The Return

Chapter 6

Thomas felt nervous as he walked up to Brenda who was handing out some water to some kids, it's been a few hours since Minho told him to tell her about the 3 day hike and Thomas has been avoiding Brenda as much as he can. But he's decided to 'man up' as Minho said and just talk to the girl.

"Hey" Thomas said

"Hey" brenda gave that slight smile she always gave.

"Um, Minho told me, to tell you that tomorrow morning we'll be taking a 3 day hike through the woods and through to the other side to check out the place, he wants you to come, to be there to, um, patch is up if we need any patching up."

Brenda laughed a little,

"Yeah okay I'll be happy to come along to help, 'patch you guys up' if you need 'patching up'."

"Okay cool I'll see you then." As thomas walked away happy that it was over and done with, Brenda pulled him back and said to him,

"Look about before and me confessing to you that I liked, just forget I said anything. But could we have a shot at just being good friends?" Thomas stared at her for a while, he couldn't get over those beautiful brown eyes, and her fair skin and-

"Thomas?"

"Hmm?"

"Can we have a shot at being friends?"

"Yeah, yeah sure, friends." Her hair, looks so soft-

"Thomas are you okay?"

"Huh? I mean, yeah why wouldn't I be?"

"You're staring at me weirdly."

"Ah, yeah I thought you had something in your hair, but it was nothing. Anyway, be ready tomorrow morning." And with that he walked off.

As he was walking up to the edge of the woods to collect his pack made by frypan, Minho jumped out from behind a tree and nearly toppled onto Thomas.

"Dude! What the hell?" Thomas shrieked. Minho was laughing so hard that no noise was coming from his mouth and he found it hard to breath,

"You should've seen..... your face MAN! When Brenda pulled you back... You were starting at her with puppy dog eyes!" Minho continued his laughing fit.

"No, I... I wasn't! She had something in her hair and..." Minho's face changed so suddenly "Why are you staring at me like I just killed someone?"

"Listen shuck face! If you and Brenda don't get together soon I'm gonna break your nose and then I'm gonna tell Frypan!"

"Tell Frypan what?" Frypan was walking towards them with Thomas' pack.

"Great, thanks Minho."

"Oh don't worry Tom, I'm not gonna spread your secret, or should I say crush." Frypan and Minho started giggling.

"Hey wait, what about that girl Minho, Alanah was it? Didn't you try to spark a conversation with her when we came out of the scorch and what did she do? She fell asleep while you were taking!"

Minho turned bright red and Frypan laughed even harder, Thomas even had a giggle himself.

"Shut your hole slinthead!" Minho barked.

"Oh, guys... stop, I'm gonna pee myself man!" Frypan stopped his laughing. "I'm gonna leave you guys to it, good luck for tomorrow and have fun with you know who Tom!" And he walked away trying to suppress giggles but failing.

"Minho looked at Thomas with a serious look, "If you say anything again about Alanah I'm going to break your nose!"

"You've already threatened to break my nose like 4 times since we've met but haven't got to it."

"Shut your hole! Now, if you don't say anything I won't. Deal?

"Fine, but I don't like Brenda she likes me."

"Sure, shank sure."

"It's true! I don't"

"Keep denying it and it I'll break your shuck nose!"

"5 times."

"Just, be a man and admit to liking her."

Thomas hesitated, did he like her? His thoughts about her features would've confirmed that he liked her if he said them aloud to Minho. But does he really?

"Well, maybe I do, just a bit."

Minho smiled, "Finally, now go and get some good sleep tonight, it's going to be a rough few days."