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also please note that I do have dyslexia. I'm not ashamed of it because it is something I cannot control but I am self-conscious about it. so a lot of my words are miss pelt and many, many of the sentience's are a little back to front. I can't tell you the amount of time I've gone to reread something that I have wrote but couldn't even understand what I was trying to say.
Rag Dolls chapter 5. Tell it like it is by Aaron Neville.
Eyeball didn't wait to meet his friends in the hallways of Castle Rock high that day. he went straight to Art Class and made a Bee line for Ada Bloom the moment he saw her. he took a seat behind her and whispered her name. "Ada….Ada…Ada".
"is there even a point in trying to get my attention". She turned around to face him. "I already know your there and I thought we weren't talking to each other in class?".
"since when was that a rule?". The chambers boy chuckled.
"wasn't it?". she said dryly.
"not anymore". He grinned.
"is there even a point in telling you to leave me alone?. Your just going to keep talking to me aren't you?".
"nooo point". He sat back in his chair and placed his arms behind his head, with a satisfied smirk.
"you two!". They both looked up at see the teacher glaring at them. he pointed at the pair, as if to say, I'm keeping a eye on you. or your on my list now. the teacher then began to get his desk ready for that days lesson. Turning away form the two of them.
"whatya drawing?". The dark headed boy lent over her shoulder as he spoke.
"a goat".
"why?".
"because I like goats….. because about you?". she turned her head to look at him. Ada didn't normal make conversation but anything about art always peek her interest.
"nothin'".
"what?". This time she turned all the way around.
"can't drew for shit". He shrugged like he didn't care.
Which the shorter girl thought was insane.
"show me your sketch book". She held out her hand and he passed it to her. she flipped through it and looked at what he had done so far. "well…. These aren't the worst". And she meant that… kind of. "you just need a bit of work".
"is there that much of a point?. Because it isn't like I'm a A grade student or nothing?".
"it doesn't matter if you're an A grade student or not….. Art isn't about how well your can read or how well you can add 7 + 7….".
"14, see I knew that one". He answer without missing a beat.
"good for you but what I'm saying is Art…. Is so much more then all that".
"ohh god your not gonna like….. break out in to song are ya. because at least give me time to summersault myself out the window?".
"speak to Ben".
"who'sss Ben?".
"he's the other art teacher. I was in his class last year".
"what's he gonna do?".
"show you how to actually do it and do it right".
"really?... do you really think I'm gonna agree to do more work?".
"art isn't work….. it's creative freedom".
"creative freedom?... you are a nerd". He sat back and smirked at her.
"after the lesson I'll take you to him".
"why do you care so much that I can drew or not?".
"because I do…. so just shut up and let me help you. look this one isn't so bad". Ada held up his book and showed him the one she was talking about.
"that's just a trace of my hand….. that I did when I was bored".
"well…. It looks realistic…. If you like…. Look at it for a long time….. at first glance it looks quite real".
"you will say anything to sleep with me won't you?".
"yeah it's my life's goal". She said sarcastically "meet me after class and I'll take you to him".
"okay".
"good".
"but you have to do something for me".
"ohh know what?".
"go to the Castle Rock fair with me?".
"I'm already going with you…. so fine easy".
"at night". The chambers by smirked in triumph. Knowing that she'd hate to do that, not wanting to run in to any of the Cobras or the other kids from school.
"you're kidding me?".
"nope". He popped his p.
"why do you do this to me?".
"because I love you?".
"my god you are the biggest bullshiter who's ever lived".
"I know".
"everything fine back there?". The teacher asked watching them. not wanting a repeat of the last time they were both in class.
"she's just telling me how much Ben's a better teacher them you". Eyeball called.
"loud give me strength". The blond shut her eyes tightly.
After class.
"come on will you hurry up already?". Ada said walking a head of the local hoodlum.
"I'm walkin', I'm walkin'". He wanted to walk slowly not at all interested in where Ada Bloom was taking him. but at the same time he didn't want any of his friends to see him with her. he didn't know why he didn't, a part of him just wanted to keep her to himself. like he didn't want to share her with the rest of him. the chambers boy knew they all like her if they all got to knew her….. and that's what he was worried about. 'what if she I don't know… like one of them back?. I know that it wouldn't be any of my business…. But I still feel like shit about it. what if it was Ace?. It normally is him… he gets all the girls, and he ain't afraid to let everybody know it'. He thought sunlkingly.
"his class is here". she stopped in front of a door.
"ya know…. ya never actually asked me if I care or not?". He smirked." about this kinda stuff".
"well I care and I want you to care".
"but why?".
"because… it's good for you… it's healthy. Art is good for the mind".
"how".
"in so many ways…. It's freeing it's healing it's a way to show who you are without words. When you're really passionate about it you don't give a shit about what anybody thinks of you". she opened the door and strolled in, leaving Eyeball staring after her.
'ohh crap….a passionate one'.
Ada popped her head out from the doorway. "you coming?". Then disappeared
He through his head back and exhaled, as he slowly walked in to the classroom.
"hey Ben". Ada smiled and walked up to him. he was busy reading a book about Aliens sitting behind his desk.
"Ada, happy Friday". He smiled like always.
"I was wondering… if you could talk to my friend here about Art, And maybe show him some stuff?". She lent in and whispered to him. 'He isn't that good". In an jokingly way.
