"What the-...AAAAAAA!! Jared!!! That's not funny," I
screamed at him. "You almost gave me a heart attack!"
He had to bend over and put his hand on the wall for support, he was laughing so hard.
"That....was...hilarious!" he managed. I narrowed my eyes at him.
"Uhhhr!" I growled, walking past him.
"Hey. Hey!! Becky, wait up. Rebecca!!"
He had to bend over and put his hand on the wall for support, he was laughing so hard.
"That....was...hilarious!" he managed. I narrowed my eyes at him.
"Uhhhr!" I growled, walking past him.
"Hey. Hey!! Becky, wait up. Rebecca!!"
I sped up to a brisk walk, but I could hear he was gaining on me,
so I began to jog.
"I'm catching up, Becky!" He chuckled from behind me.
Full out sprinting, I ran down the sidewalk, but he was still getting closer.
"Dun-nuh, dun-nuh, dun-nuh, dun-nuh." He was copying the Jaw's themetune. I turned a corner, but I could practically hear him behind me.
"I'm catching up, Becky!" He chuckled from behind me.
Full out sprinting, I ran down the sidewalk, but he was still getting closer.
"Dun-nuh, dun-nuh, dun-nuh, dun-nuh." He was copying the Jaw's themetune. I turned a corner, but I could practically hear him behind me.
I turned the corner quickly, coming our into the Rodswell Park.
The grass was much easier to run on-my sneakers felt like they were flying over air.
Slowing down, I turned my head to see if Jared was still behind me.
I could just see the top of his head and his mop of messy brown hair bobbing over the hedge which separated the park from the road.
"Huh? O, I see you, Rebecca!" he shouted over the hedge, catching sight of me and doubling back to follow me.
I laughed loudly, before turning around and beginning to run again.
"Dun-nuh, dun-nuh, dun-nuh, dun-nuh." He was doing Jaws again. I had to fight from rolling my eyes.
The grass was much easier to run on-my sneakers felt like they were flying over air.
Slowing down, I turned my head to see if Jared was still behind me.
I could just see the top of his head and his mop of messy brown hair bobbing over the hedge which separated the park from the road.
"Huh? O, I see you, Rebecca!" he shouted over the hedge, catching sight of me and doubling back to follow me.
I laughed loudly, before turning around and beginning to run again.
"Dun-nuh, dun-nuh, dun-nuh, dun-nuh." He was doing Jaws again. I had to fight from rolling my eyes.
Suddenly, I felt something collide with me, making me go flying.
Jared's arms wrapped around me, one around my waist and the other around my
upper stomach. I could feel his hot breath on my ear and hair, and his deep laugh
sending vibrations through both our bodies.
I joined in with his laughter, giggling uncontrollably.
Finally, when I had calmed down enough to speak, I pushed Jared of me, and stood up, brushing myself off.
"You are such a dork, Jared. I mean, Jaws? Really?" I asked him, grinning.
He grasped of my held out hand, and I helped pull him off the grass.
"You really have to stop doing that," he complained to me, trying to get rid of the grass stain on his white T-shirt.
"What do you mean I have to stop doing that? That's the first time I've ever run away from you!" I laughed at him. "And besides, I had plenty reason to. That seriously wasn't funny, Jared. You really scared me."
His face lost the jokey expression in a nano-second. "I'm sorry, Becks. I promise I won't do it again," he said to me. He then held his arms out for a hug, which I gladly gave him. His warm hand pressed my head to his chest-I could feel his fingers playing with my hair.
"Do you swear you promise?" I said to his chest. He then held me at arms length.
"Scout's honour!" he said, making a weird hand symbol.
"What the h3ll, Jared!" I giggled. "You didn't even go to scouts!"
He frowned, thinking. Then his eyes met mine and he grinned at me. "Details, details!"
"Well, as long you SWEAR never to play dead again, It's okay," I laughed with him.
We began to walk to the side walk again. "We still have to get home," I reminded him.
"Yeah, you're right."
We walked in silence for a few more minutes.
I joined in with his laughter, giggling uncontrollably.
Finally, when I had calmed down enough to speak, I pushed Jared of me, and stood up, brushing myself off.
"You are such a dork, Jared. I mean, Jaws? Really?" I asked him, grinning.
