"Everyone get out of the mines now!" Sanders shouted.
Luke turned around and saw a cloud of coal dust rushing towards him. Luke started crawling as fast as he could trying to reach the elevator. Just as the elevator was about raise Luke's feet found it's surface.
"Are you okay, Luke?" Sander's asked.
"Fine."Luke replied as the elevator continued to rise.
Once on the main surface of the mine Luke had calmed himself down.
"Do those happen often?" Luke asked Sanders.
"Cave ins?" Sanders replied. "Usually once or twice a month."
"That often?" Luke remarked.
"Don't worry Luke. As long as you stay focused and aware you'll escape them. We haven't had an injury in months, or a death in years."
Luke sighed. "That was some rush." Luke said.
"Not thinking of quitting are you?" Sanders asked concerned.
"No." Luke replied. "It's just I've never been through anything like that. It's no wonder coal miners make such good money."
Sanders gave Luke a pat on the back. "Get back to work Luke." Sanders smiled.
Luke took a deep breath and headed back to the elevator.
After work that night Luke realized that his life could be shorter than he had planned and even though he was still hurting over Lorelai, he didn't want to be alone. He reached into a drawer and pulled out the paper that had Colleen's number on it. He rubbed his neck and picked up the phone.
"Hello, Colleen?" Luke began. "It's Luke Danes."
"Oh... Hey!" Colleen replied cheerfully.
"You're school is nice." Lorelai replied on the way home.
"So is your new inn." Rory agreed.
"I think everything is going to be okay here. Don't you?" Lorelai asked.
"Yeah." Rory smiled. "I think it is."
"Tell you what, tomorrow we'll go shopping for you some new clothes." Lorelai suggested.
"Why do I need new clothes?" Rory asked.
"Because, you're in a new place now." Lorelai replied.
"I guess so." Rory said humoring her mother.
"Well, if you don't want new clothes, I'll go buy new clothes for myself."
"No no... I want new clothes." Rory said smiling over at her mother. Perhaps moving had made everything better after all.
A couple months passed, and Spring had came to Holderby. Rory was amazed how many flowers sprouted up around the neighborhood. Everyone there was so nice, and she had made a new friend named Jessica. Rory was at the top of her class, and was even nominated to be class president for the following year. Lorelai's job at the inn was perfect for her, she fit in great with all the coworkers and now that they had settled down into a routine both girls couldn't be happier with the way things had been going.
"I don't know if he does or not." Rory replied looking down the hallway.
"He so does." Jessica smiled.
"What makes you think so?" Rory asked.
"He's always looking at you, always smiling at you... he even sits across from you in English class now."
"I think you're looking too much into this." Rory replied shutting her locker and grabbing her book bag.
"I bet I could find out." Jessica smiled.
"How?" Rory teased. "Ask him?"
"Yelp." Jessica replied lifting an eyebrow.
"Don't you dare." Rory gasped.
"Why not?" Jessica giggled.
"Cause then he will think I like him and sent you to find out if he likes me back."
"Well, you do like him don't you?" Jessica asked.
"Jessica, that's not the point."
"Aw, come on Rory. What can it hurt?"
Jessica walked over to the tall, and handsome teenage boy. "Hey Calvin." Jessica said in her friendliest voice.
"Hey Jessica." Calvin replied.
"I was wondering, what do you think of Rory?" Jessica asked.
"What do I think of Rory?" Calvin replied. "She's nice. I guess." Calvin smiled.
"You know what I mean." Jessica rolled her eyes. "Do you like her?"
Calvin's face began to turn red. "I don't know. Does she like me?" He asked in return.
"Maybe." Jessica smiled. "I guess you'll just have to ask and find out." Jessica walked off and caught up with Rory who was walking away in the other direction hoping not to get embarrassed.
"Hey, Rory wait up." Jessica called.
"Am I the laughing stock of the school now?" Rory asked.
"Hardly." Jessica answered. "He blushed when I asked about you."
"Did he say he liked me?" Rory asked hopefully, but trying not to show it.
"Well, not exactly." Jessica began. "But it's a good start. Trust me."
Later that morning in English class, Rory was nervous about seeing Calvin, he came into class a couple minutes early which surprised Rory cause usually she never saw him come in until the bell rang.
"Hey." Calvin said walking up to her.
"Hey." Rory replied trying to act casual.
"Are you always early for class?" he asked.
Rory shook her head yes.
"That's cool." Calvin smiled. "Look, Jessica said something earlier about you maybe liking me..."
Rory's heart began to thump as she prepared herself for the embarrassment attack.
"And I was wondering, would you like to go watch a movie this weekend?"
Rory's mind went blank... She tried to think of something clever and witty to say in response but all that came out was a vague and awkward "Yeah."
"Awesome." Calvin replied. The bell rang. "We'll work out the details at lunch." Calvin sat down in his usual seat across from Rory.