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How I Met Nixon
0 reviewsChina runs into the man of her dreams, but her dreams get deferred when her friends meet him too.
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Chapter 3: H o w I M e t N i x o n
----- China's POV -------
"awww, how cute" I cooed as i peered at the plushy black Gloomy Bear doll. I played with it's little paws and squeezed it tightly. I was so gonna get it, it was so adorable. I walked over to the pants section and found the black and white tripp skinny pants i actually planned on getting in the first place. This place always had something i wanted, it was always so hard to get just one thing. I pulled them off the rack and hung it off my right arm. I then looked around at the band T-shirts and looked for either a black Misfits shirt or a red The Casualties shirt. I couldn't find either, so i just went with getting the yellow Sex Pistols shirt. I noticed a guy next to me looking at some of the Devil Wears Prada shirts. He had some really awesome sleeve tattoos on both arms. I was kind of envious. I wish i could get a tat. Being sixteen was awesome, and kinda dumb at the same time. Why? because A: You're not seventeen. and B: No one takes you seriously.
"I like your tattoos" I spoke out shyly. I'm kind of a geek around cute strangers. He turned towards me and smiled, and I sucked in a breath. He looked freakishly like Oli Sykes.
"Why thank you, doll" He replied politely. My heart jumped ten feet while my mind screamed in shock. It WAS Oli Sykes! It had to be! He had a british accent, he had the same hair and face, it had to be him!
But why would Oli be here in this deadbeat town in the first place?
My stomach sank a little when I realized this, naivity took over me for a second there. I waved the guy goodbye and headed for the registers.
"$87.68" Aaron, the brown haired, blue eyed wonder announced. Aaron was the coolest guy there, well, besides Amanda the manager of course. Aaron's in a band called 48 sins, and boy was he good. I actually got to get into one of their shows last fall because of how tight i was with him. It was awesome.
I pulled out four 15% off cards and handed them to him. He quickly rung them up.
"Okay, $52.60"
"Aww, you serious?" I groaned,"I only have $43.00"
"Sorry girl, i have to follow the rules this time." He apologized,"I got in some serious shit when i let you slide last time"
I let out a sigh of disappointment. I looked at the gloomy bear doll and jutted my bottom lip out.
"Alright, take him off the tab" I spoke painfully. Aaron took the doll from my hands and set him aside on the counter. I stared at the cute black bear in sadness as i gave him my money. He handed me my change and my bag of clothes. I waved goodbye to both Aaron and gloomy as i left the store for the day.
"Phuket Thailand" I muttered to myself as i went down the escalator. I was so close on getting that doll! He was right in my hands, if only my job would pay just a few dollars more! I let out a groan as i walked over to Chill Bubble Tea. I got myself a Strawberry chiller with black tapioca pearls. Japanese drinks usually soothed the financial pain whenever i went to the mall.
--------- Nadia's POV -------
We all finished up our meals and walked out of the food court happily. Amy and Bridget were talking about Mr. C while Tegan was checking her phone for Texts from Tyler. I noticed China come up with her hot topic bags and a red bubble tea at hand. I immediately took it from her hands and took a sip. China just shook her head and giggled.
"China you missed it, Tegan almost got raped" Amy commented.
I laughed as China raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"By who? a stranger?"
"Yeah, some tattooed wonder" Bridget laughed as she put on her MCR hoodie. I handed her back the bubble drink, and in turn she got out her keys. We all decided that we should take the party elsewhere and head over to Amy's crib for some R and R. We were walking past Hollister when we heard somebody calling out loudly. I turned around curiously and noticed a tall man with tattoos on his arms running in our direction. I quickly shot back around and grabbed Tegan's arm.
"Tegan! Is that the guy?"
Tegan turned around and her eyes went as wide as tennis balls.
"SHIT!" She hissed as she shoved me aside and ran into Hollister Co. Amy and I quickly linked arms and pretended as if Tegan was never there. We all continued to walk down towards the entrance when i noticed the guy stop China in her tracks. We all perked up and tensed as the guy began to catch his breath.
"If he does anything funny, be sure to call the police" Bridget muttered to us. We all eyed the guy carefully, observing his features in case we had to file a report. His hair was a lightish brown, he was wearing tight jean skinny pants and white converse shoes. He wore a black shirt that read Mosh and Roll in gold letters. Yep, definitely too old for any of us. He smiled lightly at us, while we glared daggers at him.
"Excuse me ma'am, but you dropped this" He announced as he handed her a black gloomy bear doll. China stared down at the doll in awe and looked up at him. We watched him as he winked at her and smiled brightly. She clenched onto the doll tightly and blushed a little. Queue in the Friend Patrol. We all stepped in behind her and put on fake bright smiles.
"Hello there, and you are?" Whoa Amy, talk about direct. She just shot the question right at him, but he didn't seem surprised. He gave another small smile and held out his hand.
"Oliver, Ol-"
"Oliver Sykes from Bring Me The Horizon" China interrupted with a small sigh in her tone. Her eyes were wide and shiny like diamonds. We all could tell that she was stricken with Starstruckanomia. Oliver smiled and gave a little laugh.
"Smart little bird you are," He commented,"Then you must know about the show coming up"
"I sure do, I'm planning on going"
"Great, be sure to meet us after the show"
"Oh I will, you guys are amazing!"
"Aw thanks love, you're a doll"
China let out a geeky noise and snorted a little. I merely rolled my eyes and took her arm.
"Thanks for finding her doll, see you!"
We all pushed China out of the mall and towards her car. She constantly protested and whined, but she eventually got the memo. We drove over to a different entrance and picked up Tegan, just in case Oli came to prey on her too. The car ride home was dead silent. Probably because if China actually screamed, we all would hit her.
