I stood in the hotel lobby, with my arms wrapped around myself in a tight hug. I had been looking forward to this night for a long time and I was hoping that this would be a turning point in my life. This date however had not made my wish come true. It had left me empty and in fear.
"Heya, hon," the lady at the front desk broke into my thoughts. "Your friend on 'is way?"
"Yes, ma'am," I nodded shifting my weight a little under my feet.
"I'm glad ta hear that," the lady smiled. She then continued on with the paperwork she had been filling out.
I slowly made my way to the small brown couch in the middle of the lobby and layed down across it to wait for Hyde to show up.
I didn't have to wait long. Even though, I was two towns out of Point Place, Hyde's El Camino pulled up with in thirty minutes. I sat up as Hyde and Eric walked in the door.
"These you friends, hon?" the receptionist asked.
"Yes ma'am," I told her.
"I have a daughter just a few years younger then you three," the lady said. "She lives with her dad. I hope she has friends like you two fellas ta help her out, like you help this little one out. You kids have a safe trip home."
"Thank you," Eric smiled at the lady as she turned back to finish her paperwork.
On the way back to the Foreman's house, I sat between Eric and Hyde, I tried to make myself as small as possible, making sure not to touch either of them, ever around tight corners that Hyde sometimes had to take. Suddenly, my body felt weak and I could tell that I was completely worn out; I knew that I could no longer hold my body so closed in and tight. Reminding myself that I was with friends whom I could trust, I forced myself to relax. Soon my mussels were loosening, and I began to grow tired.
Hyde glanced over to see my head fall and jerk back up as I was trying to keep from falling asleep.
"Lay down," Hyde commanded, reaching over with a free hand and gently guiding my head to his shoulder.
"No, I'm alright," I said, resisting the chance for rest.
"I'm not going to hurt you," Hyde reassured me.
I studied his face for a minute, recognizing the seriousness in his set jaw. Slowly, giving into my fatigue, I allowed my head to lay on Hyde's shoulder, and before I know it, I was sound asleep between two of my friends.