Today, Beacon Hills High School prepares to welcome a new student! Several new students, in fact; a whole class of them. As summer gives way to fall, so too does freedom give way to restriction. Get in your seats, everyone.
"Maybe let me know if it's something else? If that's not a breach of your friendship or something. Or maybe ask him to talk to me himself. Whichever."
And when she retrieves her stuff, Matt is waiting in the parking lot, as promised.
"I didn't actually plan very far ahead. Mind hitching a ride?"
She laughs. "It was a bit spur of the moment. You're forgiven."
She looks around for anyone familiar.
"You have anyone in mind?"
"Well, there's Danny, he'd probably help out...Greenberg? I can try Brian, but I think that's a 'no'."
"Hmmm. I don't think we should antagonise Danny like that. He doesn't like me. I don't know who Greenberg is and I'm not sure about Brian. We can ask? Are any of them even old enough to drive, or are we actually asking their parents?"
"Greenberg has...someone who drives him. Brian has his older brother. Either one should work. We can always just walk somewhere closer."
"Oh. Sure! If you want. Uh, I have to get to the lawyer's office first, do you mind riding along ten minutes for my brother to drop me off there?"
"That's fine with me. Our destination is the Preserve, so unless that's super out of your brothers way?"
"Should be fine. Are you guys okay riding in the bed?"
To the car! It's a fairly run-down pickup truck.
"Sounds super illegal and dangerous." Beat. "I'm in."
To Matt: "Unless you don't wanna risk death and/or police?"
"One of you should go inside after I get off, less chances to get caught. The Sheriff should be fine either way, he knows us."
Acceptable! She smiles at him and snuggles in close. This way she can protect him if they crash, but mostly because she wants Matt hugs.
"So. This is my first date. Obviously. Do you have any major wants or do-not-wants? Kinda wanna know what I'm in for."