FB November 28
12 year old Logan stands in the middle of the park with his hands shoved into his pockets as he looks around at all the kids playing,there lives seem so normal.his dad dropped him off there 10 minutes before so he could go to a big press event saying something along the lines of make some friends but don't get into any sort of trouble because if you ruin my image I will ruin something you love,I bet he has already made it to the party and is feeding a cheesy line to the paparazzi ( I couldn't do this without my fans you made a dreaming farm boy into a star and I'll never forget that blah blah blah cue cheesy smile for the cameras) I shake my head I'm done thinking about my ass hole father and walk towards the soccer field were everyone seems to be. A group of boys about my age are playing soccer and a group of about five girls three wearing soccer uniforms sitting on the first four rows of bleachers mostly ignoring the on going game.Ive never really talked to people my age before, I walk over to them Pfening calm and collected and say hi they all look at me curiously but don't say anything , all of a sudden a pretty petite blonde sitting in the back with another blond stands up and walks down the three steps to grab my hand I take it and she shakes it firmly and introduces herself "hi I'm Veronica the girls soccer team captain and these are my teammates" I stare at her blankly thinking of what to say"hi I'm Logan and I just moved here" I here one of the girls inhale loudly and stand up from the bottom row to walk over to me" are you Logan eckles son of famous actor Aaron eckles" I let out a breath of Annoyance before I plaster on my fakest smile and say "yes"she walks a few steps closer to me giving the petite blond a glare then quickly plastering on a smile " we should be friends I could tell you all the right people to talk to and all the people to avoid" she says as she looks back at Veronica. "Madison go be fake somewhere else" Veronica says as she grabs me by the arm and drags me up the bleachers to were she was sitting with the other blond"Logan this is meg meg this is Logan" I wave to the girl and go back to looking at Veronica more than a little confused.she leaned over and whispered in my ear" I saw the look on you face when she mentioned you had a famous dad and figured I would help you out" I smile "thank you I didn't know if I could deal with one more second of her praising my dad"she giggles"in that case I'll tell you my opinion, I've seen your dad act...so I make sure to avoid any of his movies" a huge grin breaks out on my face "A girl with taste good to know"
Sunday 7:00am My eyes shoot open and I groan in pain "why do I keep having these stupid dreams"I stand up slowly and head over to the bathroom mirror and lift up my shirt.yep the bruises are a pale yellow color I should be able to go back to school tomorrow.dad was mad but he wasn't mad enough to break anything which makes the stunt that much more worth it I was tired of looking at those ugly "cowboy boots" sitting in a Display case like they were some kind of trophy plus they were donated for a good cause watching Mr. Daniels face fill with rage when he found out we didn't get suspended and that the damages done to his car is going to cost more than he makes in a year priceless.the principal transferred me into a new English class (to hinder chances for future retaliations) so it will probably be the last time I see his frown lines what a shame.after having Mrs campos make me some breakfast I decide to call up a couple of buddy's to get my annual poker game going.I look through my contacts list and the first person I decide to call is Duncan he has been a lot less zombie like lately besides it will be pretty easy to beat donut at poker,he pics up immediately"hey Logan what's up are you back from your dads set yet"I sigh preparing to spew out some lies"yeah I went I saw I slept with hot actresses and now Im wanting to get a poker game together you in"without hesitation he agrees and I hang up to call Sean.I consider inviting dick but he's Laughably bad at poker and I want some kind of challenge.after Sean Agrees I decide to invite Conner I have played with him and he's good so I sent him a text and went into my closet and grabbed a couple of shirts and cargo shorts.I haven't left the house In days and it would be nice to soak my bruises In some water but I don't have enough strength to surf.
