Tragedy

By Danielle Martin (dark88poet)

Chapter One: Introducing Tragedy

This is the story of a girl

Who cried a river and drowned the whole world

And while she looked so sad in photographs

I absolutely love her when she smiles

Nine Days
Absolutely (Story of a Girl)

“So how do you look?”

“Like an overweight hooker but thanks for asking” I replied back with a smirk Jess would never get to see. but seeing as we’ve been friends for so long, I’m sure she knew it resided on my face.

My friends, bless them; just don’t understand that although a store may carry clothing that’s perfect for them it most likely won’t be the same for me.

Poor shirt never saw me coming.

“Come on sweetie it can’t be that bad” she hollered back. Actually you know what? We must really not be as good of friends as I thought seeing as how we go through this routine quite frequently.

That’s my friend Jessica. She’s the quintessential southern belle straight out of Texas. She’s also a devout Catholic who never swears and yet she’s best friends with me, the amazing agnostic cursing freak. I swear, with her, wonders never cease.

“Yeah come on Tragedy, It can’t be that bad. And even if it is, I don’t care because if I have to stand around here watching you two try on clothes for one more second, I swear I’m gonna do something that we’ll all regret.”

“Stop being so dramatic little boy and sit back down. I’ll be out in a sec.”

Hayden doesn’t really want to be here but he has no other choice. It’s either shopping with us or staying at home watching the WWII marathon on the History Channel. According to him it was a hard choice of choosing the lesser of two evils and even now he still has doubts.

But you know what, O’ well, sucks to be him. And anyway I still haven’t forgiven him for sticking me with the good awful nickname Tragedy, as if I don’t get teased enough. Thanks to him, Crystal Barnes no longer exists. In her place is Tragedy. I bet a lot of people wish that along with my name my attitude had changed but hey, one miracle at a time.

“First off, there’s nothing little about me Tragedy and if you’re a good little girl maybe one day you’ll find out. Secondly, after this lets hit the movies, I hear the new Adam Cane movie’s got some great action scenes”

“Ok ew, to the first part” I said pausing for a bit to allow my mind to contemplate the suggestion and then shuddered profusely. “And sure to the movie”

“That is if it’s ok with you Jess,” I asked stepping out of the dressing room.

“Sure its fine with me, as long as we don’t get kicked out of the theatre again she replied,. “Thanks too you two heathens, I didn’t get to finish drooling over Max Plimooth in Mad World”. It’s seems like whenever she starts scolding Hayden and I her southern upbringing really shines through.

“Heathens, my darling Jessica you wound me,” was Hayden’s expert reply/comeback

“Yeah well I'll do a lot more than that if you don’t behave.” Jess insisted readily

“Tragedy, you ready to go?” She asked

“Yeah Jess just let me drop of this shirt.”

“K”

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“O My God!” Jess exclaimed in a highly squeaky voice

“I know!” I replied

“Do you think something’s wrong” Hayden asked while wandering around the empty movie theatre searching for the perfect seat.

“Are you crazy, of course there’s something wrong?” I replied slightly screeching

“Its 12:30 on a Saturday and to make things even spookier it’s the middle of July.”

“Where the hell are all the people?”

“They’ve been carried away by the aliens and taken back to the Sphinx” replied Hayden

“What is with you and the whole Sphinx Theory?” I asked

“It’s real. Where do you think Buffy went?” He retorted

“Sweetie Buffy’s not real” Jess told him

“How can you say that after all she’s done” He cried dramatically. “Saving us from the vampires and whatnot?”

“It’s true, Buffy’s a fictional character made up by Joss Whedon” I told him

“You know what let’s stop this because right now I don’t even know you guys any more” he said with disbelief

“O well the movie’s about to start so we should all shut up” was the command that came from Jessica

“It’s just the previews” I said laughingly

“Their the best part of the movie and besides, seeing as how none of us have any jobs this summer the previews will be dictating our lives for quite awhile” she said and really who could argue with such a profound statement.

“Wow, that’s power” Hayden said mockingly while I laughed

“Shut Up”