He grasped of my held out hand, and I helped pull him off the grass.
"You really have to stop doing that," he complained to me, trying to get rid of the grass stain on his white T-shirt.
"What do you mean I have to stop doing that? That's the first time I've ever run away from you!" I laughed at him. "And besides, I had plenty reason to. That seriously wasn't funny, Jared. You really scared me."
His face lost the jokey expression in a nano-second. "I'm sorry, Becks. I promise I won't do it again," he said to me. He then held his arms out for a hug, which I gladly gave him. His warm hand pressed my head to his chest-I could feel his fingers playing with my hair.
"Do you swear you promise?" I said to his chest. He then held me at arms length.
"Scout's honour!" he said, making a weird hand symbol.
"What the h3ll, Jared!" I giggled. "You didn't even go to scouts!"
He frowned, thinking. Then his eyes met mine and he grinned at me. "Details, details!"
"Well, as long you SWEAR never to play dead again, It's okay," I laughed with him.
We began to walk to the side walk again. "We still have to get home," I reminded him.
"Yeah, you're right."
We walked in silence for a few more minutes.
Jared was the first to speak, and so break the silence.
"I really had you going though, didn't I?" he asked me. I raised an eyebrow at him.
"You so didn't, Jared!"
"What!? 'Course I did, that's why you screamed like a maniac and ran away from me in a huff!"
"Uh-no, Jared. I really don't think so," I smiled at him.
"Come on, just admit it," he said, nudging me.
"No, no, NO!" I said to him, play punching him on the arm.
"Admit it, Becky!"
This was how it always was for us. Me and Jared, we just got each other.
Best friends for life.
"I really had you going though, didn't I?" he asked me. I raised an eyebrow at him.
"You so didn't, Jared!"
"What!? 'Course I did, that's why you screamed like a maniac and ran away from me in a huff!"
"Uh-no, Jared. I really don't think so," I smiled at him.
"Come on, just admit it," he said, nudging me.
"No, no, NO!" I said to him, play punching him on the arm.
"Admit it, Becky!"
This was how it always was for us. Me and Jared, we just got each other.
Best friends for life.
"I'm being serious, Jared-I didn't believe you for a
minute!" I said. Then I stopped walking, so he slowed down and turned
towards me.
"What?" he asked, confused.
"I sound really arrogant, don't I?" I asked him.
"Uh...how am I supposed to answer that truthfully without you hitting me?" he grinned.
"Jared!" I cried, punching him on the arm. "Like I've said before-" I began, but he cut me off.
"And will say again millions of times," he chuckled, knowing what I was going to say.
"You are such a dork!" we said together. I then burst into laughter, with his rumbling laugh following. Luckily, I was always the first to calm down. We had often argued why that was-I said it was because I was a girl. He said because I was a weirdo.
I walked forward and took his hand in my own.
"Come on, I need to get home!"
"What?" he asked, confused.
"I sound really arrogant, don't I?" I asked him.
"Uh...how am I supposed to answer that truthfully without you hitting me?" he grinned.
"Jared!" I cried, punching him on the arm. "Like I've said before-" I began, but he cut me off.
"And will say again millions of times," he chuckled, knowing what I was going to say.
"You are such a dork!" we said together. I then burst into laughter, with his rumbling laugh following. Luckily, I was always the first to calm down. We had often argued why that was-I said it was because I was a girl. He said because I was a weirdo.
I walked forward and took his hand in my own.
"Come on, I need to get home!"
He looked down at our clasped hands, not moving his feet an inch.
"Since when did we hold hands?" he asked me. I looked at his face, but for once I couldn't read his expressive (admittedly handsome) face.
"Suddenly, I felt all embarrassed and flustered, which was seriously unusual for when it was just me and Jared.
"O...uh, I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking," I mumbled, blushing, whilst making to move my hand away. Suddenly, I could feel the pressure of his hand holding onto mine.
"I didn't say I didn't like it, Becky. I was just curious," he said to me, his eyes doing a cute smouldering thing.
It was at these moments when I had absolutely NO idea what to do. With other guys, sure, but not with Jared.
"Uh..." I said, feeling ridiculously awkward. "Um...okay, then. Whatever."
He smiled at me crookedly, before picking up pace again and swinging our clasped hands back and forth with our stride.