Veronica. Sunday 9:00am. I open my eyes slowly feeling the light streaming in from my window I had a exhausting week but it's the first Christmas without mom so I have to do something to make this feel normal Christmas isn't till Saturday but I'd rather get it out of the way and spend my time finding a gift for my dad.after spending a couple hours decorating I decided to leave the tree till dad got home and grabbed back ups leash to take him on a walk along the beach.after walking back up for 10 minutes I see weevil pull up on his motor cycle and I head over to him"hey dairy we're Is the rest of the gang" a smirk apears on his face " I know your not comparing me to a white boy right now"I laugh and give him a hug "seriously why are you out here without your buddy's" his face becomes serious"I was driving around thinking,do you remember when my grandma lost her job awhile back" I think back to Logan rambling to his then girlfriend About it in journalism. "yeah" "Well she hadn't been able to find a job that pays as well so I was thinking about getting a extra job" I think for a moment and a smile breaks out across my face"would you be able to come up with 1,000 dollars" "700 maybe why" "because there happens to be a annual poker game tomorrow run by a bunch of rich idiots"a smile spreads across his face"well I know what my plans are tomorrow"I pull out my wallet and grab 300 from it but he immediately starts shaking his head. "Don't worry about it weevil you get me my money back with an extra 100 and we call it even"he grabs the money out of my hand"thank you,now I'm going to head over to the shop for my shift" I put my hand oh his bike to stop him " tomorrow go talk to the ring leader of the rich jack asses it's his event" he puts on his helmet"got it" he says as he pulls out. I keep walking down the beach with a self satisfied smile. Looks like I'm going to have to get my dad a gift On Tuesday instead.
Logan Monday 7:09 I pull into Neptune high parking lot and park my Xterra and sit there.I can't feel my bruises much anymore but I still don't feel ready for school I just have a bad feeling about this week I reach into the back seat to grab my bag as I here a bang on my window "dick give me a minute" I turn towards the door And see that its fucking weevil Navarro "I need to talk to you" I pop open the door and climb out "if your asking me to the prom again the answer is still no"I say as I close my car door "I heard you have a card game going on and I'd like in on it" he says ignoring my comment "I'm sure you would but I can't"I say as I walk away "1000 Dollar buy in right,I've got the money so what's the problem" I turn around annoyed "my only concern is property value is going down if anyone see's you at my house without a leaf blower or a skimmer" he walks over to me looking annoyed "your concerned I'm the one who has to go up into the hills all by myself, what if I run into a pack of you white boys on some clean well-lit street I could be bored to death" I sigh giving up "fine it's 1000 dollars in ten crisp 100 dollar bills and we don't take food stamps" he grabs his heart "ouch you got me" he says with a fake surfer accent I roll my eyes and walk over to the cafeteria and sit next to dick "bro your back I'm surprised your done living it up with Connor and the hotties" he shouts into my ear,I grab a breakfast burrito and a smoothie "I didn't really hang out with Conner I was distracted by the extras who had (extra) time on their hands" dick claps me on the back and I flinch slightly at the sting radiating from my back and ribs"your the man" I get up and grab my stuff"well this man has things to do". "Wait bro I haven't seen you in a couple weeks and your already leaving" I laugh as finish off my smoothie and toss in the trash "I was gone two weeks wow time fly's when your having fun" I went around the corner and dialed the home phone "Eckles residents". "Mrs campos it's me I'm having some friends over for poker in the pool house I'm going to need you to pick up some snacks" there is a pause for a second "would you like me to set up the poker too" "No it's fine I'll do that" I hang up the phone and lean against the wall and slowly slide down the bruises aren't noticeable anymore but I can still feel them I grab the bottle from my bag and pop a couple of pills into my mouth. I take a minute waiting for it to kick in but my time is cut short as the bell rings I sigh resining to my fate of Uncomfortable wooden chairs and head to class.
