I'd managed to chase him down the street a few blocks. I'd lined up my sights just right and tossed the soapy water forward while feeling confident I wouldn't miss. Kenickie must've seen my confidence because he pulled me down with him. It resulted in us both wet and muddy.
We both rolled down a patch of grass until I ended up on top of him. "Well this is awkward", I say looking into his eyes. I stared into them for a while, until he cleared his throat.
"Cynthia?" He questions.
I cock my head to the side, "yes?"
"You're heavy", he said. He'd wheezed as if I was really crushing him. I jump off him quickly, irritated that he ruined the moment.
I helped him up. "Sorry", I sheepishly say. I can feel a red tint forming on my cheeks. I decide to look anywhere but at him.
We slowly begin walking back to the shop silently. We walk about a block down the road when I decided to start a conversation.
"What's the deal with the bonfire? Or is it a pep rally? I can't really tell", I ask him nonchalantly.
Kenickie flips his collar up, "it's both. You thinking of going?" He questions back. I wondered if he wanted me to go or if he was just making small talk.
The sun hits me and I squint. "No". We don't say anything for a few seconds. "Well maybe", I add, "I'm not sure yet". He just hummed in response.
When we get back, all the boys had already gone back to working. Kenickie walked away from me like I was the plague and settled between Putz and Doody. All the boys started high-fiving and making wet jokes. I rolled my eyes even though I thought it was funny too.
I shadowed Danny for a while, watching how he was working the engine. "How often do you do this stuff?" I asked leaning over Zuko. He shrugged, "almost daily. Ain't got nothing better to do. All the cops know who we are by now".
I wondered how rough of a night it must've been to now be known by every officer in town. I still didn't ask. "Maybe on the next project you guys can show me how to do all this stuff. I'm sure Murdoch won't let me touch this hunk of metal".
"Forget him. Barks bigger than the bite on that one", he gestured to Kenickie who was hard at work near a back tire.
I took that as a yes. I'd spent the rest of my time rotating between the boys, asking questions, and memorizing tools.
"I think that's it for today boys", Danny said once the sun went down, "and girl", he said nudging me.
All the T-Birds began pulling tools away quickly, so I stood out of the way. I had no clue where anything went and I feared I'd just mess it up.
We all piled into Kenickies car and set off. "We going to mines to scrub up for the rally"? Sonny asked nobody in particular.
All the boys groaned in response, which seemed to be boy talk for 'yes'. Sonny bumped shoulders with me, "you too?".
I smiled, looking at his face in the moonlight, "if you'll have me". It was one thing to tag along to fix a car, but it was another to impose on their entire evening. I didn't want to overstay my welcome, especially with Kenickie.
I saw Kenickie roll his eyes through the rear view mirror, but Danny slapped him upside the head. "Don't be a square, she's comin", he said sternly.
It made me happy to see that the boys were sticking up for me. It was like I was becoming one of them even though I'd only known them for a short time.
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Grease Lightning | K.M
FanfictionSwitching schools is hard, but moving countries is even harder. For Cynthia Olson and her sister Sandy, they have no idea just how hard it will be. Add in her sisters summer romance, drama with a particularly dopy group of boys, and girls in pink wh...