summer days don't last

The Drive

I'm still shaking. It's not as bad as it was. I fall off the bed. It makes a big thump sound. Corey,Chris,Sierra and Xavier all run in the room. Corey picks me up and lays me back on the bed. Chris tries to hold me down. 

" It..it'll.....stop by.....itself"I manage to get out.

"We're still gonna try to help"Corey says.

"Go and get some ice"Chris demands.

"For what"Corey asks.

"I know what I'm doing,Corey"Chris says.

Sierra comes back with a sandwich bag of ice. Chris demands to flip me over and put it on the back of my neck. It instantly calms me down. I finally stopped shaking. I hug Chris tight.

"Don't you have something to say to me?"I ask Chris with a snap.

"I'm sorry,Chloe,I shouldn't have pushed you"Chris apologizes.

"Wait,you pushed her?"Corey asks with anger.

"Corey,calm down, we were playing,I fell out of the seat and hit my head"I say.

"I saw you on the floor but I didn't know he did it"Corey says.

"I'm okay now just leave it alone,Corey"I say.

"Okay,Chloe"Corey says giving Chris a mean look.

I lay there for a few extra minutes. Then I go to the living room. All the bags and stuff were there to get loaded in the car before we go. My car was still sitting in the driveway of my house. I planned on driving my own car. 

"Hey,can somebody drive me to my house really quick?"I yell.

"Come on,Chloe,I'll take you"says Corey grabbing his keys.

"I didn't know you had a car yet,Corey"I say.

"I got one while you were in the hospital"Corey says.

"Oh"I say.

He puts his hands over my eyes as we walk out the door. He removes them once we get outside. It was a 1880's Chevy Camaro. It was the prettiest matte zaffre blue color. Just like the BMW that I had at my house. 

"Chloe,can I ask you something"Corey asks.

"Sure,what's up"I say.

"Why is Chris always bothering you"Corey says.

"What are you talking about"I act nonchalant.

"You do know, every time I see you two around each other, he's either touching you or whispering in your ear"Corey states.

"Well,he likes me and we accidently kissed the other day and I just can't explain it like I want to"I confess starting to blush a bit.

"I just want to know what's on your mind"Corey says.

"Honestly,the crew said that two members of the team can't go together.And I really liked Chris for a while then I stopped.Now those feelings are back but I like someone else now but I don't know how to tell him"I say blushing more.

"Practice on me,it can't be that hard"Corey says.

"Okay,I can do this. So I really like you but I wanted to know if you felt the same way about me. 

Will you be mine?"I say blushing profusely.

"That was good. Now all you have to do is ask that special person the same thing"Corey says.

"Okay,I will"I say.

We arrive at my house with my baby sitting pretty in the yard. Her pretty royal blue color was just glistening in the beautiful summer sun.

"I just need to go get my keys and then I'll be ready to go. You can come in if you want"I say.

"Okay.I'll be there in a minute'He says.

I walk into my house. My mom hugs me once I get in the door. She asks if I was okay. I told her yeah. I point to Corey and gesture for him to come in. He walks with a bit of a pimp. I just look at him like he was my whole world. He kinda really was. He is just so cute I could kiss him. I feel myself blushing. I decide to walk to my room and get my luggage. I take in my room since I won't be in it for an extra three weeks. When I lay down on my bed I feel like I was 10 years old again. A soft knock is at the door.

"Can I come in?"Corey asks.

"Yeah,sure"I answer.

"I noticed you've been blushing since we were in the car talking about who you liked. And your mom said you talk about me a lot."He says sitting beside me on the bed.

"I do talk about you a lot. But not in a bad way,though"I say covering my face with a pillow.

"Is there something you wanna tell me?"He asks looking for the right answer.

"Not really"I answer.

"Okay,but it'll eat you from the inside out if you don't get it out"He comments.

"Corey,I like you a lot. But Chris'll get mad and I don't want him to stop being friends because of it"I say.

"I know you do but I just wanted you to say it"Corey adds.

"Of course you did"I say.

We get up and hug. We walk down to the living room with my luggage. My mom says her goodbyes. Corey carries some of the luggage to my car and I carry the rest.The drive back was silent. We get back to the house.

"Guys I'm ready to go"I yell.

"Finally"Chris sighs.

"Let's go,then"Sierra squeals.

"I'm so ready"Xavier says.

"So who's riding with who?"I ask.

"There are three cars and five heads.Seems like good math."Sierra says.

"Chris and Sierra have to pick who they're gonna be with"Corey says.

"Or we can just use two cars so one driver won't be lonely"I say.

"Good plan"Chris says.

"I think Cory should leave his car since it is newer and annoying to get in and out of"I say.

"How do you know"Sierra asks.

"My dad had a car just like it'I explain.

"So Sierra,Chris and Corey have to pick who you'll be with"Xavier says.

"I'm riding with Xavier"Sierra says.

"I'm riding with Chloe"Corey says.

"Chris, who are you riding with?"Xavier asks.

"I'll ride with Chloe"He answers.

We get in the cars that we picked. It was a two hour ride to the ferry ride. The plan was to stay in the hotel for a week,camp the second week and then go back to the hotel. When we got to the hotel I checked in then we got settled into our room. I was honestly tired from the drive. There were three beds,a kitchen,two bathrooms and two vanities.

"So now we have to sort who is sleeping with who"Corey says.

"I really don't care,but,boys am I right?"I say looking at Sierra.

"We are standing right here"Xavier says.

"Ugh,we can sort this out later. I'm tired from the drive."I say