The Octagon

Chapter 8-Hay

~Haylin

Food. Food. Food. Where are you?

I sang to myself as I was driving around downtown.

During lunch it was hard to find a place that wasn't crowded with grubby teenagers while also finding something you like. I made my way past a full Taco Bell. I didn't really like Taco Bell that much but I could've eaten anything. I almost had a heart attack as a scrawny cat ran across the street right in front of my car.

Watch out you little fur ball. I could eat you.

Wait what am I saying? I can't eat a cat. 

I was pretty sure that my kitty, Sugar, would not appreciate me eating her friends. 

I knew what I wanted. I drove into the parking lot of Chipotle. 

I ordered two burritos with chicken, lime rice, black beans, lettuce, that salsa with the corn, guacamole, and cheese. They were the fattest things I'd ever seen.

Now these are burritos.

I sat down at table for four near the window. With my burritos. No shame.

I dug my face into one of the burritos. I finished it in record time. Sometimes I had Catya time me while I ate big meals. I loved the look on her face when I ate four hot dogs in a minute and a half. I wasn't an ugly eater. I didn't get food all over my face or anything. I just ate really fast and a lot.

As I was finishing my second burrito, contemplating getting a third, I recognized a shiny silver car.

It belonged to Ace Derickson. I had never actually talked to the guy. I didn't even think I knew anyone who had. Everyone was afraid of him.

Good-looking or not, he was just another boy.

As his shiny silver car faded from my view. I got back to my burrito that was no longer there.

I think I'll have another one.