Post by Evelyn White on Sept 16, 2015 19:33:33 GMT -5
and they thought you was high-classed
Her pink skirt laid over the red velvet couch like a stream of water as she sat patiently. For the first fifteen minutes. Now, her patience had begun to run thinner than rain drops. Before Evelyn even punched in a single number to call the girls over, her father had asked her to accompany him in his office. It meant he wanted to speak to her alone, as they usually spoke in the living room and her mother was more than always involved. She had followed him silently and it filled every crevice of the room since. The man stood in front of the fireplace- which she found to be a complete waste of an addition to their home seeing as they lived in a desert. It was only another show piece, just like her parents treated everything else. She watched her father as her eyes slowly grew lower and lower until she was nearly glaring at him. He lit a cigarette almost gracefully and continued to read his newspaper.
The young girls hands were locked together in her lap, legs crossed and she continued to grow more utterly bored by the minute. What was his game? Right now Bee and Vicki could be on their way and they would catch The Ed Sullivan Show on just in time to see Elvis. He was so dreamy and talented she could not help but make an event out of it. But she was stuck here with her father as he burned through his nicotine and her time. His office was always dark and brooding, or it felt that way. Book cases lined the walls as well as some renaissance style paintings and a couple of oddly placed clocks. His desk sat on the far left and the fire place in the middle where he now stood. He then turned around almost startling her with his sudden movement. Putting down the paper, he finally looked his daughter in the eyes.
"How have you been, Evelyn?" She held back from arching her brow. That was unexpected.
“I… have been well, father,” she replied soft and politely at an attempt to conceal her frustration. “Have you, my dear?” She had spoken reluctantly and he caught it.
“How has Vegas’ most efficient entertainment agent been doing?” she countered..
He took a long drag of his cigarette and turned his back to her again. His stature was magnified by the fire. It formed a silhouette that cast across the room with a sinister darkness which drowned every gap it found with black. It made a chill creep through her spine and she ignored it successfully. “That is why I brought you in here,” he then stated, almost surprising her yet again. “I have been on edge and suspicious.” Evelyn’s heart sank into her stomach. No, she had been so sneaky, he couldn't possibly know about The Sons of Saints. “You understand the company you now keep defines you? You think I don't have eyes, darling? I have always taught you to keep your wits about you, but I also taught you to always follow the rules.”
“But you never taught me to do what’s right.” The words fell from her mouth so effortlessly in confidence. Her father stood in silence some more. And then some more.
“Call your friends. We will speak later.” She left the room without another word and did just that.
xx
“Vicki, Bee—he’s on!”
Evelyn knelt beside the dial, adjusting the volume and ensuring a steady signal. Her blue eyes gawked in admiration at the king of rock n’ roll as he appeared on the television screen, handsome and classic in black and white. She rose to her feet to face her friends who had now settled into her room. Elvis and James Dean posters lined her pink walls. White furniture accented the room and she had made sure to hide away the couple of stuffed animals she left about from when she was a child. This was the perfect summer night sleepover and opportunity for she and Bee to bond more with Vicki. Make her feel more accepted into the gang. Little Vicki was a couple years younger than them and she had found herself upon the game in similar circumstances as herself. She was kind and, well, troubled. Isn't that how they all became friends?
While Bee was one of her best girls, there was always a level of animosity between them that she could never shake. Evelyn was rich while most of their friends, Bee included, came from unprivileged upbringings. She completely understood, but it was enough to separate her from the rest of the greasers at times. Determined to put on a rocking sleepover, she smiled at Vicki and their self proclaimed leader and headed toward the window. "I have an idea," she said as she opened it, welcoming the light desert breeze that brushed her face. She then retrieved a small wooden box from underneath her bed and opened it to find a mostly full pack of Marlboro's and matches.
"Cigarette?" She offered the girls, taking a seat next to Vicki as hound dog flowed from the T.V set. "I stole them from Donny. He keeps like two extra packs in his car, he smokes so much." With the memory of her previous encounter with her father earlier this evening still lingering on her mind, she brought the rolled tobacco to her lips and snapped a match.
NOTES: Hope this is fine! | TAG: Bee Poplawski , Vicki Reyes
Last Edit: Sept 16, 2015 20:24:57 GMT -5 by Evelyn White