The Trip to the Center of Nowhere
Basically Rory has second thoughts about the whole Dean and Jess decision, so she goes on a trip to clear her mind. Does it work?
A/N: I have got an idea so no note
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Chapter 3-
"I… I don't know," Rory admitted quietly almost to herself. Lorelei just wrapped her arms around her and let Rory cry on her shoulder. "It doesn't seem like I know anything anymore." Rory added so softly that she wasn't sure if she said it out loud or in her mind. Either way it was true.
Friday Night
"I'm perfect now for our weekly trip to hell!" Lorelei shouted as she skipped down the stairs. When she saw Rory was not there glaring at her for taking so long she went to Rory's room.
Rory was laying on her bed staring at pictures on her nightstand, one of her and dean smiling at each other, one of her and her mom with their arms wrapped around each other at her sixteenth birthday. Lorelei stood there a minute in the doorway and just stared at Rory, wondering what could possibly get her back to the old her.
Breaking the silence, Lorelei said "Wow, this is a switcharoo, I'm ready and coming in to nag you to come on." Rory let out a small smile, knowing Lorelei just wanted to cheer her up. As Rory walked out to the car with Lorelei her mind started rolling.
What could cheer me up? Rory wondered. Would Dean? Would Jess? For some reason unknown to her, it was neither. She didn't want to date Dean anymore, although she knew it wasn't because of Jess. But in her heart she admitted it was because pf someone. Who? She couldn't put her finger on that. What is making me sad in the first place? She had been sad longer then she was willing to admit. She needed something, or maybe it was someone, that had disappeared, but she wasn't sure what that was. She wondered if it was possible to miss something that she didn't know. Rory sighed because for once in her life she couldn't figure something out by just thinking it through.
Lorelei watched her daughter out of the corner of her eye as she drove to Hartfeild. Rory was struggling with something and for the first time ever, Lorlei had no idea how to comfort her. She was downtrodden that Rory had to go through something that could make her like this. It was like she was on autopilot, doing her school work, hanging out with Dean, fighting with Jess at the diner. But Lorelei could see that deep down she had no love for any of that anymore. What was happening to her Rory, her usually sparkling Rory? That, she didn't know.
As the silent pair made their way out of the car, Emily Gilmore was looking at them through the window drapes. She saw Rory's blank eyes that were usually playfully dancing. She also saw Lorelei's Worried glance towards her daughter. What was up with Rory? Emily wondered. Oh well, I'll cheer her up.
Lorelei rings the doorbell and Emily immediately answers the door. "Hello girls! How are you? Come in, come in!" Emily says a little too cheerfully.
"Well aren't you full of sunshine," Lorelei says. "Now what is wrong?"
"What do you mean what is wrong?" Emily giggled. "Why would anything be wrong? Is there anything wrong with you?"
"No mom everything is all hunky-dory with us," Lorelei said brightly, but with a worried glance at Rory.
Rory and Lorelei followed Emily into the sitting room. "Richard is in Paris again on business so it's just us girls!" Emily exclaimed. She would cheer Rory up if it killed her.
The maid walked into the room and said, "Dinners ready madam."
"Come on, let's eat," Emily said leading the silent two to the table. "Rory dear how are you? You haven't said a word all evening."
"Sorry Grandma, I'm just a little tired," Rory murmured, secretly hoping there would be no questions. She wished that for once Friday Night Dinners would be nice and quiet.
They all sat at the table, making polite chit-chat for a while. An outsider might have considered it a normal family dinner, but anyone who knew them would know that something was terribly wrong. Finally Emily brought up the subject she had been waiting to bring up all evening.
"So Rory, do you have any big plans for this summer?" Emily asked.
"Oh, um, no" Rory answered, once again quietly.
"Great!" Emily said. "I have the perfect place you can go. It is a camp that a friend of mine runs. It is for girls your age who love to read books. Each week there will be a certain book that everyone reads, and then they discuss it in meetings. They also do a lot of other fun stuff. Doesn't that sound fun?"
"Uh, yeah sure Grandma," Rory said staring at her plate that was still full of food.
"Good, because I already signed you up. It will be for six weeks."
So mom, where is this camp," Lorelei asked. Usually she wouldn't go for this stuff but Rory needed some distracting. Pus this sounded like her.
"Oh it is in North Carolina," Emily answered.
A/N: OK I think most everyone can see where this is heading. I'm sorry if this is really bad. I know Emily seems really OOC but it is hard for me to write her. The story is actually just really starting in the next chapter so that will probably be better. Anyway just please please please review. It will mean a ton to me.
Thanks so much to cmtaylor531, my one and only reviewer so far.
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