The Girl. (5 page)

Brenda said, “Please Sebastian get through one night trying not to fight, just because you have
those brute arms is no reason”.
Now Ella seem to study him mumbled under her breath, “Nah can’t be”.

Sebastian was holding the towel snug against his face, as he listened to Brenda that was shaking
her head raving on. “Heck every night you boy’s fight in here, how it happens I do not
understand”.
Mumbling through the towel, “Okay maw I’ll try”, walking away from the counter.

Twirling her straw in the soda, “He is your son?”
“Yep he sure is and tough my boys think”.
“Should have known by the flannel shirt thing going on”.
Brenda was giggling and added, “My boys really are rough though and get it so naturally, I
myself hate fights”.
Dana told Ella, “Wow, I think there are many of these Wiley people”.

Ella just stared at one though with her heart racing.
Then a third younger boy about five-foot nine or taller comes up to the counter asking,
“Maw, you got any batteries?”

Slender built, wore a flannel shirt with black corduroys and the same black steel toe boots.
“Let me look boy”, as she bent down under the counter.
Eyes big, Dana excitedly said, “Seth Wiley?” Ella just looked thinking, how could he see?
Turned around asking, “Yes, who wants to know?” His long dark curls covered his face.
“You’re in our school”, said Dana with a smile.

Pushing his long dark curls aside, “Yep, I saw y’all before”, as he gave a deep stare at Ella,
that’s eyes become big and Dana thought, how could that boy see anything?
“What are you doing in our bar your only in the eleventh grade”.

 

Unblinking, Ella blurted out, “I failed”.

Giving such an aggravated look upon her face Dana could not believe her lying friend.
“You’re younger in the ninth and here in a bar”.
“I live here”, giving a smile.
“Oh”, looking around the wild bar that seem to be rough and vastly crowded.
Seth told them both, “Well truth, I live in the back of the bar in a big three story old house”.

Sneers, Dana said, “Oh that’s nice living so close to this wild hang out”.
Dana and Ella noticed an argument breaking out over the game of darts then Ella gives a big
smile when she saw Saul break it up quickly.

Seth shook his head at the girls making his long curls covering his face on purpose and smirked
thinking girls.
“Here Seth”, said Brenda reaching him the batteries.
“Thanks maw and see y’all at school maybe”, walking away going into the back room of the bar.

Raising her eyebrows Brenda remarked, “Lord how that boy can see anything”.
The girls smiled and Dana whispered, “Oh my, he is a son to plus his mom stole my words”.
Ella giggled at her friend glancing into the crowded bar.
“Gee there are many of these Wiley’s”, added Dana looking around.

“Yes many boys”, replied Ella looking at Saul.
The one boy Sebastian, who had a bloody nose, comes back up to the counter, holding his nose
with blood still running down.
He said, “Paw it’s not stopping, you may have to do your trick the squeeze”.
His paw looked at his nose closely and nodding his head replied, “Think your right son”.
While he saw a great deal of blood running down his boy’s face.

Seth stood by the back swinging doors and remarked, “OUCH!” Watched what their paw was
about to do, but it worked.
Feeling sick, Dana said, “Oh yuck, I am not having fun”, watching Sebastian blow a big bunch of
thick blood from his nose into a rag after his paw squeezed his nose hard.

“Oh gee there goes the pretzels I just ate”, remarked Dana holding her stomach.

However, Ella did not see him do it, because she had her eyes glued to yes.
“Saul”. That she thought was a total hunk.
Saul’s hair was not as long though like his two brothers, Sebastian and Seth.

It was thick and wavy, but lay on his shoulders with short bangs.
In addition, real blonde-haired person and no curls either like his brothers.
Saul was shooting pool and smoking he was cool thought Ella, as she just stared at him with her
heart fluttering.

The one young person that had come busting out the front bar doors fighting comes up to the
counter, he and Sebastian shook hands.
Was around six-foot-three, maybe taller, slender built wearing a flannel shirt with the sleeves
rolled up to his elbows, he wore blue jeans, as they were really loose fitting, because he was real
thin and tall.

Had those black steel toe boots on when he saw the girls and smiled saying, “Hey there girls”.
With a cocky tone to her voice, “Yeah hi”, replied Dana trying to ignore him.
Ella was not paying attention, as she was really staring at Saul.
Dana then got a good look at him, rose her hand up and said, “Hey wait a minute; weren’t you
the guy out front killing someone”, she had a puzzled look on her face.

