Sedona.

Chapter Six ~ Cover Up ~

I felt something tickle my nose and it keep coming back every couple of seconds I got so frustrated “Jade fuck off!” I yelled but I didn’t get a reply like I expected.
I slowly opened my eyes and realized I was in the middle of no wear and half naked. ‘what the fuck’ I started panicking I had no phone to call for help or google maps. Covering myself I found a trail, so I started following it then realized I had been on this trail before ‘if I’m correct this is the cultural park trail heads’ it was in between my house and the high school. But which way is what, I needed to get home to get clothes. I took my chances hoping I was going the right way, then I see buildings and cars. For Fuck sake I’m closer to the school and there are cars everywhere how the hell am I going to do this, this is like the walk of shame without the whole- oh god I didn’t do anything. I don’t remember much from last night and thinking about it was making my head hurt even more. Suddenly I could see someone jogging around the curb and I jumped into the scrub and hid. As the person got closer, I yelled out.
“Hey can you please help me” trying to cover myself as best as I could.
it was a guy he replied “Depends, where are you?”
“I can’t reveal myself because I’m pretty much naked. Could you please lend me your top please”
I was so desperate! He threw his top over my way and it was in hand reached. I threw it on and walked myself out of the scrubs, so I could thank him.
“It’s you!” my eyes widened as I looked up, it was Mason.
“Mason!” I ran up and gave him a hug. He picked me up and spun me around.
“where did you go last night? I looked everywhere for you”
“the last thing I remember is getting a tattoo off Jade upstairs. After that is a huge blank.”
“Must be huge because the university is a solid hour away by car from here but if you walked that would have taken you 4 hours or so and you were drunk. You legit can’t remember anything?”
I shook my head at him.
“Quick question can you see what Jade tattooed on me, I want to make sure she didn’t draw a dick” I turned around and pulled my hair up to expose the fresh ink.
“Well?” I asked eagerly
“Just a few Random Symbols.”
“what kind of symbols?” I was worried.
“you let a drunken girl tattoo you, now picture how you think the symbols would come out” he started teasing me.
“For Fuck sake I’m never drinking again.” I was so pissed off at Jade, but mostly myself because I was stupid enough to allow her.
“ Hey by the way, what are you doing here?”
“This is where I do my morning jogs, I live just nearby. Why do you ask?”
“Do you drive?”
“yes, do you need a lift” he offered
“I’m in need of clothes, could you drop me off at mine so I can change.” Begging him.
“sure are you ready now, because I have other commitments to do today and its already 8.”
“Yes, I’m ready lest go.” I followed Mason back to his car that was in the car park in front of the trail entrance.
“where to?” he said opening the car door.
“Dove Wing Drive please”
it only took us 4 mins to get to mine.
“which house is yours?” he asked while Looking at me and smiling
“just up a bit more on your left-hand side, here will do”
“ok did you want me to wait for you, I can drop you off to where you need to go?”
“ah I think I should be right, thank you for everything” I leant over and gave him a hug to say thank you.
“anytime” he said smiling at me.
when I got out, I was so relieved that mum and Mark weren’t home. Shit I have no keys to get in. I went to the back door and it was lock so I decided to try and slide some windows open but no luck. This just isn’t my day. Just when I was about to give up and cry, I remembered my car is in the garage and the keys are hang up on the key rack, well I hope they still are.
I ran to the garage and lifted it up and there was my little Honda that I got for my 16th birthday. I hope it has rego still. I got the keys and unlocked the car and went straight to the glove box. I pulled the book and papers out and bingo mum just recently reregistered it for me. Now time to start it and hope it has enough fuel. Yes! Full tank, thank you mum. Now for me to drive to school… I don’t have a licence, nor do I know how to drive but it can’t be that hard. I put it reverse and slowly rolled back then changed gear to drive and off I went. I made it through traffic and got to school in one piece. By the time I got there it was rollcall, so nobody was around. I parked the car and ran for the lost and found room, they have all sorts of shit in there that’s accumulated over the past couple of years, gross but I’m desperate. Still making a run for it I hear a door swing open ‘fuck, fuck, fuck’ I didn’t look back I just kept going and opened the lost and found ‘made it’. I stripped Masons sports top off and started looking through boxes to find something decent. Next thing I hear is the door swinging open it was Mr Ellis and as soon as he saw me in my bra and undies, he quickly closed the door.
“What the hell Miss Evens!” he was whispering with aggression behind the closed door.
“I Can explain , I just need to find clothes. Make sure nobody comes in” I kept looking and found a black singlet, a par of adidas mini sports shorts and some old black converses, sadly no socks but who cares I found shoes that fit. I picked up Masons T-shirt and opened the door ‘I guess he’s not a total asshole after all’ Mr Ellis guarded the door for me.
“Explain your- “he stopped and looked at me funny, “you look like you haven’t slept and smell so bad. Miss Evens why do you smell like a brothel?”  He was so cranky.
“Look here Nosey its none of your business. But you’re right I smell like shit I’m going to shower, later” I quickly power walked straight to the girl’s bathrooms and got unchanged and washed the alcohol and dirt off me. I washed my make up off and wet my hair since I have no shampoo. Just as I eased off the taps, I realized I didn’t grab a towel. I looked up there hung over the door was a white towel. Who would-? No way Mr Ellis would help me out.
