Status: [updated 12/07/14]
The Brat Pack
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Andy appears next to Bender and lifts his shirt over his head. "I'm from Ohio," Andy says.
Bender squints up at him. "Yeah? Everyone there got pecks like you do?" Bender jokes.
Ally and Claire appear behind Brian, plopping down into the seat with him. Andy shrugs, smiling.
"When did you move here, Andy? I've always remembered you," Claire says.
"I was six," Andy says, swiping at his nose with his thumb. "My dad, man..." Andy gets serious, swinging his arms so his hands clap together in front of him. "He graduated from Ohio State, that's his Alma mater, you know? And he's pushing me to go there." Andy shakes his head.
"Where do you want to go?" Ally asks quietly.
"California," Andy says. "I want to go out there and wrestle. Be away from here, from it all." He motions to the backyard. "You know?"
"Yeah," Brian pipes up. They all glance at him, and he coughs to clear his throat. "I'm uh, probably going to one of the colleges around here though. If I left the state, my parents would throw a fit."
"So?" Bender asks, a bit harshly.
Brian shrugs. "So it means I can't leave."
Bender points a finger at him. "Yes you can. They don't control you. You're a smart kid, Brian, go wherever you damn well please and don't look back."
Brian looks down at the water bottle in his hands and smiles to himself.
"I applied to go to California," Andy blurts out. Everyone looks up at him, a bit startled. "I didn't tell my old man. I applied for a full scholarship. The state championships are this weekend. A scout is coming out. If I place, I might get in."
Andy smiles as if a weight has finally been lifted from his shoulders. Everyone congratulates him, wishing him luck. Bender stands, pretending to go in for a hug but instead shoving Andy to the side, watching him splash into the pool. Brian and Claire laugh, watching as he resurfaces, trying to splash Bender. Claire stands and bites her lip, then pulls her top off and wiggles her skirt down, standing in her bra and underwear. Bender stares, his eyes wide, and Brian turns away.
"This is highly inappropriate!" Brian calls. He receives no answer. Instead, Claire cannonballs into the pool, shouting when she hits the cold water.
Bender pulls his clothes off until he's standing in his underwear, then grins down at Brian. Brian's eyes go wide and he stands, holding his hands up in defense.
"No. Bender, no! I'm wearing a watch and, and if these clothes get wet I have nothing else to change into-"
Bender wraps his arms around Brian's waist, holding him still as Andy climbs from the pool, pulling Brian's shoes and socks off, then his watch. Brian cries out as Bender lifts him up and tosses him into the pool, watching him sink down. Bender and Andy jump in together and Claire shrieks as she's sprayed with water. Ally stands and quietly says she's going to the bathroom, heading inside. No one notices the sad look she gives Andy.
Bender squints up at him. "Yeah? Everyone there got pecks like you do?" Bender jokes.
Ally and Claire appear behind Brian, plopping down into the seat with him. Andy shrugs, smiling.
"When did you move here, Andy? I've always remembered you," Claire says.
"I was six," Andy says, swiping at his nose with his thumb. "My dad, man..." Andy gets serious, swinging his arms so his hands clap together in front of him. "He graduated from Ohio State, that's his Alma mater, you know? And he's pushing me to go there." Andy shakes his head.
"Where do you want to go?" Ally asks quietly.
"California," Andy says. "I want to go out there and wrestle. Be away from here, from it all." He motions to the backyard. "You know?"
"Yeah," Brian pipes up. They all glance at him, and he coughs to clear his throat. "I'm uh, probably going to one of the colleges around here though. If I left the state, my parents would throw a fit."
"So?" Bender asks, a bit harshly.
Brian shrugs. "So it means I can't leave."
Bender points a finger at him. "Yes you can. They don't control you. You're a smart kid, Brian, go wherever you damn well please and don't look back."
Brian looks down at the water bottle in his hands and smiles to himself.
"I applied to go to California," Andy blurts out. Everyone looks up at him, a bit startled. "I didn't tell my old man. I applied for a full scholarship. The state championships are this weekend. A scout is coming out. If I place, I might get in."
Andy smiles as if a weight has finally been lifted from his shoulders. Everyone congratulates him, wishing him luck. Bender stands, pretending to go in for a hug but instead shoving Andy to the side, watching him splash into the pool. Brian and Claire laugh, watching as he resurfaces, trying to splash Bender. Claire stands and bites her lip, then pulls her top off and wiggles her skirt down, standing in her bra and underwear. Bender stares, his eyes wide, and Brian turns away.
"This is highly inappropriate!" Brian calls. He receives no answer. Instead, Claire cannonballs into the pool, shouting when she hits the cold water.
Bender pulls his clothes off until he's standing in his underwear, then grins down at Brian. Brian's eyes go wide and he stands, holding his hands up in defense.
"No. Bender, no! I'm wearing a watch and, and if these clothes get wet I have nothing else to change into-"
Bender wraps his arms around Brian's waist, holding him still as Andy climbs from the pool, pulling Brian's shoes and socks off, then his watch. Brian cries out as Bender lifts him up and tosses him into the pool, watching him sink down. Bender and Andy jump in together and Claire shrieks as she's sprayed with water. Ally stands and quietly says she's going to the bathroom, heading inside. No one notices the sad look she gives Andy.