Wednesday, January 24, 2007

The Boston Guns

Chapter One

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At 12:19 PM, Blogger Christina said...

"Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day." I sang, looking out the window of the coffee shop.
"Someone sounds depressed." Ceci said.
"I'm just tired of the rain." I told her. It had been raining almost non-stop for two weeks.
"Yeah, well we do live in Boston." She said.
"I know." I sighed.
"What?" She asked.
"I don't know. I'm bored. I need a change." I told her.
"Well, when I win the lottery we'll quit our jobs at this crappy place and move to California. Deal?" She asked.
"Deal." I said, laughing.
"Looks like another rush of people. What is with everyone wanting coffee when it's rainy and cold?" She asked.
"What is with you and sarcasm?" I replied, and she just laughed. I took my place at the counter, and she stood behind me, ready to start making coffee. A big group of kids walked over.
"Did school just let out?" I asked.
"Yeah." A kid said.
"What school are you from?" I asked.
"Sacred Heart Acadamy." He said.
"Oh, a catholic shcool." I said.
"Uh, yeah." He answered. He aparently didn't want to talk about it.
"Well, what are you craving today?" I asked him.
"A little hot mama!" The guy next to him shouted.
"DUDE! Shut up! You are such a perve!" The first guy yelled at his friend. He was blushing. I tried really hard not to laugh. I took everyones order then turned and started helping Ceci with the coffee.
"Hey, that guy has been staring at you." She whispered.
"Who is it?" I asked, causually glancing in the direction she was looking.
"I don't know." She said. "He looks kind of familiar." She said.
"Well, I'm going to go find out." I said, and turned and walked toward the guy.
"You are crazy!" She said before I left. I just smiled.
"Hi, how is everything today?" I asked.
"Austin? Austin Badler?" He asked, startling me.
"Uh, yeah. How did you know?" I asked.
"Picture me with hair." He said. His head was shaved and he had a black bandana tied around it.
"Lee! Lee James!" I said. "Uh.....English? Jun....no Senior year."
"Yeah! And I go by my first name now, Luken." He said.
"Well, nice to run into you Luken." I told him.
"Thanks, you too. When do you get off work?" He asked me.
"I get off work in about 15 minutes." I told him.
"Mind if I wait? I thought maybe we could catch up." He said.
"Absolutely! If you don't mind walking with me and my roomate to our apartment. I have to change before class tonight." I told him.
"I would love to." He said.
"All right then. I'll see you in 15." I said, and walked away.
"So?" Ceci asked when I walked back behind the counter.
"Lee James. From Highschool. Remember him? He hung out with the wannabe skin heads." I told her. She took a closer look.
"He had hair then, right?" She asked.
"Yeah." I said.
"I looked cuter with it." She said.
"I kind of like the look." I told her.
"Weirdo." She said.
"Anyway, he's walking us back to the apartment." I told her.
"What? What if he is a wierdo or a loser?" She asked.
"I talked to him a lot in english. I thought he was hot. HE is not a loser or a weirdo." I told her.
"Okay, fine." She said. We finished up our shift, and then walked over to Luken.
"Luken, Ceci. Ceci, Luken." I said.
"Nice to meet you Ceci." He said, and shook her hand.
"Do you ladies mind if we ride the bus? It looks a little wet out there." He asked.
"I hate the bus. Creeps ride it." Ceci said.
"Well you have a nice hunk of a guy to protect you ladies from the creeps." Luken answered.
"We can take the bus." I said.
"Fine." Ceci said, and I laughed. We ran out to the bustop on the corner and huddled under the small tin roof to wait.

 

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