"What?" I ask him. He shruggs. "Don't you have something better to do than stare at me?". He shakes his head. I sigh and and just close my eyes. Ignoring him. Then I here something rolling. I open my eyes I see a skateboard at the stairs of the porch with two pieces of clothing. I look up across the street Rick isn't there. Then I felt two hand pushing my hips in. I gasp in fright I look up to see Rick laughing at me. "That's hurt". I say as I punch him in the leg. "What's with the clothes and the skateboard". "I thought you might want comfortable to wear and I place to sleep". He holds out his hand for me to take it. "I'm not going anywhere with you". I say as I turn my head. "You afraid I'm going to kidnap you?". He laughs. "I could take you. Am not scared of you either". I say. "Prove it". Rick holds out his hand. I roll my eyes and take his hand. He pulls me up. He hands me a long t-shirt and pyjamas shorts. I take them. I hold up the shorts. "I don't want to know how you have these". I say. Holding up the black shorts with stars on. "No you don't". I shudder. I walk to go around the back to change but Rick follows me. "What are you doing?" I ask him. "Following you". He grins. "I'm changing go wait on the porch". I groans. He goes. While Im unzipping I feel his eyes on me. "Go to the porch Rick". I say. He sighs. I look up and he's gone. I change into the long t-shirt that hangs at my thighs and the shorts are really comfy. I just hope they were washed. I Doubt it. I take the plaits out of my hair. And let it hang down. Messy but I really don't care. I go out and see Rick sitting on the stairs porch. ". He exclaims with his smug face. "Whoa who brought the skank where more clothes next time will ya". I hit him in the arm. "Shut up where are we going anyway?". Rick winks at me. "You'll see". Rick say as he pulls me along. I flicks his skateboard up. And gestures me to get on. "No!" I say sternly. "Do you want a place to sleep tonight or not". He also says sternly. I rolls my eyes and step on the front of the skateboard I feel his hands fall onto my waist. It's different than the last time he did it. It's not gentler or nicer. It just..... gives me the tingles. I shudder a little. "Are you okay?". Rick asks
"Yeah I'm just cold". I say. "Ok". He says. He starts scooting the board onto the road. "So where are my shoes you had them earlier? And how did you get them any way". I ask "You really don't remember?". Rick asks. "Nope I'm sober now..... mostly sober". Rick laughs. "Thats for me to know and you to find out". He says. "What's that suppose to mean?". I ask. "You'll find out eventually. It will be all over school on Monday". He says. "Or you could just tell me?". I ask. "Where's the fun in that?". I moan. "Moaning doesn't suit you". Rick says. "Really than what suits me?". I ask him sarcastically but he answers anyway. "Being Defensive, Agressive and Hostile". He says. I thrust my elbow back and hit him I the stomach. He nearly falls off the skateboard. "All three right there". I giggle. "No I was wrong your cute when you giggle". "I didn't giggle it was the hiccups". I lie. "Clarke Render giggles like every other girl who knew". Rick laughs. "Shut up Kasey". "Wonder if she can do anything else like other girls". Rick begins bring his hand down my waist. "If you don't bring your hands up in five seconds. I'll castrate you". Rick laughs. "I'm kidding! I'm kidding!". He brings his hands up to where the were. "So where do you see yourself in five years?". Rick asks me. "That's a bit random isn't it?". I ask. "There's nothing else to do. Besides we find eachother interesting we could get to know eachother better?". "Does that line ever ever work for you?". I ask sarcastically. "Yep, every time". I roll my eyes. "Seriously though. Answer my question". Rick demands. "I see myself at the verge of publishing a first book". I tell him. "Oh so I'm holding the waist of a so-to-be-writer". Rick says. "Yup". "What kind of book?". Rick asks. "Fantasy or Sci-fi. I written about both so far just a few stories". I tell him. "Okay. I'll make a vow". Rick weirdly says. "What?". "I Rick Kasey. Vow that Clarke Renders book will be the first proper book I will ever read". I laugh. "Feel privileged I don't vow that to many girls". He says. "That's because the only pencil your girls pick up is eyeliner". Rick laughs. "What about you?". I ask. "What about me?". Rick asks. "Where do you see yourself in five years?". I