Hey guys. Thank you to reader and reviewers! And big thanks to Shaggins for helping out with this.
NOTE: this story isn't pre-written so it will take some time until I update. Sorry.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own South of Nowhere or any recognizable characters, only the ones I made up.
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South King High
Chapter 2: 20 Questions
June 11, 2004
2:54pm
It is almost 3:00pm, and I am totally bored. After watching reruns on TV, eating junk food, teasing a neighbor's cat, and accidentally burning some microwavable pizza, I decide to go to the park. I grab my keys and white hoody, in case it gets chilly. Before I exit, I give Stephanie a heads up where I'm going.
"Hey, Stephanie, I'm heading out to the park!"
Suddenly I hear footsteps running from the kitchen to where I'm at. Stephanie stands in front of me panting. Was the run really that tiring? I mean seriously 17 feet?
"No way, if you're going, I'm going. I am not staying in this godforsaken boring place!"
I nod amused, and with that she grabs her needed items, and we head out to the park. Stephanie didn't feel like driving, so we walk half a mile there. On our way there we stopped at an ice cream shop and Stephanie bought me a chocolate cone. We finally arrive at the park and go to the swings. I take a seat, and Stephanie sits to my left.
"So…tell me about you," I realize that I knew absolutely nothing about her, besides her name of course.
"How about we make this interesting?" she says.
"Uh…sure." I'm not sure where she's going with this.
"Let's play 20 questions."
Hmmm…what do I got to lose?
"Sure."
"Great, I'll start first. The rules: one question per turn, no repeating questions, two skips, and of course only twenty questions asked."
"Got it." I say. I watch Stephanie thinking, trying to come up with a good question. "Okay, so why am I babysitting a 13 year old?" Because my mom asked her to, but if we want to get into details...
"I set a waitress' shoes on fire, got the chef to burn down half the kitchen, and my mom was no longer allowed to hold meetings at that restaurant." I shrug. "Nothing big."
"Nothing big?" she laughed. "You're such a pyro!"
I smile and playfully punch her. She feigns hurt and rubs her arm. "Okay, it's my turn…you single?" I wiggle my eyebrows, before watching her roll on the floor laughing. Now that's just mean.
"Yes…but…you're so, so…young." She says in between breaths. I'm only like 2 years younger, big whoop. "Aw, don't do that." I'm pouting and there's nothing she can do to stop me. I immediately stop pouting, when I feel warm lips on my cheek. I turn to see her smirking at my shocked reaction and flushed face. "Now I believe it's my turn now."
All I can do is nod.
"What would you like to do on the weekend?"
"Go to the beach or somewhere quiet…why?"
"No reason, and since you asked a question already, I guess it's my turn again." Great, I missed a chance to find out more about her. "When's your birthday?"
"June 30"
I watch her nod. "Okay….your turn."
"Are…are you gay?" I mean, she did kiss me…on the cheek, and she did sort of flirt with me…who am I kidding? There's no way she's –
"Yeah" …never mind. "And you seem to radiate gay too." Hmm really? That's interesting.
She smirks, just as she was about to ask her next question, but unfortunately for her some people interrupt our game. "Hey!" a guy wearing baggy jeans and a shirt that looks way too big for him yells. A girl walking behind him smiles at me.
Stephanie stands up to greet her friends. The girl points to me and asks her something I can't make out. Stephanie walks up to me with her friends following. "Spencer, I hope you don't mind, I called some of my friends."
"I don't mind." She steps to the side to introduce her friends.
"This is Nick and Lily. Guys, this is Spencer, the baby I'm sitting."
"I'm not a baby!" She sticks her tongue out at me, and I just laugh since she's the one acting childish.
"Chill out Spence, you know I'm kidding." she says, sincerely. Nick looks from me to Stephanie, and then cocks his eyebrow at Lily. Lily simply shrugs.
"Steph, there's a wicked party at the Bowie's tonight, you in?" Nick asks.
"I am so in." she turns to me, "Looks like we have to finish our little game later."
She and her friends head to Nick's silver Nissan Titan pickup. Before entering the car, Stephanie turns to me and asks, "You coming?"
I smile and nod eagerly.
Time to get my party on.
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Okay people, that's it for the week. I'll try to update next week and don't worry, Ashley will be coming in soon. I just need to introduce the other main characters who will play a significant role in this story. Remember the 2 R's : read and review! Thanks.
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