Beach and Dance

Before the bowling seesion, poor Asher felt hungry so we first drove to a small diner where Asher ate like a pig and then we drove to the bowling arena. Roth called it shotgun so she was sitting next to Asher and I was sitting next to Steven. 

It was awkward, of course, it'll be when we haven't spoken properly since the time I questioned them about saving me.

I was looking outside the window and I listened to the songs that were being played in the background and the soft chuckles of Roth as Asher made lame comments. I smiled. He really did make her happy. 

As the car came to a halt, I jumped outside the car and stretched myself. Roth had that look on her face.

Oh no! She is up to something, definitely up to something.

As we reached the bowling area, Roth had us in pairs. Roth and me against the two boys. 

"Really Roth, you should've been in my team, you would lose against us, Steven and I are really good at bowling", Asher told her. She just smirked. Obviously, she will, we never lose, I learned it from Toby and I always win though, same with her too.

"Yeah yeah let's see who loses and who wins", Roth retorted.

"Deal then, whoever loses has to do something for the winners", he said looking at us with a mischievous glint in his eyes. 

"Oh you're on Ashy boy", Roth grinned and skipped towards the bowling area. Why the hell is she so excited?

*******

After hours of playing the score was 5-10, and you guessed it right, we won. 

We both did our victory dance and beamed at them.

"You cheated"

"We didn't"

"You cheated"

"We didn't"

"You cheated"

"We didn't"

"Yes yo--"

"Oh shut up already, we won and Ashy boy, we've been playing it for a long time, we actually never lose"

He just huffed and settled down next to Steven, who for some reason looked pissed too. Ha! In your face, egoistic jerks.

"Let's eat food, I am really hungry", Asher spoke up. I rolled my eyes. This guy is hungry all the damn time!  

We all then went to the cafeteria and ordered food. As we sat down on our table, Roth and I sat on one side and the guys on the other side.

As we all started eating and talked in general, the clicking of heels and the cheap, strong perfume caught our attention and we stopped talking and looked at the source of our disturbance. Helena!!! My friend.

"Look at you two eating food, no wonder they left you both", she's at it again. 

"Look at you, poking your nose in everyone's business", Roth commented back. 

"Honey, you don't want to talk back to me" 

"Oh trust me bitch, but you don't want to spoil my mood, oh wait you just did that by showing your caked face", I let out a chuckle and her face turned red, she raised her hand to slap her but no no no wrong move bitch.

I shoved Roth down and immediately caught her hand. 

"Oh honey, did you forget about my warning, didn't I tell you to never raise your hand on my friends", as I twisted her hand, she screeched in pain and then I shoved her. 

"Get that fake plastic ass away from and be a pain in the ass to someone else", she ran away from the cafeteria and I looked around to see if I have caused any trouble, but found out that everyone was busy with their own work. 

"Let's do something else", Asher suggested, we all hummed in agreement and went to a beach that was nearby the bowling area.

I breathed in the salty yet fresh air, I really wanted to go to a beach for a long time but I couldn't and now here I am, at the beach. There is a saying, if you desire for something, deeply, it'll eventually come to you. 

I looked around as Asher retrieved one backpack from his car and Roth retrieved another. 

They took out a blanket and put it on the sand and we all sat down on the ground.

"Looks like you both came prepared", Steven spoke for the first time since our outing. They both nodded. 

I plugged in my earphones and sat down enjoying the breeze and as I was in shorts, and the beach was a perfect place for me to dance, I started dancing. Dancing really helps me calm down! It's one of the reason why I am thinking of pursuing it as my career. 

It didn't matter if it was in public because there were fewer people today and Roth and Asher were enjoying in their own world and Steven had gone somewhere. 

As I finished, I opened my eyes and sat down. I was too engrossed in my own world that I didn't notice, Steven, staring at me as if I had grown two heads.

"Wow! You're a natural artist", he said. I just smiled. 

"Since when did you learn dancing?" He questioned.

"Uh, well I used to dance a lot, then something happened, I stopped dancing but then over these two-three years I have started dancing again. It's like my solace, my escape from reality whenever I can't handle something, I dance", I said with a smile as I remembered all the times I had spent with Ivan. 

*******

After a long tiring day, we all went to eat at a small diner near the beach. The diner gave off the 90's vibe, the retro paint and with the seating arrangement. It seemed comfy and cozy. 

We just spoke about random stuff, like favorite colors, and movies. Roth and Asher seemed to be too busy staring at each other. That is why after a while we stopped talking and I just focused on the windows, trying to avoid the mushiness. 

After paying for the food, we all were heading towards the car when we heard a voice which sent chills down my spine.

"Oh, if it isn't my favorite Jennifer Cooper and my dearest Dorothy"