Chapter two:
At about seven o'clock am I heard the alarm in the guys' room go off but I just rolled over and fell back asleep, I was too tired to get up just yet. I heard Davis fall out of bed like he usually does and turn off the alarm. He woke up the other guys and they all got dressed. I opened my eyes and looked over at Kari, she was still sound asleep her breath coming in long soft wisps. I rolled back over and looked up, Mimi's arm hung over the edge of the bed and I could tell she was still asleep. I pulled my blankets up to my chin and moved my legs around; Tiko was laying on them and they were stiff. I closed my eyes and attempted to go back to sleep. The guys gave us ten more minutes before they all charged into the room and yelled for us to get out of bed. Mimi just groaned and went back to sleep. Kari rolled over and pulled the covers up over her head. I just ignored them and thought about Adam some more. I heard Kari squeal when T.k. jumped on her and Mimi screamed when Davis pulled her off the top bunk and caught her in his arms as she fell. I was waiting to see what they would do to me when Tiko jumped off of my bed and wandered to the front door whimpering. Ti left the room shaking his head at me. I could hear whispering and I clutched the side of my bed, trying to hide my smile. Matt pulled the covers off of me and tickled my feet. I gasped and sat up straight almost hitting my head on the bunk above me.
"No fair! You tickled!" I cried grinning helplessly.
"Time to get up…" Matt laughed and ushered the others from the room so that we could get dressed.
"You know…we're lucky classes don't start until nine." I said as I pulled myself out of bed and walked over to my dresser. I tugged out a pair of short jean shorts and a pink t-shirt that said 'Rebel' on it. I pulled on my clothes and searched for a pair of socks. Mimi crawled on the floor to her dresser; she dug around for a bit and finally came up with a pair of tennis shorts and a matching tennis shirt. She got dressed and walked to the bathroom. Kari jumped out of bed and went to the closet where her clothes were located.
"I suppose it will be hot out again today huh?" She asked still searching through her large mass of clothing.
"Prolly…" I said as I finally found a pair of socks. Kari decided on a white skort and a light green tank top.
"I'm glad today is Friday…" Kari said as she pulled on her clothes and found her large black camera on top of one of the dressers. She pulled the camera up over her head and turned to face me.
"Yeah…a two week vacation sounds like heaven to me! Too bad my parents wont be home though…" I said as I walked towards the door.
"Oh well…we can all spend it together…not like any of us have lives either…" Kari laughed and followed me out and into the kitchen. Mimi was already out of the bathroom, her hair and make up perfectly finished.
"You go first…I take forever just to do my hair." I grinned and pushed Kari lightly towards the bathroom.
"Okay, thanks." The guys were all crammed around our small table munching on breakfast. I kneeled and opened the fridge.
"Great…were out of milk…" I stood up and slammed the refrigerator door closed; glaring at the guys. Four sheepish grins came back at me and I laughed.
"Wasn't me…" Mimi jumped up on the counter holding her banana. I sighed and opened the fridge once again; I washed it off in the sink and took a bite. My face contorted in horror and I spit the apple back out and into the sink.
"Gross!!" I cried as I chucked the apple into the garbage.
"oh yeah…forgot to mention…the apples are rotten." Davis said grinning.
"Then why didn't you take them out of the fridge! Ya muffin!!" I smacked him in the back of the head and Mimi laughed.
"I guess I'll grab something to eat at campus…" I muttered as I filled the sink up with water and soap. I took the finished bowls of cereal from the table and placed them in the sink. Just then Kari came trotting out of the bathroom a goofy grin on her face.
"I'll finish those, you get ready…" Kari said as she stole the rag from me and began to do the dishes. Mimi picked up the towel and dried the dishes. I shrugged and skipped off to the bathroom closing the door behind me. I sat down at the small makeup table in front of the mirror and brushed my teeth. I then sat up and stared intently at my reflection. I sighed and brushed my long hair pinning it carefully to the top of my head. I then put on a light shade of lip gloss and left the room.
"Hurry up, we only have half an hour…and it takes twenty minutes to get to campus from here." Mimi warned as she pulled her running shoes on and crossed her arms in front of her.
