Seth watch beeped, " Oh shoot. We'd better go Tom or else will be late. You know he does like anyone being late."
His friend looked forlornly at his salami cheese and peanut butter sandwich, which he had only taken a bite of, "Still can't believe you talked me into those extra activities."
"Hey, it looks good on a scholarship. Catch you later, Julian."
He responded with a wave as he took another sip of milk. Something was definitely different about this dairy product. Julian wouldn't pretend he was a pre-adult milk connoisseur who could deduce the very brand and day of milking by a single sip; the tingling on his taste buds said something was unique about this white liquid.
"Um, excuse me. Can I sit here?"
Turning around, Julien came face to face with the bashful face of a brunette girl. She didn't look familiar, must be one of the new students who arrived last month.
"Oh, ya sure." He wasn't used to random people walking up to him, asking if they could share his company, much less girls.
The brunette's shoulders slumped, looking relieved she hadn't been turned away. "Thanks so much, the name's Nola."
"Mine's, Julien."
He noticed that she had almost the same food on her tray as him even a tall carton of milk. "You having some milk too?" it was interesting to have a lunchmate who shared even slightly his desire to be healthier with milk. "Yip, got to keep healthy since I'm trying out for the volleyball team next week."
Julien raised an eyebrow, "Really. I'm on the soccer team myself."
"Oh, I thought you looked familiar. I saw you playing a few weeks ago. Didn't do too bad." Nola took a deep sip from her carton. "Tastes different today."
"Yes, it does." Later, they would both discover just how different the irradiated milk really was.
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