Bzzzzzzz.
The sound grated on Adira's ears. She glared at the crackberry phone vibrating on the glass table in the corner. She'd tossed it there in frustration, but now it was even more annoying with something to vibrate against. The girl sighed.
Bzzzzzzz.
The girl got up from the sofa and angrily stomped over to the phone. A hastily pressed key lit up the screen, revealing the message notifications within.
You have 34 new text messages.
You have 50 missed calls.
You have 20 new voicemails.
Text message inbox 98% full.
Voicemail inbox ********." It wasn't often that she swore, but right about now it felt good. This was getting ridiculous! Walking out to her patio, she decided to check one of the texts.
From: Mom
Honey, where are you? Are you alright? Why won't you answer my texts? You need to come home right now. I tried to send Rupert into the city to get you but they wouldn't let him through. We'll find a way for you to get home.
All of the messages seemed to be the same. Most were from mom, with much over worrying. There were two from Father, which had both been responded to; he was rational. One asking if she was awake and alive; the other asking if she wanted to spend the summer with him in Italy. She'd responded to both questions promptly. The second one she had trouble sending. Adira had never said no to her Father when it concerned trips, but then again, now that she was a senshi she couldn't just go gallivanting off and leave for the entire summer. Not this time, anyways. She'd given him a polite 'I'll think about it'.
Despite the 'emergency', Adira Perses had decided to remain in her apartment. She had enough food to last her for a while, and if she needed anything she could always henshin up and go buy it. Adira knew that if she went back to her childhood home, her mother would have her shipped off to Sweden as fast as she could blink. She was not planning on giving her mother that satisfaction. Adira was 18 years old now, and she would make her own decisions.
Her 18th birthday had come and gone without much of a hubbub, mostly because she didn't know many folks inside of Destiny City yet. It didn't bother Adira much though, considering her whole life had been filled with massive birthday parties that weren't so much about her as they were about everyone else. It was refreshing to just spend a day getting her hair done (she loved the way it shined after getting a deep conditioning treatment), and spending a few hours at the spa. Her father had sent her a beautiful necklace from Egypt, which thankfully had gotten through just before s**t hit the fan in DC.
The girl stepped out onto her patio. It was fairly early in the morning still, about 11am and she was dressed in her yoga clothes. She laid out her mat and started going through the motions of Tai Chi. Adira had always found it calming, and the young girl did it to clear her mind. Her hands moved slowly and gracefully, trying to find her center of balance and visualize the ball of energy underneath her fingertips. she cleared her mind of everything, breathing in and out to the rhythm of her movements.
By the time she was done, at least a half hour had gone by. She slid the french door open, only to be greeted by the sound of another bzzzzz. Figuring she couldn't avoid it forever, Adira picked up the phone and answered the phone call.
"Hello Mother." She held the phone between her should and her ear while she started making something for lunch. WHY ON EARTH DIDN'T YOU ANSWER MY PHONECALL?! The shrill voice echoed out of her phone, making her wince. "Mother, calm down."
How on earth can I calm down when I don't know if my darling daughter is okay or not? The voice had toned down a bit, but it was still loud enough for her to decide to put her mother on speaker and lay the phone on the counter.
"I know you knew I was fine. Father mentioned it, I know he did."
Still, you should have told me too. I insist that you come home RIGHT NOW.
"I can't, mother."
What on earth do you mean you can't?
"They've got the city on lockdown, necessities only. The house is outside of their barricade, Mother."
BARRICADE? You getting yourself back in this house IS a necessity. We can find some way to get you through. With all of our contacts, we'll pull some favors with our military friends.
Adira sighed. "I'm not leaving, Mother. I'm staying here. My apartment is safe, there is still a few people staying that I know."
You don't have any say in the matter, you are coming home. Adira picked up the phone, clicking it off of speaker.
"No, I am not." Her mother started talking again, but Adira interrupted. "I am putting my foot down Mother. I'm 18, and its time I made my own decisions. I am staying in my loft until I decide to leave. I will keep you updated so long as you promise not to bring up me leaving again."
Silence on the other end of the line. She'd never known her mother to be silent before in a conversation, and was surprised that she could shock her out of having anything else to say.
I….I love you hunny.Her mother sighed audibly into the phone. Be safe. Don't go out after curfew. Please, please keep me in the loop.
"I love you too Mom. I'll send you a text every few hours and call at night, if it makes you feel better. Thank you for understanding." The line clicked dead. Adira's mother had not understood, not in the slightest. But still, it was heartening that she'd listened at all. Time would only tell if she would actually leave Adira alone, the girl half expected her to show up in a helicopter at any given moment.
For now, Adira stared out at the empty feeling Destiny City that sprawled out underneath her feet. She would find out what was going on tonight, if she could.
