Chapter 3 3

Saturday

'Don't think you're going out like that young lady.' Adriana snapped.

'But everyone's wearing it.' Candice answered back standing there in a black top, stripy tights and a pair of knee high jeans buckled boots, her hair tied back all bushed out like she'd had a fight with a lawn mower and it won! Eyes plastered with black eyeliner, mascara and black eye shadow and to top it all off black lipstick and nail varnish.

'Get changed!'

Candice stared at Adriana as if to say 'I don't think so!'

'NOW!'

'What's going on?' Kaleen asked entering the room.

'Just look at the way that she's dressed she looks like a tramp.'

'All the kids dress like it these days get with the now.'

'What! So she can look like you, a piece of tat!' Adriana said angrily looking at Kaleen up and down in disgust with her hair spiked up edging off in all directions. Her makeup literally caked on black eyeliner and mascara to match puce lipstick plastered on her lips. Dark and light shaded eye shadow. 'And I suppose you dressed her did you?'

'She can dress herself! I only done her make up!'

'Well she can take it right off.'

'I hate you I wish you weren't my mom!' Candice snapped trying not to cry even though she could feel her eyes felling.

'That's it young lady I've had enough of your lip.'

'Come on Candice, we'll be late.' Kaleen said grabbing Candice by her arm, pulling her through the door.

'Where do you think you're going? I haven't finished with you yet!'

'You never are.' Candice replied.

'Have a cow.' Kaleen added as she slammed the door behind them.

They walked down the road into the dock and met up with Karen and Heather. 'You okay?'

'Yeah fine.' Candice replied sniffling.

'Look just ignore her she's just jealous, you look great, just forget about her we're out to have a good time right!'

'Yeah.' Candice replied trying to break a smile as the entered the pub.

'Sorry we're late the bitch had to start daint she.' Kaleen explained.

'On you?' Karen asked.

'No not this time it was Candice. Can you believe that bitch she accused me of dressing both of us up like a piece of tat.'

'Why? You two look great.' Heather added.

'She's jealous, either that or she's too old before her time.' Kaleen replied.

'Sit down we got you both a drink.' Karen said.

'Cheers.' Kaleen replied as they both sat down.

Candice smiled as to say 'thanks'. They had a few drinks until closing. Then went out of the pub down to the Rock Café having a few more drinks listening to the band.

as it came to early hours of the morning the music was pounding, so loud they couldn't even hear themselves think let alone talk. The band had took a ten minute interval to refresh,

Kaleen had gone to the bar the bare tender smiled at her she returned the smile.

He went over to the counter to serve her. 'So what will it be?'

'Can I have two buds one Newky brown and one Jack Daniels please.'

He turned taking the bottles out of the fridge shutting the fridge door behind him. 'That'll be seven eighty please.' He said placing them on the counter.

Kaleen gave him the money for the drinks. He gave her the change which she shoved into her pocket. She picked up the bottles off the counter and walked away. His eyes followed her as she returned to her friends.

'Here you go.'

'Cheers.' They replied taking their drinks off her.

'A toast to all of us I hope we all stay friends after college is over.'

'To us.' They all chimed clinking there bottles together, downing them in one. As the band come back on the stage.

Morning was dawning Kaleen, Candice and their friends were all paralytic, Kaleen was sitting down whilst the others were still dancing to the extremely loud music. The bar man walked around collecting glasses, stopping in front of Kaleen. 'On your own?'

'Yeah, my feet are killing me.' Kaleen replied looking up at the tall, lean man standing in front of her with sandy coloured hair with the brightest blue eyes, they almost looked like contacts under the lights.

He smiled. 'So what's your name?'

'Kaleen.' Kaleen replied. 'Kaleen Summers.'

'Such a pretty name for such a pretty girl.'

'What's that supposed to mean?'

'Just the summer is pretty all the flowers, you look like a flower, an English rose.' He replied.

'Thanks I guess!'

Kaleen's friends walked over to them. 'Come on time to go your wicked stepmother will be caking herself if you two are late.'

'Okay.' Kaleen sighed. Looking at the gorgeous blond standing in front of her. 'Sorry I've got to go.' She said pulling herself up out of the chair.

'See you again.'

'I wish!' Kaleen thought as they walked away. 'Bye.'

They all left the club after grabbing their coats and one last trip to the bath room. Kaleen tried to keep up with her friends, but they were way ahead of her as she thought about the gorgeous bar man and if she'd ever see him again. He smiled at her with a beaming warm smile. She returned the smile as she walked out of the club.