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Okay, this chapter is short, and took me forever to write
But now it's over and done with.
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Enjoy!
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Chapter Eight
When I stopped crying I mumbled, “Sorry for ruining our date.”
“It’s okay... and it’s not ruined. We still have ages left,” Jordan said to me, stroking my hair whilst I still had my head on his chest.
“But, all that I’ve done is cry.”
“And it’s now my job to cheer you up. So how about I drive over to the place I had in mind and we continue our date.”
I smiled at him. “Okay.”
He continued to drive down the road till we reached the edge of Lake Gloria.
“I thought you said we weren’t hanging out with your friends...” I mumbled.
“We’re not.”
“Then why are we here?”
“Because there is another clearing on the opposite side of the lake.”
He’s not talking about the one Oliver took me to is he? I thought to myself.
We climbed out of the car and walked through the thick forest.
“Jordan, is it safe to walk through here at night? I can’t see a thing!” I complained as we climbed our way through the trees and over fallen logs. I could hear our footsteps making a crunch every time we took a step, I could also hear the sounds of the wildlife calling around us. I sped up to keep up with Jordan.
“It’s okay, I’m here. I’ve been through this forest many times at night.”
“I don’t know...”
He didn’t respond, but instead he wrapped a comforting arm around me. When I gave him a curious gaze he said, “It’s okay, I’m here.”
I smiled, ducking my head.
We walked out of the trees into the same clearing Oliver had taken me to.
“I’ve been here before,” I mumbled to him.
“With whom?”
I bit my lip, not wanting to get Oliver in trouble, so instead I said, “I had a fight with my parents one night so I stormed out of home and wondered around. I ended up stumbling through this forest and reached the clearing. I sat out here for a while until I returned home.” Lie, lie, lie... massively huge lie!
SHUT UP! I told myself.
BUT YOU LIED! I hope you feel guilty.
I ignored the voice in my head and concentrated on Jordan
“My family used to come here ever Sunday afternoon,” he mumbled.
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Leaves of Autumn
Teen FictionCecelia Bloom has just moved to Lake Gloria, a town no one really knows about, all because of her unblanced step father. Lake Gloria is a town of many wonders and history. As Cecelia starts to get involved of the history of the town, she starts t...
