and they switched out. The music turned on. Of course I recognized the music instantly.
“The Wanted?” I asked.
“Yeah, this song-”
“Chasing the sun, my favorite. I listened to a lot of music back home.” I guessed.
“Yeah I like this song too.”
“Today’s Friday isn’t it?”
“Yeah do you want me to see you off to your ballet tomorrow?”
“No. Time I start doing things on my own.”
“I didn’t mean it like that anyways.”
“Trust me. I can do this.”
“Okay let’s get back to the school.” He suggested.
“Yeah car this time?” I asked.
“Good Idea.”
Lately I’ve gotten really familiar with the red convertible and the west coast guy sticker on the back. Before I turned to what I am now I used it almost daily. Two months in Cordova Alaska. Two months at the summer graduation program and not in my wildest dreams have I imagined all this would happen. My parents black and white world would be too unbearably dull to go back to. But in three weeks I would be wearing a graduation cap and my parents would be here. Carson ‘spent extra time’ making sure both our grades were above average.
It was worse than I thought when I got back to the school. Dimitri, Jeremy, Loren, and Regan were all standing there with disapproving expressions. Faculty and students were crowded around the shattered door along with a couple of news reporters. It was Alaska. They needed something on the news other than freak accidents and people who had to do with them. The occasional criminal. Who knew I would be the nest talk: Teen girl shatters two doors. Were they honestly?
Carson looked like he didn’t expect this either. “What do you want to do?” He asked.
“I don’t know. Just get out and ignore it as much as possible. Apologize to Loren.”
He came around the car and opened the door for me. As soon as I stepped out the small town instantly recognized me. I had to shove my way through news reporters ignoring multiple interrogations. It was awkward once I got to Loren.
“Hi, ” I awkwardly said.
“Hi, ” she said back.
“I’m sorry for-”
“Seriously Leslie this isn’t elementary. You don’t need to apologize. It happens.”
“Are you sure?” I squeaked.
“Leslie.” She stated. “Get real.”
“Thank you so much.” I said hugging her.
I managed to get past the news reporters. Only to be blocked off by some more faculty. This is actually a time I needed to get to the dorm.
My dorm was just as I had left it.
“Leslie,” Emi looked at me. “What is going on?”
“Look please,” I breathed. “Just please. I just need some help.”
“Help?” she squinted. “Like mental help?”
“I just need to pack my damn bags!” I huffed.
“Not until you tell me why the whole school was waiting for you at the front doors of the lodge.”
“It’s complicated and I just need to go.”
“This is the last time I do this for you,” she said turning around and packing one of my bags.
A tapping of glass made me jump. Galen was there. I felt the trepidation I always felt being close to him.
I opened the latch and let him in.
“We really need to hurry,” he said looking at his invisible watch.
“Leslie- Leslie!” I heard Emi as I rushed out the door.
Galen and I were so fast; no human eye could have noticed us. Thud! I heard a body drop to the floor.
“Where are you taking her?!” Carson shouted so loudly in the middle of us standing on the highway.
I was frightened beyond belief. Carson had never been so full of rage, or hate. The asphalt under my feet felt like clouds, I was going to fall through and die at any moment.
“Carson,” my voice quavered. “P-please let him go. For me. Because I love you.”
He looked at me quickly, but then his sincerity was gone, and his attention on Galen.
“Where are you
“The Wanted?” I asked.
“Yeah, this song-”
“Chasing the sun, my favorite. I listened to a lot of music back home.” I guessed.
“Yeah I like this song too.”
“Today’s Friday isn’t it?”
“Yeah do you want me to see you off to your ballet tomorrow?”
“No. Time I start doing things on my own.”
“I didn’t mean it like that anyways.”
“Trust me. I can do this.”
“Okay let’s get back to the school.” He suggested.
“Yeah car this time?” I asked.
“Good Idea.”
Lately I’ve gotten really familiar with the red convertible and the west coast guy sticker on the back. Before I turned to what I am now I used it almost daily. Two months in Cordova Alaska. Two months at the summer graduation program and not in my wildest dreams have I imagined all this would happen. My parents black and white world would be too unbearably dull to go back to. But in three weeks I would be wearing a graduation cap and my parents would be here. Carson ‘spent extra time’ making sure both our grades were above average.
It was worse than I thought when I got back to the school. Dimitri, Jeremy, Loren, and Regan were all standing there with disapproving expressions. Faculty and students were crowded around the shattered door along with a couple of news reporters. It was Alaska. They needed something on the news other than freak accidents and people who had to do with them. The occasional criminal. Who knew I would be the nest talk: Teen girl shatters two doors. Were they honestly?
Carson looked like he didn’t expect this either. “What do you want to do?” He asked.
“I don’t know. Just get out and ignore it as much as possible. Apologize to Loren.”
He came around the car and opened the door for me. As soon as I stepped out the small town instantly recognized me. I had to shove my way through news reporters ignoring multiple interrogations. It was awkward once I got to Loren.
“Hi, ” I awkwardly said.
“Hi, ” she said back.
“I’m sorry for-”
“Seriously Leslie this isn’t elementary. You don’t need to apologize. It happens.”
“Are you sure?” I squeaked.
“Leslie.” She stated. “Get real.”
“Thank you so much.” I said hugging her.
I managed to get past the news reporters. Only to be blocked off by some more faculty. This is actually a time I needed to get to the dorm.
My dorm was just as I had left it.
“Leslie,” Emi looked at me. “What is going on?”
“Look please,” I breathed. “Just please. I just need some help.”
“Help?” she squinted. “Like mental help?”
“I just need to pack my damn bags!” I huffed.
“Not until you tell me why the whole school was waiting for you at the front doors of the lodge.”
“It’s complicated and I just need to go.”
“This is the last time I do this for you,” she said turning around and packing one of my bags.
A tapping of glass made me jump. Galen was there. I felt the trepidation I always felt being close to him.
I opened the latch and let him in.
“We really need to hurry,” he said looking at his invisible watch.
“Leslie- Leslie!” I heard Emi as I rushed out the door.
Galen and I were so fast; no human eye could have noticed us. Thud! I heard a body drop to the floor.
“Where are you taking her?!” Carson shouted so loudly in the middle of us standing on the highway.
I was frightened beyond belief. Carson had never been so full of rage, or hate. The asphalt under my feet felt like clouds, I was going to fall through and die at any moment.
“Carson,” my voice quavered. “P-please let him go. For me. Because I love you.”
He looked at me quickly, but then his sincerity was gone, and his attention on Galen.
“Where are you
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