Chapter 2:
Austin sat in a stool at Mini's, eating a mini pancake with a fork. Unfortunately, they had run out of syrup already at 10:30 in the morning, so he had to eat them dry, and bland. Swallowing hard, he finished his plate, and pushed back his chair. Walking down by Sonic Boom was the fastest way to get home, so he tromped by the entrance, without looking up to avoid someone.
He knocked into the girl, who was shocked into off-balance, and dropped her book. Austin looked at the leather journal uncomprehendingly, until the girl leaned down, and picked it up herself. She looked up at his face. "Austin?" she said.
"Sorry." Austin apologized quickly, and brushed past her. He pulled his hood up over his head, hiding his burning cheeks, and ran home. All the way there, he thought: "Why did it have to be Ally?"
