Distant Memories

Chapter One

The dark gloomy clouds that flooded the sky, left behind a coll brisk breeze wafting through Alexandra's window. Staring up at the ceiling fan, she watched as the blades split through the air in a fast manner. While staring she tried following one blade, making it seem to slow down considerably, but also make her head dizzy. It was usually how Alex spent her day. If she wasn't lost in a book in their library, studying for her online classes or on her laptop writing reviews on the books she read, she lay in bed staring of into space, daydreaming. When looking at the ceiling fan became physically too painful, she sat up in bed sighing. Looking out the window, the dark clouds that graced the sky looked like they were about to shed a heavy mist over the fields of their land.

    Flipping her legs over the side of the bed, her feet landed on the cold creaky floor boards, walking towards her desk, where her laptop lay with a book review website sat opened on the screen. Plopping down in her black leather roll chair, she pulled her legs underneath her trying to get in the perfect comfortable position. Moving her mouse to wake her screen, she logged into the website that she had created strictly for book reviews. It had taken her quite a bit of time to make the website exactly how she wanted it, but in the end, it ended up perfect. Basically, the website gave you the ability to discover new books, and or input a book that you've been dying to read, she'd read it over, and then input her review towards it, as well as a literate summary of the book making sure not to include any main parts of the book that would just give it away. She'd had this website for a little over 6 years now, so the amount of books that were on the website was sure to put a lot of everyday avid readers to shame. In a way, however, that's all she really ever did, attend their house library and get lost in adventures that were inside of the book pages.

    The review that she was currently working on was a book called 'My Sweet Audrina' by V.C Andrews. That was one of her many favorite authors. She had read this book quite a few times, but for some reason never uploaded it onto the website. After typing up a hefty review and a summary,an hour had passed which meant, it was lunch time for her. As soon as she thought it, her stomach made a gurgling noise. Closing her laptop. She made her way out of the room, and down the steps to the kitchen where her Lena, her maid/nanny, was currently making what looked to be a turkey sandwich with a side Cesar salad, and a bowl of fruit.

"Good afternoon Lena." Alex sat down at the bar-stool, lifting her legs underneath her while watching Lena finishing up the last touches to her meal.

"Good afternoon Miss. Cabot. Lunch is about done." Lena stated, placing the sandwich on a separate plate, before sliding the plate, and two bowls in front of Alex. "Have you uploaded any good reviews today?"

Lena was the only person in the house that new of Alex's hobby, as well as support it by reading her summaries and reviews. Her parents would definitely not agree with her doing something as trivial as that. They'd want her doing something more educational. Something that'' make her something. At being the prime age of 17, she had already graduated out of High school, and was working on online classes. The extra classes that she had to take on were the most trivial things in her opinion. She was to go to Harvard Law to follow the long list of Cabot lawyers. At least it was something that she was genuinely interested in, not just because is was expected of her. She would be attending within the month, which meant the extra classes that she had been working on, needed to be completed before that time, which is where her parents condoning her writing book reviews would be a no no.

"I uploaded one, 'My Sweet Audrina'" Alex smiled, " I've probably read it about a dozen times, it was only right that I do it. Don't know why I hadn't."

"Well, I'll make sure I give it a good read! You know I just love how much time and effort you put into that website. I remember Jacob trying his hardest to understand your love for literature." Lena grinned. "Also," She leaned over the counter, resting her face on her hands, "Your parents told me to pass on a message to you, they're going to a lunch meeting with some of their friends, and then afterwards attending a met gala, that they won't be home till later."