*Pt.17*

Jesse walked the few miles to town, smoking, doing alot of thinking- he knew how Jeff & Ashley were being honest about their feelings, but he loved Ashley too, and figured they would've ended up together- he was hurt, but he wanted her to be happy, and Jeff was one of his best friends- And deep down, and not even so deep, he knew Jeff would never treat Ashley bad, he'd always been dedicated to Ashley, and only Ashley.

"When he got to Jimmys, he let himself in thru the kitchen door- The house was to the side of the junk yard, the gas station was in front of the junk yard, next to the house, but not connected-
The junk yard was fenced in, Jimmys dog, Killer, was a pitbull, a good watchdog, but if you were close to Jimmy or his dad Jake, Killer would let you come in- They didn't lock the doors in the kitchen with Killer in there-
There were 3 more dogs that guarded the junkyard, 2 Shepards, Jester & Grinch, the other was another pit, they called him Freak, because he would chase bubbles like they were bees or something lethal. For some reason, bubbles drove him crazy-

Jesse layed on the couch, {like he had a hundred times} - Killer sat next to the couch, Jesse petting him- When Jesse fell asleep, Killer went to the kitchen door & layed down-

Jake was always up early, to open the gas station & junkyard- he saw Jesse asleep on the couch & smiled-

Rowdy worked at the gas station- Kenny worked in the junkyard, they both helped on trucks & cars at the station-
Jeff had worked at the gas station the past 2 summers, and after graduation, would be on full time-
All the guys tinkered with trucks & cars- Jimmy was really good with cars, having worked with his dad all his Life-
Jesse worked with Tom, and would also be on full time come summer Chris usually hung out with Jimmy or Jeff and helped out-
Ashley & Jada worked at the A & W in town, down the street from the gas station-
It was one where the waitresses wore rollerskates out to the cars, music played inside and outside the restaurant- they'd worked there every summer since 9th grade-

That day when Jimmy & Chris woke up, they woke Jesse & they all headed out for Jesse's house-

Jada & Tom were talking with Jeff & Ashley- Their Mom had made coffee & muffins- Ashley was the only one of them that didn't drink coffee-

After Ashley took care of her chores, Tom drove her & Jada to work, {they had started working weekends the beginning of May} they had gotten time off for the Prom and the day after-
They wore shorts or short skirts, and tshirts with the A & W logos- They both waitress'd, sometimes helping with the fries & shakes, cleaning up tables and stocking supplies- They liked their work-

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