An old friend
So on my way home today, I was trying to shake this guy that looked like he was following me so I went into the Fred Meyer by my house and as I was walking out I heard someone say "Rachel? Rachel Moffat?" I turn around and see Jaqui Huber: A skinny, blonde, short shorts wearing version of a girl who was one of my best friends back in the day. My best friend Nicole, Jaqui, Tanisha, Jenna and I used to pretend we were the spice girls together and in the summer spent practically every night at eachother's houses. We even got initiated into Rainbow together.
I said "OH MY GOSH JAQUI? HEY! HOW ARE YOU HONEY!" trying to hide my shock at the black lip liner she was wearing around her nude lips.
"good!" she said, "I got new tits!"
uh...congratulations? I said jokingly.
besides the black liner she was very pretty, thinner than she used to be (speed does that) those bright blue eyes and long eyelashes she always had, bronzed skin, medium build, blonde...a little too blonde but still, sweet smile, and like she said: new tits (although her old ones weren't bad either from how the boys reacted in HS)
She asked me if I was still in school, still singing
I asked her what she was doing in shoreline:
Apparently she lives here again. The last time I heard she got arrested in Cali for prostitution outside of Disneyland.
She showed me a picture of her now 6-year-old daughter that we had welcomed into the world when Jaqui had her at 17(prob'ly another reason for the new tits) . I vividly remember all of us sitting around that hospital bed, exchanging nervous glances at eachother and the baby, scared for her but smiling through it.
"She's so beautiful" I said (which is SO true. She is the cutest)
"Thank you" she replied "she's in first grade now"
"So how are you?"
Oh I'm good traveling the world making LOTS of money. Do you still talk to Nikki?
"No not really. Not for any reason, just grew apart I guess. I talk to Joe a lot" (Nikki's Dad, and My "Godfather." Not officially, but he said he would take care of Jen and I if anything ever happened to Mom and Dad and really likes it when I call him that.)
"Oh, well the last time I talked to Dominic (another guy we used to hang out with) he said that Nikki thinks I stole like 20,000 dollars in checks or something like that from her."
"Oh I hadn't heard" I lied and scrunched my face into some form of disgusted look.
"Well its not true" she said nodding at her black Mercedes "...My other car is a Lexus. I don't need her money"
Some more small talk ensued and then she got a phone call. She started speaking in Spanish (which I didn't know she spoke but prob'ly picked up an education when she worked at Jack in the Box...among other jobs.) Piecing together her conversation from my little knowlege of Spanish she was picking some guy up on Casino Row (Aurora)
I gotta go "she said" It was nice seeing you Ma, take care of yourself.
"You too" I said and forced a smile "good seeing you honey"
Sad because she is still as sweet and smart as ever. Just now she's a hooker... yikes. God fobid I ever give up.
I said "OH MY GOSH JAQUI? HEY! HOW ARE YOU HONEY!" trying to hide my shock at the black lip liner she was wearing around her nude lips.
"good!" she said, "I got new tits!"
uh...congratulations? I said jokingly.
besides the black liner she was very pretty, thinner than she used to be (speed does that) those bright blue eyes and long eyelashes she always had, bronzed skin, medium build, blonde...a little too blonde but still, sweet smile, and like she said: new tits (although her old ones weren't bad either from how the boys reacted in HS)
She asked me if I was still in school, still singing
I asked her what she was doing in shoreline:
Apparently she lives here again. The last time I heard she got arrested in Cali for prostitution outside of Disneyland.
She showed me a picture of her now 6-year-old daughter that we had welcomed into the world when Jaqui had her at 17(prob'ly another reason for the new tits) . I vividly remember all of us sitting around that hospital bed, exchanging nervous glances at eachother and the baby, scared for her but smiling through it.
"She's so beautiful" I said (which is SO true. She is the cutest)
"Thank you" she replied "she's in first grade now"
"So how are you?"
Oh I'm good traveling the world making LOTS of money. Do you still talk to Nikki?
"No not really. Not for any reason, just grew apart I guess. I talk to Joe a lot" (Nikki's Dad, and My "Godfather." Not officially, but he said he would take care of Jen and I if anything ever happened to Mom and Dad and really likes it when I call him that.)
"Oh, well the last time I talked to Dominic (another guy we used to hang out with) he said that Nikki thinks I stole like 20,000 dollars in checks or something like that from her."
"Oh I hadn't heard" I lied and scrunched my face into some form of disgusted look.
"Well its not true" she said nodding at her black Mercedes "...My other car is a Lexus. I don't need her money"
Some more small talk ensued and then she got a phone call. She started speaking in Spanish (which I didn't know she spoke but prob'ly picked up an education when she worked at Jack in the Box...among other jobs.) Piecing together her conversation from my little knowlege of Spanish she was picking some guy up on Casino Row (Aurora)
I gotta go "she said" It was nice seeing you Ma, take care of yourself.
"You too" I said and forced a smile "good seeing you honey"
Sad because she is still as sweet and smart as ever. Just now she's a hooker... yikes. God fobid I ever give up.