November 13, 2012: C
"What's up?" She grinned at me, and I flashed a half-smile back.
Gesturing around, I shrugged. "Jogging," I replied, as we continued to jog, and she nodded, laughing.
"Yeah," she giggled. "It's nice weather, which is cool. But I always like it when it's cold best. Which is one of the reasons why I'm thinking about going to work in Antarctica after college," she said, and I vaguely recalled her mentioning something about it in Science while I was trying to work on our project.
Shrugging in response, I glanced around. "Fall in the north-east is my favorite," I told her, cracking a smile, "The leaves changing color and all."
Smiling, she nodded. "Yeah," she agreed. "It's beautiful. My aunt lives there, and we visit for Thanksgiving. It's so great. I used to love to climb the trees and…"
I tuned her out, glancing across the track at Max, who is arguing with her friends again.
"…and so Mom told us not the climb trees anymore, but we…"
Soon, Brigid and I were near enough to Max and her friends to hear a loud, "OKAY? That's it?" from Nudge.
Nudge and Angel pulled Max to the side of the track, and Brigid and I continued to walk.
"…Mom was soooo mad when she found out, but it was worth it, you know?"
I nodded, smiling politely.
"You like Fang!" Nudge screeches, and internally, I freeze.
Brigid. Just shut up.
FAX IS IN THE AIR.
~Anna Ride