Chapter 4: lat place, human race
When I woke up it was still kind of dark. I looked at my clock and it read
7:15 a.m. Turns out I didn't sleep as long as I thought. Oh well for the
better. I can give that kid his wallet back. I got dressed in a black and
neon green dashboard shirt I got at the concert and baggy khaki cargos. I
walked downstairs while pushing a beanie over my uncombed hair. Arg I
forgot the wallet. I went back upstairs and looked on the bedside table
where I had placed it the night before.
"Where the hell is it." I searched the floor. I herd a squeak on the bed
and Marry appeared.
"Oh you mean this " He said tossing the wallet at me. "So you found a guy
and he left his wallet?"
" Not even, you know I wouldn't." I said catching the wallet and checking
to assure its contents.
" Yeah it would be horrible if you had friends and Mabey even a boyfriend
now and then." Marry disappeared as fast as he had appeared.
I don't know why I let him get to me. I sat on the edge of the bed. "Why
don't I get out?" I stood up and took myself to Kenmore New York.
I walked up the black paved drive way to the house I proclaimed to be
Matthews. As I pondered as to ring the bell or just
leave the wallet a car pulled into the drive.
"Hello may I help you?"
"Um yes, Im looking for Matthew, is he home by any chance?" I put on a
sweet face to match my sucking up voice.
"You just missed him, I took him to crew. He has a Regatta today."
"Oh, may I inquire as to where his Regatta is?" I smiled sheepishly. It
had been a long time since I had to talk to anyone's mother.
"Of course dear it at the West Side Rowing Club, its right by the Peace
bridge." The woman fumbled for her house keys.
"Thank you so much, It was nice to have talked to you." With that I walked
around he block and took myself to the peace bridge to work out where the
Rowing club was. Fortunately it wasn't that hard to miss. I decide to take
the short walk down. When I actually got to The West Side Rowing Club I was
amazed at the amount of people there. "All of this for people with sticks in
boats?" I said aloud as I kicked a rock.
I found it kind of interesting though, I walked down to the front lawn of
the place to watch for a little bit. Over the loud speaker I heard the
announcement for the next race. "Next race, Men's Novice Eight. Lane 1, St.
Joes, Lane 2,Canisius, Lane 3, Nichols, and Lane 4, City Honors." As the
announcer finished announcing the race I noticed another boy from the other
night who made fun of the kid when he crashed his board. Corbett I think his
name was walked behind me.
"Tresch's boats gonna get killed. . .again, this will be fun to watch,
they'll prolly DFL." (Dead Fucking Last) Thanks to the boy I knew this was
Tresch's race. The same boy turned to me and introduced himself.
"Hey you're the person from the other night right?" He questioned.
"Yeah." I really wasn't prepared for a conversation.
"My names John, nice to meet you." John held out his hand.
"My name is Sam," I shook his hand. I didn't know guys where still nice.
I thought they where all cynically bitchy and evil. Marry is right I need
to get out more.
"So who are you here for?" He asked while sitting down on the lawn.
"Umm Tresch." I sat down awkwardly next to him and held my knees.
"Ha Shorty, gotta love the kid. Im a friend of his. He's coxie for Sjci
novice boat."
"Cool?" I gave a slight smile and stood up. What the hell is a coxie?
"The race is starting so yeah talk to you later or sometime. . we should
hang out." John smiled and walked away.
I figured I'd stay and watch and give him his wallet back when he was done.
I saw the four boats coming down the course once they got below the Peace
Bridge, to no surprise to me thanks to the help of John "once again Tresch's
boat was in last". . .very far in last.
It was basically a two boat race, Canisius and City Honors, Nichols was
behind them by a boat-length, and St. Joe's was way back there. As the boats
whizzed past the finish line could see Tresch in his spot of the boat, he
was what they called the coxie I guess. All he was doing was steering the
boat and yelled at the other evil little teenagers. "I wish I could sit in a
boat and bitch at guys with muscles all day." I thought to myself. After
Tresch's boat had docked I waited for him to come up.
