Finding Myself

Chapter 5

    Nobody is outside the house when we crossed the street besides Jenny and her sidekicks, Destiny and Delanie.  As if an alarm went off in her head, Jenny Flakes turns towards me with evil in her eyes.  Oh s**t, here we go.

    "Hey ladies.  Roberto," she snickered while her minions laughed.  "It must be opposite day or something because I never knew you liked dressing in drag.  Really, I'm shocked that it fits you at all.  Considering that you are not the skinniest person in school."  She stops and motioned for Delanie to come forward.  Jenny whispers something in her ear and Delanie goes back inside with Destiny.  Before I can think of what the hell is going on, Jenny turns back towards us, mostly at me.  "So, you guys want to actually come in and party.  You sure?  Including Roberto?  I never thought this day would come."

    "Listen Jenny, Jen.  I know you think you are funny, but not really.  Those jokes are so 2014, so just get over it," Mads gets more closer to Jenny so that she is now two feet away from her.  Mad or annoyed Madison is almost the worst kind and not a force to be messing with.  Me and Skylar took a step back for safety precaution.  "I also know that you think you are number 1 but you ain't so leave Berta alone.  We are just here to party, that's all.  And you just happen to be having one.  So, the way I see it, you let us in and we won't bother you.  Then on Monday, we can all go back to how things are.  With you being your bitchy self while we act as tho your voice doesn't make us vomit.  Deal?," Mads puts her hand out in front of Jenny, waiting for her to shake her hand.  Jenny looks at me real quick before looking back at Madison.

    "Fine, but just for tonight we'll be civil.  Just don't think that we'll be super friendly after this.  Just go."  Madison and Skylar smirk at each other and walks to the front door.  I was walking behind them when a hand shots in front of me, stopping me from going forward.  Looking up, Jenny gives a look while Delanie and Destiny are holding the twins back so they don't come close.  "I didn't make any deals with you, so you can't just come in.  You don't deserve to come in just because of the twins.  They are cool while you are a nerd.  A pretty makeover isn't going to change anything about that.  I mean, you weren't even able to keep your boyfriend from breaking up with you."  Jenny stepped closer to me with a cup in her hand.  "Don't worry tho, things will look up..." she then turns he cup upside down on my head and beer went into my hair.  "for me.  Not for you.  You'll always be a weirdo."  Destiny and Delanie then came to me and threw their cups too.  Madison and Skylar fount their way to some to me for comfort.  "Now, get off my property.  You're starting to stink."  Jenny and her minions laugh their way back into her house.  I felt eyes looking at me and I look at the window.  The boy who was my world at one point looked at me in sadness before closing the blinds, hurting me a bit.

    "Come on guys.  I got some spare clothes in my car and a nice quick dinner at the diner will cheer you up," Sky says as she and Mads pull me towards the car.  We could always go back into my house, but I don't want my little brother to see me like this.  Embarrassed.  Man, did I hate high school.

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    I changed my clothes on the way to our favorite diner, Leslie's.  We have spent our Friday nights here since freshman year and it was like a second home.  When we walk in, we go to our usual table.  I look at the nameplate that the owner made for our special table.  

To the three amigas: Berta, Skylar, and Madison.  Anything is possible with the right people with you.  

       Snapping in my face got me out of my thoughts.  Our favorite server, V, was waiting to get our orders.  She may be quiet when you first meet her, but is one of the funniest people ever, besides the other two.

    "Hey amigas.  How you'll doing this week?," V asked us, but then double-checked me cuz of my wet hair.  "What happened to your hair birdy?  And don't say nothing because I'm pretty sure you didn't go to Six Flags before coming here."

    "Evil b***h and her hoes decided that alcohol would make a good shampoo and tested that theory on me."  I sigh as I looked back up to her face.  V looks at me with some pity before facing the kitchen.

    "Conuta, Les, assemble."  The twins and I laugh at her as were hear a crash from the kitchen and the office.  One woman comes towards us from the office wearing a dress and rocking a messy bun.

    "WTF V, what's up and who I gotta kick?," Conuta asks as she wraps her arm around V's waist since she was 5'1 while V was 5'11.

    "As much as I love my nickname, can you not say it so loud?  It can get annoying."  V says acting annoyed, but with a smile on her face.

    "I've been calling you that since high school and that'll never change."  Conuta then looks towards me and stops for a second.  "Birdy, you should know the fish pond is not for public use."  She then hits me lightly to move over then wrap an arm in the back of me to chill.  Conuta was like a fun, protective big sister that I can talk to.  All three of the owners are like that to me, but me and Conuta were much closer.  "You gonna wash the beer out your hair or you trying to attract a man?  Let's go shorty."  She pulls me to her office while V, Mads, and Sky laughed at us. Traitors.

    As I dry my hair after getting rid of the alcohol in my hair, I go into the office where Conuta is holding the blow dryer.

    "So, queen b***h decided to strike.  Wrong move for her.  We'll talk more when we go back to the others."  Conuta turns on the blow dryer and fixes my hair.  After she was done, she makes sure that I look presentable and we headed back to the others.  Les was there as well, taking a break from cooking.  Mads and Sky were already consuming their meals.  I see a plate with my favorite, sancocho (for other Hispanics, you know how it is).  

    "Come on chicas.  Eat up before I eat it myself."  Les says, turning back to the previous convo.  I didn't have to be told twice.  I sat down and started to eat my soup, without realizing that everyone was looking at me.

    "What?," I asked.  Everyone laughed at me then went back to their conversion.  I rolled my eyes and went back to my food.  My perfect food for any occasion.