Carson

Middle school drama club was never an easy thing to get to. Her parents were getting sick of having to drive her over every morning. She either had to find a ride from somewhere, or she'd have to quit the club. The latter idea was horrifying to her, so she was desperately trying to organize something with the other members of drama club. She stood on the makeshift stage before they got started one morning earlier in the year, and announced that if anyone lived near her neighborhood to let her know and they could get a carpool started. Someone spoke up, saying that he lived right near her neighborhood and could be in the carpool. She had never noticed him before then, and she glanced over at him. He looked like a nice kid, with messy hair and almost exactly her height, wearing a t-shirt, cargo shorts, and an interesting, exotic looking necklace that she would later learn was whalebone. She said sure, and wanted to add as many people as she could to this carpool. He pointed out that they couldn't have more than four people in the carpool, because there wouldn't be enough space in the car. She looked at him, annoyed. Who did this kid think he was? But he was right, logically they'd have to cap it off at four. Since she couldn't remember his name, she asked him. Carson, he said. Then she noticed his eyes. It was the strangest color she'd ever seen. Blue, green, with flecks of gray and brown. They almost seemed to change colors has she looked at them. For a second, she forget what she was about to say. He looked at her expectantly, and she snapped out of it and introduced herself, and said they could work out the details of the carpool later. He agreed and stated that he was excited for the coolpool. She laughed, and thus it was deemed the coolpool. She was actually happy. Not only was she able to be in drama club, but she hoped that her and this kid with tousled hair and multi-colored eyes would be friends.