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We went in the diner and sat in this booth in the corner. The waitress came up to take our order. She was probably about 65 and wondering why she wasn't in retirement already.
She pushed up her glasses, "The usual I presume?" She then looked at me, "What's this? You guys are actually hanging out with a girl? Well hot dog! What can I get for you honey?"
All the guys blushed and screamed "Edna!" which I was guessing was her name by looking at her name tag. She laughed, "Someone's gotta embarrass you guys, so I've nominated myself!"
They all were red and pretended to look at the menus even though they clearly already knew what they were going to order. I smiled at Edna and ordered a cheeseburger and a coke. I could tell I was going to like this waitress.
"Coming right up!" Edna moved as fast as a 65 year old woman could to the counter, and put our order up for us.
"Haha, you guys are embarrassed…" I mocked them.
"Yeah whatever Rae. She was just lying, you know." Teddy tried to be nonchalant, it wasn't really working.
"Sure Duchamp, sure…" I mocked again.
I spoke up again, "Now can you guys tell me what you were hiding in an alley for?"
"Oh, right. That.." Chris said.
"Fess up!" I yelled, anxious to hear.
The guys all looked at eachother and Chris spoke up, "Well, we were running from this group called the Cobras."
Chris then went on to tell me how these "Cobras" got really pissed at the guys because Vern accidentally scratched his brother Billy's car. The Cobras then chased them, and thats how they ran into me. It was an interesting series of events.
"Alright Rae, now that you know our story we want to know yours. Who are you?" Chris asked. I laughed because I thought it was kind of funny to ask a person who they were.
"Well, I am Andrea aka 'Rae' Mae Cooper. I am 16 years old, a 5'6" blonde, I have green eyes and I have a birthmark the shape of a 3 leaf clover on my back. I received a bike for my 10th birthday, and I hate spiders. Anything else?"
Chris and the guys laughed, and then the real questions started pouring out. Examples- Where are you from, why did you come here, do you have siblings, etc. etc. etc…
By the end of the questioning I was exhausted. They were firing them out one after another, even Edna noticed.
"Leave the poor girl alone! I know you boys haven't been around girls much, but they're just like you and me. No need to study her like a science experiment."
The guys stopped the questions right after that, and Edna and I laughed at them.
"Alright, alright. One last thing. What school are you at?" Gordie asked.
"Castle Rock High School, hating every minute of it. About to end my sophomore year."
All of their eyes grew wide. "You're the new girl everyone's been talking about?!"
I became nervous by their reaction. Did I already have a reputation at the school? I had only been there for a week.
"Why? What have people been saying?" I asked, worried.
"Mostly typical stuff. The kind of stuff you hear about every new person. Quiet, looks like they're scared to death. The usual."
"…great." I said, unenthused.
Chris spoke up, "Don't worry about it Rae. You've got us now."
Teddy laughed, "Yeah, we'll save you from social suicide."
"Haha, well thanks guys. I knew you all looked familiar. I've seen you all around before."
Teddy flipped his hair back, raising an eyebrow, "Oh, so you've seen me around before?" He then winked.
I laughed, "Oh Teddy. You wish."
I looked at the clock, it was already 8. "Woah!! I gotta go guys. My mom's going to kill me."
"So do we get to see you again?" Gordie asked.
"Sure. I mean, I am going to use you guys to prevent me from social suicide."
They all laughed, "You'll be fine with us Rae."
I smiled. "Well, I'll see you guys tomorrow."
They all waved, "Bye Rae!"
I walked out of the Blue Point Diner, and hoped that I would be able to find my way home. You would think that I would've mastered that by now since I had already been living in Castle Rock for a month, but I've never been too good with directions.
I ended up walking in a circle around the block, ending back up at the Blue Point Diner. I was starting to panic now, it was dark and I was completely lost. The diner had closed and I was left walking alone. I started turning around and frantically looked for my street sign, when I bumped into a person and was knocked to the ground.
What the...?
