Noah shrugged, “Hey, if you don’t need one, why trouble yourself. Most of the ones you can get when you’re in high school suck anyway. I can’t even sit in a Starbucks anymore I’m so sick of the place.”
“I swear, I only know one person at school who likes their job. Starbucks has got to be frustrating, right? Like, is it at least fun?”
“Damn you rich, white girls. Don’t have to work for shit.” Noah chuckled, shaking his head playfully.
B cracked a quick chuckle, rich was not a word she’d use to describe her family – especially in a place like Heffes. “Let’s be honest, I wouldn’t pass senior year if I had a job. That’s a fact.”
“There’s plenty of stuff that proves going out is probably better and extreme seclusion is definitely harmful. I would rather stay in too, just something, I suppose. I don’t have a choice most of the time anyway, always something to do: church, work, tutoring. I’m not sure if I could understand documenting one’s life so frequently as you hoped, ironically cuts time out of your enjoyment. That does make sense about BuzzFeed, but still disappointed. Wouldn’t you be?”
“You’ve got a pretty full plate with all that stuff, right? I mean, I do none of those things so I’m constantly just seeking out ways to fill my time, otherwise I end up just wandering around with no destination. Do you have much free time with all that? I– It’s, like, your last chance to do crazy teenage things,” B nodded, a little too enthusiastically, in agreeance, “It makes me sad when I go to a gig or party and a ton of people are just on their phones instead of making memories. It’s about as disappointing as shitty journalism. Not that I actually care too much about it, personally.”
“My mom’s boyfriend takes us there sometimes. My little sister is weirdly obsessed with it. Any lameness is countered by the deliciousness of the berries that you are allowed to consume. Where did you live before hand? Ah, see, I don’t burn. It’s the best.”
“Oh, how old’s your little sister? I can see that, I can see. Seattle, my whole life before here. Sometimes I forget I even lived anywhere before here, it’s just home now. You don’t? Jealous.”
