The Punk and the Snark (Pt. 6)
The next day saw something different happen in Lawndale.
Instead of walking to school, Daria and Jane had hitched a ride in Bob Rollin's beat up old Ford that was clearly on it's last legs.
"So a candlelit pizza date surrounded by books." Jane mused after Daria and Bob talked about the date, "It sounds just right up your alley Daria."
"You've got me pegged." Daria said with a dismissive shrug.
Bob just laughed as he pulled up in front of Lawndale High, "And this is where our good moods die."
"Now that sounds pretty damn accurate." Jane conceded with a distain filled glare at the red brick building.
It didn't take Daria and Bob long to discover that everyone in school knew that they had gone on a date.
That was because Brittany Taylor and Kevin Thompson came up to them, wearing full uniform as usual, and pretty much blurted it out like this.
"Wow! Tori was telling the truth. Daria I'm so happy you've got a boyfriend now. We can gossip now!" Brittany had chirped with an extra bounce in her step (and cleavage).
"Whoa!" Kevin said with jaw quite dropped, then to Bob in (what he thought) a whisper, "You're braver than I am, man."
"...Thanks?" Bob said while scratching his head.
Daria just shrugged, "Yeah, me and Bob kind of clicked. Anything else major?"
Brittany thought that through, "No, but you know what this place is like, right?"
If Bob and Daria had been drinking, it would have been a spit-take.
"...That was a scary good observation Brittany." Daria said after the shock wore off enough for her to speak.
"Thanks!"
Kevin didn't seem sure what was happening, but he did think that Daria wanted to know what else was going on in the school.
So he said, "...Well I did hook up with Nikki last night."
Then he remembered that Brittany was standing right there next to him, and her eyes were quickly narrowing.
"Wait! I mean... Uh huh..."
Brittany balled her fists.
"Oh no."
Daria and Bob had first row seats to Kevin's latest beat down.
The only downside was a lack of popcorn.