Did I really want to become a Gold that much? Was this kind of cruel torture really what I wanted. I looked at Travis then darted my eyes at Audrey. If I didn't want to become a social outcast YES.
Audrey looked down and was flustered. "Yes...I know Destinee. I'm sorry. We got held up."
Destinee didn't care if we dropped dead, by the looks of her face. Her shoes clicked as she turned around but kept her eyes sharp right on us. "Held up? Well then, come with me." Audrey let out a breath of relief and Travis just held his hand to his heart. Was Destinee really that evil? Would see really kill me if I was late again? And since I wasn't a Gold yet...oh Lord help me. We followed Destinee to a large room, that said, "Golds" on a big large peice of paper and then I saw another sign, "Reserved." Wait a second..this HUGE ROOM was reserved for the GOLDS?! It had lots of tables and many books, and there was this large table with tea on it. Tea?
I quickly rushed up to Travis and then whispered, "Tea?!" I hated tea. I hated it. I hated this. What did I ever do to deserve such misery and pain? Travis just grinned. I knew what his face was saying, "Oh well, poor you. I don't care! I like to see you tortured." I punched him gently in the air and mumbled, "Thanks."
Destinee quickly walked toward me and put her hands SMACK on my face. Wha-- ? I thought and was about to punch her. "Well! Lookie here. A new trainee? What I just did newbie...is the WRONG way to great somebody. You curtisy someone or hold out your hand." Destinee did both and I shook her hand with uneasiness as I scanned her. Destinee was a short lady with long locks of Gold. I snorted at the fact it was the color Gold...maybe she was an old Gold? Oh whatever, I thought. She was wearing a dress. A long, nice pink dress...the kind your parents want you to wear. I was taller than her, but she looked stronger than me. And believe me...I was getting uncomfortable.
Audrey tried to help me by doing hand motions. She put her hand to her mouth and then pointed to me and then mouthed say your name. Ah! It hit me. I smiled sweetly at Destinee and said, "I'm Lily Randell. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Destinee smiled back, but it was like an evil smile. It scared the bejesus out of me. "Destinee Brockhollow." Brockhollow? Okay, I don't even want to KNOW how that name came up. "The pleasure is all mine." Oh, smooth, I thought.
"So, uh, Ms. Brockhollow--" I started, glancing around. Why was I here again?
Destinee's tounge clicked against her mouth. "Mrs. Brockhollow," she briskly said, and without a word she walked over to Audrey. Oh great. I just said the wrong thing to MRS. Brockhollow. I'm doomed. She whispered something to Audrey then turned to me. "You might not know but I taught every Gold manners. The first Golds were friends of mine and I made them perfect." Brag much? I thought. I really didn't care MRS. Brockhollow. "I was actually part of choosing the Golds..." she drouned on. Wait a sec--she helped chose the new Gold?! Oh shizzle ma nizzle [lol, i wanted to say that sorry] I'm doomed. After saying Ms. Brockhollow to MRS. Brockhollow...it's all over. "So, Lily..."
"Call me MS. Randell." I retorted to her, with some attitude. Travis smiled at me; Audrey looked appalled and Mrs. Brockhollow looked ticked. But I quickly added on, "If you want to I mean."
Destinee glared at me. "I'll use Lily instead." Oo, strike ONE for me. "Anyway, first off we have to do manners. It seems," Destinee gave me a look again. What is with these people? They all have these looks...they annoy me so much. "YOU need them." Oh no she didn't! I really wanted to punch, SMACK, right across the face...but I guess I had to be on my best behavor. "First off, poise. Travis!" she clapped her hands and Travis took some books of the table and then put them on my head. "Walk from there to here." Destinee was 3 feet away, and it seemed like no problem. But I stood up straight, put the books in perfect alingment and then walked gracefully. I don't think anyone knows this, but I had to have poise classes when I visited my grandmother. It was bad man, it was really hard to do. But at least they come in handy.
When I reached Destinee, Audrey and Travis clapped. Destinee frowned. I could tell what she was thinking. 'How the hell could she DO that?' I just smiled, took the books of my head, and stood there, waiting for the next task. I only learned poise at my grandmothers, so I didn't know any other manners. So, I'm dead.
"Next," Destinee said. "Let's have some tea." Oh Lord, I thought, walking over to the table and sitting down. We sat there for a few minutes. Destinee looked as if I was doing something wrong. I saw Travis using a hand motion...he was holding a tea pot and then poring tea into a cup and--- OH!
