The next few days passed and even though it was quite early I decided to have a go at crutches, I sat up in my bed and stretched an arm out to the handle of my left crutch, I had never worn crutches before so it never occurred to me they were upside down before I actually bothered to read the manual, a few minutes went by, then a few hours then maybe it was twelve hours, just maybe! Don't tell anyone! I hopped out of the living room and accidentally kicked the coffee table still littered with the empty milk cartons and cereal bowls from my brothers pig appetite in the morning, a slither of milk led from my brothers mouth to the table as I saw him sleep over a mug labeled "Samuels icky cup" from when he was five and I was two. His hand brushed against the frayed edges of the sofa cushion.
I flicked open the screen of my phone to see five missed calls and several messages like "Heyy bbe come 2 school! U missed out on the day when that guy from maths asked me out! Lol! Just come bak, all missing u x" etc. I called Ariana and filled her in that I was heading to school for the last two lessons of the day, you could just hear the screams of delight from my posse that wore hoodies and bright blue streaks in their hair. Well that's the story of my brothers stay anyway. When I got home after school? A whole different story!
Well after I hobbled into school I was attacked... By a group of screeching rebels, "oh my gosh Olivia Michelle Newman! How long were you going to keep us waiting?" Barked Charlie, "oh well I suppose I'm not going back into hospital then mister Charles Joshua Ice-water!" I joked.
A few more of my loving fans like the school slags came to fiddle with my tie the main one says "seriously I know your disabled now but your tie? Way spacky Olivia!" And other comments like "babez you're so lucky, I saw some chocolates on your desk this morning and I was like 'eww carbs that's so gross' so I threw them at the nerd on level two!" and " do you remember that guy from that time when we sent that email to the guy in that shop" my reply to the last one was "ooh the one that gave me that dress from that shop next to that shop?" reply: "yeah that one!" mine: "ooh what about him?" hers: "he came to our school and filled every space that you stood ever with roses that's the whole of the sixth form centre the road and the school itself!" my response to everything that was said was something either hard, something girly, something not bothering or something sympathetic, or just simply something random!
My first period was Music, we have it in an I.T room so we have stuff that keeps us occupied, our beloved ipods, and sometimes like that day we get to get our phones out, special days like the return of the rebel popular girl. A whole hour passed leaving me a few minutes to catch up with the teacher, Mr Hasditach, I know weird name right but he is my uncle, well was anyway.
I left hastily to head to my next lesson and on the way I saw the boy I had been longing for since I got out of the hospital, Chris, he was heading out a classroom laughing with the some of the people that were hanging round me at the start of school. He raked a hand through his mop of hair when he saw me. I smiled politely and waved a hand, he seemed much taller than when he was in the wheelchair, he was wearing an average fit guy outfit and I could tell by his eyes that he was glad to see me. I stuffed my hands back in my hoodie pocket and shuffled off linking arms with Ariana to the next deathly lesson.
Through the corridors random teens were passing me spreading rumors that a crazy hobo ran me over. Partly that was true, someone ran me over the guy that did it was probably a hobo actually, its like 50% who knows? "Is that the guy" Asked Araina, locking her arm inside mine. "yeah" I whispered, just waiting to get out of earshot...
Monday, 11 July 2011
The Abandoned Theme Park (Chapter 12)
I laid in the hospital bed for a few days and then my nurse said I could finally move around out of the bed... in a wheelchair. Most days in the hospital bed were plain and boring, seeing the same people come and go outside the dorm, nights were cold and lifeless, dark and damp, sinister and solemn, until one morning when someone special came, After a cloudy and motionless dream I woke up to find someone in the hospital bed next to mine, I surprisingly nice looking boy, he looked exactly like Will but something about him made me think that he was related but not the same. Suddenly Will waltzed through the door and rushed to sit by the boys bed side, he looked at me, limp on the bed and ever so slightly I saw the look of pity in his eyes. He turned his head back towards the injured boy and stroked his mop of mousse brown hair. "I never thought id see you again Livvy!" mumbled Will, swiveling round to fix his eyes on my bruises and cuts, and the drip, rocking in the air from the hook, and my pulse, extremely slowly beeping in time to a random beat of duh.... duh.... duh.... etc.
"Listen Will, we shouldn't be together, I was wro-" he cut me off and yelled "what we had was a joke and I know that! You don't have to wind me up by saying that classic line 'its not you its me' I just came round a few days ago to find you to say that its over! Just face it Livvy! I ended it before you ended it! Just face the damn facts!" He turned round back to the boy and said silently "Its okay little brother, its okay..." I drifted from dream to dream that night screaming in my sleep every time as so much as an evil eyebrow was raised.
The next day I lifted my bandaged leg onto the wheelchair and made my way into the waiting area where my brother Sam sat reading a copy of Cosmo magazine. He leaped up when he saw me in my hoodie and skinny jeans wheeling my way out of the dorm leaving Will to sit and glare at me for so much as a second before looking at his brother. I looked behind my shoulder to see Will chatting to my nurse and the boy next to me mounting onto a wheelchair.
Hastily and very neatly I applied a rosy shade of eye-shadow, a pinky shade of blusher and some startlingly blood red lippy with lashes frantically attacked with dark black mascara and silver eye-liner. I neatly smoothed down the top of my hoodie and waited till Will marched out, holding the back of is brothers wheelchair, his brother looked at me and smiled an adorable smile that made my heart melt like ice cream on a hot day. He whispered in my ear silently "Hi I'm Chris! Who are you?" I answered just as quiet "I'm Olivia, but you can call me Livvy if you want to," Will stopped to talk to Sam and they had their own conversation while me and Chris spoke about things. "So why is such a pretty girl like you in a gross wheelchair like that?" he asked cheekily.
I told him my story and in return he said with a shiver in his voice "My brother was testing out a motor bike he was fixing up and he accidentally ran me over when I tried to had him his lunch, the hit was so big that it threw me onto the busy roads and a lorry came too fast round the corner and the nurse said I was very strong and that I almost got up before I collapsed under the rubber tyres of the lorry." Will shoved Chris' wheelchair away from me and headed out the door with Chris waving friendly to me. I thought I had finally met that random swishy haired weirdo that appreciated my 'don't care, never will' look.
Once I had finally made myself get in I found my brother was mumbling to himself... weird right? My eyes went round as saucers as he fumbled with the strip of metal streaked across the coffee table, he ended his whisper when I barked at him "uh Sammy is everything okay?" he snapped out of his confusion, fell into his comfort zone and wheezed out of shiny white teeth "everything's fine, I was talking into my ear piece to the office I-" I interrupted him suddenly by saying "ooh fancaay! You work in an office now? Why didn't you call me or anything you know I'm going through a tough time at school..." I trailed off and suddenly shot up again, like a signal gun at sea "oh-my-gosh! I've missed a week at school! This is bad! I was meant to be sitting one of the many failed tests that I failed last year! NO!!! no no NO! This cant be happening! Its going to be on my full report of my whole school! Oh fudge-cake!!!!- I broke my nail, one moment Sam!" I wish I could have marched proudly into the bathroom to retrieve my nail file and cutters but I weakly rolled my chair in disgust into the bathroom and lucky me! The door slammed right in my face! Talk about the worst family reunion like ever!
"Listen Will, we shouldn't be together, I was wro-" he cut me off and yelled "what we had was a joke and I know that! You don't have to wind me up by saying that classic line 'its not you its me' I just came round a few days ago to find you to say that its over! Just face it Livvy! I ended it before you ended it! Just face the damn facts!" He turned round back to the boy and said silently "Its okay little brother, its okay..." I drifted from dream to dream that night screaming in my sleep every time as so much as an evil eyebrow was raised.
The next day I lifted my bandaged leg onto the wheelchair and made my way into the waiting area where my brother Sam sat reading a copy of Cosmo magazine. He leaped up when he saw me in my hoodie and skinny jeans wheeling my way out of the dorm leaving Will to sit and glare at me for so much as a second before looking at his brother. I looked behind my shoulder to see Will chatting to my nurse and the boy next to me mounting onto a wheelchair.
Hastily and very neatly I applied a rosy shade of eye-shadow, a pinky shade of blusher and some startlingly blood red lippy with lashes frantically attacked with dark black mascara and silver eye-liner. I neatly smoothed down the top of my hoodie and waited till Will marched out, holding the back of is brothers wheelchair, his brother looked at me and smiled an adorable smile that made my heart melt like ice cream on a hot day. He whispered in my ear silently "Hi I'm Chris! Who are you?" I answered just as quiet "I'm Olivia, but you can call me Livvy if you want to," Will stopped to talk to Sam and they had their own conversation while me and Chris spoke about things. "So why is such a pretty girl like you in a gross wheelchair like that?" he asked cheekily.
I told him my story and in return he said with a shiver in his voice "My brother was testing out a motor bike he was fixing up and he accidentally ran me over when I tried to had him his lunch, the hit was so big that it threw me onto the busy roads and a lorry came too fast round the corner and the nurse said I was very strong and that I almost got up before I collapsed under the rubber tyres of the lorry." Will shoved Chris' wheelchair away from me and headed out the door with Chris waving friendly to me. I thought I had finally met that random swishy haired weirdo that appreciated my 'don't care, never will' look.
Once I had finally made myself get in I found my brother was mumbling to himself... weird right? My eyes went round as saucers as he fumbled with the strip of metal streaked across the coffee table, he ended his whisper when I barked at him "uh Sammy is everything okay?" he snapped out of his confusion, fell into his comfort zone and wheezed out of shiny white teeth "everything's fine, I was talking into my ear piece to the office I-" I interrupted him suddenly by saying "ooh fancaay! You work in an office now? Why didn't you call me or anything you know I'm going through a tough time at school..." I trailed off and suddenly shot up again, like a signal gun at sea "oh-my-gosh! I've missed a week at school! This is bad! I was meant to be sitting one of the many failed tests that I failed last year! NO!!! no no NO! This cant be happening! Its going to be on my full report of my whole school! Oh fudge-cake!!!!- I broke my nail, one moment Sam!" I wish I could have marched proudly into the bathroom to retrieve my nail file and cutters but I weakly rolled my chair in disgust into the bathroom and lucky me! The door slammed right in my face! Talk about the worst family reunion like ever!
The Abandoned Theme Park (Chapter 11)
"So I see you and Will didn't get very far eh?" was the first thing Jake said to me, I shook my head, letting Ariana stretch her arm across my back to get the remote. I heard a knock and raced onto the balcony, I didn't like him, what did he think I wanted to leave his apartment for? A trip to the dentist? The suspense was deathly until Jake distracted him by saying he was going to be late for a blind date he set up for him.
Ariana sighed "yeah, and she's already left the apartment to go shopping with a few of her friends, sorry you couldn't catch her..." they slammed the door in his face after a short conversation of random stuff and snuggled back up on the sofa, I crawled back in from the amazing view and collapsed again onto the sofa. "Its school in four hours Ariana, your first day of school so you can change into a more decent outfit," said Jake lovingly, I paced round until charlie stepped out of the kitchen, I didn't say a word to him but he could tell by my face that I had plenty of things I would like to have said to him but I just couldn't find the strength. The words "where's Ellie?" died unspoken in my mouth as I saw a streak of blonde hair come flying past the kitchen window. "uh hi Livvy," I looked at him in disgust- how dare he call me by my nickname! "oh Charlie Olivia doesn't want you to call her by her nickname because of what happened with you and Ellie and what happened with Olivia and Will..." she drifted off realizing that I hadn't told him about will "there's a guy?" yelled Charlie "I dumped Ellie for you and you betray me!"
I couldn't believe how selfish he was being! I hated him! I rushed into my room, tears streaming down my eyes. Charlie screamed and flung open my door, his eyes were fiery red and his nose was creased up and angry, he grabbed me by my wrist and marched me out the door, he dragged me down the stairs and out through the door, outside the hotel was a very busy road, lots of cars came by in a short amount of time and it was hard to cross unless you could whistle with your fingers in your mouth. He dragged me outside and grabbed onto my hand as he crossed the dangerous road, weaving in and out of where the cars were, I brought my heels to a stop in the middle of the road and pulled my tired wrist away "no! I don't want to be grabbed!Let go of me!"He carried walking glaring back at me and then a drunk driver came speeding round the corner, all I remember from that is that I stopped, turned round, heard Charlie scream over at me, a something gently ever so slightly pushing me.
