It was a sunny day in Baltimore, just like most days. Not to mention the weather was beautiful. Not to hot, not to cold, but a perfect middle temperature. It was the first week of school, after summer vacation. It was also the first week Tammy would be in senior year. Not only that, over the summer, rating for The Corny Collins show had sky rocketed. Tammy felt so fortunate to be on the show. Even though, once again, the Miss Hairspray title had gone to Amber Von Tussle that summer. But Tammy had won something else. The heart of Fender Davis.
As she usually was, Tammy was early for school. She dressed in a cute light purple dress, and had a headband in her hair that matched. Her school bag was on her back, full of everything she needed. Thankfully, it wasn't too heavy. Happily, she skipped to the front of the school, and sat down on a bench. Amber would probably want her to wait for her. Amber wasn't the best friend to have, but Tammy was to shy to say anything about the way the blonde treated everyone. Not to mention the way Amber treated her. Fickle friends, that's what Brenda called it. But when Amber called, Tammy was to shy to defy.
Before she sat down on the bench, she took her bag off her back, and set it beside where she was going to sit. Then she smoothed her dress under her and sat down. Turning to her bag, she pulled out her notebook and pencil, and began doodling in the margins of the paper. A little heart, a butterfly, a name of a certain boy. They weren't the best drawings, just little doodles. But she was contented to draw them. Quietly, she hummed a tune to herself as she drew. A bunch of kids passed by as Tammy sat there, drawing and humming to herself, but none stopped. Well, until Link Larking went strolling past.
When the dark haired crooner spotted the young redhead, he stopped walking, and changed directions, heading over and sitting down.
"What's shakin' Tammy?" he smirked, glancing at her as he placed on arm on the pack of the bench, and crossed a leg over top of the other. "Have you seen Amber around?"
As soon as Link had sat down beside her, Tammy could feel herself melt. After all, he was Link Larkin. Though Tammy had Fender. He wasn't Link, but he was, in Tammy's opinion, just as good. Fender and her shared something she could never share with Link. It was just that Link had that effect on almost everyone.
"Uh, no, she's not here yet," Tammy replied with a smile. Link just nodded, and looked ahead at the people passing by. The boy was hardly aware of Tammy smiling over at him. When he did turn to look at her again, he was surprised to find her already looking back. Link smiled lightly in return. He had a reason for joining her on the bench. But looking into the face of the happy, blue eyed girl, he had a hard time bringing it up.
"Oh, well uh, thanks," he nodded slowly. The cheerful girl beside him continued to smile, and gave a nod in return.
Exhaling deeply, Link began to speak. "Look Tammy, I didn't want to be the one to tell you this, but I saw Fender drawing designs on Brenda the other day at the Malt Shop," he admitted to her.
Tammy's brow knit together slightly, and she slowly shook her head. "Well, that can't be right. Me and Fender are going steady," she added with a smile. There was no way that Fender would do that to her.
Link sighed and shook his head. "Sorry Tam.." he said, before getting up and walking away to go find his girl. Tammy's blue eyes stared after him. No, he couldn't be right. Maybe he had seen someone else...
A/N: So how do you like the first chapter? Please R&R!
Drawing Designs: When a guy checks out a girl, real good.
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madi rose