Day 7 - Party

Thursday afternoon I find Cecil waiting outside our school. We are all very confused, but he just smiles brightly when I exit the school with my friends.

"Brilliant, I need to talk to you!" he says without even a 'hello'. "Uhh, alone, preferably. No offense."

"Oh, it's all good," Leea says with a grin and pushes Nick and My along. I glare at her for a moment and then turn to Cecil.

"How do you know what school I go to?" I ask before he has time to start. His face falters a bit.

"I, uh, I may have checked your info online, back in December. I checked all the choristers," he says, rubbing his neck.

"Oh," I say. Right. Of course. "So, do you need something?" Cecil blinks and then pushes up his glasses.

"Ah, yes! You don't have school tomorrow, correct?" he asks and I shake my head. "In that case, how would you like to go to Dublin with me?"

I stare at him. He is smiling like an idiot.

"What, now?" I finally blurt out. What is happening?

"Oh, no," he says. "Tomorrow morning."

I keep staring at him. "Are you kidding me?"

"Not at all! See, I called that colleague of mine in HUT and he said he'd be very interested in seeing for himself the amazing skill you have at dream manipulation and I promised him I would ask whether or not you would be interested in going to Dublin to meet him."

"Yes, ok, that makes sense," I say, still trying to wrap my head around the fact that Cecil just asked me to go to Dublin with him. "But why tomorrow?"

"Ah, now that is an excellent question. You remember when I told you about the light phenomenon a few days back, yes?" This time he doesn't even wait for me to nod, he's so excited he just keeps talking. It's endearing, really. "Well, because they are predicted to be so strong this year, NALMC is hosting a big celebration on May 1st, starting with dinner and continuing with a viewing of the lights and going on... probably through the night or as long as people stay."

"And you want me to go with you?" I ask, and Cecil is smiling so brightly.

"Yes! If you'd like. I do get a plus one," he says and he looks so hopeful my heart melts.

"Well, I should probably ask mum... but yeah, I wanna go with you!" Cecil's smile turns even brighter.

"Oh, brilliant! You do need some kind of more formal clothes for the event, but other than that just pack what you normally would for a weekend trip somewhere. You don't mind If I take you for the whole weekend, do you?"

"No, that should be okay," I say. "You can show me around the place. Where you used to work and the library..."

"Yes, that would be great! You know, the hall that the party is being held actually has a glass ceiling, so we can see the lights from inside."

"That sounds amazing."

"It is..." Cecil pauses for a while, looking wistful but then seems to remember himself and focuses on me. "I have some preparations to make, I'll send you the details in an e-mail. I'll see you tomorrow morning!"

And he leaves with a wave and a smile. I stand there for a moment, until I notice that my friends have stayed to wait for me. I walk over to them and we go home. Leea teases me only a little.
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What do you mean last one this isn't the last one this is where it gets exciting. The party does happen, but in like... the next one. I may have gone a bit overboard with this, but eh. I was thinking I'd write three more, so there'd be 10 which is a nice round number, so give me topics!

I do have to go now, bye~

Pie out.