"I'll catch up…you go on without me…" I quickly ran back into my room and reached under my bed for my duffle bag containing all my art supplies. I zipped up the bag and bolted out the door nearly colliding with Matt.
"Sorry…" I ran by him and slipped on my sandals. I was about to leave the cabin when I suddenly remembered something.
"Shit, where is it?!" I cried as I ran back into my room and searched through the closet and under my bed.
"Where is what?" Matt asked startling me from my thoughts.
"Adams leather jacket…I cant find it." I stammered as I peered under my dresser.
"Don't worry about it, you can get it when you get home…not like your going to need it anyway…its hot outside." Matt said softly as he pulled me up off the ground and onto my feet.
"No you don't understand…I never leave without that jacket…" I pushed Matt away and made my way back into the kitchen.
"Yeah I know…hey did you check in the hall closet?" Matt sighed and followed.
"No…" I smiled hopefully and rushed to the closet door, I threw it open and hugged the jacket that toppled out at me.
"Yes!! Thank you Matt!!" I threw my arms around Matt's neck and hugged him tight.
"No problem Kit…come on…we should go…or we're going to be late." I nodded and followed Matt out of the cabin and towards campus. The others were already almost there. As we walked I found myself looking over at Matt's perfect form. He was dressed in a green muscle shirt and a pair of oversized holly jeans. His electric guitar case was attached to one of his hands and in his other he carried an overfilled book off sheet music. Matt glanced over at me and I blushed quickly averting my gaze. When we finally reached the building I had to race to my class, I got there just as the bell rang. My teacher Mr. Chahley was admiring some of the other students work and hardly noticed me entering later then usual.
"I'm glad you made it on time." Mr. Chahley said when he finally made his way over to me.
"Yeah…me too." I laughed and set up my easel as Mr. Chahley chuckled and walked away. After a few minutes of digging around in my duffle bag I found my most recent sketch. It was a picture of the sunrise in the background of the city. A few days ago I couldn't sleep so I had gotten up early, the sun was just rising and I couldn't help but sketch it. I tied on my smock and pulled out my pastels. I smudged together some gray and black for the buildings and a dark blue for the street. Then I started on the sunrise, the colors consisted of; orange, purple, blue, red, and pink. The colors blended nicely and took about fifteen minutes to complete. The next thing I had to do was outlining the picture. I took the black pastel and roughly out lined the street, allowing the shadows to cover most of it. The buildings took quite a bit longer because I had to add all the details of the windows and balconies. Finally forty-five minutes later I had fully completed the picture. Mr. Chahley then came over and took a peek at my work. He raised his eyebrows and grinned his goofy grin.
"One of your best Kitana…" He stated as he continued to look the picture over.
"Do you mind if I put it up on the bulletin board so that the other students may look it over?" Mr. Chahley reached towards the picture.
"Sure, go ahead." I said, smiling. I always loved getting good remarks about my art.
"Sign your name on the bottom and I'll go hang it up now." Mr. Chahley handed me a black fountain pen and I quickly signed my name and handed him the picture and the pen. He walked over to the far wall with the bulletin board covering it and hung my picture; careful not to smudge the pastels. He then walked back to my desk.
"Any other new sketches?" He asked as he pointed to my duffel bag.
"Well…there is one…but its not that new…a couple weeks at the most…and I don't know if it's that good really…" I mumbled nervously.
"Well let me see and I'll tell you if it's any good!!" Mr. Chahley pulled up a chair and sat down beside my easel, staring at my bag eagerly. I sighed and tugged my sketchbook out from deep inside my duffle bag. I flipped to the sketch and shoved it into Mr. Chahley hands before I could change my mind. The picture was a large sketch of Matt, he was sitting at the kitchen table eating a large bowl of cereal and laughing at the same time. Mimi was on the left side of him and T.k. on the right, both laughing as well. In my sketch I caught all of Matt's best features, like the dancing of his eyes and shyness of his smile. From the picture the person looking at it was able to catch a inside glimpse of Matt's personality and not just his features.
"You thought this wouldn't be good??" Mr. Chahley cried, a look of surprise crossing his face.
"You like it?" I stammered, biting my bottom lip.
"Of course! It's wonderful!" He laughed and admired the picture some more.
"It's so real…seeing their smiles makes you yourself want to smile as well…" He exclaimed.
