And so it Goes - Chalen D. (classic book list txt) 📗

free. Mikeys' Rosalynn's cousin too."
"There where three others that went that night too."
"Calvin, Drew and Martie. We hang out with them at school, but that's about it. Drew gave me a ride home one time."
"So it's usually You, Mikey, Rosalynn, Becky, and Clover?"
"Uh-ah. Just Rosalynn, Mikey and Me."
"Why?"
"Cause Becky and Clover would get eaten alive if they hung out with us."
"What about you? Where you eaten alive?"
"nope."
"Who got you started on the weed?"
"I did."
"who did you smoke first with?"
"Mikey. Then Rosalynn. Drew offered the night he picked me up but I said no."
"Why?"
"I don't trust him."
"You trust Daniel?"
"nope."
"Then why'd you take the pills?"
"I wanted out."
"Out?"
"Of my head."
"do you drink?"
"no."
She sat back in her chair.
"Your brother just got engaged to a woman he barely knows. How does that make you feel?"
"He what!"
"He didn't let you?"
"No."
"how does that make you feel?"
"Assed out. Is our time up yet?"
"Yes. I'll see you Tuesday."
"Don't count on it." i said, leaving the room.
******
"How'd it go?" Nathan asked, standing from a chair.
"Your getting Married?!" I screamed at him, making everyone in the office turn to look.
"Can we talk about this at home?"
"Fuck you Nathan. Fuck you." I pulled out my phone.
"Lola-"
"Drew, come pick me up....Then climb out your window if your grounded.....I'm at the medical clinic....yes the one for your head....Ooooh yeah, bring that." I hung up the phone.
"Lola-"
"You could of told me!"
"I was going to tell you tonight."
"Well to fucking late, Betty Boop in there spilled the beans!"
I relaxed as I saw Drew's truck turn the corner.
"I love her."
"Good for you!"
"Lola please."
Drew pulled to the curb and I got in. I slammed the door and Drew pulled away.
"Did you bring it?"
"Yeah." he said digging into his pocket.
"Shit, i forgot a light."
"I got one." I said.
He gave me the pipe, and he parked at the lake.
We got out and sat by the lake. I took two hits before I passed it to Drew. He passed it back to me.
"You want to talk or something?" He asked.
"I'm good."
"Do you want me to take you Mikey's?"
"Why?"
"I thought Rosalynn was staying there. I got to get back before I get into trouble."
"Yeah, take me to Mikey's."
We finished up and he dropped me off.
"What the fuck!" Rosalynn said, when I told her everything.
"I know!" I yelled, tossing a hand up in the air.
"You want to smoke?"
"I already did."
"With who!"
"Drew."
"Oh." she said, sounding let down.
"Oh dude, I can't believe I didn't tell you this."
"What?"
"Dr. Black, sounds like fucking Betty Boop."
She laughed.
"God, I felt like strangling myself with the Rainbow Caterpillar she had on her desk."
"I would of done it."
We where quiet.
"You know who I haven't seen in awhile?"
"Sasquatch?"
"yeah. I wonder what happened to him."
"Maybe he starved himself to death."
"We should be so lucky." I said, watching Mikey come into the kitchen.
He paused when he saw me. He got a soda from the fridge and went back to his room.
"He hates me."
"no he doesn't."
"Then why won't he talk to me?"
"He's mad at you."
"Awesome."
"Go talk to him."
"I'd rather spend a night at Sasquatch's."
"Ugh."
"Exactly. Will he talk to me?"
"I don't know."
"Guys are so confusing."
"Guys! Girls are the meaning of confusing." Mikey said, slamming his soda on the counter.
Rosalynn left out the back door.
"You have your views and I have mine."
"Do you know how worried I was, when Rosalynn ran into the house and said you where at the hospital?"
"Don't worry about me."
"I can't help it!"
"Why not!"
"Because I love you!"
Rosalynn's mouth Popped open, behind the french doors. Mikey grabbed a jacket and left the house. Rosalynn grabbed my arm.
"He loves you! That's big. Mikey's never loved anyone before. Well maybe he has, but he's never said it."
"What if I love him back?"
"You gotta tell him."
"What if I can't?"
"Learn." she shrugged.
I sagged against the wall, and looked at her.
******
"Has he came back?" I asked, then next afternoon.
Nathan went back to work and a new blanket of snow had just fallen.
"He just came in, I'll call you back." Rosalynn whispered hanging up.
I Made a cup of Hot Coco, put on a jacket and a scarf, and sat on the front porch swing, watching the flakes fall. I crossed my legs, after I paused myself once. I took a drink, and Mikey sat down next to me, Hands in his pockets, hood up over a beanie, and a scarf around his neck. He wore boots and black jeans, with out holes. He sat back and took his hood off. His ever present black gloves covered his long fingers. He took them off and gave them to me. I put them on, and took another drink. I held it out to him, and he Took it from me. He glared at the top, letting it warm his hands.
"I've never loved someone and it scares me. The thought that I could lose you never came to mind. When it came to mind, I almost died." He finally looked over at me. "I love you Lola, and it scares me shitless."
"What now?"
"I don't know if i just love you or if I'm in love with you."
"then can we still be friends?"
"Are you going to go back to Daniel?"
