Sundown palace pt.2

A lot of kids were there and I couldn't make out some faces due to the limited light and the flashing ones. I remember the music was horrible but I had a good feeling about that night.

On my right was the counter which I figured sold beer or sodas on the left were the various stalls that sold fried foods, it explained the smell.

The paved lane in which we stood led straight ahead to the swimming pool which was still a bit far from where we were standing. That place was huge.

" Is this what makes you happy ? " I should have known that wasn't a question I shouldn't have answered.

" Yeah " I said clearly excited.

" I hope you enjoy yourself " she said grumpily and walked away.

I was too distracted by the beauty of that place that I didn't care. It had a dance floor opposite the pool table, I always wanted to play pool. All the faces were still new to me.

I hadn't spotted my teammates, my supposedly new friends. The big surprise was Coach as the DJ. He always said he never would have become a school coach if it wasn't for the money. He wanted to be a DJ we thought he was joking . But there he was. I was amazed.

But he had bad taste in music.

I spotted the guys in what seemed like a lounge right near the dance floor and went there .

" Yo my Man you made it " Zack said near him was a girl who I think I'd seen somewhere at school his arm around her shoulder.

" Yap couldn't miss it " I said. I told myself this was it. Sydney extended and I sat in the long mushy couch. It felt nice.

They were all there, the twelve guys Sydney, Brad, Zack, Noah, Elvis, Gideon and ofcourse Fin the only guy on the team who wasn't a senior. He seemed to hang with the team more than he hang with his classmates. And other guys who never really took part in anything actively except always following Ralph around ?

By the way where was Ralph.

" It's time for Party " Gideon stood up and opened up a coke bottle most of us were not yet 18, and it was coach's doing that night, that everyone had to present their ID not a school ID but a national ID for anything alcoholic, just to be safe.

But that wasn't enough, he should know kids are crafty.

" Shut up Gideon, it's just stupid soda " Elvis said.

" I know man I feel like getting stoned tonight " Zack said and the girl seated near him whispered something in his ear and he laughed.

" Guys I think that's a challenge from Zack " Gideon said and looked all serious like a wiseman.

We all looked at him.

" His the only one with a girl " he pointed at Zack. Zack smiled cockily. " We should show him we can get girls " he said and he sounded ridiculous.

" The cheerleaders find the older campus guys here more interesting " Brad said.

" Didn't anyone invite some pretty juniors " Zack commented and the girl near him punched him softly.

" All of them find these douche guys coach invited more interesting " Elvis said stretching his hand around.

" Who are they anyway ? " I said. They all looked at me. I was nervous.

" Just some regular customers, campus guys, pervs who fancy highschool fresh girls, and some from Vixen " Gideon said with his fat wise man aura. He stood out, he was standing anyway it was easier to crop our attention.

We all kept quite to digest that.

" Vixen! what are they doing here ? " I wanted to be more involved in the conversation.

" They come to hang around here everyday dude, is this your first time here " Elvis said and they all looked at me like I was some kind of stranger. I hate that look.

" He's new " Sydney said.

" Oh, yeah yeah " they all smiled. I was still in.

" Let's take back what's ours, man " Elvis stood up with a start.

" Bro chill, let's take what's not ours " Gideon smirked. We all looked at him confused.

" Who cares about the girls from our school, we see them everyday let's try something new " he had it in him. You know the one who proposes and we all agree, it was Ralph's job but he did it better and maybe he should've been Ralph's side kick, Brad was a little too quite.

" Yeah " Zack said and the girl with him shot him a look. He removed his arm around her.

They all stood up and scattered around to get what wasn't theirs.

Except Sydney and I, we remained constant.

" You know what they are doing is stupid, right " Sydney said to me.

" Mmm hmm" the girl Zack just left alone replied.

" What a jerk ? " I said to Sydney after looking at the girl.

I thought she'd back me up there but she just shot me a look, It looked less terrifying than the one for Jenny.

Sydney smiled.

I looked around and just ahead on a table sat Ralph his lower leg up to the foot was cemented, right beside him was Tess.

They seemed to be arguing, atleast Tess did, telling from the different hand gestures and changing expressions. Ralph just sat there holding his crutch completely ignoring Tess.

" I see you " Sydney interrupted my stalking session with a small tap.

" What ? " I said and looked somewhere else.

" You got your eye on her, too bad Alpha has her " he whispered and the girl in front of us looked at us confused.

" No, I. . . "

" She a dime brother " he cut me off.

My eyes traveled back to her, she was now walking away from Ralph who didn't seem bothered by it he just continued sipping his drink.

" Go for he now "

" What ? " I looked at him.

He winked and patted my shoulder.

I had self esteem now. I stood up.

" That's the shit " he kicked some of the cups on the table.

They spilled few drops of soda on the girl sitting right in front of us.

She passed Sydney one of her signature looks more anger in it though.

I didn't have to see that I walked over to meet Tess.

She had settled near a giant loud speaker. My mind told me not to go over there but I had to.

The terrible music which I had by now gotten used to got louder as I approached the giant loud speaker.

My mind reminded me again not to go over there.

****to be continued....