"Look you have every right not to trust me" Mel states looking back at Grace who was looking back trying to find Eli.
Grace looks towards and stares at the girl who was now looking directly into her eyes.
"I know that… it's just I don't know why you wanted to walk with me" Grace whispered.
Well, I thought you looked kinda bored with Brad back there."
She studied Grace to try to find any kind of change in her expression any indication of her feeling, her thoughts. Anything.
"So, what do you think of town so far?"
"I've only been here a little while and I'm starting school soon so maybe I'll get to know some more people"
"Oh, are you a senior"
"Yeah, I just transferred over from my school in Chicago."
See, that house right there" She asks pointing to a house on the top of a cliff.
"Yeah…"
"Well I want you to meet me there tomorrow at about 10am"
"Why?"
"Because that's my house and I maybe able to take you"
"Take me where?"
"Do you always ask so many questions?"
"Yeah" Looking down towards the sand.
"Well if you come I'll take to you to the senior end of winter break party"
"Ok… but I'll have to ask my mum"
"Ok um do you want me to pick you up in the morning instead?"
"Well that would be easier as she would wanna meet you."
"Ok well…" Mel drops her bag and begins looking through it "Here give me your address"
She hands Grace a book and a pen in which Grace writes her address in it.
"Here's my number" She rips out a piece of paper out of the book that Grace just handed her.
"Melody Reiss" Grace reads.
"Yeah"
As Melody begins to stand up she notices someone watching them from the behind a rock.
"Hmmm"
"What?" Grace asks.
"Nothing lets go back."
The girls began walking back to Brad and the rest of the beach.
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As Eli began walking back towards the girls that were now looking for him, to hand him a bottle of water, he noticed the girl Grace was walking with making a bee-line for him.
"Excuse me" She started.
"Sorry, gotta go!" he shouted over his shoulder as he turned around.
"Wait" she asked placing her hand on his arm.
He turned back around, she was shorter than him but not by much, she had black hair and light brown eyes which in a certain light looked almost orange Eli noticed.
Eli B&W "She's hot!"
"Thank you, you're Grace's brother right"
"Step-brother"
"Whatever… um listen give me your hand."
Eli puts out his hand after hesitating slightly.
She begins writing on his hand with a pen she had over her ear.
"Here is my address, why don't you come at about 4 tomorrow"
"Sure"
He looks over at Grace and realises that she isn't looking at him but instead is laughing at Brad as he trips up.
Eli B&W "What is wrong with me…mega hot girl in front of me and I'm staring at Grace."
"Ok" he says again confirming.
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