The Night Before - Chapter One
K_____ found herself all alone.
Alone under the cloying fluorescent lights of the local Chicken Chuckers at 8PM, taking slurps through the straw of the saccharine carbonated fizz she had randomly chosen from the soda machine. The smell of chicken grease was seeping into her jacket – into her skin. Dee had just left her. Dee was her armor, her protection for the last eight hours; her shift was over and the next bodyguard from the Punk clique hadn’t arrived. She felt bad for making Dee wait after her allotted time, it had already been thirty minutes past, so she told her it was fine. Dee could leave.
Dee was sweet. Kinda. Dee was a cantankerous firebrand. A keen eye for insults, her words could easily cut flesh; however, deep down was tenderness – she just didn’t want anyone to see it. In the same day, she’d shove someone into a garbage can, and later write a secret poem for one of the teachers she had a crush on – K____ knew this because she had found said poem. With Dee off, Fern – another member of the Punks – was supposed to take her place. She should be here any minute. Hopefully.
Once again, she found herself all alone.
Or had she always been all alone? ... Read more on my Substack: https://erraticunicorn.substack.com/p/the-night-before-chapter-one
This is a story that helped frame the world of my video game, Sunset High. Check it out here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2997880/Sunset_High/
