"So, go on." Tabs' head bobbed as she chewed gum. She tossed the wrapper
down and sent mini-bomb no larger than marble at it. POOF! And the wrapper
was ash. She mused herself with that.
"Why should I?" Lorna darted real attitude at Tabitha.
Tabs chuckled softly, "And where else ya gonna go? What else are ya gonna do?" she said in a taunting manor that was eerie to Lorna for it resembled Jubilee's attitude. "Really now, what can be so important, that I can't know about it?" Her attitude diminished, and as did Lorna's, for Tabs had a point.
"You don't care."
"I don't"
"So then why bother?"
"Bee-cause." Tabs dragged the word out only to realize she had no reason. "I don't know." She said as if it were a legitimate reply.
"Well than," Lorna exhaled, and gave up. What did she have to lose? She recalled back to where she left off. "They were all talking; All against me, except Bobby. And Jubilee, she." Lorna paused. She couldn't remember a damn word Jubilee had said, but the words still stung like an old wound. "She said some things, an I, it got me so pissed." She paused again, "She just threw everything in my face, like it was justified, the hurting of me." Lorna spoke passionately, like she was reliving the moment. Tabs just watched, entertained.
But the bus stopped, halting Lorna's story further (what a relief for her) and city was theirs for the night. Or at least until the 11:30 p.m. bus came to pick them up.
* * *
Lorna and Tabs ran down lighted avenues and boulevards, racing past older pedestrians. They got ice cream but found it distasteful so they chucked it at cab. Wandering in and out of shops, Tabs managed to get a 5-finger discount on a few over priced trinkets. They came upon a crowed nightclub and got in line.
"Oh that guy was so shit faced!" Tabs laughed out loud, and Lorna was bent in laughter as well. She was referring to a man they had passed, who made a drunken spectacle of himself; singing, walking with a swagger, and hitting on a street lamp.
"'Oh madame' "Lorna mimicked the man's drunken slur. And held her arms out to mid air. Resuming normalcy, thought brewed in her, "Hey, my cousin and her friends sometimes come here."
"Yeah, so?"
"Well..." Lorna grinned. Her hand was cupped by her mouth, and she made a motion of drinking.
"Score some booze!?" Tabs' eyes gleamed wide in surprise. Lorna nodded.
"Fucking awesome!" Tabs took Lorna shoulders and shook them. They would wait till 10, be outside the nightclub before Dana and her friends would get in.
The line wasn't moving as fast as they wanted to speed on to fun times. They caught glimpse of a rather attractive group of older guys. The two girl's exchanged looks of 'appetite', and sealed with a grin, they got out of line and trailed those guys.
They followed them into a coffee house, and quickly devised a plan to 'accidentally' bump into them. It worked despite they spilled low fat milk on one of the guys. They all got to talking and Tabs wound up on the lap of a guy named Frankie. While Lorna stayed in a flirtatious conversation with Travis. Somehow, things escaladed to walking out to they guys' car. Thus making out and heavy groping ensued. About 5 minutes into it, Lorna began to have second thoughts, was this even right? And an awkward feeling came all over, and instead of kissing back, she kind of layed back passive, but in thought.
"You okay?" he whispered in her ear, but didn't wait for reply, and went back to kissing her neck. She winced her eyes and thought, 'A fucking hickey'.
Tabs, who was all up on the front seat, got a little to into it with Frankie and leaned back on the steering wheel which sounded the horn. That started all four of them in the car. Everyone laughed except Lorna who only smiled with relief of that interruption. Now she could sit up, thoughts raced of how to avoid going back to making out. She looked at the time in the cars console. 9:52 p.m.
"Hey uh Tabs, um." Tabs had already gone back to Frankie, ignoring people passing by looking with shook. "Its almost 10." She implied leaving. Travis put his arm around her waist and rested his head on her shoulders. It felt good to have that attention, and that want. But Lorna was wary of how true that really was, and didn't see much to it. She'd just met him.
"Aww, you're leaving?" Travis said still resting his head on her shoulders.
"I thought you said, 11:30?" Frankie whined.
"I did." Tabs glared at Lorna. 'She's not really gonna piss away my night, is she?' Tabitha feared Lorna would drag her down now.
"Well, I just thought," Lorna paused to disguise what she was saying, "you might be...thirsty." Her eyes beamed, and hopefully Tabs would get the message without having the guys know.
"OH YEAHHHH!!!" It had just hit Tabs; the plan to get drinks at 10. Lorna's eyes stared coldly and forcefully into Tabs' eyes. But she still didn't get the part about not informing the guys of their ulterior plans. "We gotta get some alcohol from her cousin and friends. Hell yeah." Tabs seemed real excited, but Lorna was ready to strangle her. She magnetized the metal part of Tabs belt, and clenched it tighter around Tabs' waist, to constrict her. "Uhmm, Lets go." She said kind of uncomfortably but was still unaware. So she opened the car door, and hoped out, Lorna slid out from Travis' embrace and hurried over to Tabs.
"You fucking moron," Lorna whispered, "They're gonna follow us."
"So."
"Sorry, if I don't want to be intoxicated in the company of strangers, especially older men." Lorna strained her whisper.
"Relax," Tabs grinned, "We're mutants, remember? That's like a one-up on anyone who tries to mess with us." Tabs said with confidence, but Lorna still wasn't at ease. Tabs leaned her arm on Lorna shoulder for comfort. Lorna looked the other way. She had it figured no matter what she said it was useless to make Tabs listen.
Tabitha turned around to guys who were just starting to walk away from the car and to them. "Hey boys!" Tabs shouted and smiled with anticipation and Lorna dreaded what Tabs would say next. "Its past our bedtime." She cheered and waved good-bye.
