Linda.
I got off the bus. It was the last day of school. Ugh. This damned school year went by so slow. It wasn't made any better by the fact that, ugh… I have, like, one friend…one friend in the whole school. Sad, I know. But then again…I would defiantly not say that I'm the most outgoing person in the world. Hey, it's not that bad though. Maybe this summer will be better than all the previous ones. Maybe I'll find a boy. Hah. Yeah, like that's going to happen. I'm spending the next week or so at some freaking bible camp. Now. Let me just be straight forward by saying this; I don't believe in god. Don't take it the wrong was..but hey. What I think I what I think. I'm not trying to tell other people that they're wrong…I'm simply stating that I am right. My thoughts were interrupted when I felt a tap on my shoulder, "Linda, hi...". It was my friend..my one friend Near. "oh..hey Near.." I said, trying not to sound to down about the impending doom of bible camp looming over my head. "hey…" he said quietly, "what's wrong..you sound different…" I just shook my head. "I'm fine I guess..I just don't know.. you still walking home with me?" I asked. He laughed. "Of course I am, I always do." Near smiled at me in the childlike way that was so very...Near, and we started walking away from the bus stop.
Near.
Well this is great…I walk off the bus behind my best friend, Linda. She's not paying attention and trips off the bus…happens a lot. Linda's always off, lost in her thoughts...I guess it's because she's up in 'artist land'. I always want to know what exactly it is that she's always spacing out about. "Linda" I say. Nothing. "Linda…?" again, she's still not saying anything. "Linda!" Finally, that had to have gotten her attention...I rarely raise my voice. she turns around. Hah, she's so short. She looks up at me and says hey. I can tell something is up. I always know when there's something wrong. Her green eyes are cloudy. Not the usual Emerald green. Linda pushes twirls one of her ponytails between her fingers. "What's wrong?" I ask, she denies anything's going on and asks me to walk her home. I always do. So, I just smile, and we walk to her house, just like we have every day…of every year since we'd met back in 7th grade. It's the same as always…except this is not the 7th grade…this is the summer before our junior year.
Linda.
We get to my house…it not too far away. Just like every other day. "Hey, d'you want to watch a movie or something?" I ask. Near nods his head yes. "cool" I say, "go pick one out…I'll be right back." I go to my room and sit down in front of my mirror. Ugh. Don't I just look great?. Its summer and I am whiter than the clouds. Making it worse, my hair is the strangest color...and it seems to make me look lighter... which does not help my "looking pale" crisis. I pick up a brush and try to fix my hair. There's not much that I can do seeing as I've always got my hair up. In dismay, I put down the brush and run my fingers through my hair, and put my face in my hands. "Linda?" Near calls from downstairs. "Be right there!" I reply. I shut my door, and take off my converse, and pull on shorts and my favorite band t-shirt.
Near.
I here Andie hopping down the stairs like she always does. "Hello" I say. She smiles, "I couldn't pick out a movie…do you want to watch TV instead?", I was too busy playing with my new robot toy (yes. I still play with robots.) Linda nods and plops down next to me on the couch. "What's that?" she asks, snatching my robot. "Hey! Give it back! It's new!" I whine jokingly. She sticks out her tongue at me, holding it over her head. "Your forgetting that I'm taller than you by a good 6 inches" I say. "yeah, try one inch taller, Near." She replies. I grumble and cross my arms acting defeated. Linda thinks I really do feel sad so she gives me her Aww I'm sorry Near hug, and I grab the toy back, "HAH!" I exclaim. Linda pouts and I change the subject to the TV.I grab the remote and we settle on watching Law&Order..well...I chose it and didn't give her a choice. "ughhhh, Near, I hate this, everyone dies." Linda whines, so I stick my tongue out at her this time. All of a sudden she tackles me off the couch. "Change the channel or ill bite you!" she laughs. "I think that is very unlikely, Linda" I reply back calmly. Linda raises an eye brow as if to say oh really? I nod my head and try not to laugh at her. And then she bit me! LINDA BIT ME. "OWWWW!" I yelped, "I didn't think you were serious" I say pouting. She's still sitting on my stomach. We're on the floor, and oh my goodness this was the most uncomfortable moment of my life. "You knew I would" she retorted. That was true…I did know she would, I just hoped she wouldn't. Oh well. "Ahem." We both look up. "Oh…uhm..hey Mrs. Kennedy.." is say. "Hello Near." Linda's mom said to me.
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