Taylor - stripes and shadows (lesbian) [on hold]

Chapter 5 - Home Alone Again

Arriving home I headed straight to my room, my mum had stuck another note my monitor, pulling it off I read it, it said the same thing as the day before, gone out...but where!, I made a mental note to ask her when she got home, throwing the note in the bin I sat down at my computer and turned it on, for then next hour or so I just surfed the net, checking to see if the web comics I read had been updated.

Leaning back on my chair after turning the computer off I looked out of the window at the woods, it would be a couple of hours until it gets dark, I was getting bored and decided to go for a walk, grabbing my bag I put my sketch book and pencil case in it before slinging it over my shoulder and making my walk to the kitchen, I made a sandwich and put it and a drink in my bag as well, I walked out of the house locking it behind me, I ran up to the woods.

After about ten minutes of walking I found myself at the end of the dirt path, looking behind me I made my decision and walked off of the dirt path completely, it was quite in the woods, only the wind in the trees, the birds chirping and the occasional snap of a twig under my feet broke the all consuming silence that surrounded the woods,  before long I stepped into a clearing that had a small river running through it, I walked up stream a bit and found an over turned boulder, sitting on the smooth cold surface I got my sketch book out and drew the river and surrounding tree’s, when was finishing I looked up and stopped, it was the same as before, there was no sound of chirping birds, even the wind seemed to have stilled it’s assault on the trees, everything had gone eerily quite,  I put my sketch book back into my bag and slid off the rock, I made my way back through the woods, I thought I’d gone the right way, but about ten minutes of walking I knew I was lost, I decided to stop and look around me for clue’s as too where I was but I didn’t see anything I recognised, frustration and panic rose in me, leaning against a tree I slowly slid down it, I put my head in my hands, the weirdest sensation swept over me, standing back up I began to walk, I had no idea where I was going but some how I knew it was the right direction, after I had at least walked half a mile I found myself at the dirt path again, it would seem that I had been walking in the wrong direction, smiling and shaking my head I made my way home, I was just glad that I’d managed to get out of the woods.

When I got home my mum was in the kitchen making dinner

“Hay mum I’m home” I shouted from the hallway, I made my way into the kitchen

“Hay honey, pass me that pan” I turned to grab the pan that she had pointed too “why have you got dirt on the back of your jeans?” mum asked with an amused but puzzled look on her face

“I went for a walk in the woods but got lost and ended up sitting on the ground so I didn’t panic” I explained

“Oh...ok then, just don’t go getting lost and have me and your father having heart attacks because you haven’t come home, why don’t you try making  a map or marking where you go, so you can find your way back?” my mum always was the bright type

“That’s a good idea, I think I’ll do them both, that way I’ll have no chance of getting lost” I laughed

“Ok then honey, I’m making your favourite for dinner so don’t go wandering again today”

“Ok mum, I wasn’t going to anyway, am going to get changed and jump in the shower, I wont be long”

Later on that night

I was sprawled out on the couch when I heard the door bell ring, groaning I got up to answer it, opening the door I got a surprise, Deane, Joe and Amber where all stood at my door looking slightly uncomfortable, that is until they saw me

“See I told you this was where she lived” Joe said with a cocky grin 

“Hi! We all got bored and thought we’d come and annoy you” Deane said, a huge smile on his face