"heard that". Eyeball snickered as he walked up behind her and gave him a short wave, Feeling out of place in his class.
Ben chuckled. "what kind of stuff are you interested in?".
"I drew my hand and traced it", he said with a straight face.
"He needs some work?". the green eyed girl smirked.
After school.
"kay that wasn't so bad". They walked out of the school together.
"told you you'd like it".
"liked it sayin' to much…. I didn't hate it".
"you didn't want to somersault out of a window this time". She snickered.
"you need a ride home?". Eyeball wanted to change the subject. He didn't feel the need to admit to her like he kind of enjoy it. pule he knew that she'd have to walk all the way back to her place and wanted to get some points in with her. and leave the school, a few people had begun to stare at them and he knew that if he wasn't carful it get back to his gang. The chambers boy didn't want to go through all the question they shoot at him. then you have the fact that they differently give her a hard time. 'if she did become my girl it wouldn't matter to them because to them she'd still a weirdo. And they wouldn't let her forget it. then I'll give me a hard time just for being with her…. which I could handle because we're been friends for years. You can't hang with the cobras and not have a thick skin. Or you ain't gonna make it'.
"nah I'll walk".
"ohh my god just let me drop you home and don't be such a baby about it. it isn't like you're gonna get pregnant".
"fine…. But if I'm gonna let you take me home you have to take me to the book shore then".
"how many books do have?". He lit up a cigarette.
"as many as I want".
"fine come on get in my car". He looked around for his friends then began to walk.
"do your friends know that your obsessed with me yet?". She teased. Ada noticed him look around and guessed that he was making sure the cobras weren't in the car park before heading to his car.
"no not yet".
"what would they do". she asked hopping in to his car. "if they find out about us?".
"so there's an us?". the chambers boy grinned.
"no that's not what I meant".
"yeah sure it isn't".
"it wasn't".
"not yet". He scoffed.
"not yet?... what the heck does that mean".
"it means we'll end up together. You don't have to admit it yet but I know we will". He started up his car. "I'll cave and you'll know it". his grin turned in to a smirk.
"we'll see". This time it was her who scoffed.
"don't worry… I'll wait for you". he pulled out of the school car park and headed for the book store.
The book store
"and this one, and this one". they pair were walking through the aisles as Ada picked out what books she wanted.
There was a sale that day.
"and this one". at some point she decided to give up carrying all of them and passed them to Eyeball to hold. So now he followed her through the book shop holding a stack of book wondering how he got himself in to this one. at this point he was now holding 9 book and it was starting to get heavy. But that didn't stop her form place one right on top of the other.
"were do you even get all the money for these?". He asked.
"grandparents send us money, and this one". she placed anther book of the pile.
"you have like 10 book here?".
"11". She gave him another one.
"how do you find the time to read so much?".
"there are perks to not having any friends".
"ohh shit there one of those I don't need friend books are my friends right?".
"how do you spend this much time with me and yet not notice that?. come on chambers get you head out of your ass".
He laughed. "guess I'm not that very observant the, am I?".
"and this one".
"If my arms break I'm beaming you".
"that may be not so bad of a thing".
"because?".
"at least I know around you I wouldn't be able to face wondering hands".
"you ready yet?".
"one more aisle then we can go alright?". they turned to corner to the fantasy section.
"no nope, no way, not gonna happen".
"why what's wrong with you now?".
"it's the fantasy section".
"so?".
"we're gonna be here forever and don't argue with me on that because I don't how much you like fantasy. You start looking in there and we'll be here forever".
"come on 5 more minutes". She pleaded.
"I will give you your books and leave without you".
"5 more minutes and we can be at the fair all day instead of just at night".
"did they bring out anymore of that the lion, the witch and the wardrobe?".
Back in the car.
"my arms are sore".
"get over it". Ada said not looking up from the book she was reading.
"you get over it". he snickered.
"you get over it". she mimicked him. the blond put her book down and gazed at him. "how's your rash".
"do we really need to bring that shit up?". He glanced at her. "it's fine it's gone, it's a just a reaction that's all, No big deal".
"and your little sister?". She closed her book. "did she enjoy the reading lesson?. It wasn't to hard was it?".
"yeah she enjoyed it. she likes you ya know. she asked me if I was gonna marry ya".
"bullshit".
"no really she did".
"does she know what we're not a thing?. You told her that right, I mean you stressed that shit right?".
"no". scoffed.
"why the hell….".
"I didn't say we were together either if that makes you feel any better?. I didn't correct her though, cos I like the idea".
"never gonna happen". She smirked and shook her head.
"what's what you think".
"keep dreaming".
"get down". He suddenly said, seemingly out of nowhere.
"no".
"do it".
"why?". The chambers boy pointed straight ahead. She followed his finger to see Billy, Charlie and Vince driving right in their direction. "god damn it". she ducked down under the dash board.
"their slowing down…. Just say down there kay".
"what are you gonna tell them if they see me?". She whispered.
"that I didn't know you where down there. Then tell'em your stalking me".
Before Ada could yell at him they pulled up next to each other.
"hey man where the fuck were you today?". asked Billy.
"doin' shit". The chambers boy replied.
"what shit?, because we waited for ya but you never showed".
"yeah because of you I ended up being late for math".
"Charlie… your always late for math".
"yeah but this time I wanted to be there".
"why?". Eyeball asked confused.
"because new hot math teacher".
