"Nothing as It Seems"
"What are you looking at?" Matt asked Jeff. "That girl over there with the blue hair. She looks upset." "Yeah I noticed her too." "I'm gonna go talk to her." Jeff said as he stood up. Matt pulled him back down. "Don't just leave her alone." "Fine." Jeff replied. "Ok. Well I'll be back. I'm going to the bathroom. Stay here." Matt said before walking off.
Just as Matt was out of eyesight, Jeff got up and walked over to the girl sitting at the table. Her face was in her hands. After she let out a loud sigh, Jeff put his hand on her Shoulder. "Are you ok?" Jeff asked her after she looked up. Jordyn stared at Jeff smiling then said, "Yeah. I'm fine." "Are you sure? You look upset." Jeff said as he sat down across from her. "I..." She began. "Never mind." "What? You can tell me." Jeff replied. Jordyn looked at him again then said, "I ran away from home." "Why?" "Because I can't take it there anymore." She replied looking away. "What's so bad about it?" Jordyn looked back at Jeff then said, "I really don't want to talk about it." "Ok. I understand." Jeff said as he leaned back. Matt walked over to them and said, "Jeff, our table is over here. I'm sure she doesn't want you bothering her." "I don't mind." Jordyn replied smiling up at Matt. "Actually I could use the company." Matt sat down next to Jeff. "So, why don't you tell us a
little about yourself?" Jeff asked. "Ok," Jordyn said as she pushed a strand of dark blue hair behind her ear. "Well, My name is Jordyn. I'm 17 and From St. Louis." "You're only 17?" Jeff asked in surprise. Jordyn laughed then said, "Yeah. I just turned 17 last week." "Well, Happy Birthday." Jeff replied. "You're from St. Louis?" Matt asked "How do you like it there?" "It's crappy, it sucks, and I hate it." Jordyn replied. "That's why I left." Matt got a puzzled look on his face. "That's why you left?" "Yeah. I can't stand it there anymore." "What's so bad about it?" Jeff repeated. "My family." Jordyn replied. As she lowered her head. "What's so bad about your family?" Jeff asked taking her hand in his. "They make me feel like I'm worthless. And they make me feel like crap all the time. And I've put up with it for long enough. That's why I came here. To get away from them and start a whole new life." Jordyn said as she held back her tears.
The waitress brought out Jordyn her food and set it in front of her. "Do you have a place to stay?" Matt asked. "No. That's what I was going to do after I got done eating." "Jeff, I need to talk to you." Matt said as he stood up and walked off. "I'll be right back." Jeff said before following Matt.
"What?" Jeff asked as they sat back down at their table. "I was thinking," Matt began. Why don't we have her stay with one of us?" "I was thinking that too." Jeff said with a smile. Matt smiled back then said, "Ok, My house or yours?" "How about yours? I don't have any room." "What about the spare bedroom?" Matt asked. "It's got my clothes everywhere. And I don't want her to sleep on the couch at my house. Not when you have an extra bedroom not being used." Jeff replied. Matt stood up then said, "Ok. Sounds good." Matt and Jeff walked back over to Jordyn. "Ok, Jeff and Me we talking, And since you don't have anywhere to stay, How about you stay with me?" Matt said as he sat down.
Jordyn's eyes lit up. "That would be great!" She exclaimed. "If its not too much trouble." Matt laughed then said, "Non at all. You can stay as long as you need."
"You ready to go?" Jeff asked Jordyn as he stood up. "Yeah. Let me just pay my bill." Matt grabbed the check from the table, "Allow me."
Matt, Jeff and Jordyn walked in the front door. "We're home." Matt said as he turned on the light. "This is where you'll be staying for awhile. Until you want to come stay with me." Jeff smiled. Jordyn smiled back. "I guess you want to see your room." Matt said as he walked towards the stairs. Jordyn followed Matt upstairs to an empty bedroom. "This is your room. I'll leave you alone so you can get settled in."
