Chapter Two: Meeting the Girls
Thomas and Gordon was busy organizing the place, while Edward was out on the yard, emptying out a shed that was at the corner, so they could store the bike. He was moving out an old shelf when a girl, tall as Gordon, can over and said, "Need help?"
Edward looked over. The girl wore a magenta t-shirt, grey pants, magenta running shoes, and on her side was a magenta and grey bike. Edward could tell the bike was built for speed, and smiled at the girl.
"Thank you."
"Oh, it's nothing. You must be Edward, one of my dorm-mates, right?"
Edward smiled at her, and said, "I guess I'm not the only one that reads the whole packet."
The girl smiled back. "I'm Caitlin. Caitlin Dowsland."
"Alright Caitlin, lets move this then you can go meet my brothers."
The pace definitely quickened with Caitlin helping. Edward noticed this and realized that Gordon might have some competition. Edward smiled.
When they left the shelf next to the pile of wood for recycling, they then headed back up the hill, chatting about general interests. When they got up to their dorm, Edward yelled at the two brothers to come out. Edward and Caitlin patiently waited for them to come out. Thomas came out first.
"Sorry Edward. Gordon's currently occupied. He needs to finish some business. I cleaned up my room, so what do I do now?"
Edward and Caitlin smiled at Thomas, seeing how Thomas didn't even realize that Caitlin was there.
Edward told him, "Well, now you can come meet out first female roommate. Say hello to Caitlin Dowsland."
Thomas looked over and saw Caitlin smiling at him. Thomas smiled back.
"Hello! I'm Thomas Hutchinson. Sorry about not noticing you. I was just excited and, well, umm…"
Caitlin put her hand on Thomas's shoulder and said, "It's alright. At least we know each other now."
Thomas then smiled and went back in. Edward smiled, and followed him, motioning Caitlin to come in.
At this time, another one of the roommates were busy biking their way to the school. Her baggage was already delivered, she just had to go back to the station to get her backpack that she had forgotten in the train. As she was coming back, she was thinking about her roommates. She had heard about the Hutchinson Brothers, and were excited to meet them.
When she came up the hill, she saw four bikes being neatly put away by Caitlin. She turned around and saw the girl. The girl wore a plain yellow sweater and yellow pants. She was slightly shorter than Caitlin and about same height as Edward. Caitlin smiled at her and said, "Hi, you must be Molly!"
Molly smiled back and said, "Hello Caitlin. Nice to meet you. Can I leave my bike here?"
Caitlin smiled and took it from her. She carefully arranged the bikes so there would be enough for the last girl's bike. Then they went inside to meet the boys.
The boys were all in the study, just chatting and drinking some lemonade that Caitlin had brought.
"Hey guys, come and meet Molly. She just arrived."
The boys looked up and said hi. They walked over and shook hands. Molly seemed shy, but they were all kind to her.
Gordon decided to go bike to the registration so he could ask more about sports teams in the school, so he went outside. Then he saw the last girl. She wore an emerald green knee length skirt, a dark brown collar shirt, an emerald sweater with gold zig-zag lines, and black shoes. It was Emily Rose.
Gordon smiled and said, "Hello Emily, it's been a while."
Emily smiled back and said, "Yeah. It has been."
Gordon turned around and Emily followed him in. When they reached the second floor, They saw Caitlin just looking out the window, tossing a tennis ball from one hand to another. They saw Edward and Molly, chatting about books they like. Then, they saw Thomas entering his room, with a piece of paper and color pencils. Gordon, who always had like a brotherly approach to Emily, nudged her and smiled to her. Emily caught on and opened Thomas's door.
Inside, Thomas was busy drawing. He was drawing himself. As Emily watched, he began to draw another figure. Emily could definitely tell that this was a feminine figure, and as she watched, she realized that it was her. She silently gasped and looked. Thomas was drawing a heart around the photo, and the two of them in the drawing were holding hands and smiling. It was only then that Thomas sat back, and smiled. Emily knew she had to say hi.
"Hey Thomas, how have you been?"
