Bouncing off the Walls Again
Chapter One: Andrea (Andy)
I was in Tric with my cousin who also just happened to be my best friend. Karen had put in a small billiard in a corner. That's where we were, in the corner, hanging out. Aaralynn was kicking my ass bad.
"I hate you." I told her
"Yes well, I hate you too."
I shook my head and looked for my next shot. Nothing was open for me. It sucked.
"Aara!" I said aggravated.
"Don't call me that!" she said in her 'tone'
"Ohh, someone's getting testy."
"No, you are just bugging me."
I smiled deviously. I went over behind the bar and grabbed myself a can of beer. "Want one?"
"Yeah sure."
We continued playing and talking. This is what we did in our spare time. Played pool and talked. It was a great way to relieve stress. Take it out on the balls is what I always said.
"There's a party tonight at the Beach House." Aaralynn told me. "James is throwing it so my mom will let me go. Well, she'll let me stay the night there. She won't know about the party."
"Duh." I told her as I took a swig. I looked at the can. "This is disgusting."
"Tell Karen to get something else." Aaralynn complained.
"Oh yeah Aaralyn, she'll really go for that. I'll tell Aunt Peyton." I made a face. "Peyton. Just Peyton."
Aaralynn smiled and we continued to play. I was beginning to get bored. "Aara, we need to do something."
We heard the door open to the club and quickly grabbed the beer cans and hid them. Peyton's head appeared at the door of the billiard.
"Hey girls, what's up?"
"Hey Aunt Peyton!" Aaralynn said in a little too innocent tone.
"First off, you know I hate the aunt part of my name. And second, you guys are up to something." she said suspiciously.
I loved Peyton. She was in no way related to us by blood but she was like an aunt to us. She was very laid back and at some points, very overprotective.
"We're not doing anything. Just hanging out till we can safely go home and do something with ourselves." I explained coolly.
"Safely?" Peyton asked.
"Yes safely. I'm grounded and I really don't want to be around to be bombarded by my dad and my sister."
Aaralynn sighed and lined up her next and final shot. "Corner pocket." she called and easily made it in. I gave her a dirty look.
"I hate you." I repeated my words from earlier.
"I know. You rack…again."
Peyton couldn't help but laugh when she saw the number of games we had played. We kept a scrap piece of paper by the table to see who had one the most games. I had 2 tally marks. They were both because she had scratched on the 8 ball.
"Well you girls have fun and stay out of trouble." Peyton advised and left. I sighed and picked up my beer can from the ground.
"Sorry I forgot my purse." Peyton said coming back into the room. She saw the can in my hand. "I knew you were doing something."
Aaralynn and I gave her weak smiles. "Can you tell Karen she needs a new kind? These are gross."
Peyton shook her head and smiled. "Whatever." and she left.
My phone rang in my pocket, making me jump. From the ringtone I could tell it was my boyfriend, Chase.
"Hey baby." I said when I flipped open my phone.
"Hey." he said back on the other line.
"You have a game tonight don't you?" I asked.
"Yeah. But I'm going to the party at the Beach House. Are you going?"
I looked over at Aaralynn. We still hadn't figured out how I was going to persuade my mom and dad to let me go.
"I'm kinda grounded but I might be able to pull it off. I'll call you and let you know okay?"
"Sounds great."
"Love you. Oh and Chase? Bring Matt with you."
Aaralynn gave me a look and I laughed.
"Yes. Is there something I don't know about?"
"Yes. Aara likes him."
"Andrea Elizabeth Scott!" Aaralynn said, calling me by my full name. "Your boyfriend doesn't need to know about my love life."
I ignored her.
"We would make a perfect double date couple don't you think?" I asked.
"Whatever you say baby. Listen, I got to go. Your dad is yelling at me, again. He hates me now."
"I know. But what do you expect? He's my dad and I'm his daughter."
"Well, I gotta go. See you tonight?"
"If I can." I said and hung up.
"You never did tell me how you got grounded." Aaralynn said as she broke the rack.
I sighed and got ready to explain my story. I took my shot and missed. "I got caught in my room. With Chase."
"And?" she pressed.
"Well, we were making out. And then his shirt somehow came off and then mine did after that. It was like magic. I swear it was."
"Uh huh. Go on."
"So after that, my mom came home but I didn't hear her. So she comes up to my room and sees me without a shirt and Chase's pants almost undone. She said my name loud enough for my dad to hear. So he comes in, sees me in my bra, Chase half-naked, and he freaks out. So he grounded me. If my mom hadn't said anything or if he hadn't been home then I wouldn't be grounded right now."
"You are so retarded." Aaralynn told me with a slight hint of amusement in her voice.
"You suck. I hate you even more now."
"Yes well."
The door to Tric opened again and this time Aaralynn's oldest brother James walked in. He was 21 and had dark hair like his father. He was built up from playing basketball constantly.
"You aren't coming to the Beach House tonight." he said plainly.
"The hell we aren't." Aaralynn told him.
"I'm throwing a party and you can't come."
"And why might I ask?" I put in.
He looked over at me. He was like my older brother, not my cousin. "Because I don't want you getting drunk or getting pregnant."
"I have a boyfriend. It's not like I'd be hooking up with some stranger." I shot back.
"I could always tell mom why you won't let us come." Aaralynn threatened.
"She wouldn't care, I'm 21."
"But she would care if she found out that you were using the Beach House just for that. You know how much she hates parties."
James starred at her long and hard. Aaralynn returned the glare. Neither of them wanted to back down. Finally James broke the stare and sighed. "Fine. But I want no sex or drugs."
"Whatever James." Aaralynn said sarcastically.
"I'm serious."
"Okay." Aaralynn said just to make him happy. He turned to me.
"That goes for you too."
"Duh." I said and then pushed him out of the room. "You can go now." when he had left I turned to his sister. "Your brother is so annoying."
Aaralynn nodded in agreement. "Try living with him."
"I already do."