Dirt Road Romance

Pond Water

I followed Luke and Bryan downstairs out the back door. Luke and Bryan immediate sprinted to the pond and splashed in. "Ya coming?" Luke nudged. Before I could answer I jumped in. "Holy crap" is stuttered coming up. Luke cracked up at my choice of words and Bryan smiled. I was floating around when someone tugged at my feet pulling me underwater. I finally come up to see Bryan laughing. "What was that for" I screeched! "That darling was our introduction" Luke continued laughing and I rolled my eyes. Bryan and Luke began wrestling seeing who could hold who under as I got out and decided to tan. I was then being lifted up and chunked into the water. "Luke" I scream coming up. But Luke was beside me. "That was me" Bryan laughed from the side.    "You little butthead" I chuckle. I step out and wrap my hair up when a red mustang pulls into the driveway. Bryan goes weak and runs to the car. "Whose that?" I ask handing Luke his towel. "That my friend is the whore friend Marie" he groans. "Hi" Marie smiles to Luke. "Bye" he says going inside. "You must be shirleys niece nice to meet you" she grins. I overlook her. Booty shorts, full face of makeup, crop top and sunglasses. "You must be Marie" I say shaking her hand. I feel self conscious and escape to my room putting on a summer dress and heading back downstairs. "Hey Em how was the swim?" Scott asked as I rounded the corner. "It was fun" I smile at Bryan and Luke. Then I'm being stared at so hard I feel myself being stabbed as Maria enters the room. "Aunt Shirley need any help?" I ask. "Yes peel these potatoes" she says hanging Me a a pot, knife and trashcan. "Need anything?" Marie ask as I peel potatoes. "No hun it's fine wouldn't want last week's accident again" I heat shirley say. "Wait what happened last week?" I ask looking up from the potatoes. "oh nothing" Marie says plastering on a fake smile. "Well Marie burnt the gravy. Literally it was black and it peeled off the pan" Luke erupted into laughter. I couldn't help it a chuckle escaped my lips. "Oh it wasn't that had plus I'm 17" she says. "I'm 16, and done aunt Shirley" I smile handing my aunt the peeled potatoes. Marie scoffs and rolls her eyes.

*2 hours later*

"That was amazing" I wipe off the grease from the chicken leg. "Thanks baby" my aunt Shirley says rounding up the dishes and brings out the chocolate pie. The next hour is filled with food and laughter before peiple fade out and I head up to my room. I stood on my balcony and watched as Bryan and and Marie hug before I lay down and sleep takes over.