I woke up in the hospital staring up at the ceiling, my head couldn't move that much but in the corner of my eyes I could see Ariana Jake Ellie and Charlie sitting in the chairs next to the bed.
I also noticed my brother pacing round in front of me, I sat up and groaned as I felt a sharp pain shoot up my leg. "Oh my gosh Olivia! Don't you ever scare me as much as that again!" My brother Sam was the first to speak, then Ariana "Livvy, you've been in the hospital for a long two weeks, you might need some rest,"
"Ariana if she gets any more rest she will be dead!" yelled Ellie, to be honest Ariana seemed like the most upset
"Olivia- I don't know what happened, you were turning round and a driver hit you, a lorry! A blooming Lorry! You are so lucky to be alive" Charlie cried, the nurse waltzed in "hey Olivia! You have been in a coma for two whole weeks, you must have had quite a shock when that lorry hit you, the whole hotel came out and mourned for you! They thought you were dead! Luckily St Johns hospital has nursed you back to health, you seem to have a broken bone in your leg so you will have to sit in a wheel chair for... five more weeks then after that crutches for two days to exercise your muscles before you're up and running!" Her positivity exampled the way she exited and I was left to speak to everyone, "have I really been asleep for two weeks?" I asked cautiously,
"And I was with you every hour of every day... baby" Sam explained, he came over to me and hugged me and cut off my blood supply.
Ariana sighed "yeah, and she's already left the apartment to go shopping with a few of her friends, sorry you couldn't catch her..." they slammed the door in his face after a short conversation of random stuff and snuggled back up on the sofa, I crawled back in from the amazing view and collapsed again onto the sofa. "Its school in four hours Ariana, your first day of school so you can change into a more decent outfit," said Jake lovingly, I paced round until charlie stepped out of the kitchen, I didn't say a word to him but he could tell by my face that I had plenty of things I would like to have said to him but I just couldn't find the strength. The words "where's Ellie?" died unspoken in my mouth as I saw a streak of blonde hair come flying past the kitchen window. "uh hi Livvy," I looked at him in disgust- how dare he call me by my nickname! "oh Charlie Olivia doesn't want you to call her by her nickname because of what happened with you and Ellie and what happened with Olivia and Will..." she drifted off realizing that I hadn't told him about will "there's a guy?" yelled Charlie "I dumped Ellie for you and you betray me!"
I couldn't believe how selfish he was being! I hated him! I rushed into my room, tears streaming down my eyes. Charlie screamed and flung open my door, his eyes were fiery red and his nose was creased up and angry, he grabbed me by my wrist and marched me out the door, he dragged me down the stairs and out through the door, outside the hotel was a very busy road, lots of cars came by in a short amount of time and it was hard to cross unless you could whistle with your fingers in your mouth. He dragged me outside and grabbed onto my hand as he crossed the dangerous road, weaving in and out of where the cars were, I brought my heels to a stop in the middle of the road and pulled my tired wrist away "no! I don't want to be grabbed!Let go of me!"He carried walking glaring back at me and then a drunk driver came speeding round the corner, all I remember from that is that I stopped, turned round, heard Charlie scream over at me, a something gently ever so slightly pushing me.
I woke up in the hospital staring up at the ceiling, my head couldn't move that much but in the corner of my eyes I could see Ariana Jake Ellie and Charlie sitting in the chairs next to the bed.
I also noticed my brother pacing round in front of me, I sat up and groaned as I felt a sharp pain shoot up my leg. "Oh my gosh Olivia! Don't you ever scare me as much as that again!" My brother Sam was the first to speak, then Ariana "Livvy, you've been in the hospital for a long two weeks, you might need some rest,"
"Ariana if she gets any more rest she will be dead!" yelled Ellie, to be honest Ariana seemed like the most upset
"Olivia- I don't know what happened, you were turning round and a driver hit you, a lorry! A blooming Lorry! You are so lucky to be alive" Charlie cried, the nurse waltzed in "hey Olivia! You have been in a coma for two whole weeks, you must have had quite a shock when that lorry hit you, the whole hotel came out and mourned for you! They thought you were dead! Luckily St Johns hospital has nursed you back to health, you seem to have a broken bone in your leg so you will have to sit in a wheel chair for... five more weeks then after that crutches for two days to exercise your muscles before you're up and running!" Her positivity exampled the way she exited and I was left to speak to everyone, "have I really been asleep for two weeks?" I asked cautiously,
"And I was with you every hour of every day... baby" Sam explained, he came over to me and hugged me and cut off my blood supply.
The Abandoned Theme Park (Chapter 10)
Me and Will neared the corridor where they 'bunked' it was like going into the bloody bad part of town! There was a hole in the ceiling corner, the carpet had dust bunnies so big that bunnies look up to them! The floorboard beneath the carpet was visible in some places and it felt damp and dark where-ever you you stepped. The only door there shined like crystal in comparison to the stained wall paper that I think was meant to be a gorgeous crème colour!
He opened the door, grinning as he went and I found myself entering a -surprisingly decent- cosy apartment, fifteen bed rooms, a bathroom, living room and a kitchen! "sooo what do you think?" Will asked, closing the rusty door behind him. I swiveled round on my heel and smiled with my eye brows turned up in a pathetic way, pleading to get into my own more decent apartment! He tossed his sexy jacket onto the leather coach and collapsed into comfort onto the neon (awesome!) green recliner. I folded up my cardigan and pressed It close to my chest. "so where am I sleeping?" I asked quietly listening to the fading music coming from the INSANELY COOL yellow ipod.
"Choose any bedroom at all babe," he nodded towards the rooms and I chose the most decent looking room, it was a well kept room, all neat, no flaws in the walls or ceiling or anything, I threw my spare change of clothes onto the bed and sat on Wills lap staying calm when his hand moved up my leg but as soon as he reached the start of my top I knew I had to distract him from feeling me up, I kissed his lips tenderly taking his mind off my body, his kiss was still a firm kiss but it made me want him more, we stayed still kissing and traveled to the couch, me on top (I suppose people under the age of thirteen stop reading until the next bracket) we went into the base of me wrapping my legs round his waist and letting him feel his hand up and down my thigh.
We carried kissing with tongue until I broke off the kiss and lifted up his shirt. (can I leave the rest or are you so sick and twisted you have to read two people having s**?)
The next day!!!
I woke up with my hand cold and the rest of my body warm, I opened my eyes slowly and found my self facing Will... IN BED!!! I stayed calm and looked under the bed sheets... Oh My God!!! Had I really let him go that far??? we weren't wearing any clothes except I was wearing my lacy lingerie and he was wearing his boxers! YES he was still wearing his boxers!( for those who don't know that was a good sign because we didn't well get TOO physical did we?)
I jumped out of the bed and got changed into the clothes thrown on the floor, I was praying they were mine! I took it slow to get out, one step, two step, oh stuff it I just ran out! I grabbed my purse and my cardigan and slammed the door behind me. I heard a morning groan and hid in the safest corner there was to hide in. He had something about him that I couldn't bear, maybe he was too clingy or maybe he was just too charming, I wanted to stay single. That's all I knew anyway, I crouched behind the pillar and waited till I heard heavy foot prints coming out of the door which I had left and waited... and waited... and waited until he finally went back in. I arose cautiously and hurried back to my apartment, that is correct, I didn't care if there were two couples madly in love in there, I just raced in, pad locked the door and collapsed onto my dear, sweet smelling friend Ariana who was cuddling up with Jake on the couch, watching the six o clock channel, right now there was the weather channel on.
He opened the door, grinning as he went and I found myself entering a -surprisingly decent- cosy apartment, fifteen bed rooms, a bathroom, living room and a kitchen! "sooo what do you think?" Will asked, closing the rusty door behind him. I swiveled round on my heel and smiled with my eye brows turned up in a pathetic way, pleading to get into my own more decent apartment! He tossed his sexy jacket onto the leather coach and collapsed into comfort onto the neon (awesome!) green recliner. I folded up my cardigan and pressed It close to my chest. "so where am I sleeping?" I asked quietly listening to the fading music coming from the INSANELY COOL yellow ipod.
"Choose any bedroom at all babe," he nodded towards the rooms and I chose the most decent looking room, it was a well kept room, all neat, no flaws in the walls or ceiling or anything, I threw my spare change of clothes onto the bed and sat on Wills lap staying calm when his hand moved up my leg but as soon as he reached the start of my top I knew I had to distract him from feeling me up, I kissed his lips tenderly taking his mind off my body, his kiss was still a firm kiss but it made me want him more, we stayed still kissing and traveled to the couch, me on top (I suppose people under the age of thirteen stop reading until the next bracket) we went into the base of me wrapping my legs round his waist and letting him feel his hand up and down my thigh.
We carried kissing with tongue until I broke off the kiss and lifted up his shirt. (can I leave the rest or are you so sick and twisted you have to read two people having s**?)
The next day!!!
I woke up with my hand cold and the rest of my body warm, I opened my eyes slowly and found my self facing Will... IN BED!!! I stayed calm and looked under the bed sheets... Oh My God!!! Had I really let him go that far??? we weren't wearing any clothes except I was wearing my lacy lingerie and he was wearing his boxers! YES he was still wearing his boxers!( for those who don't know that was a good sign because we didn't well get TOO physical did we?)
I jumped out of the bed and got changed into the clothes thrown on the floor, I was praying they were mine! I took it slow to get out, one step, two step, oh stuff it I just ran out! I grabbed my purse and my cardigan and slammed the door behind me. I heard a morning groan and hid in the safest corner there was to hide in. He had something about him that I couldn't bear, maybe he was too clingy or maybe he was just too charming, I wanted to stay single. That's all I knew anyway, I crouched behind the pillar and waited till I heard heavy foot prints coming out of the door which I had left and waited... and waited... and waited until he finally went back in. I arose cautiously and hurried back to my apartment, that is correct, I didn't care if there were two couples madly in love in there, I just raced in, pad locked the door and collapsed onto my dear, sweet smelling friend Ariana who was cuddling up with Jake on the couch, watching the six o clock channel, right now there was the weather channel on.
The Abandoned Theme Park (Chapter 9)
We neared the arena where Ariana had met us, Will looked un-sure about going into the wet painted space. We followed Ariana past the arena and into a hut next to a river rapids ride, inside the hut were four rooms, one door was painted light pink with blue sparkly butterfly's, Ariana's look told me that it held memories for her, it was her bedroom.
The second room was a grand oak door with a silver magnet saying 'Dr Camils office' the third was a room saying 'Madame Camils office. The fourth and last room said 'snooze room, don't disturb!'
Ariana ran her finger along the words on the second room, and entered slowly, then came Jake, then me ,then Will but I noticed something... the group of random strangers following us had gone, who knew where. Anyway, inside the office was a desk, a wine cabinet, a television, computer and a wallet. I also noticed a bunch of files crammed into a small drawer, Ariana was scanning through the computer files and finally came across a file that said 'the reading of my will' she hovered over it for a few seconds then double clicked until 17 pages flew up and hit us in the face, we clicked print and collected it "we better get some money, you still need to pay me back that five quid!" I muttered, acknowledging that awkward silence that was biting us in the back.
"Yeah, I should collect some" she turned to the wallet, shrugged and stuffed it in her pocket. "I don't have a single clue how much Is in here," I was the first to get out and when I was out I took a peek into her room, it was amazing, well kept for some-one who has been alone for so many years. There was a neatly made bed, a en-suite bathroom, a television and a number of entertaining things, I noticed that there was a suitcase stuffed with billions of clothes and nic nacs, Ariana grabbed it, glared at me for coming in and exited with Jake at her feet. I scoffed and me and will stayed behind for a little bit. "so can I come round yours tonight Livvie?" He held me from my back and I rested my head on his left arm, I noticed how muscly it was!
"Okay, you can come round" I mumbled, he put me in some sort of romantic trance, it was hard to control myself from saying it was okay for a guy I didn't know to come round to my apartment, we held hands and waltzed out of the theme park. That was when I saw the sorry faces of the dead friends of Jake and Will. I gasped and buried my head into Wills chest, he smelt like... Chestnuts, Will held me, and we moved away back to the hotel, Jake asked for the key to their room and then the argument or discussion happened "can I come round yours instead?" I sobbed, "if I can come round Arianas then the place is all yours!" Jake explained, Ariana said okay so we headed off in our own directions, glad to be steering away from Ellie and Charlie.
