Running From You

Chapter 6

(Madison ^ )

"Can you drive me to Elliot's?" Mads pounces on me the minute I get home from practice.

"Done with your homework already?" I set my gym bag on the floor.

She nods, "Yup. A light load today."

"Alright then, come on," I wave her out and drive over to the Perkins' residence. Mads hops off and just when I'm about to turn the car around, the front door opens and two people come out.

Evan and Tyler give me weird looks, the former coming to tap on my window.

I roll it down and quickly explain, "I just dropped Mads off." I don't know want them to get the wrong idea.

Evan nods, "I figured. But since you're here, want to join us for some mini golf?"

"Uh..." I look from him to Tyler, who's looking at his friend like the latter has lost his marbles. I seriously doubt he wants me to join.

"Come on, Sanders," Evan coos. "Don't mind the jerk," he points his thumb at Tyler, "he'll come around."

I seriously doubt that. But since I only have an empty house and homework and chores waiting for me at home... "Okay, yeah, sure. Hop in, I'll drive."

Evan gives me directions to the mini golf place, but other than that, the drive is silent.

"Just prepare yourselves to lose" Evan boasts as we walk to the first course.

"Pfft," Tyler and I say at the same time. We exchange an awkward glance and clear our throats.

"Not in this lifetime, Perkins," I scoff.

"I'm undefeated, just to let you know" Tyler brags.

This is going to be interesting. "Ladies' first," I announce and line up my putter.

"I don't see any" Tyler quips and I bare him an "I'm so amused" look before hitting the ball. Hole-in-one. Yay!

"Take that, losers!" I stick out my tongue.

They look at each other and shake their heads at me.

"It's only the first course" Evan says. "It's always the easiest one."

"Well you do it, then," I move aside.

He gets the ball in in two tries, scowling at his putter like it was at fault.

Tyler goes next and manages a hole-in-one as well.

"Damn," I mutter under my breath and we move to the second course. A sign next to it declares it can be done in a minimum of three shots. Challenge accepted.

I concentrate and manage to do it in four. Dang it!

"Move over" Evan says cockily. "Let the master show you how it's done."

Tyler laughs. "I suggest you move over, then."

Evan gives him the stinky eye and puts the ball. It takes him four tries, as well.

"Now I'll show you two losers how it's done" Tyler pushes up the sleeves of his gray sweater and moves to position.

My jaw drops down as he actually does manage to do it in three tries.

"Told ya," he winks smugly and leads the way to the next course, this one looking a tad more complicated.

"We have to beat him" Evan mutters beside me. I agree. I'm not letting that smug son of a bitch win.