Technicalities, Technicalities…The characters of the Covenant are not my own, however, all the original character are. Thank you for reading. Oh, yeah, my writing sucks because I haven't written in a while.
"Earth to Pogue…"
"Yeah, Pogue, what are you looking at?"
Pogue looked up to see Sarah and Caleb making faces at him from across the empty lecture hall, near the door; they were squinting their eyes, wondering why Pogue was staring into oblivion. He stood, running a hand through his hair. He grabbed his backpack and jetted down the steps toward his friends.
"Haha, you were just sitting there, all dazed and staring into space – what's the deal?" Caleb wondered aloud as all three left the room, headed toward the exit.
Pogue shook his head. "I'm just suffering from a lack of sleep."
"Kate keeping you up, eh?" Sarah quizzed playfully.
"Nah – we're still on the outs or something," he cracked a half smile then spoke soberly: "I was doing homework."
"Ooh." Sarah and Caleb said simultaneously, grinning and looking at each other.
"Whatever," Pogue retreated. "Though, speaking of…"
"Kate!" Sarah eagerly finished Pogue's thought. "Yeah, she's late…very late…later than usual…" she giggled.
"Late? School's over." Caleb stated matter of factly.
Pogue frowned and quickened his pace so that he could push open one of the thick oak double doors to the bright, green outdoors. He held it open for Caleb and Sarah, quickly traveling the short distance down the steps behind them. The three went around the corner of the building. Reid was standing against the brick wall.
"Sup?" Reid said coolly, glancing to the left.
"Sup?" Caleb and Pogue said in monotonous sequence.
"Hey." Sarah chimed.
"Where's Tyler?" Sarah asked.
"He has the flu or something…" Reid shrugged.
"Hey!" The four heard a familiar voice shout.
They turned toward the parking lot and saw Kate jogging toward them not wearing the usual dry school uniform as were the rest of them but, in blue jeans and a black tank.
"Hey, Kate." Caleb said when she arrived.
Sarah smiled.
"Uh…where have you been?" Pogue was serious.
"Uh…when did you become my boss?" Kate annoyed, remarked playfully.
Reid smirked.
"So, girl, where were you today…?" Sarah chuckled.
"Oh!" Kate interjected suddenly remembering something. "I want you guys to meet someone." She said as she turned to jog back to the parking lot.
Sarah eagerly followed as did Caleb; Reid and Pogue approached moodily.
Kate leaned on the open passenger side door of her black Lexus IS 250 talking to a girl bent over digging her backpack. Kate looked up with a grin on her face and announced: "This is my cousin Noa."
Noa stood up, pushed back her thick, black, shoulder length curls – which seemed to contrast oddly with her caramel skin -- smiled and extended a hand, shaking first Pogue's hand, then Sarah's, then Caleb's and then Reid's as Kate introduced them to her. "Oh…and Tyler…but he's not here…"
"Yeah, he's sick." Reid said flatly.
"Oh, that sucks." Noa sounded sympathetic and looking Reid directly in the eyes.
Reid ground his teeth and stared into Noa's dark brown eyes.
Sarah glanced at Reid.
"Reid." Caleb said coolly, putting a hand on his shoulder.
"You'll have to pardon Reid, he's a bit of a hot head," Kate shrugged. "…anyways, we've gotta go – got dinner at my parent's house tonight. You coming Pogue?"
Pogue nodded. "I'll take my bike, though."
Kate and Noa piled into the car and took off leaving Caleb, Reid, Sarah and Pogue in the parking lot.
"I don't like that bitch." Reid stated begrudgingly.