Chapter 3: Chris Chambers
Chris walked down Main Street past all the shops and The Blue Point Diner. He had the urge to go see that new war movie with John Wayne.
Then he remembered he was supposed to hang with Gordie. Chris decided he'd take Gordie with him.
Meanwhile, Gordie and Stephanie were having a stimulating conversation about writing habits. Not that detailed, they were just talking about books and stories.
Chris neared Lachance's house and he heard a jump tune. 'Heeey baaabbayyy! I wanna know oh if you'll be my girl!' He grinned at himself. Fag, he thought.
A high voice was saying how much the voice loves that song. It wasn't Lachance. Sure Lachance had a high voice of a soprano but, this was the vocals of a girl.
In the back yard was a girl in a dress sitting by the tree with Gordie.
"Hey Gordie…Stranger." The last word came out in a puzzled tone.
Gordie looked up first; Stephanie finished the sentence she was reading from Gordie's story then looked up at Chris.
Chris invited both parties to the movies, but they had to be home before dinner.
"How long have you been livin' in Castle Rock?" Chris asked as they were on their way to the GEM Theater. Stephanie kicked a rock to her newly made friends.
"'Bout a day" Gordie was silent. He was in deep thought as Chris and Stephanie had a chat that meant absolutely nothing.
He was thinking about how just last week they had encountered this girl's dead brother plopped in the Back Harlow Road.
For some reason, Gordie felt guilty. Guilty for a wrong doing that was not his own. The thought of this girl crying over Ray Brower's death. He didn't want to picture this sweet girl with tears weld in her eyes. The edges turning a blood red color.
"Gordo?" Chris said, snapping his friend back to reality,
"Yeah Chris?"
"Oh nothing. You just looked kind of out there." He made a motion with his hand that looked like am airplane flying.
They trio, almost there, were walking past Irby's Pool Hall then, Eyeball Chambers and Charlie Hogan came out.
Stephanie stood there cold, along with Chris and Gordie.
"You got yourself a girlfriend?" Charlie said referring to who knows who.
After the older boys proceeded walking, Step said, "I didn't know those guys lived here!"
"You know them?!" The boys asked.
"Well, not really. Well, last week, it was dark and my dog Halo got loose. My mom went in the front looking for him. And there those idiots were; most likely drunk and takin' a piss on my front lawn!" The boys began to laugh at the funny story.
"It's not funny!!"She yelled but, still giggling. She always got this way around boys. They made her laugh and feel accepted as a person. Unlike girls her age who judged people if they're different. But some times she got too silly and she'll have to contain herself.
Right now life seems pretty good. She's got new friends, a new house and Ray would like these boys.
Little did she know, they had already met.
How was it?