From Preppy to Punk, chapter 5
Clarissa walked down the hospital's halls like a zombie. She was pale and nurses were staring, so Clarissa flicked them off. Yes, sweet Clarissa flicked someone off. For her birthday one year, Julie got her a HUGE pack of joints, so she opened her suitcase and started smoking one, she didn't care if she got caught. Screw that she was in a hospital. She couldn't find her mom ANYWHERE, last time she saw him with a tall tan and blonde doctor.
"oh well" she sighed. "Maybe my new life will be better." Clarissa walked out of the hospital and headed for the mall down the street. It was early in the morning, and the mall was just opening. She walked through the big doors and went to get a coffee at Starbucks, and was surprised to see Mike as the Brita.
"Mike? What the hell are you doing here? YOU WORK HERE?" she asked Mike.
"For your information, i own it. What are YOU doing here?" Mike said.
"I need an expresso with 3 shots of anything in it. I'm so tired, I need something to wake me up." Clarissa said. Mike got her drink ready and sat down next to her.
"That sucks about Julie, huh Clarissa?" Mike said.
"One Mike, I don't wanna talk about that. Two, call me Clari from now on. I HATE the name Clarissa. It makes me sound like a fairy princess." She shuddered.
"Okay 'Clari'. Can you at least tell me why you and her are fighting?" Mike was trying too hard to be nice.
"Fine, 'Mikey'. Before she was hospitalized, her and me had a huge fight. Mike, you see, we were 'acquaintances'. Okay FINE! We were BEST FRIENDS!" Clarissa blurted out. Mike was stunned.
"YOU?!?! AND JULIE?!?!?! Wow, that's something that you don't hear about everyday!"
"Yeah, we wanted to keep it secret though. It doesn't matter anymore, and that's why I'm telling you." Clarissa finished her expresso and was getting up to leave. "Well, I gotta go shopping for my new life. I want to be unique and different from everyone else, Mike. I'll see you later."
"You're leaving? Wait, I want to come! No ones here now, and if someone does come, then my other employees will help them. I'M COMING!" Mike ran to tell his employees that he was leaving, and him and Clari left. They went shopping for clothes at Hot Topic, Converse hi-tops at the shoe store, and they even got their hair highlighted and colored. Mike was actually a great shopper! He helped her figure out what to buy and what looked best on her. When Clari got her blonde hair done, she got it tipped pink, while Mike got his brown hair tipped blonde. They actually had fun together! They went out for lunch, and went to the beach, then went out for dinner later. Clari never really knew Mike, and that he could be such a sweet guy.
At the end of the night, Mike was driving around in his car with Clari when he said, "Where do you live? I'll drop you off." Clari squirmed around a bit, but finally said, "Um, nowhere now." Mike understood and didn't ask about Clari's violent home life. "Well, you can stay with me, if you want. I don't care if you do."
"Really, Mike? I wouldn't be a burden or anything, I promise. That would be awesome. Okay, i will!" Clari was thrilled. Was she maybe feeling something for our beloved Mike?
Mike pulled up to a small apartment with a window on top of the building. They walked inside to see a small kitchen with a lot of dirty dishes, a table, chairs, and a lot of beer six-packs.
"Bil and Tre's don't worry. I don't drink THAT much." He said as he saw Clari looking around.
"Where am I sleeping? I'm really tired and i wanna go to sleep." Clari said sleepily.
"The guestroom down the hall. Its messy, so I hope you don't mind." Mike yelled from down the hall. Clari dropped off of her stuff, lay on the bed, and looked up. There was a window on the ceiling, and it magnified the stars in the sky.
"That's my favourite part of this place. I get to look at the stars. I'm kind of obsessed about stars, I don't really know why." Mike said in the doorway. "Well, goodnight, Clari." Mike waved a friendly wave and walked out of view.
"Mike! Come here!" Clari yelled after him.
"What?"
"I have something to tell you, Mike. Come here." Clari said.
"Okay..." Mike went towards Clari. "What? Is everything okay?"
