Little Devil's Cove-2
2345 Words
Stephen Swartz- Bullet Train
Kellen:
The drive was terrible. Especially because Kyle had passed his written exam and mom had asked me to let him drive so he could get some practice. I think the only practice we got is the art of learning how many times we could get into near-death experiences in one day. After three hours I had him pull over and I took the wheel. Kayne let out a content sigh and relaxed in the back seat of my mini cooper. Kyle was a little upset until he started clicking away on his phone.
"Does anyone else think that we're moving because mom might be having a midlife crisis?" Kayne asked turning down the music.
"Does it matter?" Kyle asked. "Dad isn't going to hurt her anymore and we're going to be better off without him,"
"Isn't that a little selfish of mom?"
"No," Kyle and I answered at the same time.
"Mom has to put up with our s**t all the time. She deserves to be happy now. She's had to put up with that ass hole for a really long time. I think a little selfishness is okay," I shrugged, putting my signal light on when the GPS told me to get off at the next exit.
"Did anyone talk to dad before he left?" Kayne asked.
"I did," I sighed. He hadn't talked to them at all in the time before the divorce. "Dad said he was sorry that he wasn't good enough. He said we deserve better and that he hopes mom finds what she's looking for,"
"Did he really?" Kyle asked looking at me like he knew I was lying.
"Yeah, he basically whispered it to me so mom wouldn't hear him," that wasn't a total lie.
"Why didn't he tell us?" Kayne asked sitting back.
"He looked tired, Kay. Some people are just born to be alone, you know? Being around others only causes them pain. They were let down since they were kids and they never learned to accept what others give them because they're scared to be let down again,"
"That sounds like you know how that feels," Kyle said looking at me.
"Not really mom never let me down and despite my arguing with you two, you've never disappointed me either," they both smiled and dropped the subject entirely.
The GPS said we were twenty minutes from our destination when I reached a ramp. The sight of the ocean made my heart start pounding in my chest. I lowered the music and rolled the windows down. Kyle looked from his phone to me questioningly before he looked out the window. He sat up straight with a smile on his face.
"Damn," Kyle sang happily.
The blue from the sky and the blue from the ocean blended into one another. It looks like the sky was melting into the ocean causing friction that makes the waves. It's the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. Kyle picked up my camera and turned it on. He snapped a few pictures of the view. I pulled over once we were off the highway and decided that he needed to try and drive on the street. He went around the car while I jumped into his seat. We passed the creepy sign. I snapped a picture of it making Kayne laugh.
"That's not scary at all," Kayne pointed out, making us all laugh. The GPS showed we had to drive through the town which is pretty cool I think. "Look there's a skate shop,"
"Right next to a bookshop," I smiled.
"Donuts," Kyle shouted. He looked over at me as we came to the stop sign.
"I'll call mom," I nodded, reaching for my phone. He pulled over parking behind a Honda.
"Are you guys almost here?" mom asked as soon as she answered.
"We're in town," I said.
"Kyle found the donuts didn't he?" she asked. I laughed watching my brother walk into the donut shop.
"Kay found the skate shop and I found the books," I informed her she laughed.
"Alright don't be too long. I want you guys to come help me with unpacking the kitchen,"
"Okay," I agreed. Kayne looked over at me and I gave him a thumbs up. He rushed into the shop excitedly.
I looked into the car to see my i***t brother had left the keys inside. I reached in to take the keys out and locked the car before I walked into the shop. The smell of new books hit me and I felt like I was home. The place is decorated with vintage shelves and benches. I began to look over the titles along the walls to find that there really wasn't a good selection of books. All that is up were the new up and coming trends. I expected better especially because this is a small town and it had to be a little cliche.
"Hi, sweetheart. Can I help you with anything? Looking for anything in particular?" I looked up to see an older woman walking in my direction.
"I was wondering if you had anything older?" I asked. She laughed.
"How much older?"
"Twenty years at least," I pointed at the shelf, her smile widened.
"Back here," she motioned and I followed her. "This starts from the eighteen hundreds to two thousand one going that way,"
"Thank you," I sighed with a smile.
"Are you just passing through?" she asked going behind the counter. I glanced at her before going for a hardcover Bronte.
"No, my mom is opening up a pediatric clinic on Main Street," I said. "So we moved here,"
"Oh, my gosh. You're Doctor Danvers' daughter?" she asked and I nodded. "Wow, you're very beautiful,"
"Oh, um, thank you," I said feeling my face heat up.
"Is it just you?" she asked.
"No, my brother's are lurking for food," her smile fell. "They like donuts,"
"Oh," she said shaking her head. She let out a little nervous chuckle and didn't say anything else. I got two books and put them on the counter. She charged me half price.
"Thank you," I smiled when she handed me the bag.
"Come back anytime you want,"
"I will," I said and walked out. She seemed a little unsteady after my joke.
"I'm gonna get donuts," Kayne shouted walking over to the donut shop. I nodded going over to unlock the car. Knowing Kyle he's going to buy one of each so he can try them all and decide which one is going to be his new obsession.
I placed my new books on the seat and began to look around. Across the street, there's a cute little diner. At the window, a girl sat with a book in her hands and what I can only imagine being a cup of tea. She looks to be around my age. Her hair is pulled back into a high messy bun. I had never seen hair like that. It's dark and shiny like she spent a lot of money to keep it that pretty. Her skin is fair but with a faint tan to it like she recently spent some time outside in the sun. Her clothes look as expensive as she does. The black slacks go perfectly with the silk grey button-up blouse. A black coat is resting on the chair behind her. I didn't think people like her existed anymore.
