Go fish obviously didn't work. I kept cheating and this eventually led to random conversations. The nonchalant atmosphere was something I wasn't completely used to but it was nice. I cant help but notice Haley's behavior. She laughs a little more than usual and just seems different. Not sure if it is because of the whole be good for a month thing or the fact we are surrounded by guys. Id think the latter.
"Awww its adorbs!" Haley exclaims. I look at the kitten on Leon's iPhone just like everyone else and coo over it.
"I want one!" I giggle at the white fluff ball on the screen. It truly is adorbs! Turns out Leon, this huge, hunky pile of muscle, is a serious sorry. This kitten is just the start. He happens to have a bunch of baby animals and he takes extreme care of him according to everyone else.
Rush is a cool dude. He is so open and nice. He actually has a slightly crazed sister so he understands Haley and I. He works at a restaurant part time and says we should go some time.
Tye has no job and is grateful for it. He goes to a college and has such a collected personality. He seems like the brotherly type and way overprotective. He is similar to Leon in size just a bit smaller. His dreadlocks I try not to reach out and tug on obssessively. They're just so... stringy! Who wouldn't want to pull on them like a monkey?
Then Toby. Toby hasn't participated at all in the conversation and I feel bad for jot noticing that earlier. I don't know a thing about him. Everybody clamours over the kitten still but I pull back discreetly. Toby is the skinniest. He has small muscles on the ebony arms appearing from the sleeveless cut shirt.
"Hi!" I say peppily hoping for a good repartee.
"Hey." He answered
"You like music?" I asked in an attempt at interesting conversation. He always seemed to glance back at the boom box.
"No." He pauses and smirks, "I love it."
"Me too." I chuckle, "What do you usually listen to?"
"Anything."
"You play an instrument?" I ask yet another question. Getting this kid to open up is like when I had to use a crowbar to break in my own car. Hey it was for a youtube video okay?
Toby nodded.
"You do understand I'm trying to have a conversation with you. What kind of instrument?" I say. Being blunt always helps people talk. Toby smiles revealing a dimple on just on cheek.
"I play the drums. My dad has some authentic Jamaican steel drums he lets me bang on then Tye lets me play with his set." Toby obviously caught on to the whole talk thing.
"Oh that's so cool! Where does your dad get steel drums?"
"Well my grandad died so my aunt inherited them but she got pregnant and she gave them to my dad because she was afraid the kid was going to destroy them."
"Neat! Have you met the kid yet? Did she have it?"
"Yeah he's eight now. Its true too that he'd destroy them. He does to just about everything he touches." Toby laughs out loud. I do too.
Toby and I talk longer than I expected. He is cool. Haley has become what I'd interpret as flirty. Its kinda funny. Rush seems to be catching onto it too. When we've squeezed every aspect of conversation out of our mouths Carson decides to announce how much he wants food. Who can blame him?
"Well I guess I better get home. My puppies are gonna need their daddy." Leon says. The spring in his step says hes happy to go home and see his 'babies'.
"You mean their mommy?" Tye teases.
"Real funny." Leon laughs good heartedly. "Bye bye!" He calls. Everybody yells bye back.
"Bye." Toby says to me. His voice is quiet like he doesn't want anyone to know hes leaving.
"Bye dude." I smile. He slips in between the people blocking him and everyone says bye to hike too. He waves.
"Shall we be off then?" I hop up. I suppose a position of a proud sailor and march through the alley toward waning sun.
"Bye bye!" Everyone shouts. I can hear Carson on my heels and Haley just retreating from the alley. I have a feeling we will be visiting there again. Haley finally comes to my side. I nudge her with a revealing smirk on my face.
"What?" She defends.
"Oh come on." I nag.
"What?!" She repeats. She laughs knowingly and that's it.
"So Carson. Have a good time?" I ask.
"Huh?" He retorts. Ive learned to expect those kinds of answers.
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By the time we reach the looming building of doom a.k.a. the school, mosquitoes have started to act like zombies. They're so annoying! What happened to like t rex or whatever. They're not as bad. Okay maybe I'm being a little paranoid saying that but you would be too if you these bugs continuously land on you and be temporary vampires.
Sleep. I see my bed and drool. I kneel in front of my bed and bow down to it.
"I love you Bruce!" I exclaim giving it a hug, "And you too Willis!" I give my pillow a hug too. I throw on pj's and literally hop into bed. I don't stop hopping. I have never had any regrets from jumping on my bed so I do nearly every night. My knees suddenly lock and I fall in a heap on the floor. Regret number 1. I climb onto my bed acting like my legs don't work and gripping the blankets to heave me up.
Laying in bed I shut my eyes. I cant seem to shut my brain though. I sigh and get up. Going to a small cabinet, I pick out the most neon banana and tear off the peel. I shove it in my mouth and walk onto the balcony. Still air suctions to my cheeks and seems to pull my lips upward to a smile of content.
I approach the portable lawn chair and stretch it out to the full body length. Comfort sets in and so do the damn mosquitoes. Comfort leaves but the mosquitoes don't. I sigh once again and head back in.
I'm not tired. What do you do when you're not tired. Something nuts duh! I take a long lighter and some bug spray. I step outside quickly and click on the long lighter. Pausing a second to let out a mischievious giggle I spray the bugspray and a huge flame shoots from the tip of the lighter. I stopped spraying to avoid my hand being burned off. I laughed loudly. Then I really sprayed it. I collosal fire ball came rolling into innocent air and mosquitoes.
I went a little crazy for a second but I only charred a little bit of the balcony so the whole building wasn't on fire. A loud knock at my door almost made me fling myself off the balcony as I patted out a small flame on my sleeve. I race to the door and tank it open wide- eyed.
"What?!" I said.
"What are you doing?! Hide that stuff before they come!" Haley hissed. Her hair is jumbled and she looks crazy. Oh wait she is.
"Huh?" I say. Then it sinks in. I'm supposed to be being good! I can get caught! This is the first time I've had to worry about anything like this! Ugh this is gonna be forever!! I take my special fire utensils and stuff them in a different place than where I found them. Haley slumps and then collapses on Bruce.
"This sucks." Haley says.
"Yeah." I lay next to her.
"That was cool though."
"Yeah."
"I gotta go somebody is probably headed up here to yell at you."
"Yeah."
"Night."
"Yeah."
The conversation was a little bland but she was right. She slipped out the door and down the secret hallway. Honestly its not secret its just dark.
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