Waking up it took a while to get moving only because it felt like I was hungover and I didn't even drink that much. I didn't think I drank that much during the ball last night. I got out of bed because I knew I couldn't stay in here forever to hide from the rest of the world. It was when I got out of my bed and realized I was home that I was back in the 21st century. I was in the outfit I went to bed in when I woke up in the past. It was like no time has changed at all. I went downstairs and saw my mom cooking breakfast. She didn't look up when I sat down at the counter.

"Good morning."

"Good morning sweetie. Don't you have to get ready for school?"

I looked at my clock and realized she was right. I had school in thirty minutes and I should probably be getting dressed right now. I rushed back upstairs and started going through my clothes. There was nothing in here that seemed was right to wear. Of course after having all those gorgeous dresses none of my regular clothes would ever be good enough. I got ready and dressed and made my way back downstairs.

"Well that is more like it. I almost thought you forgot about school."

I just gave her a laugh because how could I tell her that I did because for the last three months or so I was living in a world where girls didn't get educated. That I was in a time where school wasn't a thing you went to, hat you had daily lessons.

"I guess I thought I woke up a lot earlier than I did. I don't know where my head is."

She handed me a plate of food for me to get breakfast in. After taking a few minutes to eat I put the empty plate in the sink and grabbed my bag to head out the door. As I made it out the door I saw Adam pulling up in his car.

"Hey I figured you would need a ride?"

"Well of course I do. You know me too well."

I jumped into his car. I wasn't going to ask him if he knew anything about traveling back in time. Maybe I just had a vivid dream and none of it really happened. I heard people dream about what they want and sometimes those dreams can seem real.

"I had fun at our date last night."

"Yea it was fun. I'm not sure if I am ready to move this relationship past friends though. I don't want to ruin something we have for something that we could have. I just want to see how it all plays out."

Maybe that was why I had the dream so I would be able to let Adam know how I feel without feeling like a horrible person myself. I was able to build the confidence in me that I felt I would be able to accomplish anything now.

"I understand and I don't plan on pushing it any farther."

We pulled into the school parking lot and he got his usual spot for this week. We got out of the car and made our way to the doors to enter school. Like always Kara was standing by the doors waiting for us. It felt like it had been months since I have seen her. I couldn't act like it was though because time didn't change here.

"Hey guys how did your night go last night?"

"It was fun. We saw the new King Arthur movie they had a special preview showing."

"It wasn't bad at all. I didn't think I would like the movie but it turns out that I did enjoy it."

Adam went into the school first then Kara and I followed him. We stayed back from him. I knew she wanted to talk and she didn't want him to hear anything. She didn't want to be left out and being able to know how I felt last night was something she would be able to help me with.

"So how did it really go?"

"It was great. I enjoyed the movie and then afterwards he brought me home. There isn't much to it. We talked this morning and I told him I didn't want to be more than friends right now. I didn't want to ruin what we had for something that could happen."

"Wow and he agreed to all of this?"

"Yea he said he wouldn't push it anymore. I just want to keep things how they are. I'm not sure I am ready for any type of relationship outside of friendship. Maybe with some time I will get use to the idea of wanting a boyfriend but for now I am content."

Which was true, Phillip was the closest thing I had to a boyfriend and I didn't even know if that was real. Even that relationship ended on the rocks but I wasn't able to get him out of my head. All those times that we spent together riding horses and going to the field were in my mind.

"Well you always have me. Now with Adam backing off we can go out and have fun."

"Yea I like the sound of that."

We made our way to class and got to our seats just as the bell went off. She was right I did have the option to go out and have fun. I wasn't taken and didn't have to worry about Adam's feelings anymore. Classes went by slowly. It wasn't the same now having been to the medieval times. Even if it was a dream it was an adventure that I loved to be on and wanted to find that kind of adventure again. Having Kara around just pulled me back to reality. Unlike how Elizabeth was Kara was more concerned about others than herself. I had gotten used to serving Elizabeth and making sure she was always okay. Now I had Kara who was trying to make sure everything was okay with me. During lunch period it was strange because Adam didn't come and sit with us like he usually did.

"Where is Adam?"

"I don't know. I haven't seen him since he brought me to school. I hope he isn't upset that I told him I wanted to be friends."

"He probably is a little upset. He always had hope that you two would be more than friends. I believe in his eyes you guys were already married with kids."

"Haha Kara. He had to know that there could be the possibility that I didn't want to risk anything with us. Does it make me a horrible person?"

"No he just has to learn that things won't always work out how he believes they will."

She was right I had to learn that when my heart was crushed a little. I was able to learn from it and I know that now I just want to be away from guys and just live my life for me. I was going to become a little selfish and make sure I put myself first.

"Thanks I just didn't want this to happen."

Kara just gave me a nod. I knew she understood where I was coming from. I hated that she seemed to be in the middle of all of this but I also think she put herself in the middle too. The bell rang telling us that lunch was over. I just had two more classes left until the end of the day. I still wasn't sure if Adam was giving me a ride home or if I would just get a ride with Kara. I almost wished I brought myself to school. I haven't driven my car in a few days and I am sure it needed to be moved. I knew tomorrow I would just drive myself and not have to worry about anything. It was just getting through this day that would be the hardest. I didn't talk in my classes like I usually did. I just wanted to melt into the background and not be noticed today. Which thankfully the teachers didn't seem to care that I wasn't talking. The last bell rang and I made my way to my locker. Adam was leaning against my locker when I got there.

"Hey so you do exist."

