A Shadowlander's Dream: Book Two - Policy of Love
By Kathryn K Williams
Part Three - Fond Memories
Chapter Fourteen
Jennifer glanced around Tanya's room for a moment. Even though she had been in the room the other day it felt different somehow. She scanned the empty side of the room and sat down upon the bed, "I really did live here, didn't I?" She asked Tanya as her friend brought some empty boxes into the room and set them upon her bed.
"Yeah." Tanya states heavy-heartedly and watched as Jenn lay back on the bed, "I missed talking with you late at night. Those were great days."
Jenn folded her hands behind her head and lay back on the bed, "Ever since returning from those woods everything feels so different. I keep getting fragments of memories here and there of things that made no sense before. The more I think about it the more this place feels right and the other place feels like a dream." She explained, then tilted her head slightly and squinted at the wall above her as if she was trying to focus on something that was not there, "I hung a poster here, didn't I?" She inquired curiously.
Tanya glanced up at the spot on the wall and smiled, "Yeah, It was one o-"
"Cloe!!" Jenn declared excitedly, the same poster that was in her dream room, then that would mean... She quickly sat up and looked at the wardrobe. On the front of the door was a hook to hang ones clothes just like the one on the back of her bedroom door just above another poster, "And on one the door of my wardrobe of Melissa Ethridge, right?" She quizzed pointing to the wardrobe at the foot of the bed.
"Yeah!" Tanya exclaimed, enthusiastic that her friend was getting her memory back.
Jenn rolled over on the bed with her head on the pillow and a smile upon her face, "This really was my bed." She breathed in and smelled something familiar, rolling over she buried her face in the pillow and inhaled, then lifted her head to look down at the pillow, "I... is this the same pillow that I used to sleep on?" She inquired curiously.
Tanya nodded, "Yeah," She agreed, "I made sure they did not take your blankets or pillow after you were gone." She frowned, "I wish they would have told me that they were taking your stuff though."
"K... Kris slept here..." She swallowed hard as her mind filled with memories of Kris's warm embrace and the feeling of her warm embrace, "She used to sleep with me..." Jenn began to tremble at the realization.
Tanya sat down on the floor next to Jenn's bed, "She would sleep over a lot." Tanya stated with a sly grin, "Since she is the Head Mistresses niece and not registered to either wing they let her stay overnight. I don't think anyone, aside from me, really knew how close you two were."
Jenn rolled over in the bed again, "We made out here." She remarked in a bit of a daze.
Tanya blushed, "Yeah..." She replied, "You too were not very subtle. You tried to keep quiet but I knew what you were up too.
Jenn lightly touched her lips as the memories of Kris's kiss came to mind. A soft, deep and passionate kiss. Nothing like the memory of her childhood kiss with Kim. Suddenly her mind was invaded by the image Jessica and Kris. There was something about in the way they were looking at each other earlier that was bothering Jenn, "Tanya..?" She inquired cautiously.
"Yeah?" Tanya set her head on Jenn's bed and watched the girl, "Something wrong?" She could sense something was bothering her friend, but with everything that had happened in the past few days she was not sure what it could be.
"Do you think there is something going on between Jessica and..." Jenn swallowed hard as she did not want to admit aloud what she was felling inside, "...between Jessie an.. and Kris..."
Tanya slowly turned her back to Jenn and leaned against the bed. Her gaze drifted to the photo of Jenn and Kris that sat upon her desk, as it had for over a year. She knew the moment she had layed eyes on Kris again after all that time that Kris's heart was hurting. It showed in her eyes and the way she refused to look Tanya in the eyes. Then there was the look upon her face this morning. A look of embarrassment and something else. She thought long and hard over everything that had happened recently before feeling she could respond.
"I think Kris loves you with all her heart." Tanya finally replied, "I don't think she would leave you after waiting so long for you to return." She explained, her heart ached at the lie she had told. She really wanted to tell Jenn about what she saw that morning. She was sure that Kris and Jessica were making out and she had no doubts that Jessica would go after Kris. She had to admit that she even found Kris hot, but the question that was haunting her was if Kris was willing or was it all just one sided. She decided it was better not to upset her friend when she was in such a fragile state and she would allow Kris to come forward if she truly intended on breaking things off with Jenn, which Tanya prayed would never happen.
Jenn let out a slight sigh of relief, "Yeah... I guess so..." She remarked, pushing the small bit of worry she had out of her heart.
Tanya got to her feet and offered a hand to Jenn, "Come on." She nodded at the door, "Let's get Cherilyn and find some lunch. The cafeteria should be serving lunch by now." She explained with a glance at her watch.
Jenn took her friend's hand and allowed herself to be pulled out of the bed, "I have been hungry for the past while. Was considering digging into my chips if lunch did not arrive soon." She stated licking her lips at the bag of Doritos sitting at the foot of Tanya's bed. She want even more to skip lunch and just rip open a bag of Zesty Cheese, however Tanya pull her out of the room before she could go through with her plans.
"Cherilyn, should be finished packing her clothes by now." Tanya stated with a slight bit of uncertainty in her voice. Cherilyn had demanded that they let her finish her packing on her own and that they should start on Tanya's room so they could leave the dorm before it filled with girls as everyone returned from school. Tanya on the other had was unsure if Cherilyn would actually finish her packing. Throughout the entire time they were packing Cherilyn was moving extremely slowly, as if she was trying to slow the process down, "Do you think she is really ready for this move?" Tanya asked anxiously.
"She will be fine." Jenn stated confidently, "She decided to go through with this on her own. She may be taking it slow, but if you consider the fact that she will be leaving all her friends behind to be with you we should give her as much time as she needs."
"I guess so." Tanya admitted, "Let's find out what is for lunch alright?"
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To be Continued . . .
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Note: The world of the shadowlands, Its stories, Characters and ideas are a copyright of Kathryn K Williams.
This story is based upon my manga of the same name. If you wish visit my site and see some of the art based on this series at http://www.KatAndNekoManga.ca
Also if you spot any typos or other errors please contact me at Kathryn@KatAndNekoManga.ca
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