Science of Owls

Cherry shooting

Chapter 66 

I looked around, in my group there was a lot of dipshits and dumbies... a few popular kids in their surfy outfits. Then there was a girl, Cherry. I knew her from primary school, she ran up and scream in my ear.

" thank god I have you!" she breathed into my ear happily and gave me a hug...

I was a little taken a back. " oh , yeah me too , how's it ?"

" all g now that you're here , I thought I was going to have to spend the whole time with friggen Olivia and Harry" she pointed to two popular blonde kids.

" haha , you might actually" I said slowly.

She turned to me. Her pale skin glowing and perfect, no blemishes. I could see her hazel eyes widening , her perfectly groomed eye lashes outlining her eyeballs.

Her dark hair swayed at her shoulders, her face was perfectly framed... she was just an Asian beauty in general.

" WHAT?" she asked , " why? Urghh they're all so dumb though!"

" mmm, I mean yeah , they're all dumb as dog shit and I don't want to talk to them either" I stated. I glanced over at Noodle, sitting with his back against the wall talking to Felix.

" mmm, who are you looking at?" Cherry asked.

" no one..."

" yes, come on who is it!!?" she pushed my shoulder. I could feel the embarrassment come into my cheeks.

" well... see the guy with dark hair...?"

" urghhh eww, you like Noodle, jesus you have bad taste!" she exclaimed and flicked her hair , " aren't you two best buddies?" she elbowed me.

I explained to her the situation as the rest of the year assembled into their groups... slowly.

" wait so... you actually told him!?" she asked. " you idiot! Oh Jesus Nazz you screwed your shit up didn't you!?"

" wow yeah... I mean , I knew that you didn't have to say it!"

" yeah shut up, so Amelia and Eve are you're competition for the man whore?" she asked, nudging me in the ribs.

" correct" I groaned.

" really, that guy has no taste either, your all tasteless!" she yelled.

"except for food that is... but that's my situation"

" right... well in that case, I'm going to help you" she declared, her flamboyant behaviour shining.

" help? ... how?" I ask suspiciously ... this could go all kinds of ways , once she made me eat some crazy Japanese meal that I nearly threw up!

" well, I'll push you a little, then get out of your way and observe" she said, I glanced over at Noodle worried.

" I guess, will you tell me at least what I'm doing wrong?" I asked.

" or what you're doing right" she winked, " how far are you along with him? Are you ahead of the other girls?"

" ahead... erm, I've kissed his neck?" I said meekly.

" seriously? You're actually stupid! DON'T DO THAT AGAIN YOU DUMB FUCK!" she yelled and hit me in the arm.

" jesus..." I mumbled and we seemed to move off into our activities.

We walked through the camp and turned left into the forest behind it... little creepy I guess... maybe that's where some off the ghost stories emerged from.

All the way there Noodle tried to talk to me.

He ruffled my hair and tapped my shoulders.

" go away" I told him over and over again.

" nazz come on please, we're in the same group for a week come on!" he pleaded.

" mmm, I guess Noodle , it's the fact that one of my good friends is always on your shoulder" I stated, I folded my arms.

" what? Eve?" he asked, " or Amelia"

" jesus, I hardly know Amelia... god all she does is try and give me dating advice I can't follow because she foils it!"

" whoa... um, advice?"

" yes god damn it! All through cooking she doesn't shut it ! But I meant Eve!"

" ohh... well yeah Eve is on my shoulder... but I don't mind it" he smiled.

" of course you fucking don't! MY FUCK!" I yelled at him.

" well, yeah ... I mean what guy wouldn't?"

" what guy plays three girls!?" I turned to look at him angrily.

" plays... I wouldn't say that?" his smile disappearing. " I'd like to say only two... or maybe one"

" what!?" I turned to him again and grabbed his shoulders violently.

" settle down oh jumpy one!" he looked surprised, " jesus!"

" no, don't bible me! What do you mean two or one!?"

He was about to answer Cherry yelled at me.

" NAZZ!" she yelled, and held her hands up, trying to tell me not to touch him.

" what..? urghh Cherry !" I yelled back.

" well , guess you won't know now" he grinned.

I tried to hastle him for the next 20 minutes walking along the track, this stupid archery area. The bush was peaceful though. We could hear birds and the wind most of the time. When we walked past a puddle or a damn we could see some of the last bits of steam rising of it.

" you know its nice out here" I said to him, after I had stopped harassing him about what he had said earlier. I was ruffling his hair and tickling his sides... Thanks Cherry...

"yeah" he mumbled.

" do you wish Eve or Amelia were here instead of me?" I asked... I had no hesitation anymore.

" to be honest I don't mind"

" whys that? Why don't you mind?" I asked, my legs were getting tired and the sun was getting hotter .

" cause your one of my best friends, do you like hearing that or something?"

" yes, it makes me feel somewhat loved by you ..."

" some what... is this about the card game?"

" I am still pissed about it-"

"we're here!" yelled the instructor. She turns us into a clearing, there were 8 targets down the end of the field and a small red shed at the other end.

" ready to get rekt by my amazing skills?" he asked excitedly.

" urghh no"

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its just ignoring the people who you know can bounce back... sorry