“What the hell are you looking at?” Sadly, for me, Ashley the saint noticed me staring at her for longer than accepted. Sometimes it happens because the name Rachel, my name, could be synonymous with weird, or curious, or complete idiot…

                Or social pariah

                Or shy

                Or clumsy

                Or a pot head…

                Or…Ok, right I am going off the rails again.

                Quickly my head snaps right to where the cheerleaders are just warming up on the hardwood. I smile on the sly when I hear Ashley again:

                “Why don’t you go to find another seat?”

                Out the corner of my eye, I catch a dumpy ruffle head blonde boy awkwardly trying to make his way up the overly packed bleachers in a hurry because he just had an unpleasant encounter with Ashley. His name is Gregory Brant. A drama kid and very anti social himself, which is an odd combination. I do not think Ashley likes drama kids. I happen to agree, only because they are stranger than I am.

                It is the whole enjoyment of dressing up in secondhand clothing, and slapping on makeup thing, that is a little creepy. It just gets even more so with each year that you do it. Gregory has been doing it three years, and God only knows on how long before high school. I imagine him doing weird things while his mother is out. Trying on her lipstick and three inch heels and the such.

                Yes, I am aware of my own creepiness. Honestly, I try not to think of it too often.

                I think I got a bit off track with that, but I think I was talking about Ashley and her intolerable consistent negative attitude. The only reason that I can think of her being particularly insufferable today is that Kate was not there.  Its common knowledge that Kate and Ashley are inseparable and it’s even less common knowledge that Ashley is in love with Kate. Right now, it’s even less common knowledge that Kate at this current moment is at Glen’s house having sex with, whom else, Glen. Only four people know this, Ashley, Glen, Kate and I. I know this because, even though Ashley is an island unto herself, she and I have a mutual friend in Kate who tells me everything…