XxJuliaxX
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Olivia leaned forward in her tan leather car seat with a mixture of impatience and enthusiasm, the seatbelt digging into her manubrium, as the rectangular screen on the dashboard, currently featuring a GPS, stated that they were approaching their destination. She could barely contain her excitement. Her father, sitting next to her in the driver's seat, smiled gently as he cast his eyes in her direction for only a moment before returning his attention to the road, though there were barely any other vehicles. She felt a small twinge of panic as the word "recalculating" sounded from the monotonous female voice of the GPS. "We passed it!" she exclaimed as her father, whose name was Peter Hart, searched anxiously for a location to redirect their silver BMW X5.
The weather was glorious, and she gazed up at the clear blue sky, rays of sun reaching out from the horizon. There were only a few small, wispy white clouds that hovered in the air above. They were completely still. It was morning; she had missed yesterday. Her parents had dragged her to a funeral for one of their college friends the previous day, whom Olivia had seldom heard of. The GPS notified her dad for a U-turn off the side of the road, and he looped around to head back the way they came.
Olivia alternated her glances between the map on the dashboard's screen and the road. The school was located on the right side of the BMW. She would concentrate on her surroundings this time to ensure her arrival.
At last, she spotted another passage breaking off from the road they were on, nearly obscured by trees and shadows. "There!" she said excitedly, jabbing her finger in the direction of the alley, just as the GPS once more stated that they were approaching their destination. Her knee bounced up and down in anticipation. What would this school be like? Would she find friends? Her dad veered sharply to the right, driving down the smoothly paved path as a tremendous, gorgeous building came into sight behind the abundance of trees and branches that swayed in the harsh wind. Her father slowed to a stop in front of a beautiful fountain, reflecting the blissful blue of the sky in its water. Olivia leaned over to embrace him and kiss his cheek, though the skin was a bit prickly. He needed a shave.
"Bye, Dad. I'll miss you," she said with a rueful smile.
"Goodbye, sweetie. Have fun. Text me and your mom all the time," her father added with a wink as he hugged her back.
Olivia nodded. She would not forget to contact him. He always supported her decisions, but it was her mom who had pushed her to devote her life entirely to figure skating. Olivia might even have been willing to, if only her mother had not forced her. She reconsidered the idea of texting or calling her mom; she did not understand Olivia like her dad did. Olivia pushed the door open and stepped outside, closing the door behind her. She took a moment to enjoy the beauty of the day; the thunderstorm that had dominated yesterday's sky had passed overnight. Her dad triggered the trunk to open, and she strode around the car and to the rear, from which she would haul her belongings.
The weather was glorious, and she gazed up at the clear blue sky, rays of sun reaching out from the horizon. There were only a few small, wispy white clouds that hovered in the air above. They were completely still. It was morning; she had missed yesterday. Her parents had dragged her to a funeral for one of their college friends the previous day, whom Olivia had seldom heard of. The GPS notified her dad for a U-turn off the side of the road, and he looped around to head back the way they came.
Olivia alternated her glances between the map on the dashboard's screen and the road. The school was located on the right side of the BMW. She would concentrate on her surroundings this time to ensure her arrival.
At last, she spotted another passage breaking off from the road they were on, nearly obscured by trees and shadows. "There!" she said excitedly, jabbing her finger in the direction of the alley, just as the GPS once more stated that they were approaching their destination. Her knee bounced up and down in anticipation. What would this school be like? Would she find friends? Her dad veered sharply to the right, driving down the smoothly paved path as a tremendous, gorgeous building came into sight behind the abundance of trees and branches that swayed in the harsh wind. Her father slowed to a stop in front of a beautiful fountain, reflecting the blissful blue of the sky in its water. Olivia leaned over to embrace him and kiss his cheek, though the skin was a bit prickly. He needed a shave.
"Bye, Dad. I'll miss you," she said with a rueful smile.
"Goodbye, sweetie. Have fun. Text me and your mom all the time," her father added with a wink as he hugged her back.
Olivia nodded. She would not forget to contact him. He always supported her decisions, but it was her mom who had pushed her to devote her life entirely to figure skating. Olivia might even have been willing to, if only her mother had not forced her. She reconsidered the idea of texting or calling her mom; she did not understand Olivia like her dad did. Olivia pushed the door open and stepped outside, closing the door behind her. She took a moment to enjoy the beauty of the day; the thunderstorm that had dominated yesterday's sky had passed overnight. Her dad triggered the trunk to open, and she strode around the car and to the rear, from which she would haul her belongings.
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