"But what if people get the wrong idea? I mean, they might think we're together or something," I asked, the idea suddenly coming to me. That would hilariously preposterous.
"So what?" he said. "Does it matter?"
"It does to me! What if Craig sees us? Then I'll NEVER have a chance with him," I moaned.
He looked at me with an eyebrow raised. "You aren't being serious, Rebecca?"
"'Course I am!" I announced indignantly.
"Becky, just forget it!" he said, exasperated.
"No, Jared! I really like him, and I have a hunch he might like me, too. If he thinks we're going out, I don't know what I'll do!" I cried. Note-to-self: get some more girl friends. I doubt I'd have this problem with them.
"You're being ridiculous!" he said to me, looking like he was getting annoyed.
"No, you are! Why won't you just give in!" I tugged, but he had it in an iron vice-grasp. "And, OWWW!! For G0d's sake, loosen your hand a little bit. You're gonna end up bruising me!"
"Okay!! Fine!" he said, looking quite p!ssed of now. He made a show of lifting our clasped hands, and then dropping mine out of his dramatically. "Are you happy now?"
"Since when did we hold hands?" he asked me. I looked at his face, but for once I couldn't read his expressive (admittedly handsome) face.
"Suddenly, I felt all embarrassed and flustered, which was seriously unusual for when it was just me and Jared.
"O...uh, I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking," I mumbled, blushing, whilst making to move my hand away. Suddenly, I could feel the pressure of his hand holding onto mine.
"I didn't say I didn't like it, Becky. I was just curious," he said to me, his eyes doing a cute smouldering thing.
It was at these moments when I had absolutely NO idea what to do. With other guys, sure, but not with Jared.
"Uh..." I said, feeling ridiculously awkward. "Um...okay, then. Whatever."
He smiled at me crookedly, before picking up pace again and swinging our clasped hands back and forth with our stride.
"But what if people get the wrong idea? I mean, they might think we're together or something," I asked, the idea suddenly coming to me. That would hilariously preposterous.
"So what?" he said. "Does it matter?"
"It does to me! What if Craig sees us? Then I'll NEVER have a chance with him," I moaned.
He looked at me with an eyebrow raised. "You aren't being serious, Rebecca?"
"'Course I am!" I announced indignantly.
"Becky, just forget it!" he said, exasperated.
"No, Jared! I really like him, and I have a hunch he might like me, too. If he thinks we're going out, I don't know what I'll do!" I cried. Note-to-self: get some more girl friends. I doubt I'd have this problem with them.
"You're being ridiculous!" he said to me, looking like he was getting annoyed.
"No, you are! Why won't you just give in!" I tugged, but he had it in an iron vice-grasp. "And, OWWW!! For G0d's sake, loosen your hand a little bit. You're gonna end up bruising me!"
"Okay!! Fine!" he said, looking quite p!ssed of now. He made a show of lifting our clasped hands, and then dropping mine out of his dramatically. "Are you happy now?"
I frowned at him.
"Come on, Jared. You can't be mad! You know how I feel about Craig. I wish you felt the same way about someone, then you'd understand!"
"I do feel like that about someone," he mumbled, so soft I could hardly hear him. At least we had started walking again, though.
"You do?!?" I asked him loudly, feeling quite hurt that he hadn't told me. I mean, I told him everything!
"Who?"
It was his turn to frown. "Doesn't matter. She likes someone else."
"O...." I said. "Sorry, I didn't know it was like that. Well, who is it?"
"Come on, Jared. You can't be mad! You know how I feel about Craig. I wish you felt the same way about someone, then you'd understand!"
"I do feel like that about someone," he mumbled, so soft I could hardly hear him. At least we had started walking again, though.
"You do?!?" I asked him loudly, feeling quite hurt that he hadn't told me. I mean, I told him everything!
"Who?"
It was his turn to frown. "Doesn't matter. She likes someone else."
"O...." I said. "Sorry, I didn't know it was like that. Well, who is it?"
I frowned at him.
"Come on, Jared. You can't be mad! You know how I feel about Craig. I wish you felt the same way about someone, then you'd understand!"
"I do feel like that about someone," he mumbled, so soft I could hardly hear him. At least we had started walking again, though.
