Note: I do not own 'The Covenant.' I do own Dee. I take liberties throughout this story.
My sister and I had just moved into town and our friends (more my friends but we all hang out together) had come down for the weekend to visit. I had heard about this hangout, Nicky's, so I decided to take them there. My sister decided to stay at home, unpack, and get ready for work on Monday. She is a few years older than me and didn't think it was right to be seen hanging out at Nicky's.
Driving through town, I had seen plenty of cute guys so I decided to dress appropriately. I picked my black mini, a red bustier over a sheer black long sleeved top, which had holes for me to slip my thumbs through. I completed the outfit with my black mid-calf boots. I did my makeup like normal: thick black eyeliner and some lip gloss.
Since we didn't know what was going to happen, we took two cars, just in case one of us found a guy and wanted some alone time with him. I really wished my sister had come but she was worried about starting her new job.
"Dee, so what do you think? Pool or just grab a table and hang out," Sharon asked.
"Pool. Lets play up the 'teach me how to play' routine."
Guys didn't need to know that I was the pool champ back at my old school. I snagged a table while Sharon and our friend, Claire, went to get drinks. I racked up the balls and grabbed some cues. I saw a group of people walk through the door. I had seen a couple of them in town but hadn't met them yet. There were four guys and two girls, looking around the place.
"Yummy. That boy's cute," Claire said, handing me my soda.
I handed her a cue and told her to shoot. I leaned against my cue pretending to watch but I was looking over at the group, one blonde guy in particular. They had snagged the last table and were playing odd number pool so I hoped he would look over and offer to join us.
It was my turn so I took my shot but purposefully missed and sunk the 8 ball. He was in ear shot so I made a fuss.
"If I knew how to play, it would be so much funner."
"Funner? I don't think that's even a word," a voice said behind me.
I turned and there he stood with the guy Claire commented on earlier. The second one seemed to be shy and the two of them looked at each other but didn't say anything.
"I make words fit the sentence. Who really cares about proper English? Teens don't speak it anyways."
"Would you like to learn?" he asked, pointing to the table.
"Sure. I'm Dee. That's Claire and that's Shar…where did she go now?"
I looked around and saw her at the jukebox being harassed by a guy. She saw me and threw me a look. I knew that look. He trailed his finger down her arm and she flinched.
"Excuse me, a sec."
"Dee, don't. You'll just get in trouble," Claire said.
I went over and tapped the guy on the shoulder.
"Excuse me. I don't think my friend wants you to touch her so please leave her alone."
"Only if you let me touch you," he replied, turning towards me. He gave me the once over and smiled.
"Only if you want to get hurt," Sharon whispered. He didn't hear her.
I pulled Sharon away and turned to go. He grabbed my arm and I twisted it back behind him.
"I asked you politely but you wouldn't listen so listen to this."
I wrenched his arm higher and he squeaked in pain.
"Don't come near me or my friends again or I'll make sure no one is bothered by you ever again."
I let go of his arm and went back to the pool table. I smiled at the two guys and apologized.
"Oh, I get it. You can't handle a real man so you'd rather be with a boy," the creep screamed.
"Go jump off a bridge, Aaron," the shy one said.
"You're just Reid's play toy, Tyler. They're only your friends because they feel sorry for you."
I had advanced on him without him noticing. Just after he said that, I punched him in the solar plexus. He crumpled to the floor.
"I told you to leave my friends alone. That includes everyone but you and your little bitches. Speaking of which, here comes one now."
A girl ran over to Aaron and helped him to his feet. She glared at me so I stepped forward and she jumped back. I went back to the pool table and racked up the balls. A few people clapped.
"So, you're Reid and you're Tyler?" I asked, wiggling my finger back and forth between them.
"That was cool. It's usually Reid that gets into a fight with Aaron," Tyler said.
"What about?" I asked.
"Anything and everything. The guy just rubs me the wrong way. Plus, he's an asshole whenever women are around."
"Maybe I can…shit. That asshole's on the phone. I bet he's calling the cops. I can't risk my sister's job. Call me and I'll finish that sentence."
I slipped a piece of paper into Reid's hand and kissed him.
"I'll see you in school on Monday. Look for me."
"It won't be hard. She'll be sticking out," Claire said.
I grabbed my coat and we left. I didn't want to leave but I couldn't stand around and try to explain why I assaulted that jerk. While I saw him provoking me, the cops weren't going to buy that.
My sister, Sierra, was surprised to see us home already. Of course, her first instinct was that I got kicked out or had gotten into trouble. I changed out of my outfit and into something comfy. The four or us hung out watching movies and eating junk food.
Sharon and Claire had planned on leaving the next day. They were only going to Boston but they had stuff to do before school on Monday. They left around noon and I hung out in my room. Unpacking would come later.