"Nice race, I have your wallet, you left it last night." I said.
"Oh, thanks, Sam. Thanks for giving this back." He put on a sweatshirt on
over his spandex shirt.
" Your welcome, no problem at all." I noticed how much Matts mannerisms
where similar to mine.
We continued to talk when John came up and joined in on the conversation.
"Hey dude you still suck. Im so glade you not on Varsity otherwise we'd be
pretty damn screwed. So on a lighter note besides your horrible loss
where's Maddie? I haven't seen her." John stuck his hands in his pockets
and grinned. Obviously butchering apart your friend was just another part of
life.
"She's not here? She promised she would make it." Matt said with a frown
spreading on his face.
"Hey im sure she's fine." John reassure his troubled friend.
"Yeah she's fine?" I wanted to comfort but I had no clue what was going on.
I didn't even have a clue really who Maddie was. Except for the picture
in his wallet.
"Hey I just got the "you still suck part." I do not suck its those damned
novice rowers there the ones who actually make the boat go. They cant
understand the whole start rowing stop rowing thing. All they have to do is
a back and forth motion with there bodies. Its not that hard. Me screaming
at them doesn't do anything what so ever!"
"Yeah obviously there's no point to having you on the boat. . .you still
lose!" John said as Matt pushed him lightly. "Hey at least when you lose
you out do everyone. You lose so bad even second last feels like gold.
Cause there glad there not you!."
"So yeah ANYWAYS you guys are right about Maddie... John this is Sam, Sam
this is John. " Matt introduced.
"We met already." John said simply.
"So who's up for doing something now cause Im bored as hell." Matt cracked
his knuckles.
I started walking away when someone grabbed my arm.
"Hello Sam are you up for something?" John asked with an eyebrow raised.
"Sure why not." I decided that I really did need a life and mabey this was
the opportune moment for it.
We decided upon going to chill out at Matts and eventually find something to
do in Kenmore. We got a ride back from Matts mother. So we went to his room
and chilled for a bit.
"So what's Sam short for?" Matt asked while picking up his base and
strumming a few chords. And then pulling out a chord and plugging it into
an amplifier. After he adjusted the volume he looked up.
"Well...." I didn't know if I should tell them the truth or not.
"Samantha right?" John gave a look after he said my name. And Matt dropped
his base on his left foot.
"Yeah, but call me Sam." I shifted uncomfortably and looked towards Matt
and his gaping wide mouth. "You shouldn't drop a musical instrument like
that. It could damage it."
"Sam---antha? No offence but I thought you where a guy." Matt still look
stupefied. And after the words came out of his mouth John hit him. . not
exactly light but not hard.
"No its okay, I dress like a dude on purpose." I shifted uncomfortably
again.
" Im really, really sorry, I had no clue." Matt said while he started
rubbing his upper arm where John had left a moderately sized welt. After
the redness started fading he picked up his base and sat on the floor next
to his bed.
"No its okay, everyone thinks that and I don't mind if they think that. Its
kind of the idea." I sat on Matts bed and leaned back on my arms.
"But why would you want to come across as a dude?" John asked as he pulled
out a chair from a desk and sat on it backwards so that he was facing us and
leaning on the front part on the chair.
" Long story but to make it short, I did it for a guy." I sighed heavily
trying to make the moment of awkwardness pass faster but It didn't help
much. I wanted to will myself away but that would just make it 10 times
worse.
"Oh yeah you don't have to say anymore, so hey what are we doing today?"
Matt looked around the triangle.
"I don't really know, there's really not that much to do in Kenmore, we
could go chill at Billiards." John suggested.
"Yeah but that place is kind of gross." Matt said simply. And we just sat
in silence. I glaceed up at his digital alarm clock and it read 2:13 pm. I
pulled my beanie down over my eyebrows and adjusted it.
