This is my newest story… Enjoy.
The Protectors… Chapter one
Disengaged
I stared at the ground, concentrating on my walking, yet thinking. Today had been a normal day. My sister was gone god knows wear, my mom was at work, and I was left to scrounge around town for something to do. Sounds like summer.
I stretched my neck upwards to look at the sun. In Boise, It seemed like it was always cloudy except for one little circle where the sun shone through. I made me mad. I hated the insane brightness and heat of it all… just hoping it would rain.
Somehow I ended up walking to Audria's house by instinct. Audria had been my friend for a couple years now. I looked at her that way because she was the only one ever hung out with me. he used to live in 'Bama but she moved here for her mother's job, and always seemed so lost in the Idaho mountainous cities and stuff. I just took showing her around to my hands and we've been friends ever since.
She had Black hair pulled back in a ponytail, green eyes that looked like a turtles shell, and a clear smiling face. I knocked twice and she yelled through the house.
"Come in, Cade!" I smiled at the way she knew it was me.
I took off my shoes and found her lounged on the couch in her sweats with a dirty plate on the table.
"'Sup Cade?" She said as she noticed me.
"Nothing much… what are you up to today?" I replied.
"Hanging out with you obviously…"
"Good. You better be." We both chuckled. She was watching some special on ESPN.
"What are we doing?" She asked heading down the hall to her room.
"How about lunch… I'm starving!"
"You're ALWAYS starving."
That was true… I'd always been a big eater, but never had gotten fat. She popped out of her room with a set of jeans and a Hollister shirt.
I looked pretty raggedy standing next to her. Wearing old torn jeans, and an old football jersey, with my ever stationary red sox hat. She put a couple bucks in her pocket, and started tying her shoes. I just slipped mine on.
We just decided to go to the local McDonalds. Simple enough.
We slid into a booth, and I went up to order. We knew each others favorites inside and out. Audria liked a double cheeseburger and small fries with a Dr.Pepper. I always got two quarter pounders, a large fry and a diet root beer. You know… watching the old waistline. Yeah… I thought to myself.
As I sat down I noticed Audria didn't have her cell phone.
"Whad'ja do this time?" I asked while rolling my eyes. She smiled her rebellious smile.
"Spilled water on Darin's laptop." I laughed.
"They're just gonna' send you away one of these days… I swear to god…." We both laughed… but stopped dead as the little bell on the door chimed. We looked up.
"Yeah…It was Courtney." Shane cooed. The others started cracking up. Justin, looking as tall as a freaking tree, walked in. He was only wearing some black pants, and a hard stare. He made me feel really weak. Clay, his right hand man, slid in too. He was a half inch shorter, with slick (But short) Chocolate brown hair. He definitely had the Indian sound to his voice. Shane, the shortest and pudgiest walked in right behind them. He was the one talking. And, no matter how much pudgier or shorter he was, he still seemed impossibly tall and strong. Kayman walked in last. He was pointed, stout, and had jet black buzzed hair. He was really quiet.
I almost laughed as the cashier lady nearly collapsed under Justin's gaze. They were all tan. I felt like a homeless dude watching Johnny Depp walk past me.
"Who do those guys think they are…" grumbled Audria. I couldn't help but agree. They walked around everywhere like rock stars.
In two strides they plopped down in the seat behind us. Even though they had to take up two tables. I was partly amazed the seat didn't crash beneath them.
Audria and I talked and kept peeking at the Boise pack behind us. I was just getting done hearing about a hilarious story from Audria when we peeked around again. I practically leaped out of my seat. Kayman was analyzing me like a scrap of food under the eyes of a critic. It took me all the might of my body to look him in the eyes back. He smiled and the rest of the gang turned towards us.
"Uh… Cade? Maybe you should stop staring at them…" The whole room filled with laughter of the gang.
"Let's head guys." Justin said. As one they got up laughing, and headed to the door. A smile crept up Justin's stone face as he passed our table again. And just like that I disengaged from the whole incident.
"Sorry… there's just something about them…" I whispered. Audria nodded her agreement as we left our seats and headed back into the real world.
