hang out. They seem pretty cool.” Granted, Alex hadn’t spent much time with the cousins, but they’d acted friendly enough on the few occasions she’d been with them.
Jordan winced. “Uh, they’re not here, Alex. They take off home every weekend for some kind of family thing.”
Feeling disheartened, Alex only said, “I guess that means I’m on my own, huh?”
“I’m really sorry,” Jordan said. “But if it makes you feel any better, I’ll be free after dinner. Bear, too. We can all hang out in the Rec Room or something.”
She smiled weakly at him. “Yeah, that sounds good.”
“I’d better get going if I don’t want Finn to give me any extra work,” he said, nudging her knee affectionately. “But I’ll see you tonight, okay?”
“Sure thing,” she said, watching as he stood and walked to the door.
The moment Alex was alone again, she sighed and looked around her room. She had been in Medora for less than a week, but she was so used to having either Jordan or Bear—or both—around that she wasn’t sure what to do now that she found herself facing a large amount of time without them. She was surprised by her newfound sense of reliance, since she’d never been a clingy person before; she’d always maintained a strong sense of independence. But there was just something nice about having friends—something she’d never personally experienced. She loved her parents, for sure, but she was only just beginning to realise how much she’d missed out on because of their career-driven lifestyles. Her upbringing had caused friendships to seem so overrated, but she knew that wasn’t the case anymore. It was just annoying that now, when she actually had friends, she still had to spend the weekend alone.
But then again, perhaps it was a good idea to create some distance between her and the boys. Eventually she would be going home, and it wasn’t like she’d be taking either of them with her. They belonged in Medora, and Alex belonged in Freya. It was as simple as that.
“Enough of this,” Alex muttered, scrunching her face up at her turbulent thoughts. She didn’t have to make a choice between having friends and not having them—it was already done. She would be foolish not to enjoy her time with them while she could, even if it meant that she would miss them when she was back in her world. Better to have loved and lost, and all that.
With a nod to herself, almost like she was mentally sealing her decision, Alex moved to her wardrobe, determined to make the most of her day regardless of who she was—or wasn’t—spending it with.
Alex was completely ravenous when lunchtime arrived. She’d successfully whittled her morning away by completing her pile of homework—mostly from Medical Science, surprise, surprise—and she planned to spend the rest of the afternoon reading through her Core Skills textbooks to research the topic of giftings. Despite seeing Jordan use his transcendence gift and Bear use his charm, she still found the concept difficult to grasp.
After eating a quick lunch, Alex hurried back to her dorm room and deliberated which of her three textbooks she should start with. They all sounded interesting: Unwrapping Your Gift: How To Grow Your Talent And Better Your Skills by Miranda Crotchett; A Comprehensive Study Of Personal Giftings by Phillippe R. Brandon; and So, You Think You’re Gifted? by Laurence Tillman.
In the end, Alex decided on the comprehensive study. She didn’t think she was gifted, so that eliminated the third option, and since she didn’t have a gift to unwrap, she skirted away from the first.
Heading outside, she settled underneath a tree by the lake. It didn’t take long before she was mesmerised by the bookin front of her. Hours passed as the sun slowly moved across the horizon. A late afternoon breeze stirred up the grass and whistled through the trees. And still, Alex kept on reading.
While some scholars claim that only a minority of individuals
Jordan winced. “Uh, they’re not here, Alex. They take off home every weekend for some kind of family thing.”
Feeling disheartened, Alex only said, “I guess that means I’m on my own, huh?”
“I’m really sorry,” Jordan said. “But if it makes you feel any better, I’ll be free after dinner. Bear, too. We can all hang out in the Rec Room or something.”
She smiled weakly at him. “Yeah, that sounds good.”
“I’d better get going if I don’t want Finn to give me any extra work,” he said, nudging her knee affectionately. “But I’ll see you tonight, okay?”
“Sure thing,” she said, watching as he stood and walked to the door.
The moment Alex was alone again, she sighed and looked around her room. She had been in Medora for less than a week, but she was so used to having either Jordan or Bear—or both—around that she wasn’t sure what to do now that she found herself facing a large amount of time without them. She was surprised by her newfound sense of reliance, since she’d never been a clingy person before; she’d always maintained a strong sense of independence. But there was just something nice about having friends—something she’d never personally experienced. She loved her parents, for sure, but she was only just beginning to realise how much she’d missed out on because of their career-driven lifestyles. Her upbringing had caused friendships to seem so overrated, but she knew that wasn’t the case anymore. It was just annoying that now, when she actually had friends, she still had to spend the weekend alone.
But then again, perhaps it was a good idea to create some distance between her and the boys. Eventually she would be going home, and it wasn’t like she’d be taking either of them with her. They belonged in Medora, and Alex belonged in Freya. It was as simple as that.
“Enough of this,” Alex muttered, scrunching her face up at her turbulent thoughts. She didn’t have to make a choice between having friends and not having them—it was already done. She would be foolish not to enjoy her time with them while she could, even if it meant that she would miss them when she was back in her world. Better to have loved and lost, and all that.
With a nod to herself, almost like she was mentally sealing her decision, Alex moved to her wardrobe, determined to make the most of her day regardless of who she was—or wasn’t—spending it with.
Alex was completely ravenous when lunchtime arrived. She’d successfully whittled her morning away by completing her pile of homework—mostly from Medical Science, surprise, surprise—and she planned to spend the rest of the afternoon reading through her Core Skills textbooks to research the topic of giftings. Despite seeing Jordan use his transcendence gift and Bear use his charm, she still found the concept difficult to grasp.
After eating a quick lunch, Alex hurried back to her dorm room and deliberated which of her three textbooks she should start with. They all sounded interesting: Unwrapping Your Gift: How To Grow Your Talent And Better Your Skills by Miranda Crotchett; A Comprehensive Study Of Personal Giftings by Phillippe R. Brandon; and So, You Think You’re Gifted? by Laurence Tillman.
In the end, Alex decided on the comprehensive study. She didn’t think she was gifted, so that eliminated the third option, and since she didn’t have a gift to unwrap, she skirted away from the first.
Heading outside, she settled underneath a tree by the lake. It didn’t take long before she was mesmerised by the bookin front of her. Hours passed as the sun slowly moved across the horizon. A late afternoon breeze stirred up the grass and whistled through the trees. And still, Alex kept on reading.
While some scholars claim that only a minority of individuals
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