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"nurse lain or nurse vain?"
"hi, cindy." nurse lane smiles from the short bed, still acting as if nothing happened. i watch as ziggy stands up and glares down the hallway at the smiling girl in her perfect striped polo.
"ziggy. i assume sarah's there as well." cindy's voice says sternly. i stand up as well and stare at cindy. our relationship is weird, we used to talk more but then her and ziggy drifted and became polar opposites. after she became stern with ziggy and started punching her towards adulthood, i drifted from her too. we walk towards her and leave nurse lane with her thoughts.
the bell rings once again as ziggy and i walk out first, cindy follows closely behind to make sure she doesn't lose us. "you do realize what happens if you get kicked out right? you and your ass of a friend?" she sneers as her shoes slap against the wood stairs. i place my hand over my heart in fake hurt and gasp.
"how awful that would be for me?" she sputters. i roll my eyes as ziggy ignores her. "did someone do something to nurse lane? like make fun of her daughter or something?" ziggy questions referring to our interaction with her merely 45 seconds ago.
cindy turns to her while walking, "ziggy are you listening to me?" cindy scoffs while her eyes dart back and forth between us. "wel- she was upset." i add onto ziggy's questions. "i-i don't care! do you hear what i'm saying to you?" she snaps as she glances at ziggy with an annoyed expression.
"loud and clear ma'am." ziggy laughs. "well clearly you don't because we had this conversation last week and the week before that." cindy argues back.
"yeah and again, we're not gonna get kicked out." i argue. "that's not what kurt thinks." cindy states. "yeah, well, kurt can suck it." ziggy comments as cindy grips her arm, stopping both ziggy and i.
"no, ziggy! no! if you get kicked out, i do too. mom can't work and take care of you. then how will i pay for college, huh?" she scolds harshly, her face falling.
ziggy scoffs and smiles. "oh, tha- that's funny to you?" ziggy exaggerates a nod sarcastically, "yeah, kinda." ziggy and i begin to walk away but cindy continues, "explain to me what's so funny?"
"how dumb you are? no one gets out of this town, not even miss perfect. bet on your way out you get run over by a bus." ziggy explains sourly.
"for once in your life, could you just not be so... so mean?"cindy asks sorrowfully, looking for an answer to explain ziggy's tone.
"for once in your life could you just stop pretending?" ziggy starts as we walk past the table of t-shirts for color war. i grab a blue one as ziggy turns back around, "you're shadyside," i toss the shirt at her chest, "in case you forgot." ziggy finishes as we both walk away together.
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i nibble on my lip on thought as i watch the several police officers gather around. i stand next to ziggy and watch as the ambulance takes nurse lane to the infirmary. the blue and red flashing lights from cop cars still linger as kids are being questioned, like tommy slater, who was supposedly attacked by nurse lane.
when did she become so crazy? i think, it was barely even an hour after we visited her. what happened and why did she do it?
someone slaps ziggy's arm causing me to jump and immediately bring my hand to hers. "hey witches. so sorry. i know you and nurse psycho were so close." she says as i drop my hand to my side glaring at her.
my cheeks redden slightly and sheila turns to me, "whats up with you f*ggot?" she jabbed as i inhale sharply and my face falls due to her comment. she saw me grab ziggy's hand. she knows, and now ziggy probably knows.
"oh not much, how's the farm going? i assume well because i can smell a bit of the cow manure." i respond quickly, hiding my sensitivity, as i plug my nose and look up. "i guess you guys can visit her in jail now." sheila sneers as she snarls at me.
"fuck off, sheila." ziggy snaps as i scratch the back of my head nervously. "by the way, you guys might wanna check your stuff. i think there was an accident in cabin 5." sheila mocks as i share a glance with ziggy.
the leaves crunch under our feet as we sprint to our cabin thinking about all of the outcomes of sheila and her posse. as we run my brain only seems to tell me, what the fuck did she do this time? "hurry witches, run!" they all call to us as i exhale, wishing they would fuck off. the sirens and chatter fade as we make it to the wooden door leading to our cabin.
i push open the heavy door and gasp as the sight comes into view. painted across the walls beside our beds are comments based on us and witches.
witch bitch
slut
shadyside trash
monster
suck it
f*ggot
i sigh and sit down on my bed and ziggy plops down next to me. she lays her head on my shoulder and i sigh deeply, "that little shit. i cant believe she said that to you." ziggy scoffs.
"we just have to deal with the assholes like always. even though they deserve to get their shit beat." i sigh as i pull on a thread on my bedding. ziggy scoffs, "no! we can't just sit here while they go around making fun of us!" she complains as i go through some of my vinyls.
she stands up and smiles, "stay here! i have an idea." ziggy smiles as i grab my 'main course' album by bee gees. "wasn't planning on moving anyway." i smile as she winks and heads out the door with a skip in her step.
i smile widely as my cheeks tint pink at her wink, and watch as she leaves. i place the album on my record player and the first song nights on broadway begins playing. i smile and flop onto my bed as barry gibb and robin gibb's voice fill my ears.
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author speaks hi, i updated again bc i was bored and wanted to add a few things, i just updated the cover and i hope u guys like it as much as i do :) have a great day and i love i guys sm!!
