DISCLAIMER: I don't own any rights to characters other than the ones I create. I've only visited Marco Island once, so some of the images and facts I use may not be true, but part of my imagination and creation.
Carlie pushed her curly blonde hair out of her face and checked her makeup in the rearview mirror as she waited at the stoplight. Today she had to look her best…it was important...no crucial that she looked perfect. After all, it was her first day at her new school. Carlie was going into her junior year of high school when her dad announced he was being transferred. They were moving from their cozy New York suburb to Marco Island, Florida. It was a big change, sure the sun and warmth and beaches would be much appreciated, but for a New York girl, the most important thing was fitting in the right crowd...after all how much fun can you have in Florida alone?
The light turned green and Carlie followed the line of traffic through downtown, heading towards her school. She was driving her mom's Lexus this morning, since they hadn't gotten her a car since they had moved. It didn't bother her…the Lexus wasn't bad…it was kind of cool actually…maybe a little too grown up for her, but at least she had a car to drive. She pulled into the school parking lot, looking for a spot to park in, she was thinking about where to find her first period class and was thankful she had already been given a tour of the school by her new principal. As these thoughts went through her mind, she saw a parking spot…a good one, she started to pull in, watching some girls talking as they walked into the school instead of watching the pickup truck that was going for the same parking spot as her. She snapped back to the situation at hand right as the truck pulled in front of her into the parking spot…she slammed on her brakes to avoid hitting him.
"What the hell was that about?" She muttered, checking around her…there were no more cars…the kids were heading into school, so she put the car in park and got out, frustration clearly painted on her face.
"What the hell were you doing?" She yelled as the kid casually got out of his truck…from the back view she got, he was average height and build with dark hair, longer than most.
The guy turned around and threw a cigarette on the ground, stomping it out. "What does it look like? I was getting a parking spot, now I'm going into the school.." He said with a blatantly obvious tone.
"You pulled in front of me…you were clearly coming from the wrong way.." Carlie said with disbelief at his carelessness. "Were you trying to have an accident this morning?" She added with a slight tone of anger
The guy walked over towards her, leaning against her open car door on the opposite side of her…his face inches from hers. "I got the parking spot, alright? It's as simple as that…and there isn't a scratch on your Lexus…so cool down…your hair has gotten more curls in the last 2 minutes than you had when you pulled in here.." He said with a smirk.
Carlie glared at him and refused to say anything else as she got back in her car and slammed the door, leaving him standing there as she quickly put the car in drive and drove off.
"Hey..I don't know you…maybe we can go out sometime.." He joked as she pulled away rather quickly. He shrugged. "Suit yourself.." He said, still chuckling at his own joke as he walked up towards the school.
"Jerk.." Carlie muttered under her breath as she drove off to find another parking spot, so she wouldn't be late her first day.