II. Friendship turns into Love
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Four months had gone by and Cole was Piper's best friend although Piper sometimes got the feeling Cole and her were way to close but Piper didn't know Cole had paid a liking in her but Cole just never had the guts to tell her.
"Hey Piper," Cole said as he found Piper under a tree reading on campus grounds.
Piper looked up to see Cole, "Hey there Mr."
"What you reading?" Cole asked as he sat next to Piper.
"A book, I have to return this book to the library after I'm done," Piper said.
"What is it?" Cole asked.
"Stephen King's Sleepwalkers."
"Ah, never a fan of Stephen King."
"Really, how can you not be?"
"Never was, never will be," Cole said. "Anyway wanted to ask you if you want to go to the buzz bar this weekend."
"This weekend?"
"Yeah with me, a bunch of my friends are coming from out of town and we are gonna hang out a bit, I thought I would introduce you to them."
"Sure what time?"
"Say I pick you up around ten."
"Sounds like plan. Well I better return this, I haven't finished so I'll re- issue the book," Piper said has Cole pulled her up. He then kissed her on the cheek and left. Piper stood there, it was the first time a guy friend had kissed her, it was only the cheek but why did he kiss her? She thought.
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"Hi, I was wondering if I could re-issue this book?" Piper asked the librarian.
"Sorry someone as requested that book," the lady said after typing something into her computer. Seconds later Mr. Wyatt came to the desk, "Sleepwalkers, Stephen King's," the lady said showing the book to Mr. Wyatt. "If you want Ms. Halliwell I can put in a request for you as soon a copy is returned," the lady said.
"Sorry, if you want you can take the book out again, I've read it a number of times," Mr. Wyatt said to Piper.
"No that's fine, I've read it a number of times too. Maybe I should buy my own copy," Piper told Mr. Wyatt.
"Well this is yours now Mr. Wyatt," the lady said handing the book over to him.
"Thanks," Mr. Wyatt said taking the book, he then looked at Piper who was grabbing a booklet off the front desk, he walked up to her. "Piper, that's your name right?" Mr. Wyatt asked.
"Yes," Piper said surprised he remembered her name out of hundreds and hundreds of students.
"You in my first year English class, I remembered your name. So you a fan of Stephen King's work?"
"Very."
"So am I. I don't know many people who love his work. They say he can be a little..."
"Sick," Piper finished.
Mr. Wyatt laughed, "Well I couldn't have put it in a better way. So how are you liking English?"
"You're great... What I mean is you make it great... no wait that came out wrong... What I mean is..."
"You enjoy my classes right?" Mr. Wyatt finished for Piper.
"That's right."
"Well if you ever have any questions I'm always here, your a very promising student. I haven't seen much like you," Mr. Wyatt told Piper.
"Thank you," Piper said smiling.
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Four months had gone by and Cole was Piper's best friend although Piper sometimes got the feeling Cole and her were way to close but Piper didn't know Cole had paid a liking in her but Cole just never had the guts to tell her.
"Hey Piper," Cole said as he found Piper under a tree reading on campus grounds.
Piper looked up to see Cole, "Hey there Mr."
"What you reading?" Cole asked as he sat next to Piper.
"A book, I have to return this book to the library after I'm done," Piper said.
"What is it?" Cole asked.
"Stephen King's Sleepwalkers."
"Ah, never a fan of Stephen King."
"Really, how can you not be?"
"Never was, never will be," Cole said. "Anyway wanted to ask you if you want to go to the buzz bar this weekend."
"This weekend?"
"Yeah with me, a bunch of my friends are coming from out of town and we are gonna hang out a bit, I thought I would introduce you to them."
"Sure what time?"
"Say I pick you up around ten."
"Sounds like plan. Well I better return this, I haven't finished so I'll re- issue the book," Piper said has Cole pulled her up. He then kissed her on the cheek and left. Piper stood there, it was the first time a guy friend had kissed her, it was only the cheek but why did he kiss her? She thought.
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"Hi, I was wondering if I could re-issue this book?" Piper asked the librarian.
"Sorry someone as requested that book," the lady said after typing something into her computer. Seconds later Mr. Wyatt came to the desk, "Sleepwalkers, Stephen King's," the lady said showing the book to Mr. Wyatt. "If you want Ms. Halliwell I can put in a request for you as soon a copy is returned," the lady said.
"Sorry, if you want you can take the book out again, I've read it a number of times," Mr. Wyatt said to Piper.
"No that's fine, I've read it a number of times too. Maybe I should buy my own copy," Piper told Mr. Wyatt.
"Well this is yours now Mr. Wyatt," the lady said handing the book over to him.
"Thanks," Mr. Wyatt said taking the book, he then looked at Piper who was grabbing a booklet off the front desk, he walked up to her. "Piper, that's your name right?" Mr. Wyatt asked.
"Yes," Piper said surprised he remembered her name out of hundreds and hundreds of students.
"You in my first year English class, I remembered your name. So you a fan of Stephen King's work?"
"Very."
"So am I. I don't know many people who love his work. They say he can be a little..."
"Sick," Piper finished.
Mr. Wyatt laughed, "Well I couldn't have put it in a better way. So how are you liking English?"
"You're great... What I mean is you make it great... no wait that came out wrong... What I mean is..."
"You enjoy my classes right?" Mr. Wyatt finished for Piper.
"That's right."
"Well if you ever have any questions I'm always here, your a very promising student. I haven't seen much like you," Mr. Wyatt told Piper.
"Thank you," Piper said smiling.
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