"Did you use models?"
"Yeah…I was at my dorm and I happened to be sitting on the kitchen counter across from them; with my sketch book; I saw them laughing like that and I just had to sketch it…so I did." I explained grinning widely.
"But I just cant figure out weather to use pastels, paint or chalk to color it…" I chewed on my lip some more as I studied the picture. Mr. Chahley shook his head and I looked up at him.
"Don't use any of them…just leave it the way it is…"
"Your sure?" My eyes widened in surprise.
" Yep…paint, pastel, or even chalk would just ruin the mood that it casts just the way it is…" I smiled and nodded in acknowledgement. Mr. Chahley suddenly looked up and glanced at the wall where my other picture was hanging, and then he turned back to me curiously.
"You mind?" I laughed and nodded.
"Sure, go right ahead." I leaned over and signed my name at the bottom of the picture and Mr. Chahley toted it over to the wall hanging it next to my other one. Just then the bell for lunch rang and I struggled to pack up all my stuff, almost forgetting to take off my smock. I left the bag on the table next to my easel and walked out to the washroom to clean up. As I cleaned the pastel from my fingers I couldn't help but think of Matt that day that I had sketched him. His smile kept haunting me every time that I closed my eyes. I sighed and walked from the bathroom, as I did so I ended up running into someone in the hallway.
"Oh…I'm so sorry!" I exclaimed as I felt my face heat up. The person I had ran into was a tall male boy that looked about my age, maybe a couple years older at the most. He had short black hair that fuzzed out on the top of his head; he stared back at me with cold gray/blue eyes. I had a strange feeling the minute that I made eye contact with the boy and I couldn't help but shudder. I quickly turned and walked towards the cafeteria glancing back in his direction every few seconds.
'Why do I think he is so familiar…what was it about him…' When I reached the cafeteria door I glanced back once more and then shrugged as I entered the room. As soon as I stepped into the cafeteria my friends beckoned me over to their table. I smiled and sat down next to Matt on the far end.
"I got your lunch." He said as he slid the tray over and in front of me.
"Thanks…" I said quietly, my mind was still on that guy from the hallway.
"So, how is your class going?" Matt asked as he took a bite of his bun.
"Good…I have a couple new sketches that Mr. Chahley put up on the bulletin board today…" I blushed knowing what he would ask next.
"What of?"
"um…one is of the sunset against the background of the city." I said blushing even more.
"And the other?" Matt asked, his eyes clearly showing his interest.
"Uh…well…that ones…a…surprise…yeah…a surprise…" I was sure that I sounded like a complete dork.
"Oooh a surprise?" T.k. chimed in from across the table.
"Yeah…its just a picture that I recently sketched." All eyes were on me and I felt myself blush even harder.
"When did you sketch it?" Davis asked curiously.
"ya, when? I never saw you working on one before…" Kari said grinning.
"Well…I got my inspiration and worked on it when everyone was asleep….how's the macaroni?" I quickly changed the subject.
"Ketchup is a necessity!!" Kari cried as she passed me the ketchup bottle. I laughed and smothered my food in the gooey red substance.
"Hey Davis…Ti, how was soccer?" I asked as I took a long drink of 7up.
"Good. We have practice in fifteen minutes until two o'clock this afternoon…then we are done for the weekend…" Ti smirked and shoveled in a large mouthful of macaroni and cheese.
"I'm done at two too…" Mimi finished her green jello and tossed the container at Davis.
"We're done at three…" Matt said, motioning to T.k.
"Yeah, my teacher wants me to stay for a couple of hours so that I can finish developing my film…then I can go…" Kari picked up her camera and snapped a quick picture of T.k.
"Well…since I'm the only one that is not busy…I guess I'll walk into the city and pick up a few things from the store." I said as I shoved my half eaten food to the side.
"You sure? If you wait awhile I will go with you…" Matt stared at me intensely with those piercing eyes.
"No, I'll go…besides, maybe I'll find some new inspiration…" I stood up and smiled reassuringly at the others.
"I have to go and grab my stuff, then get back to the cabin to finish a sketch." I said as I started to walk away.
"Oh, by the way…we need toothpaste!!" Davis called. I turned and stuck my tongue out at him before I walked away. I walked into the Art room and finished cleaning up my stuff. Then I found Mr. Chahley in the storage room.
