Roses and Thornes

Chapter 10

Haylee woke to someone shaking her, it was Noah. "Noah what's wrong? Are you okay?", Haylee was concerned. "I'm fine I was wondering if you wanted to go swimming?", Noah said with his bright smile. Haylee didn't have to answer him they both know that she was going to say yes. Haylee kicked him out of her room while she put on her swimsuit. Haylee was nervous that Noah would make a comment on her body she has lost 5 pounds in the last week.

Haylee went outside to see Noah waiting for her at the edge of the pool. "Hey do you have your phone?", Haylee coming up with a plan. "No?", Noah slowly responded. Haylee quickly ran up behind him and pushed him into the pool. Haylee laughed so hard as he came up and looked at her like he was coming up with revenge. "That's it", Noah said with a smile on his face. Noah got out of the pool and grabbed on to Haylee and jumped into the pool. Haylee was laughing so hard, it's the hardest she laughed for a while. She was expecting a coughing fit to come but it never did, she considered herself blessed. "Hold on I got to use the bathroom", Noah said as he pushed himself on to the side of the pool. Haylee watched as he went inside. Haylee took a deep breath and went underwater. It was quiet no worries it wasn't chaotic, she got lost in her own thoughts. When she started to feel pain in her chest, she was drowning. She could feel the chorine in her lungs as she pushed off the 10ft floor of the bottom of the pool. She was almost to the top, she started to choke, she reached the surface and swam over to the side of the pool and coughed, as usual there was blood and the pedals. Haylee quickly used the pool water to try to clean up the side of the pool so Noah wouldn't see. He seemed happy if he knew this was happening his mood would change.

Right as she swam away from the mess Noah comes back out and jumps in. "Miss me?", Noah said swimming towards her. "I don't know, It was nice and quite when you left", Haylee said sarcastically. Noah laughed and Haylee couldn't help but join. Noah and Haylee calmed down and sat on the steps on the pool looking at the stars that were very faint. In Montana you could see the stars very clearly, but in Miami it was a little bit more difficult. Haylee started to have shivers down her back from being cold. "Are you cold?", Noah asked as he continued to look at the stars. "Just a little", Haylee replied looking at the side of his face. "Well then we better get you warm.", Noah stood up and begin to exit the pool. Haylee followed him. As he reached the door Noah grabbed his grey hoodie from a table and gave it to Haylee. Haylee put it on, it was one of her favorite hoodies that he owned. He almost always had it with him. As Haylee got to her room she started to take off his hoodie. "You keep it for tonight", Noah said smiling as he walked to his own room. Haylee changed into shorts and a shirt and put Noah's hoodie back on. Haylee was comfortable and fell asleep within minutes.