"Hey Sam, take your beanie off." John said as he became suddenly intrigued.
"No thanks. My beanie is just fine where it is." I gave him a weird look.
"Fine be that way." He replied in a snotty tone. It reminded me of a 12
year old.
As time went by we discussed what the day held for us. Matt suggested place
after place. After John shot down about 60 or so suggestions Matt said
almost wearily, "How-a-bout we go to Fridays?"
John shook his head approvingly and they both looked to me. "What do you
want?" I said confused for a moment.
"Want to go to Fridays for dinner, or dunch. . my little word for dinner and
lunch." John smiled and stood.
"Sure why not." I followed Johns example and stood up.
"Then Fridays it is." Matt announced. He disappeared for a moment to go
down stairs and ask his mom for a ride.
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By 4:00 we where there and seated. Some bleach blond chick handed us menus.
"Hello, Im like Stacy, and I'll be your server this wonderful evening!" She
said way to cheerfully. She turned and left and went to go bother other
people with her overly perky annoying voice.
"Yeah that chick needs to stop." Matt said as he opened his menu.
"Second the notion." John replied as he mimicked Matt with the menu.
"Yeah guys im not really hungry so yeah." I sat back in my chair and put my
hands in my pockets.
"Oh to bad your eating, Im making you. I cant stand when girls don't eat.
Iv been with you since like 9, don't tell me your not hungry at 4:00." Matt
said as he opened my menu for me. And then placed it in front of me.
I didn't know how to explain the fact that I thirst for blood and that's
about it but oh well. But I decided to make them happy before they attacked
me. To do so I picked up the menu and glanced at it. I picked out a
vanilla milkshake and mozzarella stick's and marinara sauce. I remember from
past restaurant experiences that there pretty tasty.
After we placed out orders with the extremely cheerful waitress we started
to drift in and out of conversations.
"So Sam, where do you live?" John unwrapped his silverware and flicked the
band towards Matt.
"I live in Ramsa, Its North of Buffalo." I replied and played with the
salt and pepper shakers.
"So tell us a bit about yourself," John glanced up warily then smiled and
continued "since its obvious you tend to keep people in the dark about most
things."
"I honestly didn't know drop it already John," Matt said rasing his voice
and whipping a sugar packed at Johns head. It hit him in the middle of his
forehead.
"C'mon Tresch I was just kidding. No need to whip out the splenda," John
tossed the packet back towards Matt. "Its not my fault that you cant tell a
persons gender." He smirked and ducked at yet another incoming packet of
sugar.
"Guys really Its not a big dead, I do it to most people on purpose
anyways." I grabbed the cup of sugar packets and placed it at the other end
of the table out of Matt and John's reach. "So you want to know more about
me hun?" I raised my eyebrows and then glanced towards the floor.
"Yeah, spill it. All the details please." John said as he discovered a
sugar packet in his lap from the previous war.
"Okay, well I live in Ramsa. I. . ." While searching for what to say next I
was interrupted.
"What grade are you in?" Matt questioned.
"You interrupted you jerk." John threw the remaining packet at Matt.
"I don't go to school, well not at the time being." The waitress brought
our drinks. I took a sip of my milkshake and continued. " I live in an
apartment above a coffee shop with my friend Marry." I twirled the straw
that was sticking out of my milkshake. " So guys, tell me about yourselves
more." I just wanted the pressure off of me.
" Matt you can start." John stool his straw in his chocolate milkshake.
"Okay, let's see. . " Matt took a gulp of his vanilla milkshake. "I go to
a repulsive private highschool. That so happens to be an all boys school
mind you. Im in a band called Leyline but there's this whole stupid
retarded thing about us changing our name because supposedly someone has
that name already. But moving on im 17. And for the past 11 months I have
been romantically involved with the prettiest girl I have ever met." At
that point John started to laugh lightly. "Shut up!"
