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The Meeting
Fifteen year old Amy Dumas walked into the dark, stuffy house and dropped her bags, brushing back her dark shoulder length red hair. She had been holding the bags for to long and she couldn't wait to put them down. Coming up from behind, her older brother, Scott, did the same. They both looked around the house with frowns; it definitely didn't look as glamorous as their mother's new boyfriend, Dave, had made it out to be. Dave had invited the three of them down to his country home in North Carolina for summer vacation and despite the kids first hesitation when they heard their would be no TV and no phones to call their friends back home on, after awhile Dave had convinced them it could actually be fun. Now that they had arrived and seen the house they were supposed to spent the hot summer days in, they weren't so sure anymore.
Their mother pushed past them and looked around with a smile on her face, Dave coming up behind her. "Now isn't this cozy, oh we are just going to have a great time, aren't we kids?" Mrs. Dumas said looking at Amy and Scott. Amy just looked at Scott who returned her look then picked his bags back up. "I think I'll go unpack, which one's mine?" he asked. "Well boy, it'll be right down that hallway and to your right, and Amy, yours is right across the hall, kitchen is down this way, help yourself to whatever you want." Dave said and they made their way down the hall to their rooms. Scott gave Amy one last look before closing the door to his room, a 'Kid, this summer is going to be hell and there's no gettin out of it' look. She sighed and went into her room to unpack.
When Amy had her room to where she could stand to be in it she started to read a book but couldn't concentrate and soon she was wondering around the house. Walking into the kitchen she found Dave drinking a beer and reading the paper. He put the paper down when she walked in and smiled. "Well hey there little Amy, you all unpacked?" he asked and she just nodded. "Where's my mom?" she asked. "She just ran down to the store to pick up some thing's to make for lunch." he answered and she nodded again. "Are there any kids around here?" she asked and he thought for a minute, scratching at his short beard. "Well lets see now, house's aren't really that close to each other round here but I do believe the next house over has some kids bout your age. Why don't you take your brother over there and introduce yourselves." he said and she mentally rolled her eyes. "Yeah, okay." she said and walked out.
It was so hot in the house that Amy did end up going outside where at least the wind was blowing. Scott went with her and they started playing tag, Amy still didn't know how it got started. Scott was three years older than her and a boy so his legs were longer but Amy was more agile and could cut threw the tall grass easier so she stayed ahead of him.
When Amy looked back to see where Scott was she ran smack into another body, hurting her arm bad and falling down in the process. Holding onto he injured arm she looked up to see what, or who she ran into. Hazel eyes met worried Chocolate brown and she looked up to see the boy was holding out his hand. "Oh man, I'm sorry, I didn't see you, are you okay?" he asked in a slightly southern accent.
Amy didn't have a chance to answer because just then Scott came running through just as another blonde boy did from the other way, both almost tripping over her. Scott looked down at Amy, who was still holding her arm and back up at the boys and his eye's flashed with anger. "What the hell did you two do to my little sister!" he yelled and she shot up before he lost it. "Scott, calm down it was an accident, we both just ran into each other. If anything it was my fault, I wasn't looking where I was going." she said and he instantly calmed down which is one thing Amy never got about him, he changed moods so fast, she knew could never calm down that fast. "Sorry bout that man, you gotta understand though, I mean, I see you two standing up there and her down holding here arm and, you know?" he asked holding out his hand and they looked at each other then back and him and nodded, the brown haired boy that Amy ran into shaking his hand. "Its okay, we understand." He said then turned back to me. "You okay?" he asked. "Yeah sure, doesn't even hurt no more." she said dropping her arm despite the throbbing she felt. Scott messed up her hair, knowing her arm still hurt. "You lie to much, you know that kid?" he asked and she smiled up at him, playfully punching him.
