Would you risk it?

Chapter 7

After I helped Hayley with all of her homework, I left to Jake's.

He hasn't showed up today at school either and I wanted to go check on him. He was probably sick from the party too. 

Maybe he wasn't feeling well before the party and maybe that'[s why he was acting so strange and different at the party.

Today was so hot!!! The sky was really clear, there wasn't even one single cloud to be seen. It's probably over 36 degrees today. And the hot dry air, didn't make it any better.

I can't stand the hotness, it's always so exhausting and I hate it when i sweat.

I tried walking as long as I could in the shade, preventing the hot, glowing sun. My hair was sticking on my forehead and my feet started to hurt. It felt like my shoe sole was on fire. 

On my way to Jake's house I recognized...................... Alex's house ??

I only visited him one time in first grade or something, at his seventh or sixth birthday, I don't exactly remember. Anyway the hole class was invited not only me. 

It was still exactly the way it was a few years ago. Alex's house is really huge!!! It even had a "small" backyard. I remember sitting there alone at the party, where everyone else was having fun inside. It was just beautiful back then.

I only wanted to sneakily catch a glimse of the back yard to see if it was still the way it was before or not. I slowly walked towards the wooden fence, tip toed and tried to look over the fence. If only it wasn't so freakin' high!!

Luckily, I went today for my black shorts, instead of for the skirt. I had nothing better in mind, so I hitched myself up, pulling me up the fence so I could actually see over it. I kept kicking the fence to pull myself higher. When I finally made it and got high enough to see over it, I was amazed.

It wasn't like I had it in mind, it was even more beautiful. The grass was perfectly mowed and there were coloured flower beds neatly lined up the sides. There were no weeds or tree stumps at all. This was my description and understanding of a green and healthy backyard. 

In the middle of it was a little fountain and next to it, was the same wooden bench I sat on years ago. It was still exactly the same, except for the coloured flower beds, these were obviously new.

I smiled at myself remembering this day.

Alright, now Tory................  You got what you wanted. You saw what you came to see, no more funny buisness. Get down quick, before someone sees you and thinks you're a burglar trying to break into that family's house.

I giggled at the thought of someone, thinking of ME  as a burglar. 

I wasted no more time, held the fence and pushed my self to get back down to the ground. 

SHIIIITT!!!!!!!!!!!   No, no, no, no, no, no, this just can't be!!!!!!!!! This can't freakin' be!!!

I was STUCK!!! I kept trying and trying and trying over and over again, but it was just no use. 

Being stuck in someone's fence, "correction" . Being STUCK in ALEX'S FENCE, wasn't even the worst part yet. From all that wiggeling, I did to get me down, I slid head first and my shorts got stuck in a wooden piece or in a screw. I couldn't care less about how I was stuck, as long as I was freakin' STUCK!!!!

I tried stretching out my arms so I could reach the ground, but it was no good, for it was too far away.

So, I pretty much was hanging upside down with my feet dangeling in the air, looking like I wanted to eat the grass like a cow. Just great, don't you think?

I thought of two ways how I could possibly get down.

The first option was to take off my shorts, that way I could get down, untie my shorts from whatever was knotted with it and then wear them on again.

It was a really darn good plan!!!! Except the part, where I would be risking, anyone passing by at that spacific moment seeing my underwear.

The second option, was waiting for someone to see me and help me get down.  This way I won't be exposing my butt "wearing underwear" to any stranger, but I would be totally humiliated.

It wasn't a hard decision for me to make. I've been humiliated for years. What could one extra humiliation do? right?

I just really hoped from the bottom of my heart that, that someone comes quick, for my top always kept  sliding down and I had to hold it, besides I was starting to get a painful headache from all that blood rushing to my brain all at once.

I had to distract my self by any cost, from thinking about that headache and I didn't have anything better to do, so I started singing.

"the sun goes down, the stars come out and all that count is here and now.                                                    my universe will never be the same. I'm glad you came. I'm glad you came.                                             .

I closed my eyes and started wiggeling even more, hopping with the tune inside my head.

"Hello?", a voice interrupted my thoughts. I came back to reality and flung my eyes open, to see a pair of black, all star converse, stood infront of me.

"uhhh, ... hi?", I more like asked the person. I couldn't look at the person, not because of me being stuck or anything... well it kinda was, but I also didn't dare looking at the person. I could tell, that this person was young.

I didn't even bother saying anything after that. What was I going to say anyway. ohh I'm sorry, I just wanted to see your backyard and my short got stuck on your fence. BAD IDEA!!!!

After a while the person said again, "Wanna explain to me, what the hell you're doing on my fence?", he sounded much more agressive now. OHHHHH SHIIT!!! I know that voice, it's ........... Alex's !!

My cheeks reddened and it kinda slipped out of my mouth, "not really, .... no".

"Then get the hell down!!!", he said more quietly now. What the hell was wrong with him. Was he having mood swings too?? What the hell is happening with the worlds boys these days??

"I would, really!!!! there's just one tiny little problem.", I said trying to figure out what to say next and how to explain it to him. 

"You're stuck aren't you!!", he declared. Well, that was easy, I thought to myself.

"Emmm, no.... it's not like that. I'm more like taking my time to get down, so I won't fall that's all......you know?? ......... Well, yeah. I'm stuck", I finally gave up letting my self dangle. I let my arms fall down, not moving a muscle, with my head down facing the fence and my hair was the same lenght as my arms.

Now my blood was fludding down my brain AGAIN!! I could hear the blood in my ears and the headache I almost forgot about reappeared again!!!

I heard him chuckle, great now he was mocking me too. Don't you just love being me!?

I suddenly felt something grab me, and screamed when I fell head first. I hadn't enough time to hold my body up, instead I crashed to the grass below me.

"Owww........."

I sat down "properly" and removed bits of grass outta my hair. I checked my shorts. Nothing was ripped, thank god!!! My knee was just a bit scrached from my "soft" landing. - note the sarcasm.

"Well, you're welcome!", Alex laughed at me.

That piece of junk, thought he was better. He didn't freakin help me at all!! He made me fall from a fence on my head for crying out loud!!!