Keith somehow manages to puke at the nearest bush. Hannah has been exhilarated by the ride. It's her driving skills that made Keith throw up. They stopped at the alleyway besides a motel in the downtown Rossfield. It is 5:30, sunset still lingers. Vehicles have started to pile up, the streets are becoming way busier compared to its seven in the morning routines. Keith and Hannah finally comes out from the alley. Keith was quite groggy from the ride. He manages to hold on to the trees that were lined up beside the road.
Hannah cackled and smirked to John.
"Just when I thought you're something special, you can't even survive my driving". She said in a bossy manner.
"Hey, not all people wanted to ride a car like that". Keith answered her but still dazed a little.
"I know, I know. I just wanted to test you if you're worthy of becoming my boyfriend".
"That doesn't makes sense". Keith answered calmy.
"You know, because I thought that Roy and Ian made me pick up someone from their house. I thought it's a very special and interesting person that might get to my radar".
"But you are just another so-so type of person". Hannah added while moving her fingers like she's wiping a window.
Keith, returned from his sanity, now felt a little straight after couple of vomits, straightened up his back and signaled Hannah like he is waving off something or interrupting a person talking in a sassy way.
"First of all, thank you. Second, why did you even picked me up?. And Third, I don't even want to be associated to you. So thanks for the regards." said Keith
But he is facing the opposite direction from Hannah. Clearly he is still not sober. He looks like a drunkard cussing in the early morning that is just about to finish up his last bottle of beer.
"Hey, where are you facin ,you weirdo?".
Keith finally faced Hannah's direction. His eyes were a little bit teary and worn out.
"Are you disgusted now?". Keith asked her impulsively.
"I'm not disgusted, I'm just disappointed". Hannah answered.
"I should not be hanging to someone like you". She added.
" Thank you so much, cause I only see you as someone who picks me up in a most random time. Thank you for bringing me to my cousins". Keith answered with a little bit sarcasm.
"Are you mad right now?". Hannah asked Keith as she was nearly pleading him and the mood is clearly changed.
"No I'm not. Actually, I want to go to seven el a little bit. I just wanna buy a drink. Just send me the address to the house and I'll go there alone". Keith implied.
"You don't want to be late to the party because of me". He added
"Hooh, okay. I don't want to arrive to the party with someone like you hanging around". Hannah replied with a little smug off her face .
She went and turned her back to John. She slowly walks towards her car and slowly reaches out her hands to the side mirror. She turns on her car using her remote and the way she points the remote to the car is also in a slow manner. All her movements were in slow-motion that made her look like she's waiting for John to stop her from going. She glanced a little to Keith and he was just staring at her with no words of regards or something. Then she quickly mounts into her car, revs it off and flashes down the highway.
Keith was just standing in a minute there and realized that his actions were a little bit harsh.
"It's, a little bit harsh but its better to be on that way. I am just a newbie in this town". Keith explaining and talking on his own.
He started to walk in the direction where he is facing and a couple more blocks,there he arrived at the nearest 7-eleven store. Just by the corner facing the intersection of Rossfield south street and Rossfield north street. As soon as he walked by the door a figure bumped into him. Keith manages to look at the figure and made it clear that it was a girl storming at the entrance of the convenience store and it looks like she has something to do or she is in a rush-hour mode. Keith somehow manages to open the door. The store was busy with people. He reckoned that it is typical for a busy hour like this because this is the time the people got off in their works. He straight up walked into the aisle and stopped at the drinks section at the back part of the store. He stopped momentarily and stared at the drinks. He thought of what to drink because he was at the aftermath of puking endlessly and he was thankful that he finished vomiting. He thought he's a goner. So Keith pondered silently and puts his hand to his chin as if he was thinking in answering an algebraic equation. A middle-aged woman with her kid was staring at him and felt like weirded out as they picked a handful of groceries while passing into him. The woman was murmuring behing his back and Keith obviously heard about what the woman said.
"Don't be like him son, study hard". The woman whispered to his child.
Keith still pondering, is a little bit annoyed and insulted. As if he is not taking his studies well. He shrugs off what the woman said about him and thought of getting a drink finally. He decided to get an energy drink because he just wants to fill his body with electrolytes after that thing with Hannah that made him feel weak.
As soon as Keith opens the fridge. A hand was on top of Keith's hand that made him stop and glanced at the hand and into the owner. It's a girl. He didn't recognized the girl and he pulls away his hand quickly to her.
"I'm sorry". Keith said.
"No, I should be the one to say sorry". The girl answered.
Keith who's looking away and trying not to look into the girl decides to look into the lady. He asked himself, how come this girl know him. He faced the girl with a big question mark on his face. His left eyebrow was up as if he was starting to get what the teacher discussed for twenty minutes of listening to her and didn't get the point since the start.
"What?".
"You didn't remember me?. I'm the one who bumped into you". The girl reached out her hand and she expects Keith to shake her hand too.
Keith reluctant to shake hands decided to give the girl a chance. He reached out his hand and held her hands shaking it quickly.
But the girl didn't pull away into his hands and still gripping it. Keith attempts to pull away but he can't really exert a force in pulling away his hands to her because that makes him obvious that he didn't give a single fish about her. He decided to let loose and let the girl shake her hand continuosly while she prepares to introduce herself.
"Hi, I'm Tina. And I worked here".