Royals

Six

            The next morning, Gwen woke up, feeling very well-rested. She happily dressed and walked down the hall to the dining room. She grabbed a plate from the chefs, and sat down at the huge table.

"Wow, what's gotten into you?" Her mother asked. "You seem super upbeat this morning."

"I dunno," she replied, smiling to herself. As she finished her breakfast, she saw Magnus and Selene walking down the corridor, hands locked together. She wondered what Devin was up to. She got up to find out...

Her father stopped her in her tracks.

"You have a lot of work to do, young lady. How long has it been since you touched that stack of papers?"

"Um, I'll get right to it," she said, as she hurried off.

She spent all day trying to get it done, but she got so confused and frustrated, that she had to get up and take a little walk.

She exited her room and paced down the corridor. In her concentration, she ran right into Devin, and he dropped his books.

"Oh!" She said, giggling. "I am so sorry! Here, let me get that-"

They reached for the book, and their hands touched. They locked together, and they kept walking.

"So, watcha up to?" Devin asked.

"Trying to finish my crapload of homework," she said, getting frustrated just thinking about it. Her mind drifted to many things as they walked, like the attack when Selene was taken. She shivered.

"What's wrong?" Devin asked.

"It's nothing," she replied, dismissing the thought. "nothing..."