Entry 2- The initiation
Dear Diary,
I just got back from the police station. It was just really chaotic. I wasn't in a good mood earlier to begin with because I wanted to stay at the dance. It wasn't fair that the gang made me go to the stupid cement factory, but they pulled me away just when they were playing some good songs for once. So they dragged me outta there and kept saying that I was a part of the gang and had to be there. Finally I let them tug me out to Walker's car. I got in a bad mood then, and kept my mouth shut the ride there. I don't really like talking to SOMEONE. All he does is joke about Landon to make me mad. He's a real asshole.
When we got to the factory, the little scamp wasn't even there yet! I think I forgot his name. It's Clyde or Kyle or something like that. So we all just chilled for a while. I was sure to be a little EXTRA sweet on Landon. He's sure to want me back in no time at all, right? When he asked for a beer I offered him one. What the hell is wrong with that boy, cause he didn't take it. Maybe it was me, or it could've been the fact that it wasn't cold. I don't think he likes his beer warm. Then again, I don't really know. After he passed up the beer, Eric started to annoy me again. By that time the kid still wasn't there so Dean, with his big ass mouth, started bragging about how he thought of this idea. Then I guess Tracie was thinking like me cause she started dissin' some of the guys, calling them animals. Dean was making me so pissed off, making me leave the dance and now bragging like we all actually CARE, that I began raving about how they made me leave the dance. And Dean told me to go back to the dance by myself. The idiot actually thought I wanted to go back to the dance with HIM. Like I would even want to be SEEN with him at a public place, not to mention DANCING with him. I'd rather dance with Eric. Still, Landon passed up, like I thought, since I have NEVER seen him dance. I guess Eric was reading my mind earlier cause then he jumped down from the hood of the car. And when I told him to put his freak away, I actually MEANT it. Really.
By then, the kid FINALLY showed up in his grandpa's truck. Well, maybe it wasn't his grandfather's truck, but I assumed so cause it had a bumper that said WE'RE OLD AND WE'RE GOLD. Poor kid. Naturally I said hi. I didn't want to be cruel or anything, even though I knew the poor kid would suffer from the fall like crap. So the guys made fun of his car, his shirt and everything first as usual. And as if Dean hadn't pissed me enough, he started pestering the kid again about being late and all. He couldn't even show the poor kid some mercy when he knew he'd have to jump into some freezing cold water. At least the water was warmer when I had to jump. It was around summer time then. So when Dean finished his lecture, we all headed down to watch the kid jump. I gotta admit when I saw Tracie get a ride on Dean's back, it made me jealous. Why couldn't Landon do that to me? I'm getting a feeling he's lost his zest, ya know what I mean? But zest or none, I still love him.
Well, when we all got down to the water, Landon started shedding his clothes. He looked so hot in those boxers! Ok, I'm getting off-track. Anyway, Dean started talking to the kid again. And he stripped down to underwear (the kid, not Dean. I would just die from horror if Dean did). When Landon and the kid were climbing up the ladder, I admit I was a little scared that someone would suddenly run over and bust us. That's happened before when Eric jumped. I wasn't there, though. I wasn't initiated yet. But I heard that he ran away before the cops got him.
Anyway, once Landon and the kid got to the top, I saw them look at the water. Then I saw Landon count off and lean forward like he were gonna jump. I gotta confess it was pretty cool when the kid jumped off. I wish everyone could've seen the way his arms and legs wriggled around when he was falling. He looked like a fucked up, four-armed falling octopus. And his shout! It was like he was trying to yodel but yawning at the same time. It was great for a while until we saw his body float back up to the surface. I could swear, I have never been so freaked out in my life. To think he might've DIED because of us five. Well his body was just there in the water and everyone started running around and shouting. Dean seems to always be pissed off at something, so he was just throwing his arms up, walking around and cursing. I don't remember what I was doing but I know I called Landon's name. So he dived in the water. I was so scared for him and I felt sorry for him too. I mean, not only did he have to jump in the same water for his initiation, but he had to go in AGAIN. So then Eric was running around trying to get the kid to the surface. And it was like suddenly out of nowhere, this security guard ran up and Walker saw us all down there and shouted at us. At that, Dean and Tracie ran off to his car. I wanted to stay to help Landon, but was dragging me out to the car and shouting, "Come on, Belinda!" He is so annoying. I could've stayed to help Landon!
