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Ch. 1- Prologue: We're Locked In
The 9, Hwoarang, Christie, Asuka, Lili, Jin, Steve, Miharu, Julia and Xiaoyu are sitting in dark wooden chairs at 2 tables in their local library. Lili, Steve, Christie and Miharu sit at the table to the right and to the left sit Xiaoyu, Asuka, Hwoarang, Julia and Jin, in that order. Both tables were placed between bookshelves, farther away from everyone else. They'd been there for 5 hours, arriving promptly at 3 pm, with 1 hour to go. But little did they know that they'd be spending the entire night together, locked inside.
"I can't believe this!" Lili whispers, slamming her right hand on the table while standing. Blonde hair moving forward, her white mini with matching baby t riding up slightly, causing a low whistle from Steve. She narrows her eyes.
Others in the library `shush' her as does the librarian, a very wrinkled- translucent skinned Mrs. Blanche Dryer.
Christie rolls her eyes at Lili, missing the exchange between her and Steve. Christie's just as pissed at Professor Elena Dryer old Dryer's daughter, for designating 6 hours of her Friday to studying in this decrepit library about how their government runs. What the hell? All of them have known that since elementary. It's called social studies. Why the hell are they doing the same thing in college.
Lili sits back down next to Steve. "Hey, this is a complete waste of my time. I have a date with Brennan in 2 ˝ hours, that leaves me an hour and a half before he picks me up. Do you get it!"
She gets cut off by Mrs. Dryer fixing her with narrowed watery gray eyes. There with a chorus of `shush's' and `be quiet', as Lili sits down.
"Do you get it?" She continues. "That means I could get in an accident while rushing home. Then on top of that, that's only saved me 10 minutes. I'll only have 1 hour to get ready. That's not enough time." Christie leans forward slightly, her low cut pink top revealing more cleavage than before. Steve lets out another low whistle. Christie gives him the finger all the while looking at Lili. "I wouldn't worry bout that not being enough time. It doesn't matter."
"Really? You're saying I look nice anyway?" Lili crosses her arms across her chest. Asuka laughs quietly at her gullible-ness.
"Nope. Doesn't matter how hard you try, you'll always look coarse." Christie leans back in her seat. Next to her Miharu's eyes are huge and Asuka lets out a low laugh from the table next to them.
"That's it, Christie!" Lili leans across the table to grab Christie. She misses, with Christie's jean clad body sliding through her fingers. "I'm gonna knock your ass out!"
There's `shut ups' and `kick that person out' from unknown places in the library. Mrs. Dryer, pieces of her gray/blonde hair coming out of it's neat bun, makes her way over slowly but determined to Lili, her green below the ankle skirt making it hard for her to walk. All the while Christie continues to hop around and out of reach of Lili.
Mrs. Dryer grabs Lili's shoulder before she had a chance to run. Her grip was tighter than was expected of a woman her age. She turns Lili around to face her, chest heaving beneath gray blouse, her eyes blazing with anger. Lili's eyes grow big, mouth agape. All is silent save for a little laugh coming from the table next to them. Old Dryer ignores it, focusing on the problem at hand… Lili.
"Miss Lili you are an adult, act like one…. I've had a problem with you since you were a child, wreaking havoc in the library. I will not stand for it now. You are banned from this library for a month starting tomorrow. Get your things," she gestures to the books and bag at the table, "and I'll escort you out."
She stands back and crosses her arms under drooping bosom and watches Lili gathering her things.
Lili fixes Christie a look that Christie doesn't return. Her look is a fake one of fear which Old Dryer notices and gives a reassuring nod. Mrs. Dryer turns with her back to Lili and the others, causing her to miss what Lili says to Christie.
"Now I don't have to worry bout looking good or missing my date with Brennan. I'll have more time than I need." She smiles then turns around just in time for Mrs. Dryer to see and escort her off the premises. Once Lili is gone, the yellow topped khaki clad Asuka takes Lili's seat next to Steve.
The 8 were so caught up in talking and laughing that they'd not realized that Mrs. Dryer hadn't come over or even fixed them with her eyes. They also hadn't noticed that it had gotten dark… till now.
"Hey, have you noticed that it's gotten dark in here?" Xiaoyu asks standing, straightening her pale yellow tank as she puts some books back on the shelves, her long ruffled yellow skirt moving only slightly.
"O hell!" Christie hollers after looking at her pink leather watch. She jerks up her jean bag with her books, strapped across her pink top. The swish of her jeans can be heard as she runs to the entrance of the library and hollers to them. "Libraries closed!" in case they hadn't figured it out.
"O shit!" Hwoarang grabs his back pack and runs toward the entrance too, but he runs into a shocked Christie.
"We're locked in." She walks past him and takes her seat across from a still sitting Asuka.
Hwoarang watches her. Then turns every so slowly to the faces of the others, wondering if their shocked expressions mirrored his own. |
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