All because Yonic stole Rome's cereal
"Get your butt off the couch, Rome, we HAVE to practice the song we wrote," Elise comes in, eyes puffy. It's Tuesday and when I came over yesterday, they had to write their song. They'd been in the damn room together for three hours trying to write it and trying to play it. Now they were able to play is halfway decent.
"We worked till three last night! I'm tired," Rome says, slowly inching away from the couch.
"Five minutes to eat cereal," Edoran says.
Rome seems to get this burst of energy and he runs into the kitchen. "Hey, who stole all of my Reeses Puffs?" he yells.
Yonic nervously looks around him. Rome comes back in the living room to see Yonic's guilty expression. "You ate all my cereal!"
Yonic scowls. "Well you stained my Level 27 T-shirt, the one you took without asking!"
Rome growls and turns in defeat. "Let's get this song started," he says.
Once they have everything set up in the small living room, Kali and me walk over to the kitchen and watch them. They start playing, "Rock and roll!" Rome yells and jumps. It seems like every time they play, they get all this energy!
"I got kicked out again, It happens all the time. I can't go back again, But I'm left without a dime!" Yonic sings. Rome seems to get all excited, jumping around in circles with his guitar.
"I waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa," Yonic yells and I watch him roll into the coffee table. The glass top rattles and tips over, shattering.
"What the hell happened?" Rollend says, looking over his drums.
"The dumbass busted my head with his guitar!" Yonic yells, holding his hand over his swelling eye.
"I didn't mean to, mother fu..."
"SHUT UP!" Elise cuts Rome off. "We're not gonna get anywhere if we fight like this! Rome, get the broom. Kali, you get some ice."
"We're not going to get anywhere if we just fool around all day. Yonic can sing without an eye, so he can sing with a black eye!" Elise says. She's the only organized one around here.
"It hurts!" Yonic groans.
"Why don't you shut up already?" Edoran says. "You've been whining for an hour and we haven't gotten anywhere! This song has to be good enough for the CD in two weeks!"
"Maybe I'll bust your eye and then we can play!" Yonic yells back.
"Ha, you wish you could sock Edoran. He'd probably wack you with his bass upside the head and what would you hit him with? Your microphone?" Rollend laughs.
Elise shakes her head and gives Edoran his bass and Yonic his mic.
"Lookie look!" Rollend says. "Elise agrees with me! She has given you your weapons. On count to three, fight. One two..."
"SHUT UP ROLLEND!" Elise says, picking up her own mic. Now we're gonna try this again.
It takes them fifteen minutes of arguing before they even start the song. "Rock and roll," Rome says, but not near as ecstatic this time. He looks more like he's sucking a lemon. When they start playing, everything is off, no one is playing at the right time, or anything. Kali and me roll our eyes.
"Can't you get together? Let's ROCK AND ROLL!!" Elise says, being the only one still into this.
Kali takes her messenger bag off of the counter. "Why don't we hit the mall? We're not much help here, anyways," she says to me.
"Yea," I agree.
"Let's go into Hot Topic," Kali says.
"Umm," I say. "I'm not really dressed for it. I mean, look at me. I look like a full on prep," I say. "Long blond hair and this pink glittery shirt? Everyone will look at me."
Kali rolls my eyes and grabs my hand. "No one will notice anything. They're nice in here. Besides, it's practically empty."
"Practically?" I mutter.
We walk in and instantly Kali sees something she likes and runs off. I slowly walk in and go through some shirts. "May I help you?" this girl comes up to me and asks.
"Nope, just looking," I say.
I notice that she's looking me up and down as if I came in wearing a giraffe suit. "You're not looking for anything in particular?"
"I'm JUST looking," I say again.
"Okay, tell me if you need to find anything," she says.
I sigh. I know I must look like a total freak. Kali looks like she doesn't want to leave any time soon, so I'll just have to buy something for my brother. The girl that had talked to me earlier leaves, and another guy takes her place. He comes up to me. "Are you looking for anything in particular?" he asks.
"Do I look SO weird in here that I CAN'T browse the store without being hammered with questions?!"
He jumps a little at my tone. "Sorry," he mutters. I sigh and continue to look when I see a shirt that looks all right. A black shirt with white letters: 'Guilty.' "Well, he never was innocent," I say to myself. I buy that and a bracelet for him.
"Kali, are you ready?" I ask.
Kali turns around with about twelve shirts in her hands. "I just have to put away the ones I can't afford."
"How much do you have?" I say nervously, feeling some red haired guy staring at me. I can see him at the corner of my eye.
"I only have twenty bucks," she says.
"Sorry," I say.
Then that guy comes up. "You don't look like you fit in here, missy," he says. His breath smells like pot and hotdogs. I cough and don't answer.
