Pineapples

#5 Red Plastic Cups

"When I was little I wanted to be a pilot but one day when I was seven i discovered that I had acrophobia... ah, phobia of heights... while we were hiking. I looked down to take a picture and I almost fainted..." Isaac recalled.
"Awww at seven... that's so sad... I've always had a great love of being high and seeing everything as far as I could. I've always been afraid of spiders though, unique I know... " I replied, more in remembering to myself then as a response to him "when I was little I used to like them though I don't know what happened, probably just had to do with growing older and understanding why to fear spiders..."
"I had a pet tarantula when I was 8 as a pity gift about my phobia..."
"What was its name?" I giggled.
"Okay... ready for this genius name... Mr. Bubble Buttikins the 300th" Isaac chuckled. I let out this really big and unnecessary laugh that left a silence between us for about 10 seconds before he started to laugh. "You've passed all my non-existent tests! I know accept you as a black bear like me!!" I joked.
"It's an hour" he chuckled bowing his head, "may I take a selfie to remember this moment?"
"Maybe... you'll have to send it to me though," I smiled wrapping and arm around his shoulders he tapped on his phone and pulled out the phone with the camera on. He set it for 3, 2, 1, and I kissed his cheek. He seemed to die a bit on the inside, as his cheeks turned to strawberries.
"Awww... lil' Ivy has a boyfriendnffnndnnd" Hayley sung as she walked over. She smelled of alcohol but she was sober for now...
"I do not, it was for a photo Hayzel!"
"Yah... for now," she laughed running off. I put my head against his should still partially giggling as the embarrassment swept over my bow peachy cheeks.

"Hey you're the awesome black bear cub, don't be embarrassed..." Isaac teased.
"Well she's the mama bear, and she's part wolf and part polar bear,"
"Oh wow... yah she's got you destroyed."
"Wow thanks..." I grumbled.

After exchanging numbers I left the area I had been talking to Isaac for hours to go find Hayley. I was tired and she was probably drunk out of her right mi- fricken fudge cakes! I ran out into the water and grabbed her pulling her back in. She was dancing in the water as a big wave headed this way. "Hayley time to go home." I commanded.
"Yes general stinky plant" she giggled holding two fingers to her nose. I wrapped her arm around my shoulders and being that we had all we had brought I started to walk home as she stumbled by my side.

I sat her in her rooms bed this time and she went out almost immediately. I lay on the bed next to her and looked at her soundless face. How did someone so beautiful inside and out have so much pain in her life?