I smiled sweetly at Destinee and held up the tea pot. "Would you like some tea?" Destinee nodded, handing her cup to me. I did it very slowly, and when I was finished, I asked, "Any sugar? Milk?"
"No thank you. I prefer it the way it is." I handed her the cup and then gave some tea to myself, trying not to slurp as I sipped it carefully. When Destinee finished her tiny little sip, she started throwing questions at me. "So, Lily, do you have any siblings?"
"No." [In my story, she's an only child.]
"Oh really" Her eyebrows went up a little. "So where are you from?"
"Californa. I was home-schooled my whole life."
"Really?" Destinee's eyebrows went up. "Californa?"
I nodded. "Yes. It was very exciting there. Never a dull moment."
"And Canada, on the other hand, isn't."
I blinked. "Oh no!" I protested. "Canada's great. I really love it here." Still, after my protests I knew I had gotten Strike two.
"You look very smart. Shame you wasted it on...home schooling." She put stress on the last words of the sentence.
Oh. I cannot believe she did that to me. I know I have two strikes but I know what she was thinking, 'Deary me, she must be POOR.' "Actually, MRS. Brockhollow, I got a LOT of education when I was home schooled. I had my parents that took care of me 24/7 and I had the proper teaching." I said, confident, but then mumbled, so she could hear, "I wish you could have gotten it."
The eyebrows, this time, went WAY up. She looked as if she was about to bite my head of, but I smiled once again and then asked, holding the tea pot, "More tea?"
Sorry Destinee, I had gotten a home run this time.
Basically, for the next hour, we did more manners stuff and blah blah blah. She taught me how to speak clearly, and stuff like that. I had a stupid grin stuck on my face after I had won the battle. Destinee seemed to not like my presence, but what did I care?
Afterwords, Travis and Audrey grinned happily. "Great job," Travis said. "You really got her with that 'proper teaching' and that beautiful mumble."
"I couldn't believe you got away with it! You just smiled before she could say anything and asked, 'More tea?' I thought I was going to crack up." Audrey said, giving me her approval.
I was getting closer and closer to becoming a Gold. I had to win over Kim still.
And I knew it wasn't gonna be easy.
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-Allie
"You're late..." Destinee [I've always thought that that was a weird name: A/N] said, walking towards us, with a grim look on her face that meant business. And you know, right after that "test" I didn't want to do this. Actually, to put it politely, I'VE NEVER WANTED TO DO THIS. Did I really want to become a Gold that much? Was this kind of cruel torture really what I wanted. I looked at Travis then darted my eyes at Audrey. If I didn't want to become a social outcast YES.
Audrey looked down and was flustered. "Yes...I know Destinee. I'm sorry. We got held up."
Destinee didn't care if we dropped dead, by the looks of her face. Her shoes clicked as she turned around but kept her eyes sharp right on us. "Held up? Well then, come with me." Audrey let out a breath of relief and Travis just held his hand to his heart. Was Destinee really that evil? Would see really kill me if I was late again? And since I wasn't a Gold yet...oh Lord help me. We followed Destinee to a large room, that said, "Golds" on a big large peice of paper and then I saw another sign, "Reserved." Wait a second..this HUGE ROOM was reserved for the GOLDS?! It had lots of tables and many books, and there was this large table with tea on it. Tea?
I quickly rushed up to Travis and then whispered, "Tea?!" I hated tea. I hated it. I hated this. What did I ever do to deserve such misery and pain? Travis just grinned. I knew what his face was saying, "Oh well, poor you. I don't care! I like to see you tortured." I punched him gently in the air and mumbled, "Thanks."
Destinee quickly walked toward me and put her hands SMACK on my face. Wha-- ? I thought and was about to punch her. "Well! Lookie here. A new trainee? What I just did newbie...is the WRONG way to great somebody. You curtisy someone or hold out your hand." Destinee did both and I shook her hand with uneasiness as I scanned her. Destinee was a short lady with long locks of Gold. I snorted at the fact it was the color Gold...maybe she was an old Gold? Oh whatever, I thought. She was wearing a dress. A long, nice pink dress...the kind your parents want you to wear. I was taller than her, but she looked stronger than me. And believe me...I was getting uncomfortable.
Audrey tried to help me by doing hand motions. She put her hand to her mouth and then pointed to me and then mouthed say your name. Ah! It hit me. I smiled sweetly at Destinee and said, "I'm Lily Randell. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Destinee smiled back, but it was like an evil smile. It scared the bejesus out of me. "Destinee Brockhollow." Brockhollow? Okay, I don't even want to KNOW how that name came up. "The pleasure is all mine." Oh, smooth, I thought.
