Charlie was slightly embarrassed to meet with Kire the next day to go to the library together. They agreed to meet at a park inside her neighborhood because she didn’t want Kire coming directly over to her house where her sister and her parents would ask him a million questions about who he was and what he was doing with Charlie. Nor did she have any interest in going to Kire’s house and talking to his parents. Heck, she hardly even wanted to talk to Kire at all. Especially now.
She reached the park first and sat on a bench, twiddling her thumbs while she waited for Kire to show. It was another cold day, but the sun was at least peeked out through the clouds this time. No snow or sleet was coming down on her. The grass around her was dead and dry, and there didn’t appear to be a single ki