The second room was a grand oak door with a silver magnet saying 'Dr Camils office' the third was a room saying 'Madame Camils office. The fourth and last room said 'snooze room, don't disturb!'
Ariana ran her finger along the words on the second room, and entered slowly, then came Jake, then me ,then Will but I noticed something... the group of random strangers following us had gone, who knew where. Anyway, inside the office was a desk, a wine cabinet, a television, computer and a wallet. I also noticed a bunch of files crammed into a small drawer, Ariana was scanning through the computer files and finally came across a file that said 'the reading of my will' she hovered over it for a few seconds then double clicked until 17 pages flew up and hit us in the face, we clicked print and collected it "we better get some money, you still need to pay me back that five quid!" I muttered, acknowledging that awkward silence that was biting us in the back.
"Yeah, I should collect some" she turned to the wallet, shrugged and stuffed it in her pocket. "I don't have a single clue how much Is in here," I was the first to get out and when I was out I took a peek into her room, it was amazing, well kept for some-one who has been alone for so many years. There was a neatly made bed, a en-suite bathroom, a television and a number of entertaining things, I noticed that there was a suitcase stuffed with billions of clothes and nic nacs, Ariana grabbed it, glared at me for coming in and exited with Jake at her feet. I scoffed and me and will stayed behind for a little bit. "so can I come round yours tonight Livvie?" He held me from my back and I rested my head on his left arm, I noticed how muscly it was!
"Okay, you can come round" I mumbled, he put me in some sort of romantic trance, it was hard to control myself from saying it was okay for a guy I didn't know to come round to my apartment, we held hands and waltzed out of the theme park. That was when I saw the sorry faces of the dead friends of Jake and Will. I gasped and buried my head into Wills chest, he smelt like... Chestnuts, Will held me, and we moved away back to the hotel, Jake asked for the key to their room and then the argument or discussion happened "can I come round yours instead?" I sobbed, "if I can come round Arianas then the place is all yours!" Jake explained, Ariana said okay so we headed off in our own directions, glad to be steering away from Ellie and Charlie.
The Abandoned Theme Park (Chapter 8)
She slipped into the first set of clothes, grabbed a silky purse and wiggled her hips out the door, she swiveled round and said "oh, I'm sorry for making you clean up yesterday, I guess I was tired... oh and also, can I borrow those heels in the corner of the living room?" I nodded my head and said in wonder "sure you can, where are you going? I might come."
she slipped her feet into the heels "i have to go get some of my mum and dads belongings, and their will, they said they left me some money, and please come with me, the fair grounds are haunted, whenever someone goes in alone with no-one there then they will be killed in the shadows... well come on then lets go!" she explained, she led me out the door and we made our way down to the lobby where some guys where being checked in.
Being girls, (I'm sure every girl reading this will understand this)we read each others mind, we stopped in our tracks and walked towards the boys, one of them was listening to music in one ear, he was brunette and had the brightest pools of blue as his eyes, his hair was 'swishy' and his clothes were perfect for his cute face!
Another one was Jake, yes I said it, it was Jake with one elbow on the counter, shooting a cheeky grin at the girl who lived in the apartment next door. Ariana had a thing for him, obviously and strode forward to go chat him up, I followed Ariana, hoping to get introduced to him!I spoke first "hey Jake, why are you here?" he was now opened mouthed at Ariana who was posing in front of the wall behind her (quite funny actually!)
"Umm, Will, get over here, I have to introduce you to someone, I turned my head towards who ever Jake was signaling, he was the cute guy, he was staring right into my soul as he walked over, he was making me want to melt! I flicked my hair onto my shoulders and bit my lip. Jake rushed off to join Ariana who was now trying to flirt with the bell-hop, leaving me and Will to chat, laugh and flirt until they got checked into their room.
"So what's your name Hun?" he asked shooting a cheeky grin at me, I couldn't help but nervously giggle, I held it together, rotated my hip so it was tilting and said "Olivia, hey Will!" he slapped his fore head and shouted "oh no! She's not interested in me! She would have made up a punch line! I'm unattractive!!!" all his mates started tutting, playing along with the game, normally that would have annoyed me but he was just too cute to lose having an interesting flirt with him, I smiled and dug my fist into his ribs playfully.
He chuckled and we had a little bit of a playful punch fight and it ended up with me kissing him with tongue! Fastest I ever got with a boy! His kiss was forceful but calm, but tender and I liked it, when the kiss ended all his mates where patting him on the back saying "good on you!" and whooping and even the 15 seconds of wolf whistling, he tucked some of my hair behind my ears, cupped my face in his hands and we kissed again, I really liked it that I didn't want it to end! Jake and Ariana waltzed up to us happily kissing every few seconds and after a VERY brief chat we decided to go to the abandoned theme park together, we all trotted off in our pairs with a whole group of people following us swooping and wolf whistling.
I found it awkward, we barely knew each-other!i think they got it into their head we were 'dating' euggh. We got up to the park and we sneaked in through the gap made by me and Charlie last time, my phone was buzzing but I couldn't pick it up, Charlie broke my heart so I had to cool down...
she slipped her feet into the heels "i have to go get some of my mum and dads belongings, and their will, they said they left me some money, and please come with me, the fair grounds are haunted, whenever someone goes in alone with no-one there then they will be killed in the shadows... well come on then lets go!" she explained, she led me out the door and we made our way down to the lobby where some guys where being checked in.
Being girls, (I'm sure every girl reading this will understand this)we read each others mind, we stopped in our tracks and walked towards the boys, one of them was listening to music in one ear, he was brunette and had the brightest pools of blue as his eyes, his hair was 'swishy' and his clothes were perfect for his cute face!
Another one was Jake, yes I said it, it was Jake with one elbow on the counter, shooting a cheeky grin at the girl who lived in the apartment next door. Ariana had a thing for him, obviously and strode forward to go chat him up, I followed Ariana, hoping to get introduced to him!I spoke first "hey Jake, why are you here?" he was now opened mouthed at Ariana who was posing in front of the wall behind her (quite funny actually!)
"Umm, Will, get over here, I have to introduce you to someone, I turned my head towards who ever Jake was signaling, he was the cute guy, he was staring right into my soul as he walked over, he was making me want to melt! I flicked my hair onto my shoulders and bit my lip. Jake rushed off to join Ariana who was now trying to flirt with the bell-hop, leaving me and Will to chat, laugh and flirt until they got checked into their room.
"So what's your name Hun?" he asked shooting a cheeky grin at me, I couldn't help but nervously giggle, I held it together, rotated my hip so it was tilting and said "Olivia, hey Will!" he slapped his fore head and shouted "oh no! She's not interested in me! She would have made up a punch line! I'm unattractive!!!" all his mates started tutting, playing along with the game, normally that would have annoyed me but he was just too cute to lose having an interesting flirt with him, I smiled and dug my fist into his ribs playfully.
He chuckled and we had a little bit of a playful punch fight and it ended up with me kissing him with tongue! Fastest I ever got with a boy! His kiss was forceful but calm, but tender and I liked it, when the kiss ended all his mates where patting him on the back saying "good on you!" and whooping and even the 15 seconds of wolf whistling, he tucked some of my hair behind my ears, cupped my face in his hands and we kissed again, I really liked it that I didn't want it to end! Jake and Ariana waltzed up to us happily kissing every few seconds and after a VERY brief chat we decided to go to the abandoned theme park together, we all trotted off in our pairs with a whole group of people following us swooping and wolf whistling.
I found it awkward, we barely knew each-other!i think they got it into their head we were 'dating' euggh. We got up to the park and we sneaked in through the gap made by me and Charlie last time, my phone was buzzing but I couldn't pick it up, Charlie broke my heart so I had to cool down...
The Abandoned Theme Park (Chapter 7)
I sneaked out of the room and strolled happily into Charlie's room to wake him up and get him breakfast but as soon as I came in I saw something reaaaallllly disgusting and gross, I opened the room half way to hear a giggle, it was a girls giggle, then I heard a smooching sound, more smooching and then the bed thump, I looked away, still holding the door knob and mouthed to myself 'oh my god!!!' I checked if Ariana was still on the fire escape, she was on the fire escape... so who was in the bed with Charlie? I went back to Charlie's room and opened the door fully, Charlie was lying in his bed naked stroking the back of a blonde girl who had a silk scarf covering her private parts, I gasped suddenly, it was Ellie! I stood gathering my breath when suddenly Charlie noticed me! I slammed the door shut and ran onto the fire escape, my hands sweaty and wet. Ariana had just finished on the phone to the last guy who had given her his number, she sighed and stuck her phone in her dressing gown pocket.
She started the conversation,"so what's your deal Olivia? Why are you suddenly warming up to me, I saw Ellie sneak in the window by the way- if that's the reason you are so huffy. I mean, its not a surprise, he may have fallen for you when he was younger but there are pul-lenty of fish in the sea," she tossed her silky hair behind her shoulders, shrugged and made her way into her room. I counted in my head '3, 2, 1' then came the most shocking noise I've ever heard a girl make "oooha these clothes are purty! I might just- THROW THEM OUT!!!" she came out holding the beige top with the feather by her pinky finger and the knee length skirt and scratchy green cardigan by her index finger.she was shuddering at the joke I had played on her, I suddenly couldn't help myself from laughing loudly, waking up Charlie and Ellie. We held our breath as the door held the space between the lovers and me and Ariana.
As the door opened slowly, Ariana shoved the clothes in my face and walked back into her room and I was left frozen to deal with the giggly Ellie and dead fit Charlie, I waited till the doorway was completely full then I folded my arms and glared at the sleepy couple in front of me, Ellie made the first move and sighed "oh hey Olivia, I came to see if you wanted to meet earlier, Charlie was a bit drunk so, well, things just... happened" she shrugged her shoulders and took Charlie's hand and dragged him into the kitchen, I felt like my heart was crumbling away so I went to apologise to Ariana, I know what you are thinking- very hard! I walked into her room and broke the awkward silence "so I see you've made a good outfit out of the £5 me and Charlie gave you, eyeing the perfect gorgeous outfit that she had picked.
It was a black tube top fitting perfectly with the black skin tight jeans, she was definitely going on a date. I noticed another outfit laid on the table, it was some black skinny jeans with an electric blue tank top complete with the black comfortable low cut black cardigan. I examined both beautiful outfits thinking about how it would only suit her and no one else, I suppose Ariana had a knack for that at the time, combining outfits that no one else would really wear because it wouldn't look good with the make-up they wore, their eyes, their other facial features, or even their weight, some people might be to skinny and some might be a bit over weight.
She started the conversation,"so what's your deal Olivia? Why are you suddenly warming up to me, I saw Ellie sneak in the window by the way- if that's the reason you are so huffy. I mean, its not a surprise, he may have fallen for you when he was younger but there are pul-lenty of fish in the sea," she tossed her silky hair behind her shoulders, shrugged and made her way into her room. I counted in my head '3, 2, 1' then came the most shocking noise I've ever heard a girl make "oooha these clothes are purty! I might just- THROW THEM OUT!!!" she came out holding the beige top with the feather by her pinky finger and the knee length skirt and scratchy green cardigan by her index finger.she was shuddering at the joke I had played on her, I suddenly couldn't help myself from laughing loudly, waking up Charlie and Ellie. We held our breath as the door held the space between the lovers and me and Ariana.
As the door opened slowly, Ariana shoved the clothes in my face and walked back into her room and I was left frozen to deal with the giggly Ellie and dead fit Charlie, I waited till the doorway was completely full then I folded my arms and glared at the sleepy couple in front of me, Ellie made the first move and sighed "oh hey Olivia, I came to see if you wanted to meet earlier, Charlie was a bit drunk so, well, things just... happened" she shrugged her shoulders and took Charlie's hand and dragged him into the kitchen, I felt like my heart was crumbling away so I went to apologise to Ariana, I know what you are thinking- very hard! I walked into her room and broke the awkward silence "so I see you've made a good outfit out of the £5 me and Charlie gave you, eyeing the perfect gorgeous outfit that she had picked.
