Susanna Gilmore is a small-town girl, and she loves everything about it. Now, she and her sister are going from a public school to an elite private school. Despite feeling like she doesn't belong, she determined to make it.
Anna sat sitting on the porch with her mom and sister. She had her feet up in the air as she waited for the red nail polish to dry. Rory spraying some whipped cream into her mouth made Anna turn to her sister. "Let me have a hit." She held out her hand.
"Sure thing, man," She imitated a stoner voice and passed the can to her sister, who was quick to spray plenty into her mouth.
"Don't move, please," Lorelai said when Rory turns to see how much whip cream Anna could fit into her mouth.
"Why are you insisting on doing this?" Rory turns back to her mouth.
"Because you're starting private school tomorrow," She stated like it was the obvious thing to do.
"Yes, but I'm going to be wearing shoes." She said the words slowly for her mother to get that this was pointless.
Anna swallows the whipped cream to add to her sister's point. "Yeah, nobody's going to see our feet."
"Okay, but everybody knows that private school girls are bad. And bad girls always wear red nail polish." She looks down to pay attention to the task at hand. "Are you nervous?"
"About what," Rory said before opening her mouth, so Anna could spray some whipped cream in.
"About starting Chilton," She put the finishing touches on the big toe.
"I wasn't until I heard about all these bad girls," Anna smirks at her from over Rory's shoulder.
"Guys! New CD! XTC, Apple Venus Volume 2!" Lane ran through the yard and into the house.
"Goodie!" Lorelai jumped up and ran after her.
"But you only finished half my toes," Rory called after her.
"Who cares? You're going to be wearing shoes anyway!" She yells back making Rory sigh and Anna laugh.
"I got you, sis." Anna took their mom's spot and put Rory's unpainted foot on her lap. "So, have you seen Dean lately?" She asked, now that their mom wasn't here.
"I've been avoiding him." She whispered, even though the music was playing so loudly that there was no way Lorelai would be able to hear.
"What? Why?" She looks up at her.
"What the point if I'm going to Chilton." She shrugs making like she didn't care.
"Rory, we live in a small town and he's working at Doose's. We'll see him every day. Besides, even if we went to Star Hollow High, you wouldn't be spending a lot of time with him during school hours. You don't even talk to Lane or me that much when we share a class." She wanted her sister to have love. It was never going to happen if she lets little things like different schools stop her. When she looked up to see her sister thinking about what she said, she went on. "He'll just have to wait thirty minutes for you to get home every day. There's always weekends, which is when everyone goes on a date anyways." She finishes her sister's last toe.
Rory leaned over and gave her sister a peck on the cheek. "I hope you meet your rich husband at Chilton."
"You know, I was joking at first, but now I'm kind of expecting it." She crackled with her sister.
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