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Post by EVANGELINE MARGARET WARD on Apr 20, 2014 1:52:10 GMT
Evangeline smiled when the kind lady handed the order to her. It was a bright and sunny fall morning. Her husband was still lying in bed asleep seeing as it was Saturday. Usually, Evan stayed asleep beside him as long as she could. With three children, it was difficult to get time alone together. Sometimes those early mornings were the only times they could just lay there and be together without children. At least each one of her kids were past the age of sleeping in bed with them. Her youngest, Nathaniel, was ten years old. Evan hoped the thought of sleeping with mommy and daddy was absolutely horrifying to the boy. Charlotte was fourteen. She used to sleep with them all the time as a little girl, but now she was well past that age. Actually, Evangeline feared her daughter was beginning to pull away from her. She just had to remind herself that it was a stage all teenage girls went through. Allison was seventeen and nearly an adult. Knowing that made her feel so incredibly old. Had it really been nearly eighteen years since her wedding day? Time really did pass quickly.
She grabbed the order. One sesame bagel with cream cheese and a giant cup of coffee for her, and an everything bagel with bacon, egg, and cheese with a cold bottle of orange juice for her nephew. Evangeline had arranged this little visit with her nephew weeks ago. She was so busy dealing with the start of the school term, she hardly had any time for herself let alone to visit her nephew at a college campus quite a distance from her. Parents were already lined up outside of her office nearly every day. Some were friendly faces, but the majority wanted her head. Most of them were on a witch hunt, and she was the witch. That's what you get for being honorable, she thought to herself. But Evangeline wasn't going to cave into these incredibly wealth, insanely Botoxed, medicine ridden, crazy ladies. She was better than the. She had degrees from two Ivy League institutions and had faced far scarier as a lawyer. They didn't scare her. But they did give her a headache.
She thanked the girl at the cashier and put three dollars into the tip jar. She hummed as she left the bagel shop. She walked along the city streets until she reached the gates of Columbia University. Everyone in the family was so proud of Romeo for getting into such a prestigious school. He had the Kennedy determination in him. She stopped by the map and searched for where the student housing was located. She walked in the right direction, taking a long sip of her coffee. Oh how she needed it. Mornings were never her friend. She was much more a night owl. When she got to the dorm, she searched for someone to let her in. Careful not to spill her coffee or drop the food, Evangeline walked up the stairs to his room. She knocked, waiting for her nephew to open the door.
When the door finally opened, she held up the bagel and orange juice proudly. "I brought breakfast!" She said, grinning brightly. "You like bacon, right? I know your dad likes bacon, and I remember you liking it when you were little, so I figured you still did," she said. "Sooooo...how's the dorm? Any girls? Oh please tell me there's a girl! Someone as handsome as you shouldn't be single." | |
(C) ELLIE @ GANGNAM STYLE
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Post by ROMEO TROY DONOVAN on Apr 20, 2014 21:54:01 GMT
Finally Romeo and his aunt Evangeline had been able to find a day where they were both free. He was excited to finally see his aunt again. Countless times he'd heard from his fellow classmates, and even his professors, that he needed to clear up more of his schedule. But Romeo wanted to make the most of his time at college to learn everything he could. Four years didn't seem long enough to Romeo, but he was thankful he could at least learn at his choice school. He made sure his room was clean and tidy for when his aunt came over. Not that it was exactly dirty any other time, but it did get cluttered. Especially his desk, but he knew where everything was so there wasn't a need to tidy it up for himself. In fact, if anyone else tidied his stuff up it would take him forever to find something; that was one of his greatest pet peeves and his mom had to learn to live with it. 'Can you at least tidy it up some for our guests?' She'd ask. Eventually Romeo matured enough to want to do what she asked and the first time his mother saw a tidy desk she almost cried tears of joy. 'It's not that big of a deal, Mom.' he'd said with a chuckle. She just hugged him and he knew he didn't realize how much it meant to her and how she'd realized her little boy was growing up. 'Your wife will appreciate this one day,' she said with a smile. 'Mooom,' he'd said, embarrassed.
