Ray jerked his arm away from Lastic, and stormed away.
Angel sighed, and said, "Well, as fun as that was, I'm so
out of here."
Angel walked away, her feeling of triumph crushed. Just
then, Sunshine caught up with her.
" Hey Angel." He said, with his perfect smile spread
across his face. "How's it going?"
Angel considered telling him the truth. She considered
telling him how homesick she was, how much Alexandria, VA
sucked, how scared she was of these guys, who, if they wanted
to, could really screw her up bad.
She was going to tell him all of this. But she took one look
at that big smile, those baby blue eyes, and she melted.
" It's going good Sunshine. Just a little tired, I guess."
" Yeah, I heard you had a big day. Making defensive
linebacker and all."
"Yeah." Then Angel noticed a strange car in Sunshine's
driveway. " Who's car is that?"
Angel watched as Sunshine turned green, then pale faced
white. Angel didn't know what was going on, but she did know
that the 1964 Canary Yellow Mustang Convertible that was
parked in his driveway scared the hell out of him.
"Sunshine, what's wrong?" Angel asked, concerned.
" N-Nothing. I'll....I'll see you tonight, alright?"
"Alright." With that, Sunshine took off toward his house.
Angel closed her eyes, shook her head, and said, "Weird.
Wonder what's going on."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Angel was ready and waiting when Sunshine showed up
that night. She was dressed in black leather hiphuggers, a
black halter top, black high top sneakers, and had her hair
loose around her shoulders. She came down the stairs, and
looked at her brother Bryan.
" Bry, how do I look?" She asked, spinning around.
"Sis, you are a picture of the stars and the heavens." He
replied.
Angel looked confused. " What?"
" You look good Angel."
" Oh, thanks. I guess."
Just then, the doorbell rang. Angel ran to the door, took a
deep breath, and opened the door.
Sunshine was standing there, smiling nervously. He was
dressed in a simple blue sweater, khakis, white sneakers...
and a huge black eye.
" My God, Sunshine. What's happened?" Angel asked,
pulling him inside.
" Oh this? Don't worry this is nothing. I....fell. Tripped,
actually, on the stairs. Don't worry about it."
But Angel was worried. She didn't like being lied to, and
she had the sneakiest suspicion that he was hiding something
big.
"Oh...okay. Well, Dad, we're leaving."
Her father had been in the same room as this exchange
took place, and he said, "Alright honey. Be home by eleven."
She walked over to him, and kissed him on the cheek.
Her father stopped her, and whispered, " Be careful.
Something is not right."
" I know it. I'll see you at eleven."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
What Sunshine had planned was supposed to be simple.
Dinner and a movie.
When they got to the movie theater, they encountered a
problem.
" Sorry sir, we are all filled up tonight." the cocky movie
mason said.
" What are you talking about? People aren't going to be
showing up for a while yet. So....what are you talking about?"
" Sorry son. You and your half-breed girlfriend will have
to go somewhere else."
Below the belt, Angel thought, more amused that
anything else. But when she saw Sunshine's angry face, she
said, " C'mon Sunshine, we'll just go somewhere else.
Goodnight, Mr. Mason."
They walked back over to Sunshine's Firebird. When
Sunshine pulled out the keys, Angel took them away from him.
"Hey, what...."
" Get in the car, Sunshine." Angel said in a quiet, yet
urgent voice.
Angel drove for about ten minutes in silence, then
Sunshine asked, "Can I ask why you took my car keys?"
" You were angry and in no condition to drive."
"That's why you took my keys?"
Angel stopped the car with a jerk. " Did I mortally wound
your male ego? I am so sorry Sunshine, but on top of you being
in no condition to drive, there were several men coming out of
the theater, and they looked mean. Okay? They looked mean,
and they were carrying bats and chains. I am had enough
experience to know, that if you get hit in the face with a bat, it
hurts. Okay? That's why I took your keys, and wounded your
pride. I really didn't feel like getting worked over."
They both sat in silence. Then Sunshine said, " Sorry."
" That's alright. What do you want to do now?"
" Man, I dunno."
To their right, Angel spied a park. Nothing fancy, just
swings, slides, a sandbox, and a little path for people to take a
walk, ride bikes or rollerskate.
"Let's go take a walk." Angel said, and got out of the car.
Sunshine and Angel walked side by side for a while. They
picked out the constellations.
