Love Bite

Ch 12: Cold

I'm covered in dirt. How did this happen? At least these aren't my clothes. I feel like I need to shower when I get back. At least the flowers look pretty.

As it turns out, they have a pretty big backyard. Right outside there's is a deck and on the left there is a hot tub, and if you go right you will be led down to the greenhouse.

Selene showed me the greenhouse earlier. It was beautiful. With a fountain in the middle and an array of colours and smells swarming my senses, I just wanted to stay forever. It was humid though, which isn't so fun. But she has birds! And they we so cute and colourful I just wanted to take pictures of them and pet them and they were just so pretty!

But we didn't stay long, we were planting the daffodils around the decking. It's still nice out here though. They practically have a forest right behind them and I can see a faint trail from the edge leading in. It makes me want to explore. But I'd rather stay alive. That would be ironic though, I go to a school full of blood thirsty vampires and what kills me? A poisonous butterfly or a deer or something. Or a snake, which resemble vampires, I hate snakes.

I held one at a carnival when I was young. It did both number 1 and number 2 on me. I was wearing my new and favourite clothes too. I still frown at the memory.

Stupid snake.

"So I guess we should clean ourselves up a little" Selene says as she stands up from the last planted Daffodil.

Who knew you could get this dirty when all you were doing was planting Daffodils? I just don't understand.

"I suppose so" I smile and want to swipe the hair out of my eyes but don't because my hands are covered in dirt.

So I try to blow it away, but I just look like an idiot.

"Here" she says and I raise an eye brow as I look at her.

She's holding the hose, pointing it at me. I suspect the she might do what I'm thinking but I also think there's no way she would do that.

"Wh-at?" I stretch the question, hoping she won't do what I'm thinking, though it would be refreshing.

She doesn't say anything, just sprays the misty hose straight at me. I take the chance to wash my hands - after squealing at the cold of course - and try get the dirt off me. I get closer and closer, getting even more soaked, but don't care and snatch the hose from her hands.

"Haha!" I yell in a triumphant voice, "now it's your turn!"

I quickly spray her before she can get away. Right now, I no longer feel like I have to consider her as a mum or an aunt, but I feel like she's my friend. Her hair falls out of its makeshift bun and only starts to contribute to making her soaking wet.

I turn off the hose and smile at her. Though as always, it still doesn't reach through to my heart. I'm not happy truly. But it was a bit of fun.

"We're soaking, come on, we can change inside" Selene says.

"Yeah" I agree tiredly.

"We'll probably get the floor wet but I don't mind" she laughs as we walk inside, pretty much dripping wet.

"Now I have to lend you more clothes huh?" She says as we go upstairs.

"No, I can wear what I wore yesterday" I smile kindly at her because I don't want to burden her.

"You mean your school clothes?" She asks "I guess they'll be okay, I washed them yesterday"

She tells me to go to my room while I wait for her to get my clothes from the laundry.