9. Sharing Secrets
Sharing Secrets
“We’re going for a walk, Mum!” Jess called as her and her two best friends, Sam and Amanda, walked out the back door.
“Okay, don’t forget Amanda has to be home by six.”
“Yep.”
The three girls linked arms as they walked towards the beach. They loved to sit on the headland and watch the water. It was the best place to tell secrets. That’s what they wanted to do today.
“So, do you think Mr. Anderson is cute?” Jess asked.
“Yeah, totally,” Amanda agreed.
Sam rolled her eyes, “He’s a bit old don’t you think?”
“Well, yeah, but so’s Johnny Depp and he’s still cute,” Jess said.
“This is true.”
There were quite a few people on the beach, enjoying their Sunday afternoon. A couple of surfers were braving the cold but other than that the water was free of humans.
A cool breeze was coming off the water. The three girls shivered as they sat down on the edge of the headland. There was no one else on the headland at that moment, which was surprising given the number of people on the beach.
“You know Mr. Anderson has a brother,” Sam said.
“Really?” Jess asked.
Sam nodded, “Yeah, he works at the service station on Main Street.”
“Really?” Amanda asked.
“Yeah.”
“Doesn’t your aunt work there?”
“Yep, that’s how I know he has a brother.”
“Is his brother as cute as him?” Jess asked.
Sam laughed at her friend, “That’s all you ever think about, isn’t it?”
“Well, dah,” Jess said.
“So,” Amanda asked, “Is he?”
“I guess.”
The three of them started to giggle.
They were still alone on the headland. Not one of them felt uncomfortable. Not one of them felt like they were being watched. They knew the area. They knew the people. They felt safe.
The watcher sat perfectly still staring through the trees. The girls had their backs to him but he caught flashes of their profiles as they turned to look at each other. He smiled slightly as he held up his camera and took another picture.
“Have you and Jamie done anything yet?” Jess asked Amanda.
Amanda smiled and bit her lip, “Like what?”
“You know!” Sam said, punching her friend lightly on the shoulder.
“You want to know if we’ve had sex yet,” Amanda grinned at her friends.
Jess and Sam looked at each other then burst out laughing.
“Yep, that’s what we want to know,” Jess said after she got herself under control.
“Not yet,” Amanda said calmly.
“Really? But you’ve been going out for like two months,” Sam said.
“Yeah, well, we almost did but then his dad got home.”
“Oh my God! That must’ve been so embarrassing,” Jess said.
Amanda shook her head, “Luckily he didn’t come into Jamie’s room.”
“I think I’d die if I nearly got caught by my dad,” Sam said.
Jess looked at Sam and shook her head, “Nah, your dad’s cool, Sam. Imagine getting caught by my mum!”
That sent the three of them in to gales of laughter.
“So Jess has a crush on Mr. Anderson and I’ve got a boyfriend but what about you, Sam?”
Sam blushed as her two best friends looked at her.
“You do like someone!” Jess accused.
Sam bit her lip, “Sort of.”
“Who is it?” Amanda asked.
“Yeah, tell us!”
Sam looked around to make sure that there wasn’t anyone around to overhear what she was about to say. The headland was still deserted. She couldn’t see the watcher.
“Simon.”
“Simon?” Jess almost shouted.
“Yeah, quiet,” Sam glanced around again.
“Simon? Really?” Amanda said. “That’s not what I was expecting.”
“Why? Who’d you think I liked?”
“I was thinking someone like Danny or Michael.”
“No way, Michael’s Joel’s friend’s brother!”
“So?” Jess asked.
“So that’s just wrong!”
“Why? I think my brother’s friends are hot!” Jess said.
Sam rolled her eyes, “Your brother’s sixteen and mine’s nine. It’s so completely different.”
“Whatever.”
Amanda looked at her phone, “Hey, we should probably go back. It’s 4:30.”
The three of them stood up and brushed the grass off their clothes. They linked arms again and headed back to Jess’ house. They didn’t know it but they pass close by the watcher. He snapped another picture of them as they passed. He was still smiling.
[AUTHOR'S NOTE: Thanks to Sean for helping me name Mr. Anderson. Some other possible names for him were Mr Moogfretard, Mr Fredrick, Mr Torrance, Mr Wood, Mr Woodlot and Mr Bugger. You can see why I went with Mr Anderson. Also Mr Anderson's name keeps with the naming-people-after-characters-and-actors-in-Stargate thing that I've got going on in this story. Mr Greg Anderson is friends with Miss Callie O'Neill.]
“We’re going for a walk, Mum!” Jess called as her and her two best friends, Sam and Amanda, walked out the back door.
