chapter two"Okay, Lisa can you carry on reading please" I fiddled with my pen and eyed the clock above the teacher’s desk. 5 minutes until 12. I tried to concentrate on Lisa’s reading, but I really wasn’t interested. As the clock ticked towards midday, I shifted in my seat. When the bell did ring, my English teacher glanced at her watch and sighed. "Okay guys… you can finish reading the chapter for homework. See you tomorrow" The screeches of chairs being pushed back and desks being cleared ran around the classroom. I grabbed my bag and started towards the door.
Our school cafeteria at lunchtime looks more like a zoo at feeding time. It’s a really big building, and because it has a very high ceiling, it echoes. So when you have a hundred or so teenagers in there, all talking very loudly and clanking plates around, it gets kinda noisy. I found my best friend Meredith and we took our trays over to a large table in the corner of the room, that we always use. A few of our friends had beaten us to it, so we sat down next to them. A chorus of ‘Hey Wyn’ and ‘Hi Meredith’ went around the table before they went back to their conversation.
"Are you serious Jess? When are they coming?"
"What’s this?" Meredith asked, as she dissected a bread roll.
Michael looked over, and said with a roll of his eyes, "Hanson are doing a concert at the Stadium next week." I groaned and shook my head. Jess grinned at me.
"Don’t say it, Wyn. We all know what you think." I sighed and went back to my sandwich. Nothing against Hanson, but pop music really isn’t my thing. Meredith smirked at me over her roll. She’s the opposite to me.. leaning most definitely toward the obsessed side. She looked back to Jess.
"How do we get tickets?"
"Umm, they’re going on sale tomorrow, I think…"
As they carried on, I zoned out and started to scan the cafeteria. My eyes settled on a guy sitting over the other side of the room, in a group. Tom Matthews. Tom is like the most wanted guy at our school. He’s got the classic good looks.. blond hair, blue eyes…
"Wyn? Wyn!" I turned back to the table and saw Meredith frowning at me.
"Will you come with us?" I blinked.
"Come where?"
"The concert, duh!" I raised an eyebrow.
"Me? At a Hanson concert? I dont think so…"
Meredith sighed, "Come on… you might have fun…."
I chewed on my lip. "Ummm, I’ll think about it" I knew full well I had no intention of going, but Meredith seemed satisfied with my answer and turned back to Jess.
Shaking my head, I turned back to the cafeteria and looked over at Tom’s table. I just about died when I saw him looking right back at me. I quickly became very interested in my sandwich. I don't know what it is about that guy, but just looking at him sends me into cold sweats. When I glanced back a few seconds later, he was saying something to his friend and they were both looking at our table. I gulped and turned to my friends, deciding to pay attention to the conversation."Hey Wyn," I closed the door behind me and raised an eyebrow. Brianna, my sister was standing in the doorway to the kitchen, eating a bun.
"What are you doing here?" I asked. She laughed.
"Well, thanks for saying hello…"
I grinned. "You know what I mean…."
"Yeah, I know. I had the afternoon off because they were stocktaking at the store."
"Oh, ok." I started past her and up the stairs.
As I made my way up the stairs, I heard the phone ring and paused to see who it was.
"Oh, Hey Mrs. Garden. Yeah, she's here, I'll just get her." I Sighed and made my way slowly back down the stairs, as Bri called me.
"Hello, Wyn?"
"Hi, Mrs Garden."
"Oh good. Umm, dear, I can't talk long, but would you be able to sit for the kids and my sister's kids on Saturday?"
I chewed on my lip. That was only 3 days away. Inwardly groaning, I said;
"Sure, Mrs Garden. What time?"
"Well, if you could be here by 6pm that would be great."
"Sure."
We hung up, and I turned to Bri, sighing.
"Hey, they're not that bad, Wyn," She grinned, giving me a thumbs up sign.
"You'll be great."
"Yeah, sure, whatever." I mumbled, making my way back to the stairs. It was going to be a long week, I could tell.
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