The young person smirks and said, “Yeah that was me winning of course”, as him and Sebastian
laughed, he had short hair and seem to be the only one that did.
Sarcastically, “Proud of yourself I see”, remarked Dana jerking her head.

Leaning back against the counter all cocky he said, “Of course darling, because I don’t lose”,
then he and Sebastian really laughed.
“Remarkable, because that fight was so bad and he does not have one bruise from it”, mumbled
Dana.
Paul Gene said, “Cut it out son, don’t gloat”, as he handed a customer a beer.
Almost choking on her soda, Dana blurted out, “He is your boy too, unbelievable or nightmare”.

Clearing her throat she did add, “Hey where’s the long hair, because appears your boys got
something in common with long hair too?”
Filling a glass with ice, “He sure is my son little sugar”, said Paul Gene shaking the glass.
He and Sebastian were whispering and smirking, as their father talked.
Paul Gene added, “That’s Shane my boy and no long hair for him, he had very long hair”.
Chuckle’s and winked at Shane who smiled, almost rolling her eyes in the back of her head,
Dana remarked, “Wow”, rowdy boys you got there paw and a lot of them wild flannel shirt
wearing boys”.

Grinning, “Little darling you should have seen my brothers there were eight of us rowdy Wiley
boys”, said Paul Gene filling another glass with ice cubes.
Dana was not having fun and thinking a wild family past generation down, Ella sat staring at
Saul having fun, as her heart raced.

Paul Gene continued telling Dana and Ella who was not listening and had not been.
Until she heard Paul Gene say, “Saul my oldest son is twenty; they all help me and maw run this
bar”.
Ella glowed, Paul Gene added, “Keeping it safe and fun for the town”.

Eye rolling as usual this night, “They are bouncers in here”, said Dana glancing at them.
“The best”, as he winked and continued telling the two girls.
“Plus there are many of them, that if one starts they all cover each other”.

Dana was jerking her head, as her eyes started to roll back, Paul Gene continued, “It’s a losing
battle for men coming in here acting like jerks, my boys take care of it, don’t like disrespect”,
said Paul Gene firmly.
Expressionless, Dana asked, “Well how old are the rest of your wild boys?”
“Shane my second oldest is nineteen-years-old”.

Brenda smiled adding, “I had no time to take a breather with them boys so close”.
“Sebastian my third boy over by the dart board is seventeen”.
“He is pretty along with my baby boy Seth with all those silky locks”, said Brenda, smiling
added, “I mean their curls”, giggling.

Bored, “Yes I figured that”, said Dana looking into the crowd at the Wiley boys. She mumbles, “If
you could observe their faces for them long curls”.

Teary eyed Brenda said, “We have no daughters just the boys”, as she hung her head and added,
“One day we will have daughters through them marrying and many daughters”, Ella’s heart
flutters, “Oh I wish”, looking at Saul standing by the jukebox laughing with another man.
That night in the bar.

Brenda with Paul Gene treated the two girls like queens for the night or daughters.
Standing by the pinball machine, Sebastian told his brother Shane, “Heck, look at them over
there all mushy”, pointing at their parents carrying on happily with the two girls.
Smirking Sebastian added, “Aw how sweet”,
“Not!”

Shane shoved him and called him coldhearted like always.
Paul Gene in between serving a packed counter told the girls a bit about his boys.
Including how rough and tough his boys really are.
Brenda giggled telling the girls, “Seems my boys were born to run the bar with their eyes swelled
and fist swinging.

The girls just smiled and found out about the Wiley boys who should have been pro boxers?
Paul Gene told the girls, they rarely lose and will stand taking a beating before ever giving up or
staying down.
That his boys are pure stubborn and down home, as they get infuriated if someone puts pain to
them their fists really swing exceptionally fast.

Paul Gene was still talking with the two girls and Brenda cut in on him like always and changing
this terrible subject about fighting.

 

“Saul sticks to himself a lot because he is older, heck acts like their paw”.

 

The girls giggled now, and Brenda added, “He becomes angry to at them”.

Paul Gene told the girls, “Yep Saul always watches over his brothers like a wolf with its young
would”, Dana thought, gee are they hick, the wolf line real down home people, “Heehaw!”
She smirked now mumbling, “Yes they attack like wolves do tearing someone apart.

