Derry Girl And A Wee English Fella

chp 4

The Quinn's & McCools gathered around the dinner table.

"So, Girls, the annual camping trip is coming up next week, and Deirdre has asked us to bring Michelle & James, as Martin & Deirdre are working. So I thought you could ask Clare to come too?" Mary asks.

"YES!! Uh I mean yes mammy, I'll ring Clare after dinner." Erin exclaims.

"Mammy what day is the trip?" Val questioned.

"Friday to Next Friday."

"Aye! That's nearly three days longer than last year!!" Gerry was taken a back.

"No shit you Southern Shitebag!" Joe  roared at Gerry.

"Da!!"
"Da!"
"GRANDA!!"

-timeskip-

"I actually can't believe  it, we're going camping tomorrow!! This is CLASS!!!!"
Michelle  cheered.

The teens where are gathered in Erin's room, all except for Val.

"Erin, where's Valerie?" James asks.

"Oh she's in her room getting ready."

James walked in towards Val's room and knocked on the door.

"Come in!"

"ERM hey Valerie I-"

"VAL. it's Val, James."

"Oh, I actually think Valerie's a lovely name, not like Val isn't I- I mean it's"

Val exhaled.
"Thank you James. For you I'll make an exception."

James' face goes all red. He them smiled.

"Anyway, your staying the night before we go camping?"

"Uh yeah!"

"Great!"

James sits on the end of Val's bed.

"I'm abit nervous about camping to be honest. I haven't been camping before..." James admits.

"It's okay! You just need the right things. My granda, has EVERYTHING you'll need !"
Val smiles.

"JAMESSSSSS!! VALLLL!! COME ONNN!!"

Val & James walk towards the stairs where all the girls are.

"We're going shopping!! Das bringing us! Come on!" Erin shouts at the two.

"Where you two snogging up there?" Orla asks, wiggling her eyebrows.

"NO!" both teenagers shout back.

*Time skip!*

"Thanks da! See you at 6!" Val shouts to her da.

"Okay! Be safe girls! And the wee gay fella!"

"I'm not gay!" James frowns.

"Don't mind him James." Val rubs his shoulders.

"I need to get food for tomorrow." Val says, "James, I don't suppose you want to come with me? You know, to the Tesco over there?"

"Oh! Sure!" He excitedly replies.

The two walk towards Tesco.

"Ooh James, they have the big crisp packets!!!"

"Ohh there the nice ones too!!" James picks them up, gazing at them.

"Aye! Mammy gave me thirty pounds for shopping, so let's get them!! How much?"

"Only €1.15!!"

"AYE? PUT THEM IN THE BASKET!!"

The two finish shopping and only spent around 15 pound.

"That was fun! We should do this again!" Val giggles.

"Oh, of course" James smiles.

"Oh SHITE! ITS NEARLY 6!!" Val frantically grabs James' hand and sprints towards the car park.

James goes all red and grips her hand back.

"Hey! Val & Ballbag! Why are you - OH MY HOLY MARY!!" Michelle was caught off guard.

"What?" James  wondered.

"You two are holding hands!! I knew it!!!"

James looks at Val and they quickly go red and separate.

"I em, sorry."

On the way home, there wasn't enough room in Gerry's car with all the bags.

"It's okay Mr Quinn, I'll walk." James says.

"You can't walk alone!! It's dark! I'll walk with him Daddy. To the bus stop. Then we'll get the bus to the square and walk from there."

"You sure? Wouldn't want you wains getting lost."

"It's fine Daddy, really"

The car drives off as James starts to walk.

"The bus stops only around the corner, maybe a 5 minute walk!"
Val says.

The two small talk & giggle all the way until they get off the bus.

"So em Val, if I can ask, why don't you like anyone calling you Valerie?"
James questioned.

"I don't like it. That's all. Back in Primary school I was slagged off for it. So I just go by val. Valerie's an ugly name anyway."

"No it's not? It's a gorgeous name for a gorgeous girl-" James notices Val going red after realizing what he said.

'Oh, I'm sorry"

"No no! It's okay, thank you." Val smiles.

"Maybe I will  stay with Valerie "

They get to the Mallons door. (It's right across the street from the Quinn's.)

"Thank you." Val says to James.

"For what?"

"Today. I really enjoyed it. Thank you."

"Oh! Yeah thanks I had a great day too."

"Well it's getting late, da will kill me , I'll see you later James." She pecked him on the cheek.

He stood there in shock for a minute as she walked away.

"Oh, yeah! Uh bye Valerie!"