How Jimmy Became a Saint, chapter 2
Ed walked nervously towards the back of the yard, behnd the jungle gym. That's where 2$ bill always hung out. It was only 10 yards away, but it seemed like hours to Ed. He had never done this kinda thing before. What if he said or did something wrong? Then he saw him. His back against the jungle gym. He was talking to someone Ed had never seen before. Billie laughed at something the other guy said. Ed picked up all the courage he could muster and walked over to them casually. The other guy stopped and looked at Ed.
"Who do we have here?" he asked.
Ed ignored him and talked directly to Billie.
"I am looking to purchase some of your..... How should I put it.... Goods" said Ed as confidently as he could hoping that they hadn"t heard the nervousness in his voice.
"How many do you want?" asked Billie.
"We only want 6" replied Ed.
"We? Who's we?" asked Billie suspiciously.
"Me and my friend Jimmy"
"Goody goody two shoes Shenanigan does drugs? Who knew?" said the guy beside Billie.
"Don"t be rude to the costumers Mike" said Billie to his friend. "Okay, meet me on top of Tight Wad Hill at 10 tonight" said Billie turning his attention back to Ed. "Oh and bring your friend. I want to put a face to the name"
THAT NIGHT
"Ed are you sure we should be doing this? What if our parents find out?" asked Jimmy as they climbed up the steep slope of Tight wad hill. It was dark and cold and they didn"t have a torch.
"Jimmy, they won't find out. My mom thinks I am at your house, and your mom will be out drinking with her new boyfriend. What"s his name again?"
"George I think." answered Jimmy. "Are we nearly there yet?"
"Yeah, nearly" replied Ed.
Suddenly, a torch shone in their eyes.
"I didn't think that you girls were going to turn up" said Mike, flicking his torch back to him and Billie.
"Do you have the goods?" asked Ed.
"Yeah do you have the money?" said Billie.
"Yeah of course we have the money" piped up Jimmy.
"You must be Jimmy" Billie said, as if only noticing him now.
"Yeah... So?"
"Can I see them please?" asked Ed "I want to know what I am buying"
"Just one" said Billie producing a joint from his back pocket. Ed took it and began rubbing it under his nose sniffing it. Then he stopped and turned to Mike. "Are these good quality?" he asked him.
"Mike doesn"t do drugs" said Billie.
"Why not?" asked Jimmy. Ed gave him a stern look.
"What?" Jimmy asked Ed. Ed just shuck his head and rolled his eyes skyward.
"I was just wondering" said Jimmy shyly.
"If you must know, my mother was a heroin addict and she had to give me up for adoption. So I don"t like to do drugs often in case I get addicted" said Mike and hung his head.
"Oh I see" said Jimmy sympathetically "I know how you feel"
"No you don"t, so don"t even pretend you do!" said Mike a little louder than needed.
"Yes I do. My father walked out on us when I was two" said Jimmy hotly.
"Can we please get back to the issue at hand?" said Ed breaking the tension.
"Yeah ok, don't get your knickers in a twist" said Billie.
"12 bucks isn't it?" Ed asked Billie.
"Yeah, that's right" said Billie handing over a small plastic bag as Ed counted out the money. Once Ed had given Billie what he owed Billie and Mike left them alone.
"12 bucks? You said he sold them for two dollars each not six!" exclaimed Jimmy.
"He does. I bought six"
"But we only took two of your brother"
"I know. But I got some for us"
"Oh... Cool" said Jimmy "Lets go I'm cold and my Mom will be back soon"
"Who do we have here?" he asked.
Ed ignored him and talked directly to Billie.
"I am looking to purchase some of your..... How should I put it.... Goods" said Ed as confidently as he could hoping that they hadn"t heard the nervousness in his voice.
"How many do you want?" asked Billie.
"We only want 6" replied Ed.
"We? Who's we?" asked Billie suspiciously.
"Me and my friend Jimmy"
"Goody goody two shoes Shenanigan does drugs? Who knew?" said the guy beside Billie.
"Don"t be rude to the costumers Mike" said Billie to his friend. "Okay, meet me on top of Tight Wad Hill at 10 tonight" said Billie turning his attention back to Ed. "Oh and bring your friend. I want to put a face to the name"
THAT NIGHT
"Ed are you sure we should be doing this? What if our parents find out?" asked Jimmy as they climbed up the steep slope of Tight wad hill. It was dark and cold and they didn"t have a torch.
"Jimmy, they won't find out. My mom thinks I am at your house, and your mom will be out drinking with her new boyfriend. What"s his name again?"
"George I think." answered Jimmy. "Are we nearly there yet?"
"Yeah, nearly" replied Ed.
Suddenly, a torch shone in their eyes.
"I didn't think that you girls were going to turn up" said Mike, flicking his torch back to him and Billie.
"Do you have the goods?" asked Ed.
"Yeah do you have the money?" said Billie.
"Yeah of course we have the money" piped up Jimmy.
"You must be Jimmy" Billie said, as if only noticing him now.
"Yeah... So?"
"Can I see them please?" asked Ed "I want to know what I am buying"
"Just one" said Billie producing a joint from his back pocket. Ed took it and began rubbing it under his nose sniffing it. Then he stopped and turned to Mike. "Are these good quality?" he asked him.
"Mike doesn"t do drugs" said Billie.
"Why not?" asked Jimmy. Ed gave him a stern look.
"What?" Jimmy asked Ed. Ed just shuck his head and rolled his eyes skyward.
"I was just wondering" said Jimmy shyly.
"If you must know, my mother was a heroin addict and she had to give me up for adoption. So I don"t like to do drugs often in case I get addicted" said Mike and hung his head.
"Oh I see" said Jimmy sympathetically "I know how you feel"
"No you don"t, so don"t even pretend you do!" said Mike a little louder than needed.
"Yes I do. My father walked out on us when I was two" said Jimmy hotly.
"Can we please get back to the issue at hand?" said Ed breaking the tension.
"Yeah ok, don't get your knickers in a twist" said Billie.
"12 bucks isn't it?" Ed asked Billie.
"Yeah, that's right" said Billie handing over a small plastic bag as Ed counted out the money. Once Ed had given Billie what he owed Billie and Mike left them alone.
"12 bucks? You said he sold them for two dollars each not six!" exclaimed Jimmy.
"He does. I bought six"
"But we only took two of your brother"
"I know. But I got some for us"
"Oh... Cool" said Jimmy "Lets go I'm cold and my Mom will be back soon"
