The Diner Part 3
Oh, my god! Austin thought. Could it be the girl he saw in the hallway? The same girl who is working at the diner right now? Just as he was about to text back he was interrupted by Ryan. "Dude, what's wrong?" Closing his phone and directing his attention back to his buddy. He signaled for Ryan to come closer using his finger. Then he began to whisper.
"She just told me she was in this diner," Ryan's eyes grew to the size of golf balls.
"Are you serious? She's here?" Austin nodded.
"Yes, and she told me her hair is blonde. So, that's going to narrow it down." Ryan turned his head and searched the entire diner for any high school girl with blonde hair. "I think I know who it is, though."
Ryan quickly turned back to Austin. Is he for real? Ryan questioned.
"Really? Who?" Austin looked toward the counter and motioned with his head to make it less obvious. Ryan discretely looked in Sam's direction. Diner Girl? "You're not talking the girl everyone calls Diner Girl are you?"
"Yeah, why?" Why does everyone have a problem with her? She seems nice.
"Well, I'm not saying it's a bad thing, but what makes you think it's her?"
"Well, earlier today I asked her where she was at school and she told me she was in B hall and that girl was there at the same time."
"She could of just been passing through like everyone else, though." We have a million blondes at our school.
"I don't know, Ryan. She fits the profile perfectly." Ryan became confused.
What profile? "What makes you say that?" Austin cracked a smile to reassure his best friend he knew what he was talking about.
"Through out the time we've been talking, she's refused to give me any clue to her identity. I've tried to convince her over and over that I'm not like the rest people at our school. And for some reason everyone hates her. Which would explain why she wouldn't share any details about herself. Plus, their both shy, smart and sarcastic."
"Oh, I see. So...are you going to ask her?" Austin looked back over at Sam while she bused a table a few rows down. What if I'm wrong? He thought.
"I don't know, man? I just wish I knew her name," just as he said that Rhonda came out from the kitchen.
"Sam, can you get those two boys started while I take care of the food orders?" Sam looked at who was at the table and hesitated for a moment.
"Sure...Sure, Rhonda," she stuttered as she pulled out her pen and pad.
"I guess, that answers that question, huh?" Ryan said with a ear to ear grin. Sam? That sounds a lot better then Diner Girl. Austin reckoned. Austin and Sam were both sweating bullets as they came closer to each other. However, Sam was only nervous because she had to wait on Austin Ames, the schools football captain and student body president. And Austin was flustered because he might have found his online partner whom he'd never met. Until, now.
"Hey, what can I get you, guys?" She asked fearfully. At least Shelby and her friends aren't here.