"-and so class for your summer essay i would like it to be 3 pages long," everyone groaned at this and friends looked at each other rolling their eyes. "as i was saying, 3 pages, ariel font, and-". the bell had rung and jupiter miller was already out the door. she scrambled to her locker and shoved all her shit in her backpack. she made her way to the girls bathroom and once she got in there she was met with the crack head greta and her goons.
"you in there beaverly or do you have half of the boys in school in there too?! you little shit," she stated. jupiter stood frozen by the door not knowing what to do.
"well which is greta? am i a slut or a little shit?"
after saying this greta nodded at her friends. quickly thinking jupiter opened the door so it seemed like someone just had entered. she walked through and said, " oh hey greta would you mind signing my year book? it wouldn't be complete with out your signature!" she smiled and looked at greta who nodded her head and held out her hand for a pen and the book. when she was distracted jupiter lightly banged you foot on the stall door telling beverly to scram. and she did just that. jupiter snatched her book up from the girl and bolted with beverly.
"you sluts! i'll get you back miller! you too marsh!" greta screamed from the bathroom while the girls ran down the semi-empty hallway into the back entrance of the school.
"thanks so much jupiter, i don't know what i would've done with out you," beverly told the girl.
"course," she said back, "girls gotta help each other not bring us down."
"i completely agree. well i umm better get going, my dad will be wondering where i am."
"no worries. see you around beverly!"
"you can call me bev. we're friends now," both the girls smiled at this statement
"call me jay," she called out to her new friend. they both started to walk the other direction.
jay started walking home and remembered she brought her walkman. she pulled it out of her bag, placed the headphones on her ears, and hit play. she liked mostly classic rock and some pop, but not much. one thing was that she absolutely loves duran duran. that shit was her jam; and right on cue 'rio' started playing. she hummed along to the melody all the way home.
she reached her porch and took out her key to unlock the door.
POV switch 1st
"mom? dad? you guys home?" i looked around for my parents and then i saw my mom out in the garden with rosie, my little sister, playing and planting some flowers. i smiled seeing as i don't come home to this most days. my dad came down the stairs with an empty coffee cup.
"hey sweetheart, how was your day?" he asked heading to the kitchen.
"it was good, what about you."
"it was fine. nice being home for a change," he smiled at me and i returned it.
"so are we having a family movie night tonight or..." i asked, seeing as it was our favorite family tradition.
"no no, your mother arranged a dinner with the uris family."
"oh, alright. what time will they be over?"
"around 630" he said. i glanced at the microwave clock that read 416. nice i have a whole 2 hours to do whatever. "and sweetheart," he looked at me, this can't be good, " we're heading out tomorrow afternoon. i've got another board meeting."
"where," i deadpanned
"tokyo," he said plainly. "i'm sorry sweetheart."
"it's fine. not like you've been here less than a week and already leaving... oh wait you are! and let me guess mom is going too! what wonderful parents i have!" i exclaimed at my dad. he looked genuinely sorry, but i didn't care. my parents have been go on business trip all the time and are rarely here. my dad is the ceo of the company and my mom is the vice president of budgets. they own a big hotel business that is international which makes it so they have partners in japan, indonesia, australia, france, you name it. they decided to settle down in derry because my grandma was living here at the time and they knew if they wanted to start a family they would need some extra support. they had me and about 8 years later had my sister rose. my grandma watched us until about 2 years ago when she died a day before my birthday. it was awful not only because she died, but it meant i would have to start living with just rose at most times. it forced me to become an adult and be more responsible.
i had gotten upstairs and went into my room. laying down on my bed was on of the best feelings in the world. i stayed there for a couple minutes then i remembered, shit we have dinner with the uris' , i got up and grabbed my towels in my closet and went to take a nice, hot shower.
after i had gotten done with that i had to pick out an outfit that was "presentable for a young lady" as my mother says. i honestly couldn't give a shit but i knew she would throw a hissy fit and pick something out for me. glancing over my wardrobe i saw a nice flowy dress that was pink with blue flowers on it. it had spaghetti straps and a cinched top half. perfect, it wasn't too formal and it wasn't too casual that my mother could yell at me. i put it out and went to go dry my hair.
i went over to my vanity station and pulled out my straightener as well as my blow dryer. i had finished drying my hair and i got to flat ironing it. i had put it into a half up half down bun style. i grabbed the dress and slipped it on then, i put on chapstick and curled my eyelashes. i never really did like makeup.
i went down stairs to see my parents. my mom looked pleasantly surprised and my dad just smiled. "you look wonderful darling," my mom told me, "very ladylike," i rolled my eyes at the last part but looked the other way so no one saw. soon i saw rosie run up and grab at my legs.
