"Shit
dude that hurt!" I exclaimed, looking up at Tyler from my couch in
my basement, "Jesus Christ man, stop doing that." Tyler just
laughed, looking at me rub my arm. My house was empty for awhile,
seeing as how it was a Saturday, and my family had things to do that
day. I rubbed my arm, "Seriously, god damnit, stop doing that
shit," I said laughing. The basement was a nice quiet place. Quite
cold during the summer, and quite warm during the winter, there were
2 couches and a chair down there, with a TV and Halo2 of course. The
doorbell rang. Probably the pizzas Tyler and I ordered, it was 6
anyway, why wouldn't it be? We called them an hour ago. "I'll
go get that," I said jumping up from the couch with a new found
inspiration. Its name was food, food filled with cheesy goodness. My
heart skipped a few beats for every step I took up the steps. Why
am I getting so nervous over a pizza guy? I shrugged and went to
open the door, when I stopped to think about this.
Do you
really want to do this?
Why wouldn't I?
I don't know…maybe
it's not the pizza guy
or it is, and I want my cheesy
goodness.
And that ended the argument in my mind. I opened the
door and saw Allie standing in the doorway.
I forgot I invited
her over…but why did she come so late and where is Mike? I'm sure
Mike would've been with her.
"You can come in, you know,"
I said smiling. Despite the offs and ons from years of fighting, we
have been the best of friends.
Probably your best
friend
I know that…
No matter what happened with you two two
years ago
I god damn know that…
Because it wasn't your
fault you know
JUST SHUT THE HELL UP
Jesus, someone is
cranky…I'm going
Allie had already walked in by the time
I finished with this argument. It was true, I have had my
difficulties with Allie over the years, but it seemed we were cool. 2
years without fighting, it was all good. All of us are 16 besides
Ryan of course, but he will be in the summer, and I just turned 16 a
week ago, so in some way, Ryan and I were some of the youngest in
this group. "Tyler's downstairs, Allie, is anyone else coming
over?" I asked her while I wondered why the pizza guy didn't get
here. Maybe I didn't call him, maybe I dreamt it, but it seemed
really enough. "Ryan and Renee are coming, its just the roads are
so god damn bad…" Allie said, she had grown considerably over the
years. Then I just noticed the snow piling down from the sky. "Looks
like you guys might be stuck here if you all do come down," I said
to Allie," You packed shit didn't you?" "I have stuff in my
car," Allie replied walking down the steps. "Oh by the way,
Allie," I called down from the top of the steps, "Food's not
here yet…the god damn guy is late…"
I could hear her
laugh.
You know you like her
that was awhile ago; why the
hell do you want to keep bothering me like this?
I don't know it
seems like a good idea to me…
well its not, just leave for a
little, please. Just go.
Like you wanted when Hope was giving you
problems
JUST GET THE HELL OUT OF MY HEAD!
A few minutes
later, Ryan and Renee drove up the driveway, as did Krysta. The 6
best, our dynasty. Ryan had been there several times so he and
Renee just walked down to the basement, I waited for Krysta to come
in before shutting the door. "Who's all here?" she asked, but
she already knew. "Ryan, Renee, Tyler, and Allie…oh and me and
you of course!" I said smiling. I watched her walk downstairs, and
I grabbed bags of chips and other things. Forget about the pizza,
real or not, tonight was going to be a good night. "Catch" I
yelled, throwing the chips down at Tyler and dropping the soda down
on the space next to him. "So guys, what do you want to do?" I
asked everyone, when I finally got down there. "I don't care,"
Tyler said, his blue eyes looking at me. I knew he was going to say
that. He didn't really have an opinion on anything. "We could go
to The Triangle; it'll be the perfect time!" Krysta suggested.
Allie agreed, Ryan and Renee were against it, and with Tyler being
indecisive, the idea was either accepted or denied by my word.
"Why
do I need to decide?" I asked," Well the roads are bad, how would
we be able to drive down there?" Krysta laughed at me. "We walk,
retard, oh you have something on your face by the way…" I wiped
at my left cheek then my right cheek. "Thanks…well I guess we
could walk there but I mean…it'll be awhile." I said to her.
"Didn't you say there was a path leading there anyway?" Krysta
asked.
"Yes but-"
"Well then we go."
"But-"
"Jacob,
you want to go I know you do, and Allie does too…we can figure out
some serious shit."
"Fine Krysta, you win…"
Tyler
shrugged, and looked for his hoodie which was strewn about the room
somewhere. The others found their coats and jackets, but I stood
there looking at my feet. "I need to get a video camera for this, I
have got to!" I said finally, going upstairs to find the video
recorder. Krysta followed in suit. "Why would you want that?"
Krysta asked watching me curiously dig for it. "Because, do you
realize how much shit can happen there, we could figure out so many
things, plus we have proof we went there if we get back!" I
exclaimed. "Why did you say if?" Krysta asked. "I didn't I
said when," I said cheerfully. "No, you said if…you said if
we made it back." She replied back. "I'm sorry; I
don't know why I'd say something like that…" I said, and then
continued my search for the video recorder.
You know god damn
well why you said if
no, I don't, what is your problem, usually
you don't bother me as much
looking out for you, and tonight you
are making a big mistake, and you know it…don't go
I'm
going, Krysta wants to go, Allie wants to go, Tyler wants to go, and
I do too, we're going.
You aren't going to make it back alive
you know…none of you will. You know that don't you?
Why are
you being so negative today?
Because you are making dumb decisions
today, someone needs to tell you to stop doing dumb things
that's
nice but, I don't need help, I'm going and that's that.
You
know what's going to happen.
Images of people getting lost
in the woods flooded his head, then graves, and then people
searching, apparently the people are searching for the people lost.
Are they now dead? I can't tell.
"JUST FUCKING GET OUT OF MY
HEAD!" I screamed finally, holding my head as if there was a
terrible pain, "JUST FUCKING LEAVE!" There was pain of course, I
was scared to go. Tears started flooding down my face, as my hands
and head went down to the floor, and wouldn't you know it…he
found the recorder.
