Clique: Tyler, The Creator

5. Bowling Night

We got out of our uber and started walking towards the bowling place. We were all laughing about how awkward that ride was.

The driver was totally into Kali.

"Damn it's not my fault i'm the cutest one here," She laughed, as she reapplied her lipstick on her iphone camera.

We could see the guys inside already, it was a little dark inside but we were able to tell.

I started to get a little nervous for some reason.
We walked towards them, and took in their
reactions.

"Damn baby, you free tonight?" Jasper joked with Kali.

"Boy. Move." Kali said, giving Tyler and Taco a hug.

I stayed behind a little, then Rocky spoke.
"Wait– is that Salem?" He looked over at me.

"Yo, she looks so different. What did y'all do to her?" Tyler laughed, turning over to Jorja and Kali.

"She borrowed my clothes...gave her a little makeover," Kali sucked on a lollipop.

"Why you being standoff-ish? come here," Rocky took my arm, pulling me into him as he gave me a bear hug. I could smell his cologne, it was so overpowering but in a really good way.

"You look good." He whispered into my hair, as I pulled away and smiled.

"Y'all need a fucking room or sum? Put on the damn shoes." Taco laughed, and I went over to where the girls were.

"Is Steve gonna play or?" Syd nudged Taco as we all looked over at the arcade section. Steve was talking to a pale blonde boy, they were having a fun time without us it seemed.

We all laughed and got into teams. Kali, Crystal, Jorja, Syd and I in one, and Jasper, Taco, Tyler, Rocky and Wyatt in another.
We played for about forty minutes and, you can probably imagine how loud we all were. It was genuinely fun; time ended up passing by fast.

"Damn, aye T, you seeing this?" Rocky turned around, watching a group of girls getting ready to play about two lanes to the left of us.

"AYE LIL MA–,"

Rocky hit Jasper's chest before he could finish.

"Nigga, shut the fuck up. Watch." He said, adjusting his jacket.

"We're really gonna stop the game for this?" Crystal laughed.

Rocky started walking over to the girls slowly, adding some type of swag to his walk.

"Hey ladies, y'all looking extra beautiful tonight," We heard him say.

A pretty black girl with long straight hair noticed him. She smiled, and they began to talk.

"Watch me next nigga!" Jasper started, walking over. Taco joined him, and we were all uncontrollably laughing.

"Damn. That girl over there is wearing the coolest pants. Fuck it." Tyler said, feeling left out. He began walking over, and then turned around.

"Hold this nigga," He took off his jacket, giving it to me to hold. Wyatt came over to us as we watched them all trying to throw game.

Tyler had something about him that made him instantly likable, and the girl he was after noticed him immediately.

"Hey, nice pants," We heard his loud ass voice even from all the way over here.

"I swear he has no game whatsoever." Crystal and Kali made fun of the way he stood.

"Literally could've been sleeping right now. I'm so tired," Wyatt said, and I looked over at him, not sure if I was the one he was talking to.

"Same. I'm always being dragged somewhere." I smiled.

Suddenly, we noticed a pretty blonde girl come up to Syd.

"Shit Syd, leave us too won't you!" Jorja laughed as she and the girl began to walk towards the cafe.

"I have a blunt in my pocket. Y'all wanna go outside and smoke it?" Kali pulled it out in a bag, and they all nodded, taking their stuff as we walked out.

We all sat outside on the curb, looking like some loners. It was so dark out. I could hear the music blasting from inside as Kali began to light the blunt.

They all starting passing it, then it finally got to me.

I looked at it, not sure. I've never smoked before, so it was all so foreign to me. Strict parents never let me go out around stuff like this.

"C'mon Salem." Wyatt nudged.

I took it in between my fingers, pressing it onto my lips as Wyatt took the lighter and lit the end.

I breathed in, and the smoke completely took over. I coughed hysterically as they laughed.

"Why didn't you say you were a first timer?!" Jorja chuckled, handing me a waterbottle.

"Fuck that. That sucks." I said in between coughs.

"More for us then," Wyatt smiled.

I just sat there, looking at the cars driving by. I wanted to go home. To be in bed. Nothing was really going right. The man I was in love with was making out with a stranger inside. I didn't feel comfortable with the clothes I wore; it wasn't me. And now this stupid blunt was making my throat itch. They definitely think i'm a huge fucking loser. I turned around and looked through the window to see what the guys were doing inside.

Great, Rocky must've had a blunt with him because they were all smoking with the people they'd just met, too.

This was going to be a long ass night.