Hello October!

 

Wishing for more Sweater Weather here! Although, I feel the world is changing so anything can happen. Unfortunately, more scary things are about too. I don't even want to mention them. Yet, some things still prevail. Like a co-worker is already expecting their first baby and they have only been married a month!

As they say, October is a magical month! However, still waiting for those leaves to change colors. Wishing you a beautiful month of gatherings, treats and some pumpkin spice that you enjoy. Well..on to a writing prompt story!

HE CAME TO ART CLASS

It really was a snoozefest between Miss Ross and the dark element of surprise in her college artwork along with Lizzy being the tell-all of who was and was not vaping. And what was in that vape, anyway? 

Truly, I  had my doubts about a lot of things. Was that all there is? Yes, I had found that old song on YouTube and it was simmering in my head as one of my favorite tunes. Of course, I had been listening to Aly and AJ lately which was full of break-up melodies. Naturally, I had never broken up with anyone or got together with them, either.

And then Jared showed up. I'd always wanted to meet a Jared. Of course, I read Jared for pop news anyway. Not that he looked a thing like I imagined a Jared could be. Of course, the goth kid might as well have been an emu in our little school. 

Sure the girls gawked. I heard Lizzy whisper, "I bet he's got money." Right before he plopped himself in the seat next to my desk.

I bit into the bottom of my Sharpie pin and black spewed against my dry lips. He was just too close for comfort. 

He lifted a pretty big jar of liquid from his backpack. I squinted for a look, but it was just muddy water. although, something slithered about.

"I found it in the river this morning," he told us.

"Is it poisonous?" I sucked in a breath.

Jared cracked a grin. "Of course, it is," he chuckled. "It's a cottonmouth."

I sat back in my seat and looked away. Except, I couldn't stop looking. I squinted hard imagining the venom in this creature. It was so frightening. I could hardly stand it. What if the cottonmouth somehow escaped?

 About then, he brought it over to my desk so I could get a closer look. Of course, I squirmed.  Miss Ross was too busy on brush strokes to even notice.

My lips wiggled, wondering just how to get out of this one. 

Jared said I had something on my lip. His thumb brushed against the Sharpie ink faster than I could move. Funny, how it had such a calming effect. Could he have venom, somehow, on his fingers?

I pressed my lips tight trying my best to look away, but I already had a pet name for him in my head. SNAKE.

Why oh why couldn't I fall for the handsome fellows? Instead, I was always curious about the strange ones and only the dark beauty only I could see that was far from the IN crowd.

"Want to go out?" Jared asked.

I didn't think he was serious. I laughed at him. "You're a funny guy," I couldn't stop the laughter. He smiled back as if I was the one.

 Little did I know that going out would mean he was just an environmental scientist, who knew which weeds were edible on a nature walk.