The Game Kids, Marybeth Hale [book club reads .TXT] 📗

One chilly night, A little boy plays video games in his room in the dark. “Leon martin! You come down and eat your dinner!” An older woman shouted before Leon rolled his eyes. “Not now mom! I have one last round.” Leon yelled as he went back to his game. “I need to show that boy that he needs to respect his elders.” The mother said as she made plates for them. Leon’s father chuckled before his mother looked at the father. “What’s so funny, Trevor?” She asked as she sat down

“Does Leon remind you of someone, Anna?” Trevor asked as Anna sat next to him. “Be careful. You might sleep on the couch tonight.” Anna said as she started to eat. “Nevermind. I am not risking it.” Trevor said before Anna smiled. Leon kept playing as he started to get sleepy. “Leon! Get your ass down here and eat!” Trevor yelled as Anna walked to him in tight lace lingerie. “Coming, coming.” Leon said as he paused his game and then walked down. Leon sighed as he saw only his plate at the table and then started to eat. “I wish there was a world I can live in that I can control.” Leon said as he continued to eat. After finishing his meal, Leon went and cleaned his plate and went back to his loft bedroom and locked the entrance and windows. “There no one can bother me.” Leon said as he went to his tv and started to play his game. Leon plugged in his headphones as he knew that Anna and Trevor would try to stop him. “Hehehe. Try to stop me now.” Leon said while he kept playing his game.

When Leon found out his father was having an affair with Anna and was moving Leon in with the both of them. Even though Trevor knew that Leon didn’t like either of them. “I miss mom.” Leon said quietly as tears went down his face. He quickly wiped the tears away and then looked at the screen. Leon played through the night and stayed up as long as he could. “Leon. Get some rest.” Leon’s best friend said before Leon rubbed his eyes. “Was it that obvious?” Leon asked as he shook his head. ”Yeah, dude. Get some sleep.” Leon’s best friend said before Leon nodded. “Ok, dude. I’m getting really tired. I’ll see you tomorrow.” Leon said before he turned his tv off and then went to bed. Leon knew that Anna was trying to be nice to him but he would never see Anna as a friend. A half an hour later, Leon looked at his phone and saw a text from his best friend. “Dude, Anna is hot. But too late your dad got her. Ok, goodnight.” Leon’s best friend said in the text. “What a weird dude.” Leon said before he passed out and then slept throughout the night. Leon groaned as there was a rattle to his window. “Who is it?” Leon asked loudly as he rubbed his eyes. “Shush, your step-bitch is gonna kill me. Now let me in so I can hang out with you.” Leon’s gothic girlfriend, Mae Waller, said as Leon immediately got up.

He loved it when Mae came over despite Anna not liking her. Leon stood up and went up and let Mae in before she took a box out. “Can I have a smoke?” Leon asked before Mae looked at him. “Leon finally wants a smoke?” Mae asked before Leon sarcastically chuckled. “Yeah. I want one.” He said as Mae brought a lighter out of her pocket. “Say it correctly.” Mae said as she put a cigarette in her mouth before Leo sighed.

He knew that Mae wanted him to act how he acts, to Anna, to her and he just wanted to give her respect. “Give me a smoke, bitch!” Leon said as Mae smiled at him while the light under them turned on. “Oh, shit. What are you gonna do?” Mae asked, looking at Leon before he shrugged. “If we get caught. We get caught.” Leon said, making Mae smile at him. “Hm, I don’t know what you did to the old Leon. And I don’t care.” Mae said taking the cigarette out to blow smoke out the window.

Before Mae could put the cigarette back in her mouth, Leon kissed her and then put his cigarette back in his mouth. “You are one mystery, Leon Martin.” Mae said before Leon started to chuckle. “You love this mystery.” Leon said before Mae looked at him smiling. “Yeah, I do. I sadly have to get back from my prison.” Mae said as they threw their cigarette buts out the window into the neighbor’s yard. “Ok, baby. Don’t get into trouble.” Leon said while watching Mae leave his window. “Try to get some sleep.” Mae said before she got onto the neighbor’s fence. “Smart ass.” Leon said before he turned on his tv and changed his game from Call of war to Lords of Time. “Now that it’s changed. It's time for bed.” Leon said before he laid back in bed and fell back asleep. Leon liked that the entrance of his room can be locked, though he does forget to unlock the entrance. “That boy will be late for school, Trevor.” Anna said before Trevor looked at her. “It’s the weekend, dear.” Trevor said as he sipped his cup of coffee.