I wiped myself down and realized I wasn’t going to re-wear my underwear, so I chucked them in the bin and wore none instead.
I went to my locker to see what class I had ‘Fuck!’ history again, why me?
I slammed my locker shut with anger cause this day is so fucked up I can’t even deal.
I walked into the class not even making eye contact with anyone and that included Mr Ellis. I opened a history book and started reading. It wasn’t long till I realized that the desk next to me was empty where’s jade? Knowing her she’s hung over and with Max still.
“Miss Evens can you tell me what year they started and finished the pyramids?”
I’m too fucking hung over for this shit.
“I don’t know, ask someone else”
“but see you know this question, this was in your final 2 years ago which you aced by the way, so you should know this” He looked at his watch and the whole class was waiting for an answer.
“I don’t know, I don’t like repeating myself Mr Ellis so if you ask again I promise you my answer won’t change. So instead of interrogating me with questions. Why don’t you do your job and teach” I kept my words straight forward and kept a straight face. Those blazing blue eye glared at me with fury,
I know where my smart-ass comment got me, ‘yep that’s the detention face.’
“See me after class!”
the class did the whole *ooooo she’s in trouble* nothing I haven’t heard before.
“Mr Ellis go easy now would you.” a familiar voice stood out.
I tilted my head and looked and right down the front sat Mason, I’m tripping out balls here, I thought he was like 21, what the hell is going on.
“Well, well, looks who’s here 2 times in one day.” I winked at Mason
“well 3 if you count last night’s events to the early morning” he winked back smiling
everyone was looking at us and each other whispering.
“you two know each other” Mr Ellis looked concerned and angry.
“sure do bro.” Mason smiled at Mr Ellis being cheeky.
“Mason it is inappropriate to call your teacher ‘Bro’ have respect.”
“But see you are my bro in real life so, I’m allowed to, I have family rights.” Mason startled Mr Ellis with his words. The whole class were muttering among each other, you could tell this was going to be viral news for everyone in the school. Mr Ellis, the school’s prude is related to a Carless non-prude young hottie named Mason. This is going to be great for me getting to know Mason even more and be all cute with him and the fun part is, it pisses off Mr Prude over there. Time to really piss Mr Ellis off.
“hey Mason.” I called out.
“Yo?” He yelled back as he turned to looked at me.
“here, I thought I’d give this back. Thanks for a goodnight.”  I threw his top over to him and winked at him knowing that it was going to cause some drama and rumours ha-ha.
“you should have kept it, it looked good on you this morning.” he smiled back knowing what I was doing and went along with it.
“Both of you stay back after class.”
the bell shorty rang 20 mins later. Once everybody left Mr Ellis put us on the spot.
“What you two did in class was disgusting and out of line. I don’t know what you two were trying to achieve but it got you nowhere but after school detention. I’ll see you two at the library after school.”
“sweet I don’t have to go home.” Mason joked
“dido.” I laughed with him.
our conversation with Mr Ellis was over ‘thank god’ and Mason and I walked to our next class together. We had English together and he sat right beside me, he kept nudging me with his knee being all flirtatious. I couldn’t help but smile, throughout the whole class he was distracting me so bad I couldn’t focus. Before we knew it, class was over, and recess came.
“Hungry.?” Mason asked
“I’m staved but I have no wallet or food so I’m going to be dead by the end of the day from starvation but I’m ok with that because it gets me out of detention and my house. It’s a win, win.”
“My shout, lets got check out the canteen I’m feeling like two sausage rolls and a sandwich and a pie with water”
“what are you an Animal? There’s no way you could eat all that.”
“Care to make a wager on that.?” he gave me a sly smile.
“you’re on, so what’s the deal.?”
“Ok if I finish this before the next bell, you have to go on a date with me.” he rubbed his two hands together getting all excited.
“and if you fail you have to do a dare of my choice” I shot him a sly smile.
“should I be scared?” he laughed.
“nah I’m harmless” giggling because I already had 3 different things that I can make him do if he fails.
“Alright then, now I’m sorted what do you want.” Mason was about to go get our food.
“I need Powerade, a bottle of water, a sausage roll and a banana.”
“that’s it.?” he looked at me like he was expecting more than just that.
I just nodded and waited for him till he came back. He held all the stuff and we walked over to my table where we greeted Ash and Talen. I introduced him to both of them and he and Talen got on straight away.
“So, what’s with the wet hair and no make-up look, rough morning.?” Ash said while darting her eyes up and down at me.
“Something like that, you’re forgetting no underwear to.” I winked at ash.
“WHAT YOU’RE NOT WEARING ANY UNDER-“
I cupped her mouth just before she could finish “yes but not in that way ok.”
she looked at me confused and then looked at Mason, I turned to see him looking at me and smiling at me, he heard the convocation thanks to Ash and her big mouth.
“So, Mason just out of curiosity, how do you know Eden, you guys just seem close.” Ashley was getting all nosey, trying to get the dirt.