All the boys nodded and shrugged. "well then I'm sorry, I'm sorry you missed the opportunity to gawk at the teach but like I said…. I had shit to do".
"what kind of shit?". Vince asked.
"it don't matter". He shrugged.
"then way was it more important then meeting with us?".
"because It was Vince".
"man you've acting real weird lately". Charlie scratched his head.
the chambers boy stayed quiet.
"you coming to Ace's party tonight or what?".
"what do you think?".
"I don't know what to think anymore when it comes to you".
"Billy don't be suck a homo, I'll see you guys tonight". he spread away from them and once they were a good distance away Ada popped back up from under the seat.
"so…. I'm more important than meeting your friends?".
"just maybe". He turned to her and smiled.
At Ada Bloom's home.
"want me to walk you to your door?".
"very romantic but no… I think I can find my way?".
"ya sure?". he smirked.
"why bad neighborhood?".
"it's the worst". They both chuckled.
I'll pick you up at 11 okay… and remember…. All day".
"spending the day with a chambers". she shook her head at herself. "this is what my life has come to".
"you'll have fun….. I promise".
"your not going to…. kiss me again right".
"why?". He tried not to snickered at her.
"because I'd rather have a lizard in my mouth".
"I'll probably try". He shrugged.
She signed, "see you tomorrow then". Ada opened the door and almost made it out.
"hey Bloom".
"what?".
He gabbed her arm and drew the blond to him. he could of gone for the lips but went for the other cheek instead. She jumped away from him and out of his car. "your kidding me. Again?. again with all the kissing when you know I don't want you to".
He shrugged.
"why do you keep doing it?".
"because I like ya".
"well…. Quite it. it's starting to really piss me off".
"ya know I'm gonna try it again right".
"just not on the lips". She said without thinking. 'ohh dang, now he's gonna wanna think I'm fine with the kisses on the cheeks'.
"good to know". the chambers boy chuckled. "I'll be sure to go just for the cheeks then".
"why do I talk to you". she turned and ran up and in to her house.
He watched her go in with a smile. "because you want to". he said quietly.
Eyeball at his house.
"BOY WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?". Screamed his father, old man chambers. Eyeball was walking in to his drive way when he heard his father yell. He looked up to see old man chambers all but hanging out of the second story window. "YOUS WAS MEANT TO LOOK AFTER THE KIDDIES ONCE YA GOT HOME".
"I WAS BUSY POP". He yelled back.
"GET IN THIS MOTHER FUCKING HOUSE…. NOW". old man chambers disappeared
'no point in rushing…. By the time I get up there he's gonna be passed out on the floor anyway'. The chambers boy huffed. He throw the front door open and walked inside, almost immediately getting tripped over by one of his younger sisters.
"Richie, Richie…". Maisie and up and jumped in to his arm.
"Hey bug…. There's ma?".
The little girl shrugged and a grin.
"Richie, Richie…". The other little sister, Daisy then ran up to him and grabbed on to his leg.
"Dada not happy".
Both girl where the youngest of the lot of the chambers…. and were twins. 'dad hit the fucking roof when ma went in to labor and came out with the both of them. He kept yellin' and screamin' about how he didn't even want one kid let alone two. When mum told him about her being pregnant again we didn't see him for 8 days. 8 days…. 8 long days…. 8 long and very care free days at that. there was no flinching, no shouting, no haring out ma cry in the middle of the night. We actually had money for once to…. that was different. But anyway once the twins were born all hell broke loose. It quieted down after a few weeks but the first couple were the worst. Dad would always be on the drink and when he'd get home from the bar he'd be at his worse. He'd yell and scream about whatever the fuck he could. he yell and scream about the girl screaming, when he was the reason they was screaming in the first place. He's shout at our mum and tell her to shut them up, but she'd be to busy crying herself to do what he told her to do. then she'd be beaten for it. till this day they think having their own mother beaten in front of you is normal. Hell me and Chris growing think' it was the same for everyone to. it wasn't until I saw Billy and his little bother Vern with their parents they that realized it wasn't. Vern's a fat kid who's friends with my kid brother. I ain't gonna say that they have the most loving parents but I ain't ever seen one of those brother with bruise or cuts on'em'.
"I know dads not happy". He put Maisie next to her twin. "why don't you two go play in the back yard". He nudged them towards the back door. the two girls nodded happily and ran off. eyeball went up to the stairs but paused before he made it on to the second floor. 'come on, come no, come no, be passed out, be passed out, be passed out'. He stepped on to the second story and made his way down the dark hall. He walked in to one of the rooms to see old man chambers passed out cold in the middle of the room. 'shocker'. He turned around and went back down stairs to his room.
He and Chris shared a room. They used to have one upstairs but when the twins were born moved down stairs so that the girls would be closer to their mum. Which for the two boys wasn't the worse thing in the world, because it made it a lot easier to break out of the house when they ended to. being on the first story mean that they wouldn't have to climb down and try not to fall in the dark.
Some nights when Eyeball would be out drinking with Ace and the gang he'd just sleep out on the grass, Being to waste to climb up to his room.
He walked in to his room and throw his denim jacket on a chair. He ran his finger through his dark curly hair and flopped down on his bed.
"where the hell have you been?".
He looked across his room to see him younger brother Chris sitting on his bed, playing card with his friend Gordie. Who Eyeball also hadn't noticed at first.
"out".