(FB) Logan November 28
Me and Veronica had been talking for the past hour and I was far from done she was the most interesting person I've ever met she asked me question about me never about my father and she told me about the best places to hang out in town and her friends if all seemed so cookie cutter but in a great way never actually fake."what are you looking at" I realized that I had been starring at her and tried to formulate a good response "I've never met anyone like you before" she starred at me for a second "I've never met anyone like you before either and I'm glad, we are unique souls and that's why we are going to be great friends" I smile wider than I have ever smiled before "even better than you and bff lilly" she leans in and whispers in my rear " I don't know would you defend me against a powerful beast lilly would" I whisper back "your no damsel in distress but I would put my life on the line for you any day " she leans against the side of the bleachers "good answer" I stand up and bow "I'm nothing but a humble servant who you can Bend to your will" she pushes me back with a laugh "humble I don't think so" she stands up and holds out her arm "soccer practice is over and I want you to meet someone" I put my arm in the crook of hers and we walk down the stairs together over to the soccer boys. " Duncan cane I do believe we have found Lilly's new competition for best friend"she says to one of the boys grabbing water " just don't tell her that or she might kill him she is not fond of competing for your heart" she lets out the cutest laugh and looks up at me. "Is that the dragon I have to defeat" "that's the one"she says nodding professionally "soooo Duncan this is Logan Logan this is Duncan become friends immediately so I can invite him into our group" Duncan looks surprised but recovers quickly "that depends what are his qualifications" she smiles mischievously "he doesn't like Madison Sinclair and he likes donuts for breakfast he seems like a good fit" he puts on a serious face "did you ask him the most important question" she nods her head once and turns towards me "can you host sleepovers and follow up question do you have a pool" yes and yes I say with a grin Duncan holds out his and I shake it "time for the strenuous initiation introducing you to my sister" I make my face look as serious as possible "I'm ready to slay my dragons"
Logan Monday 11:30
I wake up suddenly and look up,looks like I fell asleep during mrs hotties lecture on Edgar Allen Poe dose she have to drone all class we get it (I become insane,with long intervals of horrible sanity and all that Jazz) I lay my head back on the desk contemplating going back to sleep and risking having another one of those creepily realistic dreams,but the bell rings cutting me short so I grab my stuff and head to lunch instead I sit down next to Duncan and grab a container of Chinese food "where were you this morning dk you left me alone with dick that's just cruel and unusual punishment" he grabs a pair of chopsticks and open his container" I was at Lilly's grave I don't know why but I felt like I needed to be their today"the smile dropped from Logan's face "yeah of course man" there was a silence for a moment "I dont do cemetery's but I stare at her memorial fountain it makes me feel less alone" Duncan looks up from his food and nods.Dick and Madison sit down and Meg and Shelley start digging through the food, shifting the mood to lighthearted chit chat while they stuffed their faces.
Veronica Monday 11:35 I grab my stuff and leave anatomy with a skip in my step and head towards Wallace heeey Wallace "check it out" I say holding the worlds best Christmas gift for my father.Wallace grabs the pamphlet and looks at it "you know this is for a baseball camp right,it's not like it's a hot guy catalogue"he says as he hands it back to me "do they have a hot guy catalog" he ignores me and reads a line from the pamphlet "this would be the perfect gift for my dad I say" hopping up and down " in a world we're you can afford three grand"I glance at were he pointed and sigh "I'm so tired of not having money,I would be the best rich person" Wallace laughs "seriously I would be the perfect combination of frivolous and sensible,money is so waisted on the wealthy" I fold the pamphlet back up and put it in my bag "if only I had signed up myself for the annual poker game it would have been quick cash C'est la vie onto the next idea" I grab my stuff and head to lunch they had my "favorite" mystery meat.
Weevil Monday 8:36
I get off my bike and Head inside casa de douche bag there new maid told me to go back the pool house so I head around back and of course his pool house is as big as big as my house but the idiots can't donate to the food bank. I head inside and find about what I expected 4 white guys sitting around a table eating pretzels I walk in 3 of the guys look surprised to see me " your not Chester" Kane said looking a little confused "no I'm not" Logan stands up and says "Weevil this is Duncan Conner and Sean,guys this is the pool boy" I roll my eyes and sit down "wait wait wait I was serious about the no food stamps thing where is the money" I sigh and pull out the 1000 and throw it at him "thank you pool boy" he says while rolling the 5000 up into a roll and tosses into the chip case after a hour of beating their asses I win the game (of course) and these idiots were really surprised "Sean the money box so I can pay the pool boy"he says glaring at me,I sat there smug I new I could beat these idiots the money is almost less important than the look on their faces.logan lifts up the lid and grabs the chip holder and lifts it when the inside is revealed I freeze he lifts all of them up and nothings there" no no no you guys aren't pulling any of that with me" I say standing up angrily.logan looks up confused "wait I'm not pulling anything where's the money,guys where's the money" I slam on the table in not putting up with this "where is it". "Guys where the money" logan yells again Sean looks behind him "did it fall out" " how could it fall out" Conner gripes "maybe it was never in" Logan shuts me down immediately "I rolled the money up and put it in the box you all saw me" I think for a moment "well I'm not leaving here without my money" I grab my phone and call Veronica "hey" she says tiredly "hey you will never believe what shit these 09ers pulled I'm going to need you to come down here because they don't seem. Like talking" I hear the line rattle "on it" I hang up and turn back to the idiots "if your cronies are going to come and beat us up you should have let me give them the address it's only polite" Logan snarks while playing with some cards "don't worry they already have the address in the mean time I think I should check your clothes to see if they're on you" they all glare at me.
