Re: Just Another Night
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 10:51 pm
"Hey, what's with the rush? Sure this place isn't the biggest, but it's not the stupidest."
Dory gave Ben a quizzical look that was scarcely notable in her drunken stupor. It took her a moment to really digest his words, and when she did, it was a bit hard for her to understand. What kind of stupid asshole wouldn't want to get out of their hometown? Who didn't want the relief of a picture-perfect graduation day where you could look at all of those smiling faces – yourself among them – and plaintively say to yourself that you were no longer part of the bigger picture. Who didn't want to blow their childhood sky high and grow up?
"Well, there's just too many stupid people here", Dory said. "I'm tired of everyone talking behind everyone's back and stuff. It's really starting to piss me off. High school is so fake. I want to get out into the real world – that's where everyone really grows up".
Then the Perez girl said something:
"I, um, I know how you both feel. I like Saint Paul, but sometimes I just want to spread my wings a little, and see some more of the world. It's no good never knowing anything new, right?
Then she stood up and said:
"Um, I'm really sorry, but I should probably be going soon. I, uh, think I'm a little, um, late."
"Ohhhhh, I know what you mean!' Dory said excitedly. "I think I want to go overseas for college or something. I mean, you only live once, y'know? I was thinking Paris or something. They have really good parties over there, but at the same time, I'm really going to hit the books". She paused. "And yeah, I better get home soon to-
That was when her cell phone started to vibrate. Shaking off her migraine, Dory winced as she shuffled her hand into her pocket and pulled out the phone that had been a graduation present for her junior year. She glanced down at the screen for a moment and her eyes enlarged when she saw her father's number. She was seized by a moment of blinding panic -- the feeling every teenager got when their microscopic world came crashing in on them. Shit. Better get home and just pretend your cell phone was off...
"I have to go!' Dory said. "It was, like, really really nice talking with you guys but I have to get home! My dad will ground me if I come home after midnight drunk. I hope I see you guys around school!"
Turning away, Dory began to walk out ofthe park with the stars shimmering in the sky above her. To sum it all up, it was just another night.
((Dorothy Stoeber continued elsewhere))
Dory gave Ben a quizzical look that was scarcely notable in her drunken stupor. It took her a moment to really digest his words, and when she did, it was a bit hard for her to understand. What kind of stupid asshole wouldn't want to get out of their hometown? Who didn't want the relief of a picture-perfect graduation day where you could look at all of those smiling faces – yourself among them – and plaintively say to yourself that you were no longer part of the bigger picture. Who didn't want to blow their childhood sky high and grow up?
"Well, there's just too many stupid people here", Dory said. "I'm tired of everyone talking behind everyone's back and stuff. It's really starting to piss me off. High school is so fake. I want to get out into the real world – that's where everyone really grows up".
Then the Perez girl said something:
"I, um, I know how you both feel. I like Saint Paul, but sometimes I just want to spread my wings a little, and see some more of the world. It's no good never knowing anything new, right?
Then she stood up and said:
"Um, I'm really sorry, but I should probably be going soon. I, uh, think I'm a little, um, late."
"Ohhhhh, I know what you mean!' Dory said excitedly. "I think I want to go overseas for college or something. I mean, you only live once, y'know? I was thinking Paris or something. They have really good parties over there, but at the same time, I'm really going to hit the books". She paused. "And yeah, I better get home soon to-
That was when her cell phone started to vibrate. Shaking off her migraine, Dory winced as she shuffled her hand into her pocket and pulled out the phone that had been a graduation present for her junior year. She glanced down at the screen for a moment and her eyes enlarged when she saw her father's number. She was seized by a moment of blinding panic -- the feeling every teenager got when their microscopic world came crashing in on them. Shit. Better get home and just pretend your cell phone was off...
"I have to go!' Dory said. "It was, like, really really nice talking with you guys but I have to get home! My dad will ground me if I come home after midnight drunk. I hope I see you guys around school!"
Turning away, Dory began to walk out ofthe park with the stars shimmering in the sky above her. To sum it all up, it was just another night.
((Dorothy Stoeber continued elsewhere))