Evasive

eight

We drove around for hours, the sun began setting and we pulled into an empty parking lot. We all sat on the hood of the car and drank liquor from a bottle in the brown bag.

"A few more gigs and we'll be ready to buy our own crib" Carl said, breaking the silence. They wouldn't let me partake in their drug business. Apparently it was too dangerous, I've been working at Patsy's after begging Fiona to get me a job.

"Not me, one more gig and I'm out" Nick said taking the bottle from me.

"Damn. What's your plan?" Carl asked.

"Farmer" Nick said, Carl and I both started laughing, but stopped when we realized he was serious.

"Like with corn and shit?" Carl asked.

"No, animals. No people, I'm not good with people" he said.

"You're good with me. And Blair, someone you just met" Carl responded, not understanding what Nick was talking about.

"You guys are straight. Some people be twisty" he said looking down. Nick was in the middle of Carl and me, so I wrapped my arms around him and rested my head on his shoulder.

"Wanna go terrorize the Iranian optometrist?" I asked.

"Fuck yeah, he owes me" Carl said jumped down off the car.

This time I drove, being the only one with my license.

This week had been so long that as soon as I got home I collapsed onto the couch. Pat was eating dinner and watching TV.

"Long day?" he asked me.

"Yeah"

That was the extent of our conversation. Ever since he was released we've drifted further and further.

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The next morning I told Pat I wanted to give Fiona my money, he wasn't in favor of it.

"It's your money, you don't need to buy their house" he said.

"Exactly. It's mine. So Ill do what I want with it!" I yelled get frustrated.

"I'm going to give it to her when I go to work tonight. Right now Carl and Nick are coming and we're going driving" I said putting shoes on.

"I want you home tonight right after work" he said sighing.

"Whatever" I said and I closed the door behind me.

I was teaching Nick to drive, that's why we've been riding around in the car so much.

"We have to pick up Debbie" Carl said, "then we can go do something fun"

I nodded and climbed into the backseat.

Debbie was sitting on a bench with a pink box in her hands when we picked her up.

"What's in there?" I asked her and she got in the car.

"Cupcakes, for my baby reveal party" she said excitedly.

"You're coming right?" she asked me.

"I don't know if I can, Pat wants me home tonight right after work" I said.

"Bummer" she said. Suddenly Nick whipped the car around making a U turn. Debbie's cupcake box flew across the backseat and hit me. I was covered in blue and pink frosting.

"Shit" Debbie said, "Now I need more cupcakes"

"Debbie I'm covered in frosting and you care more about your cupcakes?" I asked astonished.

"Fuck man" Carl exclaimed.

"That's my bike" Nick said pointing to a kid riding down the sidewalk. We followed the kid all the way back to his house.

"It's not worth it, Nick" I said seeing the look in his eyes, "think about your farm"

He nodded and turned around and drove back to my house.

We dropped Debbie off at the house she's been staying at, I still don't get that situation. We went back to my house so I could get cleaned up.

Carl came upstairs with me and sat on my bed.

"Your room looks the same" he noticed.

"I know, I haven't gotten a chance to make changes. Now turn around so I can change my shirt" I said motioning him to turn around.

He just pretended to cover his eyes, peeking through his fingers.

"I don't think your girlfriend will like you watching me take my clothes off" I said raising my eyebrows.

He scoffed, "she doesn't control me." But he turned around anyway. I pulled my shirt over my head and grabbed a new one from my closet.

Once I was clothed again I heard Carl snickering.

"What's so funny?" I asked hitting his shoulder.

"Do you realize you have a mirror right here" he said pointing to the wall he was facing.

"Oh my God, please tell me you didn't look" I said feeling my cheeks get hot.

"Blair I'm a boy, of course I watched"

I punched him in the stomach.

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next chapter is probs the SADDEST episode for Carl,,,, who's excited.

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