Chaper One: New Findings
I was playing Halo 3 with my best friend in the world, Hudson Webber. He was always there for me, no matter what the situation was. There was the good, like when my dad finally agreed to go to rehab, and there was the bad, like when my mom got remarried to a 25 year old douche bag. The point is, I could trust Hudson with anything and everything.
On the other side of the couch, watching us play while stuffing his face with Cheetos, was Shia Chambers. f\He was another reliable friend. We've known each other since we were born. When we were 8 years old, Hudson moved in behind us, close enough to where all three of us shared a backyard.
Sitting on the ground eating pizza were Sven and Birkley. Sven was Hudson's 13 year old brother who was crushing on Birkley, Shia's 14 year old sister. Birkley was absolutely gorgeous, so I could understand Sven's situation.
Birkley had beautiful brown skin, silky brown hair, and hazley, gray eyes. Sven had tan skin, gray eyes and blonde curls. They were perfect together.
An then there was me, Sawyer Radcliffe. Dirty blonde, waist-length hair with waves at the end covered my scalp. I had an athlete's blody due to my awesome tennis skills (which explains why I always creamed the guys at table tennis). Shia always thought my eyes were so gorgeous. They were a golden, milky brown that glistened in the sunlight.
Shia had no reason to be jealous, though. His eyes were beautiful and blue. The were brilliantly royal blue that were deeper than the ocean. They looked astounding with his light-brown skin and curly black hair.
But Hudson was different. His eyes were green with blue and yellow specs that you could stare at all day. His hair was pin-straight brown that he always flicked around. His teeth were so shiny and pearly that they could make you go blind if he were just in the right position towards the sun.
We were all miraculously binded together and at that point in time, no force on earth could take us out.
"Ha-ha Huddie, I beat your high score!" I boasted.
"No way, go back to the scoreboard." The way he smiled there kind of put me in awe.
"See! Look! Finally, it's about time. I beat someone in here."
"No way, dude! I want a rematch." He was so cute when he was jealous. But wait, what was I thinking? Hudson is hot? No! We were just friends. That was a strange thought.
"Hey guys, it's getting kind of late. Shia, daddy is going to want us home." Birkley stated obviously trying hard to ignore Sven staring at her.
"Yeah, we should skidaddle. See you guys later." Shia said.
"Bye, Birkley! I'll see you tomorrow. Oh, you, too, Shia." Poor Sven had such a desperate tone in his voice.
"Bye." Birkley sounded a little too flirtatious.
So in just a second they were out the door. It was just me, Hudson, and Sven. The lighting in the basement was so perfect; one spotlight was right on Huddie, and his yellow specs were shining while his eyes pierced into mine. Was I dreaming?
"Sawyer, Sawyer? Are you alright?" Sven was shaking my shoulders while Hudson called out.
"Oh, I'm sorry! What just happened?" I asked.
"Well, you kind of blanked out while staring at Hudson." Sven answered, with a bright grin on his face.
"But it's fine!" Huddie added. I felt like I was still out of it; I was so confused.
"Well, I'll leave you two rascals alone. I'm going up to bed." I won't lie, Sven did look like a tired zombie.
"Night!" I said. All of a sudden, I felt jumpy and full of butterflies once I heard the door shut behind Sven. I didn't want to believe it, but I thought it might be because I was alone with Hudson. I couldn't understand why. I slept over his house alone with him millions of times and vice versa. I had been alone with him before. Why was I feeling like this? Why did things change?
"You know, Sawyer, you seem a little different. You've been acting strange since you got here. Is there something wrong?" So I wasn't the only one feeling this crazy vibe? I wasn't so sure that was a good thing.
"Umm, no. Everything is cool Well, same ol', same ol'." Lie, lie, lie. I had no clue what was happening to me, but it was not cool.
"Ok, well that's cool. Umm, I need to tell you something...alone. Is that alright? If someone found out, I would be dead." I could feel my heart pounding out of my chest. Once again his face's angle made him a stone god.
"Perfect...I mean it is perfectly alright." I stared into Hudson's eyes glaringly.
"Well, I was wondering...is it just me or is Sven desperately in love with Birkley?" What a disappointment. But wait, what was I expecting him to say? Urg, what was this sensation?
"I haven't realized." I positioned my face out of the light so he wouldn't see the angst in my eyes. I kept lying to him.
"Babe, are you sure you are alright?" He frikken just called me BABE! "If it's your stepdad again..."
Ok, I will get this out now. My stepdad, Jonathon, is abusive. He always has been. He just got so angry...but the only people in the world that knew was me, Jonathon, Hudson, and Shia. I was hoping it would stay that way.
"No, that's not it. Well, there is no 'it'. I'm fine." He scooted closer and closer until I could feel his warm breath on his face. Huddie gently took hold of me and put my hands on his. His eyes were straight in my direction. For that moment, we were the only two people on the earth. My breath stopped long ago.
"You can tell me, and you should know that." Life as I knew it was over. I was in love with Hudson Webber.
"Uh...Uh..." My loss of breath made it hard for me to speak. The close proximity between Hud and I stopped my heart.
"Sawyer?" All of a sudden he backed away and my respiratory system went back to normal. Well, actually, I was gasping for dear life, but at least I was able to breathe.
"Yeah? I mean, I know I can trust you. I...I..." I wanted to tell him, but this was one thing I couldn't share with him.
"Then let me know if something is wrong."
"Nothing is wrong. I promise." I wasn't lying anymore. These new feelings felt far from wrong.
"Ok, I'll drop it, sorry." Now I didn't know how to act around him. I guess talking about simple subjects was a good way to go. For example, all school year, we've been working to make money to take a trip to Destin, Florida. We planned the trip for June 1st. It was May 30th today, but great. Now I would have to be alone with him even more with no adult supervision. Just Hudson, Shia, Birkley, Sven, and me in a rented condo on the beach, going to 13-17 year old clubs and concerts. We would be traveling from the 'burbs of Malibu to the city of Destin. Great.
"It's alright. So, how excited are you for Destin?" I tried to bring my mood up by starting a conversation.
"I'm stoked, dude! I can't believe we finally came up with the money." Oh man, he thought of me as one of the dudes.
"I'm a girl." I snapped. It was so sudden and mean. I felt bad. "I'm sorry!"
"No, I'm sorry. I never really respected that. Don't be sorry." There was an awkward pause. "So, I'm getting tired. Good night."
He turned out the light and soon fell asleep right there next to me on the couch. He looked so peaceful and so beautiful even though he had a whispery snore.
I could not sleep knowing that someone so precious was right there next to me. How could I fall in love with him now? How would I tell Shia? Would I tell Shia? I let out a huge yawn and covered my head with a pillow. I envisioned a fence with sheep that had numbers on the side of them. One by one, they each jumped over the fence. 100...99...98...97...
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