Whisper

A Level Of Caution

I'm becoming nervy. My bestfriend Cassie said she'd call me back after she'd had dinner, and that was half an hour ago. I felt very insecure, and I do stupid things when I'm insecure.

I sent her a text on my phone, which I only ever used to text or call my closest friends.

'Heyy Cass, can u giv a ring when u get a chance. I'm just worried, and you know how i get. Plz call. x'

Send.

I waited 10 awfully long minutes for a reply before my dead silent room echoed with my ringtone. I pounced on my bed and picked up the phone. "Hey Cassie! What you doing tonight?" I said enthusiastically.

"Hey Kassidy! Sorry about the wait, mum just wanted to talk. I thought I'd just chill at home tonight, why?" she sadly replied.

"'Cus I was wondering if you wanna go out to the movies or something...?" I tried to hint a night out.

"What's the catch?" she giggled.

"It'll be just us, nobody else. I promise Cass, it'll be fun! I'll even pay, throw in a shop and an ice-cream. Rainbow! On the house! Wattaya say?" I asked.

"Hey, my favourite color is rainbows! I'll be on the next bus! See you soon!" Cassie said cheerfully.

"Catch." and I gently hung up.

She's such a happy girl, Cassie. She's a bright, bubbly, cheerful girl, and she can look for the positives in almost any situation. She always brings a smile, where ever she went. She's got hugs to the max, and she's not afraid to be herself.

I wore my green and black baggy camo pants, my black converse shoes, a long white singlet, and an oversized but comfortable black hoodie with a grey tribal design down the outside of the sleeves.

I put my phone in my left side pant pocket, and put my small purse in the pocket infront of my thigh on my right. I grabbed my keys from my bedside table as I left, and headed out the door.

"I'm going out with Cass. I'll be back soon." I said to my 'parents' as I speed stepped down the stairs. They were sitting in the lounge room, watching the weirdest show on TV that I've never watched.

I shut the door behind me, and leaned back against the door a moment. I thought to myself, Not like you would give a damn anyway, and bolted to the bus stop around the corner.

I could hear the loud engine, and thought I may have missed my ride. But as I came around the corner, I saw the bus waiting a few hundred metres up the road. Cassie had stopped the bus, and held her hand out the door.

"Ready?" she yelled from the bus. Really? "Go!" and threw her hand downwards. I sprinted down the sidewalk, and didn't slow down until I was next to the bus.

"Jeez. You're getting fast girl! Look!" she showed me the time on her phone. "Record?" she asked me as we sat down toward the back. "Nah, considering I ran from my place..." "It was still a damn good run!" Cassie cut me off. She giggled, and I repayed her with a smile.

"Ok, it was an alright run, but not one of my best..." I admitted. Cassie gasped in a joking matter. "Guilty! Whatcha gonna do?" she accused as she pointed her fingers at me in a handgun formation. I raised my hands, like I was in surrender. And we both started laughing hysterically.

We arrived at the shopping centre at about 7.30pm. We ran to the cinema, and quickly went and bought a ticket for the movie we'd been dying to see. We hopped from foot to foot as our tickets were ripped before we entered the theatre.

Halfway through the movie, Cassie leaned over to me, and whispered: "I gotta chuck a piss, but I don't wanna miss the movie!" she complained. I got out my phone and started to record the movie discreetly. "You're a legend Kass! B-R-B!" she laughed, and got up and left.