Like ocean to me

chapter 8

The fact that Madison might have had sensibility issues again and hurt Sean makes me angry, but i cant worry about that right now.

- who?

- I don't know. I think it was a girl, and she had really long braids i think she looked kind of Asian, but other then that i couldn't see much...

My fist thought is that I have to tell Andrew, but what if he doesn't want to help me anymore? on the other hand... he was so nice to me yesterday... he even hugged me... 

- oh, you must've seen wrongly... I barely slept that night. And i was actually wearing braids, for some reason they must have looked really long... I don't recall you wearing your glasses yesterday at dinner. 

- But she really didn't look like you... and that's not the only thing, you see, this girl, she jumped from you window! I don't need glasses to see someone jumping from a window! Anyone jumping from 4th floor would brake both legs, but this girl, she looked like spider man! 

- yeah, that definitely wasn't me. What did you do?

- well, I wanted to call the police or your parents, but Sean called me off, they wouldn't believe us, she definitely wasn't a robber, she didn't have anything with her and it was obvious that she didn't mind being seen, she wasn't covered up, at all. We thought of going after her but quickly chickened out.

- Wait... are you telling me she was naked?

- No! i'm saying she was wearing a yellow top with white shorts. She wasn't trying to hide herself at all.

ok, this is good, i have a clue, clues are good. Now what do i tell Daniel?

- well, i need to go to the bathroom. its urgent. Bye.

I need to think before i tell him anything.

i hastily walk towards the stairs to go to the closest restaurant. while passing by Andrew, who is sitting cross legged talking to Madison, i try to get his attention by throwing a bit of sand on his back. when he finally looks at me I discretely widen my eyes at him, signaling him to follow me. I don't think he gets it.

Now that i have to go 'to the bathroom' i just go up the stairs and sit on a bench nearby secretly hoping that maybe Andrew is coming.

Any other day I would have avoided him at all costs and expected him to tell everyone about what i can do, I think maybe he didn't do that because no one would believe him and everyone would think his crazy. But fact is he didn't do any of those things, at least not that i know of, maybe he is plotting against me...

With the corner of my eye i see Andrew approaching me and i decide to put these thoughts aside. Does it really matter why his helping me? I need help, i might as well get it from him.

- wow, you understood the discrete calling! we need to be quick, i don't usually take much time in the bathroom.

- oh... so that's what that was... i just followed you to get away from Alison. 

He says with a slight smile on his face, one that i don't seem to hate so much right now... focus Emily!

- so here is the tea, Dan and Sean saw someone in my room two days ago, the night i got the letter. that means we have a lead.

- ok great. but what do you want to do with it? you you haven't gotten anymore letters so maybe it was a one time thing.

- It sure didn't look like a one time thing. also someone might be after me and knows what i can do, and this person knows it too. I need answers to what the hell this is! Dan said she was wearing yellow, and jumped from my window, so i figured she wont murder me, at least not dressed in yellow.

- you have a point.

- so lets go back?

- oh no. please, don't make me go back to Madison.

He says with a pleading face.

Andrew p.o.v

Sometimes i feel bad for Madison... she is convinced that everyone around her thinks shes a goddess, and back and school that might be partly true, but during summer brake, she has to get over the fact that she is just another human being.

- what is she doing now?

- The typical.

i dryly answer.

- ok then, lets take a walk, i don't really feel like going back either.

- Aren't you taking too much time in the 'bathroom' ? and we don't have shoes

- i'm having a hard time getting it all out. and who needs shoes? were next to the beach, its not that weird to walk bare foot!

- ok then, but if i cant walk tomorrow because I hurt my foot in these little rocks it's your fault.

And so we start walking. I can feel every little rock stepping in my foot, but its not as bad as i remember. 

I think its the first time we're willingly taking a walk together. we aren't being expelled from public places or forced to make up.

- so... what have you been doing these days. 

- you know, the usual, running away from water snakes and stuff. 

- oh yeah, everyone's daily life. 

i laugh, this is oddly... nice.

- yeah, i feel like Indiana Jones, saving random ladies everyday. 

- haha since when am I a lady to you.

- since i'm helping you and i'm Indiana Jones.

- why are you helping me?

I guess you can call it that. i wonder if i am even really helping her, maybe I am doing her a big favor, maybe she'll hate me for the rest of my life for this, maybe she won't ever know.

- Because you matter to me.

- No i don't. 

Does she? i think she does. its hard not to care about someone when they've been there your whole life. maybe ill let her know when i'm sure.

Quick disclaimer: I have seen the Idiana Jones movies but I really can't remember much except for the fact that he had a different girlfriend every movie. so yeah, i hope i'm right hahah.

see you next week :)