Episode 3
A New Friend
As Relena woke that morning she remembered the young man she
had gone out with last night. I wonder who he was.
She got out of bed, pulled on
her robe, and ate breakfast. Today she would apply for the job at
the hardware store. She put on her disguise. Her clothes consisted
of jeans, a black shirt and a denim jacket.
When she got to the store the manager was short on workers and hired her
right away. She was assigned to do anything she was told to do (for
those of you who don't understand - odd jobs).
The man showed her around found her a desk. He called to someone
outside. When he came in she was filling out a work schedule and
didn't look up.
"I have to go to a council meeting. Matt, show the lady around."
"Sure," said the man who had been called Matt. He walked over to
a chair and sat down in front of her desk. She looks familiar,
but I can't see her face. "What's your name?"
Still with her head down she answered, "Lena. Lena King."
All of the sudden she saw his face and he saws hers. They just stared
into the other's eyes for what seemed like hours.
"I hoped to see you again," he said breaking the growing tension.
"Well, Lena, I suppose I should give you a tour now and get you a jacket
with our logo on it."
When lunch time finally rolled around he took her out to eat.
"So, ah, how old are you?"
"Seventeen. You?"
"Same. Where do live?
"Richardson Apartment Building."
"I live near there. Have you been to the beach yet? It's pretty
cool for being man made and all."
"No, I haven't. Maybe I'll pop over there some evening and check it out."
"Good idea. School starts soon. Will you keep working after school
starts?"
"I hadn't given much thought to it. I've been out of regular school
for a few years, but I'm probably smart enough for the twelfth grade."
"You can take the evaluation test that the schools offer before each semester,
if you want. What extra classes will you take?"
Relena thought for a moment before answering, "Let's see, I may try out
for cheerleading, but I think that extra classes would be a waste of time."
"Why do think that? You don't like homework or something?"
"Not that. It's just that I know Spanish, French, Italian, and German.
Also, I hate debating and am pretty uninterested
in computers." Why
am I telling him this? If he figures it out its curtains for me.
I'll have to spend the rest of my life locked behind a desk.
The rest of the day pasted uneventfully. In fact so did the rest
of week. She did notice that Matt seemed to be attracted to her,
but she continued as though she didn't see it.
One evening he asked her out on the date. He had gotten reservations
at an expensive, gourmet French restaurant. She hadn't anything better
to do so she agreed. Once there he told her all about himself.
"Well, that's my life in a nutshell," he concluded. "So, what's
your hidden past?"
"I'll tell you it in short," she began. "My parents died when I was
about a year old. I didn't find this out until my foster father told
me right before he died. I later found out I had a brother and I
have had rough time since I was about fifteen."
"I feel bad for you," Matt said sympathetically.
R&R if you have a heart.
Disclaimer: Sadly rich people own GW not me.
Claimer: I own colony M5855474 and that hunk-o-rama Matt.
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