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CHAPTER 2
After walking around the mall for four whole hours, looking for and trying on different clothes, Emma was exhausted. She still had thirty minutes before she had to meet the guys at the park. A small kid came running past her crying and yelling, "Mommy! I'm hungry."
At that moment her stomach rumbled and she went up to a small cafeteria and ordered a small soda and a sandwich. After paying for it she started walking towards the park. She sat down in one of the benches and started to eat her food.
She was halfway through her food when she saw a movement from behind. She turned around and saw a group of GSA agents coming her way.
Trying to get away from them she sent them feelings of being surrounded by fire. They started to move back trying to avoid getting burned. She took that as an opportunity to run. Grabbing her bags she started to run when she bumped into someone.
"Hey!" She heard him say. "Sorry." She said and looked up to come face to face with one of her best friends from High School. Kevin Sunders.
"Kevin?" She asked surprised. "Emma? Oh my god! It's been so long." "Yeah it has. " She said turning around and saw the GSA right behind her.
"Let's go!" She said pulling Kevin with her. "What do you mean?" He asked but he got his answer when he was pushed out of the way by a man dressed in black.
The man then ran towards Emma and threw a punch at her but she easily blocked it since she had been training with Shalimar lately. She wasn't as flexible but she was good. She then turned in the air and gave the man a kick in the chest throwing him to the ground.
Kevin was watching this with amazement but was frozen in place. The other man seeing that his partner was down went towards her.
He kicked her and she fell to the ground. Not letting that stop her she turned on the ground and brought her legs up kicking him. She then got up and punched him. She kicked him one more time before he fell.
"Kevin?" She asked when there was no more danger. "Huh?" She looked him direction and walked up to him. "Sorry about that. Some people just don't learn when to give up." She said.
"Look, I've got to go. I'll see you sometime?" "Wait. What was that about?" Before she got the chance to answer she heard Jesse calling her.
"Emma!" "She's here guys," he said facing his other friends who were behind him. "What happened? We were waiting for you but you didn't show up so we started to get worried." At that point he looked down and saw the unconscious men and the man that she was talking to.
"Who is this?" He said pointing at Kevin. "And are those who I think they are?" "Yes, they are and this is Kevin. He's an old friend from high school." Turning to Kevin she said, "These are my friends Jesse, Brennan, and Shalimar." She said pointing at them when she said their names.
"Look, I really have to go but how about we meet here tomorrow around this time?" Said Emma to Kevin. "Sure. I'll see you." He said a little hesitant. "Bye."
When Kevin was out of earshot she turned to her friends and said, "I'm so sick of those Genomex bastards. All they do is screw with people. For once I wish they were the ones getting screwed with."
"Wow Emmy," said Brennan "where did that come from?" "Where? You're seriously asking me where? I can't do anything without having someone after me. It's getting old." She yelled. Realizing that it was not their fault and that she was yelling at them she said, "Sorry guys I didn't mean to take it out on you, it's that my day has totally sucked."
"How about we go catch that movie. There's still time and I think that we should have some fun." Said Emma trying to make the best out of the day. "Sounds like fun," Said Shalimar "but you've got to promise to go out with us tonight." "Sure, sounds great." "Let's go."
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"What! Are you serious? You can't expect me to wear that." Said Emma after seeing the outfit Shalimar wanted her to wear. "Oh, come on Emm, It'll be fun. Imagine the reaction on the guys when they see in that outfit. Besides it's not that bad. You'll look great in it.
After thinking about the reactions the guys will have especially the one guy she agreed. "Fine, but I'm taking a jacket." "Of course, but I'm sure that the guys will lend you theirs when every other male in the club is staring at you."
"Do you think so?" Emma asked a little shyly. "Of course," she said then it hit her. "Oh my god, you have a crush on one of them."
"Which one?" She asked getting ready for some serious girl talk. "Do you seriously not know?" Asked Emma kind of surprised that Shalimar had not yet figured it out.
"I might have an idea as to who it is but why don't you tell me?" "On second thought, let me guess, is it Brennan? You two spend a lot of time playing around." "Well, actually... y--" she was cut off by Brennan calling for them.
"Come on girls. Hurry up. We're sure you look fine!" "Just a second!" Yelled Shalimar back. "You were saying?" She asked Emma turning her attention back to her. "I'll tell you later. Don't want to keep the guys waiting do we? She said grabbing her jacket and making a rush for the door. Shalimar got up and followed her out.
By the time she got downstairs Emma was already out the door followed by Jesse and Brennan. Using her incredible speed she catches up with Brennan and smacked him across the head.
"Hey! What was that for?" "For interrupting a very interesting conversation that might have resulted in something good." "Huh?" Asked Brennan confused. "Never mind, let's go." ********************************************************************** "That was exhausting," said Emma walking inside followed by Shalimar, Brennan, and Jesse. "Yeah, but it was fun said Jesse who had danced all night, mostly with Emma.
"I'm tired," said Brennan. "I'm going to bed." "Night." Said Emma. "Night Emmy." "Well, I'll see you girls tomorrow." Said Jesse. "Good night." Said both Emma and Shalimar.
When he went up to his room Shalimar asked Emma, "Okay, it's killing me. Who is it?" "Sorry, I'm extremely tired. Tomorrow. I promise," "Good night Shal." Shalimar looked a little disappointed but didn't say anything else.
They both went upstairs and went to bed. Shalimar fell asleep immediately. However, Emma didn't. She just kept thinking of the time she had tonight.
She wasn't really sure if she should tell Shalimar who it was, she would probably try setting them up. What if it didn't work? She will feel awful about that. She'll talk to Brennan first, maybe he could help. Then she'll figure out what to do. Finally after many hours she fell asleep to beautiful dream with him in them.