It was a black tube top fitting perfectly with the black skin tight jeans, she was definitely going on a date. I noticed another outfit laid on the table, it was some black skinny jeans with an electric blue tank top complete with the black comfortable low cut black cardigan. I examined both beautiful outfits thinking about how it would only suit her and no one else, I suppose Ariana had a knack for that at the time, combining outfits that no one else would really wear because it wouldn't look good with the make-up they wore, their eyes, their other facial features, or even their weight, some people might be to skinny and some might be a bit over weight.
The Abandoned Theme Park (Chapter 6)
The party went into full swing, drunk couples making out in all the rooms, girls dancing in the middle of the living room (and by dancing I mean just jumping around everywhere with your hands in the air!) and boys pulling tricks on the nerds who sneaked in. It was an awesome party but soon everyone ran out of spiked watermelon and they had to go to the drug store, (what a hard living life for the drunk teens!) so the party had started and so many people had showed up that half the party had to go into the other rooms!
"Oh boys there's plenty of me to go around!" boasted Ariana, it had just entered my mind that she was more pretty, more popular and more well... sexy than me! I couldn't get through it! I handed out some drinks to the people who had ran out and went to sit next to Jake, the guy from the day before and started talking about random things "so how long have you known and well... dated Ellie?" I asked him subtly when the real question 'why were you in the bushes with the prettiest girl in our school?'
He shrugged his shoulders and chewed on the piece of gum he had in his mouth, I noticed he wasn't drunk, or wearing his lip piercings, I decided not to ask, so I just slumped down next to him, he put in one earplug and offered me the other one I took it and asked confused "What? don't like the music?" he smiled his gorgeous half smile and I couldn't help but melt and listen to his taste of music, it surprised me, instead of the punk rock songs I was expecting, I found myself listening to pop! I was quite freaked out for a second but I got used to listening to it.
I watched as people started to move down the fire escape and some down the lift, the party was finally over, Ellie and Jake were the last to leave, they wanted to know where we were going to meet and when, after a little squabble, we decided to meet at the town centre at lunch tomorrow, just as Ellie and Jake left Ariana turned her head towards Charlie and fluttered her eye lashes obediently, she knew she had made the mess in their apartment so she wanted us to clean it up, it was purr-etty mean to do that don't you think? Well anyway, as Charlie is Charlie he gave in quite easy and started attacking the floor with cleaning sprays and mops, Ariana smirked and marched into the guest room, I coughed thinking 'oh my gosh she is such a cow!' I couldn't watch her take advantage of him, it was just driving me up the wall, I had to put an end to it.
I went to bed feeling anxious and in the morning I cooked my breakfast of ham and eggs. Charlie was still fast asleep and Ariana was out on the fire escape calling one of the guys from the party so I had enough time to ruin Ariana's life. She had no clothes so I was going to give her some un-wanted charity, I pulled out a sludge green scratchy cardigan from my drawer, it had been there since my mum thought I was going to a boarding school. I took the cardigan to her room and took her dirty hoodie to put in the wash, I turned round and remembered the most gross outfit I could give her, I took a disgusting knee length skirt from my closet and dug onto my top shelf a gross beige top with a purple feather stuck with super glue on one of the shoulders. I sneaked them into her wardrobe and smirked at the surprise she was going to get.
"Oh boys there's plenty of me to go around!" boasted Ariana, it had just entered my mind that she was more pretty, more popular and more well... sexy than me! I couldn't get through it! I handed out some drinks to the people who had ran out and went to sit next to Jake, the guy from the day before and started talking about random things "so how long have you known and well... dated Ellie?" I asked him subtly when the real question 'why were you in the bushes with the prettiest girl in our school?'
He shrugged his shoulders and chewed on the piece of gum he had in his mouth, I noticed he wasn't drunk, or wearing his lip piercings, I decided not to ask, so I just slumped down next to him, he put in one earplug and offered me the other one I took it and asked confused "What? don't like the music?" he smiled his gorgeous half smile and I couldn't help but melt and listen to his taste of music, it surprised me, instead of the punk rock songs I was expecting, I found myself listening to pop! I was quite freaked out for a second but I got used to listening to it.
I watched as people started to move down the fire escape and some down the lift, the party was finally over, Ellie and Jake were the last to leave, they wanted to know where we were going to meet and when, after a little squabble, we decided to meet at the town centre at lunch tomorrow, just as Ellie and Jake left Ariana turned her head towards Charlie and fluttered her eye lashes obediently, she knew she had made the mess in their apartment so she wanted us to clean it up, it was purr-etty mean to do that don't you think? Well anyway, as Charlie is Charlie he gave in quite easy and started attacking the floor with cleaning sprays and mops, Ariana smirked and marched into the guest room, I coughed thinking 'oh my gosh she is such a cow!' I couldn't watch her take advantage of him, it was just driving me up the wall, I had to put an end to it.
I went to bed feeling anxious and in the morning I cooked my breakfast of ham and eggs. Charlie was still fast asleep and Ariana was out on the fire escape calling one of the guys from the party so I had enough time to ruin Ariana's life. She had no clothes so I was going to give her some un-wanted charity, I pulled out a sludge green scratchy cardigan from my drawer, it had been there since my mum thought I was going to a boarding school. I took the cardigan to her room and took her dirty hoodie to put in the wash, I turned round and remembered the most gross outfit I could give her, I took a disgusting knee length skirt from my closet and dug onto my top shelf a gross beige top with a purple feather stuck with super glue on one of the shoulders. I sneaked them into her wardrobe and smirked at the surprise she was going to get.
The Ababdoned Theme Park (Chapter 5)
That night, after we had walked home in the frost, we ran into the manager for the hotel (obviously bad) and we were told that- "no matter how long you keep this up, you will still have to pay triple if she stays!" he ranted on for another minute then marched over to the old couple on the main block. We sighed, annoyed that he was pestering us, its not like we were going to make her stay right? We crammed into the small lift with our hands as cold as ice cream and piled into our apartment. "so where am I sleeping?" Ariana demanded, even though we had only known her for an hour, she was starting to show her inner- spoilt- self,
"We have a guest room in there, make yourself comfortable, I know this might sound odd, but there isn't a bed, we couldn't afford one, but you can borrow the camping bed in the closet!" muttered Charlie, motionless, just standing there waiting for me to show her where the guest room was but I didn't, I just opened the bathroom door and ushered Ariana in.
"go on take a shower! Pamper yourself!" I held the door open and waited till she dragged her scuffed trainers inside the shampoo scented bathroom, as soon as I heard the door lock shut I swiveled round and glared at Charlie. He whispered clueless "what have I done?" I charged into my room and slammed the door shut. Just the thought of Charlie liking Ariana made my blood boil, she was a hobo, I thought he would know better than to love a hobo, but then I thought that she was just a girl who's parents died, just a girl who had no family, but she was still a girl, a person like you and me, so I calmed down and went outside to apologize.
When I saw what was in my living room I kept my mouth wide open and my eyes wishing they'd never saw that painful sight, it was Charlie … TOPLESS! I slumped down outside my room and started to laugh, it was so funny, seeing Charlie topless! Even thinking about it now makes me start to giggle! Anyway, seeing Charlie's fit body was so funny, when I saw his surprised face! It was so hilarious it was enough for a whole clan of cheetahs to laugh for a week!
After Charlie had rushed into his room to put on another shirt I picked up the phone and started to call everyone we wanted at our house party, first all the close friends, then the distant friends, then I thought 'what the heck I'll call the drunk ones!' After I called everyone I knew bar embarrassing relations, we set up Ariana's camp bed and went to sleep.
In the morning we woke up, got changed, and took a shower, everything you do in the morning then we went into our living room, and layed out the settings so that it would bed impossible to break anything or anyone.
Later that evening the party started "the party is starting people!" Shouted Ariana, tapping a glass with a fork, "everybody bring out the booze!"
"We have a guest room in there, make yourself comfortable, I know this might sound odd, but there isn't a bed, we couldn't afford one, but you can borrow the camping bed in the closet!" muttered Charlie, motionless, just standing there waiting for me to show her where the guest room was but I didn't, I just opened the bathroom door and ushered Ariana in.
"go on take a shower! Pamper yourself!" I held the door open and waited till she dragged her scuffed trainers inside the shampoo scented bathroom, as soon as I heard the door lock shut I swiveled round and glared at Charlie. He whispered clueless "what have I done?" I charged into my room and slammed the door shut. Just the thought of Charlie liking Ariana made my blood boil, she was a hobo, I thought he would know better than to love a hobo, but then I thought that she was just a girl who's parents died, just a girl who had no family, but she was still a girl, a person like you and me, so I calmed down and went outside to apologize.
When I saw what was in my living room I kept my mouth wide open and my eyes wishing they'd never saw that painful sight, it was Charlie … TOPLESS! I slumped down outside my room and started to laugh, it was so funny, seeing Charlie topless! Even thinking about it now makes me start to giggle! Anyway, seeing Charlie's fit body was so funny, when I saw his surprised face! It was so hilarious it was enough for a whole clan of cheetahs to laugh for a week!
After Charlie had rushed into his room to put on another shirt I picked up the phone and started to call everyone we wanted at our house party, first all the close friends, then the distant friends, then I thought 'what the heck I'll call the drunk ones!' After I called everyone I knew bar embarrassing relations, we set up Ariana's camp bed and went to sleep.
In the morning we woke up, got changed, and took a shower, everything you do in the morning then we went into our living room, and layed out the settings so that it would bed impossible to break anything or anyone.
Later that evening the party started "the party is starting people!" Shouted Ariana, tapping a glass with a fork, "everybody bring out the booze!"
The Abandoned Theme Park (Chapter 4)
"I cant believe you!" Screamed a voice from behind us, a girl stormed out of a bush dragging a drunk punk by her red stilettos.
"I told you Jake, I'm not ready yet!" She yelled, shaking her leg without even thinking about the contact between her heel and his eye!
"Oh come on baby! Give me some sugar! Mwa mwa mwa" He puckered up to her and she shrugged him off her waist and trotted away.
"Hey, Ellie isn't it, you go to our school right?" I asked,
she snorted and came back quickly with a come back.
"Yeah what's it to you? Its not like you want anything from me!" She pushed past me and before she could go, I ran after her.
"hey were like starting a little clan, would you like to join?" i asked, amazed at how quick i came up with that, her shoulders relaxed and she turned round, grinned and said "okay I might as well give it a shot right? And maybe Jake can join in too! Then it'll be me you her him and Jake! That's a good combination right! Cool I'll meet you all tomorrow at the entrance to the six form centre!" She ran into the mist and we could just see her blonde hair sway from side to side, brushing against the back of her low cut designer top and her stick thin white jeans.
"Well that would be the first time in ages shed actually smiled... you are good!" Jake approached us stretching his arm around mine and Arianas shoulders, I snorted at this and stepped away, but as Ariana was, she was a flirt, she snuggled up to Jakes cheek, tormenting him and getting her lips so close to his ear that his knees suddenly buckled and I had to push him back up.
"Wow look at the time! We should really be going, well like Ellie said, lets get together at the six form centre dude! Well, Ariana let go of him... Now! Were going!"Charlie glared at them in jealousy and dragged us away. It didn't take long till Ariana turned round and blew a sexy kiss towards him complete with a wink leaving him desperate, she was definitely expecting a phone call that night, but that night they weren't going to spend a night listening to her on the phone to guys they hadn't heard of, even though they were told never to host a party in the flat they lived in, they were going to host the biggest most bad most happening party that everybody in their school would be talking about till Charlie's birthday which was a year away!
"I told you Jake, I'm not ready yet!" She yelled, shaking her leg without even thinking about the contact between her heel and his eye!
"Oh come on baby! Give me some sugar! Mwa mwa mwa" He puckered up to her and she shrugged him off her waist and trotted away.
"Hey, Ellie isn't it, you go to our school right?" I asked,
she snorted and came back quickly with a come back.
"Yeah what's it to you? Its not like you want anything from me!" She pushed past me and before she could go, I ran after her.
"hey were like starting a little clan, would you like to join?" i asked, amazed at how quick i came up with that, her shoulders relaxed and she turned round, grinned and said "okay I might as well give it a shot right? And maybe Jake can join in too! Then it'll be me you her him and Jake! That's a good combination right! Cool I'll meet you all tomorrow at the entrance to the six form centre!" She ran into the mist and we could just see her blonde hair sway from side to side, brushing against the back of her low cut designer top and her stick thin white jeans.
