I was talking to Cassie once again on the phone and on the computer (we are
losers). There was a beep on the other line. "One second Cass there is a
beep on the other line. " "OK" she says.
I press the nifty little button and say "Hello?"
"Maddie?" I hear the unmistakable sound of Mark Stroup's voice.
"Oh hey Mark. What's up?"
"I have some news about pin setting."
"Oh joy" I say. I don't think he catches my sarcasm.
"I am glad you are as excited as me". Mark is such a strange man.
"Well Mark dude don't leave me hanging! What's going on?" I say exasperatedly
"We are getting new pin setters! I know you wanted tonight to rest but I need you because Vince and Ben are out of town and I had three of the new pin setters starting tonight!"
"Well I was thinking of calling Beth but. ok I'll do it but you are very lucky."
"Maddie you are a lifesaver"
"I know I know"
I then switch back to Cass. "Cass what time is it?" I ask. "Uhhh 7:50" "Oh fuck! I have gotta run up to bowling. I know I said I have the night off but I don't. Love ya sweety! Bye!"
I run up the two flights of stairs and run into my room. I take off my sweatpants and throw on a pair of shorts; it gets REALLY hot in the back of that bowling alley. Then I throw the sweatpants back on because it's really damn cold outside. I throw open my closet (it actually has a door) and grab a random hoody. It just happens to be my "Beat me with a spoon. covered in peanut butter" hoody Alex (Emma) gave to me in seventh grade. Man I miss that child so much. She left me for college. That reminded me to call her the next day.
I run and grab my discman and for a change it didn't have my "Newsies" or any of the "Mighty Ducks" soundtracks in it. "Perfect all I need in life right now is a Britney Spears CD" but I knew if I didn't leave soon I would be late so I would have to suck it up. I grabbed my keys off my dresser and ran down the stairs and out the back door. I ran right into Henning the German guy living in my house. "Oh hey uhh I have gotta run so lock the door. OK? Bye!"
I run up Friendship Ave. thinking about Ryan. he's a freshman this year at Allderdice High School which is where I am a sophomore. He's actually sortof cute. I get up to Atlantic street and turn left and look at my watch. It's 8:01 so I am not late yet and won't get in trouble, so I slow into a steady speed walk.
I reach St. Lawrence O'Toole and walk up the small hill and across the parking lot through the doors and into the small duck pin bowling alley. WHOA! I do one of my famous double takes as I look at a group of 3 guys talking. There is a really sexy one with an eye patch. "Wow" I breath deeply. There is also a short cute guy with blond hair and carrying around what looks like a cane. He's not bad either. The last guy is tall and wearing a cowboy hat. I wouldn't say no to any of them. I say hi to all the bowlers and look at mark and nod my head towards the group of guys. He nods which clearly means that yes these are the new setters. I take off my headphones and press stop on my Discman. I take a deep breath and walk toward them. "Hi" I say in my usual cheerful voice. "I'm Maddie. I'm one of the pin setters here." All three of them look at me skeptically. Finally, the one with the cane says "A girl? A girl? You have got to be kidding me. They are not gonna try to make me learn how to do this job from some weak little girl. HA that's a great joke" I was dumbfounded. I may be a girl but I'm strong. I play sports so I'm in good shape and I live by two ghettoes so I know how to fight. "Listen up buddy. You may not want to learn how to set from me but you are going to and your not going to whine about it. I am in the 10th grade and I have been doing this job since 5th grade so I know how to do this. And if you are gonna mess with me go ahead because it usually takes a lot for me to dislike people and as for fighting people I don't do that. But I also don't like people being jackasses to me when we first meet eachother. Got that? Now take all three of your sorry asses to the back of the bowling alley. Pick a lane for yourself. Two of you will be working together and one will be with me. Figure it out. I will be back in about five minutes. I have to talk to the bowlers." And at that I walked off towards Mark and Jim.
"Oh hey Mark. What's up?"
"I have some news about pin setting."
"Oh joy" I say. I don't think he catches my sarcasm.
"I am glad you are as excited as me". Mark is such a strange man.
"Well Mark dude don't leave me hanging! What's going on?" I say exasperatedly
"We are getting new pin setters! I know you wanted tonight to rest but I need you because Vince and Ben are out of town and I had three of the new pin setters starting tonight!"
"Well I was thinking of calling Beth but. ok I'll do it but you are very lucky."
"Maddie you are a lifesaver"
"I know I know"
I then switch back to Cass. "Cass what time is it?" I ask. "Uhhh 7:50" "Oh fuck! I have gotta run up to bowling. I know I said I have the night off but I don't. Love ya sweety! Bye!"
I run up the two flights of stairs and run into my room. I take off my sweatpants and throw on a pair of shorts; it gets REALLY hot in the back of that bowling alley. Then I throw the sweatpants back on because it's really damn cold outside. I throw open my closet (it actually has a door) and grab a random hoody. It just happens to be my "Beat me with a spoon. covered in peanut butter" hoody Alex (Emma) gave to me in seventh grade. Man I miss that child so much. She left me for college. That reminded me to call her the next day.
I run and grab my discman and for a change it didn't have my "Newsies" or any of the "Mighty Ducks" soundtracks in it. "Perfect all I need in life right now is a Britney Spears CD" but I knew if I didn't leave soon I would be late so I would have to suck it up. I grabbed my keys off my dresser and ran down the stairs and out the back door. I ran right into Henning the German guy living in my house. "Oh hey uhh I have gotta run so lock the door. OK? Bye!"
I run up Friendship Ave. thinking about Ryan. he's a freshman this year at Allderdice High School which is where I am a sophomore. He's actually sortof cute. I get up to Atlantic street and turn left and look at my watch. It's 8:01 so I am not late yet and won't get in trouble, so I slow into a steady speed walk.
I reach St. Lawrence O'Toole and walk up the small hill and across the parking lot through the doors and into the small duck pin bowling alley. WHOA! I do one of my famous double takes as I look at a group of 3 guys talking. There is a really sexy one with an eye patch. "Wow" I breath deeply. There is also a short cute guy with blond hair and carrying around what looks like a cane. He's not bad either. The last guy is tall and wearing a cowboy hat. I wouldn't say no to any of them. I say hi to all the bowlers and look at mark and nod my head towards the group of guys. He nods which clearly means that yes these are the new setters. I take off my headphones and press stop on my Discman. I take a deep breath and walk toward them. "Hi" I say in my usual cheerful voice. "I'm Maddie. I'm one of the pin setters here." All three of them look at me skeptically. Finally, the one with the cane says "A girl? A girl? You have got to be kidding me. They are not gonna try to make me learn how to do this job from some weak little girl. HA that's a great joke" I was dumbfounded. I may be a girl but I'm strong. I play sports so I'm in good shape and I live by two ghettoes so I know how to fight. "Listen up buddy. You may not want to learn how to set from me but you are going to and your not going to whine about it. I am in the 10th grade and I have been doing this job since 5th grade so I know how to do this. And if you are gonna mess with me go ahead because it usually takes a lot for me to dislike people and as for fighting people I don't do that. But I also don't like people being jackasses to me when we first meet eachother. Got that? Now take all three of your sorry asses to the back of the bowling alley. Pick a lane for yourself. Two of you will be working together and one will be with me. Figure it out. I will be back in about five minutes. I have to talk to the bowlers." And at that I walked off towards Mark and Jim.