He smiled at the memory and went to the door when he heard a knock. His eyes lit up at the sight of a bagel and orange juice. "I love bacon! Who doesn't?" He hugged her tightly -but gently- and gestured for her to come in. He took his breakfast -touched that she remembered such a fact about what he loved when he was younger- and quickly got out some paper plates and cups. He looked back over at his aunt and smiled sheepishly. "The dorm is good… Roommate is nice enough, but I'm hoping to get my own place by junior year. But uh, no girls, Aunt Evan. You know they don't really notice me, anyway. Well, there's this one girl playing Juliet in the college's production of 'Romeo and Juliet'-"[/b} he laughed slightly at the coincidence- "but I don't think I'm her type. She's not a theatre major but she got the lead! Can you believe that? I mean, she must be really good. Professor Lutz wouldn't have cast her just because she has the same name as the play's heroine. That's what Juliet is, right?" He noticed he was rambling and shook his head. "Sorry," he mumbled. Plus, he knew that if he pondered more on the fact that he and a girl named Juliet were playing characters with the same names couldn't be just a coincidence and it had to be fate, he'd just tell himself that it was a coincidence and he was being a hopeless romantic and guys shouldn't think that way and he was being creepy even though he wasn't trying to be and there was no chance a girl like that would fall for him…
He looked around helplessly, trying to clear his mind while looking for a place to sit, and his shoulders slumped slightly when he couldn't find any place. "Sorry there isn't a table or anything. Want to go to one of the study rooms? No one should be in there this early in the morning. Or you can sit at my desk and I'll sit on the bed. I've been getting better at eating without getting crumbs everywhere."
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Post by EVANGELINE MARGARET WARD on Apr 21, 2014 6:18:49 GMT
Evangeline smiled when Romeo approved of the bacon. "You men seem to adore your bacon," she said with a light laugh. Her husband loved bacon too, as did her brothers, and her son. On the weekends, the woman was always expected to cook a full English breakfast for her family, and bacon had to be included. It was unheard of for her not to. Her two men would probably grumble when they found her gone this morning. She forgot to leave them breakfast. They'd just have to survive one morning with out her. God forbid that. Some day, she'd confront them about relying on her too much.
She grinned as he answered her questions. Her bright blue eyes observed him while he spoke. He was so much more grown up now. The last time she saw him, he was but a little child. Now he was a college boy! "I'll say your dorm is nice!" she said, looking around the room. "When I went to Princeton a hundred years ago, the dorms were tiny!" she said. Truly, colleges were nicer to their students these days. "By the way, if you would like to visit the Upper East Side sometime, you are always welcome in my house. I'm sure Allison, Charlotte, and Nathaniel would all be excited to see you."
She frowned when he said there were no girls, and frowned even further when he implied he wouldn't go after her. "I can't believe the ladies aren't lining up at your doorstep! You're so handsome!" He really was! She smiled as he rambled on. "This Juliet seems to be really special. If you need advice on how to woo her, just let me know." Evangeline was not the most experienced person when it came to dating. She had dated her husband, and he was pretty much it. Yes, she had a few silly flings in between, but they were never serious. She was experienced, however, in the art of love and romance. She had eighteen years of marriage to thank for that. "Sweetie, don't apologize! Ramble all you want."
Evangeline smiled when he said there was nowhere for her to sit. Ah, the joys of college life. She was so glad to be past that. "I'll just sit at your desk," she said, moving over to do just that. Once she was situated, she unwrapped her own bagel, and took a bite from it. "So I hear you're going to be Romeo. Well, you are Romeo, but you know what I mean," she said, shaking her head. "That's really excellent! Your mom and dad will be very proud when they find out," she said.
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(C) ELLIE @ GANGNAM STYLE
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