ask him. "I don't like to think about the future". Rick tells me. "Oh come! You made me answer!". I say annoyed. "Look I don't want to waste my final days of freedom thinking of the future". "What's that suppose to mean?". I ask. "It means next year were supposed going to collage get our degrees , come back and live here, get a job, fall in love, get married and have kids thats all life holds for us really". Rick explains. "Not if we change it. I don't know my future I don't know if I'm gonna fall inlove or have kids. I might but I wsnt to write, travel the world and when I start getting old then settle down". I tell him. "You've got it all worked out don't you?". Rick asks. "Pretty much. I thought you want to be a musician?". I ask Rick. "Nawh. I think I wanna be a music producer". Rick says. "Really? Why?". I ask. "Music is something that I can't live without I've always used it to calm me down, to cheer me up. Music is one of her most powerful thing in the world". Rick says passionately. "Do you know how you going to become one?". I ask him. "I'm gonna go to collage get my bachelor's degree in music that takes about four years then go to each state trying to find a record company who'll take me". Rick tells me. "That's your plan huh?". I ask him. "Yep! Thats my plan". Rick says. "But I think I'm going to focus on the now and the now's pretty rad". Rick says. "Why?". I ask. Rick stops the skateboard and we both jump of "'Cause it's you and me". Rick says and walks closer to me. "No! Stop! I'm not interested in a relationship or whatever you offering me!". I say holding my hand in a halt position. "Come on Clarke there's no-one else here". Rick grabs my was. I pull his hands off. "I don't care! It's not happening! What? Just because you saw me in a short dress your now interested? That walk yesterday you basically called me a guy and now it's changed because I looked like a girl tonight is that it? Huh?". I ask. "Could be I don't know but you did look hot tonight and I don't have relationships anyway if we did get involved with eachother we'd be friends with benefits". I shudder turn around and start walking. "Where are you going?". Rick says running after me. "Home". I say sternly. "Home? You can't get in!". Rick shouts as he turns then stands infront of me. "Look let me get you some place to sleep huh? I won't try anything. I promise". Rick holds out his hand. I take it and he turns me a round. "I must be mad for trusting". I say. "Yep you completely bonkers". Rick says as I punch him in the arm again. He laughs. "Were here". Rick points at his house. "Oh no! I'm not sleeping in your room!". I shout. "Please! Your not worthy yet". Rick tells me. "Yet?". I ask him. Rick winks at me. He grabs my arm and pulls me around to the back of the house. He brings me to the back of the garden and stops and tells me to wait by the big tree. I object but he's already off. He disappears into the house. Is this a joke? Is he going to leave me out here. While I contemplate him leaving me there I did notice Rick sneaking up on me. He jumps out with a duvet cover over his head. I scream. The I hit him. "Don't do that again!". I shout at him. "Sssh my parents are asleep". I nod. Rick laughs. "Your face!". I hit him again. I realise we're still outside. "I'm not sleeping outside!". I say sternly. "I'm not asking you to". Rick explains. "Hold this". He hands me the duvet cover. He goes to the tree and starts told climb up it. Then I realise he's climbing a ladder. "Throw up the duvet cover". I throw the duvet up. "Start climbing!". Rick demands. I find the ladder and start climbing. When I look up I see Rick in a small building then I realise this tree holds a tree-house. Rick pulls me up. The tree house is very spacious. All it contains is us and a rolled up mattress covered in plastic. Rick unravels the mattress and places the mattress in the middle of the floor, grabs the duvet cover and throws it on top. Rick jumps on the bed and taps the other side gesturing me to join him. "Uh no you are going down that ladder and leaving me in peace!" I say sternly pointing to the trap door. "Don't forget I can easily kick you out of here as quickly as I brought you in". Rick says grinning. I moan and get in to bed. I slowly get tired after twenty minutes. I'm nearly asleep when I hear deep breaths n my ear and then a hand on my hip. I shove him off. If he touches me again he's getting a black eye I eventuality fall alseep
