Key and Lock
Book-worm-addict
A/N: Disclaimer; This story is Sarah Dessens, I merely changed the characters lives to better fit me. This is not my favorite story Dessen has ever written tis why I picked it. Mostly for my sake here are the character names; Ruby (Main girl character but not main in my story), Nate (weird boy relationship But is going to be the main character in my story), Jamie (brother in law), Cora (Rubys sister) Reggie (Owns a kiosk in the mall next to Harriet), Harriet (Ruby's boss she owns a kiosk in the mall), Olivia (a friend of Rubys), Roscoe (Jamies dog), And darn it one more girl I think its Brittany but I cant remember, shes not that important for this section anyways. Now the stuff you want to hear, there will be fluff! Teehee. :3 I am twisting the story to how I want it, not everything will be the same there will be big things that are different.
This section is going to be fairly short, I just want to get it out there before I have to go to work today.
Here we go:
Nate's fingers brush the pool water creating subtle waves that disappear into nothing. His legs are folded under him out of the way as he continues to brush the water. The light above the pool flickers a few times then gives out dousing him with darkness. He's not afraid of what goes bump in the night, but of the water which he can barely see anymore. He used to swim. Day in and day out the only place you could find Nate was in the pool. But now he was afraid. Every time he came out to his legal sized swimming pool which his dad bought in hopes to bring them closer together, the water would poke at his memories. Memories he didn't want but needed.
Nate stands up and shakily takes a step towards the house. Its okay, he whispers, you'll make it. Another shaky step and he closes his eyes for a few seconds breathing deep. I am stronger then this. With a burst of energy he darts towards the house. His feet get tangled under him and he topples over.
"Smooth pool boy." A voice chuckles, it's female.
"Hello?" Nate calls out as he untangles himself. He squints into the darkness as the neighbor's porch light goes on illuminating a silhouette sitting on his fence.
"Oh shit, come help me!" she calls to Nate, "common! He can't find me like this." With no motivation to go over and help the girl he stands to his feet and watches. She try's to lift herself off the fence but her pants are stuck in the metal. She pulls and pulls; Nate hears a sliding glass door open.
"Ruby? Ruby is that you out there?"
Ruby starts to panic and pulls harder "Help me!" she whispers.
"Ruby?" The voice at the house calls to her again.
Nate walks over to the girl and unhooks her pant leg. She topples over the fence with the force she exerted trying to pull. Her book bag gets left behind sitting in the dirt just out of reach. Ruby darts to his house, what? Before Nate could tell her to go away Jamie the neighbor who was calling for Ruby walked up to the fence.
"Hey Nate," he accidentally kicks the bag not noticing it when he walked up. "Oh." He shakes his head and hands Nate the bag. "I'll leave the back door open. That's Ruby, Cora's sister. She's going to be living with us from now on. Goodnight Nate, sorry to bother you." Nate grabs the bag and nods back to Jason, "Goodnight Jamie."
Before Jamie has time to turn off the porch light Nate grabs a flashlight from the pool shed.