"Oh Im sorry I had no idea anyone was in here",I said looking in the long orange cylinder at the local Park in Waldorf. It was where the kids play when the sun was shinning but when it was a crummy day like today I didn't expect to see anyone in there. Well let me just start my saying Im Jina.. and im 18 years old it's April and I only have a few more months left of High School then Im leaving this shit hole called Waldorf. It was a long day at St. Anthony's(i know there prolly isn't one there but i needed a private school name) a Catholic school in Waldorf, I had my uniform on. The discusting blue pladded skirt which I made belt loops for with a white t-shirt and a dark blue jacket with my name on it. I spiced up the outphet by wearing tons of dark eye shadow black eye liner, my hair died a dark red under my skirt I wore fish net stockings and high boots the teachers didn't seem to mind thank god. They figured we should except everyone. Yah well now back to right now whats happening in the orange cylinder. I was about to step away when the voice said.
"It's okay.. im sorry I didn't know anyone else came here...you can come in if you'd like", he said. Now this cylindar looking thing wasn't a small one it was pretty big so about 10 little kids could fit in it. I decided to check out who was in my spot. I slid in and sat next to a boy who looked about my age. He had dark hair and the nicest brown eyes.
"Im Joel", he put his hand out to shake mine.
"Jina", I told him. He looked at me for a few minutes.
"You look firmilar", he told me.
"I dont know how Ive never seen you before..", I told him.
"Aren't you Paul's cousin?", he questioned. I looked at him. How the fuck did he know Paul maybe he went to La Plata High School with him. La Plata was the public school that I had to be taken out of in the beginning of 9th grade because some senior pulled an evil prank on me I dont even want to remember it so Im going to shut it out of my member. I shudder then look over to Joel.
"How did you know that?",I questioned him.
"I dont know.. because there used to be pictures of you and Paul in his house but they aren't there anymore.. and I met you at a family picnic his family had.. and you used to go to La Plata",he informed me. This kid knew more about me then my own parents. Speaking of my parents those fuckers they dont seem to understand.. you dont need to stay together for the kids thats what they are doing. Dad comes home late drunk hits me and my brother Greg who's a year younger than me, and hits my mom but then they always tell each other they are going to stay together for us so that we don't go insaine... well guess what Im already insaine look at my wrists.. okay .. yeah .. so back to the story...
"You must be a friend of Pauls", I said.
"Yah Iam.. actually.. do you remember throwing sand in some kids face when you were younger?", he questioned. Oh gosh yes I say to myself.
"Yes I do why?", I laugehd a little.
"That was my brother Benji.. he still remembers it to this day and Paul teases him about it", Joel said.
"Oh", I said not amused. Benji oh god that kid always pissed me off he was pretty mean to thats why I threw sand at him.
"So what brings you here on this shitty day?",Joel questioned me. I looked at him.
"Shit", I told him.
"Shit happens", he tells me. I pretend to laugh at his attempt at hummor.
"What about you?",I reply back.
"Shit", he tells me.
"Okay this is getting us nowhere", I laugh a little.
"I know", he tells me I watch as he ponders.
"Im here to get away from my family..", he spoke up.
"Ohh can't be anymore fucked up then mine",I told him.
"Nah mines pretty fucked up! my dad left when I was 16 on Christmas eve I might add.. moms really sick and we've been evicted and now we're living at my grandma's house.. until my mom can find a house.. Im working at a local resturant serving snobby rich people.. and thats basically my fucked up life.. oh yeah.. and some guy hit me in the balls with a baseball today and the whole team had a laughing fit", he told me with a straight face. I turned away and laughed at his last bad thing.
"Well are you going to explain yours?", he questioned.
" I dont know I dont talk to strangers about my problems", I stated with an evil smirk.
"I just told you mine it's your turn",he told me.
"Alright.. lets see ... this morning my parents were fighting like usual I got smacked across the face by my father my brother got the belt for talking back to him.. then my parents had a fight and they decided after the fight once again lets stay together for the kids.. ya know .. and then I get to school my lockers jammed I try to open it and all this shit comes out of it.. so I had to go to the home ec teacher to get my shit cleaned and while I did that I had to wear this uniform that was 10x too small for me and i looked really fat and got made fun of for half the day... then I tripped in the cafeteria and had to change again! and 9th period was pretty bad too but we just wont go there.. and now im here",I explained. He looked at me.
"Sounds like we both have almost the same shit goin down", he told me.
"Maybe", I said plainly.
"How come I haven't seen you hanging with Paul latley?", he questioned.
"Our families stopped talking and I haven't talked to him since I dont rememebr when actually I think it was right after they pulled me out of La Plata",I todl him.
" I see...", he said. "Well listen Joel.. I must be headed back to my haunted house it's getting a little cold and it's starting to rain", I said.
"Are you walking?", he questioned.
"You think I have money to buy a car?",I questioned.
"Well how would I know that", he snapped back.
"Wanna walk together?", he questioned.
"Sure",I told him as we both crawled out the tube.
"If your staring at my ass cuz my thong is prolly showing I'll have to hurt you.. or throw sand in your face", I laughed.
"Im not looking my eyes are closed", he lied.
"Im sure they are... ", I told him. I adjusted my skirt as we went out into the rain. I got a good look at what this kid was wearing. Black converses, blue dickies and a shirt that looked like he worked at a gas station or something. He took it off and placed it over our heads.
"I like the rain", I told him. He looked at me and put his shirt back on and we both walked towards our homes a few blocks away. Joel had a longer way to go.
"Well that was interesting we'll have to meet in there again huh?",he told me. I put a smirk on my face.
"In your dreams", I said.
"Alright I'll see you in my dreams then", he shot back.
"oo nice one biotch", I told him with a laugh. He laughed and waved as he let me off in front of the little light blue house.