Something Different, 82: Ever.
It was fifteen minutes to 11am and all of us were still sitting at the park. We had no classes today, which was a relief. The sun is finally in the sky, lighting it up. The good thing about the season of Autumn in, where ever you are, is when even though it’s sunny outside, the cool wind is always blowing through your face. Dash was, no doubt, still on the phone with his dad. It was already 10.46am and it’s been 10 minutes since he’s gone and I’ve no idea where he was. I didn’t even realize how long I was asking the same question to myself in my head all over and over again: “Why does he have to talk to his dad, privately?” I sighed and just ignored it. Like Nat and Eva said earlier, Dash will be back to his old self in no time. Suddenly, I felt the pocket of my jeans vibrate. I was alerted and quickly took out my iPhone which was in the pocket. It was a text message. From Finn. I checked side to side, checking if the coast was clear. Wait, why would I check if the coast was clear? I shook my head vigorously and pressed the Open Textbutton on the screen. Important news? I felt an eyebrow raised on my face and pressed Reply Text and quickly typed a response. I read my response for two good times and pressed Send. Once I was done, I shoved my iPhone back into the pocket of my jeans and decided to join the others. Once I stood up, Dash was facing me with a grin. I almost tripped but he grabbed my hand just on time. I put my right hand on my chest and breathed heavily. “God, you scared me.” I said with a laugh. Dash just smiled, “Sorry.” I smiled, “‘Sokay. Um, why so long?” Dash just shrugged and said, “I don’t know what’s up with my dad.” I just nodded, “Okay.” “Hey guys!” I heard Paul calling over. Both me and Dash turned around. “Yeah, man?” Dash asked. “Road trip tomorrow! You in?” He said. Dash and I exchanged looks and decided to join them over to hear the details. “Where, man?” Dash asked as he sat down on the grass beside Eric. “Old Lake.” Eric said coolly. “You mean, the Old Lake? The one with the uber awesome waterfall?” Dash asked. “The one and only.” Nat smiled. Okay, apparently they forgot I wasn’t still used to the places here in Jersey. I pouted and asked, “Um. The Old Lake? Where’s that?” “It’s this awesome holiday spot.” Nat told me, “There, they have cabins for camping over, and there’s this awesome waterfall. And there’s also a few exercising places there.” “Ohh. Cool.” I said, “What’s the purpose?” Nat bit her lip and looked at everybody. From Eric to Paul, Dash, Dan, Penelope, Jesse, London and then back to me. Hang on, where’s Eva? ”Eva’s birthday’s tomorrow, remember?” Oh shit. “Oh shit!” I repeated what I said in my head, “I totally, completely forgot tha her birthday’s tomorrow!” I shrieked. “Shhh!” Everybody hissed while putting their index fingers on to the middle for their lips. “Shh! You don’t want Eva to hear!” Nat said. “We’re planning on a surprise party.” London said quietly, lowering her voice. “I think she, too, also forgot her birthday’s tomorrow.” She giggled. “Where is she anyway?” I asked. Most of them shrugged, “Toilet, I think.” London replied. “So, what’re you guys gonna say to her? I mean, the purpose?” Dash wondered. “We’ll just say it’s a… spontaneous road trip.” Penelope replied. “How about the refreshments and food?” Eric asked. Nat looked at Eric and shook her head, “Always the hero.” Now, she looked like she was thinking hard and then she finally looked up at me, “We’ll take care of that.” “Say what?” I asked confused, “By ‘we’, you mean who?” Nat slapped her forehead and shook her head, “Me, you, Penelope and London. Duh.” “Right.” I said, dumb sounding. “But, what if Eva gets curious and all?” “Not to worry.” London said, “Jesse’s got everything under control.” Jesse smiled, “All taken care of.” “Alright then.” I said, smiling. “I’m in. Most definitly.” I looked up at Dash and he too, was smiling. “Ditto.” He agreed. “Everyone’s in, I suppose?” Penelope asked. “Of course!” “Totally.” “Wouldn’t miss it.” said Paul. “Wouldn’t miss what?” A voice said from behind. We all turned around to face Eva who was drinking a bottle of mineral water. All of us started mumbling. “Er…” “Uh…” “Well—” “They wouldn’t miss…” Nat trailed off and looked at Eric, who was now texting on his Nokia and leaving his bag of chips in front of him, “Me… getting Eric’s tortilla chips!” she made a fist using her right hand and took Eric’s chips. Eric was suddenly alerted, “Hey! Mine!” Nat clucked out her tongue and said, “You’ll have to get it back first!” She looked at me, “Ivy! Catch!” I took the bag of tortilla chips and automatically stood up, “Come and get it, Owans!” “You’re asking for it, Egan.” He shook his head and shoved his Nokia in his bag and looked at Nat, “Well, you first actually.” “Hey, Ivy, give the poor guy his bag of chips already, babe.” Dash shook his head. “Ivy! Run!” London told me. And I did as I was told, with Nat on my tail while Eric and Dash chasing after us. I could hear a roaring sound of laughter from behind. Awesome day, ever.Ivy. Important news 2 tell u. Go online tonite or if u can’t, I’ll just email u. Finn.
Finn. What news? Gud or bad? Tell me pls! I dunno if I can go on tonite. Just email me, just incase yeah? Ivy.
