Picture Perfect

Chapter 28

"Don't forget to take the pictures." Drew reminds me as he hands me his camera. I watch as he takes his water cup and sets it in front of him and takes a few steps back.

After Ryan had left I refused to let myself get upset all over again so I had called up Drew after his practice and told him we should go and take pictures for our project so we met at the beach. I was foolish to think Ryan was any better than the others. It was surreal to actually hear him admit how much of a dick he was and is.

Drew now takes a few breathes before opening his mouth and... raps?

"Life's so hard, people in there cars, looking at the stars, hey I can see Mars, it's so far. Thoughts thoughts they bring me to new places, when I block out I have some spaces, when I'm done I put my glasses in their cases. Life's so fun, it's bright like the sun, while I'm tanning my buns, than I go for a run. Thoughts thoughts they bring me to new places, when I block out I have some spaces, when I'm done I put my glasses in their cases. Life's so confusing, I keep on loosing, but the world keeps moving." By the time he's done he's brought up quite the crowd and I'm half stunned and half about to burst into laughter.

I quickly remember how Drew said to take pictures so I take some of the stunned, laughing while clapping, and downright confused people. After taking some bows, Drew joins me shaking his surprisingly full water cup with coins and some bills.

"Did you get any pictures." He asks acting as if that whole rap was no big deal.

"You rap?"

"I dabble." He says modestly. I give him a look. "Okay fine. Pres and I came up with that in like sixth grade. It's the only one I've got."

"I'm impressed." I nod approvingly. "And yes I've got some."

"Great. Now I'm going to go get some food cause football makes me hungry and it's free." He exclaims shaking his cup.

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"Hot wings?" I ask confused.

"Yes." Drew repeats for the nth time.

"You named the rap hot wings?" I ask again.

"Yes Ashley yes." Drew exclaims annoyed while taking a bite of his sandwich.

"But that makes no since. Why?"

"Because at eleven years old growing hair in weird places and getting deeper voices made no since but hot wings did. So there you go." I lean into back in my chair from laughter. Once I can no longer see from the tears in my eyes I look back at him.

"Growing hair in weird places huh?" I ask once I've sobered up.

"Yeah. Those videos scarred me for life."

"Tell me about it." I agree. Drew takes another bite and studies me for a moment.

"Hey Barbie? Why'd you call?"

"What?"

"Why did you call to take pictures today? When you called you sounded really frustrated and mad. What happened?"

I sigh and tug on my braid. Why do I have to be so easy to read?

"It's just Ryan came over," I hear Drew curse under his breath. "And just ah slightly frustersted me but I'm okay." I insist. I really just rather not involve Drew.

"No your not, unless you wouldn't have called me sounding so mad. What happened?" Drew asks angrily.

"Drew really it's nothing." He waits patiently like he knows I'm going to tell him eventually. "Pretty much he just came to tell me that he called the paperazzi because he wanted to be noticed and that Kora wanted to have sex with him, he didn't force her."