Thomas literally fell out of his chair. It was the voice of the girl he had a crush on since 6th grade. Emily. Thomas got up and shoved the photo into his desk. Then he looked at Emily. She was beautiful as always in Thomas's eyes. He managed to stutter, then just fell silent. Emily walked over and pulled out the drawing. Thomas looked away. He knew that she wouldn't like him. Thomas was sad.
"Thomas, look at me."
Thomas turned. He was surprised. Emily was smiling.
"I always knew you were good at drawing."
Thomas blushed. He didn't expect Emily to be here. He finally managed to ask.
"Are you the last girl?"
"Yes, Thomas, I am."
Thomas just sat there, lost in thought. Emily walked over and gave Thomas a big hug.
Thomas was surprised. He didn't expect this at all. Emily was hugging him. It was a brief one, but it was a hug.
Thomas looked at her. Emily smiled, and Thomas smiled back.
"Well, Thomas Hutchinson, I was right. You had a crush on me since 6th grade, right?"
Thomas was all blushing and freaking out in the inside, but he managed to keep calm on the outside. "Why, yes, Emily Rose. It isn't illegal you know."
Emily blushed at Thomas's remark. He always made her blush and smile.
"Well, Thomas. I have to let you know on something. I'll give you a chance. You can take me out on a date later today or tomorrow. School will start in a week, so it'll give us plenty of time to evaluate the situation. Ok?"
Thomas was happy. "Alright. How about today?"
Emily was happy as well. "Great. Just knock on my door whenever you want to go."
With that, Emily hugged him once more, and left the room with a wink.
Thomas was surprised, but he was determined not to freak out. He went out and saw Emily talking with Caitlin and Molly. Gordon had gone to the office to ask about the sports teams. Then he felt a hand on his shoulder.
Edward was looking at him with a smile. "So… what happened with you and Emily?"
Thomas blushed. "Nothing."
Edward knew what had happened. He gave Thomas the knowing smile.
Thomas let out a big sigh. "I don't know why I bother lying. You know everything."
Edward laughed and pulled Thomas to his room. Thomas sat in Edward's chair and Edward sat on his bed.
"Alright Thomas. I know you have a crush on Emily. I get that. Did she agree on a date or are you two already boyfriend and girlfriend?"
Thomas replied, "She said we can go on a date today, so I agreed to take her out tonight."
Edward smiled, "Don't forget your manners and your wallet. Wear nice clothes and smile a lot. Afterwards, talk to me."
Thomas smiled back. "Thanks Edward. You always help me out."
Edward and Thomas left the room to find Gordon setting up a movie so the roomies can watch. Thomas checked his watch. It was 4:35 P.M. Edward pulled Gordon aside and explained, and before Thomas could yell at either of them, Gordon gave him a smile. Not the cheeky, teasing one, but a kind, and understanding one. Thomas now knew that Gordon could be trusted with this matter, and he smiled as he went back to his room so he can get dressed for the date.
In Emily's room, Emily was busy picking out what to wear for the date. She knew she would have to wear something reasonable, and she decided to go with a casual blouse, and a nice cardigan to go with, emerald green of course. She wore a chocolate brown dress, and took out the dress shoes. She sat patiently on her bed, thinking about Thomas. Back in the days, she knew that Thomas was different. When she first came to Sodor Middle School, all the boys hit on her, seeing how she was on of the only girls. Only two of the boys didn't, Edward and Thomas. Gordon stopped soon, but Emily had Thomas in her mind all the time. He can be cheeky, but he worked hard and was very kind to her. She was busy thinking that she didn't see Thomas sitting down next to her, until he hugged her. She was surprised, but she hugged him back. Then Thomas stood up. He was wearing a light blue button up shirt with a blue blazer on, and khaki pants. He had his dress shoes in his right hand and looked at her.
"Ready?"
"Yes. I am."
Hey guys! I usually will keep the chapters about this long. It's just I am still young (7th Grade) and I don't have a lot of time these days. Breaks will be my main writing spree, and I will try to write longer ones. Cya!
