The Beach

06

Ethan Marlow 

"This is weird, I love it." Len blurs out after a few minutes of silence. It's ruined, of course, when he clicks the little button for the radio and some metal song starts playing.

I guess, I can never get a peaceful ride.

"Hey! You let him put on the radio, but not me?"Jade complains from the backseat.

It's 9 in the fucking morning, the sun is burning into my eyes and my body is drained from any energy- it's not the time for someone complaining...or taking someone to a fucking doctor.

Before I knew it, someone was aggressively banging on my door. I tried to ignore it, but it got so loud, I felt like some WWA was behind that door, ready to smash it. My sister started groaning for me to open it and just when I was ready to see some big man who'll beat the shit out of me, I was met with Jade.

She seemed so energetic with that big smile on her face, looking up at me behind her long lashes like she wasn't about to smash my door.

I didn't say anything, just went to the bathroom, tried to refresh myself a bit and got dressed, because she caught me in my stained sweatpants. When I got back in the living room, I saw her looking around and touching stuff. It was making me uncomfortable, but I just stayed silent and got her out of my house as quick as possible.

We went to Len's house, because he wanted to 'make sure she's okay'. I know he was scared she will rat us out to the cops and now he's giving her weird looks.

Is he trying to flirt with her?

Why am I thinking about it so much?

He can have her if he wants, I don't care.

"You can be in mine if you want, baby."he winks at her, making me roll my eyes "It's a lot newer too."

I look at the rearview mirror for a second, feeling some kind of relief when I only see her smile awkwardly and nod. What is happening? I'm not relieved. I don't care.

"When are we getting there?"Jade asks like she has at least 5 times now.

I roll my window down and rest my elbow on it, feeling the breeze giving me some kind of relief from this headache in my head. The sun shines, there is nothing, but vines around us, the air is clear, everything is peaceful. There aren't many cars or people rushing around and talking, just silence.

Well if we don't count these two idiots in my car.

"Soon."I answer shortly.

"You've been saying this the last half an hour."she says from behind me.

"Yeah, Marlow. That's not how you talk to a lady like her."Len adds, then looks back at her with this annoying face "We'll be there in about 15 minutes sweetheart."

Sweetheart? Ew.

These 15 minutes felt like 15 hours. They wouldn't stop talking to each other, sometimes even yelling when they're both excited about something. She started getting comfortable with him and they both started singing some mad annoying song. I tried not to say anything and just stay calm, but this was exhausting.

It's like they were purposely pissing me off.

So now as I pull up at the parking lot of some old motel, they won't stop talking about some weird shit.

"Oh please, Flynn Rider is so much hotter!"Jade argues with Len while I stop the car and rush to take off my seat belt so I can get out of here.

"The beast is the OG."Len argues back with a calm voice and raised brows and then they continue talking about something, but I'm already out of the car.