Excuse Me(Alanna)

[Colton Bryan]

Today had been a bit of a frustrating day for Colton. First he had a rough time waking up when he stared up at the ceiling for thirty minutes feeling exhausted, then he and his class had received a complicated project that he felt was a waste of time. Now all he wanted to do was go to his normal spot near the pond and read for an hour.

As he moved past the line of trees that blocked him from seeing the spot he had sat in so many times the grass had actually flattened Colton saw that someone was sitting in his spot. His mouth tightening in frustration, he walked towards the person who he now saw was a girl and sat a few feet to her right opening his book while giving a couple angry glances her way.

[Alanna Darlington]

Alanna had discovered that now that she felt happier, her power was getting easier for her control. Crowds however were still an issue. Now that school was nearly back in session, everyone was coming back from break and it was crowded as ever. More so since they had free time.

But it was a beautiful day, so it just gave her more reason to venture to the outdoors with her camera in hand.

As she often did, she ended up at the pond, delighted to find it unusually vacant. She had taken a few landscape shots to begin with, but soon after ended up taking a seat - and putting down the heavy camera bag in the process. It was a good vantage point, allowing her to zoom in for smaller details.

The best part of being so far away from people was that she didn't have to put effort into shutting out thoughts - there were none to sense. Which made it all the more noticeable when a person was approaching. She didn't need the angry glances to tell her that the newcomer was annoyed - specifically with her it seemed.

Alanna took a moment to finish the photo she was in the midst of taking before turning to look at the younger boy. "I can move if you like," she offered. After all, clearly this specific spot was important to him, and she could understand how a bad day could make someone just want to go about their routine so they had a chance to relax. "I don't mind."

[Colton Bryan]

Colton had started reading a few lines into the beginning of his book when the girl near him suddenly spoke to him. "That would be great, thank you." He said while turning to look at her while feeling slightly surprised that the girl knew what he was thinking, in fact he began to wonder how the girl figured out what he was thinking and said in a suspicious tone, "How'd you know I wanted to sit there?" Unbeknownst to him Colton had spoken in Danish.