Before Matt could continue his life story the food came. The conversation
started up slowly again.
"So where was I?" Matt questioned.
"At the part where you where gushing over Maddie and the best 11 months of
your life." John replied snidely.
"Oh yes. So yeah her named Maidilyn. But everyone calls her Maddie. She's
everything I could ever want or need. She's great. Well no she's my life."
Matt said smiling sheepishly.
"Aww how cute." John seemed to be getting upset.
"So what's your story?" I said while I dunked a mozzarella stick into the
marinara sauce.
" Don't want to talk about it. Mabey later but lets not ruin the mood."
His voice almost faded to nothing at his last words.
"Okay, will do." I replied and bit my tasty cheesy treat. After that we
pretty much ate in silence
because there really wasn't much to say. I soon finished my sticks and was
working on my milkshake when we decided to also order dessert. All three of
up ordered something called "oreo mania" which consisted of 2 big chocolate
like cookies with vanilla ice cream in between it and caramel syrup over it.
"This looks so effing good." Matt picked up one of the oreo's and took a
huge bite. Ice cream slid out the back of it.
"Yeah these are really good." John said. That was one of the only things
he said since I had inquired about his past.
I slowly picked at the oreo thing with my fork. The only on at the table
using a fork I also noticed. The guys finished before me. About 10 minutes
later I finished. The waitress came back with the bill. I reached for my
wallet and immediately got yelled at.
"What do you think your doing?" Matt's voice got really low and stern.
"Yes excuse me but what on earth are you doing?" John but his hands on his
hips.
"Getting out my wallet?" I gave them a funny look. Partly cause I had no
clue what there problem was.
"No your not." Matt grabbed my wallet and put it in his pocket, "See now ha
Im once again the problem solver. John putt the bill money in a little
pocket and left a tip. I at this point finally got why they had taken my
wallet. Okay I know im a little slow.
"Why didn't you guys let me pay?" I said as I grew childish.
"Because you're a lady that's why." They both pretty much said at the same
time.
"Well John that's your excuse but what's Matts. He didn't know I was a
chick." I laughed lightly.
.
"Im so sorry, how can I make it up to you." He looked like he was about to
cry.
"No its fine." I smiled and then looked down at the gowned and shook my
head. "But I must be going." I was getting really hungry.
"But c'mon where starting to have fun." John protested.
"Yeah but I have to get back to Ramsa and stuff." I made that my somewhat
logical excuse. "We can hang out another time." I suggested.
"Sure how about tommaorw?" John asked.
"Yeah tommaorw is good. We can see a movie." Matt agreed.
"Tommaorw it is, I don't have a phone number I can give you but I can meet
you guys somewhere." I dint have a phone in New Mayhem. Mabey now I have a
reason to get one.
"Just come to my house at like 3'ish." Matt pulled out his phone. "Im
gonna call my mom for rides."
"Okay 3 is fine and I don't need a ride anywhere I'll be fine here." I
said.
"No I insist." Matt said then stopped to speak with his mother.
"No im really fine, I have to go though. Talk to you guys tommaorw." I
simply walked away.
"Bye Sam." John said as he jogged up and hugged me. When Matt got of the
phone he did the same.
"Bye Sam." Then they smiled and walked away.
As I rounded the corner I took myself back to New Mayhem.
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I was moderately tiered. Being up all day and without food made me feel
horrible. I walked to a local Single Earth. I really wasn't in the mood to
hunt today and I myself have nothing against what Single Earth does. There
was a willing girl donor. I simply fed and left the establishment. Some
vampires cant stand even the thought of feeding at Single Earth. They think
it scars there pride.
