Written in love. Sealed with a kiss. By Sarah Abigail Caeton unless otherwise noted.
This is from my book that I'm writing...I'll probably rewrite this part again, but right now I'm consumed with trying to figure out what happens to the characters. I actually wrote this part several months ago....about four. And I wrote it really fast, so it isn't very good. But, I will be posting bits and pieces of my book every so often....
Lila glanced around the hallway and settled into a comfy chair with a sigh. Then she noticed the girl sitting across the wide space. She started to say something before she realized that the girl was crying. The girl suddenly looked at Lila, and Lila saw her eyes. Then the girl stood, and ran down the hall, sobbing as she did. Lila sat there until the secretary called out, "Miss...uh, Smallmood?"
Lila stood and walked into the room, smiling. "That's Smallwood, Mrs. Torrey, and thank you."
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Brittney ran to class, and slipped into her seat seconds before the tardy bell rang. Composing herself, she settled in for a long period of English II. Someone knocked on the door, and Brittney's teacher answered it. Brittney relaxed and sighed, but quickly sat up after realizing her teacher had glanced at her. The teacher and the Principal's secretary murmured together for a moment, and suddenly, the teacher stepped back into the room, followed by a small, dark-haired teenage girl.
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Lila stood in the doorway, and scanned the room quickly. She breathed in, trying to calm her fluttered nerves, and not quite succeeding. Then she saw the girl she had seen in the hallway, and contained her suprise quickly. Then, the teacher said, "Class, this is Lila Smallwood. She just moved here, and will be joining our school. We're very glad to have you, Miss Smallwood."
"I...Uh, thank you, ma'am."
"Very well, you may sit at the desk beside Chrissey...third row, fourth chair. Anna, you may move to the first row, seventh seat. Now, please open your book to page 20, and we will begin. Dustin, would you like to diagram this sentence for us, please?"
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Lila slammed her locker door shut, and hurried down the hall to Algebra. She didn’t know how she would get through this day...everyone seemed to stare at her as she ran towards her next class, hoping the bell would not ring before she got there. She skidded to a stop, heart racing, and looked up to see a person blocking the hallway.
Dustin smiled, and wordlessly took her backpack from her hand as he accompanied her down the hall. Finally, breaking the embarassed silence, he spoke, "I’m very sorry, but Mrs. Torrey introduced you in such a rush that I didn’t catch your name..."
"Oh, my name? I’m Lila Smallwood. People never can remember it." Lila began, and finished with a smile. "But, I don’t recall your name either."
"My name is Dustin Thompson. I moved here last year-from Kansas." Dustin flashed a quick smile as he dramatically swept his arms forward. "After you, Miss Smallwood." Lila smiled.
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