"My name's Matt, and this is my brother Jeff." the brown haired boy said to them. "I'm Scott and this is my sister Amy." he answered. "You all ain't from around here are you?" Jeff asked and they shook their heads. "We're from Laturdale, Florida. We're just up here visiting our mom's boyfriend, he lives right over there." Amy said pointing to Dave's house. "Yeah, sure, we know Dave, he's alright." Matt said. "How long have you guys been here?" Jeff asked. "Just got here today, we're staying for a couple weeks." Scott replied and she could hear the disappointment in his voice. "Not to happy bout that huh?" Matt asked and they shook our heads. "Nothing against this place but, we haven't been a day without our TV, and we don't have any phones, we don't have much really." Amy added. "Yeah but you get used to it, it's not that bad once you find stuff to do. How old are you two?" Matt asked. "I'm eighteen, Amy's fifteen. How old are you?" Scott replied. "I'm sixteen and Jeff's thirteen." Matt answered.
Scott was about to say something but before he had the chance they heard their mother call. "Amy Christine Dumas, get in here right now!" she yelled and Scott turned facing his little sister. "What did you do now?" He asked and she just shrugged. "I didn't do anything, atleast I don't think I did anything." she answered. "We better go, we'll see you around." Scott said and ran off. "Yeah, see ya." she added. "Maybe we can hang out later, if your not in trouble." Matt offered. "Yeah, okay, come over after lunch, you guys can show me around." she said and he nodded then she ran off after her brother.
Amy caught up with him outside of the house and they both walked in together. Looking around they didn't see any sign of their mother or Dave. "Ma? You in here?" Scott called out. "I'm in Amy's room, Amy you better get in here now." She said angrily and Amy hurried down the hall to her room with Angelo close behind. When she walked into her room Mrs. Dumas was standing there holding onto the dress she had just gotten Amy. "What was this doing in your dresser? Look at it, its all wrinkled and now I have to iron it, you know you should have hung it up in the closet." she said. "I know ma, I'm sorry, I'll remember next time." she said apologetically. Mrs. Dumas just sighed, shook her head and said "Come on, lunch is ready."
Just as Amy was putting her dish in the sink there was a knock at the door. "I got it" she yelled and ran to the door. Opening the door she smiled at Matt and Jeff. "Hey" she said. "Hey" they answered smiling back. "You wanna walk with us down to the store?" Jeff asked. "Yeah sure, let me just go tell my mom." she said and ran back into the kitchen. "Mom, I'm ganna go to the store with Matt and Jeff, that okay?" she asked already putting her shoe's on. "Yeah, just be back before dark." she said and Amy said okay before running back outside.
Amy looked into the windows of the small shops as the three of them passed by, making their way to the hardware store. "So what are we going for?" she asked. "We need to pick up some wood and nails. We're making a ramp." Jeff explained as they entered the store. "Hey, maybe you can help us." He added looking to Matt who nodded. "Yeah, that'd be cool, how bout it?" He asked her. "Yeah, sure, I'd love to help." she answered happily as she followed them to the counter were the owner stood reading a magazine. He looked up and smiled when they approached him.
"Hey boys, how's it going?" he asked. "Pretty good Tom, this is Amy, she's staying up at Dave's place." Matt answered. "Well, nice to meet you little miss, were you visiting us from?" he asked Amy. "Florida, we're staying here for a month." she answered. "I hope you have a good visit, you picked a good place to stay, right next to these boys. What can I do for you today?" he asked. "We're picking up some wood and nails to make a ramp." Jeff told him. "Well that's nice, you need my help you just call, you here?" he asked and Jeff agreed. They then walked to the back of the store and started picking out the wood they would need.
Amy thought her arms would fall of before they reached Matt and Jeff's house. She wanted to prove to them that she could carry and lift just as much as they could. Amy was always doing that, trying to prove she was as good as the boys were, especially to her brother. She was constantly challenging him and although she barely ever beat him, he admitted that she was hard to beat, and also, with more practice she would win more often. She never was the teachers favorite, or the boys for that matter. It wasn't that she just went up to every guy she saw and started a fight, Amy would never start a fight, but she would always finish one.
When they got started on the ramp Amy found out just how much they like wrestling. They had their own ring, a trampoline with wood surrounding it, in their backyard. The ramp the three of them were building would connect the back door to the ring.
