Mate?

Chapter 2:

        Of course the movie they picked had to be about a f*****g clown named Pennywise. I wanna kill my brother so bad right now. He knew clowns scared the s**t outta me. “Oh, what’s wrong Renee? Scared the big bad clown is gonna come get you?” James said in a mocking tone as we walked out of the movie theatre. I glared at him. “Sleep with one eye open tonight.” I said. James bursted out into laughter. “You’re the one who’s gonna have nightmares tonight. I bet you won’t even go to sleep.” That was it. I had it. I started chasing him as he screamed. He ran around the parking lot as Tyler just stood there chuckling. 

        “Alright, it’s getting late, we should get going.” Tyler said. He was right it was getting late and Grandma was making dinner for us. She said it was to welcome me and James and that it was also a special greeting for the mayor and Tyler. After that I quit listening.

         When we got to my grandma’s house she was setting the table. The mayor was helping her. “Oh dear, you’re back!” Grandma said when she noticed us. She gestured for us to sit at the table. We all sat down as requested. Dinner consisted of mashed potatoes, Mac and cheese, corn, and steak. It looked delicious.

         “So Mr. Mayor, what brings you here?” James asked

          “Well to meet the people who are going to be staying in my town for a bit. I like to keep a thorough knowledge of who’s here...for reasons.” 

          “The name of this town is Blue Crescent, no?”

            “It is.”

             “This is where my mom said my dad died, right before she...”

           “Oh, I’m so sorry to hear that. Who was your father?”

            “George Miller.” The mayor looked at my grandma. They seemed to be having a conversation with their eyes. They were quickly interrupted when Tyler cleared his throat. He looked nervous about something. “Uh... R-Renee, I... w-was wondering if.... maybeyouwantedtogooutsometime?” He said the last part so quickly I had no clue what he said. “Could you repeat that?” I asked. He nodded his head by that point everyone in the dining room was looking at us. “I was wondering if maybe you wanted to go out sometime?” Like a date? My mind quickly voiced my thoughts and he nodded. Everyone was waiting on my answer. My mind kept saying no but my heart kept saying yes. I didn’t know what to answer so I just sat there looking like fish from opening and closing my mouth so much. He nodded. “I’ll take that as a no.” He said, hurt clearly laced in his tone. It hurt me to see him hurt.

             “I’ll go.”

             “I don’t need your pity.” 

             “No, I really wanna go.” His whole demeanor changed when I said that. 

              “Really?” I just nodded my head. “Great, I’ll pick you up at 7 on Friday.” He said with a smile. I smiled and nodded back. “You never go on dates. You say they’re a waste of time that leads to heartbreak.” James just had to open his big mouth. This nimrod. “People change.” I hissed back. He just held his hands up, like he was surrendering to the police. It was weird though because he was right, I’ve turned down plenty of guys because of that reason. James knew that. What he didn’t know was that dad left, he didn’t die. Mom didn’t know I knew. I was the only one that knew. Not even my older brother knew. 

              The rest of the dinner was quiet except for the occasional clanging of the metal forks hitting the glass plates. James kept giving me weird looks, like I was possessed or something. I had no clue what was going on with me today. It only happened when I was with Tyler, I would get tongue tied or I would talk to much. It was kinda freaky if I’m being honest. Maybe this would all pass by tomorrow, when I get a little bit of sleep. Honestly I’m praying it does. 

           After dinner, Tyler and his dad left. Friday was two days away, so I had plenty of time to prepare for this date. I was kinda curious about what he had planned. I would probably ask Rachel, Jake’s wife or fiancé (I’m not really sure if they’re married or not) to help me prepare. 

          I went upstairs to my room to unpack. I didn’t have very many clothes so I would probably go to the mall tomorrow to get some. I mean I had plenty of money. Working during the summers payed off, I guess. The room I stayed in was pretty dull. The walls were white and so were the blankets and sheets. I felt like I was in a hospital. Luckily I had my own bathroom, because James is messy as hell and I would not want to share a bathroom with him. That would be a disaster waiting to happen. James’ room was probably already a mess as is. 

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James’ POV:

       My room is already a mess. I was unpacking my stuff and just didn’t know where to put anything. My mind wasn’t on how messy my room is though. I stepped over a t-shirt to look out the window. Renee never believed in love. She doesn’t even like dating, but ever since she seen Tyler earlier she’s been acting like a completely different person. It scared me if I’m being honest. I looked to the forest line, only to see a grey wolf looking back at me. From here I could tell it was the same wolf from my dreams, which is weird because dreams are dreams, they don’t come true. Just like my dream of having a happy family, look where that got me. My parents are dead and I had to live with my aunt. We’re only staying here with grandma because my Aunt Rosa has a lot of crap to sort out. Her husband just divorced her for a younger woman, which if you ask me is kinda f****d up especially because she’s pregnant. 

             That baby is gonna be just like Renee, Jake, and I, well not Jake he has a family that he loves with his heart. I honestly wish I could find someone that would love me for all my flaws and help pick up my broken pieces. But love like that only exists in movies. It’d be nice if it was real but it isn’t. I guess that’s why I try to act like I’m okay, when I’m all actuality... I’m not. I just want to be happy. I don’t know if I can find that in someone or if I should just stop looking, but I know I will find it one day...hopefully. When I do, I’m not gonna leave my pregnant wife for some younger skank. I know I shouldn’t call my uncle’s girlfriend a skank, but in a way she is. I mean she’s his 20 year old assistant for God’s sake. I mean she always tried to get into my pants when I went up there to bring my uncle’s lunch to him. It was quite disgusting really but what could I do? I told my uncle once and he said that I was lying. He never liked us, to him we were just a waste of space. I’m quite glad he’s gone, but he left my aunt with a broken heart. 

        I watched as the wolf ran back in the woods. I turned back around and quickly changed into my pajamas and turned out the light. I lied in bed for a bit just lost in my thoughts until I finally fell asleep.