Arriving Fall
Tori popped open her cell phone after class. She received a message from the guy she had been talking to online for the past year. He went by 'Broken Soul' and she went as 'Permanent State'. They had not met at all but talked endlessly into the night. The only time she didn't keep in contact was when she was at work and only because her boss wouldn't let her.
"Hey Broken Soul, how's life treating you?" She spoke out loud as she replied.
She continued walking and met up with Dustin after waiting for him to get extra help with that day's math. She stepped on his foot and that knocked her off balance and she flipped over and landed on her butt. Her cell phone clutched in her hand, Dustin leaning against a different locker, grabbing his foot.
Tori was about to get up on her own when a hand reached down to hers and helped her up. She slipped her phone into her pocket and glanced at who helped her.
"You okay Diner Girl?" Hunter asked.
"Yeah, thanks." Tori smiled.
"Any time."
"Later." Tori smiled as he disappeared down the hall.
Dustin finally let go of his foot and limped over to the girl in awe of what happened. She was staring down the hall after him and he broke her concentration.
"Thanks for the pain in my foot." Dustin joked.
"You're welcome." Tori grinned.
"Hungry?"
"No, you go ahead, I'll meet you after school, okay?"
"Alright, don't do anything I wouldn't do, okay dude?" Dustin replied.
"What wouldn't you do?" Tori walked away laughing.
She picked her cell phone out of her pocket and there was already a reply. It read: Hi Permanent State, pretty good, could be better; I'm having girl trouble. Tori smiled to herself as she typed a line. Don't worry it'll pass, we should meet sometime don't you think? After that line, they got into a conversation of quick responds.
Broken Soul: Yeah, I here there's a dance coming up, maybe we could meet there?
Permanent State: All right, the masquerade ball right?
Broken Soul: Yeah, under the disco ball at ten?
Permanent State: Sounds like a plan, got to go, fourth period calls.
Broken Soul: Talk to you later.
Permanent State: Bye:)
Tori turned off her cell phone and headed inside the school for English. She sat beside Hailey and the two listened intently to the assignment. It was due the next week and Tori was working a lot so she left most of the work to her partner: Hailey.
"I'm sorry, I have to pay the bills somehow, I'll make it up to you I promise, free food at the diner?" Tori asked with a smile.
"Anytime." Hailey joked.