They barely got started on it when Amy noticed it was getting dark. She stood up, her back cracking loudly as she stretched. "Sorry guys, I have to get home before my mom starts screaming for me again." she said. Matt stood up also, facing her. "That's okay, we can't work at night anyway, we'll start again tomorrow." Matt said and Jeff stood up joining him. "If you want, we'll come by tomorrow and walk with you and Scott to school." Jeff offered. "That'd be great, thanks. I'll see you guys tomorrow then." she said and started walking home. "See ya." They said and walked back into the house.
"I'm home." Amy called out when she walked into the house. "Your late Amy, we already started." Mrs. Dumas replied as Amy walked into the kitchen. Scott and Dave were eating and her mom was putting some food on a plate for her. "Sorry Ma." she said sitting down and then she started to tell them what her, Matt and Jeff did all that day. "And tomorrow they're comin over to walk with us to school." she said finishing her story. "Now didn't I tell you how easy it would be to make friends? And just wait until tomorrow in school. That is if you don't get kicked out before school even starts like last year." Mrs. Dumas said pointing her fork at Amy who just gave her a 'Who me?' look and looked at Scott who rolled his eyes.
When Amy finished dinner she walked back into my room to write a letter to her best friend back home about the trip up and what was going on.
Dear Jen,
Hey! I miss you already, the ride up here was sooooooo boring. I'm glad Scott is here with me anyway, I would die without him keeping me company. What's going on at home? How is everyone? Oh, guess what! My first day here and I already made two friends. Their names are Matt and Jeff, they are *SO* nice. Matt is sixteen and Jeff is thirteen. Tomorrow is my first day at my new temporary school. Wish me luck. I'll write back soon.
Your BFF,
Amy
Amy folded the letter and put it into an envelope, writing Jen's address on the front. She put it aside on her desk to be mailed tomorrow. Sighing he walked out of her room and knocked on Scott's door. Almost immediately she heard him call out 'Come in.' Opening the door she quickly scanned the room until her eyes fell on Scott laying in bed reading a book. "I'm bored." she said simply. "Well I'm not, go get your stuff ready for school tomorrow." He suggested, his eyes never leaving his book. If he had actually took the time out to look up he would have gotten one of Amy best 'I'm annoyed with you' looks. 'To bad he didn't' She thought to herself walking back into her room.
Amy decided to lay down and try to get some sleep but an hour later she found herself as awake as when she first laid down. Sighing to herself, she figured that a walk around the block would tire her out enough to fall asleep so she grabbed some baggy jeans, threw them on over her blue PJ bottoms and quietly snuck out into the cold night air.
Walking down the street Amy made sure to pay attention so she could find her way back home. Remembering that she saw a park on the way to the store she headed that way. She kicked some rocks while thinking about school tomorrow. Dave had already set up school for Scott and her so she would just go right to her first hour class since she already had her schedule. She hoped it wouldn't be to hard to find her was around.
Amy was pulled out of her thoughts when she reached the empty park. Walking over to one of the swigs she continued to think about school and the events that happened that day while slowly swinging back and forth. She heard footsteps as some approached behind her but she wasn't startled, for some reason she thought it would be her brother. Though she did jump when she heard an unfamiliar voice say "Well Well Well, aren't you up past your bedtime?" and although she didn't show it on her face when she turned and saw three older boys she was panicking on the inside.
"What do you want?" Amy asked and she surprised herself when she didn't let the worry show in her voice. The one in the middle just smiled. "Well baby, I just wanted to invite you to a...(smirk) 'Special' party going on down town." he said and the other two laughed. "Yeah, It'll be alot of fun." the one on the right added, still laughing. "I don't think so, I have to go home now." she said and tried to walk away but he grabbed her arm and pushed her to back where she was standing. "I don't think you understand, we aren't asking." the one in the middle said, his smile falling. "Fuck off, leave me alone." she said glaring at him. He opened his mouth to reply but another voice interrupted him. "You heard her Billy, leave her alone." came a voice from behind the three boys. Billy moved out of her view so she could see who was standing there and when she did she was so relieved she almost smiled.
