I can do it like an angel, to quiet down your rage (jezebelinhell) wrote in halcyon_halls, @ 2008-07-17 22:12:00 |
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Current mood: | bouncy |
Entry tags: | rain, vinnie |
Week Fourteen: Monday
Who: Rain and Vinnie
Where: one of the smaller common rooms
When: 7:00 pm
What: movie night!
So far it had been a terrific day, and Rain had high hopes that it would get even better.
Her first week at school had been just what she'd hoped for. There were tons of people to talk to, her classes were interesting, and the island itself was beautiful, from what she'd seen. She'd gone wandering down by the shore the day before, taking some alone time after a busy week to just walk and look for seashells and listen to the gulls wheeling and crying overhead. She hadn't even taken her cellphone along, which was major. She had enough friends from home and family members texting her that she'd had to be sure she turned the sound off during classes, because she couldn't imagine a teacher that wouldn't totally hate that. Sometimes it was nice to have a break from that sort of thing, too.
There were plenty of activities in which to lose herself, in which she could not think, she'd found. Saturday evening she'd visited the club she'd been told about by another student and danced for hours, ending up in the depths of Hell, just another faceless, nameless girl writhing in the heat of a dark, smoky oblivion. She could not have said with whom she'd danced; she didn't remember a single name or face. It hadn't mattered. It was only the void into which she threw herself at times, an inner darkness that made it possible for her to be her light, cheerful self the rest of the time. It was a dichotomy she had not experienced to such strong degrees since the nightmare that had befallen her family.
Today, though, she was cheerful and more than a little bit excited about meeting Frankie's brother in person. He'd seemed so nice, but not bland nice. More like witty and as if he'd be fun to chill with. If he was cute, that'd totally be a bonus, she thought. She checked herself out in the mirror one last time before leaving her room and nodded, smiling at her reflection (mostly to make sure she didn't have anything in her teeth). White halter embossed with tiny multi-colored butterflies and held up by lacy straps, faded denim cut-off shorts that had originally been designer jeans three years ago when she'd first bought them, flip-flops that showed off her polished toenails and silvery bracelets on both wrists. It was her typical studied-casual look, because one never wanted to look as if they'd put in too much effort or not enough. Just right.
She headed out of Zephyr House, the promised cookies in a little basket she'd had in with her things and the star-printed blanket tossed over one shoulder. At this time of the evening, there didn't seem to be many people milling around. Everyone was probably either out or doing homework. That was fine with Rain. As much as she loved being around people, she'd prefer this to be a one-on-one first meeting kinda thing. Once she reached the common room they'd decided on, she sauntered through the door and saw that there was somebody in there already. "Hi," she said to the dark-haired boy (whom she really hoped was Vinnie because he was adorable) with a smile.