Saturday, April 25, 2009

Two.

The next morning, Kay woke up at 9, with the sun beaming though her window. She opened up the white canopy that hung over her bed and practically rolled out onto the floor. Right away, she padded across the tan carpet into her bathroom to take a shower. After she was done, she threw long hair into a messy bun and walked straight to her closet.
"hmm.." she looked around the closet, tapping her finger on her lips in deep thought. "what should i wear.. dress up? or casual?" She was pulled from her thoughts by a beautiful, white dress that caught her eye- she'd bought it a while ago but had never worn it. It showcased her shoulders perfectly, hugged her hips just right, and revealed just the right amount of cleavage- not too much. There was no argument here, she pulled the dress out and layed it on her bed. The party wasn't until 7:00, so she pulled out a pair of shorts and a tee shirt from her dresser and slipped into them. Kay left her room satisfied, and went downstairs to get some breakfast. As usual, Leland was playing around in the driveway, her mom was probably getting a hair cut or something, and her dad was most likely out and about making sure they had everything for tonight. To be honest, Kay was excited about tonight. She was excited to see everyone and talk to them, but she wasn't excited to see Jacob. He was annoying.

Sidney was back at the Lemieux's, returning from a run he'd taken early that morning. He burst through the door and was headed upstairs to his room when Mario spoke up.
"what are your plans for the day?" he questioned
"I'm going to rest a while, then I think i'm going to this party i got invited to by a friend." Sid said hesistantly. He didn't know whether to invite the Lemieuxs or not, but decided not to. He figured if they were invited, they would go. Sidney didn't know anything about the lasting feud that took place between the two families, but knew something was wierd between them.
"ok. sounds good." Mario replied nonchalantly, looking back down at the newspaper he was reading. Sid proceeded up the steps into his room, closing the door behind him and tossing himself on his perfectly made bed. He sat there thinking to himself.. 'He said the whole neighborhood would be there... that means she's going to be there.' There was a girl that lived in the neighborhood by the name of Jessica Morrow that Sid had seen out running a few times. From what he observed, she ran at the same time as him every other day. He desperately tried starting a conversation, but she seemed disgustingly uninterested. She was stuck up, and Kay didn't like her- they had lived on the same street since they were born and were both on the track team in high school, but Jessica was two years older. Even though this Jessica was kind of a stick in the mud, Sid still wanted to date her, and he saw the party as one more opportunity to talk to her.

The day went by rather quickly, and before she knew it, Kay was getting ready for the company to arrive. She stood in front of her vanity mirror in her white dress, running her hands down it to smooth it out. She reached for her favorite necklace and put it on; it was a silver chain with a diamond pendant on it that she had received as a gift from her grandmother. When she was finished straightening her hair, picking out her shoes, and doing some last-minute touch ups, she headed downstairs to find the rest of her family in the kitchen. It was 6:50 and people would be arriving any minute.
As the guests showed up, Kay greeted all of them and told them what she'd been up to lately, asked how they were doing, and blabbed about random stuff. Eventually, she got bored and most guests were already there, so she went upstairs to be away from all the noise.

Sidney arrived to the party around 7:30, and the sign on the door said "come on in" so he let himself in. He began mingling with everyone, mostly because everyone kept coming up to him- he was quite the attraction. While talking to the nosey neighbors, he scanned the room for any sign of Jessica, but didn't see her anywhere. He decided he would look around the house; it was awefully beautiful, and he was told he was welcome to give himself a tour if he would like, so he did. Immediately, he walked up the hardwood stairs to get away from all the hustle and bustle of the party. He was walking through a hallway when a room caught his eye. It was a trophy room filled with Leland's hockey memories, Kay' parent's awards, and Kay's track medals/trophies. He wandered into the room scanning all the memorabilia until he came across a fish tank built into the wall, filled with tropical fish. He thought it was really cool, and peered into the water, watching the creatures dart back and forth and follow his finger, when suddenly he saw something- someone- on the other side of the tank. It scared him and he jumped, but then smiled. It was Kay. She let out a small laugh and stared into Sidney's hazel eyes, captivated by him for some reason. The two didn't even know each other at all, but felt something that couldn't be explained. They continued looking at eachother- almost in awe- unsure of what to do until Kay heard her mother calling for her from bottom of the staircase. She looked at her mom then back up at Sidney who still had his hand pressed against the glass, as if hopeful to touch her.
"I'll be right there" she said, then silently disappeared out of Sidney's sight.

2 comments:

  1. oh my gosh.
    this is JUST like romeo and juliet!
    at least the claire danes movie version, haha.
    i love it!

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  2. Great chapter, I can't wait to see what happens next.

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