It's for a good cause, Cody reminded herself as she dumped a spoonful of mystery meat onto a plate. She could feel sweat, caused by the heat of the kitchen, begin to fall down her face. Without so much as a thought she wiped her forehead with her hand leaving a mark of spaghetti sauce which she was unfortunately unaware of. This isn't so bad, she told herself after filling someone's bowl with jello.
"Citygirl!" He laughed and she looked up, oh no it was him.
"Next!" She bellowed but he didn't move.
"I thought it was photography you were into not lunchography." Squib smirked twirling his fork with his fingers.
"Oh hahah" She said sarcastically as she tried to serve the next person in line but he didn't budge and neither did the line.
"Seriously, Codes, what are you doing?" He had just taken in her image. Her red hair was tied back into a tight bun and covered by a hairnet, she was wearing a white apron that hung off her body like a tent, not complementing her figure at all. They were in the cafeteria, both of them on either sides of the glass case, which held a large assortment of food (not that edible). But in his eyes she was still beautiful.
"Step aside and I'll explain." She sighed and dropped the large spoon into the boiling pot of mushroom stew. Cody walked towards the end of the cafeteria line where he was standing, causing people to groan and another lunch lady to take over.
"This should be interesting." He grinned, leaning the top-half of his body on the glass and resting his arms on top of it.
"Well if you have to know, I'm raising money to help free captive elephants in New Zealand."
"New Zealand? Anyways, how is getting a makeover from the lunch ladies raising money?" He sneered
"They'd prefer to be called cooks."
"Cooks don't make mystery meat, mushroom stew or fishy surprise."
"Jerk." She scoffed
"Okay, okay, I'm sorry. How is getting a makeover from the cooks raising money?"
"It's not a makeover, they offered to give me 30 of what the cafeteria makes today if I help out."
"30? You should ask for more, I mean think of those poor elephants."
"I don't see you helping the cause." He reached deep into his pocket and pulled out a 20 dollar bill and waved it in front of her face.
"My donation to the elephants." She scowled but snatched the money from him. He grabbed his tray and turned to find a table.
"Hey Squib!"
"What is it?" He pretended to groan.
"Freaky Friday is playing tomorrow at the Cineplex, wanna go?" She asked, hoping he'd say yes.
"That the movie with Lindsay Lohan, right?"
"Uh huh."
"Sure, I'll go, always did have a thing for redheads." He simpered as he walked off. Cody watched and could feel herself begin to slip into a daydream.
"Sneaking out, eh Myers?" She spun around and saw Justin Powers. The 5th draft pick of the Montreal Canadians, the player who was constantly getting injuries and sent to Cascadia for training, the boy who tempted Squib with steroids, the boy who played Megan and Tannis, the boy who spread rumors about her. He was back.
"None of your business, Powers." Cody headed back to her original post but he continued to follow, a menacing look on his face.
"What's the matter, Cody, not happy to see your old friend?" She glared at him disgustingly and at the many girls who were swooning over him.
"Back of the line." She muttered holding a saucy spoon threateningly in the air.
Squib watched the scene unfold from his seat beside Cameron, Adena and Tannis. He wanted to get up and punch him and he considered it for a while, but Squib wasn't a violent type of guy and he knew Cody could take care of herself. But he couldn't help but glower at the two.
"Jealous much?" Adena chuckled even though it was clear Justin was going nowhere but down with Cody.
"No, she's allowed to talk to whoever she wants."
"Because she's not exactly tied down to anyone is she, Squibey?" Tannis grinned
"Who's not tied down to anyone?" Cody had just joined them, her lunch lady outfit gone but the spaghetti sauce was still on her forehead.
"Oh nobody, nobody at all!" Squib finished quickly "Uh, Cody, you have something on your.." He got up from the table and with his napkin he took the sauce off of her. She clasped her hands on her forehead and he laughed. Cody looked up into his eyes, his vision burrowing hers. And for a moment everyone else seemed to disappear.
"Earth too lovebirds, calling all lovebirds." Cameron teased but Tannis whacked him across the head with the back of her hand.
"You just ruined a perfect Cody-Squib moment." She stated a-matter-of-factly. Cody looked down at her feet embarrassingly.
"I, um, uh, have to go to, uh, practice… Practice yeah, that's it!" Squib scampered off and Adena shook her head. "FYI, Cameron, those are rare."