"Mind your own business Hardy." Billy said grabbing onto Amy's arm and digging his nails into it. If she had been expecting it she wouldn't have made a noise but she wasn't and so cried out before she could stop herself. Amy didn't know if it was Matt or her who threw the first punch but before long she and Matt were walking sorely, but triumphantly home. Amy had a bloody noise, possibly a black eye and was sore all over but she felt great.
"What were you doing down there anyway?" Matt asked Amy as they walked along the road, the only sound was their footsteps. "I don't know, I just couldn't sleep I guess. I didn't even notice how late it had gotten. What about you?" she asked and he shrugged. "Couldn't sleep either." he replied as they reached his house. "Come on, I'll walk you home." he said and Amy got defensive. 'Does he think I'm totally helpless? We're only the next house over' she thought to herself. "No thanks, I can take care of myself." she replied coolly and his face fell. "I know you don't need me to, but I just thought we could talk some more. Please?" he asked and she suddenly felt like a jerk for being so harsh so she smiled, took his hand and started walking towards Dave's house.
"So, you ready for school?" he asked and Amy nodded. "Yeah, I have all my stuff and my schedule." she replied shivering as a blast of cold air hit her. Matt stopped and took off his jacket, offering it to her. "You shouldn't be out here with no jacket on, it's like sixty out." he said and she took the offered jacket, smiling and mumbling a 'Thanks'. He smiled back, held on to her hand and continued with their conversation as they walked slowly to the house. "Who do you have first hour?" he asked. "Um...first I think I have Mrs. Dean." she replied. "Really? Me too, cool. What's the rest of your schedule?" he asked and she pulled it out of her pocket and gave it to him.
Amy's Schedule
Hour Teacher Class
1. Dean Homeroom*
2. Ventress Science
3. Hershfeild Math
* Lunch*
4. Guss Language Arts
5. Taylor History
6. Jiles P.E.*
7. Martian Creative Writing*
Matt looked it over before replying. "Totally cool, we have homeroom together and the same lunch hour. We have the same PE. hour, but different teachers and then right after that we have creative writing with Mrs. Martian." he said and Amy smiled excitedly. "I didn't think we'd have so many classes together, that's awesome." she said as they reached Dave's house.
"Well, thanks for walking me home, and that's for saving my ass back there." Amy said smiling up at him. Matt smiled back and said "No problem, you didn't do so bad yourself, I wouldn't have been able to do it without you Ames.". She smiled proudly and, reluctantly letting go of his hand, said goodbye. When she reached the door she turned back to him and smiled, waving. He smiled and wave back before walking back to his house.
The Meeting
Fifteen year old Amy Dumas walked into the dark, stuffy house and dropped her bags, brushing back her dark shoulder length red hair. She had been holding the bags for to long and she couldn't wait to put them down. Coming up from behind, her older brother, Scott, did the same. They both looked around the house with frowns; it definitely didn't look as glamorous as their mother's new boyfriend, Dave, had made it out to be. Dave had invited the three of them down to his country home in North Carolina for summer vacation and despite the kids first hesitation when they heard their would be no TV and no phones to call their friends back home on, after awhile Dave had convinced them it could actually be fun. Now that they had arrived and seen the house they were supposed to spent the hot summer days in, they weren't so sure anymore.
Their mother pushed past them and looked around with a smile on her face, Dave coming up behind her. "Now isn't this cozy, oh we are just going to have a great time, aren't we kids?" Mrs. Dumas said looking at Amy and Scott. Amy just looked at Scott who returned her look then picked his bags back up. "I think I'll go unpack, which one's mine?" he asked. "Well boy, it'll be right down that hallway and to your right, and Amy, yours is right across the hall, kitchen is down this way, help yourself to whatever you want." Dave said and they made their way down the hall to their rooms. Scott gave Amy one last look before closing the door to his room, a 'Kid, this summer is going to be hell and there's no gettin out of it' look. She sighed and went into her room to unpack.
