We Don't Belong

I see Andy waving his arms and dancing like a dumb ass in front of the restaurant.

I laugh and pull in close to him. I turn the car off and jump out to run to him.

Maxy follows and nonchalantly walks to Brett and kisses him.

I throw my arms around Andy and smile. He leans down and kisses my forehead.

He says," How are my two favorite girls?"

"We are great! Like I'm literally so excited for this concert!"

"I promise you will love them!" Andy yells.

Brett and Maxy nod in agreement.

I say, " I'm starving," I look at Andy who says," let's eat then."

We walk inside and Brett and Maxy lead the way and Andy grabs my hand smiling before we follow.

Just as we sit down, I hear my phone ringing. I dig through my purse to see I have four missed calls from mom.

"Fuck," I say and everyone looks at me worried.

"My mom called four times... This can never be good. I'm gonna run outside and call to see what she wants," I say getting up from the table.

I go outside and dial my mom's number.

"Why won't you answer young lady?!?!" She screams into the phone.

"Mom! I was fucking driving!"

"Don't you dare use that language like those punks you call friends! I want you home right now!"

"No mom! They're not punks! Maybe if you would look past their appearance and actually get to know them, you would understand that."

"Honey, this isn't like you! Why don't you come home and we can forget about this whole thing."

"Mom. I don't want to just forget about it. They are my friends.. and boyfriend.."

"Your boyfriend!? " she screams.

"Yes mom. And to be quite honest, I love him more than you. He makes me happy and would do anything for me without a second thought."

"You don't mean that young lady! Take that back right now or don't worry about coming home tonight... you won't be welcome. Oh, and if you ever tattoo yourself like those punks, you don't have a family."

Tears running down my face I scream," I hate you. I do mean that. I never wanna see you again."

I ignore the looks of everyone sitting outside and try not to break down in the middle of the parking lot.

"You are in deep deep trouble Charlotte Rose..."

"Fine mom. Bye forever. I'm not coming home." I hang up the phone and wipe my tears. I take a deep breath and turn around to go back inside.

I go to the table and sit next to Andy with a fake smile on my face, pretending like nothing happened.

"What's wrong baby?" Andy asks putting his arm around me.

"Its.. nothing," I say shaking my head.

Maxy tells Brett to move so she can get up. He scoots out of the way and Maxy gets up, grabbing my hand. She says,"Bathroom. Now."

I slowly get up, grabbing my purse and follow her to the bathroom.

As soon as the door closes behind us, I break down into tears.

Maxy pulls me into a hug and asks," Whats wrong Char?!?! What happened out there?"

"It's official.. my mom never wants to see me again. "

"Char.. Thats terrible.." she says pulling me closer.

"And then she said that if I ever get a tattoo like you "Punks"I don't have a family."

"Jesus. Well, you may not have your family by blood, but you will always have Brett, Andy, and I, who love you like family."

I smile. " Thanks Maxy. I think its best if I'm away from my mom for a while."

"Well Charlotte, you are welcome to stay with my family for as long as you want."

"Woah! Really? You're parents wouldn't mind?"

"They would love to have you. Both of my parents are really cool and layer back, so I can basically do whatever I want."

"God you're so lucky. I think I will take you up on that offer," I say smiling.

"We'll talk about it later, come on, lets get you fixed up and then we can eat. Afterwards, we can go and have an amazing time at the concert, forgetting about your mom."

I hug her tight one more time and smile. I look in the mirror and wipe my eyes. I pull my eyeliner out of my purse and fix my eyes so I don't look like a raccoon.

We go back out to the table and sit down.

Andy puts his arm around me and pulls me close as I explain the whole story.

"Well personally, I think you should get a tattoo babe. "

"What of?"

"Anything. A quote or a heart or a name," he smirks motioning to himself.


"Well I will get one under one condition.."

"What's that?"

"You have to hold my hand the whole time."

"Of course! We will go as soon as school gets out in a few weeks!" Andy says excitedly.

"Oh and one more thing.. We have to use my moms credit card," I smirk.

"Well in that case, we should all get one," Brett says laughing.

"LETS DO IT!" I yell.

"So we just got a large pizza to share if thats cool," Brett says.

"Sounds good to me!" I say.

"It looks good too!" Maxy says as it comes to our table.

We all take a piece or two and eat and talk. After 30 minutes or so, we had eaten the whole pizza.

Notes

Hey guys! Im sorry I haven't been updating as much. Ive actually been really busy this summer. Im gonna try to post another chapter later and maybe another tomorrow. Hope you guys like where this is going. Let me know what you think! Please please comment/rate/subscribe.