Well, maybe I should tell you a little about me. I am short, and when I say short I mean short. I am 5’3. I have long black hair. My eyes are blue with yellow around the pupil. I have a little sister and an older brother. My mom and dad have been happily married for 10 years. My dad works for a big corporation, which is why we move around so much.
“Hey honey” my mom called from the kitchen “Where have you been? We thought you would be back an hour ago. Your father was getting worried.”
“ Oh I was just talking to my new friend Kurt.”
“That’s nice honey”
Kurt had long blondish brown hair. He looked somewhat tall but I couldn’t really tell since he was sitting down. I wasn’t really sure why he was under that bridge but it looked like he must be living there. Poor guy.
**
“Good morning Aberdeen! You are lis-“ the alarm clock buzzed. It was, yet again, time for school. I got my usual attire on; hoodie and jeans. I was looking forward to hanging out with Krist, Shelli, and Chad. I especially wanted Kurt to hang out with us. Although I didn’t see him around school yesterday I figured he didn’t have many friends, it was just the persona he put off.
**
I met Krist and Shelli in the parking lot of school by his old red ford pick-up truck.
“Hey Zoe!” Shelli called.
“Hey guys, whats up?”
“Just getting ready to get out of here, you want to come?” Krist invited me
I really wanted to go with them but I had asked Kurt if he wanted to hang out with us and I wouldn’t want him to be all alone today. I looked around to see if I could see him anywhere in sight, he was nowhere to be seen. “Yeah sure. Where are we going?”
“We are just going to have some fun” Krist told me
I hoped in the back of the truck with Chad.
“Have you ever even ditched before?”
“No, is it that obvious”
“Well you just seem shaky, or maybe that is because we are sitting in the back of this fucking truck!” He called so Krist could hear him.
“Hey, you didn’t have to come.” Krist called out the window.
“Whatever. Would you like my coat?”
“No thank you. I wouldn’t want you to be cold. Plus I have my hoodie.”
“ Okay but if you decide you want it, just ask. One more offer, would you like to sit next to me so we can block the wind off of each other?”
I didn’t respond I just slide over. Chad put his arm around me. I have to admit it was nice. Chad was good looking and nice.
“Awe look back there, Shelli , Chad and Zoe sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g”
“Shut the fuck up Krist” Chad yelled through the window. “It’s cold back here, we are trying to stay warm.”
“That’s what they all say.” Shelli smirked.
Chad whispered in my ear “Don’t mind them, they are just being jerks.”
“Oh, well it doesn’t bother me. Let them say what they want to say.” I laughed. “But seriously where are we going?”
“We are going to Krist’s house. He just got some good pot yesterday. Do you smoke?”
“I have once or twice.”
“Well this stuff, is the good stuff.”
**
After about 3 hours of what seemed to be deep philosophy it was time for me to head home. From Krist’s house to mine it was about a ten minute walk.
“ Would you like me to walk you home?” Chad asked
“Nah, I have to stop and see a friend on the way home anyways, I think I may have let him down because I ditched him today.”
“Oh well, I’ll see you tomorrow?”
“Yeah. What time does the party start?”
“Around 6. I can pick you up if you want.”
“Sure that sounds fine.”
“Alright, I will see you.”
