We drive slowly down my neighborhood. "The sun is sleeping." I say, looking around at the orange sky. "Not for long, it's Spring Break, so it's gonna wake up early and party." Jade replies, trying not to ruin the excitement. "But it is early. Wake up, Mr. Sunshine!" I yell, giggling. Jade sighs, looking at the road attentively. I set my arm down on where the window button is. I whimper, jerking my arm up to study my bruise. Jade looks over, again with the sharp look. I look away, and out the window to look at the park we are passing by. I still hold my stinging elbow, studying my surroundings. I've been here with Trina before on our way to get the grizzly solvent. It was fun and all. We stopped at Freezy Queen's and everything. I look over to Jade again. "Let's go to Freezy Queen's." I say to her. Jade states, "Too early for that, Cat."
"But I want that strawberry ice cream right now." I say to myself, licking my lips. "Wait, my lipgloss tastes like cupcakes. Let's go to Babycake's Cupcakes!" I yipped. Jade had a grimace on her face, like someone put something stinky near her, like that one time I found a diaper in my salad Festus gave me. I hand her a candy. "Here is a cream-filled caramel." I say, wiggling it next to her face. She swats it away and leans to her left side. We stop at a barren traffic light. "No one is here, why don't we just go?" I whimper with curiousity. After I said that, cars started crowding the streets, trying to get to work and school. A school bus shivers, an engine snorts, wheels slide. It's great we have spring break, but the church-goers don't. The cars go by, and the light turns green. Jade speeds ahead, as a restaurant called Wacky Joe's opens. "Let's go to that restaurant!" I yell. Jade pulls into the parking lot and to the drive thru. "Pick what you want now, Cat!" She yells with disgust. "I am going to order the veggie burger, what are you getting?" I whisper, trying to get rid of the yelling. She shakes her head. "No? Okay, here's the money for the meal." I say, handing her four dollars.
We order up and speed off. I am trying to put ketchup on my burger but as we go over a bump, the ketchup splats on my face. Jade pulls over and grabs a napkin. "Cat, this happens every time you eat in the car!" She groans, wiping my face. I bite into what seems to be a quarter pound of vegetables. It tastes like an angel sprinkled my tongue with fairy dust, salty ketchup, and an onion. "La!" I sing, acting like the angel that graced my tongue. My sweet tastebuds are singing with me as I gobble the burger. Then my stomach sent an air bubble into my chest. BURRRRRRRP! "Cat!"
"Excuse me."