"Uh…Mr. Chahley…would you mind if I took that sketch of the people laughing home so that I could make a copy of it?" I asked quietly.
"Be my guest…after all it is your sketch! But be sure to bring it back when school starts up again!"
"I will, thanks…see you later." I laughed and headed for the back wall and my sketches.
"Have a good vacation Kitana!!" Mr. Chahley called from the storage room.
"I will!! You too!!" I took my sketch and quickly hid it back inside my sketchbook so that no one would see it, then I left the school and headed for the cabin. I couldn't help but think of who that guy was and why I recognized him. His eyes were what had caught me off guard…and the hair…so familiar! I opened the cabin door and was immediately tackled by Tiko. I quickly regained my balance and waited patiently for him to finish his 'business'. Then I made myself comfortable on my bed, with a fresh piece of paper from my sketchbook, a charcoal pencil, and the sketch of Matt. For some reason I just couldn't seem to get it right and at about ten to two I finally gave up and hid the pictures under my bed before getting up and heading to the city. It was a little chilly outside once I started walking and I was glad to have Adams Jacket with me. I was walking really slowly and by the time I got to the edge of the city it was already two thirty. I sighed and started walking a little faster. I didn't want to keep the others waiting too long. I finally made it to the store and picked up what we needed; milk, eggs, bread, apples, dog food and toothpaste. I paid for the items and left the store. I glanced at my watch and groaned; it was quarter to three.
'I better hurry' I thought to myself as I quickly made my way across the busy street.
'I'll take the short cut…through the ally…' I cut in behind a large company building and took the dark ally way. The shadows of the many buildings cut off almost all of the lights supply and blocked out most of the sound. Once again while I was deep in my thoughts I turned a corner and was knocked backwards by someone. My groceries crashed to the ground and I landed hard on my butt.
"Shit!" I growled as I got up on my knees and scrambled to save most of the groceries. A strong hand clamped around my shoulder and I looked up to meet cold gray/blue eyes.
TBC…
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So? What do you think so far?? Please review and let me know if I should continue or not!! Please please please!! You don't want to upset my muses!! Their evil when they're angry!!
At about seven o'clock am I heard the alarm in the guys' room go off but I just rolled over and fell back asleep, I was too tired to get up just yet. I heard Davis fall out of bed like he usually does and turn off the alarm. He woke up the other guys and they all got dressed. I opened my eyes and looked over at Kari, she was still sound asleep her breath coming in long soft wisps. I rolled back over and looked up, Mimi's arm hung over the edge of the bed and I could tell she was still asleep. I pulled my blankets up to my chin and moved my legs around; Tiko was laying on them and they were stiff. I closed my eyes and attempted to go back to sleep. The guys gave us ten more minutes before they all charged into the room and yelled for us to get out of bed. Mimi just groaned and went back to sleep. Kari rolled over and pulled the covers up over her head. I just ignored them and thought about Adam some more. I heard Kari squeal when T.k. jumped on her and Mimi screamed when Davis pulled her off the top bunk and caught her in his arms as she fell. I was waiting to see what they would do to me when Tiko jumped off of my bed and wandered to the front door whimpering. Ti left the room shaking his head at me. I could hear whispering and I clutched the side of my bed, trying to hide my smile. Matt pulled the covers off of me and tickled my feet. I gasped and sat up straight almost hitting my head on the bunk above me.
"No fair! You tickled!" I cried grinning helplessly.
"Time to get up…" Matt laughed and ushered the others from the room so that we could get dressed.
"You know…we're lucky classes don't start until nine." I said as I pulled myself out of bed and walked over to my dresser. I tugged out a pair of short jean shorts and a pink t-shirt that said 'Rebel' on it. I pulled on my clothes and searched for a pair of socks. Mimi crawled on the floor to her dresser; she dug around for a bit and finally came up with a pair of tennis shorts and a matching tennis shirt. She got dressed and walked to the bathroom. Kari jumped out of bed and went to the closet where her clothes were located.
"I suppose it will be hot out again today huh?" She asked still searching through her large mass of clothing.
"Prolly…" I said as I finally found a pair of socks. Kari decided on a white skort and a light green tank top.