“Okay, don’t forget Amanda has to be home by six.”
“Yep.”
The three girls linked arms as they walked towards the beach. They loved to sit on the headland and watch the water. It was the best place to tell secrets. That’s what they wanted to do today.
“So, do you think Mr. Anderson is cute?” Jess asked.
“Yeah, totally,” Amanda agreed.
Sam rolled her eyes, “He’s a bit old don’t you think?”
“Well, yeah, but so’s Johnny Depp and he’s still cute,” Jess said.
“This is true.”
There were quite a few people on the beach, enjoying their Sunday afternoon. A couple of surfers were braving the cold but other than that the water was free of humans.
A cool breeze was coming off the water. The three girls shivered as they sat down on the edge of the headland. There was no one else on the headland at that moment, which was surprising given the number of people on the beach.
“You know Mr. Anderson has a brother,” Sam said.
“Really?” Jess asked.
Sam nodded, “Yeah, he works at the service station on Main Street.”
“Really?” Amanda asked.
“Yeah.”
“Doesn’t your aunt work there?”
“Yep, that’s how I know he has a brother.”
“Is his brother as cute as him?” Jess asked.
Sam laughed at her friend, “That’s all you ever think about, isn’t it?”
“Well, dah,” Jess said.
“So,” Amanda asked, “Is he?”
“I guess.”
The three of them started to giggle.
They were still alone on the headland. Not one of them felt uncomfortable. Not one of them felt like they were being watched. They knew the area. They knew the people. They felt safe.
The watcher sat perfectly still staring through the trees. The girls had their backs to him but he caught flashes of their profiles as they turned to look at each other. He smiled slightly as he held up his camera and took another picture.
“Have you and Jamie done anything yet?” Jess asked Amanda.
Amanda smiled and bit her lip, “Like what?”
“You know!” Sam said, punching her friend lightly on the shoulder.
“You want to know if we’ve had sex yet,” Amanda grinned at her friends.
Jess and Sam looked at each other then burst out laughing.
“Yep, that’s what we want to know,” Jess said after she got herself under control.
“Not yet,” Amanda said calmly.
“Really? But you’ve been going out for like two months,” Sam said.
“Yeah, well, we almost did but then his dad got home.”
“Oh my God! That must’ve been so embarrassing,” Jess said.
Amanda shook her head, “Luckily he didn’t come into Jamie’s room.”
“I think I’d die if I nearly got caught by my dad,” Sam said.
Jess looked at Sam and shook her head, “Nah, your dad’s cool, Sam. Imagine getting caught by my mum!”
That sent the three of them in to gales of laughter.
“So Jess has a crush on Mr. Anderson and I’ve got a boyfriend but what about you, Sam?”
Sam blushed as her two best friends looked at her.
“You do like someone!” Jess accused.
Sam bit her lip, “Sort of.”
“Who is it?” Amanda asked.
“Yeah, tell us!”
Sam looked around to make sure that there wasn’t anyone around to overhear what she was about to say. The headland was still deserted. She couldn’t see the watcher.
“Simon.”
“Simon?” Jess almost shouted.
“Yeah, quiet,” Sam glanced around again.
“Simon? Really?” Amanda said. “That’s not what I was expecting.”
“Why? Who’d you think I liked?”
“I was thinking someone like Danny or Michael.”
“No way, Michael’s Joel’s friend’s brother!”
“So?” Jess asked.
“So that’s just wrong!”
“Why? I think my brother’s friends are hot!” Jess said.
Sam rolled her eyes, “Your brother’s sixteen and mine’s nine. It’s so completely different.”
“Whatever.”
Amanda looked at her phone, “Hey, we should probably go back. It’s 4:30.”
The three of them stood up and brushed the grass off their clothes. They linked arms again and headed back to Jess’ house. They didn’t know it but they pass close by the watcher. He snapped another picture of them as they passed. He was still smiling.
[AUTHOR'S NOTE: Thanks to Sean for helping me name Mr. Anderson. Some other possible names for him were Mr Moogfretard, Mr Fredrick, Mr Torrance, Mr Wood, Mr Woodlot and Mr Bugger. You can see why I went with Mr Anderson. Also Mr Anderson's name keeps with the naming-people-after-characters-and-actors-in-Stargate thing that I've got going on in this story. Mr Greg Anderson is friends with Miss Callie O'Neill.]
posted by Supermarez at 3:53 pm
1 Comments:
But thats my name! also it reminds me of neo from the matrix!
but whatever, he's alowed to have my name as long as he's cute! only kidding...
Its great marez, keep up the good work!
love, Zoe
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