I throw my Doc Matens on grab my jacket and phone and leg it out the door,
"Penelope darling! Are you really going to wear that awful black and white turtle neck? And those ripped jeans, I think we need to go shopping!" I hear my gran shout out the door, I walk round the corner and pull a cigarette out of my back pocket,
"Shit..." I mumble remembering that I left my lighter at home, sighing I put it back in my pocket and walk to the bus shelter.
I put my leather jacket on and wait for my bus to come.
When it finally arrives I try to find a seat not near to anyone.
I look around and I find a free seat at the back I smile to myself and walk over, I quickly do half up half down with my hair, put my dark red lipstick on and double check my winged eyeliner.
"Perfect!" I say in my head.
The bus went to a tiny town a few blocks away from my street, I spot this guy with longish brown hair, fringe covering his eyes, he seemed a bit of an outcast, but he didn't seem to care, he was carrying a guitar case on his back, which looked heavy...
He looked around but all seats are taken, he slowly looks up at the back and moves his fringe giving himself curtains.
His eyes were an amazing colour like a minty green colour, I then snap out of my trance and come back to reality.
He slowly walks over and sits down next to me, I shuffle awkwardly to the window to make space, I smile a little and look out the window.
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I arrive at my stop, a little cafe called Philo's, i was about to say excuse me, but the outcast stands up and walks off the bus, I follow behind and watch him walk into the cafe.
I slowly walk behind, he stops outside and takes a cigarette out and a lighter, I walk over and stand next to him,
"Erm, hi... I was wondering if I could borrow your lighter?" He furrows his eyebrows together and roles his eyes,
"Here..." He sighs, placing it in my back pocket,
"Keep it..." He says taking a last drag on his cigarette and dropping it on the floor,
"Thank you..." I say awkwardly.
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After I finish mine I walk in and order a banana milkshake and a blueberry muffin.
I hear strumming of guitar and a rather great singer behind me, they were singing A Punk; Vampire Weekend.
I quickly finish my milkshake and go watch in awe, it was the outcast from the bus, he had his eyes closed and he seemed lost in the moment, and so was I,
"Damn he's beautiful." The few people look at me and I cover my mouth,
"I'm not saying anything again in my head." I actually say in my head this time, I look at him and he's looking down at me from the stage, I watched him crack a little smile,
"Holy shit his teeth!" I say in my head again, I blush a bit and look down.
I quickly text my friend Rubén
Me: yo bitch get to Philo's
She didn't reply, I brushed it off and carried on watching, he finished his last song and no one clapped apart from me... I was clapping like a seal.
I stopped when I watched him get down off the stage, I smile and walk back to the table I was sat at and stared out the window...
"Well what's up with you?" I hear someone say, I jump a little and look to my left, no one there, to my right was the Outcast,
"N-nothing..." I mumble again looking at his eyes,
"I'm Van, Van McCann..." He says in a deepish voice,
"I'm Penelope Jones..." I smile at him,
"You're a great singing by the way..." He smiles,
"Thanks..." He mumbles.
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We sit in awkward silence for a while until I break it,
"I've to be going my grandparents will worried..." I say then realised how lame I sounded,
"Yea I best be going to... But I think we have missed the bus..." He says looking hopeful, I shrug and stand up and leave.
I hear footsteps behind me and stop and look behind,
"Can I help?" I smile looking at Van,
"No I'm just walking home..." He says walking past me...