"but where?". Chris asked.
"none of ya business twerp". The older boy hissed.
"your asshat friends come by lookin' for ya".
Eyeball stiffened, and both younger boys noticed. "when, which friends?". 'fuck don't say Ace, don't say Ace, don't say Ace'. Eyeball thought to himself.
"Ace".
'fuck'. He stopped himself from flinching at that name. "anybody else?".
"yeah Fuzzy and Mudgett". This time the other boy, the thinner boy answered.
"say what they wanted?".
"they wanted to know where you were today. what they mean by that?. did you go to school or did ya wag again?".
"I went… I just…. Was busy today so I didn't hang out with'em". He sat up. "what else they say?".
"just that you better be at his party tonight…. Eyeball did you and Ace get in to something?. Because he seemed pissed?".
"He seemed pissed?. Fuck". He said quietly to himself, falling back on to his bed. 'does he know about and Ada?. Did someone open their mouth and tell'em about seein' us leaving the school together?. Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck. I shoulda' just let her walk home. I shoulda just hang out with the fella's today instead of meetin' us with Ada'.
"well?". Asked Cordie.
"well what shit heap?".
"did ya get in to something?".
"no". he muttered sitting back up. "what else?, did he say somethin' else?".
"no…. just to be there or he'll come lookin' for ya. ya sure nothin' happened rich. Because it don't seem that way". Chris lent back on their bedroom wall.
"what ya tell'em?".
"only that you weren't home".
"and that we hadn't seen you?". Gordie joined Chris on the wall.
"what were ya doin?. It ain't like you to not hang out with you hoodlum pals".
"I had to…. no ya know what I ain't gonna tell you shit so shut up". He frowned at the two younger boys. He then signed. "what time did he say?".
"8:30".
Eyeball turned to the clock to see it was only just going on 5:30. 'Crap I still have hours. Do I hang out here until I have to meet'em?. Or do I go out lookin' for'em now and began the damage control?'. The chambers boy held the back if his head, feeling a headache coming on. 'Fuck it…. I'll come up with something to tell'em'. "if they come back wake me". He laid back on his bed.
"I ain't your bitch boy". Chris crossed his arms.
"do it or I'll punch you in your ugly little face, ass whip". He rolled away from the two of them, closing his eyes. He couldn't hear what they were saying but he could hear them bitching about him.
A few hours later.
"wake up…. Piece of shit". Chris muttered walking back over to his bed. He noticed the time realizing that it was getter closer to 9:30. Ace words played over in his head. 'if he ain't there I'm gonna come looking for him'. the younger chambers boy exhaled. 'shit I don't want that motherfucker coming back by here. it's bad enough he came over today. I hate seeing that fucking smug face'. so he got up and instead of shacking him awake he kicked him.
"wha, what, what happening?". Eyeball asked in a daze.
"I'm waking your stupid ass up… like you asked".
Eyeball glanced at the clock and jumped out of bed. "fucker why didn't you wake me sooner you little shit?".
"because I ain't your keeper".
"fuck you". he gave him the finger, grabbed his jacket and sprinted out the room.
"fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck". He ran to his car and didn't even bother opening the door. he just jumped through the window. He re positioned himself in the driver seat and frantically tried to show his keys in the ignition. "shit, shit, shit, shit, shit". He spread out of the drive way and raced down the road, reading to his friends place.
"just clam down, he ain't except shit. And he ain't gonna wanna talk to ya abut it. just tell'em ya haven't been feeling that great lately. He'll buy that…. right?". The chambers boy spoke out loud ti himself.
Several minutes later he pulled up in front of the Ace's house. He sat in his car watching the house for a moment taking a breath before going in. He hoped that all the guys would be drunk enough so that he could just tell them that he'd gotten there 30 minutes before. And they'd just hadn't noticed him around. 'maybe I should spill some beer on me. Make it look like I've been drinkin' some?'. The party looked like to be in full swing, giving the chambers boy a reassurance that his plan may actually work out for him.
He exited his car and walked up to the house. But he felt like he's eaten a snake and it was now twisting itself around his inner organs because before he could make it to even the front porch the door open. Ace, Vince and Fuzzy all walked out and stopped the moment they saw him.
"Eyeball…. Me and the boys was gonna come lookin' for ya. where ya been buddy". Ace lent on the rail.
"I…..". he forgot how to talk. 'what… did I say I was gonna tell'em again?... dang'. "I slept in….. I mean I fell asleep".
"you fell asleep?". the blond leader raised his eye brows.
"yeah…". He strolled up to them with a burst of confidence. "got home and passed out. No big deal". He shrugged. "Chris was meant to wake me up but the little dip shit didn't". he smirked. "I'm planin' on getting later for it, I'm thinkin' a kick to the crotch will them'em".
"well come on in buddy, Mudgett just left to go pick up some more purple Jesuse". Eyeball could see that there was something behind the leaders bule eyes telling that he didn't fully believe what his friend told him.
"We gonna get hammered tonight". laughed Vince as he went inside with Fuzzy following him.
"after you". Ace gestured for him to go in, which he did without missing a beat.
"any hot chicks here yet?". Eyeball asked, Feeling a pang of guilt. 'just cos we ain't together… yet. Don't mean I wanna get with other chicks'. He was about to enter the party when he stopped at the realization. 'holy fuck…. I dot wanna hook up with other broads. Where the fuck did that come from?. When did that even happen?. That shit ain't right. I ain't mean tot fall for that sea which… well not really. Okay ya… so I wanna her to be my girl. But…. I didn't think I liked her that much….. do I?...".
