• Nov. 21, 2006
~Chapter Five~ FINALLY!!!!
Chapter Five
"We will be landing Fort Peters, Alabama, in the next 15 minutes."
The pilot's voice coming through the intercom pulled Ian from his sleep. "Finally", he thought, "we'll be there." With that thought, the worry he hadn't anticipated flooded his mind, filled his heart. Trying to keep the fear at bay, he mentally went over his plan. "I'll get my bags, then get a cab. Then I'll head to Dawson." Not much of a plan, but it was something. His breath was coming fast, he'd be home soon. Home. A smile stretched across his face.
Raina was expieriencing none of Ian's joy. Instead, all she felt was dread. Her Aunt Cora was known as the socialite of Fort Peters. And, of course, Cora expected Raina to act with the same "grace and good upbringing". Translated by Raina, that was snobbiness and spoiled, self-centeredness. She was not glad about this visit, to say the least.
Jeremy. He had no clue why he had boarded this plane, and didn't know what he'd do in Fort Peters. He knew Ian was going there for a reason, and he'd learned from talking to the girl behind him that she was going to see her aunt. Yesterday, in Jeremy's stressed, angered mind, getting on a plane and leaving without notice had been a brilliant plan. Now.....well, it wasn't such a hot idea.
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• Oct. 19, 2006
~Chapter Four~
~Chapter Four~
The Plane
Raina saw the two guys talking in front of her. It was kind of funny seeing them try to look uninterested in the conversation and each other; yet they both kept glancing at the other. Plus, the fact that one of them was a loner in all black and the other was a stylishly dressed "golden boy" was quite humorous. She was glad something funny was happening on this trip. when she got to her aunt's, she would have to be "proper". Ugh. Time to get some sleep.
Jeremy woke up to the sun blaring in his eyes. Ian had the shade up, and was quickly scribbling something down on a piece of paper.
"Man, why don you have the shade all the way open?"
"I needed light."
"Well, you certainly have it now."
Ian gave him a hard stare, his eyes a darker shade of green than before.
"Okay, whatever."
"Thank you."
Raina witnessed all this with a smirk on her face. Even when they were irritated with each other, they got along well.
Dawson, Alabama
Nicole tried to read the letter, but the shouting kids made the task nearly impossible. She didn't regret opening the orphanage; it had taken her mind off the baby she'd lost. But sometimes all she wanted was some peace and quiet! Oh well, she'd just read it tonight, after Marcus got back from his trip. He had gone to get a baby boy, who, coincidentally, was named Ian. Having this baby was going to be so hard....
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• Oct. 15, 2006
~Chapter Three~
Note: Be sure to re-read the Prologue, Ch. One and Ch. Two.
Chapter Three
Once upon a time, in the Land of Happiness, tbere lived a little boy with bright green eyes. He had a loving, wonderful mother, and a wonderful father. They were, as the name of the land implied, happy.
One day the boy met a woman on the path in front of the house. She asked him to help her get to the springs in the forest. He knew where they were, so, being a helpful boy, decided to show her the way. He neglected to tell his mother where he was going. Something about the strange woman had him captivated.
So they set off into the forest. Everything was going well; the lady seemed so nice.
But, once they were hidden from view of the boy's home, she turned into a hideous monster. He tried to run away, but she caught him. He was forced to live in her dark, gloomy palace.....
Ian awoke with a start. That dream again! Why did it keep tormenting him? It seemed like every night his mind decided to torture and test him. At first, the dream was like something out of a storybook. But then it turned into a nightmare. He had been scolding himself for letting a "monster" scare him....but the monster seemed familiar. In the dream, he felt like the lady was a stranger, yet he knew her very well.
Ian glanced next to him; they guy was asleep. They had somehow managed to get a conversation going. It was hard, since Ian didn't give much information about himself, and the other guy, (who had introduced himself as Jeremy.), wasn't sure what to say. Other than being the same age, Jeremy was the total opposite of Ian. Jeremy had sun streaked blond hair, which clashed with Ian's too-black, too long, somewhat stringy 'do. Jeremy had a tan; Ian didn't. Jeremy was somewhat shorter than most 17 year old guys, whereas Ian was tall. Jeremy had stylish clothes- an American Eagle T-shirt, Lucky jeans, and Nike sneakers. Ian's clothing was just black, with no major brand names. Jeremy looked like he was the friendly, popular kid in school. Ian wasn't any of those things. Jeremy was nice, but Ian felt a little.....intimidated.
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• Oct. 13, 2006
~Chapter Two~
~Chapter Two~
Charlotte's breath was coming fast, and her heart was beating loud enough for the whole world to hear. This was it. Her time was up. Her hidden sins would finally be opened for all the world to see. She would be hated and scorned. Nicole had been right.
Jeremy tried to sleep.....but it wasn't working out. He always had trouble falling alsleep while in a plane. He turned his head slowly, and jumped when he saw bright green eyes staring back at him.
"What?" Finally, the guy in black had said something!
"Oh, nothing, I, I just..."
"Yeah."
Jeremy mentally scolded himself for sounded like such an idiot. What could he say to keep the "conversation" going?
"So, uh, the food was pretty bad, huh?" Lame, Jeremy, so lame.
"It was okay. I've had worse."
"Soo, where are you headed?"
"Fort Peters."
"Never heard of it." Good, Jeremy thought, the conversation is going
"Naw, I didn't think you'd know what I was talking about."
There's more suspense in this Chapter....LOL
~Bec~
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• Sep. 30, 2006
New Story
Here's the start of my new story! (I haven't thought up a title yet)
Sorry it took so long for me to post it!!!
The sound of Switchfoot drowned out the other noises in the plane. With the music, he could not hear the baby crying across the aisle, could not hear the girl sitting next to him flipping the pages of her magazine. And, most importantly, he couldn't hear the nervous flight attendant trying to talk to the passengers. He wasn't sure why she was so scared, but he knew that she was doing an awful job of acting confident. What was there to be so afraid of? It was just another plane ride for him....
Ellen tried not to look scared. She really did try. But juding from the looks on the passengers faces, she wasn't doing so good. She told herself that this fear was irrational, that it was stupid. But she couldn't get Sam's face out of her mind. Everyone told her that she was living in the past, that she should just move on. But it was hard, oh so hard, to move on.
Why can't people just move their legs?, Raina thought. The guy sitting next to her had his legs all stretched out, and she had no room at all. What was worse, was that he had his headphones on, and couldn't hear her. And she was not going to yell. It would probably scare Aunt Ellen half to death. Oh, but how would she get him to move?
