Summer days

Chapter 10: Blackmail

William

"Zac give me back my freaking phone!" I yelled as I I chase my brother down the stairs. I was talking on the phone with Dani when Zac decided to come in and interfere with my conversation with her.

"Not a chance Will!" He yelled back and went to the kitchen.

"Come on Zac, don't be such a douche and just give me back my phone..."

"Not until you tell mom to give me back my phone. She trusts you right? Mr. goody two-shoes?" He said. Earlier this night, my brother decided to go to the party that Gordon was talking about. He didn't drink or did anything stupid but he came one late which made my mom furious that she took away his phone. And he really needs to call someone in private and he can't use any other phone. So he's asking me to get it from our mom but I refused and here we are now...

"Zac I said no. Now give it back..." I said as I try to snatch it from him but he moves away.

"Please Will, or else..." He said as he slowly moved to the right. "I'll put your phone in this basin filled with water..." he said pretending to almost drop my phone in it.

"Okay. Then you'll get into more trouble and mom might just take you out of the football team this time..." I taunted back.

He scoffed. "No she wouldn't... " He says in disbelief. "An how will that affect me huh? Coach will just bring me back in after a week..."

"Okay but she'll also tell dad about this and you know how much he values football..." I crossed my arms, airing for him to say something back but he didn't and gave up. He gave me back my phone and walked away in defeat.

"You win this time Will. Imma get you back..."

I ignore him and check my phone for any calls or texts from Dani. There were zero calls and texts from her. Maybe she went to sleep, it was already past twelve anyways. I think that I should just go to bed as well. I went to my bed and closed my eyes and tried to sleep. After an hour and a half, I could sleep at all. I just stared at the ceiling and counted sheep, which didn't work. I tried to close my eyes but I couldn't sleep and was awake for another 30 minutes. After all the things I tried to do, I just got up and went downstairs to get a glass of water. I quietly crept downstairs and went to the kitchen. I drank a glass of water and went back up again. I was about to go back to sleep when my phone suddenly buzzed. I checked to see if it was from Dani. It wasn't. It was from my sister instead saying something about how she wants to come back here soon. I texted but an okay and something about not to text me at 1:35 in the morning. I turned off my phone and went back to bed, thinking about the things I'm going to do tomorrow.

Danica

I woke up feeling way more tired than before. I turn to check to alarm clock to check the time. 8:13 am. I groaned as I lazily got off my bed and did my usual morning routine. I told my mom that I'm going to have a walk today and she told me to come back before lunch. I rushed upstairs and changed into a jean skirt and a plaid polo. I put my hair up in a ponytail. I looked at myself in the mirror to see how I look. I just shrugged and got my journal and other things and went out.

I planned to not just taking a walk today, I was going to write while walking today. I was adding something to my journal when I noticed that I passed by Will's house. I then remembered something about yesterday. The memory made me groan out of embarrassment and continued walking. I kept on looking back at the house thinking if he's in there. I kept on going back and forth and back and forth to see if he's there to notice me. After countless times of walking to and fro, I have up and decided to walk back to my house. I was writing while I was walking (which turns out to be very hard) so I didn't have my eyes on where I was walking which made me bump into someone, making is both fall.

I dropped my journal and pen and quickly got it before I apologized to the person I bumped into.

"I am so sorry. I guess I'm extra clumsy today and---"

"Danica?" The familiar voice said as I looked up. "I guess we really meet up in weird ways..."

"Oh hiii. William." I said as I clumsily get my journal. It kept on falling from my hands so I had to pick it up numerous times.

"Yeah hi." William said. "So, what's up?"

"Oh nothing much. Just writing while walking. That's all..." I said in a wry weird high pitched voice. I looked back and cringed at myself for making that voice.

"Oh okay." He smiled and nodded. There goes that smile, and there goes the butterflies. "So, I've been meaning to talk to you about our recent conversations. Like that time on the way to school... I've been thinking about it lately and I think we should just forget about them."

"Ok-kay... Even that time we you know... told about our--"

"No, no..." he cut me off. "Just the time we talked on the way home. I guess it's normal for is to have awkward conversations don't you think?"

I nodded as I hug my journal to my chest. "Yeah, I think that's true." I say as we blend into the silence of the neighborhood.

"So, we're cool?"

I scrunch my nose and smile. "Yeah, we're cool."

Now we were just there in silence face to face with each other. We were both looking down on the ground, I was smiling thinking about those silt conversations. I guess that's all behind is and we should just make more awkward conversation and/or memories perhaps.

"Also Dani..."

I look up at him with wonder. "Yes?.."

"I was g-going to ask you if you want to hang out at this diner t-that I know." He nervously asked me. "For you know, the project and s-stuff...."

I look at him wide-eyed. Was he asking me on a date perhaps? No, it's for the project stupid. So a study date? Maybe not and maybe yes. I just nodded and answered him. "Sure, for the project of course." We then started to walk to this diner and we talked about a lot of things. He asked me if I wanted to sit at his lunch table regularly from now on, I didn't hesitate to say yes so I made a fool out of myself again. I guess this is what it will be like if we hung-out more, weird and awkward.