“Let’s just say we have an awesome story to tell the grandkids one day.” Mason laughed looking at me.
“Tell me I want to know.” Ashley was so impatient.
“Well I met her yesterday in a shop and I happened to ask if something was taken and she said no then we started talking for hours before going somewhere together with our friends, then we all hung out. Then Eden left without a good bye. When I was out for my morning jog, I ran into her again, it must have been fate. Then we met again here not knowing we went to the same school.”
Ashley looked at us funny. Not buying it, come on spill it, fill in the gaps.
“fine the *shop* was a pub and me asking if something was *taken* was the seat next to her. We got day drunk and waited until my friend Max finished work then Jade, Eden, Max and I went to Max’s frat party and its theme was underwear only, so we all got half naked, got smashed, Eden did a keg stand and got a tattoo. Then she disappeared then I came across her on the trail still half naked hidden behind the bush and she asked for my top, that’s when we reunited, I call it fate.”
“Just spill the beans why don’t you, you could have left the trail part out of it. It was so embarrassing.” I looked at Ash and Talen and their jaws were wide opened Shocked at what had happened.
“ha-ha you got me, nice try.” Ash didn’t know what to think.
“Umm Ash I don’t think they are bullshitting.” Talen looked at Ashley pulling a straight face
“WHAT! What the hell were you thinking Eden. Drinking underage, going to a frat party, god knows what you did and a FREAKING TATTOO, your mother is going to kill you.!” Ash was in rampage mode.
“Show us the Tattoo.!” Talen was Keen to see what it was.
I turned around and lifted my hair up and showed them, they went quiet then they both started laughing.
“It’s a fucking dick isn’t it, Mason you told me it wasn’t.” I Was so freaking pissed that this had happened.
“You must have been so drunk, because you have no tattoo Eden.” Talen was almost falling off his chair laughing so hard. I looked at Mason with a confused look on my face and he gave one back.
“Mason. why did you lie to me.?”
He stood there for a good minute with a cross face before replying.  “It must have been a wash off one, you’re lucky.” He said smiling at me.
It made me feel better knowing that it was just a temporary tattoo, yet it felt so real.
I looked at Mason and he looked like he was deep throating a sausage roll. I totally forgot our bet we made.
he smashed his two sausage rolls, pie and now he was onto his Ham and Cheese sandwich. Holy shit he’s going to finish this before the bell, just in the nick of time he swallowed the last of the sandwich at the same time as the bell rang. Talen and Ash started clapping impressed by his efforts.
“So what was your bet?” Talen asked.
“I told Eden if I could finish this before the end of recess, she has to go on a date with me.” Mason winked at me being cheeky.
“So Where you are taking me.?” I asked.
“It’s a surprise, so you’ll have to wait and see.”
“I hate surprises.” Why does he have to be one of those guys that have to surprise a girl.
“Well deal with it, I’ve got to get to class, see you all you later.”  He waved goodbye to us.
“You’re so totally crushing on him.” Talen said nudging me.
“I don’t blame you, girl he is hot as hell.” Ashley said winking at me.
“Stop it you two. I have to go now I’ll see you later.” We all had different classes, and I had Art now. Time to finish what I started in class the other day. I walked into class and everyone was started looking at me. This is strange, what did I do this time, oh that’s right the little show with Mason, that must be it. Miss Quinn came over to me and asked if she could have a word with me. ‘Really, now the teachers are getting involved.’
“Eden can you come here, I need to talk to you.” She signalled me with her hand.
“Is everything alright Miss.?”
“Its best if I show you.” She walked me into the storage room where they keep the art work locked up and there was my art work, completely destroyed.! My heart sank how could someone be so cruel, by doing that to my painting. Someone had taken a knife to my portrait and slit the canvas leaving multiple gashes all over it. Someone just dug themselves a grave, once I find the culprit, I’m going to put them six foot under, this just crossed a line. I grabbed the canvas took it out to the class and raged. “Who the fuck did this to my project.?”
everyone started looking around waiting for someone to own up, then I see Mel and Josie Laughing.
“find this funny, girls.?” I was hitting almost peek mode.
“Just a tad.” Mel was enjoying this.
“Did you do this.?” I yelled at the top of my lungs.
“Why would you think I would do something like that.” she said while smiling.
It was fucking obvious. Without a thought I just threw my painting towards her, just high enough to hit the wall behind her and scare her.”
“What the fuck is wrong with you, you psycho.!!!” Mel ducked her head making sure it didn’t get her pretty little face.
I stormed out of class with fury, I really wanted to punch something, but I had to contain myself. With all the anger building up my neck started burning up. Really, don’t tell me I’m getting a late allergic reaction. I put my hand on the back of my neck and it was hot. It was irritating me. I went straight to the library it was too hot outside maybe I just needed to cool down. I was hoping Mr Ellis was teaching so I wouldn’t have to deal with him. Soon as a walked in, the aircon was on blasting away, it felt so good. I walked around and peeked to see if Mr Ellis was there, but the library was empty. ‘fuck yeah.!’ I had the place all to myself. I got my iPod out and put my headphones in, then put my selected playlist on and laid down on the couch and dozed off