"So, uh, Ms. Brockhollow--" I started, glancing around. Why was I here again?
Destinee's tounge clicked against her mouth. "Mrs. Brockhollow," she briskly said, and without a word she walked over to Audrey. Oh great. I just said the wrong thing to MRS. Brockhollow. I'm doomed. She whispered something to Audrey then turned to me. "You might not know but I taught every Gold manners. The first Golds were friends of mine and I made them perfect." Brag much? I thought. I really didn't care MRS. Brockhollow. "I was actually part of choosing the Golds..." she drouned on. Wait a sec--she helped chose the new Gold?! Oh shizzle ma nizzle [lol, i wanted to say that sorry] I'm doomed. After saying Ms. Brockhollow to MRS. Brockhollow...it's all over. "So, Lily..."
"Call me MS. Randell." I retorted to her, with some attitude. Travis smiled at me; Audrey looked appalled and Mrs. Brockhollow looked ticked. But I quickly added on, "If you want to I mean."
Destinee glared at me. "I'll use Lily instead." Oo, strike ONE for me. "Anyway, first off we have to do manners. It seems," Destinee gave me a look again. What is with these people? They all have these looks...they annoy me so much. "YOU need them." Oh no she didn't! I really wanted to punch, SMACK, right across the face...but I guess I had to be on my best behavor. "First off, poise. Travis!" she clapped her hands and Travis took some books of the table and then put them on my head. "Walk from there to here." Destinee was 3 feet away, and it seemed like no problem. But I stood up straight, put the books in perfect alingment and then walked gracefully. I don't think anyone knows this, but I had to have poise classes when I visited my grandmother. It was bad man, it was really hard to do. But at least they come in handy.
When I reached Destinee, Audrey and Travis clapped. Destinee frowned. I could tell what she was thinking. 'How the hell could she DO that?' I just smiled, took the books of my head, and stood there, waiting for the next task. I only learned poise at my grandmothers, so I didn't know any other manners. So, I'm dead.
"Next," Destinee said. "Let's have some tea." Oh Lord, I thought, walking over to the table and sitting down. We sat there for a few minutes. Destinee looked as if I was doing something wrong. I saw Travis using a hand motion...he was holding a tea pot and then poring tea into a cup and--- OH!
I smiled sweetly at Destinee and held up the tea pot. "Would you like some tea?" Destinee nodded, handing her cup to me. I did it very slowly, and when I was finished, I asked, "Any sugar? Milk?"
"No thank you. I prefer it the way it is." I handed her the cup and then gave some tea to myself, trying not to slurp as I sipped it carefully. When Destinee finished her tiny little sip, she started throwing questions at me. "So, Lily, do you have any siblings?"
"No." [In my story, she's an only child.]
"Oh really" Her eyebrows went up a little. "So where are you from?"
"Californa. I was home-schooled my whole life."
"Really?" Destinee's eyebrows went up. "Californa?"
I nodded. "Yes. It was very exciting there. Never a dull moment."
"And Canada, on the other hand, isn't."
I blinked. "Oh no!" I protested. "Canada's great. I really love it here." Still, after my protests I knew I had gotten Strike two.
"You look very smart. Shame you wasted it on...home schooling." She put stress on the last words of the sentence.
Oh. I cannot believe she did that to me. I know I have two strikes but I know what she was thinking, 'Deary me, she must be POOR.' "Actually, MRS. Brockhollow, I got a LOT of education when I was home schooled. I had my parents that took care of me 24/7 and I had the proper teaching." I said, confident, but then mumbled, so she could hear, "I wish you could have gotten it."
The eyebrows, this time, went WAY up. She looked as if she was about to bite my head of, but I smiled once again and then asked, holding the tea pot, "More tea?"
Sorry Destinee, I had gotten a home run this time.
Basically, for the next hour, we did more manners stuff and blah blah blah. She taught me how to speak clearly, and stuff like that. I had a stupid grin stuck on my face after I had won the battle. Destinee seemed to not like my presence, but what did I care?
Afterwords, Travis and Audrey grinned happily. "Great job," Travis said. "You really got her with that 'proper teaching' and that beautiful mumble."
"I couldn't believe you got away with it! You just smiled before she could say anything and asked, 'More tea?' I thought I was going to crack up." Audrey said, giving me her approval.
I was getting closer and closer to becoming a Gold. I had to win over Kim still.
And I knew it wasn't gonna be easy.
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-Allie