"jay!!!" she squealed, mind you she was only 5, "you look very pretty," she said quietly, blushing.
"thanks rosie posie. you look super duper beautiful," she giggled at my statement and made grabby hands at me, signaling for me to pick her up. i did just that and rested her on my hip. "hey mom could i play a record?" i asked her.
"sure honey. just make sure it's pg and has a nice beat," i smiled at the last part. i walked over to our living room and put rosie down. she started questioning why and i told i needed her extra special help picking out an album. she quickly agreed.
rummaging through stacks of records i finally settled on 'night at the opera house' by queen. yes it was a little controversial, but that's how i like my music. "what do you think little queen? want to hear some real music made just for you?"
"yeah yeah yeah!!! mercury!"
"that's right rosie," i smiled to myself thinking that my music taste was starting to rub of on her. i placed the record carefully on the turntable and placed the needle at the sweet spot. then 'you're my best friend' played throughout the house.
"nice!" i heard my dad exclaim from the room over. rosie did grabby arms and i lifted her and started dancing with her. we went around the room twirling and dipping all over the place. she was a giggling mess just as the song finished i heard a click and saw a flash. my parents had been watching us and snapped a picture. i looked over at my mom just as i did 'i'm in love with my car' started. my dad and i looked at each other they reason being is that we knew every line to the song. just as we started to sing we heard a knock on the door and we all rushed over to meet our guests. my dad answer the door and hugged mr. uris. they had been our neighbors for as long as i could remember and apparently stan's mom and my mom were best friends once upon a time. mr.uris moved down the line and shook my mother's hand and greeted her then it got to me.
"hello jupiter how are you doing?" he asked me.
"well, thank you mr.uris, i could ask the same."
"wonderful, thank you. how are you rose?"
"good, thanks," she giggled and hid in my neck. i just smiled at mr. uris.
mrs. uris came up to me and engulfed me in the warmest side hug i've ever felt. i smiled at her. "how are you sweetheart?" she asked actually caring.
"i'm well thank you. how about you mrs. uris?"
"fine thank you and how are you little one?" she talked in a baby voice.
"good!" she said smiling at the lady.
"aren't you the cutest thing!" she pinched rosie's cheeks and in response rosie squealed out of happiness. she smiled back at me and headed to the dining room.
"hey jupiter," stanley said looking at me.
i smiled and replied, "hey uris. how was your last day?" we started walking to the living room. the adults would discuss for about 15 minutes while eating fruit and drinking tea. the kids would head to a separate room and do the same minus the food and drink.
"ehh it could've gone better. what-"
i quickly cut him off, it was a bad habit i had, "why? what happened?" i questioned, genuinely interested.
"oh just we ran into bowers and his pinheaded friends," i laughed at the last part.
"sorry about that. he's a real douche," i said setting rosie down on the couch.
"what's a douche?" rosie said. stan and i exchanged glances.
"uhh..." stan said, not wanting to explain.
"henry bowers, rosie," stan smiled and laughed at this quick thought i had. "but you can't tell mommy or daddy what that word is okay?"
"okay!" she said. stan and i chuckled and looked at each other at what had just happened.
"anyways, i never got to ask you about your day jay," he said sitting on the couch next rosie i took the seat on the opposite side off her.
"it was fine. made a new friend," i said smiling at the thought of bev and i teaming up against the dumbass greta.
"oh cool."
"i guess," it was awkward and silent until rosie spoke up.
"jay?" i looked at her, "new queen songs..."
"you want me to change to 'sheer heart attack' or 'jazz'?" i asked her kneeling down the records.
POV change stan
she looked over at her sister and i couldn't help but look at her loving expression. "you want me to change to 'sheer heart attack' or 'jazz'?" she asked rose.
"uhhh... 'jazz'!" she decided and jupiter went to lean over and take off the record to put the new one on. 'don't stop me now' came on and rose got off the couch and started dancing around gracefully, but as the song went on she got more hyper and grabbed at jay's legs.
"okay okay rosie," she took her little sister's hands and started to move around eventually picking her up and spinning and dipping her.
"stan stan stan," she was beckoning me dance with them and i just looked at jay. 'come on' she mouthed. so i got up and grabbed rose from jupiter. "no no! you dance with jay and i watch." she started pushing herself off me so i put her down and she grabbed my hand and jay's hand and put them together. "dance dance!" she told us. i looked and jupiter and glupped down what felt like a bolder. was holding hands with my long time crush and was about to dance with her.
"kids! dinner!" her mom called us. thank you mrs. miller! ,i thought, if i would've danced with your daughter i think i might have passed out.
A/N
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