The Walk Home
"So you have no idea where you live," Teddy asked?
"If I did, I'd be there right now. But no. I don't know where I live. It's on a main road and the house is kinda set back."
I felt bad making them walk with me. Well I didn't make them. But I still felt bad. And stupid. It's just I never asked the old lady what my address was, and I was too pre-occupied to notice the street name.
"Is it a really long country road," Gordie asked?
"Yeah. I guess."
"Is there a house with a lot of old cars on that same road," Gordie asked?
"Umm.yeah," I said. That's where I first met the Cobras I thought. Yuck. Stupid house with lots of old cars.
"You definitely have to live on Gallows Hill," he said. "It's the only long road that goes through Castle Rock," he said. "Right," he asked the rest of the guys?
"Yeah. Most likely Gordie's right," Chris agreed.
"Oh figures. I have to live on a street called Gallows Hill," I said rolling my eyes.
"What are you talking about," Teddy asked me like I was crazy? "I would kill to live on Gallows Hill. I mean come on! That would be so cool. They used to like.hang people there," Teddy said getting all excited.
"How many times did you say he was dropped on his head," I asked Chris?
"One too many," Chris said laughing.
"Well how far is it from here," I asked?
"Oh not far at all," said Vern. "We just go to the end of this street and then we're on Gallows," he told me.
"Yeah, but it depends on where her house is," Chris pointed out. "I mean Gallows Hill runs through all of Castle Rock, and she could live on the very end of it for all we know."
"You guys don't have to walk me you know," I said. "I know where the street is now. I can manage on my own," I said, even though I really didn't want them to go.
"I told you before," Teddy said, "We aren't letting a pretty girl like you walk home by yourself at night."
"Yeah," Chris agreed. "Especially when you don't even know where you live."
"Alright," I said. "But you don't have to." Even though I was really glad they were.
We got to the end of the street and stopped.
"Anything look familiar," Gordie asked me?
"Umm....," I said looking around. "Yeah. That house. I remember it because I liked the shutters. I think we make a right and my house should be on the left."
"Are you sure," asked Chris?
"Yeah. Pretty sure anyway," I said.
"Alright then," said Teddy. "Lets quit wasting time then," he said turning right onto Gallows Hill.
We continued walking. Gordie, Vern, and Teddy walking a head, leaving me and Chris by ourselves
"So..," he said.
"Buttons," I said instinctively.
"Huh," he said?
I laughed nervously. No one ever got my stupid joke about buttons except my friend Sam and anytime some one said 'so' I always said buttons. It was like a reflex.
"Well you said 'so'.and I said buttons. As in sew buttons, like with a needle and thread. You sew buttons, so whenever someone says 'so' I say buttons because you sew buttons," I explained to him feeling real stupid.
It took him a minute to comprehend what I said. Then he laughed and said "Ohh..I get it. That's pretty funny."
"Yeah," I said looking at my feet. We walked in silence for a few moments.
"So...," he said. "How long have you lived here," he asked?
"Uhh...a few days," I said.
"Your parents don't mind you being out in a strange town alone," he asked curiously?
I told him the same story I told Ace and Eyeball, saying my parents were doing stuff back home.
"So where was home," he asked?
"New Jersey," I said. It still is home I thought. I wondered if my parents really were missing me.
"Do you miss it," he asked?
"Yeah. I do. But it's nice here," I said smiling at him. "Well except for your brother and his friends," I added pointedly.
"Yeah. Tell me about it. They can be such assholes," he said. "Scratch that. They ARE such assholes."
He didn't ask me about Ace or why I was hanging out with them, and it just made me like him even more. I had a long day and wasn't in the mood to talk about what happened with Ace.
We walked and talked and walked and talked neither of us mentioning the Cobras. I finally saw my house.
"Hey guys," I yelled! They were a little ahead. "That's my house," I said pointing to the house. They turned around and walked towards Chris and me.
"Ohh.I didn't even see it," said Teddy.
"Me either. I don't think I've ever even noticed it before," said Gordie.
"Well thanks a lot guys. You didn't have to," I told them.
"Yeah we did," said Chris. I smiled at him.
"It was no problem," said Gordie.
"Well thanks," I said turning to go walk into the house.
"Well, umm.maybe we can hang out one day," Teddy suggested.
"Sure. Come on over anytime," I said.
I started to walk into my house and they started to walk back to where ever it was they lived. I got to the porch before I realized I should ask them to come in and see if they wanted something to drink. "Hey guys," I yelled. They stopped and looked at me. "Do you guys want to come in for a few minutes and get something to drink," I asked? "I feel bad you walked me all the way. The least I can do is give you something to drink."
"Sure," Teddy said running towards the house. The other three followed.
***Alright well this chapter was kind of boring, but things will get better soon. (At least I hope they will) Thanks for the reviews!***
"So you have no idea where you live," Teddy asked?
