Memory 1: Gettin' High
"Come on Bella hurry up!" Kate yells at me when I finally get out of the house.
"Shut up will you? You're gonna wake my parents." I say.
"Oh come on, they sleep through just about anything, besides, we're gonna be late if you don't get your sorry ass on your bike. The guys are waiting at the spot."
"Alright I'm comin I'm comin. Jeez you act like you've never done this before, and I know you have, I was there. How'd Jason get a hold of it anyway? I though his mom confiscated it all."
"Said he got it half off from some street vendor. That probably means its not all that good, but it'll do the job." I give her a face. Weed is weed, no matter how long you have it or where you put it.
"I still say there's no difference." We get on our bikes and head towards our spot. It's nothing special, just a patch of grass under one of the may water towers in Illinois. We call it our spot because there is a big number 5 painted onto it. We don't know what it's supposed to stand for, only that it now symbolizes our group. There are five of us; me, Kate, Jason (my best guy friend), Michael (Kate's boyfriend), and Eric (Kate's best guy friend). We found it one day and Kate decided it was fate. And thus it became our spot.
"FINALLY!" Kate yells as we get to the water tower. The boys are already there, lounging around as usual. Kate runs and jumps on top of Michael and kisses him.
"Oh please will you two get a room?" Jason asks.
"I second that," I say as I sit down next to him. "So the 'rents actually let you out?"
"Yeah, if you can believe it. Though I had to promise that I wasn't going to see you today. They're under some kind of impression that you're my bad influence." Jason smirks at me
"Oh gee thanks. I'm sure your mom hates me now. You're lucky that I can climb through windows because I'm sure that this and at night are the only times you're going to be seeing me now." I spend the night at Jason's house more often than not. I don't know why but I've never liked being alone and my parents would kill me if I interrupted their "alone time". Jason's house is next door to mine so I can easily climb out my window and through his. Plus his bed is the most comfortable bed I've ever seen. We're not dating, and we never will. We tried dating in 7th grade and it was really awkward. He's like my brother and we both weren't all that interested in the relationship. We're closer now, as friends, than we ever were as boyfriend and girlfriend. I've been known to where his clothes to school, his mother hates me for it. But Jason doesn't care and so I keep doing it.
If Jason's mother knew that we shared a bed at night she would go insane. She's already under the impression that my main goal in life is to steal her precious son's virginity. Though where she got that I will never know. I'm still a virgin for Christ's sake! Jason doesn't have a father, he never met him, so his mother tries to be both parents at once. And let me tell you it's annoying.
"Oh what would I do if you weren't there to wake me up in the middle of the night and climb into bed with me? Well, I might actually get a good night's sleep for once." Jason jokes.
"You know you love it. And besides, you're never asleep, you always wait for me dumbass. That holds no value."
"Yeah whatever. You're lucky I love you so much. Most guys would have kicked you out by now."
"Gasp, you would never kick me out. Not when I'm the only girl who's been in your bed. Oh!" I tease.
"Take it back." he warns.
"Nope!" I say and pop the "p".
"Fine then, I guess you don't get any of this." he holds up the bag of weed and dangles it in front of my face.
"Gimme it!" I say.
"Take it back."
"No way Jose!"
"Fine then, Kate? Michael? You want some of this?"
"Ok ok fine, I take it back. You can't let them get the first one! That's always mine and you know it."
"Now that's a good girl. Now say, Jason is the king of my universe and has the hottest body in the world." he wiggles his eyebrows.
"Jason Halloway you'd better give that to me." I warn him.
"Not until you say it." I glare at him. Then I get a good idea, I pounce on him so that my legs are on either side of his torso.
"Actually, I think I'm the queen of your universe." I say and grab the bag of weed from his hand.
"Jesus Bell. That was awesome." Eric says. Kate and Michael nod their heads in approval.
"Ha ha thanks Eric. Anybody got a lighter?" I ask the group. Kate tosses me hers, a black one with mini pink skulls all over it. I roll up some of the weed and light the end. I take a deep breath and exhale. "Ah. I get high with a little help from my friends."
"You're such a dork, Bella. The Beatles?" Michael says.
"The Beatles are awesome, don't ever diss them." Kate says to her boyfriend.
"Yup she's pretty much right." I say and toss the bag to her. These are the nights I like, one's where it feels like nothing bad can happen. But why do I feel like that's all about to change?
