Encounters

by Rich Scribes

  “Fine! I will keep you out of this appointment, but you have to make it up somehow.” She advised. Saige smirked.

  “Good. Now let’s get something to eat. I’m starving.”

  “You know, you’re going to be the end of me.” She advised with a smile, and then they both left the school.

  “So, tell me what happened?” His mother asked as she was sitting across from Saige at a restaurant eating a burger.

  “There is nothing to tell. I was the macho man that climbed all the way to the top of the rope, and then fell like a wuss.” He said leaving out the most important part of the story.

  “Honey, that is a long way down.”

  “Yeah, I know. Thank goodness the mat was extra comfortable.”

  “Are you sure that is all that happened?” She asked as if she knew that he was leaving something out.

  “Yes, mom.” He lied again. “Just be happy that I’m fine, okay?” Saige took the offensive in the conversation.

  “Okay, okay. I’m sorry. How about we just have a great meal then?” She even forgot to ask him about Astronomy. He was grateful, because he didn’t want to lie again.

  When they got home Saige went upstairs to begin his homework. It wasn’t long before his mind was filled with thoughts of the events that happened that day. He didn’t understand what happened and he didn’t want to, but a knock at the front door brought him out of his thoughts. He walked over to the stairs and went down half way to see who his mother had let in, and then he recognized the voice: Principal Anderson.

  “Hello?” He heard his mother say as he stood on the stairs where he wouldn’t be seen by the principal.

  “Hello. I’m Principal Anderson, and this is my daughter, Felicia.” He overheard him say. Saiges mouthed dropped. He didn’t know that Felicia was the daughter of the principal.

  “Oh, hello. I’m sorry. I’ve been so busy with work I haven’t been able to meet you,” his mother said. Saige started walking down the stairs, and, as he did, his mother called him, “Saige… we have visitors.”

  “Yeah, I know I’ve heard.” He grumbled. “Listen, Mr. Anderson I’ll make up that detention, you didn’t have to come stalk me at my house.”

  “No need to worry. My wonderful daughter explained to me what happened. Along with the official report of your gym teacher.”

  “Hey. How are you feeling?” Felicia asked softly.

  “I’m fine. Better, knowing that I don’t have detention,” Saige said. Felicia smiled.

  “Honey, why don’t you and Saige go hang out. I need to talk to his mother about today’s incident.”

  “Oh, uh, okay.”

  “Yeah, uh, I was just doing my homework, but it can wait… I mean you are the principal’s daughter I can’t say no.” Saige smirked. Felicia smiled at him, and walked with him up stairs to his bed room.

  “Uh, Saige, door open.” His mother called up before they made it up the stairs.

  “Yes, mom,” Sagie rolled his eyes. They both walked into the bed room.

  “So, really, how are you feeling?” She grabbed his arm. A warm feeling drenched Saige when she touched him. Stunned he pulled his arm away.

  “I’m fine, really.” He said as he went to go sit on his bed. “Take a seat on my computer chair it is really comfortable.” Saige said and Felicia chuckled.

  “So, then my next question…” She started as she sat down on his chair.

  “You want my autograph for being the first one in our gym class to climb the rope all the ways to the top?” Saige playfully said.

  “No…but close. I know what I saw, and you were floating.” She confessed. Saige shifted on his bed.

  “I think you were seeing things.” Saige lied. “You didn’t see the harness that was on me?”

  “I didn’t see anything on you.” She advised just staring at Saige.

  “Well I don’t know what to tell you. But that is what it was.” Saige quickly said.

  “I think you are lying to me…” Felicia started, but then she was cut short by her father calling for her. “You’re lucky that I have to go…”

  “I think you’re the one that is lucky, you would have just kept asking me the same question.” Saige said as he stood up from his bed and started to walk her out of his room. Once they both were down stairs Mr. Anderson repeated that Saige didn’t have detention, and then they both left. Saige was relieved; he didn’t know how much longer he could have lied to Felicia.

  “So what was all that about?” Saige asked.

  “Oh he wanted to make sure that I wasn’t going to sue.” She smiled, as she sipped from a cup in her hand.

  “Hey it got me out of dentition, so I’m going to take that as a win.” Saige advised. “Anyway I’m going to get to my homework.” Saige walked up to his room, and what he saw shocked and scared him.

  “I know what you are! I’ve seen it with my very own eyes! And we must talk about what I saw and what you are.” All Ms. Golta did was point at Saige…

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