Jul 27, 2004 19:47
So I stayed at Emoface's last night. It was fun, actually. We did the usual whilst we were in Uniontown..Mall, Sheetz, Wal*Mart..But this time I threw in a twist..SHOP N SAVE! WAM! Heh. We bought Boca chicken patties. Good good good. Um..Yeah. I came home around 1 and got bitched at because my mom thought that I snuck upto Pittsburgh or some shit..It's really depressing whenever one's parents can't even trust him or her. Honestly. I wouldn't do anything like that..
I was sitting here, thinking about school and how I can't wait to go back, when I started thinking about Ken. You know? Ken Flenniken, the kid who worked at FYE? Yeah, that Ken. The only person at FYE who knew what good music was. I remember when I first saw him, so cute and dorky. Who would have thought we'd become such great friends? Not I, of course. I saw him that Saturday night whenever Ashley, D, and myself were going to a show at Central Skate. He came over and stood next to Abby while she talked to Ashley and D. I just kind of stood there and watched him play with his toothbrush bracelet. We left. The next Wednesday I went upto FYE to get some compilations and the new AP. He was working. We talked. I found out his screen name. We talked. We hung out. We became great friends..But then we fought and didn't speak for a month. Then somehow we started again. He is a great kid. We hung out randomly, here and there. Then things started getting really bad for me and I told him. He was concerned. We hung out at his friend TJ's house and I got sick..He drove me home. We talked. I felt bad. Things were weird after that. Then I told him how Braid was coming to Pittsburgh and he said we had to go..I was excited, but not as excited as he. A month or so passed and he had to leave for camp. We met at the mall so I could tell him bye. He gave me a cd. We were sitting in his car, listening to Braid when I heard "There is a Light That Never Goes Out"..I didn't know Braid had covered that Smiths song. I had to go to Pittsburgh..I was late already. We got out the car and he hugged me. It was nice. The drive home was..depressing. I put in Death Cab for Cutie and listened to "We Looked Like Giants". I cried. I finally realized why it made me cry, and who it reminded me of..Ken. Not Andrew..But Ken. Our little arguments about who's better: The Smiths or the Cure..Our making fun of each other..Our sitting in his car in the rain, making fun of Rick..That's what that song was about. Us. A week passed and it was time for the Braid show. He showed up at my house. We left. We stopped at John's so I could get the cd that Ken had given me the week before. John was supposed to come with us..He didn't. I was pissed. Ken tried to calm me. It didn't work. We got to Mr. Smalls. Lovedrug played. Minus the Bear played. Murder by Death played..Then Braid came on. It was amazing. The show was over. We met Braid. We left. We listened to the Smiths and I know he secretly liked it. We got to my house. He left. I haven't talked to him since..So here I am today, writing this stupid entry about Ken, listening to the Cure..who the Smiths are so much better than..I guess it made me realize that I miss him. And now he's going to college. It won't be the same without the kid. But I'll see him..That fucker has my MSI cd. Heh. Wow.
People suck more than I.
Knockingly yours,
elle*