"she honestly could do so much better. i thought rich people had taste, i mean look at him,"
el looked up from her eli's lunch tray that she stole when her and mike sat down with them that day.
slowly she turned, "the fuck did you just about my boyfriend?"
mike gave her a look then shook his head as el shoved him away and stood up to face the group of girls better.
"what the fuck did you just fucking say?" el asked as one of the girls stood up and smirked.
"el," eli warned as el smiled widely and licked her lips.
"i said; i thought rich people would have—"
el didn't even let her finish her sentence before she grabbed the lunch tray and smacked it across her face, "repeat that shit one more fucking time and i'll shove this damn tray so far up your goddamn loose as pussy!"
"you're fucking crazy!" the girl held her face in pain as el pulled her up and smacked it across her body before she kicked her away.
"listen up you little bitch," el pointed a finger at her figure before she pulled her up, "you even fucking mention his name in any fucking way and i will beat your ass so goddamn hard you'll see the entrance to hell," she grabbed her face as eli cheered her on.
"beat her ass!" he whistled along with his friends as el smacked the tray into her face one more time which sent her flying to the ground along with the tray.
she turned then smiled at her friends. "what? you got something to say too?" her smile dropped and they quickly shook their head.
el extended her hand to mike, "let's go, we have better things to do,"
he smirked and stood up before handing her the cigarette he was smoking, "yeah we do,"
tilting her head back a bit, she took a hit of the cigarette and blew out the smoke as he led her out of the cafeteria.
"i stand corrected, i hate the cafeteria," she mumbled as he smirked, "i love how you stand up for me, baby,"
"no one talks about you like that," she scoffed, "and no one talks about my fucking taste because it's amazing,"
he threw his head back and laughed. "oh yeah, definitely,"
*
"what would you like for your birthday?" mike asked el, stroking her cheek as they laid together on his bed facing each other.
"how did you know my birthday was coming up?" she asked with a tiny smile and he only shrugged.
"eli told me. now answer," he said and she hummed and shrugged lightly.
"i don't know..."
"you don't know?"
"well i wanted a lot of things.. i never got them till eventually i didn't wish anything. so i guess i don't want anything, i have you and eli and the others. i think that's enough," she whispered and kissed his lips.
"there must be something you want," he gently said and she turned to lay on her back before she sighed out.
"i don't know... maybe a dog? yeah, probably a dog. preferably from the shelter," she said, "i always wanted a pet but of course, mama and papa just didn't let like always."
her smile slowly widened, "when we're older, we will adopt the whole entire shelter!" she laughed and leaned against him, "make sure that they have a home."
"how can people enter the shelter and pet each one but only bring one or maybe even none home?" mike asked rhetorically as el nodded in agreement, "i wish i knew. it kills me knowing those dogs watch people walk past them like they're nothing."
