HOLLAND FAMILY CHALLENGE STORY!
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Continuation of Chapter 30
After crying herself to sleep that night, Andrea's crusty eyes struggled to open as her body finally decided it was time to wake. Lying on her stomach she gradually lifted herself up with her arms and glanced over at her alarm clock.
https://s20.postimg.org/p58pxszwt/Andrea_college_62.jpg
It read 11:15. In an instant she panicked and gasped. "I've missed class!" she cried. She was about ready to bolt out of bed, but then stopped herself thinking, 'What's the point? Class is over anyway.' Sitting on the edge of her bed she rubbed at her eyes while the events of last night played back in her mind. 'What am I going to do?' she thought, trying not to cry again. Her eyes have had enough of that. 'Just when I made things right with Daniel I turn around and break his heart again...What's wrong with me!?'
In the coming weeks, she still wouldn't be able to figure that out.
There were times where she tried to call Daniel to get together with him and make things right, but he never answered his phone.
https://s20.postimg.org/akrn2z4y5/Andrea_college_64.jpg
She couldn't blame him for that. 'I fear I will never be able to make this one right...'
Feeling disappointed with herself, she decided to change up her look, hoping it would make her feel like a new woman who learned a lesson and could move forward never looking back...but it didn't.
https://s20.postimg.org/45sm6ay8d/Andrea_college_65.jpg
When it came to school she found herself struggling to focus...having nothing but Daniel on her mind.
https://s20.postimg.org/s6lq2j8wd/add_in_1.jpg
She couldn't even get the motivation to study! People around campus were beginning to take notice that the brainiac medical student was no longer acting...brainy. It was a surprise to Andrea when she received a call from Stephen asking her if she was ok.
https://s20.postimg.org/fhrfiv2rx/add_in_2.jpg
"Oh...," she replied to Stephen, picking at her fingernails, "I've just...had a few things on my mind lately."
"Obviously something not medical related," he said, "that's shocking!"
Andrea rolled her eyes. "You wouldn't understand."
"Try me."
Noticing how serious he sounded, Andrea decided to be a little more honest with him. "It's," she began, "it's personal."
"Like?"
"I feel like I've lost a good friend," she began, "not sure if I will be able to patch things up, but it's all going to be ok. I'll be back to my normal self in no time." She was trying to reassure herself more than anything.
"Hmm," Stephen said contemplating, "A BOY friend?"
Andrea wasn't about to reveal that much. "Goodbye Stephen," she said teasingly. She heard Stephen shout out, "Oh come on-" when she hung up the phone. Burying her face into the palm of her free hand she whispered, "I'm sorry Stephen. I just...can't talk about it."
***************
Another week went by with no word from Daniel. Andrea did everything she could to get her mind off him. She started a new painting and worked on it instead of studying as much.
https://s20.postimg.org/5xce9q2tp/Andrea_college_89.jpg
'Now what was that brush stroke trick he taught me? Oh yes!'
The palm tree she had just painted looked more amazing than she expected. Staring at it she sighed. "Oh Daniel," she said, "I miss you so much." Feeling down again, she had to take a break from painting and went out for a walk in the moonlight. The University Campus looked especially beautiful at night.
https://s20.postimg.org/46oruhvwt/add_in_3.jpg
The walk was quite therapeutic for her. 'I should do this EVERY night,' she thought. Then she heard a voice call out to her. "Hey girl." Turning to look back she saw a man sitting at the outdoor chess table.
"Harold?" she asked. The President of the Fraternity.
"Yeah. It's...Andrea right?"
"Right," Andrea answered coming closer to him.
"Could you," he began, "help me out for a second?"
Andrea raised an eyebrow and began to wonder. "With what?"
"Well," he began leaning back in the chair, "I was issued a dare to win a chess match against the chess champion on campus. By a girl. Actually, the girl I am interested in. She said if I could do this and prove to her that I have an actual brain, instead of thinking with my...you know what... all the time then she would go out with me."
'Oh my,' Andrea thought, trying not to let him see her roll her eyes.
"You're pretty smart," Harold continued. "If you have a second, could you show me some tricks on how to play so I can beat the Chess champion?"
Folding her arms Andrea said matter of factly, "Sorry Harold, but you picked the wrong smart person. I'm not the greatest chess player."
