MAXINE - 12 YEARS OLD
Today was particularly a sunny, beautiful day. Ninety degrees outside, midst August and every color seemed to be intensified.
The leaves on the trees were greener, the sky was bluer and the butterflies shined with their brightest colors.
I resented my mom for having me put a long-sleeved shirt on, and i envied Chloe for her obviously lighter -and prettier- one. Besides, it was embarassing having two big spots of sweat covering my armpits. But i didn't care. Not if it was my best friend in the whole world next to me. She wouldn't judge me.
-Come on, Max! Hurry!- I heard Chloe shout. She was some solid 15 feets ahead of me. We were heading towards the big tree. That's where we hid our time capsule. It was a centric, giant tree placed in the Arcadia Bay forest. It was our place. The place we told eachother every secret, gossip and deepest confessions. And now we were going to dig out the capsule we hid 5 years ago.
We were actually cheating; we promised ourselves we would only see it 10 years after the day we buried it. That would be at age eighteen. When we were eight years old, we decided to make our friendship last forever in the coolest way. We hid a bunch of letters, drawings and others stuff for us to see later on. That way we were forced to come back from wherever we were and join pirate forces to dig out the most awesome treasure ever. But we couldn't help it. Neither of us remembered what we put in there and we were dying to know.
-This is so wrong but feels so right- i said chuckling, already catching up with Chloe.
-I know, right?! - She said, clearly excited, doing that adorable bouncing she does when she's hyped up. Chloe was particularly… pretty today. Her long, blond hair was shinning, as if it belonged to some shampoo comercial, waving synchronized with the wind. She always grew these funny freckles all over her nose and cheeks every summer, which made her look like a model, and her blue eyes shined amazingly bright, reflecting the sunlight. Sometimes i didn't know if it was jealousy i felt every time i looked at her, or just pure… admiration. Whatever it was, it always felt just right.
-Okay, we're here,- Chloe said- let's just cut the crap and see whatever in the world is there.
I realized i was stupidly nervous by the whole thing. My heart was rapidly pounding in my chest and my hands were sweating, but i didn't care. It was the good kind of nervous.
-I'm actually really nervous- Chloe said, as if she had read my mind.
-Dude, me too- I responded, with an akward laugh.
-Let's do this- Chloe picked the shovels next to her and handed me one- Now, you lazy ass, show me watcha' got.