alexis and charlotte

Who: Alexis and Charlotte
When: First period
Where: MSHS, AP English

Though Charlotte had initially told people she might not be in school, talking to Kaysen had helped her decide to suck it up and go anyway. She couldn't avoid Kavin forever, though the urge to skip gym would still be strong. If she thought she could lie convincingly, she'd be tempted to fake cramps. Ultimately, she dismissed the idea, but she still arrived at school early. Her mom had loaned her the car out of sympathy, and with nothing else to do, Charlotte headed to her first class to wait at her desk.

While Alexis wasn't generally a morning person, she found this whole social thing to make school considerably more enjoyable. She got there early to chat with friends, then headed to first hour long before the bell rang, just to check over her assignments for the day. Even though she was a good student, she'd been busy enough lately that was wasn't completely sure she was getting everything done. Luckily, there was no issue, which left her sitting in English with nothing to do... though there was someone to talk to. "Charlie," she turned to the girl, smiling, hoping she remembered her. "How's it going?"

Who: Alexis and Charlotte
Where: The Library
When: Afternoon

On Sunday morning, Alexis' father deemed it "safe" to go out. It had been a full twenty-four hours since the shadow creatures had attacked, and after twenty-four hours he could no longer hold his daughter hostage as a method of safety. At some point, he had to take the chance, and it was better to do so before cabin fever got to the both of them. Alexis took off, relieved to get out of the house for the first time since Thursday, and she moved through town without a destination until it was there before her.

While she knew a library wouldn't have all the answers, it had to have some. Most of the time, her father knew what he was fighting, or knew enough to kill them, but this time that hadn't been the case. It had been an experiment, learning where they came from and how to keep them gone longer, but in the process they'd broken every mirror in the house and that still wasn't always successful. So Alexis was searching for answers. She planted herself in the aisle and went through the books one by one, building a little pile around her. One of them had to have something about the shadow creatures-- even a name would be more than she had now.