That didn't seem to phase Harold though. "Please Andrea!" he begged. "I bet you know more than me! I'll take any help I can get!"
Sighing she said, "Okay," and took the seat across from him.
"You're a lifesaver!"
For about an hour Andrea showed him all the tricks she could remember from chess. Harold didn't know a THING about the game... she felt kind of bad for him. Nevertheless she had to give him some credit doing all this for a girl. Maybe he was finally at a point in his life where he felt like he could settle down. That made her wonder if she was willing to do the same.
"I think I'm getting the hang of it," Harold said as they played a real game together. "Although I'm not sure if I can beat the chess champion..."
https://s20.postimg.org/5ymc354nh/Andrea_college_88.jpg
"When do you have to complete the dare?" Andrea asked.
"Not sure...she didn't give me a deadline, but I imagine she wants me to do it pretty soon or she may lose all interest in wanting to go out with me."
Andrea chuckled at his comment. "Well, since there's no deadline I would head to the library pronto and learn about chess as much as you can and try to play with some more people."
Harold looked up at her with a smile, "Thanks Andrea," he said sincerely.
"You're welcome," Andrea smiled back. Then she moved her Knight and said, "Checkmate!"
***************
One Saturday morning Andrea finally decided to go check out Keith's Komics and...loved it SO much that she ended up spending all morning there!
https://s20.postimg.org/6ll8so1jh/Andrea_college_90.jpg
https://s20.postimg.org/xi580zkct/Andrea_college_91.jpg
"These comics ROCK! Where has this place been like my WHOLE life!?"
After that she was invited by her friend Marissa to hang out at the pool. Promising herself to return to Keith's Komics VERY soon, she drove back to her home, slipped on her swimsuit and headed over to the pool. Going to the pool wasn't particularly Andrea's favorite thing to do, because there were always large crowds, but she knew she was in desperate need of a fun time and she hadn't hung out with Marissa in a while.
Sure enough, there was quite a bit of people there, but sticking with Marissa helped her feel better about it. While in the pool together, Marissa excused herself to use the restroom and Andrea found herself being splashed by a stranger.
"Hey!" she cried, rubbing the water off her eyes so she could get a glimpse of her unknown "attacker." It was a young man with reddish brown hair. It was parted in the middle with a couple of strands hanging down by his right eye. "Do I know you?" she asked the guy.
"No," the guy replied honestly, "I just felt like splashing you." He smiled.
https://s20.postimg.org/3k3na7365/Andrea_college_72.jpg
"And why is that? Do I look like an easy target?" Andrea said with a smile in return.
"Maybe a little," the guy said, "but mostly...I did it because I've been watching you with your friend and," he looked away shyly, "I think you're kind of cute."
Blushing Andrea found herself thinking she couldn't remember the last time ANY guy just blurted that out to her. "Oh...uh...thank you," she said stumbling over her words. The guy wasn't that bad looking which was a plus.
Chuckling, the guy said, "I'm Garrison Fort. What's your name?"
Tucking her hair behind her ear Andrea answered, "Andrea. Holland."
"Pleasure to meet you."
"You too! You sure have a unique name."
"Yeah...I get that a lot. My father is a die hard military man."
Giggling, Andrea said, "I'm so sorry."
"Don't be! He's a great man and my name doesn't bother me the way it used to."
"That's good," Andrea said, then she thought of something. She cried out, "OPEN FIRE," and splashed the largest amount of water she could onto Garrison.
https://s20.postimg.org/4kzalkurx/Andrea_college_73.jpg
"Good one!" Garrison said under a cough.
"Well I had to get you back somehow," Andrea said with a wink.
Soon Marissa returned and Andrea introduced her to Garrison. The three chatted for a little bit and then they decided to do a Holding Breath contest. Andrea couldn't help doing a little victory shout out for beating Marissa AND Garrison in the contest!
https://s20.postimg.org/akn1p8fkd/Andrea_college_74.jpg
Yeah, this really was just the kind of fun she needed. Daniel didn't enter into her mind once!
