After School. Bittersweet, if you ask me. I sat outside in "The Cul-De-Sac" with my two best friends. One is offering a view of a live dinosaur for a quarter, while the other is chasing Rolf's chickens around.
"CHICKENS! PET THE CHICKENS, PET THE CHICKENS!" Ed screamed, chasing the flock across the road.
"LIVE DINOSAUR! Tomorrow! My garage! Only a quarter!" Eddy shouts, standing on a tree stump and waving an empty jar in the air.
"DINOSAUR! A ZOMBIE DINOSAUR FROM SPACE! Um...YEAH!" Ed agrees, waving to Eddy.
I sit, reading out of my science textbook, finishing my homework.
Typical Friday afternoon.
All of a sudden, a fast wind pulls the papers from me, blowing them into the air. I scramble for them, watching a blur of colors zoom past. The blur proceeds to zoom past Eddy. The shock pushes him off the stump and onto the ground. I put a hand over my mouth to hide my laughter.
Eddy's face turns red as the kids in the Cul-De-Sac start laughing.
"What a loser!" Kevin remarks.
I pay no attention to it, I was focusing on what knocked him down. As the blur slows, it is revealed to be somebody on a bike. A girl. My two friends stand next to me, also looking at the girl. She rounds the Cul-De-Sac and stops a few yards away from us, pulling her helmet off and revealing her fiery red hair.
"Who is that good looking guy?" Ed asks.
"Get some glasses, Ed. That's a girl." Eddy sneers, watching the girl get off her bike and park it.
I nod. "Yes, I believe she just moved in yesterday." I say, watching the girl sit on a large rock and put earphones in her ears.
She was pale and petite, her blazing red hair standing out from the rest of her. It was pulled back in one long braid, some shorter hair falling in her eyes.
"New kid? Psh, they're easy to scam." Eddy remarks, intruding my thoughts.
"NEW KID!" Ed shouts, and rushes over to the new girl.
Ed grabs the girls hand and shakes it violently. "Hi new girl! I am Ed, zombie alien slayer!" He says.
Eddy laughs, smirking. "Wait for me, you idiot!" He says, running after him. He takes a seat by the girl, putting an arm around her.
"Hey good looking, I'm Eddy. Wanna see a live dinosaur? Only a quarter." He asks, waiving the empty jar in front of her face.
I put a hand over my eyes. Oh, the shame...
Taking a quick peak from my cover, I notice the girl looking very overwhelmed and confused. Might as well save her from what is about to come. I get up, and walk slowly over to where the girl and my friends are.
"Please, fellas. Let's give her some space." I say quietly.
The guys are too distracted to listen. They are both chatting away to the girl.
"Fellas!" I shout. Both boys stop. Eddy looked at me, looking surprised. I opened my mouth to apologize, but yet another voice stops me.
"Sutton! Come in and help me unpack!" A female voice from a nearby house shouts.
"Ma!" The girl shouts in protest.
"Sutton d'Arcy James, NOW!" The female voice reprimands.
The girl quickly turns around and races for the house, with no response to us whatsoever.
Eddy snorted.
"Sutton? Ha! What kind of name is Sutton?" He said, and started laughing.
Ed shrugs, and runs off to chase Rolf's chickens again. "PET THE CHICKEN!" He shouts.
Maybe I'd talk to this Sutton girl tomorrow. Maybe.
***Why yes, I did borrow the names of Broadway stars xD***