The Kings(and Queen) of Summer

by Lady Dragoneye

Alex, just an overachieving sophomore that just wants some friends and something to do over the summer. She tags along and helps Joe and his friends escape into the woods and find a place for them to be themselves. But this might turn out to be more than just a summer camping trip for everyone.

2. The Next Day

The Next Day

It's Saturday and I head downstairs for breakfast. As I walk into the dining room, my parents kind of gesture towards the door and I see Joe walking towards the house. I glance into the reflective surface of the oven to see how I look because I didn't bother with brushing my hair or putting on real clothes. Luckily, the curls held up from last night making my hair presentable and I chose actual pajamas instead of my normal basketball shorts and t-shirt. I walk over to the door just as Joe is ringing the doorbell.

"Hey, we need to talk. Wanna head out to get some lunch?" Joe says quickly as I open the door.

"What time is it? I just woke up."

"It's 11:45."

"Crap, sorry. Sure, I'll be back down in a sec." I sprint upstairs and look for an outfit. All that I can find that is clean is a bright yellow sundress. Its completely out of my style but it will have to make due. I run a brush through my hair to make it look less ratty and throw on my favorite grey beanie to counteract the neon-ness that is my dress. For shoes, I just throw on some simple black flats and I put some burgundy lipstick on. I glance at the mirror before going out and I look like a mess of colors, but I don't have any more time. I grab my phone and run back down the stairs, nervous that I'll miss one and slip all the way down like I've done so many times before.

"Ready to go!" I state as I rush out of my front door. Joe just looks at me wide-eyed and my parents wave me off.

"All right, I was thinking we could go to IHOP for breakfast." I nod in agreement and we head off.

Once we got to the restaurant and got seated, Joe looked up at me and grabbed my hand. "Listen, about that spot in the woods last night." I have a quick flashback of Joe and I laying down on the blanket, looking at constellations, talking about our lives and our parents and how we just want to get away sometimes.

"What about it?" I ask.

"Well," He stumbled over his thoughts like he was trying to word something very carefully.

"What is it, just spit it out." I was nervous that it was something bad about me. I really liked spending time with him and I didn't want him to feel bad about me.

"I was thinking that me, you, Patrick, and this kid named Biaggio could, I don't know, build a house there and live away from our parents." He mumbled the first bit but then got really excited. At first, I was confused. Building a house in the woods, running away from our parents. But then I thought about Joe. He looks really excited about this and I would love to join them on this adventure. It would be fun. I've camped before, I know how to build a fire, I know how to build stable structures(and Joe would need all the help he could get), and I could live out in the woods with my new friends. After a minute or so of thought, and probably sending Joe's mind in a flat spin, I reply.

"This sounds like a lot of fun! When do we start?"