"Damn locker." Lorelai said, banging on it.
"Woah, someone's crabby." Sookie said, coming up behind her.
"No, it's just this locker won't ever open. It hates me, I swear."
"Forget that locker. You can share mine, if you'd like."
"Really?"
"Yeah, no problem."
"Thanks Sook."
"Come on, I'll take you to it." Sookie said, leading her down the hallway and to locker 2310. Sookie tore a piece of paper out of her spiral, wrote something on it, and handed it to Lorelai. "Here's the combination."
"Thank you Sookie. That locker was really getting on my nerves."
"You're welcome." she said, smiling. "Oh, hey Luke."
"Hi Sookie." Luke said, stopping at two lockers over and working the combination. "Hey Lorelai."
"Hi." Lorelai said, smiling and placing her books in her new locker.
"Ok, let's go or we'll be late for gym."
"Ugh, I wouldn't mind that."
Sookie laughed and they both walked off to gym together. It was Friday and so far, everything was going smooth for Lorelai. She'd officially been in school for a week. Now, she was headed to her least favorite class, gym. As the girls changed out in the locker room, Coach Ellis entered the room.
"Ok ladies, once you've changed out, head to the track. Today we'll be running the mile and I don't want to hear any complaints." she shouted.
"Bite me." Lorelai mumbled.
"What was that Miss Gilmore?"
"Uh.. I said ice tea. Yeah, I spilt ice tea on me today and was just telling Sookie." she covered as Sookie stifled a laugh.
Coach Ellis gave Lorelai a stern look and then walked back into her office.
"Niiiice." Sookie told her.
"Well, she's so.. ugh. It's like she has a stick permanently shoved up her ass."
Sookie laughed again. "Yeah, that is true. She's always been that way."
The two girls walked out of the locker room and met Gypsy outside the door. The three of them made their way out to the track, complaining about the hell they were about to endure.
"All right ladies, behind the line. When I blow my whistle, start running. I don't want to see any slackers." the coach said and then put the whistle to her lips and blew. All the girls groaned and began to run.
"This is hell." Lorelai said, panting and on her second lap.
"You can say that again." Gypsy said. "What's she going to do next? Tie us to a harness and make us pull her chariot across the track?"
"I think I'm going to faint!" Lorelai said dramatically, putting a hand to her forehead and falling back on Sookie.
Sookie laughed and caught her. "Ok, Miss drama queen. We get the point."
"Hmm.. maybe if it seemed real, Coach would let me sit out."
"Yeah, good luck with that."
"Hey, what's Rachel doing?" Gypsy asked as they jogged by the coach.
"Please, Coach Ellis, let me sit out. I don't know how much longer I can do this." Rachel panted, one hand resting on the coaches shoulder and one on her knee as she bent over.
"That's enough Miss Evans. Get your butt back on that track and move!" the coach yelled to her, pointing at the track.
"She looks pissed." Lorelai said.
"Rachel doesn't like it when she doesn't get her way." Gypsy said.
Lorelai looked at Rachel and then went back to her conversation with Sookie and Gypsy.
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"Hey, why don't we hang out tomorrow?" Sookie asked Lorelai on their way out of the school building.
"Sure, if I can walk." Lorelai said, grinning.
Sookie laughed. "Yeah, my legs are killing me. We can have a sleepover!" she said, excitedly.
"That sounds fun. I have to work from ten to five, but after that I'm free."
"Ok, I can pick you up at six and we can head to my place."
" Sounds like a plan." Lorelai said, smiling.
"All right, see you then."
"Bye." Lorelai said, waving.
"Bye."
As she walked home, she thought about this weeks events. She was starting to fit into the Stars Hollow life. It was such a small town, that everyone knew everyone. She had made a bunch of great friends and although she would never love school, it didn't seem too bad. It had only been a week, and already she felt like she belonged.
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After her afternoon shift, Lorelai took a shower and changed into her pajama's. She sat on her couch, thinking of what she could do. She felt pathetic. It was a Friday night and she had nowhere to be. Usually, she would wait until her parents went to bed and then climb out her window and hop into Christopher's porche and head to that night's party.
Yeah, that was my life. Sneak out, get drunk, sneak back home. It's better that I'm sitting here with nothing to do than becoming my old self.
As she sat there, she thought about her life before she moved to Stars Hollow. She thought about the night before she left.
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"So, Lorelai, the Hayden's are having a dinner party next week." Emily said.
"That's great, mother." Lorelai said, looking at her plate and playing with her food.
"They would like you to join us."
"I don't think I'll be feeling well then."
"Why not?" Richard asked.