----- China's POV -------
"awww, how cute" I cooed as i peered at the plushy black Gloomy Bear doll. I played with it's little paws and squeezed it tightly. I was so gonna get it, it was so adorable. I walked over to the pants section and found the black and white tripp skinny pants i actually planned on getting in the first place. This place always had something i wanted, it was always so hard to get just one thing. I pulled them off the rack and hung it off my right arm. I then looked around at the band T-shirts and looked for either a black Misfits shirt or a red The Casualties shirt. I couldn't find either, so i just went with getting the yellow Sex Pistols shirt. I noticed a guy next to me looking at some of the Devil Wears Prada shirts. He had some really awesome sleeve tattoos on both arms. I was kind of envious. I wish i could get a tat. Being sixteen was awesome, and kinda dumb at the same time. Why? because A: You're not seventeen. and B: No one takes you seriously.
"I like your tattoos" I spoke out shyly. I'm kind of a geek around cute strangers. He turned towards me and smiled, and I sucked in a breath. He looked freakishly like Oli Sykes.
"Why thank you, doll" He replied politely. My heart jumped ten feet while my mind screamed in shock. It WAS Oli Sykes! It had to be! He had a british accent, he had the same hair and face, it had to be him!
But why would Oli be here in this deadbeat town in the first place?
My stomach sank a little when I realized this, naivity took over me for a second there. I waved the guy goodbye and headed for the registers.
"$87.68" Aaron, the brown haired, blue eyed wonder announced. Aaron was the coolest guy there, well, besides Amanda the manager of course. Aaron's in a band called 48 sins, and boy was he good. I actually got to get into one of their shows last fall because of how tight i was with him. It was awesome.
I pulled out four 15% off cards and handed them to him. He quickly rung them up.
"Okay, $52.60"
"Aww, you serious?" I groaned,"I only have $43.00"
"Sorry girl, i have to follow the rules this time." He apologized,"I got in some serious shit when i let you slide last time"
I let out a sigh of disappointment. I looked at the gloomy bear doll and jutted my bottom lip out.
"Alright, take him off the tab" I spoke painfully. Aaron took the doll from my hands and set him aside on the counter. I stared at the cute black bear in sadness as i gave him my money. He handed me my change and my bag of clothes. I waved goodbye to both Aaron and gloomy as i left the store for the day.
"Phuket Thailand" I muttered to myself as i went down the escalator. I was so close on getting that doll! He was right in my hands, if only my job would pay just a few dollars more! I let out a groan as i walked over to Chill Bubble Tea. I got myself a Strawberry chiller with black tapioca pearls. Japanese drinks usually soothed the financial pain whenever i went to the mall.
--------- Nadia's POV -------
We all finished up our meals and walked out of the food court happily. Amy and Bridget were talking about Mr. C while Tegan was checking her phone for Texts from Tyler. I noticed China come up with her hot topic bags and a red bubble tea at hand. I immediately took it from her hands and took a sip. China just shook her head and giggled.
"China you missed it, Tegan almost got raped" Amy commented.
I laughed as China raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"By who? a stranger?"
"Yeah, some tattooed wonder" Bridget laughed as she put on her MCR hoodie. I handed her back the bubble drink, and in turn she got out her keys. We all decided that we should take the party elsewhere and head over to Amy's crib for some R and R. We were walking past Hollister when we heard somebody calling out loudly. I turned around curiously and noticed a tall man with tattoos on his arms running in our direction. I quickly shot back around and grabbed Tegan's arm.
"Tegan! Is that the guy?"
Tegan turned around and her eyes went as wide as tennis balls.
"SHIT!" She hissed as she shoved me aside and ran into Hollister Co. Amy and I quickly linked arms and pretended as if Tegan was never there. We all continued to walk down towards the entrance when i noticed the guy stop China in her tracks. We all perked up and tensed as the guy began to catch his breath.
"If he does anything funny, be sure to call the police" Bridget muttered to us. We all eyed the guy carefully, observing his features in case we had to file a report. His hair was a lightish brown, he was wearing tight jean skinny pants and white converse shoes. He wore a black shirt that read Mosh and Roll in gold letters. Yep, definitely too old for any of us. He smiled lightly at us, while we glared daggers at him.
"Excuse me ma'am, but you dropped this" He announced as he handed her a black gloomy bear doll. China stared down at the doll in awe and looked up at him. We watched him as he winked at her and smiled brightly. She clenched onto the doll tightly and blushed a little. Queue in the Friend Patrol. We all stepped in behind her and put on fake bright smiles.
"Hello there, and you are?" Whoa Amy, talk about direct. She just shot the question right at him, but he didn't seem surprised. He gave another small smile and held out his hand.
"Oliver, Ol-"
"Oliver Sykes from Bring Me The Horizon" China interrupted with a small sigh in her tone. Her eyes were wide and shiny like diamonds. We all could tell that she was stricken with Starstruckanomia. Oliver smiled and gave a little laugh.
"Smart little bird you are," He commented,"Then you must know about the show coming up"
"I sure do, I'm planning on going"
"Great, be sure to meet us after the show"
"Oh I will, you guys are amazing!"
"Aw thanks love, you're a doll"
China let out a geeky noise and snorted a little. I merely rolled my eyes and took her arm.
"Thanks for finding her doll, see you!"
We all pushed China out of the mall and towards her car. She constantly protested and whined, but she eventually got the memo. We drove over to a different entrance and picked up Tegan, just in case Oli came to prey on her too. The car ride home was dead silent. Probably because if China actually screamed, we all would hit her.
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