Calm Before The Storm (A River's Edge Fanfic)

Is My Life Over?

"I now pronounce you husband and wife, you may kiss the bride."

Mom and her new husband Brad kissed. Marriage is supposed to be a happy day for everyone, but not me. It was a small courthouse wedding, Mom never wore a white dress but she dressed nicely, so did Brad. They made it clear that they were getting married whether I liked it or not. I'd rather be with my real dad than some asshole who married my mom and tries to treat me like he owns me. 

They were getting ready to go on their honeymoon.

"No staying up past nine, get your chores done when you wake up in the morning, you have to eat instant oatmeal or nothing at all..."

Blah blah blah, they can go on all they fucking want to! 

"Bye baby, I love you."

"Bye, love you."

They left the house, I finally had the house to myself. I ran to the phone and started dialing Maggie my friend. The guys, Layne, John, Mike, Tony, and Matt, were just friends of my friend, I wanted to have a large group of friends. I chose pothead slackers to spite Mom and Brad. This will be the first time they spend a night out at my house, tonight was a good night. I hung with them at school and after school many times within a month or two.

"Hey Maggie, they're gone, bring the guys and some beers."

I hung up. I went to the shelf by the TV that had VHS tapes, Creepshow, perfect film to watch. 

I got a couple bags of popcorn, put one of them at a time in the microwave. 

Ding! 

The door knocked the same moment and it scared the shit out of me. I ran to the door to see all of them standing there.

"You're just in time, come in!"

Maggie gave me a hug before I ran back to the kitchen to finish making the big bowl of popcorn.

"This house is nice Skylar, it's very nice!" Layne said.

"Thanks."

The other boys already made themselves comfortable in the living room. Cans of beer were already getting passed around, two six packs to be exact. 

"Are you loaded or something?" John asked.

"Not really...here's some popcorn, share it with everybody," I replied as I walked to the living room with the popcorn.

"Don't eat two fucking handfuls at a time John," Layne said.

"I won't."

"Don't make promises you can't keep," Mike said.

"I said I promised didn't I?"

"Ok, fuck man!"

John already had a handful, Matt got a small portion and munched on it. I put the movie in.

"What're we watching?" Matt asked.

"Creepshow," I answered without missing a beat.

"Creepshow, ooooooh," Tony said trying to sound sinister.

The guys laughed as I put the movie in. Matt, Layne, and John were on the couch, Tony, Mike, and Maggie were on the loveseat.

"Any room for me anywhere on these comfortable furniture? After all, it is my house." I asked.

"I'll sit on the floor," Layne said groaning.

He got one of the pillows and sat on floor, which left John and Matt to scoot over to let me sit, I sat on the end of the couch beside Matt. 

"Guys let's not make a mess with the popcorn, this house is way too nice," Layne said.

We watched the movie all the way through as we drank a beer and had some popcorn.

Me and Maggie have been best friends since I moved here a few months ago, she's a mixture of a tomboy and a girly girl. Layne is a bit of a weirdo especially when he's high, but everyone's unique. John, his name is Samson Tollet, we call him John because of his last name sounding like toilet, that's fucking hilarious. Mike and Tony are just like any other pothead slacker in school, nothing important about them. Matt, I'm starting to like better than the other boys, he's the cute one, he complains of his home life which consists of a live in boyfriend of his mom's who does nothing but lay around, he's got a younger brother named Tim, his little sister I don't know much about. I think I relate to Matt more, a soft spot for him maybe.

"Your mom and her man get married today?" Maggie asked.

"Yeah, it's gonna get downhill from here, I hate him."

"I hate step parents man," John said.

"Tell me about it," Matt said.

"My life's over isn't it?"

"No it's not Sky, it's not the end of the world, he may actually wanna have a step family relationship with you."

"You call him forcing his way into my life that Mags?"

"He can't force himself on you...not meaning for that to get dirty," Layne said.

We all chuckled at Layne's remark.

"He hits you like Mom's boyfriend does me, let me know and I'll beat him up personally ok?" Matt asked.

"Thanks Matt."

This is why I like Matt more! 

"Guess who got a joint rolled and ready?" Layne asked.

"You did!" John faked excitement.

"Let me light this bad boy up. Skylar, you got air freshener in the house?" Matt asked as he was given the joint.

"Plenty."

"Good."

He lit it and took a puff, then gave it to me, I took one too. We continued watching the movie while high and buzzed.