Chapter 2-First Meeting, Part 1
I had finally arrived at the apartment that I was staying at, this would be my first attempt at living alone- but I knew I could manage. I was walking around the corner, when I stopped in a Café called the Dot. As I approached the entrance, my stomach growled with relief. Truth be told, I was very glad that I had stopped in here-it saved me from a lunch of Ramen, when I wanted something different. I sat down at a table, and looked down at the menu and asked for a cup of tomato soup with ice tea. While I waited, I saw a bunch of guys coming in-they were about my age-I looked around, and noticed that a weekend lunch crowd had begun to arrive. I thought I had heard my phone ring when one of the guys came over to my table. "Excuse me miss", Are you Okay?" I took a deep breath and said, "I am fine, Thanks and the name's Hallie Claire." I had my hand and he shook it-he had a very firm grip. I pulled my Gymkhana jacket closer to me.
He cleared his throat and said, "You're an Equestrian, aren't you? And the name's Owen." I smiled and said, "Nice to meet you and Yes I am an equestrian-Do you know of any good riding stables around here?" He thought for a moment and said-"There's one next to Degrassi-after I finish eating, I will show you where it is." It dawned on me, "I guess we will be seeing each other more because I am going to be attending Degrassi." He had a smile on his face, as he returned to finish eating. (30 minutes later)- Owen kept true to his promise and showed me that riding stable, and then I got to see what Degrassi looked like in person. It was definitely laid out differently than the old campus that I had attended; they also had different courses that my old school wouldn't even think of offering. It was nice that I had made my first friend that I could count on. I noticed that he had a Hockey letterman's jacket on, and I proceeded to ask him about his hockey pursuits. He also told me that the campus was holding class Elections and that he said that someone needed to run against someone named Holly J, or she would get the position. It was not long until I made the decision that I would run against her, because I thought of myself as a leader anyway.