I just see it oh well nobody dies by my hang tonight. I walked the little
ways to Sangria and ignored everyone there. It was starting to get more
populated I did notice. I went straight up the stairs. I took off me
beanie. I wasn't in the mood for a shower. I was to tiered. I set my alarm
for 2. I didn't bother changing I flopped down on the bed and feel asleep
When I woke up it was still kind of dark. I looked at my clock and it read
7:15 a.m. Turns out I didn't sleep as long as I thought. Oh well for the
better. I can give that kid his wallet back. I got dressed in a black and
neon green dashboard shirt I got at the concert and baggy khaki cargos. I
walked downstairs while pushing a beanie over my uncombed hair. Arg I
forgot the wallet. I went back upstairs and looked on the bedside table
where I had placed it the night before.
"Where the hell is it." I searched the floor. I herd a squeak on the bed
and Marry appeared.
"Oh you mean this " He said tossing the wallet at me. "So you found a guy
and he left his wallet?"
" Not even, you know I wouldn't." I said catching the wallet and checking
to assure its contents.
" Yeah it would be horrible if you had friends and Mabey even a boyfriend
now and then." Marry disappeared as fast as he had appeared.
I don't know why I let him get to me. I sat on the edge of the bed. "Why
don't I get out?" I stood up and took myself to Kenmore New York.
I walked up the black paved drive way to the house I proclaimed to be
Matthews. As I pondered as to ring the bell or just
leave the wallet a car pulled into the drive.
"Hello may I help you?"
"Um yes, Im looking for Matthew, is he home by any chance?" I put on a
sweet face to match my sucking up voice.
"You just missed him, I took him to crew. He has a Regatta today."
"Oh, may I inquire as to where his Regatta is?" I smiled sheepishly. It
had been a long time since I had to talk to anyone's mother.
"Of course dear it at the West Side Rowing Club, its right by the Peace
bridge." The woman fumbled for her house keys.
"Thank you so much, It was nice to have talked to you." With that I walked
around he block and took myself to the peace bridge to work out where the
Rowing club was. Fortunately it wasn't that hard to miss. I decide to take
the short walk down. When I actually got to The West Side Rowing Club I was
amazed at the amount of people there. "All of this for people with sticks in
boats?" I said aloud as I kicked a rock.
I found it kind of interesting though, I walked down to the front lawn of
the place to watch for a little bit. Over the loud speaker I heard the
announcement for the next race. "Next race, Men's Novice Eight. Lane 1, St.
Joes, Lane 2,Canisius, Lane 3, Nichols, and Lane 4, City Honors." As the
announcer finished announcing the race I noticed another boy from the other
night who made fun of the kid when he crashed his board. Corbett I think his
name was walked behind me.
"Tresch's boats gonna get killed. . .again, this will be fun to watch,
they'll prolly DFL." (Dead Fucking Last) Thanks to the boy I knew this was
Tresch's race. The same boy turned to me and introduced himself.
"Hey you're the person from the other night right?" He questioned.
"Yeah." I really wasn't prepared for a conversation.
"My names John, nice to meet you." John held out his hand.
"My name is Sam," I shook his hand. I didn't know guys where still nice.
I thought they where all cynically bitchy and evil. Marry is right I need
to get out more.
"So who are you here for?" He asked while sitting down on the lawn.
"Umm Tresch." I sat down awkwardly next to him and held my knees.
"Ha Shorty, gotta love the kid. Im a friend of his. He's coxie for Sjci
novice boat."
"Cool?" I gave a slight smile and stood up. What the hell is a coxie?
"The race is starting so yeah talk to you later or sometime. . we should
hang out." John smiled and walked away.
I figured I'd stay and watch and give him his wallet back when he was done.
I saw the four boats coming down the course once they got below the Peace
Bridge, to no surprise to me thanks to the help of John "once again Tresch's
boat was in last". . .very far in last.
It was basically a two boat race, Canisius and City Honors, Nichols was
behind them by a boat-length, and St. Joe's was way back there. As the boats
whizzed past the finish line could see Tresch in his spot of the boat, he
was what they called the coxie I guess. All he was doing was steering the
boat and yelled at the other evil little teenagers. "I wish I could sit in a
boat and bitch at guys with muscles all day." I thought to myself. After
Tresch's boat had docked I waited for him to come up.