I watch Kali slowly put the shirts away, then I look back at the guy in my face with like five lip tings and that nasty breath.
"Kali!" I say, walking away from the guy, but he follows closely behind me. "Just buy all of it. I wanna get out of here," I hand her a handful of money.
"Thanks!" she says.
I turn to see the guy close into my face again. "You're a pretty lady, lady. Too pretty to go wandering in the alleys at night!" he says.
"It's...it's afternoon," I squeak.
"It is?!" He gasps. "That just gives me more reason why you shouldn't go wander'n. The robbers and thieves might see ya. Just like in that movie...what was it?"
"I'm ready," Kali says. "Thank you so much for all th..."
"Your welcome! Let's go!" I say, grabbing her hand and running faster than I thought possible in these clunky tall shoes.
"Slow down!" Kali says.
"As soon as we get far away from that freak!" I pant.
"Thanks, Emma, you really spoiled me today," she says, taking a bite of her taco. I nod. I felt like complaining earlier cause now I have twenty dollars to last me all week for food, but I decide not to. I don't feel so bad about it anyways. "I'm just gonna have to steal your boyfriend's food all week, but that's okay," I shrug. "I like spoiling you!"
She smiles. "I am sorry," she says quietly.
"For what?" I ask.
"For avoiding you for that whole long time I went to your school. It was immature of me...we could have gotten close, I bet."
"Oh," I shrug. "Don't be sorry. I totally forgive you. Things like this just happens."
"Okay, cool," she says.
I look up to see a black haired guy getting his burrito. I gasp, but hide my face. It's the same BLOND guy that kidnapped me, except me dyed his hair!
"What's wrong, Emma?" Kali whispers. "Who is he?"
"The guy. Who took me," I whisper.
"Are you SURE?"
"Yes, I'm positive!" I say.
Her eyes widen. "I have to go to the bathroom," she says quite loudly.
"No, don't leave me!" I hiss under my breath.
"Come with me," she whispers.
Right when we get out of Taco House, Kali pulls out her cell-phone and nervously dials 911. "Police? There is a man in Taco House, who has raped a few girls. My friend recognizes him from when he kidnapped her...Taco House by the mall."
I nervously bite my nails. "Oh my god, they have got to catch him."
"Have your sirens off. He's just started eating and he doesn't seem to be in a hurry," Kali says.
Now you understand WHY the chapter was called: All because Yonic stole Rome's cereal?
"Get your butt off the couch, Rome, we HAVE to practice the song we wrote," Elise comes in, eyes puffy. It's Tuesday and when I came over yesterday, they had to write their song. They'd been in the damn room together for three hours trying to write it and trying to play it. Now they were able to play is halfway decent.
"We worked till three last night! I'm tired," Rome says, slowly inching away from the couch.
"Five minutes to eat cereal," Edoran says.
Rome seems to get this burst of energy and he runs into the kitchen. "Hey, who stole all of my Reeses Puffs?" he yells.
Yonic nervously looks around him. Rome comes back in the living room to see Yonic's guilty expression. "You ate all my cereal!"
Yonic scowls. "Well you stained my Level 27 T-shirt, the one you took without asking!"
Rome growls and turns in defeat. "Let's get this song started," he says.
Once they have everything set up in the small living room, Kali and me walk over to the kitchen and watch them. They start playing, "Rock and roll!" Rome yells and jumps. It seems like every time they play, they get all this energy!
"I got kicked out again, It happens all the time. I can't go back again, But I'm left without a dime!" Yonic sings. Rome seems to get all excited, jumping around in circles with his guitar.
"I waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa," Yonic yells and I watch him roll into the coffee table. The glass top rattles and tips over, shattering.
"What the hell happened?" Rollend says, looking over his drums.
"The dumbass busted my head with his guitar!" Yonic yells, holding his hand over his swelling eye.
"I didn't mean to, mother fu..."
"SHUT UP!" Elise cuts Rome off. "We're not gonna get anywhere if we fight like this! Rome, get the broom. Kali, you get some ice."
"We're not going to get anywhere if we just fool around all day. Yonic can sing without an eye, so he can sing with a black eye!" Elise says. She's the only organized one around here.
"It hurts!" Yonic groans.
"Why don't you shut up already?" Edoran says. "You've been whining for an hour and we haven't gotten anywhere! This song has to be good enough for the CD in two weeks!"
"Maybe I'll bust your eye and then we can play!" Yonic yells back.
"Ha, you wish you could sock Edoran. He'd probably wack you with his bass upside the head and what would you hit him with? Your microphone?" Rollend laughs.
Elise shakes her head and gives Edoran his bass and Yonic his mic.
"Lookie look!" Rollend says. "Elise agrees with me! She has given you your weapons. On count to three, fight. One two..."