"will you move your ass". Ace chuckled form behind him, confused by his sudden stopping. 'what was that about?". "buddy… if you wanna see if the girls are here yet…. You gotta go in".
"right umm… sorry". He strolled in and went straight for the kitchen. Opening the door and going in the first thing he saw was Charlie sucking face with his on and off girl since primary school, Marie Dougherty. Marie Dougherty wasn't known as the prettiest girl in Castle Rock, in fact she looked like she could have been part of a carnival show. Zits unibrow and all.
'lovely'. He thought opening the ice box and a grabbing a beer.
The lanky blond noticed him and pulled away from. "where ya been". Charlie had different knocked back a few by this point. 'he had to if he making out with her…. in public'. Eyeball tried not to snickered ta his known comment. "the moon". He answered with a straight face.
"kay cool". Charlie went back to shoving his tongue out back her throat.
The chambers boy laughed.
he turned to go in to the living room where the part was staking place, and bumped right in to Beverly Thomas. The girl who could have been Marie Dougherty twin. Beverly Thomas had been going around with Billy until he dumped her for Connie. Eyeball couldn't blame him for that.
"Hey baby?". she gave him a sly smile trying to stand up right.
"Mmmmm Beverly". 'don't be sick'. He told himself.
She been drinking to. "I think there's a room free upstairs if you wanna….. catch up?".
"I think Mudgett around…. catch up with him". 'He's seen her too…. He'll just have to forgive for sending her his way'.
"come on Eyebell". She slurred grabbing a tight hold of his cheek. Making him grunt in discomfort. "we could have fun. Me and Billy use to have a lot of fun. I'm sure he told ya all the details". She stumbled catching herself on the counter.
"no he's caring that way".
"aww he never told ya guys about went on between us in the love nest…. Why ain't he a gentlemen". She gushed, suddenly feeling like she misjudged him.
"I mean cared about us, as in the guys". 'me and guys didn't need to know what went on with'em when we weren't around.
She went to slapped him and missed.
'how did she miss me?. I'm right in front of the slag'. "why don't you go sleep it off…. or the grass outside…. Far away form me?".
"come on…. I'm lonely". Beverly whined. "it'll be fine… you don't even have to do anything. It's just so long. Billy ain't gonna care nothing if that what your worried about?. hell he'll be happy for ya even… I'm sure he will?".
"why do ya think he'll be happy for me?". He laughed. 'Jesus this broads hammered as hell'.
"we can drink a while then do it if ya like. I don't care". The drunk girl went in for a snog but he pushed her away.
"Bev… I will never be that drunk". He hurried around her and in to the party area. He passed Mudgett who had gotten back with the Purple Jesuses "Hey buddy, drunk girl in there wants ya to take her up to a bedroom".
"what who?".
"you'll see". He grinned and walked away. He flopped down on a seat and opened his drink.
hours later/ the next morning.
'what did I drink last night?'. Eyeball chambers had woken up on the floor of his friends place. The first thing he realized was that he had to throw up…. Badly. He crawled himself to the bathroom and was… for the last 20 minutes leaning over the toilet bowl. 'what happened last night?'. He after a while longer pulled himself up and looked in to the bathroom mirror. 'why are all my clothes back to front?'. He frowned at himself.
BAM.
He swung around to see Charlie and Marie both passed out in the bath tub. Marie tried to get up but stumbled and fell down. "wow". He grumbled.
He scoffed. "ya good girl?".
She looked up at him and laughed. Still kind of drunk from the night before.
"yeah that's what I thought". He stumbled out of the bathroom and tried not to tumble down the staircase. He almost feel in to the kitchen and steady himself before slamming on to the ground. 'close one'. he hobbled to the tap and stuck his head under it and turned on the faucet. Letting the cold water drip down on to his dark locks. He took a drink of it then dug out his keys form his pocket.
The chambers boy strolled in to the living room hoping to find the clock. "6:30". He mumbled. 'guess I'll go home and try to get a few hours sleep before meeting up with Ada'. He stumbled for the door.
"where you going?". He looked around to see Ace coming down the stairs.
"home". The dark headed boy replied.
"just crash out here buddy". He lit up a smoke.
"thanks but I'd rather pass out in my own bed right now".
"suit yourself. we playin' mail box base ball later or what?".
'a full night of drinkin' and he still wants to go out'. He held back a grown. "sorry buddy… got shit to do today".
"ya know". the blond slowly walked toward him. "it seems like you ya have a lot of shit to take care of lately?". He looked at him expectedly
"yeah so?".
"so… you gonna tell me what or what?".
"just…. Some stuff with my sisters is all". He shrugged. 'I'm ain't totally lyin'. Ada is teachin Kate how to read'.
"what's goin' on with'em?". He frowned at Eyeball. "sick or something?". He didn't say it like he was concerned. He said it like he didn't believe the dark headed boy. like he was fishing for the truth without coming out right and asking him.
"nah just…. Well….. look it ain't important… ya dig me". He crossed his arms.
The blond smirked. "I'll tell me". He scoffed. "I'll crack". He smirked again, turned and disappeared in to his kitchen. He didn't say it in a threatening way, more like in an I'll wait way.
