AN:
I do not own any of the original characters, places or plot, everything else is mine. So Jenn is the OC of one of my best friends. I have her permission to use her for this project.
I was a little excited to go down to the boardwalk today. Jenn had called earlier, asking if I felt like going out and maybe meet her new friends later. She had been hanging out with them for some time now, especially the one named Paul. I had been out of town for a couple of weeks, helping my grandparents with the garden and stuff, so I hadn't met them yet.
"Are you dreaming again, silly?" I looked up and smiled at my friend. With an excited grin I threw my arms around her and pulled her into a tight hug.
"Gosh, I missed you Jenn! I know we talked every day over the phone, but it wasn't the same." I hugged her again, almost refusing to let her go, as if I was afraid she would just vanish into thin air. She was my best friend, like a sister I didn't know I had until a few years back.
"Let's get something to eat. The boys won't be here for another hour. And you need to tell me everything about your gran's cute new neighbour. You didn't think I would forget about that!" I laughed and looped my arm through Jenn's. I hadn't been dating for some time and of course she would be questioning about the guy next door.
About an hour later, after some serious interrogation by my best friend, we were strolling along the boardwalk. They had just turned on the lights. How I loved it at night, even when some of the rides were pretty old by now.
"Hey watch where you're going stupid bitch!" I had been zoning out a little again with my ice in hand. Some angry looking girl was standing right in front of us, behind her four other girls. All wearing the same bitchy and arrogant expression on their faces as the girl mouthing off at us. Of course I had walked right into her. Jenn took a hold of my arm and pulled me back a step.
"Look. I am sorry. I wasn't…"
"Why are you talking to me? You ruined my shirt!" I looked at her dumbfounded. I hated girls like that, I had hated them back in school and still did so.
"Why don't you watch your tone? She said she was sorry, so leave it." Jenn, being her usual self, had taken a half step in front of me and tried to solve the problem. She knew I would have said something completely different.
"And who do you think you are? Oh right, if she is a stupid bitch, you are her little designated watchdog. Woof!" I felt my blood boil when the brunette girl pushed against my friend's shoulder. She looked back to her friends who had started laughing. Total waste of brain cells…
"What did you just say, you fat ugly cow?" Crap… So much for me thinking out loud. In slow motion I saw Jenn turn with wide eyes. The same second I lunged forward, fist raised, ready to pounce on barbie face. There were just things that got me losing control in no time. And she did both. Going against my best friend and being a bitch about my chubby form.
Before my fist could connect with her face, someone grabbed my wrist and stopped me.
"You're okay, Jenn?" To my left a guy was standing next to her, holding her face in both hands and looking her over. That had to be Paul, he really looked like an 80's rockstar.
"She tried to hit me! That lunatic tried to bash in my face!" I saw red again and ripped my arm free, making another step forward before I was caught around my waist.
"Get lost."
"Easy now, kitten." The dark voice in my ear sent shivers down my spine and I stopped struggling for a second. I heard someone asking who I was and distantly got that Jenn introduced me as her friend she had been talking about. I was still focused on the girl who gave us some attitude.
"Let go of me! She deserves it! Let me..." I let out a little shriek when my feet suddenly left the ground and I was thrown over someone's shoulder. All I could see was a leather clad back and long dark hair. Whoever he was turned around and Jenn followed behind us with Paul's arm thrown around her shoulder. She winked at me and I knew that look on her face.
"Hey, she is cuter than you told us, Jenn." Another guy appeared in my line of sight. He had curly hair, short in the front and long in the back, wearing a mischievous smile on his face.
"Please… Let me down. I won't hurt that bitch, promised." I yelped when there was a quick smack to my right butt cheek.
"Language…" The two blondes and Jenn laughed at the face I was making.
"Sorry. Dwayne doesn't like it when I do that either. But I think you can really let her down now." We stopped and I was put back on my feet. Looking back up I was met with the most beautiful brown eyes I had ever seen.