It's lunchtime and Jade sits alone at a table eating her salad and reading a book. There is a strong breeze that keeps blowing her hair around, causing it to constantly fall in her face. She swings her head back a few times hoping her hair will stay put before finally resorting to eating with one hand and holding her hair back with the other. Beck and Andre are at the grub truck ordering their lunches when Andre turns around and looks for a table for them to sit at.
"Look, that girl from class is sitting alone. You wanna sit there?" He asks Beck.
"Yeah, that's cool." Beck says. As He and Andre wait for their food, they watch Jade as large gust of wind blows and knocks over her coffee. Jade, furious over her spilled coffee, bangs the table and throws the now empty cup across the Asphalt Cafe. Beck sees how upset she is and places an order for another cup of coffee for her. Once their food was ready they make their way to the table where Jade was wiping up the spilled coffee with the few napkins she had.
"Need some napkins?" Andre says handing Jade a large stack of napkins.
"Yeah, thanks." Jade says taking the pile of napkins from Andre.
"I got you a coffee." Beck says holding the fresh cup of coffee in Jade's direction.
"Why?" She asks suspiciously.
"Well, I saw that you spilled yours... thought I would be nice and get you another one.
"What's in it?"
"Nothing.. I just picked up some sugar and cream. Do you want it?"
"I guess." Jade says taking the coffee.
"Do you mind if we sit here?" Andre asks still standing with his food in hand.
"I do, but since you gave me napkins and you gave me coffee, I guess it'll be okay... for today."
"Thanks." Beck says as he and Andre sit on the opposite side of the table.
"Why are you sitting here by yourself?" Beck asks.
"I like to be alone... people tend to bother me." She says as she takes two of the sugar packets, rips them open, and pours them in her coffee. "What's your name?" She says motioning to Andre.
"Andre, remember we had class together?"
"The only people I remember from class is him because I was forced to work with him and that kid that stares at me everyday. He really creeps me out."
"Who is that?" Andre asks.
"I don't know his name."
"I think its Sanjay or something like that." Beck says.
"Sanjay?" Jade says skeptically. "Sanjay is an Indian name... that kid is whiter than me."
"I really think that's what he said his name is." Beck says seriously.
"Whatever... I know Sanjay, or whatever his name is, better back off before I put a restraining order out on him."
Beck and Andre continue to talk as Jade sits quietly and eats. She takes a sip of her coffee and savors the taste. She shuts her eyes and slowly swallows and the corners of her mouth turn up into a small smile.
"Is it good." Beck laughs having seen how happy she was drinking her coffee.
Jade's smile turns to a scowl and she cuts her eye at Beck for disrupting her.
"You sure know how to ruin a moment." She snaps.
"You were having a moment... with your coffee?"
"YES! Is that a problem?"
Beck throws his hands up in a surrender not wanting to irritate her anymore.
"Hey, isn't that girl in our class?" Andre says pointing to a red-headed girl who was aimlessly walking around.
"Yeah, I think she said her name was Cat. It looks like she's looking for somewhere to sit." Beck says.
Andre throws his hand in the air and waves it around trying to get Cat's attention. Jade practically leaps across the table and yanks his hand down.
"What the hell are you doing?" She snaps.
"I'm inviting her over to sit." Andre says putting his hand back in the air.
"I thought I was sitting here alone before you two came over and now you want to invite more people."
"Come on Jade." Beck says. "Look at her, she needs somewhere to sit."
"Fine, whatever." Jade says as she goes back to drinking her coffee.
"CAT!" Andre calls out finally getting her attention. "You can sit here."
Cat peps up and comes running over to the table. She sits her food on the table and sits next to Jade.
"Thanks for letting me sit here... I'm Cat! And you're Beck, you're Andre and you're Jade right?" She rambles. "I remember your names from Mr. Sikowitz's class. I thought I would never find somewhere to sit. It's so crowed out here. So are you all friends? I can be friends with you too.. I mean if you want."
"First of all, I am not friends with any of you, and you talk waay too much." Jade says turning away from her.
"I'm sorry. I tend to ramble when I'm nervous." Cat says as she twirls her hair.
"Why are you nervous? Andre asks her.
"Well I didn't know where I was going to sit, and I never got a chance to talk to you all in class. And honestly... she scares me a little." She says pointing to Jade.
Jade smiles at Cat's confession that she scares her.
"She seems mean, but she's harmless." Beck tells Cat giving her a playful wink.
"How would you know? You don't even know me. We worked together once and now you think you're an expert on all things Jade?" Jade says waving her fork at him.
"I don't think you're as mean as you want people to think you are." Beck argues back.
"Here we go again. I want you and that psycho teacher to stop trying to analyze me."
"I wasn't trying to..."
"Look I'm over this. It's getting a little too crowded at this table anyway." Jade says as she starts to gather her belongings. She begins to walk away, when Beck calls her back.
"Jade!" He yells.
"WHAT!" She yells back even louder.
"We still have to work on our project together. Can I have your phone number so that I can call you?" Beck says getting up from the table and walking after her.
"My number... no. Give me your address, I'll come over around 4 after I finish my audition for the full moon jam."
"I thought you had to be at least a sophomore to perform in the full moon jam."
"And.."
"You're only a freshman. You're not allowed to perform yet."
"Don't tell me what I am and am not allowed to do."
"I wasn't trying to tell you..."
"Are you going to give me your address or not!" Jade barks.
"Okay. let me get a pen and paper."
Jade and Beck walk back to the table where Cat was chatting up Andre. Jade stands with her hands on her hips, impatiently tapping her foot while Beck writes down his address. Once he's done he hands her the paper and she fiercely snatches it from him and storms off. Beck watches her as she walks through the asphalt café and back into the school. He runs his hand through his hair and takes a bite of his sandwich.
"Was she mad that I was sitting here?" Cat asks sadly.
"No, I think she was mad that we all were sitting here." Andre laughs.
Beck shakes his head in agreement and the three of them continue to eat lunch and get to know each other.