It was a sunny morning, I was in the kitchen eating my eggs and tea at our home in Edge Hill. I looked out the window, thinking, that day was my first day at school, although it wasn't the beginning of the school year, but I had to change the highschool since we moved here, to Liverpool from Blackpool.
I took my things and came out down the street, there , there was Bee waiting for me, my neighbor , who, casually, went to my class. She didn't stop talking all day, and seemed happy to have a new friend from out of town.
BEE: Morning Gina!
GINA: Hi Bee
B: ¿Do you know we are late?
G: I don't know what time we begin clases …
B: Hey, I really want to show you how things go here, you'll love Liverpool, there is always something to do, well, soon, there will be a festival to celebrate the arrival of spring and we thought to rob some liquor from Stan's uncle for drinking.
G: ¿drinking? But, these festivals are before diner!
B: hehe, but at night we go to Matthew Street, and we can go to the Casbah or The Cavern.
G: Oh well …
B: Oh, and don't think of flirting because … all the boys are in the Quarrybank, near Harthill Road.
G: I don't want to flirt …
B: Just wait to see the guys, my dear. The girls go out some evenings to the Quarrybank to see them, or wait in the park exit, the Calderstones Park, have you seen it? It's huge! Sometimes we're waiting for them, there are always a time to chat, or to hide behind trees … with a girl.
G: What a waste of time! , is too far away to just go watch some silly kids.
B: bah, boring girl…
The day seemed eternal in high school, a sunny day, isn't usual at Liverpool, so I had to take advantage. For days I wanted to go to the neighborhood of Speke, was outside the city, but it was quiet and nice, and I did not like the hustle and bustle of shopping, too many old ladies talking nonsense…
That afternoon I went to speke with my bike, I stood in a meadow to smell the flowers and think.
Suddenly I saw, in the distance, on the long road through the meadow, were two boys, one higher than the other. The two had the same hairstyle, a teddy boy quiff, misplaced shirt, … the higher wore jeans, the other corduroy pants.
Suddenly, I see them approaching to me. - ¿What are they doing? - I get nervous.
When I have them in a meter , one of both say to me :
- Are you okay? Did you hurt yourself? -.
- What? -
- Did you fall of the bicycle? -
- Oh no! I'm just lying on the grass beside the bike … -
They stare at me like I was crazy.
-Ah, OK…. I'm Paul, this is George.
GINA: I'm Gina
GEORGE: Hey, you're not from here, right?
GI: No, I have moved recently, Do you study at the Quarrybank?
PAUL GEORGE: hahahaha
P: No … that's for snobs, we go to the Liverpool Institute, but we spent some time there.
GI: Ah …
GE: Yes, we have some friends there, the other members of our band
GI: Oh, I see
GE: We are the "Quarrymen", we are the new members , but now the band sounds better, does't it Paul?
-Laughs-
Q: Tomorrow we have our third official concert, will you come?
GE: Yeah, come with some friends
GI: Where do you play?
At The Cavern - they both said in unison.
***.
I took my bike and went home, mom was reading in the dining room, since dad left us she is absent all day and let me do what I want … is that good or bad?
MOTHER: Gina darling, can you go to buy some butter?
GI: Absolutely.
I was very tired after my adventure with the bike to Speke, but still had to go to Penny Lane for butter.
Once there, I went into the little store next to the barber shop, I heard the music of Little Richard from within. Was it necessary to put the music so high?
I went to the rack to find the butter, and there were two guys, suddenly, one says to the other: "Fucking Shotton! " We'll get caught! , "Quiet," the other replies - " grab the beer and get out fast."
They swerve to leave and one of them pushed me and said: Where are you going to spread the butter?I can help you if you want! - I blushed.
Both wore the uniform of The Quarrybank, and tousled hair.
"Shotton" exclaims: "Let's go John!".
John …