Angel sighed, and said, "Well, as fun as that was, I'm so
out of here."
Angel walked away, her feeling of triumph crushed. Just
then, Sunshine caught up with her.
" Hey Angel." He said, with his perfect smile spread
across his face. "How's it going?"
Angel considered telling him the truth. She considered
telling him how homesick she was, how much Alexandria, VA
sucked, how scared she was of these guys, who, if they wanted
to, could really screw her up bad.
She was going to tell him all of this. But she took one look
at that big smile, those baby blue eyes, and she melted.
" It's going good Sunshine. Just a little tired, I guess."
" Yeah, I heard you had a big day. Making defensive
linebacker and all."
"Yeah." Then Angel noticed a strange car in Sunshine's
driveway. " Who's car is that?"
Angel watched as Sunshine turned green, then pale faced
white. Angel didn't know what was going on, but she did know
that the 1964 Canary Yellow Mustang Convertible that was
parked in his driveway scared the hell out of him.
"Sunshine, what's wrong?" Angel asked, concerned.
" N-Nothing. I'll....I'll see you tonight, alright?"
"Alright." With that, Sunshine took off toward his house.
Angel closed her eyes, shook her head, and said, "Weird.
Wonder what's going on."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Angel was ready and waiting when Sunshine showed up
that night. She was dressed in black leather hiphuggers, a
black halter top, black high top sneakers, and had her hair
loose around her shoulders. She came down the stairs, and
looked at her brother Bryan.
" Bry, how do I look?" She asked, spinning around.
"Sis, you are a picture of the stars and the heavens." He
replied.
Angel looked confused. " What?"
" You look good Angel."
" Oh, thanks. I guess."
Just then, the doorbell rang. Angel ran to the door, took a
deep breath, and opened the door.
Sunshine was standing there, smiling nervously. He was
dressed in a simple blue sweater, khakis, white sneakers...
and a huge black eye.
" My God, Sunshine. What's happened?" Angel asked,
pulling him inside.
" Oh this? Don't worry this is nothing. I....fell. Tripped,
actually, on the stairs. Don't worry about it."
But Angel was worried. She didn't like being lied to, and
she had the sneakiest suspicion that he was hiding something
big.
"Oh...okay. Well, Dad, we're leaving."
Her father had been in the same room as this exchange
took place, and he said, "Alright honey. Be home by eleven."
She walked over to him, and kissed him on the cheek.
Her father stopped her, and whispered, " Be careful.
Something is not right."
" I know it. I'll see you at eleven."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
What Sunshine had planned was supposed to be simple.
Dinner and a movie.
When they got to the movie theater, they encountered a
problem.
" Sorry sir, we are all filled up tonight." the cocky movie
mason said.
" What are you talking about? People aren't going to be
showing up for a while yet. So....what are you talking about?"
" Sorry son. You and your half-breed girlfriend will have
to go somewhere else."
Below the belt, Angel thought, more amused that
anything else. But when she saw Sunshine's angry face, she
said, " C'mon Sunshine, we'll just go somewhere else.
Goodnight, Mr. Mason."
They walked back over to Sunshine's Firebird. When
Sunshine pulled out the keys, Angel took them away from him.
"Hey, what...."
" Get in the car, Sunshine." Angel said in a quiet, yet
urgent voice.
Angel drove for about ten minutes in silence, then
Sunshine asked, "Can I ask why you took my car keys?"
" You were angry and in no condition to drive."
"That's why you took my keys?"
Angel stopped the car with a jerk. " Did I mortally wound
your male ego? I am so sorry Sunshine, but on top of you being
in no condition to drive, there were several men coming out of
the theater, and they looked mean. Okay? They looked mean,
and they were carrying bats and chains. I am had enough
experience to know, that if you get hit in the face with a bat, it
hurts. Okay? That's why I took your keys, and wounded your
pride. I really didn't feel like getting worked over."
They both sat in silence. Then Sunshine said, " Sorry."
" That's alright. What do you want to do now?"
" Man, I dunno."
To their right, Angel spied a park. Nothing fancy, just
swings, slides, a sandbox, and a little path for people to take a
walk, ride bikes or rollerskate.
"Let's go take a walk." Angel said, and got out of the car.
Sunshine and Angel walked side by side for a while. They
picked out the constellations.