More to come :)
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After crying herself to sleep that night, Andrea's crusty eyes struggled to open as her body finally decided it was time to wake. Lying on her stomach she gradually lifted herself up with her arms and glanced over at her alarm clock.
https://s20.postimg.org/p58pxszwt/Andrea_college_62.jpg
It read 11:15. In an instant she panicked and gasped. "I've missed class!" she cried. She was about ready to bolt out of bed, but then stopped herself thinking, 'What's the point? Class is over anyway.' Sitting on the edge of her bed she rubbed at her eyes while the events of last night played back in her mind. 'What am I going to do?' she thought, trying not to cry again. Her eyes have had enough of that. 'Just when I made things right with Daniel I turn around and break his heart again...What's wrong with me!?'
In the coming weeks, she still wouldn't be able to figure that out.
There were times where she tried to call Daniel to get together with him and make things right, but he never answered his phone.
https://s20.postimg.org/akrn2z4y5/Andrea_college_64.jpg
She couldn't blame him for that. 'I fear I will never be able to make this one right...'
Feeling disappointed with herself, she decided to change up her look, hoping it would make her feel like a new woman who learned a lesson and could move forward never looking back...but it didn't.
https://s20.postimg.org/45sm6ay8d/Andrea_college_65.jpg
When it came to school she found herself struggling to focus...having nothing but Daniel on her mind.
https://s20.postimg.org/s6lq2j8wd/add_in_1.jpg
She couldn't even get the motivation to study! People around campus were beginning to take notice that the brainiac medical student was no longer acting...brainy. It was a surprise to Andrea when she received a call from Stephen asking her if she was ok.
https://s20.postimg.org/fhrfiv2rx/add_in_2.jpg
"Oh...," she replied to Stephen, picking at her fingernails, "I've just...had a few things on my mind lately."
"Obviously something not medical related," he said, "that's shocking!"
Andrea rolled her eyes. "You wouldn't understand."
"Try me."
Noticing how serious he sounded, Andrea decided to be a little more honest with him. "It's," she began, "it's personal."
"Like?"
"I feel like I've lost a good friend," she began, "not sure if I will be able to patch things up, but it's all going to be ok. I'll be back to my normal self in no time." She was trying to reassure herself more than anything.
"Hmm," Stephen said contemplating, "A BOY friend?"
Andrea wasn't about to reveal that much. "Goodbye Stephen," she said teasingly. She heard Stephen shout out, "Oh come on-" when she hung up the phone. Burying her face into the palm of her free hand she whispered, "I'm sorry Stephen. I just...can't talk about it."
***************
Another week went by with no word from Daniel. Andrea did everything she could to get her mind off him. She started a new painting and worked on it instead of studying as much.
https://s20.postimg.org/5xce9q2tp/Andrea_college_89.jpg
'Now what was that brush stroke trick he taught me? Oh yes!'
The palm tree she had just painted looked more amazing than she expected. Staring at it she sighed. "Oh Daniel," she said, "I miss you so much." Feeling down again, she had to take a break from painting and went out for a walk in the moonlight. The University Campus looked especially beautiful at night.
https://s20.postimg.org/46oruhvwt/add_in_3.jpg
The walk was quite therapeutic for her. 'I should do this EVERY night,' she thought. Then she heard a voice call out to her. "Hey girl." Turning to look back she saw a man sitting at the outdoor chess table.
"Harold?" she asked. The President of the Fraternity.
"Yeah. It's...Andrea right?"
"Right," Andrea answered coming closer to him.
"Could you," he began, "help me out for a second?"
Andrea raised an eyebrow and began to wonder. "With what?"
"Well," he began leaning back in the chair, "I was issued a dare to win a chess match against the chess champion on campus. By a girl. Actually, the girl I am interested in. She said if I could do this and prove to her that I have an actual brain, instead of thinking with my...you know what... all the time then she would go out with me."
'Oh my,' Andrea thought, trying not to let him see her roll her eyes.
"You're pretty smart," Harold continued. "If you have a second, could you show me some tricks on how to play so I can beat the Chess champion?"
Folding her arms Andrea said matter of factly, "Sorry Harold, but you picked the wrong smart person. I'm not the greatest chess player."
That didn't seem to phase Harold though. "Please Andrea!" he begged. "I bet you know more than me! I'll take any help I can get!"
Sighing she said, "Okay," and took the seat across from him.
"You're a lifesaver!"
