Missed My Stop

Chapter Four: You Have Peanut Breath

My eyes shot open, and I gasped for a breath of air. The light blinded me, but then my eyes refocused. Jay's bright blue eyes looked watery but he wore a charming smile like always. His brown hair was drenched, but ruffled a bit when he ran his fingers through his hair. I noticed that he has freckles splashed across his nose. He pulled me into a hug, catching me off guard. When he let go, I gave him a smile.

"You missed me?"

He burst out laughing. "Don't ever do that again."

I suddenly felt a nasty taste in my mouth and spitted on the ground.

"Gee, thanks Becca." Jay said, feigning hurt. "After I saved your life you do a spit take."

I touched my lips. "Did you do CPR?"

He cheeks turned pink. "Well yeah, why?"

"You ate peanuts." I spitted on the ground again, a shiver went down my spine.

His hand went to his mouth and he cursed. "I'm so sorry! I shouldn't have eaten those granola bars!"

I sat up and walked over to the river. I gargled and spit out the disgusting peanut taste from my mouth. Since it wasn't from direct contact, I only have a weird taste in my mouth and feel like throwing up. My stomach rumbled, I just want to vomit right now.

I saw broken debri drifting in the river. It must have been the boat. I sighed, I guess we have to walk for the rest of the way. That's when I saw something black in the river. I gasped and waded into the river to grab my frying pan. A miracle, I say, a miracle!

"I thought I lost you!" I cried.

When I went back to Jay, he was already setting up camp in a clearing of the forest. It was getting dark so he was making a small fire.

"Hey, are you okay?" Jay asked, really concerned.

"Yeah, I'm fine. The peanut taste is gone."

He ran his fingers through his hair. "I'm so sorry, Becca! I'm an idiot!"

I chuckled. "I can vouch for that."

Jay gave me a small smile. "Did you know that peanuts is the most common food allergy?"

"Yes, I happen to know that." I grabbed a stick and poked the fire.

Both of out clothes are still wet. So I welcomed the roaring fire's warmth. If it weren't for the fact it was fire, I would happily hugged it. As if he was reading my mind, Jay grabbed something from my pack and sat next to me. He draped a huge blanket over the both of us. There was an awkward silence between us, so we both stared at the fire.

"Did you know that seahorses are the only fish that swim upright? They swim in an upright posture, with their heads held at the right angle to their bodies." Jay asked me.

I shook my head. "No. I happen to not know that."

"Did you also know, that once in England it rained frogs because of a water spout?"

I let out a chuckle. "You sure not cats and dogs?"

"If that happened, it would be horrible if someone stepped on a poodle."

We both laughed together. I sighed, and brought the blanket closer to me. My eyelids were starting to droop heavily.

"We should get to sleep." Jay said, noticing my tiredness.

I agreed then yanked the blanket to me. I rested my head on the log. Then I propped my legs on Jay's lap.

He laughed. "Hey!"