But I ran to his car anyway, jumped in and didn't even close the door before he sped off. He drove nonstop for the longest time until we were back in our small town. Then Walker asked if I wanted him to take me home. I was gonna say yes, but I decided to go wait at Landon's house instead. I don't really know why. I guess I just wanted to see him, make sure he was okay. So Walker took me there, and I sat on the front steps for the longest time. After I'd been there for about an hour and a half, I assumed Landon was at Eric's house chillin. So I walked down there, which is only a couple houses away and knocked on the door. Eric opened it with a beer in his hand. I stood just outside the door when he asked me what the hell I was doing there. And I told him I was looking for Landon. He told me he didn't have a flying crap where he was. So this conversation went on a little longer when the phone rang. Eric walked inside and got the phone. I could hear his conversation, which had a lot of cursing and shouts and laughs. When Eric came back out he had his keys in his hand and jacket on. When I asked him where he was going, he just walked straight past me into his car. So I poked my head through his window and asked where he was going again. Hey, I just wanted to know if it had anything to do with Landon. And he told me he was gonna go pick up Landon. He didn't tell me from where, but I jumped into the car anyway.
The car ride seemed like hours even though it was only about 20 minutes. I tried to ask Eric where we were going but for some reason he must've been in a bad mood. After he stopped driving I scrambled out of car and saw that we were at the downtown police station. I was like, what the hell are we doing here? Then I realized . . . Landon went to jail. At first I wanted to burst out laughing. I mean, who would've thought someone would go to jail just because of this initiation? That's NEVER happened before in our gang. So we went to the desk and found Landon inside. He was real grumpy and he didn't even greet me or Eric. The guys just did their stupid little handshake and jumped inside the car. Landon didn't talk on the trip at all except when he said, "Thanks," when Eric dropped him off. When we dropped him off at his house, we watched him climb up a tree to his bedroom window and climb in. We were just about to pull away when we heard some shouting. Of course, it was Landon's mom, who was, of course, waiting in his bedroom. Just before Landon's mom could stick her head out the window Landon climbed through, Eric sped out of his house's site. Then reluctantly, he drove to my street and dropped me off at the corner. From there, I had to walk down my street to my house and here I am. I'm way too tired to go out and do anything else. Damn, it was one hell of a night.
Belinda
---Authors Note--- What did you think? It probably seemed long compared to the first entry. And I made up everything that happened from when Belinda ran out to Walker's car. Please review! Thanks, Olivia
Dear Diary,
I just got back from the police station. It was just really chaotic. I wasn't in a good mood earlier to begin with because I wanted to stay at the dance. It wasn't fair that the gang made me go to the stupid cement factory, but they pulled me away just when they were playing some good songs for once. So they dragged me outta there and kept saying that I was a part of the gang and had to be there. Finally I let them tug me out to Walker's car. I got in a bad mood then, and kept my mouth shut the ride there. I don't really like talking to SOMEONE. All he does is joke about Landon to make me mad. He's a real asshole.
When we got to the factory, the little scamp wasn't even there yet! I think I forgot his name. It's Clyde or Kyle or something like that. So we all just chilled for a while. I was sure to be a little EXTRA sweet on Landon. He's sure to want me back in no time at all, right? When he asked for a beer I offered him one. What the hell is wrong with that boy, cause he didn't take it. Maybe it was me, or it could've been the fact that it wasn't cold. I don't think he likes his beer warm. Then again, I don't really know. After he passed up the beer, Eric started to annoy me again. By that time the kid still wasn't there so Dean, with his big ass mouth, started bragging about how he thought of this idea. Then I guess Tracie was thinking like me cause she started dissin' some of the guys, calling them animals. Dean was making me so pissed off, making me leave the dance and now bragging like we all actually CARE, that I began raving about how they made me leave the dance. And Dean told me to go back to the dance by myself. The idiot actually thought I wanted to go back to the dance with HIM. Like I would even want to be SEEN with him at a public place, not to mention DANCING with him. I'd rather dance with Eric. Still, Landon passed up, like I thought, since I have NEVER seen him dance. I guess Eric was reading my mind earlier cause then he jumped down from the hood of the car. And when I told him to put his freak away, I actually MEANT it. Really.
By then, the kid FINALLY showed up in his grandpa's truck. Well, maybe it wasn't his grandfather's truck, but I assumed so cause it had a bumper that said WE'RE OLD AND WE'RE GOLD. Poor kid. Naturally I said hi. I didn't want to be cruel or anything, even though I knew the poor kid would suffer from the fall like crap. So the guys made fun of his car, his shirt and everything first as usual. And as if Dean hadn't pissed me enough, he started pestering the kid again about being late and all. He couldn't even show the poor kid some mercy when he knew he'd have to jump into some freezing cold water. At least the water was warmer when I had to jump. It was around summer time then. So when Dean finished his lecture, we all headed down to watch the kid jump. I gotta admit when I saw Tracie get a ride on Dean's back, it made me jealous. Why couldn't Landon do that to me? I'm getting a feeling he's lost his zest, ya know what I mean? But zest or none, I still love him.
