PART TWO:
" Let me go." I demanded. He shook his head and said," Aww, now you don't
really want me to do that. Do you?" I nodded," Yes I do. I demand that you
let me go right this minute, or I'll..." I trailed off. I didn't know how to
finish it and he knew it. He grinned, showing me his front chipped tooth. His
breath reeked of beer, making me grimace. Suddenly, Seth and his friends came
over. The little one, the one with all the energy, was already threatening
him.
" Are you in any way harming this fragile young woman? 'Cause if you are,
it would be a terrible shame, since we'd have to beat you to a bloody,
fuckin', pulp. Now, let her go or else face the consequences." He was
pounding one fist into the other and grinding his teeth. The taller one
grinned in a very wolfish way. David didn't let go, his big mistake. The
little guy, who was pretty strong for his size, grabbed him by the neck and
pulled him out from under me. They dragged him outside and even though I
wanted to go too, I didn't. I just stayed where I was. Nicole comforted me
for a little, but when the other customers started yelling for thier things,
I waved her off. She didn't want to go, but she did have a little girl to
take care of and she was only eighteen so it's not like she could afford to
stand around like that.
So I got up and prepared to go when they all came back in. They were
yelling and congradulating themselves. Seth was being swept up into the
middle of it. I was angry. I hadn't required any help and there went his
tips, which counted for a lot of my pay check. I could have handled it
myself, honest, but they were only trying to help. I grabbed my jacket and
headed out the back door. Just before I left, Seth caught up with me.
" Hey," he said," Where are you going?" I looked at him shyly and pointed
at his friends even though they were watching us," You want me to meet them
right?" he nodded," Well..." I trailed off.
" Please?" he begged. I nodded," But only to say thank you and then I'm
leaving!" He grinned and then we headed over. I was really nervous, I wasn't
quite sure what to expect from Seth's new friends. My hands were really
shaking by the time we got there. I didn't look directly at them when I said
hi. I nearly jumped out of my skin when they all said hi at the same time.
The tall guy held out his hand and said," Hey, I'm Chris." I shook his hand
polietly. Everybody else introduced themselves and then I said," I'm Katie. I
just wanted to thank you for your help back there with David and now I've
gotta go, 'cause I gotta, um, go. So, uh, yeah, 'bye." I waked away at a very
fast speed and then I began to run and I literally burst through the back
doors and ran out through the back alley. I ran all the way home and then
when I finally got there, I locked the door, bolted it and then flopped down
on the couch, exausted. I was tempted to go all the way back there and just
hang out, but I felt too shy to. So instead I put on one of my old jazz CDs,
by John Lee Hooker, and made myself some hot chocolate.
The next day, I didn't have to work so I went down to the shelter. I went
there sometimes to walk the dogs and sometime, since I had a way with
animals, I'd try my hand at training them. It was a long day, and then when I
got home, I decided to go find my friend Angelica. She was the most insane
person I had ever met. She had the strangest the strangest hair. She had
brown hair that went to her butt, but it was streaked with red, yellow, pink,
green, purple, orange and blue. She had blue eyes and she kept insisting that
she was going to be a knight for women⤙s rights.
⤠Men are scum.â¤* She⤙d say, and I wouldn⤙t try to change her mind. She
had a horrible temper. She was tall, pretty and she didn⤙t seem to mind that
she was different. In fact, she seemed to celebrate the fact. So did I, she
was very idealistic.
Anyway, she was also looking for a job and so when I called her, I
said," I might not be able to help that, but let's go see Seth. Hey!" I
exclaimed, I had just gotten a great idea," Why don't you move in with me? It
would save us a lot of money."
" No," she said," But ask me again in a month, okay?" I told her I would.
She then suggested I get my hair dyed.
" Why?" I asked.
" 'Cause it would he be cool. I know, you should dye your bangs blue." I
considered it for a moment, and then I said yeah. I really did get it done
and it looked wild, but conservatie at the same time. I know that sounds like
a contradiction, but if you saw the shade I chose, you would understand. We
then went to the office. Angel was wearing one of the outfits she had made
herself and if you ask me, if she showed any more of her body, she⤙d be
naked. I was wearing my skirt that went to my knees. It was red and tight.
Angel told me that it went with my hair well. The shirt I was wearing was
black.
We took my car, or my dad⤙s, and when we pulled up to the building, I got
really nervous. She noticed and then told me to calm down. Then she said that
she was there to get a job.
⤠What the hell!â¤* I yelled. I knew she was insane, but I just didn⤙t
know to what extent.
