Going Down

Chapter 16

~Chapter Sixteen~

Rachel cranked up the heat in the car, but the moment I stepped out once we got to the drive in, I knew I wasn't gonna last. Cause they wanted to sit on the roof...

"Okiee Liam and I will find a good place to park, Ash go get lots and lot of food. We'll text u once we find a place."

"Um alright?" She hands me 50 bucks.

Rachel is already getting back into the drivers seat, so I turn to leave too. I cross my arms over my chest. I'm freezing.

"Ash! Wait up!"

I spin around to see Clay walking towards me.

Clay..

"Clay?"

"Hey!"

"Uh hey?!"

"How are you?"

"Hah well I just survived a plane crash and I still jump at sounds so..I'm great how about you?"

"I'm good." He laughs. "Well actually I was only good when your friend Rachel invited me. How'd she get my number anyways?"

"Even I ask myself how she does things."

He laughs again and this time I laugh with him. But then a big gust of wind comes and I pull my arms closer to my chest. Without hesitation, Clay takes off his jacket and wraps it around me. I frown.

"You're not fine, are you?" He says.

"How'd you guess."

Then, without thought, he pulls me in. My head rests on his chest, as I absorb his body heat. I realize I can't hold it in anymore.

"My mom died, Clay."

"I know, I know." he whispers to me. For some reason, I feel this static pull towards him. Just the way he comforts me makes me feel, safe? Relaxed? Happy? Like there's nothing else that matters? It's just me and him, like our surroundings just disappear and the only sounds you can hear are my cries of pain.

"Next!" Yells the guy at the cash.

Aaaaaaaaand the moments over.

"You buying something or what lady?!"

"Yes sorry. Um. Can I please get- wait Clay what do u want?"

"What ever your having." He smiles.

"Okay, then uh 4 large..um...Root Beers and 4 uhem, large pop corns layered with butter. Two packs of Nibs and.....uhhh 3 packs of Reece's Peanut Butter Cups please." I try to give the man a kind hearted smile but he doesn't seem in the mood. We sound like fatties. He probably thinks it's for just the two of us.

"That comes too, $39.11"

I hand the man the 50.00 dollar bill and Clay helps me collect all our food.

"Thank you. Um Jerry." Clay looks at his name tag.

He kinda seems to brighten up a bit. "Of course sir."

"Hey, uh Ashley um that uhh popcorn uhem smells really uh good like uhhhh."

"Oh shut up." I can't help but laugh while walking back to the car.

...

"Food!" Yells Liam as we approach the car. Liam's on top of the car, fixating the blankets and pillows.

"We brought pillows?"

"It's a movie. You gotta have pillows while watching a movie. It's like a rule." Says Rachel.