Fix You.

[3]

Work was slow. Really slow. I guess everyone was at Buck's party. It was supposed to be the best of the year. I stood at the counter with my head cradled in hand. I was on the verge of falling asleep when someone snapped their fingers in front of my face.

"Rise and shine, baby. It's only 6pm, you got 4 hours left." said Cierra.

"Hmmmm... " I said, tired. "You going to Buck's party after work?"

"Hell yeah. I don't miss a good party." said Cierra, joining me behind the counter. "Turn on the jukebox, it's dead in here." She tells me.

I walk over and turn on Love is Strange by Mickey&Sylvia. I go back to the counter and grab a coke.

"Hey, could you drive me by the Curtis house before we go to Buck's? I kinda promised your boyfriend and his family that I'd bring them food." I asked.

"Yeahhhh, that's fine." She said.

We had 3 customers in 4 hours. So, I was broke.

It was finally time to leave. I stole food the from back, and darted out the door, and jumped into Cierra's yellow Thunderbird. She jumped in and floored it.

"How much did this thing cost?" I asked.

"A lot. But I got a discount." she said, smoking a cigarette. I remembered that I had that pack of Camels that Soda gave me. I pulled out a cigarette and lit it.

"How?" I asked.

"My good looks." She said, turning in the Curtis's driveway.

I got of the car and ran up the porch stairs and gave them the food.

"Hey Heather." said Darry.

Here's the thing about Darry and I. In the first week I was here, I got very drunk over at a bar near where Darry worked. I didn't know him or the gang, I was a newbie. Well I flagged him down for a ride, but I didn't have anywhere to go. He invited me to stay at his house. Like I said, I was very drunk, and he was hot, so we screwed. It was my idea, I came on to him. I woke up the next morning in the Curtis house, met the gang, and rented an apartment not far from there. No one knows that Darry and I had a night of fun, but it's still kind of awkward. "Hey Dar, look, I can't stay, I'm headed over to a party at Buck's." I tell him.

"Come on H, stay a little while!" Soda yells from the hallway.

I stand there and debate what I should do.

"Yeah, I guess I can stay. I'll warm up your food for you." I say.

I call for Cierra to come in, and we decide we'll stay for an hour, and then head over for Buck's. The party will still be going on at 11.

I warm up their food, and talk about what's new. I let it slip that I was meeting Dally there. Soda spit out his drink.

"What? Dallas hasn't shown interest in a girl since Johnny passed." he said.

"Well, he showed interest in me today, that's for sure." Only I wasn't sure, really.

We talked some more, and then got in Cierra's Thunderbird, and headed to Buck's party.