A group of girls caught my attention. I looked away from the girl feeling like a total creeper. One of the girls glanced at me before one of the other ones looked into the diner and pointed at the girl sitting there alone. There were four of them. One of them walked inside. A tall redhead that is dressed similar to me. Jeans, a t-shirt, and a hoodie. Originally, I thought they were her friends. The thought left my mind when the girl that had walked inside slapped the book out of the girl's hand. The book jumped up landing on the cup breaking it.
Tea splashed onto the window and the girl's expensive-looking blouse. The girl looked down at herself and looked up at the girl who had gone inside to disturb her. The dark-haired girl stood up angrily and shoved the girl. She's taller than I had anticipated. A woman went over and started shouting at them to get out of her diner. The girls walked out to meet the other three.
"Are you f*****g kidding me?" the dark-haired girl shouted.
"Look what we have here," the girl who had glanced at me earlier smirked. She shoved the girl and the others followed.
"Hey," I shouted as the dark-haired girl prepared to fight. They ignored me. The dark-haired girl shoved the girl closest to her and then hit the girl with the red hair in the face.
"b***h," one of the girls shouted.
"Stop," I called out, closing the door to my car and crossed the street.
I shoved one off of her and tried to pull another one when I felt someone grab my arm and pull me away from the two girls who were fighting the dark-haired girl. I was spun around I was barely able to move when a fist came in my direction. I didn't mean to fight but I kind of had no choice now. I swung forward. The girl seemed to be surprised and stumbled back. The other one came over and shoved me back I regained my balance and pushed her back. She tripped over the other girl and fell.
"Kels," I heard Kyle shout. My brother came over to me pulling me away from the girls. I pushed him away. The dark-haired girl was slammed on the floor.
"s**t," Kayne shouted when the sound of her skull hitting the cement echoed off the concrete.
"Stop," I shouted again pushing the redhaired girl off of her.
The dark-haired girl kicked out kicking the girl who had glanced at me before all of this started in the face. Her head whipped around so hard her entire body spun and she hit the glass. I went over to the dark-haired girl and pulled her away. Two police cars pulled up and all of us were dragged away from one another. The dark-haired girl turned around and spit out a mouthful of blood on the street. A black BMW pulled up and a guy climbed out.
"Sail," he shouted pushing through the crowd we had gathered.
"Ms. Roman this is the last time," an officer shouted. He walked over to me and the dark-haired girl. "Your mother is going to have to come down and pick you up from the station,"
"No, wait. This wasn't her fault these girls just walked into the diner and picked a fight with her. I was coming out of the bookshop and saw the whole thing," I said stopping him from putting her in cuffs.
"She's lying," the red-haired girl shouted.
"That was the girl who walked inside and slapped the book out of this girl's hand. She was just sitting there reading," I added. The officer looked back at the redhaired girl.
"Who are you?" he asked me.
"I'm Kellen Danvers sir," I answered.
"The new doctor's kid?"
"Kids," Kyle added. The officer nodded.
"You're safe for now, Roman," he scoffed letting go of the dark-haired girl. He looked a bit upset that he had to let her go.
"Sail, what the hell?" the boy that had gotten out of the BMW demanded coming over to the dark-haired girl. She shrugged him off before glancing over at me.
"Are you okay?" I asked.
"I'm fine," she said looking me over. She took a step forward and swayed. I reached for her but the boy steadied her.
"She hit her head really hard on the floor," I informed him.
"We have to get you out of here, Sail," he said. He glanced briefly in my direction. "Thank you,"
"No problem," before I could tell them to go to the hospital or anything he put her in the car and drove off like his ass was on fire.
"We just got here," Kyle accused, looking me over. He wiped something on my lip and it stung where he had pressed his finger. I pushed his hand away.
"It wasn't my fault. I was just trying to help," I said. "Four against one isn't exactly fair,"
"You're going to be sorry for that new girl," the redhaired girl laughed as the officer put her in the back of his cruiser.
"Whatever," I waved her off. shaking my head.
"Thank you, we'll take it from here," another officer snarked, pushing us away.
"Don't we have to give a statement or something?" I asked.
"Look, you're new in town. These girls are always doing this kind of thing. If you know what's good for you I suggest you stay away from Sail Roman. That girl is always in some kind of trouble. You don't look like the kind of girl that likes to get into these kinds of things," he said. "Go home. Start over tomorrow,"
"Wow," Kyle laughed shaking his head. I walked into the diner and picked up the coat, the book, and a purse that the dark-haired girl or Sail had left behind. My brothers and I got in my car and drove to our destination.
"What are we going to tell mom?" Kayne asked.
"We tell her the truth, duh," Kyle laughed. "Our sister is going to be best friends with the local bad girl,"
"She didn't do anything wrong," I said. "She was literally just sitting there reading this,"
"Oh yeah, bestest friends. That girl likes to read too," Kayne laughed.
I rolled my eyes and looked down to see it was a copy of the book I had just bought. Glass Town. Some of the pages are wet. If I took care of this as soon as I got home they wouldn't get ruined. Mom looked terrified as I barged through the door and went upstairs to find my room. I didn't even look around as I started to open boxes to find my blow dryer and straightener.
"Kels, what happened?" my mom shouted.
"Tell the Tweedles to tell you. They're dying to get it out of their system,"
"Boys," she shouted.
"I'll tell you what happened mom," Kayne laughed. "Our sister is a super ninja who just tried to help a girl who was jumped by four other girls. It was a hot mess,"
"What?" my mom shouted making us all laugh.
- Writer
