"Step away, Madge." I heard Mayor Undersee say, but Madge was blocking my view. We hadn't been doing anything, much to my dismay, just talking. She liked to talk to me and who was I to tell Princess Undersee that she couldn't talk to a peasant like me.
Madge turned to look at her father, her eyebrows furrowing in confusion.
"You should go back to your father, Madge."
"Why?" She asked
I hadn't taken her virginity. I hadn't even kissed the damn girl and yet here I was actually giving a shit if she got in trouble with her father.
"It's obvious he doesn't want you near me."
"But why?"
I felt my mouth tug downwards. How could she not know? She wasn't stupid. She was so fucking smart, so how couldn't she know about my reputation with other girls? About just about everything? I fucked up anything I touched.
She placed her hand in mine, giving my hand a squeeze before walking toward her father, his arm outstretched toward her.
"I don't want you seeing that boy again," I heard him murmur.
"Oh yes, just lock your door and hide your daughter. We wouldn't want her getting hurt by someone like me," I yelled at the retreating car. It was summer, so I know the windows were rolled down.
It was funny to me how every girl's father acted like I sought out their daughters when I hadn't. They came to me. The only difference was this time I wanted her to come back to me. I wanted her to disobey her father for me. I wanted to be worth it in her eyes. I was so fucking stupid.