The Simplest Times.
We walked down the tracks, the boys singing along, Gordie and I were talking about Ray Brower, theories of where he'd be, and if he was all cut up, the speed of the train,
"If the train was on a curve, maybe he was hit at a slow speed, maybe he isn't so cut up, probably still in one peice anyway."
Then, Vern's words hit us like a ton of bricks.
"Hey, I'm kinda hungry, who's got the food?"
We all stopped and looked at each other.
"Shit. Did anyone bring anything?"
None of us said a word,
"Well this is great, what are we supposed to do, eat our feet?"
Teddy growled sarcastically, his glasses begining to fog up.
I smiled, I was probably the only one who could go for days and days on end without food.
"You mean you didn't bring anything either?"
"Well, shit! This wasn't my idea this was Vern's idea!"
"What, am I supposed to think of everything, I brought the comb!"
"Oh great you brought the comb, what do you need a comb for you don't even have any hair!"
"I brought it for you guys!"
"Don't blame everything on Vern, we all forgot!"
I stood up and we all began to fight when Gordie stood in.
"Hey!"
We all stopped and looked at him.
"Let's see how much money we got."
"Good idea Gordie."
"What'd we do without you."
We all sat on the tracks and took out the money we had,
"65 cents from Teddy."
Gordie took the money out of our palms to count it out.
"54 cents from Chris. 60 cents from Lillith."
He grabbed the money from Vern,
"7 cents Vern?"
We all looked at him disappointed.
"I haven't found my pennies yet."
Teddy cussed under his voice and the wrest of us sighed.
"Well what we have isn't bad."
We agreed, Chris looked forward.
"Train comin'."
Vern threw his sleeping bag on ground near the tracks, Chris and Gordie followed, I stood there, standing infront of Teddy, looking at the train. Gordie told me to get off, I looked at him sarcastically.
"Naah, I'm dodging a train, Gordie."
I laughed sarcastically jumping off the tracks, looking back up at Teddy, who wouldn't take his eyes off.
"Come on Teddy."
Chris had realised Teddy was serious about my joke, Chris began to panic, and so did the wrest of us, if he died because of me I wouldn't be able to live with myself!
"No. Uh-Uh, I'm gonna dodge it."
We paniced more,
"Come on Teddy, man. Get off the tracks your crazy."
We saw the train get nearer,
"Get off the tracks Teddy, you wanna get yourself killed?"
Teddy smiled at the train,
"Just like the beach at Normandy."
He motioned as though a gun were in his hands, sounds of gun shots errupted from his mouth as he play the train. We were almost going to shit bricks when I jumped on the tracks, dragging Teddy by his shirt,
"No! Fuck you!"
"Get off the tracks!"
"Noo!"
I managed to drag us both off the tracks before the train sung past us, Teddy throwing himself at me, and the same for him.
"I'm just trying to save your life!"
"You son of a bitch!"
"I was just trying to save your life god damnit, you wanna kill yourself?"
He growled at me,
"Is that what you want god damnit? You're tryin' ta kill yourself!"
Eventually Teddy calm down, and Vern and Gordie could let him go, and Chris let me go.
"I don't need no baby-sitter."
I huffed, catching my breath.
"Do too."
He grabbed his sleeping bag and walked over to the tracks again, I felt bad.
"Listen Teddy, man. You can dodge it on the way back. Skin it."
Chris grabbed my hand and held out my palm, he wanted me to do the hand-shake. But Teddy shook his head. Chris grabbed his shoulder, turning him again.
"Peace. Skin it."
Teddy looked from Chris, too me. He sighed, laying his palm onto mine. And Chris controlled my hand, completing the hand-shake. I smiled at him, as Chris let go of my wrist. I tapped Teddy shoulder, he looked at me.
"I hope we're ok."
He nodded, still feeling slightly upset.
"No hard feelings."
I smiled at him, and we walked down off the tracks,
"Chris, can I talk to you?"
Chris looked at me, not so much hate in his eyes anymore. He slowed down for me.
"What's up?"
I gulped,
"Well, I wanted to.."
He raised a brow, I was NOT about to thank Chris Chambers!
"What you did I.."
No, no, of course not, I would never-!
"Thanks."
What the fuck? NO! What am I saying?
Chris smiled at me, patting my shoulder,
"No problem, Lillith."
He.. He called me Lillith. Nobody besides Gordie would ever.. And he left out the vampire part! Yes!