Strangers ~ Conrad Fisher

seven

I woke up early and headed down to the beach. I noticed Conrad sitting there in his red hoodie.

I walked towards him and sat next to where he was. He looked up at me, his hair blowing in the wind.

"Last night was- " he started.

"A shit show," I interrupted.

He smiled.

"Hey um, do you remember anything that happened last night? You were pretty wasted."

"I remember everything when I drink." He said. He was trying to light something so he could smoke.

"Can I have some of that?" I asked, holding out my hand.

"No." He said.

"Why not? Please, just one puff." I pleaded.

He looked me up and down, smiled, and handed me it.

I placed it to my mouth and took a breath in. As I finished I handed it back to him. "See just one, all yours now."

"I didn't know you smoke." He said still smiling at me.

I looked back at him. "There's a lot of things you don't know about me fisher."

"Like what?" he teased.

I shook my head and smiled at him. I got up and started walking back to the house.

"Wait why are you leaving, you just got here?" He asked.

"I'm gonna go watch adams hockey game, it starts soon." I responded.

"Oh." He let out. He said nothing more.
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"You came!" Adam walked over after his game finished.

"Of course!" I said. "You're super good!"

"Thank you," he replied, "um would you want to go get lunch or something?"

Damn it, im supposed to go dress shopping with belly in a while. "Im sorry I have to take my sister dress shopping for the deb ball, but I'd love to go another time." I said apologizing.

"No worries, I should probably go shower anyways. I'll text you later ok?"

"Okay sure!" I couldn't stop smiling. I really wish we could have hung out, but I promised belly I'd go.
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I pulled into the drive way and walked inside, jere and Steven in the kitchen eating some lunch, Conrad putting away dishes, and my mother, Susannah, and belly in the living room getting ready to leave.

"Sorry I'm late, there was traffic." I said apologizing.

The room was silent. I should have taken the hint that something was wrong.

"What? Are we going or not?" I asked.

"Susannah and I have decided that it's just gonna be the three of us." My mother said with no emotion.

"Wait what? I'm not going? I promised belly that I would go." I questioned.

"Well considering that little stunt you pulled last night we think it's best for you to stay here and reflect on your poor choices." She said.

"Sorry V, I tried to convince them." Belly explained.

Frustrated, I turned to look at the boys in the kitchen. They were all staring at me. I turned back to face the moms.

"Stunt? My poor choices? Everyone else here was there too. And you're letting Steve and jere go to the country club to hangout?" I snapped.

"You're the oldest. You can go shopping with belly another day." She reasoned.

"This is complete bullshit." I said angrily.

"Language."

I looked at Susannah. She looked back at me with an "Im really sorry" look. "You're seriously gonna let her do this?"

"I'm sorry V, but it's her decision, not mine."

I scoffed. "Whatever."

I turned around and walked up the stairs. I shut my door and sat on my bed.

I sat for a while. I didn't cry, I wasn't sad. If anything I was angry. No one stood up for me.

I definitely didn't expect Conrad to say anything because he could care less. Steven, probably the same, but Jere and belly. I thought they would for sure help me change their minds.

I was most surprised that Susannah didn't fight for me, she accepted my moms wish of not having me there. She's normally the one who always has my back.

Not anymore.