"A Life Worth Living"
Chapter 1: The Restaurant
Laney Donnely walked into Kate and Merill's Pizza and Sports bar (where she worked) one hot day in June of 63'. She couldn't stand the heat outside and longed for a dip in the swimming pool.
"Hey Kate," Laney said as she signed in.
"Hello, Laney. Hot day out?" Kate answered back.
"Oh only about a thousand and four degrees."
"Poor thing." Kate smiled and handed Laney her apron and nametag.
Laney checked the store map and chose to serve table 22 first. It was way in the corner, and sort of a roundish booth. Four boys her age were sitting there. She walked over and saw an old boyfriend of hers, Vern Tessio.
"Hey there Verno!" Laney said.
"Laney? I had no idea you worked here," Vern said surprised.
"Yeah, I just started last April. How've you been?"
"Okay I guess. These are my friends, Gordie, Teddy, and Chris."
"Hey," said Gordie.
"What's up?" Teddy asked.
"Hi, Laney," Chris said.
Laney stood stunned at Chris. He had to be one of the hottest guys she'd ever seen. His hair was shaggy blonde, eyes blue as ice, and perfectly tanned skin.
"Laney?" Vern asked, tapping her arm.
"Oh yeah sorry. Um. what do you guys want?" Laney asked, still glancing at Chris.
"We want a large supreme pizza, hold the pepper, and four Cokes," Vern ordered.
"Better make Vern's diet!" Teddy joked.
"Very funny," Vern whined.
Laney laughed. "Coming right up," she said walking away.
Chris followed her with his eyes. She had to be the prettiest girl he'd ever seen. She had big brown eyes, a dazzling smile, and a great looking rack.
"Boy aint she something to look at, huh guys?" Chris said in awe.
"Who Laney?" Vern said, disgusted.
"Yeah."
"Naw I like that Laura Buswell chick in English class," Gordie said.
"No way. Roslyn Udairam is so much hotter," Teddy announced.
"Whatever," Chris said.
"Look, Chris Laney's not your type," Vern said trying to change Chris's mind.
"So?" Chris said back.
"Well, she's really tough and tomboyish. Sincerely. She once took on Ace's little brother Scott once."
"Wow!" Chris said excitedly.
Laney was then back with the Cokes. She handed them out and asked, "So you guys all go to this school?"
"I do, and I think I've seen you around," Gordie answered.
"No, I go to military school in Washington. I'm here for the summer," Teddy said.
Chris just sat there not paying attention to anything she said; he was too nervous.
"Chris?" Laney said, handing him his Coke.
"Huh? Oh yeah, I go to the school," he said trying not to look at her.
"That's cool. I'm gonna go check on that pizza." Laney walked away.
"What the hell were you thinking Chris?" Gordie asked angrily.
"Yeah Chris, you don't go to school," Teddy pointed out.
"Well, I couldn't tell her I dropped out," Chris said, "then she might not want to go out with me."
"Ha! I wouldn't count on it now," Vern said.
Chapter 1: The Restaurant
Laney Donnely walked into Kate and Merill's Pizza and Sports bar (where she worked) one hot day in June of 63'. She couldn't stand the heat outside and longed for a dip in the swimming pool.
"Hey Kate," Laney said as she signed in.
"Hello, Laney. Hot day out?" Kate answered back.
"Oh only about a thousand and four degrees."
"Poor thing." Kate smiled and handed Laney her apron and nametag.
Laney checked the store map and chose to serve table 22 first. It was way in the corner, and sort of a roundish booth. Four boys her age were sitting there. She walked over and saw an old boyfriend of hers, Vern Tessio.
"Hey there Verno!" Laney said.
"Laney? I had no idea you worked here," Vern said surprised.
"Yeah, I just started last April. How've you been?"
"Okay I guess. These are my friends, Gordie, Teddy, and Chris."
"Hey," said Gordie.
"What's up?" Teddy asked.
"Hi, Laney," Chris said.
Laney stood stunned at Chris. He had to be one of the hottest guys she'd ever seen. His hair was shaggy blonde, eyes blue as ice, and perfectly tanned skin.
"Laney?" Vern asked, tapping her arm.
"Oh yeah sorry. Um. what do you guys want?" Laney asked, still glancing at Chris.
"We want a large supreme pizza, hold the pepper, and four Cokes," Vern ordered.
"Better make Vern's diet!" Teddy joked.
"Very funny," Vern whined.
Laney laughed. "Coming right up," she said walking away.
Chris followed her with his eyes. She had to be the prettiest girl he'd ever seen. She had big brown eyes, a dazzling smile, and a great looking rack.
"Boy aint she something to look at, huh guys?" Chris said in awe.
"Who Laney?" Vern said, disgusted.
"Yeah."
"Naw I like that Laura Buswell chick in English class," Gordie said.
"No way. Roslyn Udairam is so much hotter," Teddy announced.
"Whatever," Chris said.
"Look, Chris Laney's not your type," Vern said trying to change Chris's mind.
"So?" Chris said back.
"Well, she's really tough and tomboyish. Sincerely. She once took on Ace's little brother Scott once."
"Wow!" Chris said excitedly.
Laney was then back with the Cokes. She handed them out and asked, "So you guys all go to this school?"
"I do, and I think I've seen you around," Gordie answered.
"No, I go to military school in Washington. I'm here for the summer," Teddy said.
Chris just sat there not paying attention to anything she said; he was too nervous.
"Chris?" Laney said, handing him his Coke.
"Huh? Oh yeah, I go to the school," he said trying not to look at her.
"That's cool. I'm gonna go check on that pizza." Laney walked away.
"What the hell were you thinking Chris?" Gordie asked angrily.
"Yeah Chris, you don't go to school," Teddy pointed out.
"Well, I couldn't tell her I dropped out," Chris said, "then she might not want to go out with me."
"Ha! I wouldn't count on it now," Vern said.