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xx Blackbird
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"Crey!" I screamed chasing him down the river. "Give me the frog back I found it first!"
"Hunter?" He said throwing the frog into the water leaving me frowning. "Why do you act like such a boy?"
"Cause boys are better stupid." I said crossing my arms pulling up the ends of my overalls so i could jump in the water.
"My daddy says it's just a phase. That one day you'll be pretty and your momma will actually like you."
I looked up at him upset. My mom liked me. He was skipping rocks completely unphased.
"My mom likes me."
"That's not what my daddy says. He says that if you acted like a girl she'd be home more often and your dad wouldn't always be at work and that you'd actually have friends."
"You're my friend? Aren't you?"
"Of course I am." He smiled at me. Kissing me on the cheek. "Maybe I'd like you too, if you were a girl."
I don't know what happened that day. The whole parent things didn't bother me but something in that six year old me wanted to change, wanted Crey to like me. I left that day and Hunter never returned.
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"Hallie!" I heard Aria scream as she pounded on the door. I opened the door to find her in a crop top and high waisted shorts frowning at my appearance. "Did you not get the memo to be ready by eleven?"
I looked down at my phone on the counter still not on. "No."
"Well put on a bikini and shorts we are going surfing."
I smiled at the idea before sprinting off to my room. I settled for a small orange one that made my skin look less pale compared to their tan skin. It covered the necessities but was still 'hot' which is something I have been striving for.
I wanted to impress Drake. I didn't like Drake in ways I used to like the-asshole-who-will-not-be-named but he was my shoulder to cry on last year and you never know what could happen. Thank God i braided my hair before I went to bed as it now was in waves down my back. Aria dragged me down to her porsche where Kellan and Drew were.
Kellan and Drew used to hate each other, some rivalry from when they were young. But when incidents happened in the past year whil I was gone they changed. They weren't dating but Drew has this brotherly vibe towards her. I didn't really ask what happened between the four who left and I won't ask Kellan. Knowing two of them were her best friend and boyfriend since seventh grade.
She faked a smile before hopping in the back with Drew. It was weird to see Kellan like this because she was always so happy. I should have noticed this last night but it was probably different because of her love of alcohol.
When we arrived at the beach I couldn't wait to get in the water. I didn't volunteer to surf like I would have as it's been a year and I don't feel like falling on my face today. I'll save that for a day when no boys are around.
I sat on a blanket with Stacy and Aria tanning the goods while watching the others in the water. I fell asleep at some point in time and was in the middle of a good dream about a frog when I tasted sand. I sat up spitting the sand out and glaring at a tall figure who had done it.
It was no other than Creighton and his devilish smile. Stacy and Aria weren't there but I could here them shreeking in the water. Creighton was shirtless with loose shorts that hung in that way that made me look up into the bright sun.
"Creighton what a pleasure." I said standing up. "I always liked waking up with a sandwhich."
He laughed. "I know what else you'd like to wake up too."
I rolled my eyes at him. "Haven't changed a bit in the past year except now you don't have any friends."
He laughed. "Oh I have friends just not you losers."
"Then why are you here where us losers are?" I said crossing my arms annoyed.
"Not to check out your flat ass that's for sure."
I growled at his remark. "FYI you used to love this flat ass before I left you alone."
"You left me alone because you were a big baby. I told you lies to get you in that bed and you still left."
"I wasn't ready and me and you both know those weren't lies. No matter how big your ego is you still care for me and I can still read you like a book. You care..." I rubbed his cheek with an evil grin plastered on my face knowing I was getting to him. "I saw the look in your eyes when I told you someone took my virginity. He didn't even have to ask me to come to bed with him or say any of things you meant and I still did it. It was a fling of course I didn't want him. But oh was it good!" I lied now rubbing his arm. He looked shock because with this little interaction with him I would have been crying not throwing it in his face. "He says I was wild when he went and told his friends. I slept with a couple of them too."
He looked at me disgusted. "You would never do that."
"You don't know me Creighton. When Danny died..." I dared to say it. "My brother died too. But not only that the same year my other brother died protecting our country. My parents divorced and ship me away from all my friends. From you. Even with your egotistic self and you're way of coping is hurting the people you love. I still loved you."
"You love me?" He smirked changing his expression at the last four words I said becoming what he is now again.
"Loved. Even though I despised Iowa those people taught me stuff I couldn't ever learn here. They taught me things I wouldn't ever dare tell you. I was stupid love struck girl when I left crying myself to sleep not because I lost three brothers..."
"Three?"
"Danny was like a brother to me too." I said rolling my eyes. "...three brothers but I lost my bestfriend my first love. I thought what you did was fine, that people can do that. But people don't do that to anyone they truely love. I realized I wasn't in love with you, but who you used to be. What we used to be. Now you're some incoherent dick with no human feelings and I absolutely only feel hate towards you." I laughed. "I know those things you said two Decembers ago weren't a lie, they couldn't have been."
He stood there dumbfounded glaring at me. "You don't hate me."
"Oh but I do. You should know of all people that I hate people like you." I said the last three words with a long pause in between while tapping on him with every word.
"My mom heard you're back and I have to invite you to Jessie's farewell party." He muttered.
"Where's Jessie going?" I asked actually concerened.
"Don't worry she didn't die." He said. I was taking back at his suprise to death ever since Danny's death a year and a half ago. "She's got some internship in Paris and she leaves in two days."
"Wow. I never took her as a go getter." Jessie was many things, pretty, popular, angelic but she was not brains. Jessie couldn't live without her parent's a couple miles away. So hearing her move across the globe was a surprise.
"Well she's got her boyfriend to take care of her now." He muttered. "Anyway eight o' clock tonight my place. I bet you still remember where that is." And with a wink he was gone picking up his surfboard as he went. I will admit I stood there and admired his backside as he disappeared before wondering why he had his surfboard if he just stopped by to inform me. I actually wondered how he knew where I was.
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