In Love And Death

You Can Actually Do Something Awesome Zoe

I'm guessing that they heard me sing in the shower. I got out and started putting my clothes on and messing with my hair. It was so much easier to have short hair.

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"Hey, you actually can sing." Bert said as I came downstairs, "Maybe we can put you in a song or two."

"That would be pretty fucking cool." I put my thumbs up to show enthusiasm. "Do you guys wanna go somewhere today. It's really nice out."

Quinn looked at me weird, "Um, you never want to be outside."

"Maybe we can do something else today, it's not like we're house-ridden." I said.

"Okay, you're acting strange. But maybe in a while." Quinn replied.

I waited around in the basement for everyone to put their stuff away. I started singing along to songs stuck in my head, no one shut me up.

"So what were you thinking about doing?" Branden asked me.

I shrugged, "Something outside. I don't know." I stood up. "We could go down to that really shitty park and teach kids about life. It would be really funny."

"That's an idea. And guys, I have something to say to you." Branden zipped up his drum kit.

"Dude, what is it?" Jeph said. We all kinda wanted to know. It seemed important.

"Um, I don't know how to really say this." Branden sat down on the drum's chair and sighed.

I looked over at him, "Dude, say it."

"I don't know if I should yet," He looked around so he didn't see our anxious faces.

"Well c'mon man. We're your friends, you can tell us anything." Bert added in.

"Um, Jessie doesn't want me saying this but fuck it, Jess is pregnant." He sighed.

"Dude, that's fucking awesome!" I exclaimed. "Why the fuck did you not want to say it?"

"She didn't want me too and I thought you guys were gonna be idiots about it." Branden stood up, "Now don't tell her that I told you when she gets here." He ran upstairs.

"That's pretty fucking cool," Bert said as followed him up. "When did you find out?"

"Last night when I left. She was crying on the phone, but she wasn't pissed at me like I thought. She said she'll be here in about a hour." He checked his phone. "About 3."

"Are we still going out?" Quinn asked me.

"We can, do you want to come Branden?" I asked.

"Nah, I'll stay here." He went over and sat down on the couch.

"Ok," I unlocked the front door and waited with Bert and Jeph for Quinn to get outside. We were going to take Jeph's car because Quinn's was gone from the wreck. Quinn got outside and Jeph drove to the children's park.

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"So what are we supposed to do now?" I asked the guys when we got there. Children basicly covered the playground. Before we got inside a little girl with blonde hair and blue eyes came up to me.

"Hi," she similed at me. She looked about 5 or 6. She reminded me of a friend I had in kindergarten.

I bent down to meet her. "Hello."

"You're really pretty." She said in her high-pitched voice. She blushed at me and looked at my black shirt and pants which had chains hanging on it. She had a purple dress on. I could tell her mom dressed her.

"Thank you." I smiled at her. She was a pretty cute kid.

"Hey Alisha get back here," her mother smiled at me and pulled her away.

I turned around to the guys. "The girl has a crush on you." Quinn said.

"Shut up. She liked my clothes. Let's go." We walked in the park. We got a lot of glares from moms. They thought it was weird that 4 teenagers at a park where just standing about, not acting like idiots.

A few kids a few years younger than us walked up to our group. One of the boys kept staring at me. The one in front of us said, "What are you doing with my girl." He pointed at me. I think he was hoping to score.

"Um, what the fuck are you talking about. This beauty is mine," Bert grabbed my waist and pulled me closer to him.

The 15-year-old eyed me, "Baby, who do you choose?"

"Um, fuck off. I'm staying here." I turned to kiss Bert. The kids behind the front one glared. The front one got a little pissed off. He should've known that he wasn't getting his dream fuck.

"Okay jeez." He put his hands up and turned around to lead his friends somewhere else.

"We used to be them." Jeph said, "Hell, we still are."

"Of course we are. We're idiots too." Quinn laughed at himself.

Kids kept pointing at us and saying weird things to us, but we didn't get to scare any of them. It was probably because we didn't try.

"Branden just texted me. We need to get back over there." Quinn said. We walked out of the park and drove off to home.

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When I opened the front door, Branden was sitting with Jessie on the couch.

"Hey, wassup?" I said. I had never met Jess before. She had long blonde hair and bright green eyes. She didn't look like a person Branden would hang out with, but he had a weird taste in women. He always had a odd taste in things.

Jess sat up and shook my hand. "I'm guessing that you are Zoe." She smiled at me while eyeing the other guys.

"Yeah, your right. I'm the only other bitch here." I laughed at myself. I think Jessie thought it was offensive. She stopped smiling and looked away from me. Branden's face told me to 'shut up and not say anything else'.

"So are these your friends." Jess turned around to Branden.

"Yeah. This is Quinn, Bert, and Jeph." Branden stood Jessie up and she shook hands with everyone.

She looked at Branden and whispered something in his ear. He nodded and turned back to us. I knew exactly what she was going to say.

"I have something to say. But we're pregnant!" She looked really happy.

We all acted like we hadn't heard it before.

"That's awesome, when did you find out?" I felt like I knew this question.

"A few days ago." She checked her phone. "Well, I have to go see my mother." She hugged Branden and left the house.

"That was short," Bert said.