track.”
“Smart,” she commented.
He shifted his weight so he was able to look at me. “You never answered my question. Where are you from?”
Crap, was he really going to make me talk? Out loud? I swallowed what felt like shards of glass in my throat and found myself whispering, barely making any words out. “I…uh…”
Anna rolled her eyes and mouthed, “Say something.”
“Uh, Virginia,” I finally answered, ignoring the sound of Anna’s amused snort.
The corner of Jacob’s thick lips turned down as he nodded his head in thought. “Virginia, huh? I’ve never been to the east coast. Is it nice over there?”
Anna gazed at me intently, encouraging me to speak.
I gulped. “Pretty nice. You should see it this time of year. The leaves are beautiful. Reds and golds. They look like a painting.”
Anna winked at me and whispered, “Good job.”
“I’ve always wanted to travel,” Jacob replied thoughtfully. “I’ve always felt a bit suffocated knowing that I’ve been stuck in one place all my life.”
“Well, you’re in SoCal now,” Anna reminded him. “We’re not in Fresno anymore, Toto.”
“It’s still California,” he shot back. He scrunched up his nose and sighed. “Hate to say it, but I have a feeling I’ll be here for a while. Especially if I do end up pursuing teaching.”
“Mr. Silas,” Anna mused. “Has a certain ring to it.”
Jacob smirked. “Oh yeah, it’s awesome.”
In all honesty I couldn’t see anything bad with the idea of Jacob being around for a long time. Still, I was curious as to why he felt stifled. “Why? I mean, why don’t you see yourself leaving?”
He shrugged. “Don’t really have the cash to do it. That’s why I want this whole dancing thing to take off. Sponsors will pay you to globe trot.” He ran his finger along the table, circling a pile of stray sugar grains from where our packet had ripped. “Yeah…that’d be the life.”
“Is that why breaking is all you do?” Anna asked, throwing me a meaningful look. I bit back the urge to roll my eyes.
“Yup. Practice makes perfect and I’m goal oriented like that.”
“You sure are. Breaking day in and day outttttt.”
I narrowed my eyes and kicked my roommate under the table. Captain Obvious didn’t hold a pickle to her.
Ignoring me, Anna glanced at a group of servers who were busy singing a bad rendition of “Happy Birthday” to one of the customers. “If our server ever shows up can you order me the spinach salad? I’m going to the restroom really quick.”
Before I could even reply, Anna had already jumped out of our booth and was headed toward the back of the restaurant, leaving me and Jacob sitting quietly by ourselves. I gazed after her retreating body in shock. I so did not get her. One moment she was telling me to stay away from him and the next she was practically shoving me in his face. I guess I didn’t miss out on being an only child, did I?
“What’s your deal?” Jacob asked after a few moments of silence. He reached out and grabbed another sugar packet, flicking at the corner thoughtfully.
“My deal with what?” I asked, completely taken aback.
“You’re…different. One minute you’re really chatty and the next…”
“I’m an introvert,” I replied, not knowing what else to say. “I’m not really antisocial, I just…I just don’t like talking more than I need to.”
God, that made me sound so pathetic.
“I don’t believe that.” He let out a slight chuckle and turned slightly, resting his arm on the edge of our seats just a few inches from my nape.
I gulped, feeling his arm brush against my neck. “Why not?”
He leaned forward, examining me. His eyes bounced from my forehead, to my nose, down to my chin and back to my eyes. It felt weird having him look at me so intensely. Then again, it wasn’t exactly a bad feeling.
He smiled. “I sense some fire in you. You’re definitely a force to be reckoned with.”
I couldn’t help but
“Smart,” she commented.
He shifted his weight so he was able to look at me. “You never answered my question. Where are you from?”
Crap, was he really going to make me talk? Out loud? I swallowed what felt like shards of glass in my throat and found myself whispering, barely making any words out. “I…uh…”
Anna rolled her eyes and mouthed, “Say something.”
“Uh, Virginia,” I finally answered, ignoring the sound of Anna’s amused snort.
The corner of Jacob’s thick lips turned down as he nodded his head in thought. “Virginia, huh? I’ve never been to the east coast. Is it nice over there?”
Anna gazed at me intently, encouraging me to speak.
I gulped. “Pretty nice. You should see it this time of year. The leaves are beautiful. Reds and golds. They look like a painting.”
Anna winked at me and whispered, “Good job.”
“I’ve always wanted to travel,” Jacob replied thoughtfully. “I’ve always felt a bit suffocated knowing that I’ve been stuck in one place all my life.”
“Well, you’re in SoCal now,” Anna reminded him. “We’re not in Fresno anymore, Toto.”
“It’s still California,” he shot back. He scrunched up his nose and sighed. “Hate to say it, but I have a feeling I’ll be here for a while. Especially if I do end up pursuing teaching.”
“Mr. Silas,” Anna mused. “Has a certain ring to it.”
Jacob smirked. “Oh yeah, it’s awesome.”
In all honesty I couldn’t see anything bad with the idea of Jacob being around for a long time. Still, I was curious as to why he felt stifled. “Why? I mean, why don’t you see yourself leaving?”
He shrugged. “Don’t really have the cash to do it. That’s why I want this whole dancing thing to take off. Sponsors will pay you to globe trot.” He ran his finger along the table, circling a pile of stray sugar grains from where our packet had ripped. “Yeah…that’d be the life.”
“Is that why breaking is all you do?” Anna asked, throwing me a meaningful look. I bit back the urge to roll my eyes.
“Yup. Practice makes perfect and I’m goal oriented like that.”
“You sure are. Breaking day in and day outttttt.”
I narrowed my eyes and kicked my roommate under the table. Captain Obvious didn’t hold a pickle to her.
Ignoring me, Anna glanced at a group of servers who were busy singing a bad rendition of “Happy Birthday” to one of the customers. “If our server ever shows up can you order me the spinach salad? I’m going to the restroom really quick.”
Before I could even reply, Anna had already jumped out of our booth and was headed toward the back of the restaurant, leaving me and Jacob sitting quietly by ourselves. I gazed after her retreating body in shock. I so did not get her. One moment she was telling me to stay away from him and the next she was practically shoving me in his face. I guess I didn’t miss out on being an only child, did I?
“What’s your deal?” Jacob asked after a few moments of silence. He reached out and grabbed another sugar packet, flicking at the corner thoughtfully.
“My deal with what?” I asked, completely taken aback.
“You’re…different. One minute you’re really chatty and the next…”
“I’m an introvert,” I replied, not knowing what else to say. “I’m not really antisocial, I just…I just don’t like talking more than I need to.”
God, that made me sound so pathetic.
“I don’t believe that.” He let out a slight chuckle and turned slightly, resting his arm on the edge of our seats just a few inches from my nape.
I gulped, feeling his arm brush against my neck. “Why not?”
He leaned forward, examining me. His eyes bounced from my forehead, to my nose, down to my chin and back to my eyes. It felt weird having him look at me so intensely. Then again, it wasn’t exactly a bad feeling.
He smiled. “I sense some fire in you. You’re definitely a force to be reckoned with.”
I couldn’t help but
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