CHAPTER 34(MAX) (SEAFOOD DELIGHT )

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AS I WALK INTO A SEAFOOD RESTAURNT , I FEEL OUT OF PLACE I AM WITH MY MOTHER AND FATHER SO I REALLY SHOULDN'T BE . IT IS STRANGE IT IS NOT LIKE IT WAS BEFORE . I AM FINE IF I AM JUST WITH MY MOM ,AND IF I AM JUST WITH MY FATHER WHEN HE IS NOT ARGUEING ABOUT BASEBALL . THIS PLACE IS WAY TO FANCY FOR A SUNDAY LUNCH . THE HOSTES IS TAKIN US TO OUR TABLE WHEN I SEE THIS BURNETTE SITTING OH SHE IS BEAUTIFUL SHE IS MIA .

" HEY MIA " MY MOTHERS SAYS IN A LOUDER VOICE THAN WHAT SHOULD BE USED IN THIS FANCY SEAFOOD PLACE

. " HI HOW ARE YOU ?" MIA ASKS MY MOTHER AS SHE GETS UP AND GREETS HER .

MY FATHER BEING THE RUDE MAN HE CAN BE WALKS ON TO THE TABLE . " IS YOUR MOM WITH YOU ? " MY MOM ASKS

" NO SHE IS AT HOME I AM HERE BY MYSELF ACTUALLY I WAS METTING SOMEONE BUT SOMETHING CAME UP " MIA ANSWERS HER AND FACE APPERS TO GET SADDER WITH EACH WORD OR MAYBE IT IS EMBRASSMENT .

. " OH I WOULD ASK YOU TO JOING US BUT WE ARE MEETTING MY HUSBAND BOSS . " SHE SAYS

" THAT IS OK BUT THANKS " MIA SAYS

MY MOTHER MAKES A FACE LIKE SHE JUST GOT A IDEAL . " OH WHY DON'T MAX JOIN YOU ." SHE SQUEELS

I AM SURPRISED AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY I CAN ALSO TELL MIA DO'NT KNOW WHAT TO SAY . ITS NOT THAT I DON'T WANT TO BUT THE TRUTH IS THIS IS MY FRIENDS GIRL AND I LOVE SPENDING TIME WITH HER .AND REALLY ALL I BEEN THINKING ABOUT IS HER TELLING ME I WAS HER 1ST CRUSH IN SOME WAYS IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD LIKE A COMPEMENT BUT IN SOME WAYS I AM JUST SCARED .MAYBE THAT DON'T SOUND LIKE A PROMBLEM BUT I AM SCARED REALLY SCARED OF SO MANY THINGS ME ACTALLY HAVEING FEELINGS FOR HER THE 1ST GIRL I EVER HAD FEELING FOR . OF A REJECTION ,OF HURTING PIER . OF MORE THINGS I CAN'T EVEN THINK OF . THE OTHER DAY WHEN I ASKED HER IF SHE WAS HAPPY THE OTHER DAY I WOULD HAVE TOLD HER I THINK I MIGHT HAVE FEELINGS FOR ,THAT I AM NOT SURE BUT WOULD LIKE TO EXPOLRE .

" I STUTTER NOT SURE WHAT WORD CAME OUT OF MY MOUTH BUT IT MUST OF SOUNDED LIKE A NO BECAUSE MY MOTHER LOOKS AT ME AND SAYS

" HONEY IT IS A BUSSNISS DINER YOU DON'T NEED TO COME SIT HERE AND ENJOY YOUR LUNCH .

." " I WOULD LOVE THE COMPANY " MIA SAYS WITH A SMILE .

. " IT WILL BE NICE " I SAY

I SIT DOWN AS MY MOTHER WALKS AWAY MIA IS LOOKING IN THE MENU AND I WONDER IF SHE FEELS AS AKWARD AS I DO . BUT I REALLY DON'T THINK SO , I THINK MIA ONLY SEE ME AS A FRIEND WHICH KILLS ME BUT I KNOW IT IS PROMBLY FOR THE BEST .

. " HAVE YOU ATE HERE BEFORE ?" SHE ASKS

" YEA THIS MY FATHER'S BOSS FAVORTIE RESTAURNT SO HE PICKS IT ALL THE TIME . " I ANSWER

I LOOK AT THE MENU WHICH I ALREADY KNOW WHAT I WANT .