"What are you looking at?" Matt asked Jeff. "That girl over there with the blue hair. She looks upset." "Yeah I noticed her too." "I'm gonna go talk to her." Jeff said as he stood up. Matt pulled him back down. "Don't just leave her alone." "Fine." Jeff replied. "Ok. Well I'll be back. I'm going to the bathroom. Stay here." Matt said before walking off.
Just as Matt was out of eyesight, Jeff got up and walked over to the girl sitting at the table. Her face was in her hands. After she let out a loud sigh, Jeff put his hand on her Shoulder. "Are you ok?" Jeff asked her after she looked up. Jordyn stared at Jeff smiling then said, "Yeah. I'm fine." "Are you sure? You look upset." Jeff said as he sat down across from her. "I..." She began. "Never mind." "What? You can tell me." Jeff replied. Jordyn looked at him again then said, "I ran away from home." "Why?" "Because I can't take it there anymore." She replied looking away. "What's so bad about it?" Jordyn looked back at Jeff then said, "I really don't want to talk about it." "Ok. I understand." Jeff said as he leaned back. Matt walked over to them and said, "Jeff, our table is over here. I'm sure she doesn't want you bothering her." "I don't mind." Jordyn replied smiling up at Matt. "Actually I could use the company." Matt sat down next to Jeff. "So, why don't you tell us a
little about yourself?" Jeff asked. "Ok," Jordyn said as she pushed a strand of dark blue hair behind her ear. "Well, My name is Jordyn. I'm 17 and From St. Louis." "You're only 17?" Jeff asked in surprise. Jordyn laughed then said, "Yeah. I just turned 17 last week." "Well, Happy Birthday." Jeff replied. "You're from St. Louis?" Matt asked "How do you like it there?" "It's crappy, it sucks, and I hate it." Jordyn replied. "That's why I left." Matt got a puzzled look on his face. "That's why you left?" "Yeah. I can't stand it there anymore." "What's so bad about it?" Jeff repeated. "My family." Jordyn replied. As she lowered her head. "What's so bad about your family?" Jeff asked taking her hand in his. "They make me feel like I'm worthless. And they make me feel like crap all the time. And I've put up with it for long enough. That's why I came here. To get away from them and start a whole new life." Jordyn said as she held back her tears.
The waitress brought out Jordyn her food and set it in front of her. "Do you have a place to stay?" Matt asked. "No. That's what I was going to do after I got done eating." "Jeff, I need to talk to you." Matt said as he stood up and walked off. "I'll be right back." Jeff said before following Matt.
"What?" Jeff asked as they sat back down at their table. "I was thinking," Matt began. Why don't we have her stay with one of us?" "I was thinking that too." Jeff said with a smile. Matt smiled back then said, "Ok, My house or yours?" "How about yours? I don't have any room." "What about the spare bedroom?" Matt asked. "It's got my clothes everywhere. And I don't want her to sleep on the couch at my house. Not when you have an extra bedroom not being used." Jeff replied. Matt stood up then said, "Ok. Sounds good." Matt and Jeff walked back over to Jordyn. "Ok, Jeff and Me we talking, And since you don't have anywhere to stay, How about you stay with me?" Matt said as he sat down.
Jordyn's eyes lit up. "That would be great!" She exclaimed. "If its not too much trouble." Matt laughed then said, "Non at all. You can stay as long as you need."
"You ready to go?" Jeff asked Jordyn as he stood up. "Yeah. Let me just pay my bill." Matt grabbed the check from the table, "Allow me."
Matt, Jeff and Jordyn walked in the front door. "We're home." Matt said as he turned on the light. "This is where you'll be staying for awhile. Until you want to come stay with me." Jeff smiled. Jordyn smiled back. "I guess you want to see your room." Matt said as he walked towards the stairs. Jordyn followed Matt upstairs to an empty bedroom. "This is your room. I'll leave you alone so you can get settled in."