Chapter 2
Louise kicked an empty can as she walked down the street, hands stuffed in her pockets, head down. It was dark now, and the only sources of light came from the flickering street-lights lining the road. She was muttering to herself, still so fuming over the earlier conversation with her parents that she didn't notice the groups of boys approaching her from behind.
"Hey Bunbun" sneered an unwelcome voice. Louise flinched and turned around, instinctively grabbing onto her hat.
"What do you want, jackass?" she retorted at Logan. She glared at him, not forgetting the hat stealing incident that occurred just 3 weeks ago. Logan flicked his blond hair out of his eyes.
"Just checking on my favourite little rodent" he grinned. "I see you still have the hat".
"Yeah, I lost it to some wimp for a while, but he gave it back after he realised what he'd gotten himself into" she snarled.
"Maybe he took pity on you after he realised what a baby you were without your favourite hat" he laughed, his friends joining in. Louise felt her cheeks burning, and was glad for the surrounding darkness.
"Maybe this baby has better things to do than waste her time on pathetic idiots" she countered, before turning to walk away.
"I doubt it" Logan laughed. "See you round, Bunbun!"
"Eat it, jackass" she called back. She walked home promptly, even angrier now that she had had the misfortune of running into her least favourite person in the world. She quickly let herself into the house, ran upstairs, and into her room. Locking the door, she lay on her bed, clutching her kuchi kopi to her chest, and felt the sting of tears in her eyes. This was set to be her worst summer yet.