Snippet #2348474

Because Jez wasn’t paying close attention, the sudden slight shake and ‘thump’ of his bottom hitting the seat cause her to slightly flinch; she instantly got up abruptly, as if he was some sort of dangerous thing she couldn’t touch. Of course, she did not mean to portray things like this. With quick and, quite frankly, clumsy steps, Jez made her way to the breakfast line, grabbing a tray and filling it with fruits and breads. Grapes poured over unto her jellied toast as the apple rolled over onto her small boxed cereal, finally hitting her bottled water.

It didn’t take her long to reach the end and turn back towards her table; her eyes carefully staring at the boy, who, to her surprise, had a notepad on the table. From the distance she was at, Jez was unable to see what he was drawing; though, saying she was curious was an understatement. As Jez made her way to the tables, her eyes looked over at the picture, and to her amazement, was a beautiful drawing that looked like something out of a picture. She set her tray down across from him before looking down at it, popping a grape in her mouth as she peered up at him through her eyelashes.

“That’s a pretty picture.” Her voice was barely above a whisper, but thanks to the lack of chattering noise that had yet to arrive in the cafeteria; it was audible enough for him to hear. Despite her small comment, Jez kept popping grapes into her mouth, avoiding eye contact with him and wishing that she had one of her friends with her; at least she wouldn’t be as over dramatic as she was now.