Jumper 2 - Own written sequel

Chapter 6 - The Adventure and The Stories

Our journey started off in San Francisco but we weren’t there for long as we drove, suddenly the scenery changed and we were driving down a road facing a sandy beach.

‘Spain’ Alice said enthusiastically; I was really happy that she jumped with us. It felt weird when she jumped with us without me holding her hand. I smiled at her and stretched out my hand behind me and held hers.  

Our moment in Spain didn’t last; suddenly we were in France, under the Eiffel tower. I remember coming here with my French class and standing at the top, Alice and I weren’t dating then but I knew I loved her at that moment. I remember exactly what she was wearing, it was a red dress and a black leather jacket and in the sun she looked perfect. She later told me that she noticed me staring and that I was apparently I looked dazed; she thought I was sick.

  My memory was stopped by the speed of the car, I let go of Alice’s hand and turned around. Maybe Griffin did win a street race and it was then that I realised where we were; I had seen it in a fast and furious movie. We were in Tokyo, I felt like I was in the movie moving at a million miles per hour on nitrous oxide. Then I realised Griffin’s trick; he was jumping 10 feet forward dodging cars and stepping down on the pedal.

  Griffin then drifted around the corner and we were in Times Square, New York. I have never been here before but I have seen it in thousands of films and it looked better than I expected. It was lit up and beautiful; I suddenly felt so small in the world, I’d never seen anything lit up like this. Then I looked behind me and was proved wrong as Alice’s face lit up and the lights around us shone on her face. Her short brown hair lit up with purple lights and her cheeks blushed. Everything around me became insignificant compared to her in that moment and then she smiled at my face.

  ‘Just like France’ Alice said while smiling. I blushed back and smiled.

  ‘Can you guys stop being so lovey-dovey’ Griffin grimaced.

  ‘Are we there yet?’ I said in a childish manner. Alice and Griffin laughed, they understood the reference. 

  ‘Almost’ Griffin said. Then the car landed near a mountain, compared the weather we had been experiencing it was relatively cold.

Alice and I looked to Griffin, wondering where on earth we were and why he didn’t choose a warmer place to end the journey.

  ‘W-W-Where are we?’ I stuttered due to the cold.  

‘Scotland of course, I decided to settle here, it’s remote, quiet’ Griffin sighed.  

As a reaction to the temperature I reached out for Alice and held her to keep her warm; this protective action was second nature to me. In a split second, Griffin jumped away. My first thought was how could he just leave us here but my second was to walk into the wind he left behind. I didn’t realise this was what was on the other end of the jump and as I walked into it with Alice we had jumped too. Then I found myself staring at Griffin inside this room, it didn’t look familiar but it was warmer inside.

  ‘Well, I was going to clean first but seeing as you followed me-’ he stopped to glare at me for a second and then continued, ‘there is no point.’

  I could hear Alice laughing behind me, she always laughs when she sees a mess as if she is saying ‘typical boy’ in her head.

  ‘Sorry, but I didn’t know I could follow you’ I mumbled.

  ‘You’re one of the very few than can’ Griffin mused.

  ‘How exactly did I follow you?’ I questioned.

  ‘Through my jump scar’ his voice hinted there was a ‘duh’ at the end of that sentence.

  ‘I’m going to pretend I know what that is…’ I rolled my eyes.