Chapter 3
So there I was. It was 5:30, a half an hour before my ‘date’, and I still didn’t know what to wear. I curled my light blonde hair into ringlets and started powdering my face as I tried to find something to wear. Only problem was that when Ms. Kelly transferred my belongings she messed everything up I couldn’t find anything. Finally I found a navy blue sundress that complimented my pale skin.
As I finished up with my preparations I heard a knock on the door and my heart skipped a beat. I walked over to the door and opened it with clammy hands. There stood a Blonde Valley girl. “Hi, you must be Sierra, I’m Summer,” I said extending my hand towards her.
“Oh I know who you are, you’re the girl who escaped Stephanie,” She said shaking my hand energetically. “Congrats, I hate her too,” She added stepping into our room. “You looking for something or are you just really messy?” She asked scanning the clothes covered room.
“I was but I found it, sorry about the mess I’ll clean it up when I get back,” I said grabbing my jacket off the dresser.
“When you get back? Where are you going?” She asked turning away from the mess.
“Zane Invited me out for a evening stroll,” I replied hearing the pride in my voice.
She looked up, confused, then asked, “Zane?” and before I could answer she continued, “Oh! You mean the tall, blonde, new guy, right?” She said. I nodded at her, and smiled at her description of him. “Oh ok then you go and have fun,” She said turning to give me a wink.
“What?” I asked desperate not to be late but curious.
“Well he’s not too hard on the eyes if you know what I mean,” She said smiling mischievously. Before I could reply there was another knock on the door only now I knew who it had to be. I opened up the door and used the handle to steady myself.
Zane stood in the door way looking so handsome I almost had to look away. “Are you ready for our walk?” He asked as he looked me up and down the smiled, obviously satisfied.
We went out for an evening stroll near the campus lake. After the half an hour of walking I had to take off my heels to relieve my aching feet. Though most guy would take a girls walking around barefoot with her shoes in her hands a total turn-off, Zane said it was cute.
After a while of strolling we gave up with it and sat by the lake. We talked about every topic from the weather to debating alien life. With every new topic Zane found a new way to make me laugh. “So you actually got fired from fry cook,” I said giggling flirtatiously and dipping my toe into the water.
“Yes, a bit embarrassing isn’t it?” He replied laughing with me.
“Maybe you should try pro wrestler,” I said, “You
took down my attackers pretty well,” I add laughing awkwardly. Zane’s smile disappeared masked with a new serious face.
“You shouldn’t joke about that,” He said pulling his feet out of the water.
“I didn’t mean to make you upset,” I said getting up and brushing myself off and mentally kicking myself for ruining the mood.
“I just don’t want you getting hurt again,” He said looking over as Stephanie and her cronies walked out. “We should go now,” He said grabbing my hand and pulling me over to the opposite door.
“That’s right you better run,” Tyler yelled. Zane’s back stiffened and his body began to tense.
“Ignore him, let’s go,” I said uselessly trying to pull him into the building.