"Nice race, I have your wallet, you left it last night." I said.
"Oh, thanks, Sam. Thanks for giving this back." He put on a sweatshirt on
over his spandex shirt.
" Your welcome, no problem at all." I noticed how much Matts mannerisms
where similar to mine.
We continued to talk when John came up and joined in on the conversation.
"Hey dude you still suck. Im so glade you not on Varsity otherwise we'd be
pretty damn screwed. So on a lighter note besides your horrible loss
where's Maddie? I haven't seen her." John stuck his hands in his pockets
and grinned. Obviously butchering apart your friend was just another part of
life.
"She's not here? She promised she would make it." Matt said with a frown
spreading on his face.
"Hey im sure she's fine." John reassure his troubled friend.
"Yeah she's fine?" I wanted to comfort but I had no clue what was going on.
I didn't even have a clue really who Maddie was. Except for the picture
in his wallet.
"Hey I just got the "you still suck part." I do not suck its those damned
novice rowers there the ones who actually make the boat go. They cant
understand the whole start rowing stop rowing thing. All they have to do is
a back and forth motion with there bodies. Its not that hard. Me screaming
at them doesn't do anything what so ever!"
"Yeah obviously there's no point to having you on the boat. . .you still
lose!" John said as Matt pushed him lightly. "Hey at least when you lose
you out do everyone. You lose so bad even second last feels like gold.
Cause there glad there not you!."
"So yeah ANYWAYS you guys are right about Maddie... John this is Sam, Sam
this is John. " Matt introduced.
"We met already." John said simply.
"So who's up for doing something now cause Im bored as hell." Matt cracked
his knuckles.
I started walking away when someone grabbed my arm.
"Hello Sam are you up for something?" John asked with an eyebrow raised.
"Sure why not." I decided that I really did need a life and mabey this was
the opportune moment for it.
We decided upon going to chill out at Matts and eventually find something to
do in Kenmore. We got a ride back from Matts mother. So we went to his room
and chilled for a bit.
"So what's Sam short for?" Matt asked while picking up his base and
strumming a few chords. And then pulling out a chord and plugging it into
an amplifier. After he adjusted the volume he looked up.
"Well...." I didn't know if I should tell them the truth or not.
"Samantha right?" John gave a look after he said my name. And Matt dropped
his base on his left foot.
"Yeah, but call me Sam." I shifted uncomfortably and looked towards Matt
and his gaping wide mouth. "You shouldn't drop a musical instrument like
that. It could damage it."
"Sam---antha? No offence but I thought you where a guy." Matt still look
stupefied. And after the words came out of his mouth John hit him. . not
exactly light but not hard.
"No its okay, I dress like a dude on purpose." I shifted uncomfortably
again.
" Im really, really sorry, I had no clue." Matt said while he started
rubbing his upper arm where John had left a moderately sized welt. After
the redness started fading he picked up his base and sat on the floor next
to his bed.
"No its okay, everyone thinks that and I don't mind if they think that. Its
kind of the idea." I sat on Matts bed and leaned back on my arms.
"But why would you want to come across as a dude?" John asked as he pulled
out a chair from a desk and sat on it backwards so that he was facing us and
leaning on the front part on the chair.
" Long story but to make it short, I did it for a guy." I sighed heavily
trying to make the moment of awkwardness pass faster but It didn't help
much. I wanted to will myself away but that would just make it 10 times
worse.
"Oh yeah you don't have to say anymore, so hey what are we doing today?"
Matt looked around the triangle.
"I don't really know, there's really not that much to do in Kenmore, we
could go chill at Billiards." John suggested.
"Yeah but that place is kind of gross." Matt said simply. And we just sat
in silence. I glaceed up at his digital alarm clock and it read 2:13 pm. I
pulled my beanie down over my eyebrows and adjusted it.