Veronica Monday 9:52
I roll up to Logan's house and walk around back to the pool house we're he always has the annual poker night and slide the door open "hello boys" I say in a southern accent " this is who you called seriously weevil" Logan says looking more bored than upset "someone rolled out of the wrong side of the bed this morning, ok so I'm going to need all of you leave except weevil"they all look annoyed " what no" Sean grunts "guys it's 70 degrees and there's a whole bar over there "fine"Logan grumbles "but if you don't find the money then I'm not giving you shit" I smile "deal" the boys leave annoyed "so what happened" weevil looks up annoyed I get an invite here so I head over and give him the money I saw him toss it into the chip case but it's gone now" I think for a moment "did you see anyone alone with the box" he sighs "I saw Sean and Logan over by it but none of us left the room" I pull out a Chair and sit " ok send in Duncan" Duncan comes in a minute later looking uncomfortable "what do you have for me" "ok sooooooo I don't know anything" she looks at him confused "your drunk" he smiles "you see that's the thing I can't be because I drank fake alcohol" he says giggling "Duncan your drunk" I sigh "ok go get logan" he stands quickly and stumbles, fixes his balance and walks out of the pool house.I grab a bag of chips off the counter and start to eat it "Goldilocks is eating my porridge" I turn around and sure enough Logan's is standing in the doorway "I have questions to ask you" he immediately interrupts me "I have something to ask you,dose your super sleuth kit come with a decoder ring, do you have a pen that writes in invisible ink" I sit back down and put my feet on his table "what happened" he sits in the chair across from me "didn't you hear someone stole the money" I roll my eyes "yeah and" "and you Nancy drew are investigating it" "thanks for the update,I couldn't get any information from Duncan because he's waisted and your not giving it because your an ass perfect" He looks up with a smirk "the man didn't think to pace himself" she stands up abruptly and looks around the room and smiles "I'm done" Logan Stares at her confused "bring the boys back in" he got up slowly with annoyance and walks out they come back a minute later "so what do you got" weevil says impatiently "what I got is the culprit" she pulls up a extra chair and sits on it backwards "Conner and weevil were the easiest to expunge neither had motive or Opportunity next is Duncan and he is so drunk he would have been caught immediately but I want to add I don't think he was trying to get drunk that whiskey bottle smelled oddly like ice tea,now it's between the rich ass holes which one to choose" I say with a wide grin "Logan eckles dose dumb shit all the time it was likely he did it from the beginning but he cleared himself he has to brag if he's guilty (if you don't tell people did it even happen)that's how I know he switched out Duncan's sweet tea with Long Island and he had no idea" Logan looks at her seeming oddly happy "that leaves only Shawn so I just glanced around the room and found this" I pull out a green bottle with cash inside "he was going to wait for the recycling to go out but wasn't prepared for Nancy drew"she smiled up at them weevil grabbed the money and Sean then walked out "so who is down for another game" they all look at her likes she's crazy "no one, you can leave now" Logan snarks she puts on a sad face "I'm sorry I didn't realize you had bedtimes it's only ten thirty" they sigh knowing they lost and she deals them all in weevil came back five minutes later taking Duncans spot so he could sleep off the booze and they had a tough game (that I won of course) but Logan and weevil weren't done so we played again ah money from stupid boys.weevil ended the night with 5040 dollars, Logan ended with 1020, and I ended with 6940 looks like my dad is going to camp and I'm adding 3940 to my college fund. I get up satisfied "looks like I won again no hard feelings boys" I say smirking "weevil gets up and walks off shooting a smirk my way "oh no your going already I thought we could have a sleepover" Logan says sarcastically I walk outside but turn back towards him "I would but my daddy thinks your a bad influence" I say bringing back the southern accent turn back to quickly and slip on a ridge and hit my hit my head.