"SHUT UP ROLLEND!" Elise says, picking up her own mic. Now we're gonna try this again.
It takes them fifteen minutes of arguing before they even start the song. "Rock and roll," Rome says, but not near as ecstatic this time. He looks more like he's sucking a lemon. When they start playing, everything is off, no one is playing at the right time, or anything. Kali and me roll our eyes.
"Can't you get together? Let's ROCK AND ROLL!!" Elise says, being the only one still into this.
Kali takes her messenger bag off of the counter. "Why don't we hit the mall? We're not much help here, anyways," she says to me.
"Yea," I agree.
"Let's go into Hot Topic," Kali says.
"Umm," I say. "I'm not really dressed for it. I mean, look at me. I look like a full on prep," I say. "Long blond hair and this pink glittery shirt? Everyone will look at me."
Kali rolls my eyes and grabs my hand. "No one will notice anything. They're nice in here. Besides, it's practically empty."
"Practically?" I mutter.
We walk in and instantly Kali sees something she likes and runs off. I slowly walk in and go through some shirts. "May I help you?" this girl comes up to me and asks.
"Nope, just looking," I say.
I notice that she's looking me up and down as if I came in wearing a giraffe suit. "You're not looking for anything in particular?"
"I'm JUST looking," I say again.
"Okay, tell me if you need to find anything," she says.
I sigh. I know I must look like a total freak. Kali looks like she doesn't want to leave any time soon, so I'll just have to buy something for my brother. The girl that had talked to me earlier leaves, and another guy takes her place. He comes up to me. "Are you looking for anything in particular?" he asks.
"Do I look SO weird in here that I CAN'T browse the store without being hammered with questions?!"
He jumps a little at my tone. "Sorry," he mutters. I sigh and continue to look when I see a shirt that looks all right. A black shirt with white letters: 'Guilty.' "Well, he never was innocent," I say to myself. I buy that and a bracelet for him.
"Kali, are you ready?" I ask.
Kali turns around with about twelve shirts in her hands. "I just have to put away the ones I can't afford."
"How much do you have?" I say nervously, feeling some red haired guy staring at me. I can see him at the corner of my eye.
"I only have twenty bucks," she says.
"Sorry," I say.
Then that guy comes up. "You don't look like you fit in here, missy," he says. His breath smells like pot and hotdogs. I cough and don't answer.
I watch Kali slowly put the shirts away, then I look back at the guy in my face with like five lip tings and that nasty breath.
"Kali!" I say, walking away from the guy, but he follows closely behind me. "Just buy all of it. I wanna get out of here," I hand her a handful of money.
"Thanks!" she says.
I turn to see the guy close into my face again. "You're a pretty lady, lady. Too pretty to go wandering in the alleys at night!" he says.
"It's...it's afternoon," I squeak.
"It is?!" He gasps. "That just gives me more reason why you shouldn't go wander'n. The robbers and thieves might see ya. Just like in that movie...what was it?"
"I'm ready," Kali says. "Thank you so much for all th..."
"Your welcome! Let's go!" I say, grabbing her hand and running faster than I thought possible in these clunky tall shoes.
"Slow down!" Kali says.
"As soon as we get far away from that freak!" I pant.
"Thanks, Emma, you really spoiled me today," she says, taking a bite of her taco. I nod. I felt like complaining earlier cause now I have twenty dollars to last me all week for food, but I decide not to. I don't feel so bad about it anyways. "I'm just gonna have to steal your boyfriend's food all week, but that's okay," I shrug. "I like spoiling you!"
She smiles. "I am sorry," she says quietly.
"For what?" I ask.
"For avoiding you for that whole long time I went to your school. It was immature of me...we could have gotten close, I bet."
"Oh," I shrug. "Don't be sorry. I totally forgive you. Things like this just happens."
"Okay, cool," she says.
I look up to see a black haired guy getting his burrito. I gasp, but hide my face. It's the same BLOND guy that kidnapped me, except me dyed his hair!
"What's wrong, Emma?" Kali whispers. "Who is he?"
"The guy. Who took me," I whisper.
"Are you SURE?"
"Yes, I'm positive!" I say.
Her eyes widen. "I have to go to the bathroom," she says quite loudly.
"No, don't leave me!" I hiss under my breath.
"Come with me," she whispers.
Right when we get out of Taco House, Kali pulls out her cell-phone and nervously dials 911. "Police? There is a man in Taco House, who has raped a few girls. My friend recognizes him from when he kidnapped her...Taco House by the mall."
I nervously bite my nails. "Oh my god, they have got to catch him."
"Have your sirens off. He's just started eating and he doesn't seem to be in a hurry," Kali says.
Now you understand WHY the chapter was called: All because Yonic stole Rome's cereal?
