The summer she turned pretty and he changed

Chapter 17 crashing date

Blake's pov

We just arrived at the party like thirty minutes ago and it's not so fun.

I was sitting with Jeremiah and Steven. Conrad was talking with a guy. A writer, I think his name was Cleveland.

Steven was clearly bored as he rocked back and forth.

''dude can you stop. It's annoying'', I kind of snapped at him. He stopped and held his hands up in defence. ''chill Blake. I'll stop. Don't need to snap at me. You know if you'd ask nicely, I'd still stop.

I heard Jeremiah sigh. I turned my gaze to him. ''what's up with you?''. ''this shit is so boring. I know it's for supporting Laurel, but like we already have so can't we like ditch and go somewhere? I mean Belly did so''.

''sure Jery, but where? Do you have something in mind?'', I asked. He pointed his finger up, like he already had an answer. ''yeah we could go into town. Maybe buy some weed from that guy with the tattoo rainbow''.

''can't do that Jere. He got arrested last summer'', Conrad approached us. ''what? For real?''. ''for real Jery. Some guy told me after I tried to get a hold on him''.

Jeremiah sighed yet agaian. ''well, then I got no clue what to do''. I looked to my side, seeing Steven was smiling. ''what the hell are you smiling that creepy for?''. He knitted his brows. ''well, we could perhaps go to the drive in'', Steven suggested. I was about to decline when Jeremiah beat me to it.

''gross, no thank you. I-I don't want to watch Belly hooking up with some kid in the backseat of a minivan or some sort''.

Well, I agree with Jeremiah.

''he's not a kid Jeremiah, he's your age'', Conrad told him. ''still'', he replied with a tone.

I looked up to see Conrad smirking while looking at me. I shook my head at what he was implying.

He wants to go to an abonden house, that we were told were haunted. We tried one time, but it didn't go as we planned. As Jeremiah ran away, when he just heard a crack.

''oh, come on you know you want to''. I scoffed at him. ''no last time it didn't go well, if you remember correctly with Jery. And actually I kind of want to go... to the drive in''.

All of them looked at me. ''wait for real?'', Steven asked me. I nod. ''yeah why not?'', I shrugged. Steven laughs and pat my back. ''all right you heard my man. Let's roll and go''.

Jeremiah groaned, but tossed the keys to Steven. ''you're driving''. Steven smiled. ''yes, thanks''.

We all stood up and went out the door.

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3rd pov

Belly and Cam was about to kiss, but it got interrupted by the boys coming right beside Cam's car just in time.

Just as the Conklin girl was about to feel Cam's lips on hers again. She heard kissing sounds. She looked to her side and saw her brother and the Fisher boys.

Cam clears his throat, and the boys just laugh their asses off except Blake who had an unreadable expression.

Belly looked back at Cam. ''hey do you mind getting me a drink?''. ''no, not at all. I'll do it''. The boy went out the car and getting that drink for Belly.

As he did. Belly stomped out of the car and went over to the boys. ''what the hell do you think you're doing?'', she questioned them as Steven rolled his window more further down. Her eyes landed on Blake for a minute. He felt her gaze but ignored it.

''oh, we just wanted to catch the end of our favourite movie. Last I checked it wasn't illegal''. Belly's anger began to rise. ''you have no right. You have to go I'm on a date Steven'', she exclaimed.