A New Beginning

Chapter Ten

Recap:

After a few moments of silence had passed, he said something. "And Sophie?"

"Yes, Troy?"

"Why were you mad at me?"

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Sophie's Pov ~

As soon as he asked that question, my smile disappeared, and I looked at the ground. I was clearly uncomfortable with the situation...

"Sophie," he repeated.

"Yeah, I heard you the first time," I told him. "I have to go." Without even looking back, I headed out Troy's bedroom and downstairs. I made my way through the the front door.

Hmm, where should I go? I thought to myself. An idea popped in my head. I'll go to Mrs. Laura's flower garden.

The garden was very beautiful, but over-sized. Even though it was in the park, Mrs. Laura still owned it. The whole garden was located in the woods. Entering the woods, I saw a brick path so I decided to follow it. I've never actually been to this garden before, but Mrs. Laura has told me about it.

As I walked down the pathway, I heard something that sounded kind of like....rushing water? I picked up my pace, eager to find out what the noise was.

There was a beautiful creek that flowed right in front of me. The creek wasn't wide at all, and I doubt it was very deep. The current was moving slow and created a peaceful sound. The pathway ended in front of the creek. At the end of the path, there was another path, but guess what....It was in the water. In order to get to the garden, I had to cross this creek. Mrs. Laura couldn't have built a bridge!? I mean isn't she rich or something?

I'm glad I decided to wear shorts today... Taking my right foot, I placed it on the first stone. When both of my feet were on the rock, I moved to the next one and so on. As I approached the fifth stone, I heard a voice call my name.

"Sophie!" the voice called. It was Troy.... I had to get across the creek. I took my steps carefully and eventually I made my way across to the other side.

Running through the garden, I noticed that it was beautiful. The trees were slightly turning orange, yellow, and red since it was the beginning of autumn. I was now surrounded my colorful flowers and plants. Tall trees and smaller trees surrounded me.

Sprinting through the garden with my short legs, I spotted a good climbing tree. I decided that it would be a good place to hide, so I ran over to it. By now Troy's calls were somewhat distant.

I placed both of my hands on the lowest branch and pulled myself up. When I got about halfway up the tree, Troy came into view. And of course he was still shirtless.

"Sophie!" he called again, putting his hands up to his mouth to amplify his voice. "Come on why are you running from me?"

No the question is, 'why couldn't you put on a shirt?'