Truths Unfold

Snow Cones

Lena:

I am at the front entrance looking out onto the streets waiting for Stef. I am leaned against the stone wall when I hear a sudden bubblegum pop in my ear.

I hear Stef laugh.

"Bitch"

She is still laughing.

"You ready?"

"Yeah."

I grab my bag and we start walking.

"So what's up with you princess? You look like you got a lot on your mind."

I sigh. I look at Stef.

"Are you only being nice too me so I will join the Dominance Squad?"

She looks at me stunned. We continue walking.

"L e n a. As you might know, I can be a bitch sometimes."

I laugh. She can say that again.

"I admit. I am not nice to everybody."

Preach.

"But, I want you to know."

She takes my hand and looks in my eyes. I almost can't breathe.

"I am not being nice to you just so you will join my squad. To be honest, you're already part of it. Come hang with us whenever. So, are we cool?"

We begin walking again.

"Yeah. I am sorry for the accusation."

"The what?"

I laugh.

"Never mind."

She throws her arm around my shoulders and we continue walking to the snow cone parlor. Once we are there we walk in and I take Stef's bag. She takes her phone and wallet.

"Okay. Princess what do you want?"

I look at her sort of annoyed & sort of jokingly.

"I am going to get the Cherry Bomb with a cream topping and a cherry."

My dad winks at me.

"What about you young lady? What would you like?"

"Do you do special orders?"

I look at her.

"Sure."

"Can you put the strawberry and tigers blood together? And then get the bag of jalapeños out of my bag and bring them to me with that?"

I hear my dad laugh.

"Sure. What do you call this?"

"I don't know? What do you want to call it L e n a."

My dad looks at me with a smile.

"Yes L e n a. What do you think?"

I looked at him annoyed.

"How about Feisty Chica?"

"I love it."

"Okay one Cherry Bomb and one Fiesty Chica coming up."

We sit down.

"Why'd you bring your wallet Stef?"

"Well L e n a. I don't want it to get stolen. Plus, how else am I supposed to pay."

"Stef. You know I get them free right?"

"Well, today I am paying. You payed for mine and Roxy's snow cones that I never thanked you for by the way. So, L e n a. Thank you for paying for mine and Rox snow cones with the money you are using for college after we were complete bitches to you and your friend."