"Well that would be the first time in ages shed actually smiled... you are good!" Jake approached us stretching his arm around mine and Arianas shoulders, I snorted at this and stepped away, but as Ariana was, she was a flirt, she snuggled up to Jakes cheek, tormenting him and getting her lips so close to his ear that his knees suddenly buckled and I had to push him back up.
"Wow look at the time! We should really be going, well like Ellie said, lets get together at the six form centre dude! Well, Ariana let go of him... Now! Were going!"Charlie glared at them in jealousy and dragged us away. It didn't take long till Ariana turned round and blew a sexy kiss towards him complete with a wink leaving him desperate, she was definitely expecting a phone call that night, but that night they weren't going to spend a night listening to her on the phone to guys they hadn't heard of, even though they were told never to host a party in the flat they lived in, they were going to host the biggest most bad most happening party that everybody in their school would be talking about till Charlie's birthday which was a year away!
The Abandoned Theme Park (Chapter 3)
"Those are your parents aren't they Ariana!" I gasped suddenly realizing her pain. If my parents were dead then I wouldn't be able to bear even being in the same country as their graves!
"SO! ITS NOT LIKE YOU'D UNDERSTAND!" She snapped back quickly in between sobs.
I apologized and held my hand out to her, she snorted, stood up and we strolled out of the graveyard, but before we could step out onto the safe wintry path on the way back to the flat, a whisper of dust washed across my shoulders, and then a hand came to wipe it away, it was scary so I looked round at Charlie, a misty shadow was holding his arm and dragging him back.
An old woman was staring at me and Ariana. Ariana was petrified, her eyes were as blue as the sea and her lips trembled every millisecond with fear. I was as frightened as Ariana but I wasn't paralyzed, I dived out of the mysterious gaze of the woman and ran off to play tug of war with the shadow dragging Charlie by his neck into the angel carved tower.
I know it was out of the ordinary, it was definitely out of the ordinary but to save a friend you have to act quick, I leapt across the smoky gravel and grabbed the scrawny legs of Charlie, I steadied my feet on the floor and started trying to pull him away from the spectra,I snorted at the thought of losing my best friend to a ghost I gripped my arms on his legs and pulled, my eyes were closed when he shot into me, the ghost wailed in a tune and dived gracefully into the angels open mouth, I jumped up just in time to see the woman go, she split effortlessly in too and rolled herself into the angels eyes.
We all stood in wonder before the angel, like it was possessed by the devil. I picked up my bag and marched back onto the path, Charlie made a last stutter and hastily followed me, but stopped to help up Ariana who was impatiently frowning at me.
"SO! ITS NOT LIKE YOU'D UNDERSTAND!" She snapped back quickly in between sobs.
I apologized and held my hand out to her, she snorted, stood up and we strolled out of the graveyard, but before we could step out onto the safe wintry path on the way back to the flat, a whisper of dust washed across my shoulders, and then a hand came to wipe it away, it was scary so I looked round at Charlie, a misty shadow was holding his arm and dragging him back.
An old woman was staring at me and Ariana. Ariana was petrified, her eyes were as blue as the sea and her lips trembled every millisecond with fear. I was as frightened as Ariana but I wasn't paralyzed, I dived out of the mysterious gaze of the woman and ran off to play tug of war with the shadow dragging Charlie by his neck into the angel carved tower.
I know it was out of the ordinary, it was definitely out of the ordinary but to save a friend you have to act quick, I leapt across the smoky gravel and grabbed the scrawny legs of Charlie, I steadied my feet on the floor and started trying to pull him away from the spectra,I snorted at the thought of losing my best friend to a ghost I gripped my arms on his legs and pulled, my eyes were closed when he shot into me, the ghost wailed in a tune and dived gracefully into the angels open mouth, I jumped up just in time to see the woman go, she split effortlessly in too and rolled herself into the angels eyes.
We all stood in wonder before the angel, like it was possessed by the devil. I picked up my bag and marched back onto the path, Charlie made a last stutter and hastily followed me, but stopped to help up Ariana who was impatiently frowning at me.
The Abandoned Theme Park (Chapter 2)
I approached her as she pulled up her hood. I gasped because her eyes were sore and bloodshot, the hole in her jeans at her knee oozed crimson blood, the only thing good about her face was her warm welcoming smile, she opened her mouth to speak and stated, "Hello, my name is Ariana, my parents owned this amusement park and died here, I was left alone seven years ago, I was ten."
I couldn't help but feel sorry, she's my age and she was left homeless when we were ten years old.
I blurted out "Oh don't worry Ariana, here, have my jacket."
I handed her my jacket but she didn't take it, she shook her head and said,
"I may be poor but I don't take sympathy."
I liked her, she was determined to have a right to things, like her parents theme park.
I glanced at charlie but he had become besotted, he bent over and held her bandaged hand with compassion. I didn't know it for sure, but I was kind of jealous, he'd always fallen for me!
"Um, Ariana, would you like to come home with us and stay the night?" I asked kindly,
she took down her hoodie off her head to reveal a straggly, messy hairdo that covered her eyes, she nodded with excitement and wonder.
"Good, lets get back, its pouring it down... hey charlie, d'you think principal proud would allow Ariana to come in to school tomorrow?" I dragged him away before he could declare his undying love to her.
He shrugged his shoulders and led Ariana out of the park and onto the path. I followed, kicking the leaves on the floor, when we reached the graveyard she pulled her trainers to a stop and ran down the graveyard road and came to a halt at a stone tower, it was magnificent, engraved on a angel carving were the names 'Gordon Camil' and 'Harriet Camil'
I couldn't help but feel sorry, she's my age and she was left homeless when we were ten years old.
I blurted out "Oh don't worry Ariana, here, have my jacket."
I handed her my jacket but she didn't take it, she shook her head and said,
"I may be poor but I don't take sympathy."
I liked her, she was determined to have a right to things, like her parents theme park.
I glanced at charlie but he had become besotted, he bent over and held her bandaged hand with compassion. I didn't know it for sure, but I was kind of jealous, he'd always fallen for me!
"Um, Ariana, would you like to come home with us and stay the night?" I asked kindly,
she took down her hoodie off her head to reveal a straggly, messy hairdo that covered her eyes, she nodded with excitement and wonder.
"Good, lets get back, its pouring it down... hey charlie, d'you think principal proud would allow Ariana to come in to school tomorrow?" I dragged him away before he could declare his undying love to her.
He shrugged his shoulders and led Ariana out of the park and onto the path. I followed, kicking the leaves on the floor, when we reached the graveyard she pulled her trainers to a stop and ran down the graveyard road and came to a halt at a stone tower, it was magnificent, engraved on a angel carving were the names 'Gordon Camil' and 'Harriet Camil'
The Abondoned Theme Park (Chapter 1)
I hated theme parks, they always looked boring, then the new park came to town. It was a grand space that drew my attention like a moth to a flame. There were dodgems shaped like jam tarts and a splatter game called ink dodger where you loaded guns with ink and got supplied with hockey masks and thick plastic raincoats. I was ten when it shut down...
Then seven years later came a Saturday evening, winter time it was, and I was shuffling along kicking frosty leaves across the pavement with my hands in my pockets and my neck and mouth buried inside my jumper. It had been years since the theme park had been opened up, by now the lock was caked in ice and very few people noticed it was still vacant. I tugged at the chain and lock until the ice descended to snow.
Then suddenly I remembered when I was 10 years old and uncle Steve showed us where he kept the key, then I remembered something my friend whispered to me that day 'I bet that in 10 years time the key will stay in the same place!'. Most of the times my friends predictions came true, I wondered if maybe she was right. I reached up onto the gates and fiddled until I found a loose part of bar, I shook until a set of keys came out, I noticed it was getting late and replaced the bar.
I strolled along to my apartment and hung the keys up on a hook on my wall, my room mate (which for my luck hes a boy) returned home and gave me a huge hug which cut off my blood circulation for a second or two. "Danny-hurting-can't-breathe!" I cried.
He released his grip and sighed "sorry Olivia, hey have you managed to get some fuel for my sports car?"He flirted with me.
I rolled my eyes as he wrapped his arm around my shoulder, this is the problem as having a male as a room mate, showing you his trophy's, making you eat the same strip of spaghetti as him-gross isn't it, boys wouldn't get it though would they? They think their charming you but actually they're just embarrassing you.
"Danny, I know you like me and I like you but it would make it awkward, don't ya think? I'm free on Saturday if you wanna go to London though!" his eyes widened like a puppy"as friends!" I finished speaking, letting him know the boundary line.
I wrapped my arms around his waist and hugged him tight, but pulled myself back before he could sniff my hair again.
"Mm sweet pineapple..." he murmured, before falling forward onto the floor. I ignored him and headed to the kitchen to cook a meal.
Tonight I was planning to go to salsa in my sisters slutty mini dress but due to the seven car pile up outside it looked like those plans were delayed, I shook Danny until he leapt up off the floor an turned it into a break dance.
I ate my pasta silently until Danny asked me how my day had went,
"Oh my day went great thanks," I mumbled in the middle of a mouthful of pasta and ham. "Hey tomorrow do you wanna go to the old fair grounds?" I asked eagerly. He said yes and I kissed him on the cheek, while he tried to blurt out a few words I shuffled into my room to rest.
The next day I woke up to the sound of heavy metal music and horrible voices screeching out of tune. I pulled on my dressing gown and slippers and trudged out of my room, it was six in the morning and Danny was already up doing aerobics in the living room.
"Uh, Danny if you want to stay up listening to people who can't sing just ask that guy down stairs who always gets on my nerves to sing for you!" I complained.
"Did I hear a good morning in your never ending rant?"Joked Danny.
"Good morning"I grumbled,
Danny frowned, "I'm sorry Danny, just turn it down at six in the morning!"
He turned off the TV and lead me to the table, he had two mega sized bowls of fruit salad with a honey mustard dressing. We had lived with each other since I was 15 and by now he knew my favorite snack was fruit salad with honey mustard sauce.
After a lovely bowl of salad, he went into his room to get changed and me to mine. "How much money are you going to take to the fair grounds Olivia?" he shouted from outside my door,
"Lets see, its abandoned so... none!" I replied, putting on my shoes and grabbing my jacket.
I stuffed the keys in my bag and marched out the door and into the fresh air.
I could hear Danny emptying the money out of his pockets.
Danny and me jogged out of the flat and onwards towards the gates of the amusement park.
"Y'know Olivia, you've always struck as a beautiful party girl but now you seem to appear as a mysterious tomboy" huffed Danny trying to make a good conversation. I ignored him and stopped at the gate.
I took the keys out and fumbled the key in the lock until we heard a ca plunk and the frozen gates lodged open.
"Uh, don't you want to go to the skateboard park?" shivered Danny,
"What is the fun in that?"i struggled about until the gate made a big enough gap for me to squeeze past. I smiled as he tried to barge his way through the iron bars.
Once we were both sorted inside the theme park, we explored the dusty rides, we came to the first activity and just to my luck it was the tunnel of love.
Before I could drag Danny away, he was sitting in the empty love seat floating in the chlorine, I acted strict but I couldn't help exploding in giggles when he started making weird positions in the boat.
He pathetically tumbled into the water and I walked away embarrassed somehow, like everyone in the world was watching me and him, like they were hovering above, waiting for the moment to show us they were watching us. The next thing we came to was the shocking ride of the ink dodger, little did we know that we would meet someone who would tell us things that changed our life.
We stepped into the arena of the inky playground and sucked in the sight like a vacuum does to dirt.
It started to rain and I pulled up my jacket tighter to my rosy cheeks, in the middle of the ruined arena stood a person, I wasn't sure whether it was a girl or a boy, but it was definitely a person, they wore a turquoise hoodie that covered their hair and some black skinny jeans that were tattered at the legs, they turned around to reveal a pretty face, bruised and bleeding, and long brunette hair stretching to just above her waist.
Then seven years later came a Saturday evening, winter time it was, and I was shuffling along kicking frosty leaves across the pavement with my hands in my pockets and my neck and mouth buried inside my jumper. It had been years since the theme park had been opened up, by now the lock was caked in ice and very few people noticed it was still vacant. I tugged at the chain and lock until the ice descended to snow.
Then suddenly I remembered when I was 10 years old and uncle Steve showed us where he kept the key, then I remembered something my friend whispered to me that day 'I bet that in 10 years time the key will stay in the same place!'. Most of the times my friends predictions came true, I wondered if maybe she was right. I reached up onto the gates and fiddled until I found a loose part of bar, I shook until a set of keys came out, I noticed it was getting late and replaced the bar.