"Hey Sam, take your beanie off." John said as he became suddenly intrigued.
"No thanks. My beanie is just fine where it is." I gave him a weird look.
"Fine be that way." He replied in a snotty tone. It reminded me of a 12
year old.
As time went by we discussed what the day held for us. Matt suggested place
after place. After John shot down about 60 or so suggestions Matt said
almost wearily, "How-a-bout we go to Fridays?"
John shook his head approvingly and they both looked to me. "What do you
want?" I said confused for a moment.
"Want to go to Fridays for dinner, or dunch. . my little word for dinner and
lunch." John smiled and stood.
"Sure why not." I followed Johns example and stood up.
"Then Fridays it is." Matt announced. He disappeared for a moment to go
down stairs and ask his mom for a ride.
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By 4:00 we where there and seated. Some bleach blond chick handed us menus.
"Hello, Im like Stacy, and I'll be your server this wonderful evening!" She
said way to cheerfully. She turned and left and went to go bother other
people with her overly perky annoying voice.
"Yeah that chick needs to stop." Matt said as he opened his menu.
"Second the notion." John replied as he mimicked Matt with the menu.
"Yeah guys im not really hungry so yeah." I sat back in my chair and put my
hands in my pockets.
"Oh to bad your eating, Im making you. I cant stand when girls don't eat.
Iv been with you since like 9, don't tell me your not hungry at 4:00." Matt
said as he opened my menu for me. And then placed it in front of me.
I didn't know how to explain the fact that I thirst for blood and that's
about it but oh well. But I decided to make them happy before they attacked
me. To do so I picked up the menu and glanced at it. I picked out a
vanilla milkshake and mozzarella stick's and marinara sauce. I remember from
past restaurant experiences that there pretty tasty.
After we placed out orders with the extremely cheerful waitress we started
to drift in and out of conversations.
"So Sam, where do you live?" John unwrapped his silverware and flicked the
band towards Matt.
"I live in Ramsa, Its North of Buffalo." I replied and played with the
salt and pepper shakers.
"So tell us a bit about yourself," John glanced up warily then smiled and
continued "since its obvious you tend to keep people in the dark about most
things."
"I honestly didn't know drop it already John," Matt said rasing his voice
and whipping a sugar packed at Johns head. It hit him in the middle of his
forehead.
"C'mon Tresch I was just kidding. No need to whip out the splenda," John
tossed the packet back towards Matt. "Its not my fault that you cant tell a
persons gender." He smirked and ducked at yet another incoming packet of
sugar.
"Guys really Its not a big dead, I do it to most people on purpose
anyways." I grabbed the cup of sugar packets and placed it at the other end
of the table out of Matt and John's reach. "So you want to know more about
me hun?" I raised my eyebrows and then glanced towards the floor.
"Yeah, spill it. All the details please." John said as he discovered a
sugar packet in his lap from the previous war.
"Okay, well I live in Ramsa. I. . ." While searching for what to say next I
was interrupted.
"What grade are you in?" Matt questioned.
"You interrupted you jerk." John threw the remaining packet at Matt.
"I don't go to school, well not at the time being." The waitress brought
our drinks. I took a sip of my milkshake and continued. " I live in an
apartment above a coffee shop with my friend Marry." I twirled the straw
that was sticking out of my milkshake. " So guys, tell me about yourselves
more." I just wanted the pressure off of me.
" Matt you can start." John stool his straw in his chocolate milkshake.
"Okay, let's see. . " Matt took a gulp of his vanilla milkshake. "I go to
a repulsive private highschool. That so happens to be an all boys school
mind you. Im in a band called Leyline but there's this whole stupid
retarded thing about us changing our name because supposedly someone has
that name already. But moving on im 17. And for the past 11 months I have
been romantically involved with the prettiest girl I have ever met." At
that point John started to laugh lightly. "Shut up!"
Before Matt could continue his life story the food came. The conversation
started up slowly again.
