After The Prom

Part 16

"Did Jenny Joyce give you a good steever in the head the other night and you have concussion or something?" asked Michelle.

"No Michelle" replied Erin.

"Then what is it? Did you join a cult?"

"No!"

"Did he bring you to that creepy convention and someone plungered ya?"

"No, I just like him Michelle"

"James?"

"The wee, English, annoying, prick of a cousin of mine?"

"Yes"

"Curly hair?"

"Yes!"

"I just can't get my head around it," said Michelle.

"Me neither!" said Claire.

"Claire! I thought you'd at least be on my side" replied Erin.

"Am I... it's just it's James...and you"

"I think you make a cracking couple," said Orla.

"Thank you, Orla," replied Erin.

"See Orla thinks this is alright it's definitely fucked up," said Michelle.

"Michelle, I like him. He's not like David Donnelly or John Paul"

"John Paul was a ride. A dick but a ride" replied Michelle.

"And he gets me. He likes me for me"

"Poor James, he'll have no one to hang out with," said Claire.

"Cool it Claire, look. Jenny Joyce has already taken him under her wing. Poor Bitch. Sorry Erin. He has a bit of a fan club," said Michelle.

"Fan club?" Erin laughed.

"I'm not messing. Some of the girls are mad for him after you declared your love for him. I heard Jenny Joyce fainted with the romance of it all" replied Michelle.

Jenny saw them looking over and made her way across the room. James grimaced and waved over.

"Erin rest assured we'll well look after him," said Jenny.

James was surrounded by a group of girls fawning around him. Jealousy rose up in Erin.

"Back off Jenny" she uttered through gritted teeth. She must have really sounded angry as Jenny quickly scuttled off and dispersed the group that had formed around James.

"Jesus Erin, you're actually jealous of Jenny Joyce!" said Michelle.

"I'm not jealous I just sick at the cheek coming over here telling us she's looking after him. We've been doing that for 2 years"

"No, you're jealous Erin".

"I sort of miss him I've no one to take the piss out of," said Michelle.

"You take the piss out of us all the time Michelle!" Claire rolled her eyes.

"Aye. But it's not the same. He just takes it"