Star's Of Evoney Chapter 2

Chapter 2

         The side of Kayden’s slightly tan face now had a fresh red mark shining on it. Glasses a skew Kayden turned around slightly surprised to see a familiar face. 

Wisps of dark amber hair slightly covered her milky browns eyes which began to soften in recognition.

         “Oh so it was you trying to scoff my paper” she said in her rough raspy kind of voice. She smiled maliciously at him out of her pale pink lips waiting for his response.

         “How lovely to see you too Carrie” Kayden responded. He should’ve known it was her. “Who else did he always happen to run into on a daily basis in Toronto” he asked himself rhetorically.

         They both laughed and she joined him at the table sitting across from him. Carrie was a life-long friend of Kaydan’s who coincidently moved to Toronto for college. As Kaydan and Carrie were now both finished school they were always in the city looking for work. It was not uncommon for them to often roam and hang around on the wonderful streets of downtown Toronto together.

Now that Kaydan thought about it he wasn’t that surprised she smacked him with a newspaper. Carrie could be fun playful innocent violent or, take my stuff and I’ll actually kill you violent. “Regardless she was a great best friend to have” Kaydan thought to himself inwardly smiling.

Carrie attempted to stretch her arms but forgot she was wearing a leather jacket.  Sighing she took off the jacket and stretched out across the table.  “So any interesting articles in their” she said pretending to look intently at the paper.

“Not like you haven’t read the morning paper” Kaydan said. Half of Toronto seems to have this morning he sad raising his eyebrows. I would’ve really liked to finish the article too if you hadn’t so rudely interrupted my morning coffee. He said pretending to sound sophisticated shaking his head in disapproval.”

“I did you a favor it had a shitty ending” she replied still smiling almost bored. I just wanted to know if you got to read about the beautiful space women. You know find yourself a girlfriend it’s been what 10 years now she said sticking her tongue abruptly. She could make you see stars”. At this Carrie and Kaydan both broke out laughing.

Kaydan however completely missed this part of the article. He did begin to wonder now about this “moon women”. The only thing Carrie did not know was that Kaydan was indeed a big science fiction nerd. How he managed to keep it from her all throughout childhood was a miracle to him. He must’ve shown it on his face because he was loudly awoken from thoughts.

“You don’t honestly believe that crap do you?” Carrie asked laughing in slight disbelief.

“Well I just don’t see why someone would go out of their way to…” he started to say.

“Why someone would go out of their way to report seeing an unidentified air craft and, a mysterious women. Carrie interrupted

“Well yeah…..” he said quietly, with a slightly exasperated look on his face.

“There is a damn good journalist who wants to test their writing skills in the Toronto Star.” She said in her definite I’m always right tone of voice.

“But the metal…” Kaydan tried again.

“What is the most popular fiction topic right now? She asked more to herself. Science fiction aliens or, whomever is coming to invade us. Someone wrecks their car or a jet crashes turns into the perfect opportunity for talented writers.  Turning it into a real life science fiction horror seen come true. Everyone’s only interested to know what that Ballinda girl did to get herself arrested by the government” Carrie stated firmly.

Kaydan gave up and tried going for an innocent confused expression.