"I'm glad today is Friday…" Kari said as she pulled on her clothes and found her large black camera on top of one of the dressers. She pulled the camera up over her head and turned to face me.
"Yeah…a two week vacation sounds like heaven to me! Too bad my parents wont be home though…" I said as I walked towards the door.
"Oh well…we can all spend it together…not like any of us have lives either…" Kari laughed and followed me out and into the kitchen. Mimi was already out of the bathroom, her hair and make up perfectly finished.
"You go first…I take forever just to do my hair." I grinned and pushed Kari lightly towards the bathroom.
"Okay, thanks." The guys were all crammed around our small table munching on breakfast. I kneeled and opened the fridge.
"Great…were out of milk…" I stood up and slammed the refrigerator door closed; glaring at the guys. Four sheepish grins came back at me and I laughed.
"Wasn't me…" Mimi jumped up on the counter holding her banana. I sighed and opened the fridge once again; I washed it off in the sink and took a bite. My face contorted in horror and I spit the apple back out and into the sink.
"Gross!!" I cried as I chucked the apple into the garbage.
"oh yeah…forgot to mention…the apples are rotten." Davis said grinning.
"Then why didn't you take them out of the fridge! Ya muffin!!" I smacked him in the back of the head and Mimi laughed.
"I guess I'll grab something to eat at campus…" I muttered as I filled the sink up with water and soap. I took the finished bowls of cereal from the table and placed them in the sink. Just then Kari came trotting out of the bathroom a goofy grin on her face.
"I'll finish those, you get ready…" Kari said as she stole the rag from me and began to do the dishes. Mimi picked up the towel and dried the dishes. I shrugged and skipped off to the bathroom closing the door behind me. I sat down at the small makeup table in front of the mirror and brushed my teeth. I then sat up and stared intently at my reflection. I sighed and brushed my long hair pinning it carefully to the top of my head. I then put on a light shade of lip gloss and left the room.
"Hurry up, we only have half an hour…and it takes twenty minutes to get to campus from here." Mimi warned as she pulled her running shoes on and crossed her arms in front of her.
"I'll catch up…you go on without me…" I quickly ran back into my room and reached under my bed for my duffle bag containing all my art supplies. I zipped up the bag and bolted out the door nearly colliding with Matt.
"Sorry…" I ran by him and slipped on my sandals. I was about to leave the cabin when I suddenly remembered something.
"Shit, where is it?!" I cried as I ran back into my room and searched through the closet and under my bed.
"Where is what?" Matt asked startling me from my thoughts.
"Adams leather jacket…I cant find it." I stammered as I peered under my dresser.
"Don't worry about it, you can get it when you get home…not like your going to need it anyway…its hot outside." Matt said softly as he pulled me up off the ground and onto my feet.
"No you don't understand…I never leave without that jacket…" I pushed Matt away and made my way back into the kitchen.
"Yeah I know…hey did you check in the hall closet?" Matt sighed and followed.
"No…" I smiled hopefully and rushed to the closet door, I threw it open and hugged the jacket that toppled out at me.
"Yes!! Thank you Matt!!" I threw my arms around Matt's neck and hugged him tight.
"No problem Kit…come on…we should go…or we're going to be late." I nodded and followed Matt out of the cabin and towards campus. The others were already almost there. As we walked I found myself looking over at Matt's perfect form. He was dressed in a green muscle shirt and a pair of oversized holly jeans. His electric guitar case was attached to one of his hands and in his other he carried an overfilled book off sheet music. Matt glanced over at me and I blushed quickly averting my gaze. When we finally reached the building I had to race to my class, I got there just as the bell rang. My teacher Mr. Chahley was admiring some of the other students work and hardly noticed me entering later then usual.
"I'm glad you made it on time." Mr. Chahley said when he finally made his way over to me.