"Why should I?" Lorna darted real attitude at Tabitha.
Tabs chuckled softly, "And where else ya gonna go? What else are ya gonna do?" she said in a taunting manor that was eerie to Lorna for it resembled Jubilee's attitude. "Really now, what can be so important, that I can't know about it?" Her attitude diminished, and as did Lorna's, for Tabs had a point.
"You don't care."
"I don't"
"So then why bother?"
"Bee-cause." Tabs dragged the word out only to realize she had no reason. "I don't know." She said as if it were a legitimate reply.
"Well than," Lorna exhaled, and gave up. What did she have to lose? She recalled back to where she left off. "They were all talking; All against me, except Bobby. And Jubilee, she." Lorna paused. She couldn't remember a damn word Jubilee had said, but the words still stung like an old wound. "She said some things, an I, it got me so pissed." She paused again, "She just threw everything in my face, like it was justified, the hurting of me." Lorna spoke passionately, like she was reliving the moment. Tabs just watched, entertained.
But the bus stopped, halting Lorna's story further (what a relief for her) and city was theirs for the night. Or at least until the 11:30 p.m. bus came to pick them up.
* * *
Lorna and Tabs ran down lighted avenues and boulevards, racing past older pedestrians. They got ice cream but found it distasteful so they chucked it at cab. Wandering in and out of shops, Tabs managed to get a 5-finger discount on a few over priced trinkets. They came upon a crowed nightclub and got in line.
"Oh that guy was so shit faced!" Tabs laughed out loud, and Lorna was bent in laughter as well. She was referring to a man they had passed, who made a drunken spectacle of himself; singing, walking with a swagger, and hitting on a street lamp.
"'Oh madame' "Lorna mimicked the man's drunken slur. And held her arms out to mid air. Resuming normalcy, thought brewed in her, "Hey, my cousin and her friends sometimes come here."
"Yeah, so?"
"Well..." Lorna grinned. Her hand was cupped by her mouth, and she made a motion of drinking.
"Score some booze!?" Tabs' eyes gleamed wide in surprise. Lorna nodded.
"Fucking awesome!" Tabs took Lorna shoulders and shook them. They would wait till 10, be outside the nightclub before Dana and her friends would get in.
The line wasn't moving as fast as they wanted to speed on to fun times. They caught glimpse of a rather attractive group of older guys. The two girl's exchanged looks of 'appetite', and sealed with a grin, they got out of line and trailed those guys.
They followed them into a coffee house, and quickly devised a plan to 'accidentally' bump into them. It worked despite they spilled low fat milk on one of the guys. They all got to talking and Tabs wound up on the lap of a guy named Frankie. While Lorna stayed in a flirtatious conversation with Travis. Somehow, things escaladed to walking out to they guys' car. Thus making out and heavy groping ensued. About 5 minutes into it, Lorna began to have second thoughts, was this even right? And an awkward feeling came all over, and instead of kissing back, she kind of layed back passive, but in thought.
"You okay?" he whispered in her ear, but didn't wait for reply, and went back to kissing her neck. She winced her eyes and thought, 'A fucking hickey'.
Tabs, who was all up on the front seat, got a little to into it with Frankie and leaned back on the steering wheel which sounded the horn. That started all four of them in the car. Everyone laughed except Lorna who only smiled with relief of that interruption. Now she could sit up, thoughts raced of how to avoid going back to making out. She looked at the time in the cars console. 9:52 p.m.
"Hey uh Tabs, um." Tabs had already gone back to Frankie, ignoring people passing by looking with shook. "Its almost 10." She implied leaving. Travis put his arm around her waist and rested his head on her shoulders. It felt good to have that attention, and that want. But Lorna was wary of how true that really was, and didn't see much to it. She'd just met him.
"Aww, you're leaving?" Travis said still resting his head on her shoulders.
"I thought you said, 11:30?" Frankie whined.
"I did." Tabs glared at Lorna. 'She's not really gonna piss away my night, is she?' Tabitha feared Lorna would drag her down now.
"Well, I just thought," Lorna paused to disguise what she was saying, "you might be...thirsty." Her eyes beamed, and hopefully Tabs would get the message without having the guys know.
"OH YEAHHHH!!!" It had just hit Tabs; the plan to get drinks at 10. Lorna's eyes stared coldly and forcefully into Tabs' eyes. But she still didn't get the part about not informing the guys of their ulterior plans. "We gotta get some alcohol from her cousin and friends. Hell yeah." Tabs seemed real excited, but Lorna was ready to strangle her. She magnetized the metal part of Tabs belt, and clenched it tighter around Tabs' waist, to constrict her. "Uhmm, Lets go." She said kind of uncomfortably but was still unaware. So she opened the car door, and hoped out, Lorna slid out from Travis' embrace and hurried over to Tabs.
"You fucking moron," Lorna whispered, "They're gonna follow us."
"So."
"Sorry, if I don't want to be intoxicated in the company of strangers, especially older men." Lorna strained her whisper.
"Relax," Tabs grinned, "We're mutants, remember? That's like a one-up on anyone who tries to mess with us." Tabs said with confidence, but Lorna still wasn't at ease. Tabs leaned her arm on Lorna shoulder for comfort. Lorna looked the other way. She had it figured no matter what she said it was useless to make Tabs listen.
Tabitha turned around to guys who were just starting to walk away from the car and to them. "Hey boys!" Tabs shouted and smiled with anticipation and Lorna dreaded what Tabs would say next. "Its past our bedtime." She cheered and waved good-bye.