For about an hour Andrea showed him all the tricks she could remember from chess. Harold didn't know a THING about the game... she felt kind of bad for him. Nevertheless she had to give him some credit doing all this for a girl. Maybe he was finally at a point in his life where he felt like he could settle down. That made her wonder if she was willing to do the same.
"I think I'm getting the hang of it," Harold said as they played a real game together. "Although I'm not sure if I can beat the chess champion..."
https://s20.postimg.org/5ymc354nh/Andrea_college_88.jpg
"When do you have to complete the dare?" Andrea asked.
"Not sure...she didn't give me a deadline, but I imagine she wants me to do it pretty soon or she may lose all interest in wanting to go out with me."
Andrea chuckled at his comment. "Well, since there's no deadline I would head to the library pronto and learn about chess as much as you can and try to play with some more people."
Harold looked up at her with a smile, "Thanks Andrea," he said sincerely.
"You're welcome," Andrea smiled back. Then she moved her Knight and said, "Checkmate!"
***************
One Saturday morning Andrea finally decided to go check out Keith's Komics and...loved it SO much that she ended up spending all morning there!
https://s20.postimg.org/6ll8so1jh/Andrea_college_90.jpg
https://s20.postimg.org/xi580zkct/Andrea_college_91.jpg
"These comics ROCK! Where has this place been like my WHOLE life!?"
After that she was invited by her friend Marissa to hang out at the pool. Promising herself to return to Keith's Komics VERY soon, she drove back to her home, slipped on her swimsuit and headed over to the pool. Going to the pool wasn't particularly Andrea's favorite thing to do, because there were always large crowds, but she knew she was in desperate need of a fun time and she hadn't hung out with Marissa in a while.
Sure enough, there was quite a bit of people there, but sticking with Marissa helped her feel better about it. While in the pool together, Marissa excused herself to use the restroom and Andrea found herself being splashed by a stranger.
"Hey!" she cried, rubbing the water off her eyes so she could get a glimpse of her unknown "attacker." It was a young man with reddish brown hair. It was parted in the middle with a couple of strands hanging down by his right eye. "Do I know you?" she asked the guy.
"No," the guy replied honestly, "I just felt like splashing you." He smiled.
https://s20.postimg.org/3k3na7365/Andrea_college_72.jpg
"And why is that? Do I look like an easy target?" Andrea said with a smile in return.
"Maybe a little," the guy said, "but mostly...I did it because I've been watching you with your friend and," he looked away shyly, "I think you're kind of cute."
Blushing Andrea found herself thinking she couldn't remember the last time ANY guy just blurted that out to her. "Oh...uh...thank you," she said stumbling over her words. The guy wasn't that bad looking which was a plus.
Chuckling, the guy said, "I'm Garrison Fort. What's your name?"
Tucking her hair behind her ear Andrea answered, "Andrea. Holland."
"Pleasure to meet you."
"You too! You sure have a unique name."
"Yeah...I get that a lot. My father is a die hard military man."
Giggling, Andrea said, "I'm so sorry."
"Don't be! He's a great man and my name doesn't bother me the way it used to."
"That's good," Andrea said, then she thought of something. She cried out, "OPEN FIRE," and splashed the largest amount of water she could onto Garrison.
https://s20.postimg.org/4kzalkurx/Andrea_college_73.jpg
"Good one!" Garrison said under a cough.
"Well I had to get you back somehow," Andrea said with a wink.
Soon Marissa returned and Andrea introduced her to Garrison. The three chatted for a little bit and then they decided to do a Holding Breath contest. Andrea couldn't help doing a little victory shout out for beating Marissa AND Garrison in the contest!
https://s20.postimg.org/akn1p8fkd/Andrea_college_74.jpg
Yeah, this really was just the kind of fun she needed. Daniel didn't enter into her mind once!
More to come :)
*Hey fans! Don't forget to bookmark this thread so you can be notified of updates. :) I'm excited to get back into the story again!
@katgirl @HardFamily @Ariel0105 @Knippybunny @TadOlson @lanlyn @SweetieKaye @Enchantedprey @LauriApp @msbeckycat @"redvelvet " @lovelylisac @LaBlue0314 @jillbg @ACB44 @Surreal @Emma_Valentine @thuggishsplicer @Puddinroy @PalmArrow @Karritz