"Yeah…me too." I laughed and set up my easel as Mr. Chahley chuckled and walked away. After a few minutes of digging around in my duffle bag I found my most recent sketch. It was a picture of the sunrise in the background of the city. A few days ago I couldn't sleep so I had gotten up early, the sun was just rising and I couldn't help but sketch it. I tied on my smock and pulled out my pastels. I smudged together some gray and black for the buildings and a dark blue for the street. Then I started on the sunrise, the colors consisted of; orange, purple, blue, red, and pink. The colors blended nicely and took about fifteen minutes to complete. The next thing I had to do was outlining the picture. I took the black pastel and roughly out lined the street, allowing the shadows to cover most of it. The buildings took quite a bit longer because I had to add all the details of the windows and balconies. Finally forty-five minutes later I had fully completed the picture. Mr. Chahley then came over and took a peek at my work. He raised his eyebrows and grinned his goofy grin.
"One of your best Kitana…" He stated as he continued to look the picture over.
"Do you mind if I put it up on the bulletin board so that the other students may look it over?" Mr. Chahley reached towards the picture.
"Sure, go ahead." I said, smiling. I always loved getting good remarks about my art.
"Sign your name on the bottom and I'll go hang it up now." Mr. Chahley handed me a black fountain pen and I quickly signed my name and handed him the picture and the pen. He walked over to the far wall with the bulletin board covering it and hung my picture; careful not to smudge the pastels. He then walked back to my desk.
"Any other new sketches?" He asked as he pointed to my duffel bag.
"Well…there is one…but its not that new…a couple weeks at the most…and I don't know if it's that good really…" I mumbled nervously.
"Well let me see and I'll tell you if it's any good!!" Mr. Chahley pulled up a chair and sat down beside my easel, staring at my bag eagerly. I sighed and tugged my sketchbook out from deep inside my duffle bag. I flipped to the sketch and shoved it into Mr. Chahley hands before I could change my mind. The picture was a large sketch of Matt, he was sitting at the kitchen table eating a large bowl of cereal and laughing at the same time. Mimi was on the left side of him and T.k. on the right, both laughing as well. In my sketch I caught all of Matt's best features, like the dancing of his eyes and shyness of his smile. From the picture the person looking at it was able to catch a inside glimpse of Matt's personality and not just his features.
"You thought this wouldn't be good??" Mr. Chahley cried, a look of surprise crossing his face.
"You like it?" I stammered, biting my bottom lip.
"Of course! It's wonderful!" He laughed and admired the picture some more.
"It's so real…seeing their smiles makes you yourself want to smile as well…" He exclaimed.
"Did you use models?"
"Yeah…I was at my dorm and I happened to be sitting on the kitchen counter across from them; with my sketch book; I saw them laughing like that and I just had to sketch it…so I did." I explained grinning widely.
"But I just cant figure out weather to use pastels, paint or chalk to color it…" I chewed on my lip some more as I studied the picture. Mr. Chahley shook his head and I looked up at him.
"Don't use any of them…just leave it the way it is…"
"Your sure?" My eyes widened in surprise.
" Yep…paint, pastel, or even chalk would just ruin the mood that it casts just the way it is…" I smiled and nodded in acknowledgement. Mr. Chahley suddenly looked up and glanced at the wall where my other picture was hanging, and then he turned back to me curiously.
"You mind?" I laughed and nodded.
"Sure, go right ahead." I leaned over and signed my name at the bottom of the picture and Mr. Chahley toted it over to the wall hanging it next to my other one. Just then the bell for lunch rang and I struggled to pack up all my stuff, almost forgetting to take off my smock. I left the bag on the table next to my easel and walked out to the washroom to clean up. As I cleaned the pastel from my fingers I couldn't help but think of Matt that day that I had sketched him. His smile kept haunting me every time that I closed my eyes. I sighed and walked from the bathroom, as I did so I ended up running into someone in the hallway.
"Oh…I'm so sorry!" I exclaimed as I felt my face heat up. The person I had ran into was a tall male boy that looked about my age, maybe a couple years older at the most. He had short black hair that fuzzed out on the top of his head; he stared back at me with cold gray/blue eyes. I had a strange feeling the minute that I made eye contact with the boy and I couldn't help but shudder. I quickly turned and walked towards the cafeteria glancing back in his direction every few seconds.
'Why do I think he is so familiar…what was it about him…' When I reached the cafeteria door I glanced back once more and then shrugged as I entered the room. As soon as I stepped into the cafeteria my friends beckoned me over to their table. I smiled and sat down next to Matt on the far end.
"I got your lunch." He said as he slid the tray over and in front of me.
