Chapter 3
Joe's boots clicked softly against the slick streets of Everwood. The icy air nipped at her face, changing it from a smooth tan to a bright rosy red. She pulled her Hurley beanie down over her ears and hugged her Northern Exposure jacket tighter. Snowflakes fell silently from the sky, and caught on her long eyelashes and the tip of her nose. She stuck her tongue out and caught a small flake on it. Boy had she missed this. It hadn't snowed in Texas or Las Vegas, which was one of the things she missed most about New York. Snow had always fascinated Joe, she loved the fact that each flake was beautiful and different than every other. She reached Mama Joy's and walked in, the warmth rushing over her. She took a seat at the counter and slid her coat off. Nina walked over from behind the counter and greeted her with a hug.
"Hey Joe," Nina said, handing her a menu,"Can I get you a drink?"
"Hey Nina,"Joe replied,"Um, how about some hot cocoa?"
"Coming right up," Nina responded, walking away to get her cocoa. Joe open- end the menu, and studied the different items, trying to figure out what she wanted. Her deep thought of rather she wanted soup or grilled cheese was interrupted by the ringing of the bell hanging over the door. She looked up to see it was Ephram and Delia. Delia saw her and rushed over.
"Hey Joe!" Delia shouted, joyfully, giving Joe a hug. Joe had always been like a big sister to Delia, and Delia loved her like one.
"Hi Delia,"Joe said, giving her a hug back. "How was school today?"
"Good, except we got math homework, and I hate math," Delia told her, as she spun in her chair.
Ephram took the seat on the other side of Joe and order a cup of coffee.
"Hey Ephram," Joe greeted as Nina handed her a cup of cocoa.
"Hi," Ephram replied,"did you say anything to piss Amy off today?"
"Um, no. I just introduced myself to her in chem and asked her about the English lit assignment,"Joe explained,"I don't think she likes me much."
"Oh,"Ephram said. He tried to think of why Amy might hate Joe so much. Well, first off Amy's best friends seemed to adore Joe, Ephram thought, and I am good friends with Joe....that's it! She's jealous! Ephram shook his head at that. Amy, jealous of him, what a thought.
"So, since tomorrow is Saturday, I was thinking we could hang or something," Joe said, after she and Delia order their food.
"Sure, anything you have in mind?" Ephram asked, a little excited that he'd be able to hang out with Joe again, like they had almost daily in New York.
"Um, I was thinking we could go snowboarding. Paige said there was this killer place in Estes Park, which is a few hours from here. If we were to catch a greyhound bus around 6am we could get there by 10," Joe suggested.
"Sounds Great,"Ephram responded,"Kayla and Paige aren't gonna be there, are they?" Joe began to laugh and then shook her head.
Joe's boots clicked softly against the slick streets of Everwood. The icy air nipped at her face, changing it from a smooth tan to a bright rosy red. She pulled her Hurley beanie down over her ears and hugged her Northern Exposure jacket tighter. Snowflakes fell silently from the sky, and caught on her long eyelashes and the tip of her nose. She stuck her tongue out and caught a small flake on it. Boy had she missed this. It hadn't snowed in Texas or Las Vegas, which was one of the things she missed most about New York. Snow had always fascinated Joe, she loved the fact that each flake was beautiful and different than every other. She reached Mama Joy's and walked in, the warmth rushing over her. She took a seat at the counter and slid her coat off. Nina walked over from behind the counter and greeted her with a hug.
"Hey Joe," Nina said, handing her a menu,"Can I get you a drink?"
"Hey Nina,"Joe replied,"Um, how about some hot cocoa?"
"Coming right up," Nina responded, walking away to get her cocoa. Joe open- end the menu, and studied the different items, trying to figure out what she wanted. Her deep thought of rather she wanted soup or grilled cheese was interrupted by the ringing of the bell hanging over the door. She looked up to see it was Ephram and Delia. Delia saw her and rushed over.
"Hey Joe!" Delia shouted, joyfully, giving Joe a hug. Joe had always been like a big sister to Delia, and Delia loved her like one.
"Hi Delia,"Joe said, giving her a hug back. "How was school today?"
"Good, except we got math homework, and I hate math," Delia told her, as she spun in her chair.
Ephram took the seat on the other side of Joe and order a cup of coffee.
"Hey Ephram," Joe greeted as Nina handed her a cup of cocoa.
"Hi," Ephram replied,"did you say anything to piss Amy off today?"
"Um, no. I just introduced myself to her in chem and asked her about the English lit assignment,"Joe explained,"I don't think she likes me much."
"Oh,"Ephram said. He tried to think of why Amy might hate Joe so much. Well, first off Amy's best friends seemed to adore Joe, Ephram thought, and I am good friends with Joe....that's it! She's jealous! Ephram shook his head at that. Amy, jealous of him, what a thought.
"So, since tomorrow is Saturday, I was thinking we could hang or something," Joe said, after she and Delia order their food.
"Sure, anything you have in mind?" Ephram asked, a little excited that he'd be able to hang out with Joe again, like they had almost daily in New York.
"Um, I was thinking we could go snowboarding. Paige said there was this killer place in Estes Park, which is a few hours from here. If we were to catch a greyhound bus around 6am we could get there by 10," Joe suggested.
"Sounds Great,"Ephram responded,"Kayla and Paige aren't gonna be there, are they?" Joe began to laugh and then shook her head.