This will be my fifteenth & sixteenth 5 minute x2 #freewrite here in the Steemiverse. Yesterday and today's writing prompts are Orbit which you can read about here and Prompt which you can find here. So now, without further ado...
Once outside it seemed that everyone orbited Matilda. She seemed to have that pull and everyone was magnetized to her. Mike watched, but didn't join the throng. He knew he would always orbit Matilda but most likely it would be from afar, like Pluto orbiting the Sun, the last planet, but not even a planet that was just there floating in her midst and gazing from afar.
As he was lost in his own thoughts, he looked over once again to where she had been standing and was shocked to see her approaching him. "Hey, Mike! How's it going?" She asked.
"Hmmm, okay...thanks." He looked down to his feet and held his sandwich stupidly in his hands. He had no idea what to say. He had spoken to Matilda before, but he always got tongue tied. He knew she must think he was an idiot.
"Oh, that's good. I was wondering if you'd be able to help me with something? I know you're really good at math, and well...umm...I kinda stink at it."
There was a long pause. Mike continued to stare at Matilda. She had spoken to him. She knew him. It was amazing. He just looked at her.
"Umm, Mike, I was wondering if you'd be able to help me with my math homework?" She prompted him by tilting her words into a question and raising her eyebrows. He knew it was his turn to speak and suddenly he realised there was someone to the left of him giggling.
It was Matilda's best friend, Beth. "Hey Mikey, are you still in there?" she giggled out.
"Oh, yeah! Of course, Matilda. I'd be glad to." Mike finally responded. He realised how stupid he must look but he couldn't help it. He forced himself to say something else. "Um, where would you like for us to meet?"
"Great, how about at my house? I can catch up with you after school and we can arrange a time, if you like." She smiled at him.
Mike smiled back. She wanted to spend time with him. She was asking him back to her house...
You can read the earlier posts for 'Matilda's Story' by clicking the links below:
1 - Freewrite Prompt: Cougar
2 - Freewrite Prompt: The Big Freeze
3 - Freewrite Prompt: Perfume
3 - Freewrite Prompt: Fire Alarm
4 - Freewrite Prompt: Hungry
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