NIGHTS Awaking from Dreams

Chapter 2 - Waking World

Will was late for school again, he missed his alarm clock. Now he was running to his school, his pants fluttering at high speeds though the wind while his shoes fell against the pavement .

Fit from playing soccer all the time he zooms over lawns and sidewalks, turns around a corner. There was his school in sight, leaping up the stairs, throwing open the door, dashing across the halls.

He then skids down another hall and turns a corner. When he get to his room number 105, he stops and tip toes in the there, the teacher's back facing the class. He goes and slips into his seat quietly and puts his back pack on the ground next to him.

"Well I see your here now William." The teacher says not turning away from the white board, and all the students snickers. But then the teacher silence them with a glare, and they pick up their pencils and get back to work.

After a few minutes the teacher walks over to Will and sits down on a desk. "Will is there anything wrong...that you keep arriving at school late?" Giving a concerned look but still keeping one eye one the rest of the class..He paused considering what to say, then he shakes his head. "No mama, I just over slept."

She accepts it. "Well please try to fix that." Then she gets off of the desk she was sitting on and go to check on the others students.

Later at lunch, will sat down at a empty table, his soccer buddies had called him to sit down. But today he just need to think and he sat at a different corner of the cafeteria.

"Hey Will." A sweet voice bids him hello. Will looks up and smiles. "Oh hi Helen." He greets back scooting over for Helen to sit. "So ..." He started to ask Helen.

But Helen calls out. "Come on you coming?"

Will turns to look, balancing a tray and a large text book or two came a light, light brown haired kid, Wearing a fade gray and blue jacket, gray shit, Blue jeans and a big smile. Also as well as blue eyes.

He leans over letting his tray slide on to the table then followed by placing his books on the seat next to him and finally sitting down himself. "Thanks Helen." He looks at Will. ".Is this Will who you were talking about?" He asked Helen with a smile.

"Yep Will this is August, August, Will." She picks up her fork and starts to eat, Will keeps looking at August. "Um why's he here?" He asked in confusion and a bit of irritation

Helen gives him a look. "Because..." She said sarcastically. "He's new here and with me part of the Link Crew it's my job to escort new students to the school." she stated matter-of-factly

Will rubs his head then looks at August. "Well it's nice to meet you, sorry that I snapped" August smiles, "Hey that not a problem."

And Helen smiles. "That's better if you boys didn't get along you'd have to deal with me." They both look at her, Will it wouldn't surprise him, August wasn't sure if she was kidding or not.

Helen looks up and snickers at their funny expressions on their faces. "Oh don't worry I wouldn't do anything, the looks on your face it's hilarious." The boys relax, accepting her answer and get back to eating their lunch.

After which Helen takes her and August's tray. August looks at Will and asked a question he'd been pondering. "How did you meet a girl like that?"

Will ponders how to say that with out saying to much. "Well the way you meet anyone, walk right up and say hello."

August chuckles back. "Well it would be nice if that worked every time." Will laughs too, that was pretty funny. "So.." He asked August. "Helen said you are new here, do you like sports, maybe soccer?" He added the last bit hopefully