Gordie, Chris and I sat on Gordie's porch sipping soda's and just talking
about whatever came to mind. It was strange, I never expected in a million
years to be hanging out with two boys who had always known me my whole
life, but never cared. It was different and cool, I guess...but I couldn't
help but feel a bit awkward.
"Strawberries or bananas?"
I looked up at Gordie's absurd question.
"Gordie-what the hell kind of question is that?" I asked, taking a sip of my pop and looking at him like he was rather odd. Chris laughed softly.
"Celeste, answer the question," Gordie said very seriously. "It's a very important question and could determine the end of the world."
"Right," I muttered. "Um, strawberries."
Chris looked up at me. "Why?" He asked, grinning.
"Because they are yummy," I said, licking my lips. Gordie giggled most unattractively and I burst out laughing. "That's the funniest noise I have ever heard!" Tears filled up my eyes as I continued laughing. Chris looked at me like I was insane.
"You've never heard Gordie cackle?" he asked. "Oh my, you are in for a rude awakening."
"Hey!" Gordie shouted in protest. "I do NOT cackle. I may giggle occasionally and even snort when things are very funny, but other than that, please!"
Chris and I laughed lightly and I couldn't help but blush. He was so cute and I felt ashamed of myself. Falling apart over some guy! I had never done such a thing in my whole life and I felt foolish. I didn't have a mother to talk about this kind of thing and my newfound friendship with Kaylee hadn't gotten to the point of confiding. What was I supposed to do? Who was I supposed to talk to?
"So," I said. "Gordie, you going to Kaylee's party this Friday?" Gordie looked up at me and nodded.
"Yep! She told me she invited you," he said. "Chris, you going?"
Chris looked away. "Man, I was invited," he said like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Well you can come with me," I said. "Kaylee told me to bring someone."
Chris grinned. "You would bring me?" I smiled.
"Yup."
I swore I saw Chris blush, but that could have been the cold wind. . .
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The phone rang that night just as Gordie, Chris and I were laying around my living room, playing cards and just talking. My mother still hadn't come home, and a part of me was beginning to worry.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Celeste? Celeste-honey is that you?" I didn't recognize the muffled voice. They sounded afraid and nervous. Lots of commotion was going on in the background.
"Who is this?" I asked uncertainly.
"Celeste, honey, please come get me," the voice said again. I was becoming nervous.
"Uhmm-who is this?!" I demanded, loud and clear. Chris and Gordie now came into the kitchen to see what the racket was.
"Celeste, is everything okay?" Chris asked.
"Honey, please, I'm scared, don't you even know who this is?" The voice continued to beg. Tears filled my eyes as the agonizing voice continued. "Damn you! Don't you recognize your own mother's voice?"
Tears began rolling down my face and Chris and Gordie were now quite frightened.
"What the hell is going on?" Gordie asked.
"Where are you?" I asked clearly.
"Honey-please, come get me, I'm afraid," my mother continued. "I'm all alone. He left me, that bastard! He told me he loved me and now-" she broke off in sobs. The phone disconnected.
I glanced at Chris and Gordie, quite afraid.
"Can you guys come with me, real quick?" I asked, tears continually rolling down my face.
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"Strawberries or bananas?"
I looked up at Gordie's absurd question.
"Gordie-what the hell kind of question is that?" I asked, taking a sip of my pop and looking at him like he was rather odd. Chris laughed softly.
"Celeste, answer the question," Gordie said very seriously. "It's a very important question and could determine the end of the world."
"Right," I muttered. "Um, strawberries."
Chris looked up at me. "Why?" He asked, grinning.
"Because they are yummy," I said, licking my lips. Gordie giggled most unattractively and I burst out laughing. "That's the funniest noise I have ever heard!" Tears filled up my eyes as I continued laughing. Chris looked at me like I was insane.
"You've never heard Gordie cackle?" he asked. "Oh my, you are in for a rude awakening."
"Hey!" Gordie shouted in protest. "I do NOT cackle. I may giggle occasionally and even snort when things are very funny, but other than that, please!"
Chris and I laughed lightly and I couldn't help but blush. He was so cute and I felt ashamed of myself. Falling apart over some guy! I had never done such a thing in my whole life and I felt foolish. I didn't have a mother to talk about this kind of thing and my newfound friendship with Kaylee hadn't gotten to the point of confiding. What was I supposed to do? Who was I supposed to talk to?
"So," I said. "Gordie, you going to Kaylee's party this Friday?" Gordie looked up at me and nodded.
"Yep! She told me she invited you," he said. "Chris, you going?"
Chris looked away. "Man, I was invited," he said like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Well you can come with me," I said. "Kaylee told me to bring someone."
Chris grinned. "You would bring me?" I smiled.
"Yup."
I swore I saw Chris blush, but that could have been the cold wind. . .
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The phone rang that night just as Gordie, Chris and I were laying around my living room, playing cards and just talking. My mother still hadn't come home, and a part of me was beginning to worry.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Celeste? Celeste-honey is that you?" I didn't recognize the muffled voice. They sounded afraid and nervous. Lots of commotion was going on in the background.
"Who is this?" I asked uncertainly.
"Celeste, honey, please come get me," the voice said again. I was becoming nervous.
"Uhmm-who is this?!" I demanded, loud and clear. Chris and Gordie now came into the kitchen to see what the racket was.
"Celeste, is everything okay?" Chris asked.
"Honey, please, I'm scared, don't you even know who this is?" The voice continued to beg. Tears filled my eyes as the agonizing voice continued. "Damn you! Don't you recognize your own mother's voice?"
Tears began rolling down my face and Chris and Gordie were now quite frightened.
"What the hell is going on?" Gordie asked.
"Where are you?" I asked clearly.
"Honey-please, come get me, I'm afraid," my mother continued. "I'm all alone. He left me, that bastard! He told me he loved me and now-" she broke off in sobs. The phone disconnected.
I glanced at Chris and Gordie, quite afraid.
"Can you guys come with me, real quick?" I asked, tears continually rolling down my face.
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