Freddie
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It's summer time and everything feels right. I got a job as a lifeguard at an exclusive club that my Uncle Stewart is a part of. He's on the board. Lots of girls in bikinis by this poolside. Life is perfect. Spencer got a job at a camp as an art counselor and Carly joined him to be a horseback riding counselor. All the way in Maine. I still can't believe they went that far. Bushwell has been very quite. Sam got a job at Penelope's diner as a waitress. She loves the job. Not to mention she hasn't been fired yet. Still a miracle in my point of view. I look around and see no drowning in place. Not a lot of drowning takes place here. The only highlight I've had the past week was breaking up two nine year old boys from a fight. It was about a crush on a teenage girl. There are a lot of teenage girls here. Never found out which one it was. I look down at my watch fifteen minutes until my post ends.
" Hey Fredder." I hear. I look over at the pool entrance. I see Sam waving. What is she doing here? She's wearing her uniform for Penelope's. Purple tank-top and black shorts. Her hair is up in a pony-tail.
" Over here!" Some fat woman says. She walks over to the woman and gives her a brown bag and the woman gives her a tip. Then I see a situation unfold. Two small boys start running in her direction, not paying any attention. I blow my whistle too late cause they run into her, sending her into the deep end. I jump off my stand and then jump into the water. She isn't drowning but I want an excuse to jump into the water. Once again, nothing happens here. She had already started swimming to the shallow end. I put my hand on her back. Once she stands, I pick her up bridal style. She doesn't push off.
" Is this necessary?" Sam asks.
" Yes. It is." I reply. She smiles and keeps her arms around my neck. I bring her out and sit her on a long lawn chair. One of the pool boys runs over with a towel. I hand it to her as I take it from him.
" Dang! My phone got wet!" She complains, pulling it out off her pocket. And so is the cash. I tell the pool boy to get a bowl of dry rice, he runs off to the kitchen in the extravagant building.
" Anything else damaged?" I ask.
" Just my half an hour break which I believe will be spent here." She says. She kicks off her sneakers. I invite her to sit on the lifeguard stand with me. She takes the offer. She immediately starts pointing out the pretty girls and asking if I hooked up with them. I tell her no and she laughs.
" You have made no moves?" She asks.
" None. Zero." I reply.
" You lust deprived boy."
" I have no desire." She rolls her eyes. Her phone then rings in the take-out container of rice that sits between us. She looks down. I notice the bold words 'BOSS' on the caller id.
" Let them ring. It's my break." Sam says. She leans back and looks around. Then taking off my sunglasses from my face and putting them on her.
" So what are you doing for the fourth of July?" I ask.
" Nothing. My mom is going to Vegas. Just hoping she doesn't return married."
" How about you come to my Uncle's lake house with me."
" Is crazy gonna be there?"
" No. She's in New York City with her new online boyfriend."
" Are you telling me that you've been alone in your house for the past two weeks?"
" Yep."
" And no party?"
" I had no desire."
" You have no desires." Her phone starts ringing again. She lifts her shades and looks down at the phone.
" So are you coming?" I ask. She takes the shades and puts them back on my face. I tilt them down.
" See you thursday." She winks and takes her phone. She slides down and does a run-walk to the gate, leaving. I notice how much her hair bounces as she runs into the white building with columns all around. I notice Jay the pool boy heading over to me.
" Who was that girl?" He asks.
" My friend Sam." I reply.
" Tell her that Jay is free for a good time." He says and winks. He walks away to some family with little kids. Sam would never go out with a self-centered guy like Jay.
Sam
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I bike all the way to Penelope's to find my waitress friend Kitty with another uniform. My phone made a recovery for me to text her to get me a new uniform. I change in the bathroom and head to my tables. Working at Penelope's is fun. I thought it would be good to get the experience since I want to go to culinary school. I thought I wouldn't survive here without Carly but Kitty is the perfect replacement. Her dyed little brown hair always is in a bun and she's not afraid to show off her tattoos that symbolizes parts of her life. Like the infinite symbol and her lucky number, along with many others. She's a big reader. Currently reading 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower'. She tells me it's so good.
" Order up Sam." Jeff the Chef says. I know, the rhyme! I head over to the couple who are currently sharing their milkshake. I think back to Freddie and I for only a small second. I place the food down on the table.
" Don't forget to say enjoy your meal!" Kitty yells from the counter. I never liked that inside joke.