The Freak's Secret

Chapter Three - Sisters

"Guys stop it! You both are honestly so annoying!" It's 9.30, a beautiful sunny Saturday morning, you'd honestly think I'd be in bed relaxing and taking a break especially after the hectic week of school we've just had. But no, Jay and Peppy think it's a great idea to go on a hike. A hike! On a Saturday! In the morning! I'm already starting to dislike this day and it's not even 12 yet.

I am currently being dragged out of my house. Jay has me thrown over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes and Peppy is trying to find my shoes and water bottle. I knew giving Peppy a spare key to my house was a bad idea. "Good morning kids. Where are you guys off to this fine Saturday?", my father questions us with his morning cup of coffee in his hand. Maybe he can help me out of this, "Dad! Help me! They're making me get out of bed against my will. They're practically kidnapping me!" I scream in hope of him hearing my desperation. "Good morning Mr Pancholi. Penelope and I thought today would be a good day to get Jasmine out of the house and go hiking.", Jeremiah says to my dad. "See dad they're torturing me. Please help." I scream again. "I don't know Jas. Hiking with your friends isn't that bad of an idea actually. You are still young. You need to go out there and make memories you can look back on that would make you appreciate your youth.", my dad says. Great he has gone all mushy and sentimental with me.

"Good morning dad.", Penelope says as she comes out from my room holding my converse and Frozen 2 themed water bottle, leave me alone it was a pretty good movie. "Morning Peppy. Take care of Jas for me will you. Make sure she doesn't break any bones today, specifically her own." my dad says winking in our direction. "But daddy you can't let them take me hiking. I'll die before I even get up that mountain. Please daddy!", I say ignoring his sly remark about my clumsiness.

My screams fall on deaf ears because soon enough I am being buckled into the backseat of Jay's car and we are backing out of the drive way while my dad waves at us from the front door. I stick out my tounge at him out of anger, causing him to laugh at my antics. "I regret saying yes to being friends with you guys.", I say at last. I've been friends with Jeremiah for 6 months now, and almost every weekend he has us do something crazy. Don't get me wrong I absolutely love the goofball but he knows how much I hate moving. I was a certified couch potato before he came into my life, and now he has me doing weird stuff like hiking on Saturday mornings.

Not long after we arrive at our destination and one look at the mountain has my legs already hurting. "Please don't make me do this. You know how much heights scare me.", I say in a last attempt to make them change their minds. "Come on, it's not that bad.", Jay says smirking as he begins to put on his hiking shoes. When he sees that the hesitant look doesn't leave my face he continues, "Okay how about this, we won't walk fast. We'll keep it paced. And at the end I'll buy us sushi for lunch." Oh he's good, he knows sushi is my weak spot, but I'm going to need something stronger than sushi once I come down that mountain. "Double cheeseburgers and milkshakes each or nothing.", I decide to give in. "Deal." he says smirking, I'd love to wipe the smirk off his face once in a while.

It's 30 minutes in and I'm already starting to regret making a deal with him. He and Peppy are way ahead of me and I am barely holding on to life, I still need to walk all the way back down. "Come on Jas, you're slowing us down." Peppy screams from ahead. "I can't breathe. Give me a break will you." I scream back, holding my shaking knees. What kind of psychopath hikes for fun? There's seriously a few screws missing in their heads. By the time we come back from the hike it's already 2pm. I'm laying in the backseat face down trying to get my breathing back to normal. They are both sitting in the front looking as fresh as ever. They look like models, even their sweat looks cool. I, on the other hand, look as if I've barely escaped a one-on-one with a banshee. "Jas you still alive?", Jay asks in a mock tone. "I will not hesitate to beat you with my shoe." I reply. "Well I think it's best we all go back home and shower real quick. I'm sweating like a dog. We can meet up for lunch in half an hour at the diner across the street from the gas station.", Peppy says. None of us argue, mostly because we all stink.