I strolled along to my apartment and hung the keys up on a hook on my wall, my room mate (which for my luck hes a boy) returned home and gave me a huge hug which cut off my blood circulation for a second or two. "Danny-hurting-can't-breathe!" I cried.
He released his grip and sighed "sorry Olivia, hey have you managed to get some fuel for my sports car?"He flirted with me.
I rolled my eyes as he wrapped his arm around my shoulder, this is the problem as having a male as a room mate, showing you his trophy's, making you eat the same strip of spaghetti as him-gross isn't it, boys wouldn't get it though would they? They think their charming you but actually they're just embarrassing you.
"Danny, I know you like me and I like you but it would make it awkward, don't ya think? I'm free on Saturday if you wanna go to London though!" his eyes widened like a puppy"as friends!" I finished speaking, letting him know the boundary line.
I wrapped my arms around his waist and hugged him tight, but pulled myself back before he could sniff my hair again.
"Mm sweet pineapple..." he murmured, before falling forward onto the floor. I ignored him and headed to the kitchen to cook a meal.
Tonight I was planning to go to salsa in my sisters slutty mini dress but due to the seven car pile up outside it looked like those plans were delayed, I shook Danny until he leapt up off the floor an turned it into a break dance.
I ate my pasta silently until Danny asked me how my day had went,
"Oh my day went great thanks," I mumbled in the middle of a mouthful of pasta and ham. "Hey tomorrow do you wanna go to the old fair grounds?" I asked eagerly. He said yes and I kissed him on the cheek, while he tried to blurt out a few words I shuffled into my room to rest.
The next day I woke up to the sound of heavy metal music and horrible voices screeching out of tune. I pulled on my dressing gown and slippers and trudged out of my room, it was six in the morning and Danny was already up doing aerobics in the living room.
"Uh, Danny if you want to stay up listening to people who can't sing just ask that guy down stairs who always gets on my nerves to sing for you!" I complained.
"Did I hear a good morning in your never ending rant?"Joked Danny.
"Good morning"I grumbled,
Danny frowned, "I'm sorry Danny, just turn it down at six in the morning!"
He turned off the TV and lead me to the table, he had two mega sized bowls of fruit salad with a honey mustard dressing. We had lived with each other since I was 15 and by now he knew my favorite snack was fruit salad with honey mustard sauce.
After a lovely bowl of salad, he went into his room to get changed and me to mine. "How much money are you going to take to the fair grounds Olivia?" he shouted from outside my door,
"Lets see, its abandoned so... none!" I replied, putting on my shoes and grabbing my jacket.
I stuffed the keys in my bag and marched out the door and into the fresh air.
I could hear Danny emptying the money out of his pockets.
Danny and me jogged out of the flat and onwards towards the gates of the amusement park.
"Y'know Olivia, you've always struck as a beautiful party girl but now you seem to appear as a mysterious tomboy" huffed Danny trying to make a good conversation. I ignored him and stopped at the gate.
I took the keys out and fumbled the key in the lock until we heard a ca plunk and the frozen gates lodged open.
"Uh, don't you want to go to the skateboard park?" shivered Danny,
"What is the fun in that?"i struggled about until the gate made a big enough gap for me to squeeze past. I smiled as he tried to barge his way through the iron bars.
Once we were both sorted inside the theme park, we explored the dusty rides, we came to the first activity and just to my luck it was the tunnel of love.
Before I could drag Danny away, he was sitting in the empty love seat floating in the chlorine, I acted strict but I couldn't help exploding in giggles when he started making weird positions in the boat.
He pathetically tumbled into the water and I walked away embarrassed somehow, like everyone in the world was watching me and him, like they were hovering above, waiting for the moment to show us they were watching us. The next thing we came to was the shocking ride of the ink dodger, little did we know that we would meet someone who would tell us things that changed our life.
We stepped into the arena of the inky playground and sucked in the sight like a vacuum does to dirt.
It started to rain and I pulled up my jacket tighter to my rosy cheeks, in the middle of the ruined arena stood a person, I wasn't sure whether it was a girl or a boy, but it was definitely a person, they wore a turquoise hoodie that covered their hair and some black skinny jeans that were tattered at the legs, they turned around to reveal a pretty face, bruised and bleeding, and long brunette hair stretching to just above her waist.
Thursday, 7 July 2011
Vanished
A story of a group of friends who went exploring.....something they shouldn't have done...
"Wow!! The summer holidays are over", I said.
"Yeah, I know, it seems so soon", said a voice coming from behind.
It was Catherine. She had long black hair and was very beautiful, she always had a warm, welcoming-sort-of smile on her face, I guess that’s why everyone liked her.
"Hey guys", said Catherine.
"Hi Cathey!", said Bella. She was blond. She was in my Biology class and was very good at it. Did I tell you she was my best friend?....Well she was ….
"Hey, Cathey, where have you been all this summer?", I asked.
"Um…with my grandparents", Catherine answered with an expression I hadn’t seen before.
"Guys, we don’t want to get late to our first class, now do we?", Said a voice which I pretty much recognized.
"Drake, Hi!!", Catherine said with a bit of excitement in her voice.
It was Drake. Catherine and drake were childhood friends and the best of friends. He was the smartest guy in Biology, and was liked by almost every girl. Most of the girl on campus was jealous of Catherine because of her extremely close relationship with Drake.
"Hey Drake", I said with a smile on my face.
"Hey Melody", Drake replied, returning a warm smile.
"What class do we have now?", asked Bella.
"Hmmm… Gym", Catherine answered with rather disappointment.
"We should go, or else we’ll be yelled at", I said ending the discussion.
All our classes were over and we were ready to head back home. As usual we decided that we’ll all bicycle home together and if we find that candy shop open o our way, we could carry some. But somehow we ended up taking a different route. It was a street none of us had walked on or bicycled on, or even noticed. Strange!
"Hey, Cathey, who are you doing your project with? You have a partner, right?", asked Drake sarcastically.
"Ha Ha, very funny, like I wouldn’t", answered Catherine.
We were all laughing, until we heard something. We heard someone scream.
"What was that?", Bella asked.
"I don’t know but whatever it was, it came from that house over there", I answered pointing towards a strange old house.
"Guys, I have a bad feeling about this", Bella said.
"Oh! So, Bella is afraid to enter the haunted house, well , what a shame ,’cause I sure want to get exploring ,in that house", teased Drake.
"No! I’m not going. You can if you want to but……. but guys please don’t", said Bella with a little worried look.
"Bella, It's going to be OK , believe me. We are just going to see what’s inside", I said trying to comfort her.
"I don’t want to ", Bella said trying to clear her point. She really didn’t want to, she doesn’t act so stubborn…
"But we do!", drake said.
"So you can..but.. be careful", Bella said, she really was worried.
"Smiling, Drake said "Yeah, sure".
"You sure you don’t want to come?", I asked.
"Yeah…positive", she answered, still worried.
"Is it really OK?", I asked.
"Yup, I don’t mind", Bella said with a cheerful smile hiding just how worried she really was.
"Oh, then it's settled, let's go, Bella are you gonna wait?", Cathey asked.
"You don’t have to, It’ll take time for the ghosts to kill us!", Drake said sarcastically.
There were no more arguments. We (Drake, Cathey and I) entered the house and boy was it huge. It was all like from the movies, a thriller. We could see Bella ride back home.
The house was exotic…wait did I say that?... I mean it was like this house from the horror land or something filled with interesting things Bella’s missing a lot, I thought to myself.
There were a dozen of rooms, dust covered paintings, staircase leading to who knows where, some hallways and some rusty looking gates. We decided to see where the stair case leaded to, so we went upstairs. We learnt that there were three rooms up there. We chose to explore the middle one first, Cathey’ s choice.
The room was full of spider webs like the rest of the house, and things we didn’t thought we knew what they were. I saw a diary on the table; it was black and was covered with dust. After wiping dust off it the letters were clear. It said "NOT TO READ" in golden, the obvious sentence that makes you tempted to read it. Below it was "personal" smaller that the order in the middle but the same color as it. It seemed interesting, so I decided to announce about it.
"Guys, look at this", I called out to my friends who were going through the closet and touching thing which would have a "Do not touch" if displayed in a museum.
"What have you got there?", asked drake, curious, not to my surprise. He liked to go through things like this!
"A Diary, I think it belongs to a girl", I answered after have read some pages of it.
"A dead girl", Cathey announced.
We looked at her in amusement.
"Look at the year. It said 1896! The girl has to be dead, she can’t be alive, now can she?", Cathey explained.
"Yes, it says right here, at the back. Pretty smart of you", Drake commented.
Cathey ignored something which she rarely did.
"Did you guys hear that?", Cathey asked, a little scared. A little shiver ran upon my spine. Catherine is scared of nothing but losing her beauty.
"Did I hear what?", I asked.
"That sound, or maybe that scream! I heard it again!", Cathey said, a little bit scared.
"You are hearing things. It’s just your imagination", Drake said trying to calm her down.
"Let’s get out of here", Cathey said.
"Yeah this should be enough", I said.
"Are you serious? Leave all these amazing things behind? Come on!!", Drake said with a sad face.
"Drake, lets go!", it sounded more like an order.
So we headed towards the door.
I turned back just to hold Cathey, she was behaving a little bit odd. But when I turned around I found nobody there..
"Cathey?", I asked.
After realizing what was my intentions Drake joined me and we shared the same look.
"Catherine?", Drake asked, a bit tensed.
"Cathey? Hey! If you are trying to scare us, you are doing a heck of a job", I said.
"Cathey?"
We searched the whole house but didn’t find her. We informed her parents who latter called the cops. They couldn’t find her. The case was closed unsolved, put as missing. We knew we couldn’t hear or see her anymore.
She had gone! She had vanished!!
"Wow!! The summer holidays are over", I said.
"Yeah, I know, it seems so soon", said a voice coming from behind.
It was Catherine. She had long black hair and was very beautiful, she always had a warm, welcoming-sort-of smile on her face, I guess that’s why everyone liked her.
"Hey guys", said Catherine.
"Hi Cathey!", said Bella. She was blond. She was in my Biology class and was very good at it. Did I tell you she was my best friend?....Well she was ….
"Hey, Cathey, where have you been all this summer?", I asked.
"Um…with my grandparents", Catherine answered with an expression I hadn’t seen before.
"Guys, we don’t want to get late to our first class, now do we?", Said a voice which I pretty much recognized.
"Drake, Hi!!", Catherine said with a bit of excitement in her voice.
It was Drake. Catherine and drake were childhood friends and the best of friends. He was the smartest guy in Biology, and was liked by almost every girl. Most of the girl on campus was jealous of Catherine because of her extremely close relationship with Drake.
"Hey Drake", I said with a smile on my face.
"Hey Melody", Drake replied, returning a warm smile.
"What class do we have now?", asked Bella.
"Hmmm… Gym", Catherine answered with rather disappointment.
"We should go, or else we’ll be yelled at", I said ending the discussion.
All our classes were over and we were ready to head back home. As usual we decided that we’ll all bicycle home together and if we find that candy shop open o our way, we could carry some. But somehow we ended up taking a different route. It was a street none of us had walked on or bicycled on, or even noticed. Strange!
"Hey, Cathey, who are you doing your project with? You have a partner, right?", asked Drake sarcastically.
"Ha Ha, very funny, like I wouldn’t", answered Catherine.
We were all laughing, until we heard something. We heard someone scream.
"What was that?", Bella asked.
"I don’t know but whatever it was, it came from that house over there", I answered pointing towards a strange old house.
"Guys, I have a bad feeling about this", Bella said.
"Oh! So, Bella is afraid to enter the haunted house, well , what a shame ,’cause I sure want to get exploring ,in that house", teased Drake.
"No! I’m not going. You can if you want to but……. but guys please don’t", said Bella with a little worried look.
"Bella, It's going to be OK , believe me. We are just going to see what’s inside", I said trying to comfort her.
"I don’t want to ", Bella said trying to clear her point. She really didn’t want to, she doesn’t act so stubborn…
"But we do!", drake said.
"So you can..but.. be careful", Bella said, she really was worried.
"Smiling, Drake said "Yeah, sure".