"If I did, I'd be there right now. But no. I don't know where I live. It's on a main road and the house is kinda set back."
I felt bad making them walk with me. Well I didn't make them. But I still felt bad. And stupid. It's just I never asked the old lady what my address was, and I was too pre-occupied to notice the street name.
"Is it a really long country road," Gordie asked?
"Yeah. I guess."
"Is there a house with a lot of old cars on that same road," Gordie asked?
"Umm.yeah," I said. That's where I first met the Cobras I thought. Yuck. Stupid house with lots of old cars.
"You definitely have to live on Gallows Hill," he said. "It's the only long road that goes through Castle Rock," he said. "Right," he asked the rest of the guys?
"Yeah. Most likely Gordie's right," Chris agreed.
"Oh figures. I have to live on a street called Gallows Hill," I said rolling my eyes.
"What are you talking about," Teddy asked me like I was crazy? "I would kill to live on Gallows Hill. I mean come on! That would be so cool. They used to like.hang people there," Teddy said getting all excited.
"How many times did you say he was dropped on his head," I asked Chris?
"One too many," Chris said laughing.
"Well how far is it from here," I asked?
"Oh not far at all," said Vern. "We just go to the end of this street and then we're on Gallows," he told me.
"Yeah, but it depends on where her house is," Chris pointed out. "I mean Gallows Hill runs through all of Castle Rock, and she could live on the very end of it for all we know."
"You guys don't have to walk me you know," I said. "I know where the street is now. I can manage on my own," I said, even though I really didn't want them to go.
"I told you before," Teddy said, "We aren't letting a pretty girl like you walk home by yourself at night."
"Yeah," Chris agreed. "Especially when you don't even know where you live."
"Alright," I said. "But you don't have to." Even though I was really glad they were.
We got to the end of the street and stopped.
"Anything look familiar," Gordie asked me?
"Umm....," I said looking around. "Yeah. That house. I remember it because I liked the shutters. I think we make a right and my house should be on the left."
"Are you sure," asked Chris?
"Yeah. Pretty sure anyway," I said.
"Alright then," said Teddy. "Lets quit wasting time then," he said turning right onto Gallows Hill.
We continued walking. Gordie, Vern, and Teddy walking a head, leaving me and Chris by ourselves
"So..," he said.
"Buttons," I said instinctively.
"Huh," he said?
I laughed nervously. No one ever got my stupid joke about buttons except my friend Sam and anytime some one said 'so' I always said buttons. It was like a reflex.
"Well you said 'so'.and I said buttons. As in sew buttons, like with a needle and thread. You sew buttons, so whenever someone says 'so' I say buttons because you sew buttons," I explained to him feeling real stupid.
It took him a minute to comprehend what I said. Then he laughed and said "Ohh..I get it. That's pretty funny."
"Yeah," I said looking at my feet. We walked in silence for a few moments.
"So...," he said. "How long have you lived here," he asked?
"Uhh...a few days," I said.
"Your parents don't mind you being out in a strange town alone," he asked curiously?
I told him the same story I told Ace and Eyeball, saying my parents were doing stuff back home.
"So where was home," he asked?
"New Jersey," I said. It still is home I thought. I wondered if my parents really were missing me.
"Do you miss it," he asked?
"Yeah. I do. But it's nice here," I said smiling at him. "Well except for your brother and his friends," I added pointedly.
"Yeah. Tell me about it. They can be such assholes," he said. "Scratch that. They ARE such assholes."
He didn't ask me about Ace or why I was hanging out with them, and it just made me like him even more. I had a long day and wasn't in the mood to talk about what happened with Ace.
We walked and talked and walked and talked neither of us mentioning the Cobras. I finally saw my house.
"Hey guys," I yelled! They were a little ahead. "That's my house," I said pointing to the house. They turned around and walked towards Chris and me.
"Ohh.I didn't even see it," said Teddy.
"Me either. I don't think I've ever even noticed it before," said Gordie.
"Well thanks a lot guys. You didn't have to," I told them.
"Yeah we did," said Chris. I smiled at him.
"It was no problem," said Gordie.
"Well thanks," I said turning to go walk into the house.
"Well, umm.maybe we can hang out one day," Teddy suggested.
"Sure. Come on over anytime," I said.
I started to walk into my house and they started to walk back to where ever it was they lived. I got to the porch before I realized I should ask them to come in and see if they wanted something to drink. "Hey guys," I yelled. They stopped and looked at me. "Do you guys want to come in for a few minutes and get something to drink," I asked? "I feel bad you walked me all the way. The least I can do is give you something to drink."
"Sure," Teddy said running towards the house. The other three followed.
***Alright well this chapter was kind of boring, but things will get better soon. (At least I hope they will) Thanks for the reviews!***