"Huh?"

"You weren't at lunch today and no one saw you all day."

"Yea I didn't go to lunch today, I was in my music class instead."

"Ahhh okay."

He grabbed my back pack and made his way out the door. I shut the locker and followed him. Something was going on with him and I wasn't going to let him get away with that one. We walked to his car and I got in the passenger seat. Once he got in and started the car I just turned and looked at him.

"Adam what is your problem? You know I can tell when you are lying. Just tell me if you are mad about me telling about being friends. This is why I waited so long because I didn't want to hurt you."

"It has nothing to do with that. Yea it hurt when you decided to stay friends and that you didn't want to try it out but I understand. When you are ready I plan on being here."

He wasn't giving up and I understood that he was still holding out hope but I had a feeling I wouldn't be changing my feelings. Adam drove me home and I just got out before he could say anything else to me. I just didn't want keep prolonging it. Even with me telling him how I felt he just wasn't hearing it. It seemed like no matter how many times I told him I didn't feel anything but friendship he wouldn't hear it. I made my way into my house and shut the door. My mom wouldn't be home for another hour or two. She always worked long hours. I made my way to the kitchen to start making dinner. That was the one thing I did learn to do was cook. I got everything prepared and popped it in the oven and made my way into my bedroom. Getting my homework done was the next step in my daily routine. I started on my homework knowing that it would take some time to get through it all. I ignored my phone as I heard it going off down in the kitchen. I didn't feel like dealing with anyone and if it was my mom she would end up calling the house phone. The phone never rang so I didn't think any of it.

I ended up being woken up to my mom coming into the house. I couldn't believe that I had fallen asleep. I had never done that before. I wondered what was making me so tired. It was hard for me to get through my classes today too. I got up and remembered I had the food in the oven. I made my way into the kitchen and saw that it was cooked perfectly. Nothing had burned and I was lucky that it all turned out okay.

"Sweetie are you feeling alright?"

"Yea mom I'm fine. I just was tired today."

"Maybe you have been over doing it lately. Maybe you need to cut back from all the activities that you are doing."

She moved closer to me and felt my forehead. She was being a protective mother and just wanted everything to be okay with me. The only thing that I did miss from my dream world was my dad being around all the time. He was always working and making sure that we had money to get the things we need.

"Why don't you eat and then go to bed. I will take care of all the dishes."

"Mom I'm fine. I promise I just need to..."

I stopped myself. I was going to tell her I needed to adjust to everything I was doing but I never stopped doing them. Maybe I should just eat then go to bed. I was allowed to have a lazy day and today was my lazy day. I just had one more day left of school then it was the weekend. I wondered what I would be doing if I was back with Phillip and Elizabeth. I would probably be finishing with dinner and Elizabeth and I would be heading out to the stables. We usually just visited with the horses. Phillip was the one that went riding with me and it had been some time since that had happened.

"Sweetie just do as I say this one time. Just eat and I will handle everything else."

"Fine mom."

I made it sound like she was winning because I know in the long run I wasn't going to win this one and deep down I didn't want to win this one. Dinner was good it wasn't the best thing I have made but I was still learning different techniques on cooking. My mom and I talked about everything that happened that day. She told me about her work load and the calls that she got today. There was a few funny stories that made us both laugh. In no time dinner was done and I had been able to help her clean off the table and put the left overs away. It was after cleaning up that she made sure I went up to my room. I am sure she knew I wouldn't fall asleep right away but I had a better chance of getting sleep up here than staying downstairs with her.

I climbed the stairs making my way to the bathroom. I jumped in the shower hoping that would relax me a little. It was always the moment where I let go. I wouldn't care what was happening I would just start moving and singing with the radio. I could spend hours like this but I did want to get some homework done. I got out of the shower and went into my room. I got changed into my pajamas and made my way over to my desk. I went for the homework I knew I could get done in a few minutes. I got most of my classes done when I finally decided to climb into bed. I brought my phone and plugged it in the charger. It was then that I noticed all the missed messages I had. They were mostly from Kara and Adam. I went through Adam's thread first. He was just making sure everything was okay between the two of us. I texted him back telling him that everything was fine and that I was going to drive myself to school tomorrow.

I decided I would just call Kara instead of going through all her messages. I am guessing something major happened. It didn't take long for her to answer. When she picked up she was yelling at one of her siblings. I pulled the phone away from my ear and just waited for her to talk to me. It took a few more minutes of screaming before it seemed everything went silent.

"Hello?"

"Hey sorry about that. Jacob has been annoying all day."

Jacob was her younger brother and he seemed to be up to his same old tricks of getting under her skin. He was always getting into her stuff and messing around with everything, even if his parents told him to stop he would pick up again a week later.

"So what is sooo important that you blew my phone up?"

"Oh the news I got. I heard it once I had gotten home. Sara got a hold of Jenny who got a hold of me."

"Okay what happened?"

"Well Jenny heard from Sara who heard some guys talking in the hall that they saw a new kid at the end of the school day. And he hasn't talked to anyone. So no one knows who he is or where he comes from."

"What does this have to do with me?"

"Because it means that there is someone new out there that I can capture."

She made them sound like an animal. I just let her keep talk and would add the occasional yea and uh-huh. She never really caught on.

"Well I am heading to bed. I will see you tomorrow."

"Sounds good."

We hung up and I made my way into my bed. It didn't take long to fall asleep. When I did it was always dreams about Elizabeth and Phillip. Was this the torture I would go through that I couldn't forget them and I would always wonder now?