"You sure you don’t want to come?", I asked.
"Yeah…positive", she answered, still worried.
"Is it really OK?", I asked.
"Yup, I don’t mind", Bella said with a cheerful smile hiding just how worried she really was.
"Oh, then it's settled, let's go, Bella are you gonna wait?", Cathey asked.
"You don’t have to, It’ll take time for the ghosts to kill us!", Drake said sarcastically.
There were no more arguments. We (Drake, Cathey and I) entered the house and boy was it huge. It was all like from the movies, a thriller. We could see Bella ride back home.
The house was exotic…wait did I say that?... I mean it was like this house from the horror land or something filled with interesting things Bella’s missing a lot, I thought to myself.
There were a dozen of rooms, dust covered paintings, staircase leading to who knows where, some hallways and some rusty looking gates. We decided to see where the stair case leaded to, so we went upstairs. We learnt that there were three rooms up there. We chose to explore the middle one first, Cathey’ s choice.
The room was full of spider webs like the rest of the house, and things we didn’t thought we knew what they were. I saw a diary on the table; it was black and was covered with dust. After wiping dust off it the letters were clear. It said "NOT TO READ" in golden, the obvious sentence that makes you tempted to read it. Below it was "personal" smaller that the order in the middle but the same color as it. It seemed interesting, so I decided to announce about it.
"Guys, look at this", I called out to my friends who were going through the closet and touching thing which would have a "Do not touch" if displayed in a museum.
"What have you got there?", asked drake, curious, not to my surprise. He liked to go through things like this!
"A Diary, I think it belongs to a girl", I answered after have read some pages of it.
"A dead girl", Cathey announced.
We looked at her in amusement.
"Look at the year. It said 1896! The girl has to be dead, she can’t be alive, now can she?", Cathey explained.
"Yes, it says right here, at the back. Pretty smart of you", Drake commented.
Cathey ignored something which she rarely did.
"Did you guys hear that?", Cathey asked, a little scared. A little shiver ran upon my spine. Catherine is scared of nothing but losing her beauty.
"Did I hear what?", I asked.
"That sound, or maybe that scream! I heard it again!", Cathey said, a little bit scared.
"You are hearing things. It’s just your imagination", Drake said trying to calm her down.
"Let’s get out of here", Cathey said.
"Yeah this should be enough", I said.
"Are you serious? Leave all these amazing things behind? Come on!!", Drake said with a sad face.
"Drake, lets go!", it sounded more like an order.
So we headed towards the door.
I turned back just to hold Cathey, she was behaving a little bit odd. But when I turned around I found nobody there..
"Cathey?", I asked.
After realizing what was my intentions Drake joined me and we shared the same look.
"Catherine?", Drake asked, a bit tensed.
"Cathey? Hey! If you are trying to scare us, you are doing a heck of a job", I said.
"Cathey?"
We searched the whole house but didn’t find her. We informed her parents who latter called the cops. They couldn’t find her. The case was closed unsolved, put as missing. We knew we couldn’t hear or see her anymore.
She had gone! She had vanished!!
The Villa
Rahul is my school pal. It would be erroneous to say only friend. He is my best of friends. We took pleasure in each other’s companionship since our school days. Be it studies, sports or having fun, we share everything. Rahul is keen on adventure and thrill. It was winter in Kolkata. Our city of joy witnessed it's coolest and longest winter that year. We both were enjoying our winter vacation. No studies. No examinations. Only fun and frolic. Listening to music, watching movies and reading hair raising thrillers and ghost stories constituted our leisure.
It was a bright, sun-drenched Sunday morning with nourishing, copious sunshine. When I was at my breakfast table that the phone started buzzing… Picking up the receiver, I said, "Hello!" It was Rahul. He said, "Hey, what’s up?" I was elated to hear my best friend’s voice. I asked, "How is your vacation going?" Rahul informed me that he is ready for some adventure this winter. Oh! Rahul and his adventures! "What’s the matter?" I asked. He told me that he is planning a short trip to a certain village, Vishnupur. And he wants me to join him in the trip. Why on earth, Vishnupur? What’s so special about it? Rahul said, "Look buddy, there has been some tittle-tattle about an old house named ‘Kunj Villa’ in the village Vishnupur. The house is haunted. So we are going to spend one night there, at that house. Isn’t that thrilling?" I was sure that it was one of his eccentric ideas! But in my mind the idea seemed thrilling. A forlorn village. It’s tranquility. An old haunted house. After a second thought, I agreed.
So we started packing our bags. We just packed a few clothes including warm ones owing to the chilled weather. Some biscuits, cakes and a flask of coffee to satiate our taste buds on our way to Vishupur. We also carried a torch. A prerequisite for a village jaunt. Our rural areas are still devoid of adequate street lamps. Our journey in a hired cab was very comforting. For me this trip was a respite from the hustle and bustle of the urban jungle that suffocates our lungs with noxious air. But for my dear Rahul, it seemed a tryst with the supernatural! On both sides of the road, our eyes were greeted with yellow-green mustard fields. It was a treat to our eyes.
Finally we reached our destination, Vishnupur. The village was really scenic. Hence, we decided to walk after paying the driver and he drove away. Being winter, the sunshine was great and the air fresh and crisp. The place was very desolate but had a kind of strange attraction in it's milieu. Rahul and I were walking through the arid muddy path. On either side, there were farmlands. A narrow trail made it's way through these farmlands. We made our way through them. Profuse quantity of fresh vegetables like cauliflowers, cabbages and brinjals made these agricultural lands riper with vegetation and growth. "Wow, what a pleasing sight," said Rahul. We hardly get to see such natural sights in the city. Tall palms and an ancient banyan tree were also visible. There were also sporadic cluster of bamboo groves to add to the beauty of our destined village, Vishnupur. There was pin-drop silence as we sauntered through the thick bamboo growth.
Absolute silence engulfed us. As if, we have set our foot into a world, minus people and population. There was a queer serenity in the whole ambiance. Now and again, the north chilly winds brush past our ears as if, whispering an ominous message. Our bones were freezing owing to the cold. Rahul was enthralled. He said, "I smell impending evil." "Shut up Rahul. Just take pleasure of the fresh clean air," I said. We kept walking. As we walked, dry, brittle leaves and twigs cracked under our feet breaking the stillness of the air.
On the way, we met an old man. To be sure I asked, "How far is the old Kunj Villa from this place?" The man gave me a bizarre look. He asked, "Why do you want to go there? Don’t set foot near that haunted bungalow. It’s cursed. Go back." Saying this, the man hurried away. He gave a curious chuckle. It was a malicious, unpleasant laughter. Ignoring his silly warnings, we finally reached Kunj Villa.
The house was dilapidated. Cracks were visible in it's exterior walls. Signs of an abandoned dwelling. It had a grayish, unkempt and neglected look. A kind of morbid desolation attached to it. The villa had an atmosphere of desertion. The garden in front, too showed signs of neglect and were overgrown with weeds.
An elderly gardener, Dayaram, opened the rooms for us. Oh! Then it’s not completely an abandoned house, I thought. Good heavens! I noticed that the room needs cleaning. Thick layer of dust and cobwebs were all over the floor, ceiling, walls and the creaky old furniture. Dayaram asked, "Are you going to stay here tonight?" I nodded. "The house is haunted. Please don’t stay here after dark. This place has a curse on it. I stay only during the daytime." I inquisitive asked, "What makes you feel the place is haunted?" He informed, "Twenty years ago one army man stayed with his only daughter. Both of them died under inexplicable circumstances. Some say they had been brutally murdered. Since then this house remains vacant. No one dares to set foot in the vicinity of Kunj Villa." I told Dayaram not to worry. We can take care of ourselves. Rahul too nodded in agreement. A frightened Dayaram continued, "Believe me sahib, there are strange noises heard here after dark. Rahul now annoyed said, "Leave that to us. Please tidy up our rooms and arrange for some tea and dinner for us. Make it fast as you aren’t going to stay after dark." Dayaram nodded and followed our orders. We paid him handsomely for his services.
Our room is now clean and our beds made. We freshened up and went for a stroll in the evening. We enjoyed wandering in the picturesque village, walking by the village pond and appreciating it's crystal clear water. Hope we could have fished in the pond and caught a delicious fish and fried it for dinner! At dust, we retired to the villa.
Now it was getting dark. The crickets have started singing. It was a shrill continuous note. Soon night cast it's dark shadow over the entire village. It was a very dark night. The darkness seemed to engulf Kunj Villa like a thick blanket. We lit the lantern. The villa had no power supply. It is getting cold now. We shivered. To get rid of the cold, we sipped steaming cups of tea with potato chips that we carried. To pass away the time, Rahul started recounting ghost stories. Soon it ended up in a gossip session of marathon eerie tales. Rahul said, "I am expecting some thrill tonight. The haunted villa. The darkness. Ha...Ha...Ha." I was feeling a little uneasy by now. We soon felt the pangs of hunger. We had mouth watering, spicy chicken curry with rice for dinner that Dayaram cooked for us. Yummy! Fatigued by the journey, we decided to go to bed. Extinguishing the lantern, Rahul and I felt fast asleep.
I was awakened by some strange noise. I listened. Before I could figure out anything, an ice-cold hand touched me. I got up with a chill running down my spine. It was pitch dark in the room. Quickly, I put on the torch light. Thank God! It was only Rahul’s hand- no ghost. Rahul said, "Hey it’s me." But I was a little nervy. "What’s the matter?" Rahul asked. I whispered. "Just listen." Yes, there was no mistake. It was the sound of a woman’s anklets. Some one seemed to be moving about outside our room. The anklets kept tinkling. Now the sound came more distinctly and closer, just outside our door. It ceased for a while. Time ticked away. Tick...Tick...Tick. Suddenly it came back again in the dead silence of the night. This time followed by footsteps.
I was too timorous to move. It was Rahul who gathered courage. I was behind him. He opened the door. It gave a nasty creaking sound. We peered out. And guess what we saw in the torchlight! It was a cat on it's night-time stroll with tiny bells tied around it's neck. So it was the bells that were tinkling whenever the cat moved. We felt a little pacified at this.
Strange enough, the next morning when we were getting ready for home, Rahul showed me something. It was an imprint of five fingers on my wrist. How did it happen? It was only Rahul’s hand that caught me by the wrist in the darkness. But was it Rahul’s hand then? It was an unearthly touch that gave me the creeps. I couldn’t fathom. Neither, Rahul and I could make anything of the sound of the footsteps. Was it our imagination then! Or was the cat, a portent of evil existence at the villa!
It was a bright, sun-drenched Sunday morning with nourishing, copious sunshine. When I was at my breakfast table that the phone started buzzing… Picking up the receiver, I said, "Hello!" It was Rahul. He said, "Hey, what’s up?" I was elated to hear my best friend’s voice. I asked, "How is your vacation going?" Rahul informed me that he is ready for some adventure this winter. Oh! Rahul and his adventures! "What’s the matter?" I asked. He told me that he is planning a short trip to a certain village, Vishnupur. And he wants me to join him in the trip. Why on earth, Vishnupur? What’s so special about it? Rahul said, "Look buddy, there has been some tittle-tattle about an old house named ‘Kunj Villa’ in the village Vishnupur. The house is haunted. So we are going to spend one night there, at that house. Isn’t that thrilling?" I was sure that it was one of his eccentric ideas! But in my mind the idea seemed thrilling. A forlorn village. It’s tranquility. An old haunted house. After a second thought, I agreed.
So we started packing our bags. We just packed a few clothes including warm ones owing to the chilled weather. Some biscuits, cakes and a flask of coffee to satiate our taste buds on our way to Vishupur. We also carried a torch. A prerequisite for a village jaunt. Our rural areas are still devoid of adequate street lamps. Our journey in a hired cab was very comforting. For me this trip was a respite from the hustle and bustle of the urban jungle that suffocates our lungs with noxious air. But for my dear Rahul, it seemed a tryst with the supernatural! On both sides of the road, our eyes were greeted with yellow-green mustard fields. It was a treat to our eyes.
