Hannah leaned against a tree, twisting her violet hair in her long fingers. As she looked around the vast sea of green called Central Park. How could two people meet in that park when it's so big?! When you have a meeting spot, that's how. The pizzaria next to the museum was an old spot, but now, Hannah and the others just eat there. Now they meet at a giant old oak on the edge of Central Park in front of the museum. Laura stepped over the curb, followed by Makenna, Steven, Lola, and Emy. "Hi guys. Want to have pizza again? Or snag the subway to Times Square?" Hannah pulled the MP3 earplug out of her ear and turned it off. "I'm up for anything....what do you guys want to do?" "Well, I feel like some....pizza, but I desprately meed to shop. I'm in denial!" Lola said in her heavy Mexican accent. Lola never fit into this possie. Most of them-actually, everyone except for Lola-moved here from Texas two years ago. They were the 'weirdos' at school. The 'different people'. Lola was shunned by every other group because she was new, so she joined the 'weirdos'. Now the group was officially weird, and Lola stuck out. She was the cheerleader, the fashionista. "Not more shopping Lola! We did that last week, and the week before!" Emy squealed. Emy was the anorexic geek from Coco Beach, Florida. She made friends with Hannah after she moved in as her neighbor. "Let's go to Broadway-or the harbor!" "I'm up for anything." Artsy-fartsy Makenna chimes in. She's been friends with Hannah since the beginning. "Same." Steven-the dumbo-adds. No one talks about Steven because he has such a bad rep. Laura stands by Hannah and the two watch the conversation unfold. Laura finally steps in with the deciding decision. "We'll go to the harbor and grab a bite, then head to Times to snag a shop in. Afterwards, we can do anything, ok?" "Let's go to the subway!" Hannah yells, running to the crosswalk. The others follow, chatting amongst themselves.
stray_in_Capri · Sun Mar 23, 2008 @ 04:37am · 0 Comments |