Life on Banana Street

Nicky Moments

-The Next Day-

"Oh my God, Billie. You're such a perv."

"Yeah I know."

"Then stop it, you porno head!"

"God, Hershey! I'm not looking at a fucking Playboy!"

"Yeah but it's the same thing. You're looking at your neighbor getting dressed for school."

A smile approached his face. I threw a pillow at him.

"Dude! This is my damn house! I can kick your ass out."

"Let's see you try."

"I don't hit girls."

"Puh-lease."

"Come on. We're gonna miss the bus."

We left his house and walked down the street to the bus stop.

"Hey look! It's Adeline and Billie! Sitting in a tree! F-U-C-K-I-N-G!"

"Go to hell, Mike."

"You can't tell me what to do."

I dropped my books and ran over there and beat his ass.

"Shit! Stop!"

"Quit talking about me and Billie. He's my friend! Unlike you, you don't have any."

He looked over at Billie.

"What the hell are you looking at?"

"Billie's my friend. Aren't you mad?"

"No, I'm shocked because you actually have a friend. But, would you make fun of him if he was your friend?"

"God damn. Why do you make me look like a damn fool all the time?"

"Oh, I don't. You do that on your own."

"You're a fucking bitch," Mike said.

"Thank you. I'm here all week."

We got our seat on the bus, the very last seat. I waited until everyone got on the bus.

"MIKE IS A LOSER!! HE MASTURBATES TO HIMSELF!!"

Everyone laughed.

"Hershey, I'm glad you're my friend. Even though you're one of the popular kids, you don't let any of them hurt you. You've never gone out with any of them."

"Nope. Popular guys are like, 'Oh my God! I wanna do you!'"

"Yeah. Addie, you wanna go out... with me?"

"Wow Billie. I didn't know you had those kinds of feelings for me. But yeah! Why not?"

He smiled and got really quiet after that.

-1st Period-

A popular guy, John, came up to me.

"So, Billie tells me that you're going out. Do you feel... embarrassed?"

"No, not really. He's my friend. I'd be embarrassed to go out with you, John."

"What if... you 'accidentally'-"

"Kill you? Oh, it might happen."

He sat on my desk.

"Come on, Hershey. You know you want me."

"Oh please. The only thing I want from you is to leave me the fuck alone."

"Why do I waste my time with you?"

"Cause I'm hot."

He looked at me and nodded in aggreement then walked away.

All of a sudden, what felt like an earthquake, Nicky walked in the room.
Nicky sat down at his desk and opened it up. "Who the hell stole my Cheetos?!"
I looked around the room and it looked like John had put them in a small space which, you know, Nicky can't fit in.

"Adeline! Give me my Cheetos back!"

"I didn't take them."

"Yeah right! Get you butt down there and get them!"

"No."

"Yes! Do it now or I get the principal!"

"Oh my God! Not the principal!"

Nicky stomped out of the room and went down the hall. I'm sorry, China.