Wow, I've been so good at updating this week.
Jess and I just got Twitter; it is very confusing.
Anyway, enjoy!
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"Argh, Russ, could you please stop being annoying? I am trying to study," Tempe said, annoyed at the constant stream of comments coming from Russ. "Never mind, I'll go to the library."
The library was a fifteen-minute walk from home; which may as well have been double, when you're carrying a bag full of workbooks on your back. Luckily for Tempe, being a Saturday, the library was quiet. The majority of students come on weeknight after school, not willing to give up their weekends. Finding a table in the back corner, Tempe emptied her back of schoolwork and spread it out across the table.
After a few minutes, she finally got into her study and was working at a steady pace, when voices from a few shelves down disrupted her.
"Nah, mate, I ain't doing it," the first voice spoke, in a soft whisper.
"C'mon, Seel, it's just your little bro, he won't care," a second much deeper voice spoke.
"He will care," the first voice spoke again, sounding somewhat familiar.
"But, this isn't just a race, this is a marathon! Man, we can't miss this," the second voice pleaded again.
Becoming fed up with the two boys immature bickering, in a library of all places, Tempe pushed back in her chair and got to her feet. Peering down each shelf as she walked, she stopped at the third one down to see two quite tall boys; one facing her and the other with only his back visible.
"Excuse me?" Tempe asked, interrupting their argument, "if you hadn't noticed, this is a library, and people come here to study. And people like you two bickering away loudly makes that a very difficult task. Could you please quiet dow -" She stopped short of herself as the boy who had his back to her turned around.
"Temperance?" he asked surprised and looking slightly embarrassed.
"Booth?" Tempe replied, shocked at his identity.
"You know her?" Booth's friend asked mouth slightly ajar.
"Yeah, we met just last week."
"Well, Seel, I gotta run," his friend said, patting him on the shoulder, "think about it."
And with that he stalked off.
Standing there for a few awkward moments, Temperance decided to walk back to her table to resume studying.
"Hey, Temperance," he called out, following her, "sorry about the noise, my mate wants me to go to this thing in a few weeks time but I've already said I'd take my little brother to his soccer tournament that day."
"You have a brother?" she enquired, sitting down.
"Yeah, Jared, he's a good kid."
"May I ask you a question?" Tempe asked, looking up at him as he sat in the seat next to her.
He nodded.
"Why did your friend call you 'Seel'?"
"Oh," Booth chuckled, "that's my name. Well, Seeley, actually. But I mostly go by my last name; Booth."
"Booth. Seeley," she tried the words out on her tongue. "I think I prefer Booth."
Her mind completely going off her Health revision, they began talking. They talked about what they'd been up to. They talked about both their brothers, discussing how often they got on their nerves. Tempe talked about her school and things she had going on there, while Booth talked about struggling to find a part-time job.
"So, what's incidence?" Booth randomly questioned.
"Pardon?" Tempe replied, confused.
Pointing to a paragraph in her Health textbook, Booth asked again, "what's incidence?"
"Oh," she said, realising what he was referring to. "Incidence is the number of new cases of a disease or disability in a population."
"Nice," he said simply, looking utterly confused at what she'd said. He then looked at his watch and his brow furrowed. "Hey, I actually have to go now."
"Okay, I guess I'll see you around, then?" Tempe asked hopefully.
"Yeah, hey how 'bout we go to the park or something tomorrow? You can bring that dog of yours. I finish church at 1:30, so we could meet at about…. Noon?"
"Sure, I'd like that," she accepted.
"Well, okay, bye," he said, smiling as he walked out of the building.
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Later that night, after dinner, Tempe was sitting on the couch watching TV.
"So, Tempe, what did you get up to this afternoon?" her dad, Max, asked her.
She shrugged, "not much. I went to the library to study. I saw a friend there. That's about all."
Russ looked confused, "but isn't Angela away with her parents?"
"Yes, but today she was at home. I do have more than one friend you know," Tempe retaliated, slightly offended.
"Who was it then?" Max asked, wanting to know what his daughter was up to.
"His name's Seeley," she replied simply.
"Seeley? What sort of a name is Seeley?" Russ asked, minor amusement in his tone.
"A nice one," Tempe said truthfully, while Max seemed concerned and Russ gave her a funny look. "Well, I have homework to do, goodni-"
"Why are you doing homework on a Saturday night? On weekends you're supposed to chill out and have fun?" Russ asked, gobsmacked at the thought of wanting to do homework.
"I have a lot to get done, and I have plans tomorrow," she started, but at the raising of her dad and brother's eyebrows, she added, "I'm taking Murray for a walk. Goodnight."
She didn't stop to see their expressions; just walked up to her room.
She slept soundly that night, knowing she had something to look forward to.
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There's another chapter. This one was kind of a filler chapter I just had to put in before some other stuff happens. I'd like to say thanks for all the reviews and alerts I got for the first chapter; they really do mean so much. Please review and let me know what you thought.
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