"I'll be sick to my stomach and it will result in my throwing up at the sight of them."
"Lorelai Gilmore! What has gotten into you?"
"Nothing mother. May I please be excused?"
"No, you may not. You are going to that party."
"That's what you think." Lorelai mumbled under her breath.
"What was that?"
"Nothing."
"Well, I think Christopher is a lovely boy, don't you Emily?"
"Yes I do. Him and Lorelai make a perfect match. He chooses his girls well."
"Excuse me?" Lorelai said aggrevatedly.
"What?" Emily asked.
"He did not choose me. I'm not a piece of meat."
"Nobody was referring to you as a piece of meat." Richard told her.
"Whatever."
"He could be the one for you, Lorelai." Emily said, smirking.
"Ugh.. mom, we're sixteen."
"So?"
"So, we're sixteen. I don't think anyone our age is thinking about marriage."
"Well, you are of marriagable age, Lorelai. Which reminds me, we should enter you into another Debutante Ball."
"I am not of marriagable age, and I'm not going to marry Christopher."
"I don't see why not. You could have a perfect life with him. He's a swell boy. He could become a successfull businessman like your father and you could become a lovely woman of respectable society."
"That's not the life I want."
"Oh really? Than what life do you want?"
"Definitely not this one!" she said, standing up.
"And what is wrong with our life?" Emily asked angrily.
"You're all fake! All you care about is how others see you! You think you guys know me?" she asked, laughing. "You don't know me." she said as she shook her head. "I'm sixteen years old and I sneak out of this house and party and drink. And you know what? You never once caught me."
"Lorelai Victoria Gilmore! Stop this nonsense now!" Richard yelled.
"Oh my God." Emily said, shocked.
"If you knew me at all, you would respect me. You would know where I was at every moment of the day. You would care about my feelings and what I want to do. I don't want these stupid coming out balls. I don't care about money. I'm sick of going to that damn private school where the kids only care about gossip and competing with each other to see how much they can get with daddy's money."
"That's enough!" Richard yelled.
"I want a normal life! I want to go to public school and I want to live in a normal house that doesn't have seven rooms and a maid. That's another thing, I've been raised by maids my whole life. Yeah, some parents you are. I'm sick of you guys looking down at the people who aren't rich as if they are beneath you. At least they have respect for people. Honest respect. You want to know what I did last night? I snuck out of my bedroom window and hopped into Christopher's porche. We went over to Nevina Cutler's house because her parents are in Rome and she decided to throw a party. We got there and we had a few drinks. Chris tells me he'll be back and I just say ok and hang out with some of my fake friends. After about an hour, I start to wonder where he went off to. So, I get up and decide to search for him. I walk upstairs and into one of the rooms. And you know what I find? I find Christopher and somebody I thought was my best friend screwing each other!" by now, Lorelai was in tears and Richard and Emily were just staring at her in awe. "You still think I should marry him mom? Do you? I-I have to go."
Lorelai ran up the stairs and into her room. She locked the door after slamming it shut and slid down to the ground, her back resting against it. She buried her face in her hands and cried. She thought Chris loved her. He was the only one who really loved her, but yesterday she found out it was all a lie. They'd been going out since she was fourteen. How could he do this to her? How could he sleep with her best friend?
Because he couldn't wait. He was tired of waiting. I told him I'd tell him when I was ready. He couldn't wait for me? It wasn't the right time. Apparently all he saw me for was sex. But he just couldn't wait to have sex. If I wouldn't give him it, he'd find someone who would. Lorelai thought.
And her parents, where to begin? All she ever wanted was a real mother and father. One's who truly cared and loved her. She wanted her parents to throw some cheesy birthday party and go on about how their "little girl" was growing up. She wanted to be grounded for not doing her chores. She wanted to get a job and her liscence instead of being escorted around by a driver.
"What do you need a job for? We have money. And we also have a driver for you, so there's no point in a liscence." Emily had once told her.
But most of all, she wanted to be normal. And there was only one way to get that. She got up, dug her suitcase out of her closet, and began tossing clothes inside.
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As Lorelai thought back to that night, tears began to sting her eyes and roll down her cheeks. She hadn't realized she was crying until she heard a voice from the doorway.
"Lorelai? Are you all right?" Mia asked softly, coming over to her and sitting down.
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So? What did you think? I just got out of school and now I have a bit more time to update. Just a little F.Y.I.- I made Rachel's last name up. And I know she's an adventurous person, but not in my fic. And I know it may seem that I don't really know where I'm going with this story, but I do. Trust me. I hope you guys liked it. : )