"You do?!?" I asked him loudly, feeling quite hurt that he hadn't told me. I mean, I told him everything!
"Who?"
It was his turn to frown. "Doesn't matter. She likes someone else."
"O...." I said. "Sorry, I didn't know it was like that. Well, who is it?"
"Come on, Jared. You can't be mad! You know how I feel about Craig. I wish you felt the same way about someone, then you'd understand!"
"I do feel like that about someone," he mumbled, so soft I could hardly hear him. At least we had started walking again, though.
"You do?!?" I asked him loudly, feeling quite hurt that he hadn't told me. I mean, I told him everything!
"Who?"
It was his turn to frown. "Doesn't matter. She likes someone else."
"O...." I said. "Sorry, I didn't know it was like that. Well, who is it?"
"Like I said, Becky, it doesn't matter!"
"Come oooooon!! I'll tell you mine!" He raised an eyebrow again. "O, whatever! Just 'cause you already know! Who is she?"
"Becky, leave it."
Come on!! Tell me, tell me, tell me!"
"Rebecca," he said, using his warning voice.
"Jared," I said in the same tone. He smiled, looking in front of us. I turned to see what he was grinning at.
"Come oooooon!! I'll tell you mine!" He raised an eyebrow again. "O, whatever! Just 'cause you already know! Who is she?"
"Becky, leave it."
Come on!! Tell me, tell me, tell me!"
"Rebecca," he said, using his warning voice.
"Jared," I said in the same tone. He smiled, looking in front of us. I turned to see what he was grinning at.
"Wow...I didn't know we were here already," I said,
surprised that we had already reached my house. He chuckled.
"Look," he said, pointing. "Your mom's standing at the window. She doesn't look to happy."
I gave him an annoyed look. "She never looks happy, and you know that too well."
We walked up the front door. I crouched down to get the key from underneath the doormat while he stood on the front step whistling.
"Shut up!" Finally finding the key, i unlocked the door.
"Wanna come in for a snack or something?" I asked him, walking in with my head turned to him.
"Nah. I'd better get home before MY mom gets annoyed too."
"'Kay. Catch ya at school."
"Yeah, see ya!" he called, already down the drive. I waved after him, grinning before stepping inside.
"Look," he said, pointing. "Your mom's standing at the window. She doesn't look to happy."
I gave him an annoyed look. "She never looks happy, and you know that too well."
We walked up the front door. I crouched down to get the key from underneath the doormat while he stood on the front step whistling.
"Shut up!" Finally finding the key, i unlocked the door.
"Wanna come in for a snack or something?" I asked him, walking in with my head turned to him.
"Nah. I'd better get home before MY mom gets annoyed too."
"'Kay. Catch ya at school."
"Yeah, see ya!" he called, already down the drive. I waved after him, grinning before stepping inside.
"Mom! I'm home!" I called out, closing the door and
kicking off my shoes.
"Becky? Come in here for a moment, would you?" my Mom beckoned me from the kitchen.
"Yeah, sure. I'm coming," I answered. I entered the kitchen with my back to her, looking for the fruit bowl. Finally locating a lovely green apple, I prepared to take a huge bite out of it.
"Ach-em," someone said from behind me. I span around, taking a huge bite while doing so. Unfortunately, my teeth sank in but couldn't cut the whole way through, so I was stuck with an apple hanging out of my gaping mouth.
"What?" I tried to get out, but it came out sounding more like a grunt.
My mom was standing there with her hands on her hips while giving me a 'look'.
"While you were out with Jared, someone dropped by."
She then stepped aside to reveal the last person I would ever expect in my house...
"Becky? Come in here for a moment, would you?" my Mom beckoned me from the kitchen.
"Yeah, sure. I'm coming," I answered. I entered the kitchen with my back to her, looking for the fruit bowl. Finally locating a lovely green apple, I prepared to take a huge bite out of it.
"Ach-em," someone said from behind me. I span around, taking a huge bite while doing so. Unfortunately, my teeth sank in but couldn't cut the whole way through, so I was stuck with an apple hanging out of my gaping mouth.
"What?" I tried to get out, but it came out sounding more like a grunt.
My mom was standing there with her hands on her hips while giving me a 'look'.
"While you were out with Jared, someone dropped by."
She then stepped aside to reveal the last person I would ever expect in my house...
