Todd sat outside on the steps of the high school, waiting for jocks and
preps to go home first. Walking home with them, constantly getting hit in
the back of the head with small pebbles, getting yelled at and called silly
names was not the game he wanted to play today. So, he sat there with his
head resting in his knees, and his hands clutched around his shins. It made
him look small and vulnerable, or as the jocks would say "Like a queer
missing his butt buddy".
He was 16 now. Much taller, but about equally as skinny as his neighbor,
Johnny which usually was the reason for the torment. That and his love for
black and eyeliner. His dark brown hair from child hood deepened into a jet
black and was nearly always untamable. His eyes were now fitted handsomely
onto his face, and a bright hazel that dazzled in the sun. He had been told
he was a 'total hottie' but only in a creul, joking way. At least, it was a
funny joke to the stupid blonde-haired, blue-eyed cheerleaders.
He sighed, looking down to his watch that hung loosely on his tiny wrist.
It seemed about the right time. He stood up slowly, and streched. Todd
turned, hearing the door to the main entrance behind him open. Out she
stepped. A gorgeous, raven-haired girl. He had seen her before, she was in
most, if not all, of his classes.
She looked to him. Her eyes were a light shade of blue, standing out even
more under the contrast of her hair. She wore a short pleated skirt, black
and white striped stockings, a mesh shirt with a simple black tank over
top, and a shin-high pair of 3 buckle boots. They reminded him very much of
Nny's old boots. She smiled at him, and walked down the stairs, brushing a
few strands of that silky hair away from her face and tucking it gingerly
behind her ear. He saw it was decorated with dangling earrings that had
little men on nooses. He smiled a little, those were neat.
He watched her as she strolled across the parking lot to a beat up, gray
car and got in. It started, after a few attempts of her pulling back hard
at the ignition. She slowly pulled out and left, turning right onto the
street he walked along. He thought for a second. The car looked familar as
well. He had a stange feeling that he knew this girl at least that he had
seen her somewhere else besides school.
