Snippet #1453380

Not expecting anyone else to be in the park, Angie jumped as someone cleared their throat right behind her, knocking her head on a low-hanging tree branch as she straightened from looking for her book. "OW!!" She winced, putting a hand to the back of her head. "Son of a-- oh!" Who should she turn to find but the object if her daydreams standing directly behind her. Pain was immediately replaced with uncharacteristic shyness. "Um...hello." Well, this was awkward. And how'd he managed to sneak up on her anyway? What was the guy part ninja or something?

Those questions were immediately forgotten when Angie realized what he was holding. "You found it!" Overcome with joy, she immediately pulled him into a hug. "Thank you so much! You have no idea--" Suddenly, reality hit her like a ton of bricks, and she had to ask herself: what the hell was she doing?! More awkward than ever, she quickly pulled back, gripping her newly-retrieved sketchbook in her hands. "I-I mean, uh... thanks." 'Nice recovery, Ang. Real smooth.'

Even after embarrassing herself like that, Angie was quite sure her heart had stopped when she realized Alejandro had looked through her sketchbook. Her first reaction was to be angry, no, furious that he'd gone through her personal belongings without so much as asking her permission. Whatever happened to respecting people's privacy. 

But wait...he thought they were good? Angie stared up at the taller boy, speechless. The few times she'd shown people her drawings, they either criticized the lack of realism or the fact that she spent all of her time drawing instead of doing 'important' stuff. To have her work complimented was...surprising, to say the least. But not unpleasant, definitely not unpleasant.

"Really? Well...thanks," she replied, smiling warmly. "And I'm sorry, too. I know I can get a little moody sometimes." She glanced away, trying to ignore the fact that her cheeks were turning red. "Listen, I know we kinda got off on the wrong foot earlier, but do you...want to hang out sometime?"