'of course'. He rolled his eyes and made it for his car. 'I knew he'd figure something out at some point. Guess I can't really blame him… I haven't been too careful'.
Ada Bloom.
'why'd I agree to this?'. She asked herself taking another bits of her toast. She looked at the clock that read 9:30. 'an hour an a half'. She huffed and ran her finger through her hair.
'What am I gonna wear today?. not I'm trying to impressed him… it's just…. I'm going to be out all day…. and I'd like to feel comfortable'. She was lying to herself. She did want to impress him. +
Ada washed up her plat and went up to her room.
Nora wasn't home.
Her mother went out to her friend's house again 'I had a 5 minute warning, she walked in left m=e some money and told me she didn't know when she'd be back. she left me enough money to last me a few days. So I don't know if that means she's gonna be gone for a couple of days?... or she just didn't count how much she gave me'.
She went in to her room and headed for her closet. She opened it and walked in, staring at all her choices. 'do I wanna go the usual?. Or do I wanna go a different root?'. When she wasn't at school or out in town she'd sometimes wear a sundress around the house. Or out side while she was reading. She actually had a lot of different clothes that nobody saw her in. "what's it like outside today?". she asked herself, going over to the window. She opened it and lent out, the heat hit her like a truck. "holy crap". She shut her window and went back over to the other side of her room. 'well…. I do want to not get noticed by anybody. And dressing differently should through people off. they'd except me to wear what I'd wear to school. No one's even seen me in anything other then them before, so I shouldn't be recognized '. She went over to her draws and pulled out a pair of shorts. 'now…. I don't want or need him or anyone seeing my curves so I'm gonna wear a long top with this. So I need one long enough to cover the tops of the thighs and my chest… don't need anybody seeing those either'. She looked down at her breast. The blond girl didn't want to be to hit in the shirt so she dug through her draws and closet until she found herself a thin one. one that was long enough to hide it all, but thick enough to give her a stroke.
She got dressed and stood in front of the mirror.
Ada had picked out a pair of light blue shorts and a long darker blue top. She'd had to find the tightest bra she had to crash down her chest. Hoping that the chambers boy wouldn't try and cop a feel. She slid on a pair of flips flops and bunch her hair up with a hat covering her long blond locks.
'Well…..". the green eye girl glanced at the clock in her room. "another 30 minutes. What to do now". she decided to read a book outside and wait for him to pull up. She as she was descending the staircase, the blond felt something oozing down the side of her check. She paused, turned around and went back up to the bathroom. She knew what it was at once.
Ada re entered the bathroom and grabbed a rag and placed it to the side of her face. she stood in front of the mirror and huffed.
those few days earlier when Eyeball brought Kate over for her lesson, Nora had lost her temper at her daughter and slapped her. well when the older women struck her she had cut her skin. Ada wasn't sure if what slit her skin open was Nora's finger nail or maybe a ring she had had on. but in the end the green eyes girl didn't care. Because ever since then it had scad over and very so often began to bleed again.
she dabbed it until it stopped and decided that it would be fine.
"don't". he pointed to it like she was telling the scab off. "don't even think about it".
She raced back down to the front door and shut it behind her.
Eyeball arrives.
The young man pulled up in to her drive way and spotted her at once. He turned off his car and stared at her. 'oh my holy Jesus…. She's showing leg. I ain't eve seen her show leg before. Come to think it…. I don't think anybody seen her legs before. Their so long, so…. so long'. He cocked his head to the side while gazing at her. 'they look smoove to, so… so smoove . Ohh I can see myself running my hands up and down those'.
She ran up to the car and jumped in. "kay lets go". Ada buckled in her seat belt and waited for him to drive. But after 30 second of nothing happening the blond turned to look at him. he was watching her with a small smile. "what?". She asked.
"I can see your legs….. ain't even seen ya in shorts before is all".
She felt her face all a bit warm. "well….. it's a warm day". she looked straight ahead waiting for him to drive, hoping he'd let the thought of her legs go.
"we live in Castle Rock".
"and your point is?".
"just that we've had a lot of hots days here…. and ain't ever seen you wear shorts…. Ever. didn't even know you had a pair. ".
'what's he getting at now?'. "so what?... today I decided to wear them".
He started the car and backed out of the drive way. "so just….". Ada noticed him smirked as he watched the road.
"ohh know…. what are you going to say now?".
"just that if ya tryin' to get my attention..". he looked at her, straight in the eyes. "ya already got it". the chambers boy knew her green were green, but he never realized how green. 'wow….'. Eyeball felt the breathe get knocked out of him. wow was all he could think of to describe what he was feeling once he saw them. it was also at that moment in which he realized that the two had never really made eye contact before….. properly.
She smacked him on the arm and he laughed. "trying to get your attention". She muttered.
"well… ain't that what you're tryin' to do?".
"nooo". She crossed her arms.
"oh okay". eyeball scoffed.
"it wasn't".
"you can tell me".
"ain't nothing to tell".
"there ya go… ya said ain't again". he chuckled.
"ohh shut up". Ada turned her face away and smirked.
"ya don't gotta be embarrassed if that's what ya were doin'."
She looked back at him as tell it like it is by Aaron Neville played from the car radio.
"cos that's what I was doin'."
"what are you taking about?". Ada said in disbelief. "what do you mean it's what you're doing?". 'all of a sudden this song seems fitting'. She thought.