Well, when we all got down to the water, Landon started shedding his clothes. He looked so hot in those boxers! Ok, I'm getting off-track. Anyway, Dean started talking to the kid again. And he stripped down to underwear (the kid, not Dean. I would just die from horror if Dean did). When Landon and the kid were climbing up the ladder, I admit I was a little scared that someone would suddenly run over and bust us. That's happened before when Eric jumped. I wasn't there, though. I wasn't initiated yet. But I heard that he ran away before the cops got him.
Anyway, once Landon and the kid got to the top, I saw them look at the water. Then I saw Landon count off and lean forward like he were gonna jump. I gotta confess it was pretty cool when the kid jumped off. I wish everyone could've seen the way his arms and legs wriggled around when he was falling. He looked like a fucked up, four-armed falling octopus. And his shout! It was like he was trying to yodel but yawning at the same time. It was great for a while until we saw his body float back up to the surface. I could swear, I have never been so freaked out in my life. To think he might've DIED because of us five. Well his body was just there in the water and everyone started running around and shouting. Dean seems to always be pissed off at something, so he was just throwing his arms up, walking around and cursing. I don't remember what I was doing but I know I called Landon's name. So he dived in the water. I was so scared for him and I felt sorry for him too. I mean, not only did he have to jump in the same water for his initiation, but he had to go in AGAIN. So then Eric was running around trying to get the kid to the surface. And it was like suddenly out of nowhere, this security guard ran up and Walker saw us all down there and shouted at us. At that, Dean and Tracie ran off to his car. I wanted to stay to help Landon, but was dragging me out to the car and shouting, "Come on, Belinda!" He is so annoying. I could've stayed to help Landon!
But I ran to his car anyway, jumped in and didn't even close the door before he sped off. He drove nonstop for the longest time until we were back in our small town. Then Walker asked if I wanted him to take me home. I was gonna say yes, but I decided to go wait at Landon's house instead. I don't really know why. I guess I just wanted to see him, make sure he was okay. So Walker took me there, and I sat on the front steps for the longest time. After I'd been there for about an hour and a half, I assumed Landon was at Eric's house chillin. So I walked down there, which is only a couple houses away and knocked on the door. Eric opened it with a beer in his hand. I stood just outside the door when he asked me what the hell I was doing there. And I told him I was looking for Landon. He told me he didn't have a flying crap where he was. So this conversation went on a little longer when the phone rang. Eric walked inside and got the phone. I could hear his conversation, which had a lot of cursing and shouts and laughs. When Eric came back out he had his keys in his hand and jacket on. When I asked him where he was going, he just walked straight past me into his car. So I poked my head through his window and asked where he was going again. Hey, I just wanted to know if it had anything to do with Landon. And he told me he was gonna go pick up Landon. He didn't tell me from where, but I jumped into the car anyway.
The car ride seemed like hours even though it was only about 20 minutes. I tried to ask Eric where we were going but for some reason he must've been in a bad mood. After he stopped driving I scrambled out of car and saw that we were at the downtown police station. I was like, what the hell are we doing here? Then I realized . . . Landon went to jail. At first I wanted to burst out laughing. I mean, who would've thought someone would go to jail just because of this initiation? That's NEVER happened before in our gang. So we went to the desk and found Landon inside. He was real grumpy and he didn't even greet me or Eric. The guys just did their stupid little handshake and jumped inside the car. Landon didn't talk on the trip at all except when he said, "Thanks," when Eric dropped him off. When we dropped him off at his house, we watched him climb up a tree to his bedroom window and climb in. We were just about to pull away when we heard some shouting. Of course, it was Landon's mom, who was, of course, waiting in his bedroom. Just before Landon's mom could stick her head out the window Landon climbed through, Eric sped out of his house's site. Then reluctantly, he drove to my street and dropped me off at the corner. From there, I had to walk down my street to my house and here I am. I'm way too tired to go out and do anything else. Damn, it was one hell of a night.
Belinda
---Authors Note--- What did you think? It probably seemed long compared to the first entry. And I made up everything that happened from when Belinda ran out to Walker's car. Please review! Thanks, Olivia