Kylie & Kate

Two

I woke up to Kate's footsteps in the hallway. I look at my phone and see that it's 6 a.m., and that I fell asleep in my clothes. I get up to pee.

"Sorry if I woke you up," she says.

"It's fine." I say. "I used to get up and run early." It was a few hours away from mom, and the world.

"Really?" Kate says. She's wearing running shorts and a tank top. I don't know why I said it, she's gonna ask me to go with her. "Me too."

She doesn't, thank god. I pee and hear her leave as I hop in the shower. I look at my ass in the mirror, and it's light pink. Fuck, It hurt when the hot water touched it. I wash my hair, then get out and dry off. It's 6:30 now. I blow dry my hair, put on the pajamas we got at the mall, and go back to bed.

Kate wakes me up around 10 when she gets back. I meet her in the kitchen.

"Hey." She smiles. She's changed into work clothes, a button down shirt with a black pencil skirt and heels. "You like coffee?"

"Um, yeah. Thanks." I sip coffee from the cup she slides to me.

"I'll make breakfast. Eggs and bacon okay?"

"Yeah."

Kate makes fluffy scrambled eggs with crispy bacon, and sits across from me while we eat.

"So, you said you run in the morning?" She asks.

Fuck, she's gonna ask me to go with her, and I'll have to say no, and she'll probably beat the shit out of me. "Yeah."

"Just... for fun?"

"To stay in shape. I play softball." I don't tell her the real reason.

"Really? I played too in high school." Kate takes our plates to the sink. "What position?"

"Pitcher."

"Same!" Kate grins, and I smile a little bit. "You can go with me when I run tomorrow, if you want."

"Yeah, maybe." I say. Maybe it's not a bad idea.

"Alright. I'm gonna head to work, see you tonight. Stay out of trouble."

She works somewhere at an office, selling something. I don't know the details, and I don't ask her. Everything feels like small talk, because we don't know each other, and I hate it. It's awkward because we've been thrown into a different living situation.

Not to mention her beating my ass yesterday to add to the adjustments.

"Bye." I throw away my coffee cup, and she leaves.

I hang out in my room for a while. I don't know where to go or what to do here, so I lay around and watch TV until around 5 before deciding to go get something to eat.

I comb out my wavy blond hair, and throw on a pair of jean shorts with a plain white t-shirt. I slip on the white Converses  Kate bought me yesterday. I slipped my phone in my pocket, grabbed 5 bucks from the bar and left

Kate's house was close to a few shops and restaurants. I walked in one of the shops and started looking around.

"Welcome to Crashed and Trashed." The girl sitting behind the counter is Asian, with the ends of her black hair dyed red, a nose piercing, and heavy black eyeliner. She looks at me for a second. "Who the hell are you?"

"I'm Kylie." I say.

The store is filled with T-shirts from bands I've never heard of, along with other merchandise, and records.

"I've never seen you before."

"I'm new here."

"Hmm. Welcome to Haventown, the most boring place you will ever experience. I'm Tiffany."

I nod, and rub a silver chain necklace between my fingers.

"You don't look like the type who would shop here." Tiffany said.

"Rude." I said sarcastically. "I'm just looking around."

"Cool, cool. You ever smoked before?"

"Like, a cigarette?"

"No, like weed."

"Yeah."

"You want to now? In the back?"

Yeah. "No, my sister would kill me."

I think about how I never want Kate to spank me ever again. I also think about how I want to be high right now, and how if I was with mom I would do whatever the fuck I pleased.

"Come on, you look stressed." Tiffany says.

I follow her, against my better judgment, to the back. A little bit of relief will be worth whatever Kylie does, right? Plus, I'll probably be able to hide it.

Tiffany and I get fucked up. She's really funny, it turns out, and after she gives me some eye drops.

"You gotta act completely normal," Tiffany giggles. "Fuck, take a t-shirt. You smell like Mari-ju-Ana." She says it funny, and breaks into a fit of laughter.

"Noooo, I smell good!"

"Take a shirt dumb ass!" She hands me one, and I change. "Think you can make it home?"

"Yep! Bye Tiff!"

"Bye bye Ky Ky! Come back and see me please!" Tiffany yells as I leave the shop.

I walk home. Kate isn't home yet, so I shower and change into a comfier outfit. I'm starving, so I eat Cheerios until I can't eat anymore.

Kate brings supper at 8, and we eat Chinese food.

"You're awfully happy tonight."

"Yep," I laugh, and grab an egg roll. "I met a friend today."

"Really? Who?"

"Tiffany, from her weird goth store." I smile. Egg rolls are good.

"Oh, I know her parents. They're potheads, so don't let her get you into trouble." Kate says.

I giggle. "I would never!"

"Okay, good. I'd hate to spank you again."

Yeah, sure. "Okay, I'm gonna go get ready for bed. Night!" I practically run upstairs before she can realize that I was high.

I shower off and get in bed. Kate tells me goodnight, and I go to sleep.