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CHAPTER 2
After walking around the mall for four whole hours, looking for and trying on different clothes, Emma was exhausted. She still had thirty minutes before she had to meet the guys at the park. A small kid came running past her crying and yelling, "Mommy! I'm hungry."
At that moment her stomach rumbled and she went up to a small cafeteria and ordered a small soda and a sandwich. After paying for it she started walking towards the park. She sat down in one of the benches and started to eat her food.
She was halfway through her food when she saw a movement from behind. She turned around and saw a group of GSA agents coming her way.
Trying to get away from them she sent them feelings of being surrounded by fire. They started to move back trying to avoid getting burned. She took that as an opportunity to run. Grabbing her bags she started to run when she bumped into someone.
"Hey!" She heard him say. "Sorry." She said and looked up to come face to face with one of her best friends from High School. Kevin Sunders.
"Kevin?" She asked surprised. "Emma? Oh my god! It's been so long." "Yeah it has. " She said turning around and saw the GSA right behind her.
"Let's go!" She said pulling Kevin with her. "What do you mean?" He asked but he got his answer when he was pushed out of the way by a man dressed in black.
The man then ran towards Emma and threw a punch at her but she easily blocked it since she had been training with Shalimar lately. She wasn't as flexible but she was good. She then turned in the air and gave the man a kick in the chest throwing him to the ground.
Kevin was watching this with amazement but was frozen in place. The other man seeing that his partner was down went towards her.
He kicked her and she fell to the ground. Not letting that stop her she turned on the ground and brought her legs up kicking him. She then got up and punched him. She kicked him one more time before he fell.
"Kevin?" She asked when there was no more danger. "Huh?" She looked him direction and walked up to him. "Sorry about that. Some people just don't learn when to give up." She said.
"Look, I've got to go. I'll see you sometime?" "Wait. What was that about?" Before she got the chance to answer she heard Jesse calling her.
"Emma!" "She's here guys," he said facing his other friends who were behind him. "What happened? We were waiting for you but you didn't show up so we started to get worried." At that point he looked down and saw the unconscious men and the man that she was talking to.
"Who is this?" He said pointing at Kevin. "And are those who I think they are?" "Yes, they are and this is Kevin. He's an old friend from high school." Turning to Kevin she said, "These are my friends Jesse, Brennan, and Shalimar." She said pointing at them when she said their names.
"Look, I really have to go but how about we meet here tomorrow around this time?" Said Emma to Kevin. "Sure. I'll see you." He said a little hesitant. "Bye."
When Kevin was out of earshot she turned to her friends and said, "I'm so sick of those Genomex bastards. All they do is screw with people. For once I wish they were the ones getting screwed with."
"Wow Emmy," said Brennan "where did that come from?" "Where? You're seriously asking me where? I can't do anything without having someone after me. It's getting old." She yelled. Realizing that it was not their fault and that she was yelling at them she said, "Sorry guys I didn't mean to take it out on you, it's that my day has totally sucked."
"How about we go catch that movie. There's still time and I think that we should have some fun." Said Emma trying to make the best out of the day. "Sounds like fun," Said Shalimar "but you've got to promise to go out with us tonight." "Sure, sounds great." "Let's go."
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"What! Are you serious? You can't expect me to wear that." Said Emma after seeing the outfit Shalimar wanted her to wear. "Oh, come on Emm, It'll be fun. Imagine the reaction on the guys when they see in that outfit. Besides it's not that bad. You'll look great in it.
After thinking about the reactions the guys will have especially the one guy she agreed. "Fine, but I'm taking a jacket." "Of course, but I'm sure that the guys will lend you theirs when every other male in the club is staring at you."
"Do you think so?" Emma asked a little shyly. "Of course," she said then it hit her. "Oh my god, you have a crush on one of them."
"Which one?" She asked getting ready for some serious girl talk. "Do you seriously not know?" Asked Emma kind of surprised that Shalimar had not yet figured it out.
"I might have an idea as to who it is but why don't you tell me?" "On second thought, let me guess, is it Brennan? You two spend a lot of time playing around." "Well, actually... y--" she was cut off by Brennan calling for them.
"Come on girls. Hurry up. We're sure you look fine!" "Just a second!" Yelled Shalimar back. "You were saying?" She asked Emma turning her attention back to her. "I'll tell you later. Don't want to keep the guys waiting do we? She said grabbing her jacket and making a rush for the door. Shalimar got up and followed her out.
By the time she got downstairs Emma was already out the door followed by Jesse and Brennan. Using her incredible speed she catches up with Brennan and smacked him across the head.
"Hey! What was that for?" "For interrupting a very interesting conversation that might have resulted in something good." "Huh?" Asked Brennan confused. "Never mind, let's go." ********************************************************************** "That was exhausting," said Emma walking inside followed by Shalimar, Brennan, and Jesse. "Yeah, but it was fun said Jesse who had danced all night, mostly with Emma.
"I'm tired," said Brennan. "I'm going to bed." "Night." Said Emma. "Night Emmy." "Well, I'll see you girls tomorrow." Said Jesse. "Good night." Said both Emma and Shalimar.
When he went up to his room Shalimar asked Emma, "Okay, it's killing me. Who is it?" "Sorry, I'm extremely tired. Tomorrow. I promise," "Good night Shal." Shalimar looked a little disappointed but didn't say anything else.
They both went upstairs and went to bed. Shalimar fell asleep immediately. However, Emma didn't. She just kept thinking of the time she had tonight.
She wasn't really sure if she should tell Shalimar who it was, she would probably try setting them up. What if it didn't work? She will feel awful about that. She'll talk to Brennan first, maybe he could help. Then she'll figure out what to do. Finally after many hours she fell asleep to beautiful dream with him in them.
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