Finally we reached our destination, Vishnupur. The village was really scenic. Hence, we decided to walk after paying the driver and he drove away. Being winter, the sunshine was great and the air fresh and crisp. The place was very desolate but had a kind of strange attraction in it's milieu. Rahul and I were walking through the arid muddy path. On either side, there were farmlands. A narrow trail made it's way through these farmlands. We made our way through them. Profuse quantity of fresh vegetables like cauliflowers, cabbages and brinjals made these agricultural lands riper with vegetation and growth. "Wow, what a pleasing sight," said Rahul. We hardly get to see such natural sights in the city. Tall palms and an ancient banyan tree were also visible. There were also sporadic cluster of bamboo groves to add to the beauty of our destined village, Vishnupur. There was pin-drop silence as we sauntered through the thick bamboo growth.
Absolute silence engulfed us. As if, we have set our foot into a world, minus people and population. There was a queer serenity in the whole ambiance. Now and again, the north chilly winds brush past our ears as if, whispering an ominous message. Our bones were freezing owing to the cold. Rahul was enthralled. He said, "I smell impending evil." "Shut up Rahul. Just take pleasure of the fresh clean air," I said. We kept walking. As we walked, dry, brittle leaves and twigs cracked under our feet breaking the stillness of the air.
On the way, we met an old man. To be sure I asked, "How far is the old Kunj Villa from this place?" The man gave me a bizarre look. He asked, "Why do you want to go there? Don’t set foot near that haunted bungalow. It’s cursed. Go back." Saying this, the man hurried away. He gave a curious chuckle. It was a malicious, unpleasant laughter. Ignoring his silly warnings, we finally reached Kunj Villa.
The house was dilapidated. Cracks were visible in it's exterior walls. Signs of an abandoned dwelling. It had a grayish, unkempt and neglected look. A kind of morbid desolation attached to it. The villa had an atmosphere of desertion. The garden in front, too showed signs of neglect and were overgrown with weeds.
An elderly gardener, Dayaram, opened the rooms for us. Oh! Then it’s not completely an abandoned house, I thought. Good heavens! I noticed that the room needs cleaning. Thick layer of dust and cobwebs were all over the floor, ceiling, walls and the creaky old furniture. Dayaram asked, "Are you going to stay here tonight?" I nodded. "The house is haunted. Please don’t stay here after dark. This place has a curse on it. I stay only during the daytime." I inquisitive asked, "What makes you feel the place is haunted?" He informed, "Twenty years ago one army man stayed with his only daughter. Both of them died under inexplicable circumstances. Some say they had been brutally murdered. Since then this house remains vacant. No one dares to set foot in the vicinity of Kunj Villa." I told Dayaram not to worry. We can take care of ourselves. Rahul too nodded in agreement. A frightened Dayaram continued, "Believe me sahib, there are strange noises heard here after dark. Rahul now annoyed said, "Leave that to us. Please tidy up our rooms and arrange for some tea and dinner for us. Make it fast as you aren’t going to stay after dark." Dayaram nodded and followed our orders. We paid him handsomely for his services.
Our room is now clean and our beds made. We freshened up and went for a stroll in the evening. We enjoyed wandering in the picturesque village, walking by the village pond and appreciating it's crystal clear water. Hope we could have fished in the pond and caught a delicious fish and fried it for dinner! At dust, we retired to the villa.
Now it was getting dark. The crickets have started singing. It was a shrill continuous note. Soon night cast it's dark shadow over the entire village. It was a very dark night. The darkness seemed to engulf Kunj Villa like a thick blanket. We lit the lantern. The villa had no power supply. It is getting cold now. We shivered. To get rid of the cold, we sipped steaming cups of tea with potato chips that we carried. To pass away the time, Rahul started recounting ghost stories. Soon it ended up in a gossip session of marathon eerie tales. Rahul said, "I am expecting some thrill tonight. The haunted villa. The darkness. Ha...Ha...Ha." I was feeling a little uneasy by now. We soon felt the pangs of hunger. We had mouth watering, spicy chicken curry with rice for dinner that Dayaram cooked for us. Yummy! Fatigued by the journey, we decided to go to bed. Extinguishing the lantern, Rahul and I felt fast asleep.
I was awakened by some strange noise. I listened. Before I could figure out anything, an ice-cold hand touched me. I got up with a chill running down my spine. It was pitch dark in the room. Quickly, I put on the torch light. Thank God! It was only Rahul’s hand- no ghost. Rahul said, "Hey it’s me." But I was a little nervy. "What’s the matter?" Rahul asked. I whispered. "Just listen." Yes, there was no mistake. It was the sound of a woman’s anklets. Some one seemed to be moving about outside our room. The anklets kept tinkling. Now the sound came more distinctly and closer, just outside our door. It ceased for a while. Time ticked away. Tick...Tick...Tick. Suddenly it came back again in the dead silence of the night. This time followed by footsteps.
I was too timorous to move. It was Rahul who gathered courage. I was behind him. He opened the door. It gave a nasty creaking sound. We peered out. And guess what we saw in the torchlight! It was a cat on it's night-time stroll with tiny bells tied around it's neck. So it was the bells that were tinkling whenever the cat moved. We felt a little pacified at this.
Strange enough, the next morning when we were getting ready for home, Rahul showed me something. It was an imprint of five fingers on my wrist. How did it happen? It was only Rahul’s hand that caught me by the wrist in the darkness. But was it Rahul’s hand then? It was an unearthly touch that gave me the creeps. I couldn’t fathom. Neither, Rahul and I could make anything of the sound of the footsteps. Was it our imagination then! Or was the cat, a portent of evil existence at the villa!
Superhero
My love for you reaches past the furthest planet,
Burns stronger then the sun,
Will last longer then eternity.
For you I'd travel to the moon and back,
Climb the tallest tower,
Fight the largest army.
You are my friend,
My companion,
My lover
My soulmate.
You are my reason to live,
My elixir of life,
Without you I'm nothing,
With you I'm a superhero.
- Lilli Asprey -
Burns stronger then the sun,
Will last longer then eternity.
For you I'd travel to the moon and back,
Climb the tallest tower,
Fight the largest army.
You are my friend,
My companion,
My lover
My soulmate.
You are my reason to live,
My elixir of life,
Without you I'm nothing,
With you I'm a superhero.
- Lilli Asprey -
In Four Days Time
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| BM112 Group 2 |
In four days time
Leaving my love
And all my friends behind
For a sparkle
From a star in the sky
I'll be gone
Sunshine darling
Don't you cry..
The best of words
You said I swear
but it just didn't work out
well for me
So I'll be gone
My dear best friend
I wish we can meet again
On a crossroad
Or in a drop of rain
Falling down when I am up high
Or I am that rusty ground
For I'll be gone
Oh dear mama !
Your kid has grown
And your tears are
Your bliss I know for sure
I will miss you the most
Pray for me to be home again
Before you're gone
For I'll be gone
In four days time
I'll be on my way
Smelling the breeze
Or hardly getting through my day
I wish you all the best
And God will take care of the rest
When I am gone
In four days time
College Days ^^
Remembering my class mates,
after few years.
My eyes were filled with tears,
Everyone now is busy a lot,
No one escaped destiny's plot
Saw the girl, whom once i
thought as my best frnd,
Oops! today she is somebody
else girlfriend,
After months remembered
about her for a little while,
Heard she is happy, that made
me smile.
Project reviews to campus
interviews,
Nicknames to last bench games,
Cultural reharsals to love
proposals,
Short term crushes to class room
blushes.
Everything is fresh in our mind,
Wish life could just rewind,
Let's laugh, play & rejoice,
Once again become school/
college guys.
Chatting & laughing. We all were
in elation,
Till the painful moments of
sepration,
When it was time to part,
We returned with a heavy heart.
Today life is full of
commitments,
And too many worries,
But those cherished moments,
Will live forever in our
memories! ! !
after few years.
My eyes were filled with tears,
Everyone now is busy a lot,
No one escaped destiny's plot
Saw the girl, whom once i
thought as my best frnd,
Oops! today she is somebody
else girlfriend,
After months remembered
about her for a little while,
Heard she is happy, that made
me smile.
Project reviews to campus
interviews,
Nicknames to last bench games,
Cultural reharsals to love
proposals,
Short term crushes to class room
blushes.
Everything is fresh in our mind,
Wish life could just rewind,
Let's laugh, play & rejoice,
Once again become school/
college guys.
Chatting & laughing. We all were
in elation,
Till the painful moments of
sepration,
When it was time to part,
We returned with a heavy heart.
Today life is full of
commitments,
And too many worries,
But those cherished moments,
Will live forever in our
memories! ! !
Unhealed Wounds
They say keep the people that mean the world to you
Close to your heart, and in front of your sight
People who you stood by in their highs and lows
Yet they always leave our lives without a fight
Then they say time heals an open wound
But the scar it leaves is never to be forgotten
A scar you carry around for the rest of your life
A reminder that questions every truth you take in
They say everything is going to be okay,
If not, then it's not the end of the world
But what if you never live to see tomorrow
What if the universe stops to twirl?
Then a day comes when you realize that
To belong to someone is what you need
But you have to learn that in this life
Even a healed wound may start to bleed
So if you trust again you could get hurt
And if you don't, you may be a lonely ranger
But sometimes you have to take your chances
Even if it means to start trusting a stranger
Close to your heart, and in front of your sight
People who you stood by in their highs and lows
Yet they always leave our lives without a fight
Then they say time heals an open wound
But the scar it leaves is never to be forgotten
A scar you carry around for the rest of your life
A reminder that questions every truth you take in
They say everything is going to be okay,
If not, then it's not the end of the world
But what if you never live to see tomorrow
What if the universe stops to twirl?
Then a day comes when you realize that
To belong to someone is what you need
But you have to learn that in this life
Even a healed wound may start to bleed
So if you trust again you could get hurt
And if you don't, you may be a lonely ranger
But sometimes you have to take your chances
Even if it means to start trusting a stranger
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
Believe In Your Own Powers
Believe in your own powers
Accept as true in your heart that something amazing is about to happen.
Love your life. Believe in your own powers, and your own potential
Wake up every morning with the awe of just being alive and healthy
Discover each day the magnificent, awesome beauty in the world.
Explore and embrace life in yourself and in everyone you see each day.
Reach within to find your own uniqueness in your own innate goodness
Amaze yourself and rouse those around you to the potential of each new day.
Be brave to admit that you are less than perfect, discover the essence of humanity.
Let those who love you help you. Trust enough to be able to face all challenges
Look with hope to the horizon of today discover your your own rainbows
Be open to all your possibilities as a little sun out as well as in.
Accept as true in your heart that something amazing is about to happen.
Love your life. Believe in your own powers, and your own potential
Wake up every morning with the awe of just being alive and healthy
Discover each day the magnificent, awesome beauty in the world.
Explore and embrace life in yourself and in everyone you see each day.
Reach within to find your own uniqueness in your own innate goodness
Amaze yourself and rouse those around you to the potential of each new day.
Be brave to admit that you are less than perfect, discover the essence of humanity.
Let those who love you help you. Trust enough to be able to face all challenges
Look with hope to the horizon of today discover your your own rainbows
Be open to all your possibilities as a little sun out as well as in.
Monday, 4 July 2011
Academic Excellence Guarantees A Succesful Life
Nowadays academic excellence among the young is given much importance. While it is perfectly acceptable to strive to achieve good academic results, the notion that only academic excellence guarantees a successful life is not true. There are some reason why academic excellence is not fully guarantees a successful life.
The reason is some people also can success with their talent. For example Dato Siti Nurhaliza is good in singing.Although she is not very good in academics, she also can be a very rich person because of her 'Golden Voice'. She also have her own company. There are so many talent that lead us to have a successful life. As long as we can improve our talents to the highest level, we can be a successful person.
Second reason is about the 'Natural Beauty'. Some people can be a rich person because they are intelligent in using their beauty to tackle a rich person. For example,a poor woman with a beautiful face use her beauty to tackle a businessman. When they get married, the woman automatically will live in a rich lifestyle.
People also can be a successful person if they have a good manners. For example, when a person entering an interview to apply a work, the managers will see whether the person is good in attitude or not.This is because nowadays, managers is not seek for academic pointer but for attitude and discipline. If the workers have a good effort in their work,they can easily move up.After several level of moving up, they will get a lot of money and will live in a rich lifestyle. There is nothing to do with their academic excellence if they are lazy.
In conclusion, not every people can survive in a successful life with only academic excellence. Even if they are not good enough in academic, they still can become a successful person depends on how they manage their life and how they work on their effort to achieve their goal.
Saturday, 2 July 2011
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