falling..
to lazy for A/Ns
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Chapter 4
darkness
I took a deep breath, smoothening the creases of my sky blue Gucci blouse. I can do this. I know I can. I opened my eyes, descending slowly, but gracefully, down the stairs of the plane, towards the airport building. I tried to think this was a dream, that this was not happening. Remebering the ettiquette lessons I took with father, I tried to mask and control the child inside of me, and tried to be the perfect daughter for this mysterious Angeline.
I took each step with grace and poise, ignoring the heads turning as I threaded through the crowd at the public airport. My heeled doll shoes took me closer to my destiny, with small, dainty steps. I tried to ignore the my pencil-straight hair that had been arranged to curls, tried to imagine my new father's hand was not at my shoulder, tried not to think about how idiotic I looked to all the Irish travelers here. A boy my age proved that thought wrong.
A boy with freckles and shocking green eyes came up to me.
"Hey, I'm Paul. Wanna hang-out for a while? You're very pretty." He said in an accented english. I looked up at dad, and he nodded.
"Thank you very much." I nodded at his compliment, going by the rules, then continued with my runway-worthy walk.
We kept on walking, and heads kept turning, and I notticed teenager boys smiling or winking at me. I simply ignored them and tried not blush. Finally, and abruptly, we halted to a stop.
"We wait here, Claudy. Your new mother would be here in a while. We wait." The man who was to be my father instructed.
"Yes father." I murmured obdiently in a low, respectful tone.
Then an aged woman entered the waiting room, her elegant aura casting all over the crowded space. She found her husband, waved then smiled. She walked forward. I took an intake of sharp breath. I can do this. I can do this. I can do this. I ca do this. I can do this. I can do-
"Hello Claudette. I'm Angeline." The woman said, after greeting and kissing her husband.
"A pleasure to meet you, madame." I replied. And then it was over. I did it. We left as one family, though I didn't feel I belonged. I was totally in utter darkness.
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to lazy to A/N
R&R