Twister: Calm Before The Storm

First Date

  The morning arrived and today Jo and her friends would finally find out how they did on their first storm chase. Jo was completely optimistic about their data. She got up and quickly got around. The same routine went down. Bill would knock on her dorm room door and walk with her to class. "Good morning class! Please take your seats and I will pass out your grades on your assignment you completed yesterday." She instructs them. Jo couldn't wait to see the score. The paper finally landed on her desk and she took a look. A+! She couldn't believe it! She let a grin appear on her face. She then looked up and saw her professor speak. "Because you guys worked so well on this assignment, I'm allowing you guys to work together on another storm chase. If you continue to do well and receive great data, I may see if a grant for a lab is in order for everyone." The day breezed by fairly quickly, and before everyone knew it, the end of the day had came.

  Bill met up with Jo. "Hey Jo. You still up for having dinner with me?" He asks her. Jo turns to him and looks into his grey-blue eyes. "Yeah I'm still up for it. I'm just going to get around first." She tells him. Bill smiles at her. "That's alright by me. I'll come and pick you up around 6:30." A few moments of silence passed as he observes Jo walking towards her dorm room. He was just about to walk towards his dorm room when suddenly, Jessie appears. "Hey Bill. Have you seen my brother around lately? I've noticed I haven't really seen him apart from class. I'm hoping he is fine." He asks Bill. Bill shakes his head. He lets out a sigh. "I'm sorry Jessie. I haven't really seen him much either. I'm sure he is fine, he's just... Very quiet I suppose. I'm sure, like I've said, he'll come around." Jessie frowns. "Okay. I'm hoping it's soon man. Later Bill." He began to walk past Bill. "Later Jessie." Bill then walked into his dorm room to get ready. He wanted to look his best for Jo.

  The time had finally come. 6:30. He knocked on Jo's dorm room. He waited patiently for her. Jo finally opens the door and Bill couldn't believe it! She looked stunning! "Ready to go? You are looking beautiful Jo." He tells her, complimenting her appearance. Jo smiles at him. "Why thank you Bill. You are looking Handsome tonight. I'm ready to go." She tells him, admiring his appearance. The two hail a taxi to the other side of Norman. "Where would you like to eat, Jo?" Bill asks her. Jo had honestly no clue where she wanted to eat, so she tells him that it was up to him to decide. Bill had decided that they would go and eat at a fancy diner. Little did they know, that Jonas was also out on the town. He had been very tense that day, so he figured a night out on the town would do him good. "This is nice Bill, thank you! You know, you really didn't have to go out of your way to do this for me." She tells him. Bill lets out a chuckle and replies saying, "It was not a problem Jo. I'm happy to be able to spend some time together with you." The two were enjoying their dinner and their company with one another, laughter ensuing from the both of them.

   Jonas was only a few tables away. Drinking some beer and finishing up his Spaghetti. He never realized that Jo and Bill were eating dinner together until he looked up. Seeing them together made his heart drop. Oh shit! He thought. They must be on some kind of date. He observed them being so happy with one another. He felt his blood boil with rage. How dare Bill get another chance with her again! She should be having dinner with me! Jonas gritted his teeth. He couldn't bear it. Calm yourself Jonas. I don't want to make a scene. These thoughts aren't logical and maybe I should leave now. He then sighs and waits for the waitress to take his payment. He needed to leave now.

   After they had ate, Bill asks Jo, "Hey, if you don't mind, maybe we can go to the park together. Especially since it is on the way back to the campus." Jo replies to him, "Sure! That is not a bad idea at all. I wouldn't mind spending a bit more extra time with you." The waitress takes their check and the two of them hop into the taxi. They finally arrived at the park. The wind was whistling through the trees and Bill and Jo had sat near the pond, tossing stones into it. "Here you go Jo. I thought you might like it." Bill says to her, handing her a red rose that he had picked just for her. "Oh why thank you Bill. It is a pretty rose." She tells him, admiring the rose. Silence reigned between the two for a few minutes. Then Jo spoke. "So Bill, how do you think our next Storm chase will go?" She asks him. Bill looks over at her. He leans his head on her shoulder. "I think we may have a chance. We just have to stay focused and work together as a team. I'm hoping we will get some good data on this next storm we chase." The time had eventually come for the two of them to head back to the campus. They would have a big day ahead of them tomorrow.

  Jonas layed wide awake at night. He could hardly sleep as he had so much on his mind. He turned on his side, letting out a sigh. "Just what is it going to take for me to win Jo over? Bill is always in the fucking way! What does Bill have that I don't?" He vents to himself. Jonas realizes that his anger was starting to take over. "This is not what I wanted to start to feel, but if I don't figure out the soultion to this problem then I'll have no choice."

   The morning came and today would be a huge day. A severe Storm system was forming right in central Oklahoma. Bill and his gang would have a chance at collecting more data. In the classroom, Jo and Bill were looking over radar images and forecast models, trying to figure out where their target area would be. Jonas wasn't too far away from them. I'll just have to impress her on this chase today. That's worth a shot at least. He thought to himself. As the day progressed, a tornado watch had been issued and Jo had ordered the team to get everything ready. They were going to target the Guthrie, Oklahoma area.