Why Not?

Chapter 1: Why Not?

Lexa was 15, her 16th birthday was in a month on June 3rd. She had long brown hair that she rarely let out of a ponytail. She wasn't popular at the private school she went to, nor was she unpopular.

She just tried to blend into the background.
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"What can I get you?" The waiter asked in a gruff tone, looking down at her with tired eyes.
"Curly fries, please," Lexa said with a slight smile. The man nodded at her and walked off.
"Hey!!!" a girl yelled, breathlessly running into the restaurant and glancing at Lexa. "Want to go on an adventure?"

Lexa looked at her skeptically. "I don't even know you."
"Yes you do," the girl panted, pointing at her uniform shirt. "I go to your school."
"Okay, but we don't talk," Lexa stated, wondering where this was going.

"My name's Clarke. Want to go on an adventure?"

Lexa opened her mouth and was about to say no when she sighed and re-considered. A girl from her school she had never talked to before was asking her to go on an adventure? The sane answer, obviously, was no.

But what did she have to lose, anyway? She was in a restaurant where she ordered the same thing every day. Maybe she needed to mix things up. Life was getting boring.

"Why not?"

Clarke beamed at her. "Cool! I've been dying to go on an adventure. I've read so many survival books that we'll be totally safe if we encounter danger. I swear."

Lexa knew she might regret this. But who knows? It could be... Fun. And she hadn't had fun in a long time. "Let's go then, Clarke."
"Yes, Lexa," Clarke said, mimicking Lexa's more serious tone. Lexa stood and they both walked out, curly fries forgotten and hearts set on adventure.