"So where was I?" Matt questioned.
"At the part where you where gushing over Maddie and the best 11 months of
your life." John replied snidely.
"Oh yes. So yeah her named Maidilyn. But everyone calls her Maddie. She's
everything I could ever want or need. She's great. Well no she's my life."
Matt said smiling sheepishly.
"Aww how cute." John seemed to be getting upset.
"So what's your story?" I said while I dunked a mozzarella stick into the
marinara sauce.
" Don't want to talk about it. Mabey later but lets not ruin the mood."
His voice almost faded to nothing at his last words.
"Okay, will do." I replied and bit my tasty cheesy treat. After that we
pretty much ate in silence
because there really wasn't much to say. I soon finished my sticks and was
working on my milkshake when we decided to also order dessert. All three of
up ordered something called "oreo mania" which consisted of 2 big chocolate
like cookies with vanilla ice cream in between it and caramel syrup over it.
"This looks so effing good." Matt picked up one of the oreo's and took a
huge bite. Ice cream slid out the back of it.
"Yeah these are really good." John said. That was one of the only things
he said since I had inquired about his past.
I slowly picked at the oreo thing with my fork. The only on at the table
using a fork I also noticed. The guys finished before me. About 10 minutes
later I finished. The waitress came back with the bill. I reached for my
wallet and immediately got yelled at.
"What do you think your doing?" Matt's voice got really low and stern.
"Yes excuse me but what on earth are you doing?" John but his hands on his
hips.
"Getting out my wallet?" I gave them a funny look. Partly cause I had no
clue what there problem was.
"No your not." Matt grabbed my wallet and put it in his pocket, "See now ha
Im once again the problem solver. John putt the bill money in a little
pocket and left a tip. I at this point finally got why they had taken my
wallet. Okay I know im a little slow.
"Why didn't you guys let me pay?" I said as I grew childish.
"Because you're a lady that's why." They both pretty much said at the same
time.
"Well John that's your excuse but what's Matts. He didn't know I was a
chick." I laughed lightly.
.
"Im so sorry, how can I make it up to you." He looked like he was about to
cry.
"No its fine." I smiled and then looked down at the gowned and shook my
head. "But I must be going." I was getting really hungry.
"But c'mon where starting to have fun." John protested.
"Yeah but I have to get back to Ramsa and stuff." I made that my somewhat
logical excuse. "We can hang out another time." I suggested.
"Sure how about tommaorw?" John asked.
"Yeah tommaorw is good. We can see a movie." Matt agreed.
"Tommaorw it is, I don't have a phone number I can give you but I can meet
you guys somewhere." I dint have a phone in New Mayhem. Mabey now I have a
reason to get one.
"Just come to my house at like 3'ish." Matt pulled out his phone. "Im
gonna call my mom for rides."
"Okay 3 is fine and I don't need a ride anywhere I'll be fine here." I
said.
"No I insist." Matt said then stopped to speak with his mother.
"No im really fine, I have to go though. Talk to you guys tommaorw." I
simply walked away.
"Bye Sam." John said as he jogged up and hugged me. When Matt got of the
phone he did the same.
"Bye Sam." Then they smiled and walked away.
As I rounded the corner I took myself back to New Mayhem.
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I was moderately tiered. Being up all day and without food made me feel
horrible. I walked to a local Single Earth. I really wasn't in the mood to
hunt today and I myself have nothing against what Single Earth does. There
was a willing girl donor. I simply fed and left the establishment. Some
vampires cant stand even the thought of feeding at Single Earth. They think
it scars there pride.
I just see it oh well nobody dies by my hang tonight. I walked the little
ways to Sangria and ignored everyone there. It was starting to get more
populated I did notice. I went straight up the stairs. I took off me
beanie. I wasn't in the mood for a shower. I was to tiered. I set my alarm
for 2. I didn't bother changing I flopped down on the bed and feel asleep