Chapter 2
Unexpected Meet Up
YASMIN'S POV.
The next day I was all unpacked and my room was set up. I even got Faye's stuff all out. Faye was our dog. She was a German Shepard we adopted from a rescue shelter. Well, I had adopted her. My parents had agreed that I was responsible enough and could take care of her, and she grew on everyone. Faye was still a puppy, only nine months old.
She had tan and brown fur and brown eyes. She was timid when we first met her, but she grew on us. She's a nice dog all around, even to strangers.
I decided to take Faye on a walk to get her used to this new town.
"Mom, I'm taking Faye on a walk!" I called, as I walked down the stairs with Faye's leash in hand.
I saw my mom with my sister Brianna at the kitchen table making cookies.
"Alright sweetie, have fun." my mom stated.
I connected the leash to her collar and was heading out the door when my mom spoke.
"Oh, by the way, I met this nice older woman yesterday. Said her name was Martha. She owns a place called Martha's Place. It's an orphanage for children. I told her that you love to do community service, and said you should come by and see how things are. She said she'd love to have some more help with the kids. Here's the address, you can stop by today and check it out." she said handing me an address.
"Alright, I'll go by there and see." I said walking out the door with Faye.
"Come on, let's go check this place out." I said.
We walked down the street for a while until we came to the address. I saw some kids playing. I walked over and they greeted me.
"Hi, is this Martha's Place?" I asked.
"Yeah, Martha's inside. Can we play with your dog?" asked one girl.
"Sure, she's nice." I said handing them Faye's leash. They started to take turns walking her around in front of the house.
I headed inside and heard people talking. I looked into a room and saw a Hispanic looking women with brown hair and kind brown eyes. There was also a tall man with brown hair and eyes talking with her. Just then, the women saw me and smiled.
"Hello dear." she said.
I stepped into the room.
"Hello. I hope I didn't interrupt." I said sincerely.
"Nonsense, dear, it's fine." she said.
"I'm Yasmin. You talked to my mom the other day, remember?" I asked.
"That's right. Your mother told me how you love to help out in the community. She also told me you're great with kids." Martha said, "Oh, and this is Blister. He helps around here too."
"Yeah, I love kids. I always volunteer at orphanages when I can. It makes me feel happy to see them smile." I stated, "I work for orphanages as a part time job too, along with a few others when I can."
"Quite the philanthropist this one." Blister said.
"Guilty as charged. Well, that and an environmentalist." I said.
"A heart of gold." Martha stated.
"Thank you Ma'am." I said blushing slightly.
"And polite too." Blister said.
Just then we heard a new voice. A masculine voice.
Crow! It was Crow
"Hey, Martha! I got those groceries you needed! By the way, the little nerds are playing with some dog in the front. Might want to check on…them." Crow said seeing us in the room.
"Oh, hey Yasmin. What are you doing here?" he asked.
"Crow! Don't be so rude!" Martha scolded
"Oh, no I didn't mean-" I'd cut him off.
"It's okay, don't worry. It's nice seeing you again…since yesterday." I said, mentally slapping myself for sounding so lame.
"Anyway, the nerds are playing with some dog outside." Crow said, then grabbed a steel pipe!
"I'll take care of it." he said.
"No! That's my dog! I told the kids they could play with her. She's nice! Plus, I can't even believe that you would use a steel pipe! Even if the animal is a danger, that's not the way to go!" I said, going on my rant. I was also and animal lover.
"Sorry, I didn't know." Crow said looking ashamed. Now I felt bad.
"No, it's alright, Crow. I just, I have strong feelings about things like that. I'm a hardcore philanthropist." I said sheepishly.
"It's alright. I get it. I just was a little worried about the little nerds, you know?" he asked.
"Yeah, I know." I said smiling.
"Well, I'd be glad to have some extra help. Now why don't you two go and play with the kids." Martha stated.
We headed outside and saw them playing with Faye. They were playing fetch. When Faye saw me she ran over and stood on her hind legs and put her front on my lap.
"Hey girl, meet Crow. Crow, meet Faye." I said, and Faye jumped on Crow, putting her front paws on his legs.
"Heh, hey there, uh, Faye. So, how old is she?" he asked.
"She's nine months, still a puppy. She's a German Shepard. We got her from a rescue shelter." I explained.
"Wow, you really do have a heart of gold." he said.
"Thanks." I said with a blush.
"I mean, because you do all these good deeds for the environment, and animals and less fortunate." he said flustered a bit.
"Well, we can't exactly live without the earth, so, I do my part." I stated sheepishly again.
"Well on behalf of everyone on the planet, I say, thank you." he said with a salute.
I laughed a bit softly.
"Why thank you." I said with a curtsey.
Just then, we saw a sector security runner pull up.
"Hey Yasmin!" a voice yelled.
Hey lifted their visor and I saw Trudge.
"Hey Trudge, what's up?" Crow asked.
"Nothing bad, just dropping by. Yasmin, your mother said you'd be here and wanted me to tell you that your runner got here earlier than expected." he said.
"Okay, thanks." I said.
"Remember to stay out of trouble." he said.
"I will." I said in an exasperated way.
"Alright, alright, I'm going." he said.
"Stay out of trouble Crow." he said sternly. He seemed to be giving him a certain look.
"Yeah, yeah, I got it." Crow said.
He sped away and I waved as he left.
"Hey, how do you know Trudge?" Crow asked.
"He's my uncle." I said simply.
"HE'S YOUR WHAT!?" Crow exclaimed.
I looked at him funny. What was the problem?
"He's my Uncle." I stated again in a 'so what', kind of way.
"Wow…" Crow muttered.
"Is that a problem?" I asked with an eyebrow raised.
"No, it was just a, um, a shock. Yeah, that's it, a shock." he said a bit nervously.
"Why is it a shock?" I asked crossing my arms. Crow looked a bit panicky now.
"I just mean, it's hard to picture someone like Trudge being related to someone like you." he said.
"Someone like him being related to someone like me?" I asked with both eye brows raised in a 'did you just go there?' way.
"No, I didn't mean…I should shut up now shouldn't I?" he asked.
I started to laugh and he looked at me funny.
"I'm only joking Crow. I already know about it. My uncle had told me about all the trouble and good you and your friends have done." I said with a smile.
He looked relieved and spoke, with a playful pout.
"That wasn't funny, I thought I'd actually offended you." he said.
"Sorry, but I couldn't help it." I said shrugging.
He grumbled jokingly. I giggled.
"Hey, come on." I said hitting his shoulder playfully.
"Hey, come play with us!" the kids shout to us.
We headed over and began to play tag with the kids. It was nice getting to play with them…
NO POV.
Martha watched as the two teens played with the kids. It made her smile seeing Crow and Yasmin together.
"So, thinking about when they'll get together?" Blister said.
"Maybe. They would be great together." Martha stated watching them play tag with the others.
"I hope they get together, Crow needs a girlfriend." Blister said.
"You're right. Just give them some time. It'll happen. I'm sure of it. I think Yasmin is just the girl Crow needs." Martha said and went back to starting lunch for the kids.
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