Little Lynch

Kyle

I gasped and looked around. I really wanted to ask who it was, but I was frozen. Technically, this wasn't my property. I was about ten minutes down the street. There was a corner with a tunnel thing and a creek. If you walked a little ways down the creek, you would find a pond that was pretty big. I really liked to dip my feet in it when I was younger, but I hated getting into the water so I built a little dock (a/n true story btw). There were houses surrounding it, but no one's ever kicked me out. I always assumed that it belonged to the town, but maybe not.

Then, I heard the footsteps again. A boy emerged from behind a tree and came up to me.

"Hey," he said, sitting on the dock next to me.

"Um, hi?" I answered, but it was more like a question.

"You okay?" the boy asked, acknowledging my tear-stained face.

"Oh, ah, yeah. Who are you and why are you in my woods?"

"First, I'm Kyle. Second, they're not your woods, they're the town's. Thought I'd check it out. You make this?" he gawked, looking at my dock.

I nodded. "Why?" I asked. "Wait, you're Kyle?"

"Yeah, do I know you?"

"Never mind, I'm not even coming anymore anyways," I mumbled, smiling about my plan to go on tour with everyone else.

"What do you mean 'coming'?" Kyle asked.

"Well..." I trailed off, not wanting him to tell his mum I wasn't coming who would then tell Riker and then my plan would be ruined.

"Tell me. I don't even know you're name, you better not be coming to my house."

"My name is Rosannah, thanks for asking. And no, I am not coming to your house. I mean, I was. I guess our parents are friends and my brothers and sister and best friend are leaving for a while and I needed somewhere to stay and...yeah." I wrapped it up.

"So, you're not coming anymore?" Kyle asked.

"My siblings think I am, but I'm not. Just, don't tell your mum."

"Where are you gonna stay then?"

"Oh, I'm not staying anywhere. I'm going with."

"Oh. What'd ya say your name was again?"

"Rosannah."

"Cool. Well, I'll see you around?"

"Yeah, see ya." I stood up and walked one way while Kyle walked the other.

"Bye, Rosie!" he yelled, waving.

"Don't call me that!" I yelled back, also waving. I could hear him laughing as I walked away. Yay! My first friend!

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"Where were you?" Riker demanded. I heard Rydel on the phone with my mom and dad. Uh-oh, here comes trouble.

"Nowhere," I answered. No one knew about that creek (with the exception of Kyle) and it was kinda my place, I didn't want them to know about it.

"Where were you?" Rocky asks, standing next to Riker with both of their arms crossed.

"You don't know where it is. It's only a few minutes away from here."

"Where is it?" Rocky asked.

"I told you, you don't know where it is." I ran out the door and down to the creek again. I walked the same direction that I saw Kylw walking until I came to a driveway with a skateboarding Kyle in it.