“Oh.” Anna said as she looked at her phone. “Did you talk to Leon about going to church?” Anna asked before Trevor sighed. “What was that for? That boy needs Jesus in his life.” Anna said as she looked at the staircase. “Instead of those stupid video games.” She said under her breath while Trevor shook his head. “At least they keep him busy. That’s all I care about.” Trevor said before Anna scoffed. “If you want that boy busy, give him chores and then call his teachers to give him more homework. “Don’t you tell me what to do with my son.” Trevor said sternly. Anna looked at him with her mouth open. “Did you just talk to me that way?” Anna asked as Trevor had looked at her. “He’s my son and if he wants to play video games. I will let him, but he needs to buy them himself.” Trevor said as Anna shook her head in disappointment.

Leon sighed as he woke up an hour after the sun rose. “Thank god it’s the weekend.” Leon said as he sat up in his bed. “Yay. I can play all day!” Leon exclaimed as he heard a knock on his window. “Yo! Come in, Russell.” Leon said as he saw his best friend, Russell Wiley. “How was your night?” Russell asked as he went into Leon’s room. “Hmm, I had my best friend say my slut of a stepmother is hot and then my girlfriend came over and then we had a cigarette before she left.” Leon said before Russell looked at him shocked. “You sure are a grown up, what did you two smoke? Grass or tobacco?” Russell asked quietly as they sat in front of Leon’s tv. Leon grabbed a nearby piece of paper. Leon wrote ‘cigarettes’ onto the paper and then showed Russel the paper. “Shh.” Leon said as he could hear Anna under them. “Fucking kid. I wish he would just leave.” Anna grumbled as she walked before Leon looked at Russel. “I wish she could leave too.” Leon whispered before Russel chuckled.

“Well. While you're here, wanna play Lord of time?” Leon asked before Russel nodded while smiling. “Hey, babe. Hey, dunderhead.” Mae said as she climbed in and then went to them. “Hey, Mae.” Russell said as a frown appeared on his face. “Hey Mae, how’s the warden?” Leon asked as she unpacked a controller. “Eh. Still thinking I am dating Russell.” Mae said as she plugged her controller in. “Can I say two things?” Russell asked as Mae sat next to him. “Sure. Go ahead.” Leon said as Mae looked at Russell.

“First, let’s celebrate you actually using my name. And second, she is not playing with us.” Russell said before Leon hit the back of his head. “Well sorry, gimpy. Until my parents stop fucking, which will be never. You will play with me.” Mae said as Leon hid his laughter by holding his mouth. “Fine. And since my operation was successful, you can no longer call me that.” Russel said before Leon sat in the middle of them. “Ok, Ok. Let’s ot ruin all of our weekends by making me send you home.” Leon said as both Mae and Russell calm down.

“Good. Game start!” Leon exclaimed before Mae held his mouth. “Sssshhh.” Russell said as Leon chuckled nervously. “You want to go to a funeral early?” Mae asked before Leon shook his head. “Alright, let’s play.” Mae said before Leon smiled as they all made their characters. “Really? Mae your a guy and Russel your a girl?” Leon asked surprised while looking at the both of them. “Yeah, come on. Play the game.” Mae said as she started to get impatient. “I can’t create my own character?!?” Leon asked as he got broken-hearted. Russel nodded before Leon looked down and sighed. “Hey, at least your character is sexy.” Mae said as Leon looked at her shocked while she looked away blushing. “Yeah, I agree.” Russel said, making Mae and Leon look at him shocked. 

Russel looked away embarrassed before Leon shook his head. “Let’s start.” Leon said before he started the game. “Finally.” Mae said as she put a cigarette in her mouth and lit it. “You are a badass.” Russell said without Mae responding to him. “Russel, focus.” Leon said as he grabbed a cigarette from her pack and put it in his mouth. “Can I have one?” Russel asked as the cut scene played. “Here you two, have a box of them.” Mae said as she gave the both of them a box of cigarettes. “Oh cool.” Both Leon and Russel said as they took a pack of cigarettes out of the box. “Now don’t let my dad know you have them.” Mae said before Leon looked at her confused. “Wait, why?” Russell asked before putting a cigarette in  his mouth. “My