COUNTRY GIRL - The 7th summer

Chapter 14 - Tom

Haz and I spent the afternoon at the pond. We saw Amelia from afar, tending at the chickens and rabbits with her grandmother. Jeez, she's a real country girl, alright? She waved at us - well, she probably waved at Haz and I was in the way - before heading back inside.

-- Is she coming tonight, I asked Haz.

-- Yeah. I didn't told her what we wanted to watch tho', she's not gonna like it, he chuckled.

-- Oh man, she's going to come at me for that!

Which just made him laugh harder.

As we wave goodbye at Mr and Mrs Kerry, who are going out for a dinner, I feel my phone buzzing in my pocket. Oh, it's Elle!

-- Hello babe, I say picking up, how is France?

She's on vacation at her aunt's somewhere on the Atlantic coast I think.

-- Boring, she whines. I miss you!

-- I miss you too!

-- My cousin's a giant dork, I swear I'm going to drown him in the pool before the end of the week!

As she keeps on telling me how awful her stay is, I see Amelia walking down the alley and passing by me since I stand near the door. I smile and wave at her but she only responds with a nod. Least is to say that with her it's one step forward, two steps back!

Now I get why Haz told me she was a loner. If she wasn't his friend, and if he hadn't praised her so much, I would probably had given up! Well...that's not entirely true, there is something...intriguing about her that makes me want to get to know her...And challenging too.

I finish my conversation with Elle, and I can't help but think that sometimes, I wish she was as quiet as Amelia...Because she was on a loop for 20 minutes on how lame France was! But I'm happy to hear that we might be able to see each other when I'll come back home!

I head to the living room and jeez I could hear Haz and Amelia snogging from outside!

-- Guys, get a room!

Amelia seems to remember I'm here and glares at me. She steps away from Haz with a pout. We settle for the movie and as Haz says that we want to watch The Conjuring, Amelia starts whining:

-- I don't like horror movies!

-- Oh come on, it'll be fun! And believe me, you won't be the only one screaming like a little girl, he winks nodding to me.

-- Hey!

Haz finish convincing Amelia with a kiss while I put the dvd on. We all sit on the couch and Amelia snuggles against Haz's chest. I get so caught up in the movie that I start jumping now and then when things gets too spooky. Haz does too, with little and ridiculous yelps, and Amelia is hiding her eyes with her hand, peering at the tv between her fingers.

At the climax of the movie Haz and I find ourselves holding to each other and screaming in high pitched voices, which quickly transform into laughter. Because really, we sound ridiculous... But damn! This is awesome!!

I see that Amelia is basically turning her back to the screen and is burying her face in Haz's neck.

-- What are you making me watch, she whines.

And she spend the rest of the movie like this, which is cute. I wish I had Elle with me to hold like that...

When the movie is over, Haz turns the dvd player off and the tv switches automatically to the last channel we watched . I recognise the theme song of Doctor Who, event tho' I never really watched it.

-- Oh great! Leave it Harry, says Amelia before he can change the channel.

-- Kitty, we're not going to-

-- Shush! It's the new season, let me watch!

Haz rolls his eyes at me but I shrug. We made her watch The Conjuring so...I guess it's fair pay back.

Well, this is definitely not my kind of show and Haz and I keep on making jokes, which pisses Amelia off. I realise the main female character is named like her and it makes me chuckle. I stand up, grab the remote and point it to her:

-- Exterminate Amelia Pond, I shout mocking the weird voice of the robot things.

Haz follows me in my joke and he starts tickling her as we both scream "Exterminate". She screams and kick to push Haz back and she almost hit him in the face.

-- Fuck, you're dangerous, he laughs

-- Stop tickling me and I won't hurt you, she pants.

She grabs a cushion on the sofa and hits Haz with it.

-- Really?

He takes one too and they start a pillow fight. I happily jump into the battle! And the squealing laugh is back again...!