Lucky Streak

Tori closed her locker and waited until Dustin looked at her.

"I'm going now." She said.

"Hey, I'll walk you there, gym right?" Shane asked.

"Yeah, okay." Tori replied.

Dustin walked off the other way and Tori walked beside Shane to the gym where they parted and headed into their respected change rooms. Hailey sat on the bench that hung on the wall and smiled as Tori seated herself beside her. Melanie walked in the change room and her new girls weren't with her. She was a loner but Molly and Kate waved and smiled when they saw her.

Hailey led Tori into the gym and started their laps. When the teacher called them into the circle for a discussion, she brought up the events of the previous day.

"Melanie, I wouldn't mind spending some time with you to help you on your returns. Tori, I want you to serve first for volleyball finals and don't aim for Melanie."

The whole class laughed but Tori and Hailey grinned at each other. The teacher blew her whistle and everyone stopped laughing. The class stared up at the tall and fit teacher.

"Line up behind Miss Hanson and be prepared to serve and aim."

"Just pretend she's standing there." Hailey whispered to Tori, who was right in front of her.

"That was my plan." Tori turned around and smiled.

The teacher threw her the white volleyball. Tori took it in her left hand and drew back her right arm. She glanced up at the target. It was a brown bucket that sat in the middle of the opposing court. Tori punched the ball and it landed in the bucket. She held back her excitement until the teacher gave her a signal to sit down. Hailey hit the side of the bucket and soon joined Tori on the floor.

Dustin stood outside the girls change room and Tori was the first one out. She walked with Dustin to math and sat beside Hunter and Shane for the second day in a row.

"Hey Shane." Tori smiled.

"Hey Tor." Shane replied with out hesitation.

"What's your name?" Hunter asked, turning sideways.

"Tori."

"Cool, guess I should stop calling you 'Diner Girl' huh?" He joked.

"Maybe." Dustin cut in.

"Well I am a girl and I do work in a diner. Fits me perfectly doesn't it?" Tori asked jokingly.

"True, but it's not really my style."

"Right, are you working tonight?" Shane asked.

"Yeah, tonight, tomorrow night and every other night until I graduate from University." Tori answered with a bit of an attitude.

"Where you going?" Hunter asked.

"Cal U, it's near home and all, can't really afford to move." Tori stated, more for herself than for Hunter's sake.

"Maybe I'll see you there." Hunter smiled.

"You're going to Cal U?" Dustin asked.

"Yeah, if I can tell my dad that, he wants me to go to Harvard."

"You don't want to go?" Shane asked as Tori and Dustin drifted into their own conversation.

"How was v-ball?" Dustin asked.

"I almost did it again." Tori grinned.

"Almost?"

"Yeah, she was standing right next to the target right and it went in the first time then the second time it touched her and rolled in." Tori explained.

"Seriously?"

"No, she wasn't even in the same gym as I was." Tori sighed.

"Oh, well. It's still funny, you should really be more careful." Dustin joked.

"Uh huh." Tori held back her laughter.

"You're so dead dude."

"That's T-o-r-i." Tori laughed.

"Okay."