If Only You Knew

Chapter 3

" I'm sorry I'm late. My cousins were at my place and Charity happened to be there too." I say. My friends look at me like I ditched them. Okay I did but only for a while. Ian says " Well in that case tell me what happened when Charity was there." So I tell them everything.
" Did anything happen between you and Charity?" asks Roger excitedly. I rub the back of my neck and say " It's only the second time I'm seeing her and I don't like her. She's weird." Sam says " Yeah she is. And she acts like a creep. She doesn't talk to people." I say " Yeah exactly." Ian says " Let's get back to the game." So we play till it's around two in the morning. Then we sleep.

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" What is wrong with you'll!" I shout. Ian and Roger are on the floor laughing their asses off while Sam's clicking photos. They put cold water on me while I was peacefully sleeping. " Idiots!" I say while rubbing the back of my neck. Sam is laughing saying " You should see your face. I have a picture of it." and he shows it to me. Damn it. To change the topic I say " What's for breakfast?" Ian says " I dunno. We could have toasts and eggs with bacon." I say " Alright." and I go to the washroom. Gosh they completly wet me. I get back to Ian's room to get my clothes and I take a shower.

When I get out Ian says " Here take this." while he passes me one of his T-shirts. I put it on and I go have breakfast with them.

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" It's going down! We're(I'm) yelling timber!" we all sing while Roger drives. We're heading to Ohio. We just wanted to get out of our houses and go for a long drive. It's been two months since that has happened.

" Bro I'm leaving you guys tonight cause I'll be spending time with Kelly." says Roger. Ian says " But this was supposed to be just the four of us. Why Kelly?" Roger says " I haven't taken her out for almost 3 months bro. I don't want to disappoint her. Besides I really like her and I don't want her to be mad at me. " Sam says " Alright." I slowly put on my earphones and look outside the window.

I'm the only one who has never had a first kiss. And I'm 17. All my friends have had at least one girl friend. I've been single so far. Every time they talk about this stuff I kinda feel out of place. I don't blame them. Who wouldn't want to show off their girlfriends? Roger and Sam lost their v-cards. It's only Ian who has made sure he doesn't lose his virginty. And as for me I'm restrictring my self to doing such things. What is the point of doing things like that?

I listen to Coldplay and Eminem and then I fall a sleep.

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We go around Ohio and we shop for Christmas. It's a little to early for Christmas shopping but at least everything will be cheaper than it normally is during Christmas. Being in a large family I have to get presents for my mom, my dad, my younger brothers and my younger sister. I have 3 younger brothers and one younger sister.

"Bro do you think Jade will like this?" I ask Ian pointing towards a Barbie doll with a pink dress and shoes. He asks " Is your sister that crazy about pink?" I say " Don't even ask." He points towards a recipe book and he says " I think I'll take this for my mom. She loves cooking Asian food and she's not very good at it." I laugh and say " What are you planning to get for your dad?" He says " I dunno. Maybe a tool box? Or my report card?" I say " Right. Tests are in two weeks." We go around and I find a pretty vase. I point towards it and say " I'm taking this for my mom." Ian says " Good choice." When we're done shopping I have one last look at what we have taken.

My list
1) A brown jacket for my dad
2) The vase for my mom
3) A Manchester United football jersey for my 13 year old brother
4) I've still not decided what to get my 13 year old sister
5) A remote control car for my 9 year old brother
6) A pink Barbie doll with a pair of clothes and shoes for my 5 year old sister
7) A jumpsuit for my 1 year old brother.

I'll buy gifts for Ian, Sam and Roger later because I don't want them to know what I'm getting them." Bro let's get back to the hotel. I wanna put this stuff in my bag and then we'll go play a game of billiards. Roger will join us over there." says Ian. I say " I'm not coming." Ian asks " Why?" I say " Not in a mood." He says " Alright." and we drive back.

Charity Hill......Charity Hogh......Charity Myles. No Charity Hart anywhere, whether it's Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr or Facebook. Which teenager doesn't have an account on any one of these sites? Charity Hart. I go to the mini refrigerator to get a can of sprite and I turn back to face my laptop. Who knows about Charity? I don't really know most of the girls in school, they prefer popular boys like Johnson Hay or Michael Forest. There's one girl though. Her name's Jess. She was my class mate back in year 6 and she might know Charity. I call Jess and this is what happens

Hey
Hello Jay. How are you?
I'm fine and you?
Never better. So what is it?
Actually I wanted to know if you knew a girl called Charity? Charity Hart? Year 10?
Charity Hart? Umm...Just give me a second.
Okay.

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Yeah Charity studies in year 10. She's 15 and she's a geek. That's what everybody calls her.
Oh. So she isn't on any social media site?
I don't know. I've never heard of her. I got all this information from another girl.
Okay. Thanks anyways.
And I hang up. Nothing's helping. Why do I even want to know about her?

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" Wake up Bro! It's 12:47 pm!" says Sam. " Huh?" I reply sleepily. He drops my phone on my face and I get up. " It's going to be 1 pm!" I say. Ian says " Yes and breakfast is over. We got you a sandwich from the restaurant below this building." I stretch and say " Thanks." Ian smiles and says " You don't normally get up so late. What have you been doing last night?" I look away and say " Nothing."