Falling for the enemy

Chapter 1

*Six years ago*

April' Ewing's  POV:

The smell of Mama's very own sunday dinner ran through my nostrils, making my stomach rumble. The smell was so inticing and rich, i couldn't wait to tuck in. The smell of potatoes,roast beef and vegetables was heavenly.

"April!"  Mama called out from the bottom of the stairs making me jump. "Jason's at the front door!"

"Coming!" I shouted as I carelessly chucked  the note pad i was doodling in on the floor and leaped up to dash down the stairs towards the kitchen. At this point the only emotion I was felling was excitement. I had totally forgotten about  Mama's yummy food and my hunger.

"Jason wants you to play hide and seek with him,"  my mother stated as her eyes remained fixated on the potatoes she was peeling.

"Yes!" I squealed without hesitation as I jumped up and down like untamed kangaroo. "Can I take my new kite out to fly too?"

"Yes dear, but make sure you're back before six, dinner will be ready soon."

"I will Mama." I answered racing  towards the front door of our 5 bedroom house but as I was halfway out the door, I heard my mother call out to me again.

"...And make sure you kids don't go too far!  Try to play near the house."

"Okay will do!" I called out in return, rolling my eyes at how paranoid and over-protective Mama could sometimes be.

Jason Smith and I had been the best of friends since we were seven after meeting him at a beach in our local area called Santona Beach on the day I had moved here to California from Arizona. We clicked instantly after he had noticed me struggling to make sandcastles so approached me and had shown me how to make them.

Since then we would both beg our families to take us to the beach again so we could meet and play some more. We were inseparable ever since and it had becme part of our daily routine. Even though we were both now 12, the beach was still our special place but it meant more to us now as we were able to spend time alone together without our parents watching our every move.

Mama, Dad and both Mr and Mrs Smith had gotten pretty close too after spending time together and witnessing how close me and Jason had become so they' would occassionally invite one another round for tea or our mothers would  go on shopping spree's together. Santona beach was both mine and Jason's trademark secret place where we could both block the world out when needed.

"Hey Jason" I greeted him with the biggest smile on my face as I closed the front door to find him waiting at the doorstep with his skate-board clutched tightly in between both hands. Oh no not again I thought. I'd had enough of skateboarding due to how rubbish I was at it. Jason was really good at it and whenever he had the chance he would perform some brilliant move on his skateboard that i could never be able to do. "Thought we could fly my new kite together today." I suggested.

Jason looked incredibly nice today. His chestnut brown fringe was swept along his right cheekbone which obscured one of his beady brown eyes. He was wearing his favorite white printed t-shirt and beige shorts alongside his denim converse trainers. Jason was mad, Why on earth was he wearing shorts on a day like this? It was windy and there was a very big chance it could rain as the dull dark clouds invaded the sky.

"No. Kite flying is for girls, I was thinking maybe we could practice some new moves on my skate board and then play some hide and seek." Jason responded like my suggestion was boring and lifeless compared to his.

"But we always play on your skateboard!" I moaned. "Lets try something new today...like flying my kite?"

"Your so stubborn at times April"