The sky had began to slip into deep oranges and reds by the time we arrived at the scrap yard.He chained up his bike outside Joe's and we scaled the side gate easily.Joe wouldn't mind the hour.
He'd laid out a thin blanket in a clearing by a collection of tyres.Towers of thick ringed tyres creating a forest above us.We lay side by side,watching the soft pink and reds merge with the orange of the clouds,like a vast watercolour painting.
"What's up Dex" I whispered.
I heard him sigh deeply besides me.
"Dad , he wants me to take on half of the garage."
I propped myself up on one elbow and stared down at his face,the steady beat of his heart thrummed in the silence ,the rise and fall of his chest calm beneath my hand.
"Well that was always going to happen"
That garage was his dad's legacy.
And it bought in a good amount of dough , clean dough .That on its own was valuable round here.
"Yeah but , what if that's what I don't want anymore Blue , I mean half of the garage that's more , more time more hours more everything"
"You like that though, you've always liked that ,
The hard work the labour" I frowned down at one of my oldest mates I could see the clogs turning in his mind , the questioning look on his face.Hed always known this day would come.
"You don't want to commit" I concluded.
"I feel like my life's being mapped out for me , school ,graduation , garage , till I'm what ?sixty ?" He ran a dirtied hand over his tired face.I looked at him , really looked.The bleached blonde hair,almost white , the stubble sprinkled across his jaw,the sharpness of his eyes,the toughness of his pink skin.
"Dex" I ran a concerned hand through his hair and pulled it playfully.
"Just talk to him"
"I just don't want to let him down , that place means everything to him , after mom left-"
I laid back down and put my head on his shoulder.His hand felt for mine,he covered it with his own and laid his head on mine.I let him for a while , this was very close , very intimate , it made me uncomfortable , but he needed me.
So I let it happen.
We continued to watch the sky until the stars poked through the clouds.
"We better head back,it's late" he pulled me up and grabbed the blanket ,wrapping it round me even though he was the one in the vest.
"Hang on a sec" I felt the laces of my boot slapping against my foot.
Finding a low tyre , I put my foot up and began to re tie it.I felt Dex besides me ,he leant against the tire,his hands tucked into his jeans.
I tied it into a neat bow,but before I could take my foot off he grabbed the top of my boot and pushed me off balance .
"Dex,get off" i giggled.He smiled playfully and reached down , his hand came back up with a hidden bottle of strong alcohol,hidden in the centre of the tyre.
"You said it was late,and we can't be walking back this late"
"We have the bike,I'll drop ya straight off home,come on one drink before we have to go back to that hell hole" he popped the cap off expertly and took a large swig before passing it to me.
I rolled my eyes and tuck a swig...
It was cold now.The sun had completely gone in and the scrap yard was almost black,the piles of scrap taking on an eerie appearance.
Dex had the blanket slung over his shoulders like a makeshift shawl.The bottle lay empty besides us as we continued to walk toward the gates.I could take my drink so I managed to walk in a moderately straight line ,but Dex struggled,sometimes stumbling as we laughed in the night.
"Dexxx ! Shhh !" I laughed as he almost tripped over a hidden car engine.I pulled on his arm to steady him and navigated him round the shrapnel.
"Ooohh sh*t" he chuckled.He stumbled again and I attempted to steady him but I ended up tripping on his stupid feet and almost toppling over him.We crashed to the ground.
"Awwwww that's gonna hurt in the morning" he complained,rubbing his head I laughed and tried to get off him but he grabbed my bare knees.
I stopped laughing. He threw me a playboy smile before throwing me off.
"Dex come on ! Starting the summer term with a hangover is not the best way to go"
Author's Note
Mmmm , what's up with Zara ? Theories anyone ? Comment x and what's with Dex ? And what do you think will happen when Rebelle returns back to Skystead High ?
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Sneak peeks !!!!!
Maybe today was going to be a slightly more bearable day at Skystead High ?
-Little-miss-writer13