Dana was very bored at this point and had heard it all now, when she said, “I have to use the
rest room”, standing up, Brenda replied, “Right through the back swinging doors to the left
sugar”.
Smiling Dana walked away heading off into the far back of the bar and walked right by the
restrooms, as she saw the kitchen area and giggles.

Therefore, opened the big double swinging doors and smiled brightly licking her lips noticing
fifteen-year-old Seth alone.
Back up front of the bar.

Ella was having fun with Brenda who had a break, as they become swamped with customers.
That nineteen-year-old Shane comes up behind the counter helping out and was quick at serving
he become the best out of the four in a mad rush.
Saul with Sebastian were actually better at keeping people in line, as they are the best.
Twenty minutes go by, and Ella wondered what happened to Dana who was in the back with
Seth, as it had been getting serious?
Definitely seem things were starting to cook in the kitchen and ready to boil, they are kissing
heavily and her shirt comes completely off, as his flannel was open.

Back up front of the busy bar.
Brenda even asked, “Did your friend leave Ella?”
“Gee it seems like it”, taking a sip of soda, Brenda said, “Guess we all scared her off”.
“She must have called her other big sister Gloria to come get her”. Eyes large, Brenda asked,
“Her sister’s name is Gloria?” Puzzled look.
“Yes, why you know her?” Ella noticed her scowling face.
Glanced at Saul standing by the jukebox laughing and replied, “No I don’t”.
Opening a bag of pretzels, Ella said, “Dana must have left”.

Wiping the counter with a cloth, “Your friend did not seem to be enjoying herself”.
“Dana has been having some family issues”.
“Pity it is to hear those things in life with young ones”.
“Yes, she has many family issues, because her mom had left their family years back”.
“Lord that’s awful,” said Brenda clearing off the counter now.
Ella had her head hung and felt sad over her friend’s life, “Yeah her dad has been raising them
and drinks twenty-four-seven.”
Brenda put her hand to her face and was speechless.
One hour and twenty minutes later.

Dana used the rest room and comes back out into the packed bar, Brenda noticed her walking
towards the counter and said, “Oh Ella, here comes your friend”.
Ella looks a bit grim, as Dana sat down Brenda gives her a fresh soda.
Whispering, “Were you by the young Wiley boy?”
“Gee Ella you got to loosen up, get with the times”, replied Dana glowing.

Ella was upset, as she knew her friend lacked love and Brenda had to help her men out with the
counter a second.
“Please Dana tell me you did not mess with that boy”.
“I came in town to have a good time okay, leave it at that Ella”.
That did choke on her drink and Brenda asked, “You all right dear?” Reaching a customer a
beer.

Nodded then whispered to Dana, “I’m going to stop hanging with you if you become like your
mother”, she was highly upset.

 

“I had fun with Seth, what is the big deal”, sneers Dana.

 

“What did you do with that boy Dana?” That swung her dark hair back saying, “Everything Ella”.

Angry, pointing at Dana and said, “I can’t watch you ruin your life let alone reputation”.
“Maybe you should try it than you wouldn’t judge”, said Dana giggling.
“I will with my true love, because it's worth the wait saving myself purely”.
“Girlfriend, you don’t know what you’re missing out on it”, licking the straw off.

Ella looked suddenly faint and knew her friend had messed sexually with the youngest Wiley
boy.
The night had finally ended and Brenda took the two girls home when she said, “Lord girl’s, I
sure don’t remember a night at our bar that I had so much fun meeting someone”.
With her hands on her hips, Dana replied, “Yes it was really great”.
Smiling brightly, “I had the best time to, you are so nice, I enjoyed meeting you all”, said Ella.
Brenda was smiling happily and seem to have really hit it off with Ella who added, “Your boys
are very lucky, because you all seem very close".

Ella’s family worked many hours and she was alone most of the time and her brother Kevin was
much older, twenty-five.
Brenda told them, “If you’re ever in the area and west side, please stop in say hello”.
Standing on the porch smiling Ella replied, “Thanks Brenda”.

Walking over by the van, “Hey after all, it’s my bar girls and I will never allow you to drink”, said
Brenda opening the door.
With her eyes large Ella said, “Maybe I will see you again”.
“Sweetie that would be nice”, then pulled away in the big white van, as Ella was happy, and Dana
saw her friend all smiles.

Walking down the porch steps, Dana said, “Well I better get on home before my dad goes
searching”.
“Yeah hasn’t he caught you a few times”, Dana walking through the yard yelled, “Don’t get bent
Ella, because I don’t want you’re Wild boys”.