They could see very little as they lie on their backs at the beach and look up at the bright, blue sky. It was the middle of summer break for these four high-schoolers. They had spent the beginning of the summer racing around the countryside in a frenzy to expel the trapped energy acquired from months at school. Now they are relaxed and calmer.
One of the four, a girl by the name of Angela, rolled on her side to face the boy who was next to her, Bryant. Their tan skin almost matched as she touched his chest. “I’m hungry,” she said lazily.
“You’re always hungry,” he answers as he sits up. He looks to his left, opposite of Angela and sees his best friend, Kevin, and his girl, Tiffany holding hands but asleep. He considers leaving them here to burn while he takes Angela to get lunch, be decides to wake them and offer them a chance to come along.
Bryant gets up quietly and grabs his water bottle. He carefully positions himself above the sleeping couple, about to pour the water. It is only then that Kevin speaks up, “Don’t think it.”
Bryant kicks some sand on his friend, but does not pour the water. “How did you know what I was going to do?” he asks while he gathers his belongings.
“Come on, dude. I’ve known you since I could walk. I know everything you are going to do,” Kevin answers as those it was a common fact. He wakes Tiffany and dons his clothes over his swimming trunks.
“Where are we going for lunch?” Kevin asks.
“How do you know we are not going to a movie or something? Maybe we are just bored and are going to go home and play video games,” Bryant is surprised Kevin would guess it was lunchtime.
“Come on, it is 2:30. Angela is always hungry by two. I know this,” Kevin smiles casually.
“I was thinking Taffy’s. They have good BLT’s there and I want one of those,” Angela pipes up to answer that question.
“Sounds good to me. How ‘bout you, honey?” Kevin agrees to Angela’s idea and turns to the fair-skinned blonde next to him.
“Sounds great. I like Taffy’s,” she smiles at him and pushes her hair back. They have not been together long, but they already feel a good connection. The four of them finish gathering their belongings and head to Bryant’s car. It was nothing fancy, just good enough to get around town in. Within minutes, they arrive at Taffy’s.
There is only one other car in the parking lot, and no one in the dinning room. They walked in and took a seat. A minute later an older waitress came out to take their orders. She pulls her pen out from her high tied bun and a little pad from her white apron, which seemed dull next to the yellow dress she wore. It was easy an easy order, four bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches with mountain dews for the boys and diet coke for the girls. She did not even bother to write it down.
The four friends sit around talking. After a few minutes, Tiffany excuses her self to go the restroom, taking her purse with her. Since they could not see one, she decides to head to the kitchen to ask about one. While she is gone, the conversation continues with a different turn.
“What do you guys think of her?” Kevin asks his friends while he looks at the door she just went through.
“I’ll be honest with you, Kevin. She seems needy. She seems to cling to you quiet a bit. It seems as though she is very insecure about you leaving her or something. I don’t know if this is something you need. I know you are still getting over the last girl, but I don’t know if jumping into a relationship with Tiff is good. I will grant, she is pretty, but something doesn’t seem right,” Bryant is leaning over the table. He has never been comfortable around Tiffany. As they spend more and more time together, she seems to make him more and more uncomfortable.
“I’m going to agree with Bryant. I really don’t think she is the one for you. She seems to be the very jealous type. I don’t even think she really believes me when I tell her that you and I are just friends. I think that she thinks I’m doing something with you behind her back. I think this one isn’t going to work for you too well in the end,” Angela was also leaning towards Kevin. She desperately wanted him to listen to what she was saying. She does not mean to be mean; she just does not trust the girl. She does not like the way Tiffany looks at other women like they are going to try to make a pass at Kevin. She always seems to be on edge.
