The Ocean // Zach Herron

Chapter 9

{Henley's POV}

I woke up the next morning at 10, like usual, and grabbed my phone from the floor beside the couch. Looking over once I had picked up my phone I had noticed Zach and I still remained in the same position from last night. A slight smile found its way onto my face and I decided to just play on my phone until everyone else woke up.

Finally after a whole hour of being on my phone and talking to the friends I had back home, Corbyn had been the second one to wake up, and he decided to wake up everyone else.

"Guys wake up!" Corbyn yelled hopping on the coffee table. Daniel and Oakley woke up immediately, while Zach only stirred lightly before falling back into a deep sleep.

I shook him awake, "Zach, wake up."

He only cracked open his eyes then shut them again.

"Zach." I muttered shaking his shoulder until he opened his eyes fully and rubbed his eyes.

I stood up and stretched making my way to the kitchen to grab a chunk of pineapple, I opened the fridge and took a small chunk of the tart fruit that stung my chapped lips. I walked back into the lodge to see what Oakley wanted to do that night.

"What are we gonna do tonight?" I sat next to Oakley and fed her a piece of that she had her mouth opened for.

She put up a finger and quickly swallowed the food in her mouth, "Well us two are going shopping then we can probably go to the swimming pools after but Daniel, Corbs, and I were gonna go to a movie, but I knew you probably wouldn't wanna sit still so we decided you and Zach could do something." Oakley trailed off giving a a nervous smile.

I thought for a second looking at Zach then an idea sparked into my head, I smiled very widely and nodded telling her I was fine with that.

"Zach make sure not to get lost, she tends to wonder off a lot."

"What? No I don't." I defended myself against Oak.

Oakley laughed, "I have a notebook filled with all the times you called me or the police because you had no idea where you were."

I shook my head, "No you do not."

"Oh yes I do, like the one time you were missing for like two days because your phone died so you couldn't contact anyone to tell them to get the police to come for you."

Although everything Oakley said was true, I often got lost back at home, usually somewhere in a field or the woods and because of this the cops knew my number, my mom and dads number, Oakley's number, and even Mrs.Chansons number.

"Ok whatever fine, you're right."

Oakley nodded, "Yeah I know."

I rolled my eyes then looked at Zach when he asked, "So what are we doing tonight?"

"We are going to the cliff." I threw myself on the couch next to him.

He gave me a weird look, "A cliff where?"

"How are you gonna get there?" Oakley asked knowing that the cliff was at a different beach about 45 minutes away.

I smirked, "Your mom will let me take the car, they have Dallas's car if they need one too."

She nodded and we decided it was time for the boys to leave and for us to go shopping. we walked them towards the door and said goodbye.

Zach turned around before we shut the door, "What are we doing at the cliff?"

"Cliff jumping...at night."

His eyes got big and I shut the door yelling goodbye before he could protest the activity I was determined to do.

We got ready to go to the mall and hopped in her moms car which her mom had left behind because they had taken Dallas's car to Lucile's and still were not back.

"Slow down Oakley if you get caught your mom won't let us drive." I said making Oakley slow the car down.

We made it to the mall and the first store we had entered was H and M, we bought some clothes here and there from some stores and after being there for a whole 4 hours thanks to Oakley not being able to decide what bathing suit she wanted we finally got out of there.

"When's the movie you're seeing?" I asked Oakley as 'Slow Hands' blasted through the speakers of her moms car.

"Um 7:30."

"Are we swimming?" I turned in my seat and shook my foot constantly.

"Yeah, you need to burn some energy I can see." She looked at me quickly before turning back to watch where she was driving.

"What?"

"I need to get you to be a little more calmer before you go to the cliff or you'll end up lost."

"Oh fuck off." I muttered and got out of the car when Oakley had parked it.

She shook her head with a laugh, "C'mon let's get ready for the pool."