"the shirt". The chambers said like that explain everything. He noticed the look she was giving him and laughed. "ohh please…. I've seen the way you look at my arms. And don't even portend like you don't cos I've seen it myself girly".
she didn't have to look in the car mirror to know how red her face was. 'If I was in a dark room it would glow'. It was true though. She did like his arms. She liked the way they moved and flexed. She liked the way they glistened in the sun light, the way his tan would almost shine. Ada didn't love to admit it…. but arms were her weak spot. Every now and again she flick through a magazine, and linger a little on the male models… and their arms. 'what am I meant to say now?. he's caught me, he's really caught me. God damn it. that wasn't supposed to happen. I hadn't even realized that I'd gazed at his arms at all. When had I?. look at that silly smug smile he giving me. Acting like he's caught me out in some elaborate lie. look at him thinking he's so smart…. Well Eyeball chambers…. two can play at that game'. "so….. what if I have?".
"what?". He laughed as he did a double take to the road and back to her.
"you got nice arms….. so I look at them". she kept her green eyes glued to the road as best she could.
He felt stunned.
Either of them said anything for a few minutes.
"I like lookin' at you". he suddenly said. they both glanced at one another for a moment before turning away. As they didn't look at each other and both secretly smiled. trying to hide it, not wanting to lose face.
At the Castle Rock Fair.
"that's right whack'em, whack'em". Eyeball cheered Ada on as she whacked the moles. It was the fourth time playing the game and the blond girl was having the time of her life.
"why is hitting things so fun?". She said happily through her white teeth, whacking a very unlucky mole. The couple had been there for a couple of hours now. they spend the first hour just walking around and taking in all of the side shows and carnie folk. It wasn't until the chambers boy spotted the whack a mole game they actually stopped walking. They had been there for so long There a now a line behind them. a few people were beginning to get annoyed.
"can you hurry your chick up my clothes are goin' out a style". Some one of the line angrily said.
"they never were". Eyeball laughed and gave him the finger. "so shut up".
"yeah shut up". Ada was now aggressively whacking the mole. The dark headed boy laughed again. when the game finished exhaled and whipped her brow. "god damn this really takes it out of you".
"yeah it does. come on… I'll get ya some lunch".
"can we come back".
"hell yeah we can girl. I ain't giving up the chance miss seein' you get hot and bothered over a game. It's funny as shit". Eyeball mumbled the last part as he steer her away form the game and over to the dippy dog stand.
The couple sat watching the horses as they ate.
"Havin' fun?". He asked. The green eyes girl smiled and nodded with a mouth full of dippy dog.
and it was genuine too.
She couldn't deny that she was having a good time with the local hoodlum. 'he may not be the most….. kay I don't know how to finish that. but I'll give it to him…. he knows how to show a girl a good time'.
"good". He nodded. "let me take you on the Ferris wheel next".
she almost chocked. "the Ferris wheel?... no, no way, no, not gonna happen".
He laughed at her. "fine Fair enough". Eyeball held his hands up. "then what did you wanna go on?".
"I don't know… I never been to one of these things….. you know that". she took another bite of her lunch.
"the crazy jumping bounce ride then, Hey don't look at me like that it'll be fun….. I promise".
"it's called the crazy jumping ride so your just gonna have to forgive me if I don't exactly trust you on this one". she took another sip of her drink while eyeing him.
"I'll be right next to you".
"I still don't know".
"you'll be fine… come on….. you can trust me".
'fuck…. I'm trusting him ain't I'. "this shit better be fun".
"it will be, but were gonna wait a while after lunch kay. I don't want your puke all over me".
She scoffed.
The crazy jumping ride.
I'm…. having seconds thoughts about this". Ada felt tense as the ride started up.
"don't puke on me".
"can't promise anything". And she meant it.
"your gonna have to because if you puke on me I'm gonna puke in you". and he meant it.
The green eyed girl laughed but throw her hand over her mouth.
"you shouldn't be that".
"what?".
"over up your laugh".
"if I don't people will mistake me for you". the ride started up. Ada let out a nervous hum. Eyeball lent over to her and took her hand. "what do you think you're doing?".
He didn't say anything…. He just grinned.
And she didn't take her hand away.
The ride became, faster and faster and faster. It was so quick that Ada hadn't even realized that she had begun laughing, but you wouldn't be able to hear it over all of the other screams of the Fair goers. She was so entranced in the ride she didn't notice her hat fly off of her head. her beautiful long chickling blond hair flu out from behind her.
And when Ada did finally realize.
She didn't care.
She loved it.
The green eyed girl loved the feeling of the wind through her hair. So loved it so much she left like she was flying.
Ada was having such a good time she didn't take any notice o the way Eyeball was watching her he left like he had been punched in the stomach by Ace. He breath got all caught up in his throat. At the sight of her.
'the most beautiful girl in the world'. He thought. It was like everything went in to slow motion. He watched as her hair danced in the wind behind them. if he wasn't holding on to her hand he'd reach out and touch it.
And as soon as the ride started….. it finished.
Eyeball had to hold on to her as he help her off of the ride.
As much as she enjoyed it the ride made her feel as dizzy as shit. 'maybe I should of waiting longer after lunch before going on it'. "what, was, so, fun". She said slowly.
"umm yeah….. it was". He suddenly felt unsure of how to act around her. 'fuck it… it's happened…. I'm whipped'.