"Mike, I just wanted to say that i had a lot of fun today with you, and you made me feel a lot better about the things that have been going on lately." Clari said, and she kissed Mike on the cheek. He looked surprised about that, but he kissed her back. Then Clari kissed Mike hard on the lips, and Mike did the same. Pretty soon, Mike was on top of Clari, and they were whispering, "I love you," between gasps of air.
"oh well" she sighed. "Maybe my new life will be better." Clarissa walked out of the hospital and headed for the mall down the street. It was early in the morning, and the mall was just opening. She walked through the big doors and went to get a coffee at Starbucks, and was surprised to see Mike as the Brita.
"Mike? What the hell are you doing here? YOU WORK HERE?" she asked Mike.
"For your information, i own it. What are YOU doing here?" Mike said.
"I need an expresso with 3 shots of anything in it. I'm so tired, I need something to wake me up." Clarissa said. Mike got her drink ready and sat down next to her.
"That sucks about Julie, huh Clarissa?" Mike said.
"One Mike, I don't wanna talk about that. Two, call me Clari from now on. I HATE the name Clarissa. It makes me sound like a fairy princess." She shuddered.
"Okay 'Clari'. Can you at least tell me why you and her are fighting?" Mike was trying too hard to be nice.
"Fine, 'Mikey'. Before she was hospitalized, her and me had a huge fight. Mike, you see, we were 'acquaintances'. Okay FINE! We were BEST FRIENDS!" Clarissa blurted out. Mike was stunned.
"YOU?!?! AND JULIE?!?!?! Wow, that's something that you don't hear about everyday!"
"Yeah, we wanted to keep it secret though. It doesn't matter anymore, and that's why I'm telling you." Clarissa finished her expresso and was getting up to leave. "Well, I gotta go shopping for my new life. I want to be unique and different from everyone else, Mike. I'll see you later."
"You're leaving? Wait, I want to come! No ones here now, and if someone does come, then my other employees will help them. I'M COMING!" Mike ran to tell his employees that he was leaving, and him and Clari left. They went shopping for clothes at Hot Topic, Converse hi-tops at the shoe store, and they even got their hair highlighted and colored. Mike was actually a great shopper! He helped her figure out what to buy and what looked best on her. When Clari got her blonde hair done, she got it tipped pink, while Mike got his brown hair tipped blonde. They actually had fun together! They went out for lunch, and went to the beach, then went out for dinner later. Clari never really knew Mike, and that he could be such a sweet guy.
At the end of the night, Mike was driving around in his car with Clari when he said, "Where do you live? I'll drop you off." Clari squirmed around a bit, but finally said, "Um, nowhere now." Mike understood and didn't ask about Clari's violent home life. "Well, you can stay with me, if you want. I don't care if you do."
"Really, Mike? I wouldn't be a burden or anything, I promise. That would be awesome. Okay, i will!" Clari was thrilled. Was she maybe feeling something for our beloved Mike?
Mike pulled up to a small apartment with a window on top of the building. They walked inside to see a small kitchen with a lot of dirty dishes, a table, chairs, and a lot of beer six-packs.
"Bil and Tre's don't worry. I don't drink THAT much." He said as he saw Clari looking around.
"Where am I sleeping? I'm really tired and i wanna go to sleep." Clari said sleepily.
"The guestroom down the hall. Its messy, so I hope you don't mind." Mike yelled from down the hall. Clari dropped off of her stuff, lay on the bed, and looked up. There was a window on the ceiling, and it magnified the stars in the sky.
"That's my favourite part of this place. I get to look at the stars. I'm kind of obsessed about stars, I don't really know why." Mike said in the doorway. "Well, goodnight, Clari." Mike waved a friendly wave and walked out of view.
"Mike! Come here!" Clari yelled after him.
"What?"
"I have something to tell you, Mike. Come here." Clari said.
"Okay..." Mike went towards Clari. "What? Is everything okay?"
"Mike, I just wanted to say that i had a lot of fun today with you, and you made me feel a lot better about the things that have been going on lately." Clari said, and she kissed Mike on the cheek. He looked surprised about that, but he kissed her back. Then Clari kissed Mike hard on the lips, and Mike did the same. Pretty soon, Mike was on top of Clari, and they were whispering, "I love you," between gasps of air.
