| And I Waited For You... |
| Installment One - Page Three |
| �Get your shoes on and I�ll take you down to Friendly�s.� I said. �Really?� Mackenzie asked sitting up and starting to smile. �Do I lie to you?� I said smiling. �And change your shirt, no way am I taking you to Friendly�s with that nasty thing on, you look like you played in a mud puddle.� �Thanks Zac,� He said, getting up and running upstairs to his room. When he came down I told our mom where we were going and got in my red Jetta. I like to emphasize the my. I got it for my sixteenth birthday (exactly seven and a half months ago). So no more driving in the dumb van or driving Taylor or Issac�s cars. �Buckled?� I asked. �Yep.� Mac replied. ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ We sat down at a table near the window and started looking at the menus. �I know what I want already.� Mackenzie smiled. �Ok�� I laughed, �that didn�t take long. I have no idea what to get so you choose something for me�.And nothing coconut! You know I hate coconuts.� Mac laughed. It always makes me feel good when he laughs, I don�t know why, just does. �You think you can order when I�m gone? I�m just going to go to the bathroom real quick.� �Sure,� He replied, starting to play with the pins and the triangle toy on the table. �K, Be right back�, I said leaving. I took the shortcut, not wanting to go around the restaurant too much, and made it to the bathroom. On the way back I had to take a slight detour to avoid a waitress who was in the middle of the isle. Trying to keep a focus on where our table was in the huge dining area, I searched for Mackenzie and kept walking. I saw a blur in front of me and before I knew it I had bumped into a girl who had just stood up from her table to leave. �Oh, I�m so sorry,� I started, immediately feeling bad and getting ready for her to get mad and tell me how stupid and clumsy I am for hitting her. �Oh no, I�m sorry, I shouldn�t have stood up when you were right there, I just, I guess I didn�t see you, I�. Wait a minute, aren�t you�?� She asked When I looked up at her and looked her in the eyes I immediately recognized them. Dark blue, like a deep ocean. �You�re the girl from the studio!� I said amazed. �Yeah�. I lost�� She said sadly. �Zac� I said, sticking my hand out to shake, with a huge grin on my face I�m sure. She shook it and smiled, �Candal.� I didn�t know what else to say or do. Candal, so that was her name�hmm, never heard that one before. �Well, I should probably get going,� she said reluctantly when neither of us said anything. �Are you here alone?� I asked. �Yeah�. �Well, uh,� my mind was racing, what should I say, invite her to sit with me duh. Yeah, but what about Macky. Forget Macky, I can bring him here anytime but with my luck I�ll never see her again. �Do you have to leave right now?� I asked. �I�m supposed to pick up my little brother at his friend�s house around 9:30,� She said backing up. �It�s only five past nine,� I said, �You can sit with me and my brother for a while, until you have to leave.� I suggested. �You don�t mind? I mean, I�d love to but, are you sure its ok with your brother? You bringing a fan to eat with you, I�m sure you guys are trying to get away from that.� �NO,� I said a little too loudly. �He won�t mind, trust me.� |