We're All In This Together - Chris Chambers Fan Fiction

nine

"Man, that was the all time train dodge, too cool!" Teddy said. It had started to get dark, so the five called it a night and set up camp to sleep. Currently, they were all sitting around the fire they had made, and were roasting the meat Gordie had bought back at the store.

"Vern, you were so scared, you looked like that fat guy Abacus stole when he saw the mummy!"

"I wasn't that scared!" Vern protested.

"Vern," Max said, dragging out his name.

"No really! I wasn't, sincerely!" Vern whined.

"Okay, then you won't mind if we check your jockeys to see for Hershey's squirts will ya?" Gordie joked.

"Oh screw," Vern spat. As the five were cooking their meat on a stick, Vern's was getting a little heavy on one side and looked like it was about to fall.

"Hey Vern, you better turn yours over," Chris said.

"This is the way I like to do it!" Vern replied, as the meat fell into the fire. The rest burst into laughter, as Vern tried to get his meat back.

"Ah man! You got any more Gordie?"

"Sorry Vern," Gordie replied in between laughter.

"This is not funny! What am I supposed to eat?" Vern huffed.

"Why don't you cook your dick," Teddy said.

"It'd be a small meal," Chris replied. The four burst into laughter again, Max leaned her head on Chris' shoulder from laughing too hard. Vern poked at the fire a few times before he retrieved his meat again.

"Ha! Screw you guys, I got it!" Max rolled her eyes and they all continued cooking.

~

It had become totally dark, except for the light that came from the fire. The four had laid down their sleeping bags and sat on top of them, but Max sat on Chris' with him, so she didn't sit on the dirt. Chris had brought out the cigarettes and passed them out to everyone, along with the matches. This had been Max's first time smoking, and when she took her first drag, she choked immediately and decided to put it out.

While the boys enjoyed their cigarettes, Vern said,

"Nothin' like a smoke after a meal."

"Yeah, I cherish these moments," Teddy replied. Chris, Gordie, and Max started giggling and Teddy looked at them confused.

"What? What did I say?" Chris just shook his head and took another drag from his cigarette.

"Hey Gordo, why don't ya tell us a story," he offered.

"Oh yeah! I'd love to hear one!" Max exclaimed.

"Uh, I don't know," Gordie muttered.

"Oh come on," Chris pleaded.

"Yeah, come on Gordo!" Vern added, "But not one of your horror stories okay? I don't wanna hear no horror stories, I'm not up for that man."

"Why don't you tell us one about a Sargent and his battling leathernecks," Teddy offered.

"Well the one I've been thinking about's kinda different. It's about this pie eating contest. and the main guy in the story is this fat kid nobody likes named Davie Hogan," Gordie began.