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"And, whistles through the ghosts still left behind...It whistles through the ghosts still left behind...It whistles through the ghosts still left behind...Oh, Oh"
~ Left Behind, Spring Awakening
Chapter Two: Goodbye, Hello, and Leaving Behind
Getting out of the small jetliner, Annabeth Chase, like the graceful superstar she was, tripped.
"Oh my God, Chase." Thalia said with a chuckle, but held out a hand to help her up.
The laughs died down, and after five minutes, the six girls slowly walked off the tarmac, trying to hold on to the past memories of their own small Elysium.
Knowing what came next, the girls braced themselves for the familiar swarm of paparazzo, but now in a small, confined area of a crammed airport.
The girls smile, wave, sign a few autographs, ignore the questions. The usual.
No matter how small the airport, it still took the girls about half an hour to navigate through the twists and turns of this airport, looking for the person holding the sign labeled, Mimi Marquez.
Why Mimi Marquez, you ask? She brought seven very different girls together.
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It was the second semester of 8th grade, and in Nightingale Bamford Middle School, the auditions for RENT were to begin in three weeks and it was said on the announcements.
Once they heard it, a girl with her nose in a book, one braiding her choppy hair, one doodling horses in her math notebook, one reviewing her notes on ancient Rome (even though she was in biology), one blaring My Chemical Romance though iPods weren't allowed in Nightingale, one mentally debating if Roses or Tiger Lilies were better in April, and the last one writing down her babysitting schedule, their eyes immediately snapped up from whatever they were doing and planned to audition for their dream role, Mimi Marquez.
Fifty syrup-slow minutes finally past and seven girls ran to the signup sheet, and seven girls ran into each other.
They helped each other up, brushed themselves off, and at that fateful moment, they introduced each other.
And through their love of music, they sat by each other that day at lunch.
And they hung out at Piper's house that Saturday.
And that was the start of it all.
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None of them actually got the role, in the end. A mean girl named Drew had gotten it. Though Katie had gotten Angel, Piper had gotten Maureen, and Reyna had gotten Joanne, all of them were there to support each other on opening night.
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A stout man with wild black hair holding the sign with Mimi's name on it didn't even smile.
Even Reyna couldn't help but grin at him.
Dionysus Kaligaris was a recovering alcoholic who hated all the girls but was a recurring role in each of their lives, so it was pretty great to see him after a year or so.
"Just 'cuz you're famous, doesn't mean that I'll give you special treatment. Get in the car." Dionysus said in his familiar New York drawl.
The girls shared a smile and climbed in the back of the limo.
Suddenly, Katie and Thalia's grins slipped off their faces.
"I've gotten into Stanford for early acceptance." Katie mumbled quickly.
Cheers of "Oh my god, that's amazing!" and "We're so proud!" echoed through the air of the limousine.
"But that means I have to quit the band."
"WHAT?" Four girls shouted in unison.
"I mean I don't have to, but…" Katie said quickly, covering up.
Hazel scooted closer to Katie, grabbed her hand, and speaking softly said, "Hey, we'll support anything you want to do, and we'll always love you but of course we want to stay. But if you're purpose is to be a botanist, we'll back you up fully. Right guys?" Hazel finished, giving a pointed glare to each of the girls to make sure they would all say yes.
Piper slowly nodded, whereas Reyna and Annabeth waited a few seconds and then grudgingly nodded.
Annabeth raised her eyebrow and looking to Thalia.
"Well, Thals?"
"About that… Remember how I told you about maybe going into Artemis's sorority?" Thalia said uneasily.
"Oh my god, are you leaving too?" Reyna asked, her face suddenly registering all the shock that occurred in the last ten minutes.
"Well, she said she had an open spot. I wanted to talk about it with you guys," Thalia mumbled.
"You should go," Annabeth (unexpectedly) said, with a face like she was tasting bile. "if you want."
"Don't mean to be a bummer but I leave on September 8th, and so does Thalia." Katie said, uncomfortably.
"Oh,"
"Today for you, tomorrow for me…" Piper softly sang, reminiscing of earlier days. When Bianca was around. When Katie was content with being a bassist. When Thalia thought sororities were for snobs.
The other girls started to sing half-heartedly, weighed down by an awkwardness that has never been there before.
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About twenty-five minutes later, the girls arrived at a condominium; their parents lived in the blocks next to them.
Giving Mr. D a five dollar tip, they gave their (many) suitcases to the bellboy and raced up the stairs like when they were twelve. Reyna and Annabeth tied, as usual, but the memories that flowed while running up those familiar stairs were worth losing for.
Opening the door with the on the special keychain Pegasus and they put money for and bought together in the 9th grade also brought on a new wave of sadness. They were so happy, and they couldn't understand why it was all because of a dumb winged horse.
As they walked in, they made a beeline for the simple white and green room in the far right hand corner. Bianca always kept it so neat. The Daughters of Olympus spread all around; on the carpet, the bed, her favorite chair and draped themselves on her couch. The breathed in the sweet smell of poppies. Her smell. They missed her so much.
Hours later, they got up, ordered a pizza, and went on with their lives like tomorrow they'd be back in the studio.
The smell of poppies lingered in the air.
Hope you enjoyed this!
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