December 2008
16 posts
September 17th, Monday - Shelly D'arcourt
The annoying buzzing of an alarm clock finally breaks through the haze of fog filling Shelly’s skull, setting up an answering throbbing pain that brings a moan to her lips.
She reaches out blindly, and hears the crunch as she brings her hand down on the clock a little harder than she had planned to.
She lays there, her eyes closed tight, and tries to catalog all the aches and pains of her...
September 26th, Wednesday - Casey Silpetti
The next morning falls into the same routine as the past two, at least until they get ready to leave. Instead of Fetch bringing the car around, Sandy walks them out to the garage himself. He opens the door for them, and Bianca gives him a curious look.
“Why are you bringing us to school today, dad?”
“Oh, I just have a meeting with the principal. But it is nothing for any of you...
September 25th, Tuesday - Casey Silpetti
Getting ready the next morning goes pretty well, since thanks for the first time Casey has a bathroom she doesn’t have to share with anyone else. The cold front that had moved in over the weekend is lingering, and it’s a little chilly outside, so Casey makes sure and dresses appropriately for it. She makes sure and puts Faust’s book in the same bag as her camera, hoping that she’ll have some time...
September 24th, Monday - Casey Silpetti
The alarm on Casey’s phone beeps, waking her up rather blearily. She set it for earlier than normal, not sure when the Carlin-Kane’s usually got ready. She didn’t sleep so well last night, and is in no rush to pull herself out of bed, but eventually she does. She runs into Bianca in the hallway, the other girl is already dressed and ready to go. She smiles at Casey, “Morning! Dad told me you were...
September 23rd, Sunday - Casey Silpetti
The girls all sleep in, until around 10 when Kale, Aiden and Sandy come into the pool house carrying breakfast on trays. “Wake up sleepyheads,” Sandy calls. The girls all stir on the bed, Cadence bolting upright, Casey and Roni taking their time to sit up. The guys all set the trays down in the kitchen area. “So, what are you kids doing today?” Sandy asks.
Veronica climbs out of the bed and...
September 22nd, Saturday Night - Casey Silpetti
Sandy shows Casey to the powder room in the hallway, “Take your time. The pool house is just down this hallway and out those doors.” He points the way as he gives her directions. “Let me know what you decide.”
Casey splashes her face with cool water, trying to make it look like she wasn’t crying. Her eyes are still a little puffy and she hopes no one will notice. She gets out to the pool...
September 22nd, Saturday Evening - Casey Silpetti
“We can’t go in, guys. I’m so sorry.” She looks near tears at having brought them all the way out here in the weather.
Casey shakes her head. “Don’t worry. Come this way.” She leads them over to the other side of the building, grabbing the key from its hidden rock on the way. She opens the door, and invites everyone in.
Aiden moves through to the hallway, kicking the thermostat up and flipping on...
September 22nd, Saturday Morning - Casey Silpetti
The next morning isn’t exactly the best morning, but Casey struggles to greet it anyway. She stands in the bathroom, tired from the constant waking and half sleep she got all night. A quick shower didn’t help much, and she envies Aiden in the other room, taking a quick nap while she gets ready.
The sunlight hurts her eyes, but at least most of the pain in her head is down to dull throbbing. Until...
September 21st, Friday - Casey Silpetti
Casey wakes up, hearing Harmony singing in the shower from their shared bathroom. She rolls over and sees that it’s almost time to get up anyway. She starts getting a clean uniform ready to wear, then remembers, “No uniforms for seniors today. Crap!” She puts the uniform away and looks through her meager choice of clothes. She finally decides on a pair of worn-looking jeans, a fitted tee, and...
September 20th, Thursday - Casey Silpetti
The next morning Casey gets ready for school quickly, trying to make sure she has time to check her webpage and email. But before she can, Aiden texts her that he’s outside waiting. She folds up the laptop, vowing to check it when she gets to school before her classes start. Aiden’s waiting for her outside the front door, where he takes her bag from her and kisses her hello. “Morning beautiful....
September 19th, Wednesday - Casey Silpetti
The next morning, Aiden fixes Casey breakfast in bed again. They quietly get ready for school, and sneak out without his parents seeing them. They ride together in a familiar and intimate quiet on the way to school, each comfortable just being in the other’s presence.
Once there, Aiden reminds Casey that he’ll be running later than even last night probably for practice, but he’ll try to get out...
September 18th, Tuesday - Casey Silpetti
Casey wakes up with a slight headache as her alarm clock goes off. She finds the note from Aiden on her nightstand and reads it. “Good morning sweetheart. I’ll see you at school.” He even put a little heart on there. She smiles and dresses quickly, though she’s still not too sure about going in. But she can’t have May win, and anyway she’s normally pretty good at fading into the background....
September 17th, Monday - Casey Silpetti
Casey slowly returns to consciousness with a groan. She pulls the pillow over her head harder, trying to shut out the world while she inventories all of the crappy feelings her body is shouting at her. Her head is pounding, and her mouth feels parched and just plain nasty. Her body hurts, like she had been dancing for years. She feels like an exposed, raw nerve.
Dancing! Last night vaguely starts...
September 16th, Sunday - Casey Silpetti
The obnoxious sound of a rock song ring-tone wakes Casey up. She lies there, gathering her bearings as she feels Aiden move to answer his cell. Finally the song ends, and she hears him grunt into the receiver.
“What? Today? Yeah… yeah, I can make it. Alright man, I’ll see you in a few hours.” He sighs and snuggles back up with her.
“Who was that?”
“Jake. He’s been helping a friend move this...
September 15th, Saturday - Casey Silpetti
Casey wakes up when she feels Cadence getting out of the bed and hears her go into the bathroom. She stretches, yawning as she checks her phone to see what time it is. Just after 9 o’clock. Casey climbs out of bed, digging around for clothes to wear today, noticing that Harmony has hung quite a few of her outfits in Casey’s closet. She looks over her shoulder as Cadence comes out of the bathroom,...
September 14th, Friday - Casey Silpetti
Friday passes pretty quickly. The teachers have pretty much realized that not much is going to happen in class – other than Ms. Beaupre who busts out a pop quiz – and let the students do whatever as long as they don’t get out of hand. Casey spends most of her class time reading the manuals for her new gear on her computer. She also makes sure to print out more of the generic model and location...