snippet from Dreaming of Tatoos
Dreaming of Tatoos
My car was parked and all the bag's from the market were in the back two seats. Andy was in the seat next to me. Everything was good so far. I pulled out my keys from the ignition and put them in my bag. I looked over at Andy, only he looked like he was out of place again. This seemed odd to me, I wanted to ask him what was wrong but I didn't know how we hadn't seen each other in two years it would just be really awkward.
"Ready to go?" I asked him reaching over to the door handle. He didn't look at me; he just ran his hands through his hair and gave a big depressing sigh. Something really must be bothering him; I should at least ask to make myself feel better about it later instead of guilt ridden like I knew I would feel if I didn't ask him. He just looked so upset.
"Hey you okay?" I asked him hoping I wouldn't upset him even further.
"No I'm not okay, I came here today to do something and now I don't know if I can go on with it" he said looking at me like a sad puppy. Whatever he was going to do must have been important to him if he was this upset about it. My heart went out to him it really did But I didn't know what to do for him. But I got the better of myself and ask him more questions.
"Oh what was is it there anything I can do to help" I left go of the door handle, letting my hand fall in my lap.
He looked over at me that smile back on his face, I found it odd how he went from really upset to all of a sudden perky and happy again but I didn't say that out loud.
" I wanted to do this" and before I could react he grabbed each side of my face with his big dry hands and leaned in so fast that I didn't even have time to blink before his chapped cracked lips were on mine kissing me.
My brain froze in a state of shock, Andy Baker was kissing me! Snapping I pushed at his chest trying to get him off me but he was just so strong, I couldn't get him off. I pulled at his hair but that only made him grip my face tighter until it hurt. I couldn't breathe I needed him off me and NOW! Tears started to spill onto my cheeks, his sent of hard boiled eggs choked my brain. I don't know why he smelled like hard boiled eggs he always had for as long as I could remember. That's why mostly Addie and I had been his only friends.
Finally after I couldn't take it anymore he pulled away and dropped his hands. I just rested my face on the steering wheel. A choking sob escaped my lips. All I wanted to do was curl up in my bed and cry. Any Baker a kid I haven't seen in two years kissed me.
"That's what I wanted to do Jane, Kiss you tell you that I love you I've wanted to do that for a while" he sounded happy like he accomplished a big life time goal. For him it probably was getting a kiss from a girl.
I didn't want to hear any of it all of it was a bunch of crap to me now. All I wanted was for him to get out.

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