" OH I WANTED TO COME HERE FOR AWHILE JUST NEVER GOT AROUND TO IT , BUT PIER PICKED IT OUT WE WAS SUOPSE TO MEET , BUT HE HAD A HANG OVER ." SHE SAYS

I HATE HEARING HIS NAME COMING FROM HER PLUMP LIPS .

. " SO THEN YOU KNOW WHAT IS GOOD HERE ? " SHE ASKS

I DON'T LIKE BEING SO COLD NOT TALKING TO HER I AM JUST SO SCARED . " I AM GETTING THE SEA BASS" I ANSWER

. THE WAITERESS TAKES OUR DRINK ORDER AND MIA TELLS HER SHE IS NOT READY TO ORDER . SHE IS LOOKING HARD AT THE MENU . SHE SEEMS FURSTRAGHTED .SO I LIGHTEN UP A BIT .

." THE FISH NACHOS IS GOOD I KNOW IT DON'T SOUND IT BUT IT IS WE CAN SPLIT IT AS A APPETIZER ." I SAY

"YEA THAT SOUNDS GOOD . , I AM TORN BETWEEN SALMON OR LOBSTER ." SHE SAYS

SHE IS STILLL LOOKING AT HER MENU . " THERE IS A PLATER WITH SALMON ,LOBSTER ,STUFFED CRAB, SEA BASS AND CRAB CAKES . I ORDER IT THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE IT WAS WAY TOO MUCH FOOD AND WE CAN GET A SIDE OF SEA FOOD AUGRATIN POTOES . AND THE FISH NACHOS ,YOU KNOW WE CAN SPLIT . I SAY

" WITH ALL THAT WE WILL BE STUFFED ." SHE SAYS AND LAUGHS AND MY MOOD CHANGES .

YES I AM STILL SCARED BUT I AM HERE WITH MIA I DID'NT PLAN IT ,BUT I AM HERE SO I AM GOING TO ENJOY IT .

"IT ALL SOUNDS GOOD ." SHE SAYS

" IT IS VERY GOOD ." I ANSWER AND SMILE

SHE PUTS THE MENU DOWN .AND IMEDITLEY THE WAITERSS TAKES OUR ORDER .

. " SO WHAT IS YOUR PLAN FOR THANKSGIVING .?" I ASK HER

" SAME OLD THING TURKEY DINER ,BUT MY BROTHER IS COMING BACK COLLEGE " SHE SAYS

BUT DON'T FINISH HER SENTENCE . I KNOW SHE WAS GOING TO SAY COLLAGE . SHE IS NOT OVER NOT GETTING IN TO PRINCETON . SHE LOOKS SAD SO I THINK OF SOMETHING THAT CAN MAKE HER NOT AS SAD .

." YOU KNOW I AM HAVING A THANKSGIVING PARTY ." I SAY

I DON'T KNOW WHY I SAID THAT BUT I DID I WASN'T PLANNING A PARTY BUT I GUESS I HAVE TO NOW .

" REALLY YOU KNOW YOU ARE INVITED AND TELL YOUR BROTHER ." I SAY

SHE TAKES A DRINK OF HER WATER AND SAYS " I WILL " SHE SAYS

SHE TELLS A STORY OF A FEW THANKSGIVINGS AGO AND I TAKE IN EVERY WORD ,I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME I AM NEVER LIKE THIS WITH GIRLS .AFTER WE EAT WHICH SHE WAS RIGHT WE WERE STUFFED .I SAY

" SORRY I WAS ASUBBSUITE FOR PIER ." I LIE

SHE RASIE HER PERFECTLY SHAPE EYE BROW

." WHAT ARE YOU KIDDING ME I HAD A GREAT TIME YOU KNOW I LVE SPENDING TIME WITH YOU ." SHE SAYS

I FEEL SOMETHING I CAN ONLY EXPLAIN AS BUTTERFLYS I KNOW SHE MEANT SPENDING TIME LIKE IN A FRIENDS WAY BUT STILL IT GAVE ME THAT BUTTERFLY THING . THE MEAL IS OVER BUT I DON'T WANT IT TO END SO I BLURT OUT

." DO YOU CARE TO DO SOMETHING ." !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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