WHITE OAK

Chapter 5

Carter:

Best first day of school ever! The last couple of periods went by in a blur as I was way too busy trying not to think about Mia. This is ridiculous I should just talk to her. Since when am I ,Carter Peace, afraid of a girl? After practice and the gym when I got home I decided that I am going to talk to her tomorrow, no excuses! Mom and add weren't home yet (as usual) and I started with diner.

By the time my food was finished I had worked out a full proof plan on talking to Mia. I know it sounds lame what guy needs a plan to talk to a girl? But Mia is not just any girl she is the girl I am going to marry! Sadly my plan involved her new best friend Ali.

That night I dreamt I was in the woods again just wondering around. I dreamt that I could communicate with plants and animals. Not really talk but more communication through thoughts and feelings. It was a more simple and more intense way of living. I felt like I was one of them!

I dreamt I saw Mia again but this time it was different. She was far away almost as if I was seeing her through glass. That morning when I woke up in the woods again I decided that the sleepwalking and the dreams had to be connected some how. It was sorta starting to freak me out. Why could I not just snore like a normal person.

Before I could do anything about my dreams I had to talk to Mia first. She was the girl of my dreams. I have never felt this way about anyone and I have only talked to her a hand full of times. I have to get this thing under control before I turn into some freak pining over her instagram photos. (Maybe I should go check those out?)

Ali was very excited to help and actually had a whole plan already constructed in her head. Ali was going to pick Mia up at her house and take her to a "welcome to Scotsville" breakfast but she will have forgotten something at home and she is going to leave Mia behind so that they do not lose their table. (I swear I had nothing to do with this crazy scheme)

I walked up to Mia where she was sitting alone in a booth in the corner twirling her red hair over a finger and staring at the print on the table trying not to look too bored. (every table had it's own print of a landscape or some famous person. Her's was of Marilyn Monroe.)

Carrying two cups of steaming coffee I walked over to her table " Wh are you sitting here all alone?" I asked sitting down across from her. "I saw you sitting there and I through 'heck Carter you dig you can't let the pretty new girl sit there all by herself" I said in my best fake southern accent. She just laughed and took the cup I was holding out to her. The made a gesture towards the spot I was sitting and said "Well actually Ali was sitting there but I guess you can hang around for a second beacuase it looks like she ditched me. And since you did your best not to sound British just so you don't scare me off." I was taken aback for a second. It has been a whole since anyone has said anything about my accent (I guess the have gotten used to it)

I grew up in England but my parents decided America was a better place for their company (more pollution or something) so in my does year if highschool we moved here. I smiled and gave her a mock hurt expression " I will have you know that my southern accent in my whole family."

She took a sip of her coffe and sighed heavily "uhh they have the best coffee on earth! Thanx for the boost and hey like your accent much more anyway. Please don't try and hurt anyone else with that horrid sounds. Think of humanity!" she laughed. She got a cute little crinkle next to her eye when she did that and I was glad that I was sitting at that moment or I would have had to sit to steady my legs (I know! I sound like a girl!)