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She scrubbed herself and stepped out of the shower, wandering over to a small closet and taking out a fluffy towel, drying off, then wrapping it around herself and tucking it in under her arm. She slipped a satin nightgown on (as well as the unmentionables of course) and let the towel fall, only to pick it up again and wrap it around her head like a turban.

Marione walked toward her Queen size bed and sat on top of her blue-green quilt, propping herself up on a couple of big gold-beige pillows. She reached for the remote control for her CD player and a soft Latin rhythm began to play as she picked up a book and began to read.

She looked up at the door for a moment then put her book down, careful not to lose her page. When she opened the door, no one was there, but there was a pile of clothes on the floor.
"Uh.." She picked them up, recognizing that they were hers... Well, except for one. Oh well. She thought, bringing them in and closing the door again.
As she put her things away she noticed that they were peculiarly warm to have been in the hallway. The person who delivered them wouldn't have been very far.

Marione returned and sat on her bed, both relieved and disappointed. Oh well, she thought, and curled up under the covers of her bed, picking up her book again hoping it could distract her.

"What the..???" Marione.
She was comfortable now but what in the world?? What if someone just got hurt?
She threw the covers off and bolted down the hall. Students running amok, things going bump in the night, Somehow Mari didn't think that D would be pleased...

"Haii."
A small voice came from the doorway. It must have been 5 in the morning- The sky was a greyish orange on the horizon, fading into deep blue.
"Heyyyyyy Wake uuuuupp...." The small voice piped up again.
A tiny girl was standing in Mari's doorway, a teddy bear hooked in one arm and a hand over her yawning mouth. She wandered into Marione's room, her slippers scuffing the floor as she moved her skinny little girl legs.
A bright yellow light started to shine brilliantly just inside the window...

"Come ON you silly sleepy head..." Tasha climbed onto Mari's bed and started bouncing. "Chaaaarlie..." She giggled. "Chaaaaaaaaaarrrlie... We're going to Candy Mountain!" Confetti burst onto Mari's bed from nowhere as she stood up and jumped.

Mari groaned louder. "No jumping on my bed. Especially while I'm sleeping." She snapped without budging.

"HEY WHASSAT?" Tasha leaped off the bed and bounded over to the other side of the room, picking up something.

"What? N- Don't touch anything..."

"Hey, WHASSAT?!"

"All right, All right I'm getting up..."
Marione threw the blankets off and stepped out of bed, into soft blue slippers. "So what do you want?"

Tasha paused for a moment, staring at the woman before bursting. "You gotta come with me I gotta show you something! Hey where's your BOYfriend?"

"He's not my-"

"Where is he?"

"I don't know probably ASLEEP." Marione snapped, half asleep and a bit cranky.

Tasha started to giggle uncontrollably. "SO he IS your BOYFRIEND HAHAHAHA"

Having been back that morning to change, Mari returned again after a long day of lessons.
"Ugh." The sound escaped as she crashed onto her bed and kicked off her shoes. So tired... She thought of the morning's events... of Tasha bursting in wherever she goes.... Of Luke...She looked at the clock on the other side of her room, wondering if he'd talk to her again today. 4:37, it read. And she decided, if he didn't, she'd forget it. Mari then got up and put on a jumper, opened her window and sat by it, looking down into the courtyard as she finished off her homework.