Post by Shelby on Jun 4, 2013 15:53:03 GMT -5
Okay, so this is what she was going to have to go through, huh? Not too bad it seemed like anyway. Everything seemed relatively normal, and orderly, on the campus grounds, and Cristina had seen nothing wrong as the car continued to travel through the winding road that lead to her housing. Hopefully the house would be in order, and nothing would be out of context in her world. She didn't want to bring a bad name to herself, especially not in front of people she didn't know. This was supposed to be her new beginning, and she didn't want to mess it up. No, nothing was going to mess it up!... Wait, were there a few more leaves on one side of that tree they had passed, and was is lopsided?
A small little squeak came from Cristina's mouth as she ducked her head a little lower, looking ahead of her intently. No, that was just her imagination. Still though... Quickly the girl turned around in her seat, watching as the tree began to get smaller and smaller in the distance, yet it's appearance still bothered her. "Um... Dad? Maybe we should turn around. I-I think I just saw... Something!" She bit her lip, clenching her hands against the back of the seat, her eyes a little wide.
When she felt a hand on her shoulder, quickly she turned around, gasping a little as she stared at her mom staring back at her, obviously concerned. "I mean..."
"Just calm down, Cristina. Breath, remember what your therapist said." Her mother blinked at her, her voice calming. "Now, just breath. Remember? In and out, in and out."
As her mother spoke, Cristina nodded her head, her eyes still wide. Nevertheless, she listened to her and took a deep breath, holding it before she let the breath out through her nose. She repeated the process until she felt a little calmer, and leaned back against the seat. "Sorry..." All through the ride she had been like this, but at least she had only had one panic attack. That, she knew, was a good thing considering how she hated to be on the road with all it's imperfections. The little technique her therapist told her actually worked, sometimes anyway.
They soon pulled up to the house that Cristina was supposed to be living in, but even when the car stopped Cristina didn't get out of the car. Was this a mistake? Why did she even want to come to this place? It was so different, and who knows what kind of order the people here carried themselves in? Again her hands started to tremble, making her close her eyes tightly. I've got to get through this, she thought, taking another deep breath.
After getting her composure together a little, she opened the door to the car, her hands a bit sweaty, and climbed out of the car, brushing her clothes off a little before she looked down at her appearance. Just a plain peach colored t-shirt with a pair of plain dark blue jeans and a belt. Her usual style.
She ran over and gave her parents a hug, smiling a little as they hugged her back. This was nice, so why did she want to leave. She opened her mouth to protest, like she had been the whole ride, but suspecting what she was going to say, her parents shook their heads. That made Cristina frown a little, but she sighed and gave them curt nods. "Well... I guess I'll see you two soon?"
They both nodded their heads. "Do you want us to help you with your stuff?"
Quickly, Cristina shook her head. "No, I can handle it." Besides, they wouldn't know how she wanted her things anyway. "I can do it." And after getting her things out of the trunk, putting them down from tallest to smallest, she waved to her parents and watched them ride away.
"Okay, not to get them in there..." She bit her lip again before she grabbed the biggest bag, straining a little, and started walking towards the house.
A small little squeak came from Cristina's mouth as she ducked her head a little lower, looking ahead of her intently. No, that was just her imagination. Still though... Quickly the girl turned around in her seat, watching as the tree began to get smaller and smaller in the distance, yet it's appearance still bothered her. "Um... Dad? Maybe we should turn around. I-I think I just saw... Something!" She bit her lip, clenching her hands against the back of the seat, her eyes a little wide.
When she felt a hand on her shoulder, quickly she turned around, gasping a little as she stared at her mom staring back at her, obviously concerned. "I mean..."
"Just calm down, Cristina. Breath, remember what your therapist said." Her mother blinked at her, her voice calming. "Now, just breath. Remember? In and out, in and out."
As her mother spoke, Cristina nodded her head, her eyes still wide. Nevertheless, she listened to her and took a deep breath, holding it before she let the breath out through her nose. She repeated the process until she felt a little calmer, and leaned back against the seat. "Sorry..." All through the ride she had been like this, but at least she had only had one panic attack. That, she knew, was a good thing considering how she hated to be on the road with all it's imperfections. The little technique her therapist told her actually worked, sometimes anyway.
They soon pulled up to the house that Cristina was supposed to be living in, but even when the car stopped Cristina didn't get out of the car. Was this a mistake? Why did she even want to come to this place? It was so different, and who knows what kind of order the people here carried themselves in? Again her hands started to tremble, making her close her eyes tightly. I've got to get through this, she thought, taking another deep breath.
After getting her composure together a little, she opened the door to the car, her hands a bit sweaty, and climbed out of the car, brushing her clothes off a little before she looked down at her appearance. Just a plain peach colored t-shirt with a pair of plain dark blue jeans and a belt. Her usual style.
She ran over and gave her parents a hug, smiling a little as they hugged her back. This was nice, so why did she want to leave. She opened her mouth to protest, like she had been the whole ride, but suspecting what she was going to say, her parents shook their heads. That made Cristina frown a little, but she sighed and gave them curt nods. "Well... I guess I'll see you two soon?"
They both nodded their heads. "Do you want us to help you with your stuff?"
Quickly, Cristina shook her head. "No, I can handle it." Besides, they wouldn't know how she wanted her things anyway. "I can do it." And after getting her things out of the trunk, putting them down from tallest to smallest, she waved to her parents and watched them ride away.
"Okay, not to get them in there..." She bit her lip again before she grabbed the biggest bag, straining a little, and started walking towards the house.