"No. I felt." Words came for a loss. "i guess I felt lost. My parents always took pills to escape stuff, so I though it was normal."
"You know it's not normal right?"
"How can you love someone so fucked up?"
He set the Coco down, and pulled me onto his lap.
"I'm just lucky I guess."
"Loving me isn't luck. I come with a past. A bad past, I'm not sure I can get over."
We was quite, as he held me, and kissed my head.
"I just wish life wasn't so fucked off sometimes."
"I hear you." he whispered.
I looked at him.
"How do you know when you love someone, Or if your in love with someone?"
"I couldn't tell you. We spend our life trying to find a love, and when we think we found, it we spend the rest of our lives destroying it."
I put my head back on his chest. He was right after all.
"I'm going to tell you something, but I don't want you to Freak out okay?"
"What?"
"Sasquatch is heading to the mail box."
"What!"
Sasquatch looked over.
"You!" He yelled, making his way over.
We got up and ran.
"Grab the Coco!"
Mikey slid to a stop, grabbed the coco and ran into my house. I slammed and locked the door, Just as Sasquatch made it to the front porch. Mikey set the Coco on the table, Just as Rosalynn came through the back door.
"We just ran into your best friend." I told her.
"Who?"
"Sasquatch." Mikey said, trying to hide his smile.
"Nuh-ah!" She said, running to the front door.
She looked through the peep hole and screamed, flying back.
"What's wrong?" i asked.
"He's looking through the hole, he's looking through the hole!" She said backing up, and pointing at the door.
I bit my lip.
Mikey looked through the hole.
"Oh yeah, look at that." he said.
He sat down on the couch.
"What did you guys do to piss him off?"
"Rosalynn blasted him with pepper spray."
"Rose, you can't do that."
one of the cupboards slammed, "He took my back pack!"
The fridge opened.
"Damn, Lola go shopping."
"you ate all the food."
"Well can we go shopping?"
"Go check for Sasquatch, and I'll drive to the store."
"Okay." she walked to the door, her hand pausing on the knob. "Wait a second. You check for him."
"I'm not the one who's hungry."
"God!" she said, opening the door.
She stuck her head out and looked around slowly.
"He's gone lets go."
*******
"Can we get these?" Rosalynn asked holding up a roll of cookies.
"Why?"
"Cause it has trees, rain deer, and Santa. It's Christmas Eve in two days. we gotta leave cookies for Santa."
"Put it in the cart." I rolled my eyes.
At my side, Mikey laughed.
"There's cotton candy, and chips for sell can I have some?"
"Yes Daughter."
"Thanks Mom." She kissed my cheek and took off.
I looked up at Mikey, "What would you like son?"
"If we're playing house, I want to be the husband."
"Fine. What do you want husband."
"The usual."
I stopped pushing the cart, and looked up at him.
"What the fuck Is the usual?"
"Your my wife. your supposed to know."
"Oh no. Your my best friend, who's a husband. I'm a widow, with a oddly, tall ten year old."
"Why are you a widow?"
"Cause I stabbed my husband." I said, starting to push the cart.
"Your not really going to stab your husband are you?"
"Well if he did what this husband did, then yes."
"What did this husband do?"
I flashed him a wicked grin as Rosalynn came back to the cart, dumping in her food.
"What is this?" I asked, picking up a pack of skittles.
"Please?"
"no."
"Let the kid have it." Mikey said.
"Watch it husband. Put it in the cart."
"Yay!" Rosalynn said, hugging me and taking off.
"If your going to be running all over the place, can you at least get some milk?"
"Okay Mom!" she called, skipping along the meat selection.
"kids." i rolled my eyes.
"Lola can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
Mikey got down on one knee, and everyone in a ten mile radius turned to look.
"Get up stupid ass." i whispered.
Mikey took my hand.
"Lola, I don't know what I'd be with out you. You really opened my eyes to a knew world. will you marry me?"
Everyone awed, and what could I say? Every time I went out, everyone would say, 'Oh there goes the chief's sister. Do you know she said no to a nice young man?' Little did they know when we got into the car, there would be no more nice young man left, when I was through.
"yes." I mumbled.
Mikey stood up, and took a chain I never noticed before off his neck. He slipped off a diamond ring, and put the chain back on. He slipped the ring on my left finger.
"Perfect fit." He smirked.
"Your so dead when we get home."
Taking my head in his hands Mikey kissed me, and the Meat department erupted in cheers.
I pulled out of the parking lot.
"What is your problem?!" i yelled, smacking him in the chest, every time I spoke.
"If your going to be abusive, maybe I won't get married to you."
"We are not getting married." i said, pulling into my lot.
We brang the food inside.
"Hey, just cause your a kid, doesn't mean you don't have chores. Get your ass up and help put the food away." i told Rosalynn who flopped on the couch.
Once everything was away, Mikey and I sat on the couch, and Rosalynn when to the bathroom.
"You know why they put the ring on this finger?"
"No."
"They say this finger is the only finger that has a vein that travels straight to your heart."
"That's so....romantic."
"Romantic?"
"Yes Romantic."
"You."
"I can be Romantic."
"You can?" i asked, mock Horror.
"I think I've decided that I love you, and I'm not in love with you."
"So we