Chapter 1
Seriously, if that daft girl doesn't get her ass off me, don't blame me when there's a dead body in the room. Three seconds. If she doesn’t leave my back in three seconds, she's got no one but herself to blame. And yes, I am perfectly serious.
What kind of girl jumps on her best friend's back just because she refused to do what she says! Honestly... Three seconds.
Three...
Two...
"PLEAASEE!" she whined.
"No."
"Why not?" Cora asked, pouting as I finally managed to throw her off my shoulders and onto the bed.
"Because I said so!" I snapped, giving her the hardest glare I could muster. I turned away to look at my shirt, dusting my shoulders and straightening my clothes, exaggerating an annoyed look.
"Oh come on! What could possibly happen?" she tried. She walked over to a chair in my room and sat down, looking at me hopelessly.
"Nothing! Look, I just don't want to go. What if it rains or something?!" I put a hand on my heart dramatically, pretending to almost faint.
But the truth was, thunder terrified me...
Cora, of course, gave me a flat look that basically said 'if you don't end the nonsense I'm kicking your face'. I just rolled my eyes at her.
"I've been really nice to you though..." she said, feigning a hurt look.
I scoffed. "Pfft. So jumping on my back, almost choking me to death, and not to mention, in my own house is considered nice? You're heavy, you know. I could have died."
Cora rolled her eyes and punched me lightly in the shoulder. "Shut up Eva. You little baby"
I narrowed my eyes at her silly smirk, "I'm really not scared, Cora..." I muttered.
She snickered. I have to say, I was getting pretty frustrated!
"Hey! I'm not scared of trains!"
"Oh yeah? Prove it." She challenged.
So she's resorting to daring me now? Alright, you little prick! I frowned, letting out a big puff of air through my nose.
"You're a prick" I stated.
"I know" she said, winking at me. I rolled my eyes. How many times have I rolled them today?
I bit my lips and thought about the, well, challenge. I can't just back away! But I can't just surrender so easily...
Basically, I had two options:
Option A: I accept the challenge and go on the trip. It's only for three days. I can swallow my fear for a few days, right? So what? Train trip. Big deal. It's just three days. And the school's taking us so it's their responsibility. Besides, I'm sure I'll have a good time with my friends. It is my last school year, after all...
However, option B would be to act like I'm sick or something and just skip the trip altogether. Call me a wimp, but hey! What if the train goes off track and crashes and we all die? It's possible! And I want to keep my life, thank you very much!
You might think I'm just being silly, but believe me, my fear of trains is understandable. I haven't even looked at those long, life-threatening monsters ever since my cousin died in a train wreck two years ago...
My stomach did an uncomfortable churn as I shook the memory out of my head. Focus, I scolded myself.
Cora calling my name snapped me out of my thoughts. I looked up at her as she sighed gently.
"Eva, look. I don't want to pressure you. I know it's not easy...and I know you're not all excited. But think about it, this is our last year together. Our last year at doing anything crazy together. And don't worry, everything will be fine."
Cora was never that sincere; she was always that happy, jumping baboon. I mean, it was rare when she was serious, so I could tell how much it would mean to her if I agreed to go. And how much it would mean to my friends. To me, even. Maybe she was right. Maybe I should just suck it up and go on the trip.
"Alright" I decided, "I'll go. But trust me, if I die, I'm getting you back. Believe me, Cora Williams, you will go down with me" I said, pointing my finger at her face and narrowing my eyes.
Cora laughed and jumped off the chair she was sitting on and gave me a tight hug.
"Thank you" she said grinning and plopping herself next to me on the bed.
"I promise you'll have fun"
"I better…for your own sake..." I said, a bit threateningly, only causing her smile to widen. But I was left thinking, what on earth have I agreed to?
OKAY EVERYONE. I can see that this chapter is very short, but it's just the first one! I have great plans for this story, and I hope you all like them! But I need to know if I should carry on, if thats a good start or not, umm you know? WELL tell me what you think! ok bye :) xxxx
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The Life Changing Trip
Romance"W-w-what do you mean?" my eyes widened in horror, "I promise, I won't tell anyone!" I tried frantically. But even I knew I stood no chance, I've watched enough action and horror movies to know there was no way in hell that they would let a witness...
