The French Connection
Chapter 2 – Met, Meeting, Will Meet Again
Chase stood up, surveying the table before declaring, "Well, I really should get going. Don't wanna be late. See you guys later.".
"why don't we go too? I want to meet this French girl…..or girls." Logan suggested, staring at Michael.
Michael looked exasperated, "look man, I already told you, Dean Rivers said that the chances of more than one girl coming is extremely low."
"so you admit that there is a chance then?" Logan said, before the two boys started arguing so viciously that everyone in the quad were looking in their direction.
"HEY! Will you guys stop it already? Lets just go, meet this girl and go watch a movie, ok?" Zoey said, intervening.
They stopped fighting immediately, turning to Zoey with an expression on their faces as if Zoey had not been there before.
"what are you so cranky about?"Logan asked, a curious look on his face.
"Nothing, im just a little pissed off at Chase for not telling me about this earlier."
"well, he only found out about this yesterday"
Before Zoey could respond, Chase came running back. "I need a favour" he said, before pausing for about a minute.
"Well what is it?" Logan asked, obnoxiously.
"let me catch my breath, you stupid peacock!" Chase said, panting, before saying, "I was in Rivers' office and he just said there was another girl coming over here. He told me to go find someone who would volunteer to take the other girl, so I came looking for- Logan, why do you look as if you just won a million dollars?"
Logan was grinning triumphantly at Michael, who was simply shaking his head at Logan's childishness.
"anyway", Chase continued, "anyone want in?"
Logan immediately shouted, "ME!!!!!!!"
"Oh, ok, well come on, they should be arriving any minute now" Chase said.
Logan got up and walked off with Chase, who suddenly turned on the spot to Zoey, "Hey, I can't make it to dinner tonight. We have to go somewhere" he said apologetically.
Zoey forced a smile on her face, "no problem" she said through gritted teeth. And with this, Logan and Chase left to welcome their French counterparts.
After they left, Michael turned to Zoey and asked, "what's the matter with you? You've been so quiet ever since you heard about that French girl thing"
Zoey replied, "well, its kinda obvious whats gonna happen isn't it?"
"what?"
She answered, a frown forming on her face, "well, chase is going to fall in love with that stupid French bimbo and he will probably get hurt"
Michael shook his disbelievingly, "I don't get it. You never seemed like the kind of person to get jealous"
"IM NOT JEALOUS!" Zoey said quickly, a little too quickly. And in the end, decided not to visit the French girls and headed straight for the movie.
Dean Rivers was lecturing the two hosts on their conduct and timetables for lessons when his P.A. walked in. "Sir, the French visitors are here", she said.
"excellent. Send them in Debra. Matthews, smoothen out that overgrown field of grass you call hair. Reese, tuck in your shirt. We have to look decent" Dean Rivers said, in his coffee stained, frayed and torn-on-one-side suit.
At that moment, an unmistakable French girl walked into the room and in a thick French accent, spoke. "good afternoon, monsieur Rivers, I am Camille LeCoute from St.Gardiente Acadamy. I am very pleased to be here. Where is my partner, Mr Chase, issit correct?"
Chase stepped forward. He looked very pleased about something. "that would be me, uhm, Miss LeCoute"
Camille smiled, apparently pleased herself, and said, "Please, call me Camille. After all, we will be together for a month, no?"
Chase, "of course, ……..Camille".
The other French girl walked in now. Chase and Logan's jaws dropped open. Her hair in their familiar curls, wearing a black dress, as tall as ever, Dana Cruz was standing right in front of them.
