Evening Parade: Marty ♬ Amy
The music boomed through the entirety of main street. Though it was late, that didn't stop the humming of the bass nor the eager feet that moved along. Amy had witnessed quite a few horrific scenes of bumping and grinding. This was a founding festival not a club. Needless to say, she passed stall by stall in a haste.
Bennington was alive in a new way each time the festival rolled around. People united. Fun was had. The morale of the town was boosted and everyone seemed pleasant for the days that followed. It was hard to be upset in the wake of a good time, a genuine good time (might Amy add.) Certainly, there were a few who got drunk and a few who heaved up the contents of their stomach onto the pavement. If one could look past that, well, then everything about the celebration was peachy.
Amy had ceased on anymore sugary snacks. The cotton candy from earlier had left her mouth slicked with sweetness. Every time she swallowed, she felt as if it was still there, palpable on her tongue. Water helped, somewhat- not as sufficiently as she would have hoped for. Her impish thoughts were discarded as she saw the back of a head, one that was familiar in the close cut of the hair and the darkness of its shade. She considered her approach. The element of surprise was upon her. Amy was a figure among the many, easily lost in an overwhelming crowd. She was tiny too, a trait from her mother. Everyone seemed to tower over her in height and appearance (at times). Amy was the daughter for a long time with tarnished clothing and a frantic household. Police sirens. Cuffs. The lingering stench of alcohol as Peter was dragged from the doorstep to the back of a car.
She wasn't going to remember, not on a night as clear and crisp as this.
"Have you discovered anything worthwhile?" Amy grinned, resting the small of her back against one of the stalls that were closest to Marty, having decided to make her presence known, despite the fun a shock would be. "Aside from the Cotton Candy being sweeter than last year's, and people finding a need to wear less clothing in summer heat, it's all the same."