⤠Are you crazy? ...â¤* I began, but she held up a hand, signaling that
she had made up her mind. I sighed deeply and then reluctantly got out of the
car. Angel did too and then she locked it. We stepped into the office, Angel
with an air of superiority, me with the air of self- conciousness. We went to
the receptionist, who cringed when she saw me, but then we got talking and
she saw that I wasn⤙t insane. Angel on the other hand...She was diferent.
⤠I want a job.â¤* She demanded. I had to bite my lip to keep from
laughing out loud. Abby asked if she was joking. She shook her head. Abby got
up, it looked like she was just barely holding in a smile too. I asked her if
she could get Seth too.
⤠Well I can⤙t do both things at the same time. Why don⤙t you two go get
him.â¤* When she said that, I swear to God, I thought I⤙d collapse right then
and there, but Angel, dragged me into one of the rooms insisting that she
hadn⤙t come this way for nothing! We walked in and right away, they all
stopped talking and just stared at us. Chris saw us and then yelled,â¤* You!
Get the fuck outta here!â¤* I tried to do as he asked, but Angel wouldn⤙t let
me go.
⤠Listen, you bitch-ass mother fucker, I don⤙t have to listen to you or
any of your homosexual friends. Mind your own fuckin⤙ buisness.â¤* She snapped
and then she saw Seth. He waved at us and he was laughing so hard that I
thought he might collapse onto the floor. I stared at Chris. Angel still
wouldn⤙t let me go. I mouthed the word hi to Seth and then turned back
towards Chris. He was just standing there for a second and then he stompted
towards us. I cringed, he looked so mad and my experience, I would get hit if
somebody looked that mad. He grabbed Angel and shoved her towards the door.
I, on the other hand, was pushed over to the side so I left on my own accord.
I waved at Seth before I did and yelled,â¤* Don⤙t think this is the last of
us! I⤙ll call you later Seth!â¤* And then I ran out the door. Chris had
literally thrown Angel out the door. She was screaming booldy murder at him
and then she said something and then she stalked off. To the car most likely.
I stood there, not quite sure if I should follow her, or stay put. Chris came
back and stopped right in front of me. He stared at me and then he said,â¤* Am
I going to have to throw you out too?â¤*. He grinned suddenly as I began to
stutter out something which could not be conisdered a sentence.
⤠Y-you d-d-don⤙t have to, um, do t-that. I-I⤙m going t-to just... Get
out of your... I mean, I think I-I⤙ll... Bye.â¤* I turned to leave but he
grabbed my arm and said,â¤* Wait, I was only kidding. Listen, I wanted to ask
you something when we saved you from that guy. Would you like to go out some
time?â¤* I was taken totally aback. I hadn⤙t been expecting that.
⤠I-I don⤙t know.â¤* I said. I grabbed a pen out of my purse and then
grabbed his hand. I wrote my phone number on his hand.
⤠Call me later today. I⤙ll tell you then, okay?â¤* I said and then I ran
out of there like a bat out of hell. I dashed down the steps and to the car.
Angel had started it and she looked ccalm again. I got into the passenger
seat and then she said,â¤* That was great. I had fun.â¤* She was being serious.
⤠Let⤙s go shopping.â¤* She said. I tried to protest but she wasn⤙t
listening. Soon I had like, three outfits that I didn⤙t really need and she
was going to drop me off. Sudenly she siad,â¤* I know that he asked you out.â¤*
⤠How did you know that?â¤* I asked. She shrugged. I was amazed, but she
had done this before. She was one strange girl, but that didn⤙t really matter
to me. When she dropped me off, I got in and thought to myself,â¤* What the
hell am I doing?â¤* I really didn⤙t expect him to call, but imagine my
surprise when he really did! It happened like this...
I was sitting on the couch and I was watching T.V when the phone rang. I
reluctantly got up, and answered the phone.
⤠Hello?â¤* I said.
⤠I told you I⤙d call.â¤* A really deep voice on the other line drawled.
At first, I couldn⤙t belive it.
⤠Chris?â¤* I asked incrediously. He laughed and said ,â¤* Of course.â¤*
⤠I-I didn⤙t think you⤙d... I mean you... Hi.â¤* I finished. He laughed
and said,â¤* You are so cute.â¤* When he said that, I felt a shiver go down my
back. Cute! I was cute!
⤠T-t-thank you.â¤* I said. He then purred,â¤* So, do you wanna go out?â¤*
⤠Sure. Why not?â¤* I was amazed at how flippant I sounded. He said that
we could do whatever I wanted. I said that he should pick. He said that we
should just go walking around. I said,â¤* Yeah. That sounds great.â¤*
⤠So... When?â¤* He asked.
⤠Tomorrow? After work?â¤* I asked. He said sure. As long as I didn⤙t
bring that friend of mine. I laughed really hard. We talked for only a few
minutes after that. Then I said I had to go and that I⤙d see him tomorrow.