"Thanks…" I said quietly, my mind was still on that guy from the hallway.
"So, how is your class going?" Matt asked as he took a bite of his bun.
"Good…I have a couple new sketches that Mr. Chahley put up on the bulletin board today…" I blushed knowing what he would ask next.
"What of?"
"um…one is of the sunset against the background of the city." I said blushing even more.
"And the other?" Matt asked, his eyes clearly showing his interest.
"Uh…well…that ones…a…surprise…yeah…a surprise…" I was sure that I sounded like a complete dork.
"Oooh a surprise?" T.k. chimed in from across the table.
"Yeah…its just a picture that I recently sketched." All eyes were on me and I felt myself blush even harder.
"When did you sketch it?" Davis asked curiously.
"ya, when? I never saw you working on one before…" Kari said grinning.
"Well…I got my inspiration and worked on it when everyone was asleep….how's the macaroni?" I quickly changed the subject.
"Ketchup is a necessity!!" Kari cried as she passed me the ketchup bottle. I laughed and smothered my food in the gooey red substance.
"Hey Davis…Ti, how was soccer?" I asked as I took a long drink of 7up.
"Good. We have practice in fifteen minutes until two o'clock this afternoon…then we are done for the weekend…" Ti smirked and shoveled in a large mouthful of macaroni and cheese.
"I'm done at two too…" Mimi finished her green jello and tossed the container at Davis.
"We're done at three…" Matt said, motioning to T.k.
"Yeah, my teacher wants me to stay for a couple of hours so that I can finish developing my film…then I can go…" Kari picked up her camera and snapped a quick picture of T.k.
"Well…since I'm the only one that is not busy…I guess I'll walk into the city and pick up a few things from the store." I said as I shoved my half eaten food to the side.
"You sure? If you wait awhile I will go with you…" Matt stared at me intensely with those piercing eyes.
"No, I'll go…besides, maybe I'll find some new inspiration…" I stood up and smiled reassuringly at the others.
"I have to go and grab my stuff, then get back to the cabin to finish a sketch." I said as I started to walk away.
"Oh, by the way…we need toothpaste!!" Davis called. I turned and stuck my tongue out at him before I walked away. I walked into the Art room and finished cleaning up my stuff. Then I found Mr. Chahley in the storage room.
"Uh…Mr. Chahley…would you mind if I took that sketch of the people laughing home so that I could make a copy of it?" I asked quietly.
"Be my guest…after all it is your sketch! But be sure to bring it back when school starts up again!"
"I will, thanks…see you later." I laughed and headed for the back wall and my sketches.
"Have a good vacation Kitana!!" Mr. Chahley called from the storage room.
"I will!! You too!!" I took my sketch and quickly hid it back inside my sketchbook so that no one would see it, then I left the school and headed for the cabin. I couldn't help but think of who that guy was and why I recognized him. His eyes were what had caught me off guard…and the hair…so familiar! I opened the cabin door and was immediately tackled by Tiko. I quickly regained my balance and waited patiently for him to finish his 'business'. Then I made myself comfortable on my bed, with a fresh piece of paper from my sketchbook, a charcoal pencil, and the sketch of Matt. For some reason I just couldn't seem to get it right and at about ten to two I finally gave up and hid the pictures under my bed before getting up and heading to the city. It was a little chilly outside once I started walking and I was glad to have Adams Jacket with me. I was walking really slowly and by the time I got to the edge of the city it was already two thirty. I sighed and started walking a little faster. I didn't want to keep the others waiting too long. I finally made it to the store and picked up what we needed; milk, eggs, bread, apples, dog food and toothpaste. I paid for the items and left the store. I glanced at my watch and groaned; it was quarter to three.
'I better hurry' I thought to myself as I quickly made my way across the busy street.
'I'll take the short cut…through the ally…' I cut in behind a large company building and took the dark ally way. The shadows of the many buildings cut off almost all of the lights supply and blocked out most of the sound. Once again while I was deep in my thoughts I turned a corner and was knocked backwards by someone. My groceries crashed to the ground and I landed hard on my butt.
"Shit!" I growled as I got up on my knees and scrambled to save most of the groceries. A strong hand clamped around my shoulder and I looked up to meet cold gray/blue eyes.
TBC…
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