#elodasims

Windenmere House, Eloda - 1:24pm

[Eloise] You know what sounds so good right now? 

[Catherine] Hm? 

[Eloise] Cherries.

[Catherine] Last time you had a cherry your face got all blown up and you had that scratch in your throat.

[Eloise] No...

[Catherine] Mia's birthday?

[Eloise] That could've been a million different things! I'm gonna go check the fridge, I think my mum bought some.

[Catherine] You know, I think you just have some sort of allergy. 

[???] Allergy to what?

[Jasper] My bad, didn't mean to startle you. I'm Jasper, Eloise's older brother.

[Catherine] I realized. I mean, I recognized you. I'm Catherine. 

[Jasper] I know who you are. You're the girl whose mum is on all of our money. 

[Catherine] Sorry, I should’ve known I don’t have to introduce myself.  I know it annoys people. 

[Jasper] It’s fine, in all honesty, this is my first interaction with a member of the family I pay my taxes to. So I guess introductions are needed. 

[Eloise] Jasper? When did you get in?

[Jasper] I just did, I thought you'd see my car in the driveway. 

[Eloise] No, I was in the kitchen looking for cherries. 

[Radio] ♫ But I can see us lost in the memory ♫ 

[Radio] ♫ August slipped away into a moment in time ♫

Northstead Academy, Eloda - 11:58am

(Catherine) Liam can we talk, please.

(Liam) Sure what's up?

(Catherine) In private.

(Liam) I’m guessing this is about those pictures, they're everywhere no?

(Catherine) Yes, it’s all my fault. I'm really sorry if anyone's been mean to you about it. I can ask my mum to-

(Liam, laughs) Luke leaked it, he got bitter when he lost the game.

(Catherine) The game?

(Liam) It was more of a bet actually.

(Catherine) What bet? You're confusing me.

(Liam) Wait, no one told you? I thought they'd tell you by now.

(Catherine) Just tell me what the hell you're talking about.

(Liam) Simmer down, jesus. It was this game Blythe came up with to see which one of us you'd choose. At first it sounded like that show Love Island or The Bachelorette but then it got kind of fun. She added the midnight part ‘cause, you know, Cinderella was a princess. 

(Liam) I thought I was gonna lose when I asked you to the spring formal and you said no but the whole "I love you" thing really sealed the deal. I'm not gonna lie, you made it pretty easy. 

(Catherine) Easy?

(Liam) Yeah, I mean some of the stuff we said to you? It was hard not to laugh, it was all so corny. We could probably win a couple EAFTAs, the acting was that good.  

(Catherine) You guys were acting? But y-you said- W-we were-

917 Lenmi Road, Sulani - 4:01pm 

(Samira) I feel like I’m gonna throw up. 

(Neshama) It’s going to be fine, no matter what the decision is.  

(Elijah) We love you either which way. 

(Georgina)  Catherine, enough. I can barely hear him over you two bickering. 

(Henry) It’s still loading, you have time. 

(Catherine) Why are we acting like we don’t already know he got in? 

(Samira) ‘Decision available’ no, I can’t press it. 

(Neshama) If you don’t, I will. 

(Samira) I think you should, I’m closing my eyes. 

(Henry) Okay, okay, it’s available. 

(William) Read it out loud!

(Henry) Alright, ‘On behalf of the Committee on Admissions it is my pleasure to...’

(Elijah) ‘...offer you admission to the University of Cambury.’

(Samira) I got in? 

Windenmere House, Eloda - 5:49pm

[Eloise] All I know is I'm never staying at a single dorm again. The smoke alarms went off 4 times in one night.

[Claude] No one taught those kids how to keep their food from burning? [Louis] I don't think it was smoke from cooking, dad. 

[Florence] Did you dorm this year, Catherine? I have a niece who just graduated from King James College but she never dormed, I'm curious what their residence halls are like.

[Catherine] They're not that fancy. I lasted 3 weeks before moving into an apartment off campus. [Claude] Eloise mentioned you're studying art history, is that still the plan?

[Catherine] Yes, I guess. I really wanted to do studio art but my mum thought that was inappropriate. She wanted me to do something more traditional, I think. 

[Florence] You've always been quite creative haven't you? [Catherine] Yeah, I've been drawing since I was little, though I wouldn't say I'm very good.

[Jasper] A lifetime of practice and you don't think you're any good?

[Eloise] She's being humble, Jasper, you should try some time. Cath is an amazing artist, she also does photography.

[Louis] Photography? You take portraits and stuff?

[Catherine] Sometimes, but usually just nature and architecture around Dresden. My grandfather left me a bunch of film cameras and I taught myself how to work them.

[Claude] Jasper has a collection of film cameras, maybe one afternoon he could give you a show and tell.