"can we go again….. ". just as she said that she felt a wave of dizziness. "can we go again…. later". Ada clutched on to him.
"sure". He placed his arm around her and walked away from the ride. He inhaled when he got a whiff of her hair. "vanilla?". He asked quietly.
"what else". She chuckled. Not even caring that the boy who she felt a strong hatred for just a few days earlier, now had his arm around her. still feeling dizzy she lent in to him.
Either of them said anything about it though.
He took her to sit down, so she could collect herself before getting up again.
"what do we do next?". She asked.
Later that day.
The couple had been on nearly every ride at the Castle Rock fair that day. including another 6 more rounds of whack a mole.
The sun was going to be setting soon.
The pair were now walking alone one of the any rows of side show stands when Eyeball spotted Charlie, Billy and Vince. Walking right in their direction. "shit". He said.
"what?". Ada looked up at him.
He looked around quickly. "come with me". He grabbed her hand and ran behind one of the many tents.
"what is it?, tell me". She frowned at him.
"sooooo…". He wasn't sure how to tell her he had given her a little white lie about this friends not being there. 'how do you I tell her this, Jesus somebody freaking help me over here'. he thought while running a hand through his hair. "remember when I said that…. the gang wouldn't be here?".
"yes". Ada spoke through her teeth, having a feeling as to where this was going.
"wellll …". The chambers boy drew out. He pointed in their direction. She followed his finger. The three other boys where now joined by the rest of their group… including Ace.
'of course'. She rolled her eyes. "well what are we going to do?".
"you ain't mad?". He asked in disbelief.
"of course I'm mad at you idiot. But if I start yelling at you now they might hear and come on over. I'll yell at you later". The greened eyes girl crossed her arms and have the dark headed boy a pointed look.
"the suns goin' down. Lets say me and you go up to the hill… watch the fireworks".
"…. Fine… but I'm still going to yell at you later… so be prepared for that".
"okay fine". Eyeball smirked.
"and it's going to be bad too. So like…. Don't except me to go easy on you".
"ohh I never do". he replied with a straight face.
"good". Ada gave him a sharp nod.
He held out his hand and without missing a beat she took it. not even thinking about it. the action was almost automatic to her now.
The top of the hill.
Both teenagers were sitting a top of Eyeball bonnet, waiting for the fireworks to start. Either of them were saying anything, just staring out over the hill.
Every few moments he'd glance at her, feeling guilty about not telling her about the boys being at the fair. 'fine…. Maybe I shoulda told her. but… how else was I meant to get her to go out with me?. It ain't like they even noticed us'. the chambers boy shuttered at the thought of Ace seeing them together.
At this point when he looked at her he didn't glance away. "I'm sorry I didn't tell ya about the guys being there". He said quietly.
She turned to him. "don't be….. why did I expect anything different".
He laughed. After a moment he spoke again. "but really… it was a dick move".
"yeah but…. You're a dick aren't you?". she raised her eyebrows.
"most of the time". he chuckled. "there startin'". Without thinking he throw his arm around her small frame and pulled her closer to himself. she stiffened for a moment but once the fireworks began she settled in to him.
"there beautiful". She said staring at them.
"yeah….. like you".
She laughed and whacked him. "ohh shut up".
He laughed.
'he feels good'. Ada nuzzled in to him further.
"hey wow". He suddenly spoke.
"what?".
"your bleeding". He sifted so that now he was in front of her. eyeball had noticed that cut on the side of her head. the chambers boy had happened to glance her way wanting to look at her again when he saw a light trickle of blood running down the side of her face.
"ohh". Ada tried to hide her face from him but he wouldn't let her.
"Ada".
"it's nothing… it's just my mum…". She looked down suddenly. 'fuck'. She cussed herself.
"your mum what?". He asked slowly. 'ohh no'. he knew what that meant. He couldn't even count the amount of time he'd be hit my his father. 'now I know what that look meant, I knew I'd seen it before…. But I couldn't place it'. every once and a while the chambers boy would notice the blond girl would have a look on her face form time to time. but it only hit him now what that look was. It was the same look her saw when he looked in the mirror.
"it doesn't matter….". he gazed up at him. "look it's just a scratch… it's nothing, it just bleeds every now and again.. where it… where it scabbed over". Ada didn't meet his eye as she gestured to her cut.
He moved a piece of her blond hair out of the way to get a better look at it. "eyeball". She tried to push his hand away but he didn't move. He looked at it for a minute but seemingly out of nowhere pulled a cloth out of his pocket.
He all so lightly dabbed it on the side of her face.
He slowly roes his eyes to meet her. 'what a beautiful shade of green'.
She meet his brown eyes a second later.
As they stared in to one another eyes they both thought the same thing. It was the chambers boy who made the first move.
He all so slowly lent ford.
For a split second Ada moved back then stopped.
He paused for a moment to see what she would do. and once he figure the green eyed girl wasn't gonna move away any further he began to go in again.
He got a inch away form her lips and stopped as he meet her eye. Without words he asked if this was what she wanted. And when she didn't jumped away…he moved in… and His lips meet her.
It was a sweet kiss.
It didn't last too long but it wasn't just a peek either.
'he had sport lips'.
Just as she thought that he pulled away and their sweet kiss was over.
They both gazed at each other, he gave her a hint of a smile and replaced her arm around her.
Both settling back in to watching the fireworks.