When Amy had her room to where she could stand to be in it she started to read a book but couldn't concentrate and soon she was wondering around the house. Walking into the kitchen she found Dave drinking a beer and reading the paper. He put the paper down when she walked in and smiled. "Well hey there little Amy, you all unpacked?" he asked and she just nodded. "Where's my mom?" she asked. "She just ran down to the store to pick up some thing's to make for lunch." he answered and she nodded again. "Are there any kids around here?" she asked and he thought for a minute, scratching at his short beard. "Well lets see now, house's aren't really that close to each other round here but I do believe the next house over has some kids bout your age. Why don't you take your brother over there and introduce yourselves." he said and she mentally rolled her eyes. "Yeah, okay." she said and walked out.
It was so hot in the house that Amy did end up going outside where at least the wind was blowing. Scott went with her and they started playing tag, Amy still didn't know how it got started. Scott was three years older than her and a boy so his legs were longer but Amy was more agile and could cut threw the tall grass easier so she stayed ahead of him.
When Amy looked back to see where Scott was she ran smack into another body, hurting her arm bad and falling down in the process. Holding onto he injured arm she looked up to see what, or who she ran into. Hazel eyes met worried Chocolate brown and she looked up to see the boy was holding out his hand. "Oh man, I'm sorry, I didn't see you, are you okay?" he asked in a slightly southern accent.
Amy didn't have a chance to answer because just then Scott came running through just as another blonde boy did from the other way, both almost tripping over her. Scott looked down at Amy, who was still holding her arm and back up at the boys and his eye's flashed with anger. "What the hell did you two do to my little sister!" he yelled and she shot up before he lost it. "Scott, calm down it was an accident, we both just ran into each other. If anything it was my fault, I wasn't looking where I was going." she said and he instantly calmed down which is one thing Amy never got about him, he changed moods so fast, she knew could never calm down that fast. "Sorry bout that man, you gotta understand though, I mean, I see you two standing up there and her down holding here arm and, you know?" he asked holding out his hand and they looked at each other then back and him and nodded, the brown haired boy that Amy ran into shaking his hand. "Its okay, we understand." He said then turned back to me. "You okay?" he asked. "Yeah sure, doesn't even hurt no more." she said dropping her arm despite the throbbing she felt. Scott messed up her hair, knowing her arm still hurt. "You lie to much, you know that kid?" he asked and she smiled up at him, playfully punching him.
"My name's Matt, and this is my brother Jeff." the brown haired boy said to them. "I'm Scott and this is my sister Amy." he answered. "You all ain't from around here are you?" Jeff asked and they shook their heads. "We're from Laturdale, Florida. We're just up here visiting our mom's boyfriend, he lives right over there." Amy said pointing to Dave's house. "Yeah, sure, we know Dave, he's alright." Matt said. "How long have you guys been here?" Jeff asked. "Just got here today, we're staying for a couple weeks." Scott replied and she could hear the disappointment in his voice. "Not to happy bout that huh?" Matt asked and they shook our heads. "Nothing against this place but, we haven't been a day without our TV, and we don't have any phones, we don't have much really." Amy added. "Yeah but you get used to it, it's not that bad once you find stuff to do. How old are you two?" Matt asked. "I'm eighteen, Amy's fifteen. How old are you?" Scott replied. "I'm sixteen and Jeff's thirteen." Matt answered.
Scott was about to say something but before he had the chance they heard their mother call. "Amy Christine Dumas, get in here right now!" she yelled and Scott turned facing his little sister. "What did you do now?" He asked and she just shrugged. "I didn't do anything, atleast I don't think I did anything." she answered. "We better go, we'll see you around." Scott said and ran off. "Yeah, see ya." she added. "Maybe we can hang out later, if your not in trouble." Matt offered. "Yeah, okay, come over after lunch, you guys can show me around." she said and he nodded then she ran off after her brother.
Amy caught up with him outside of the house and they both walked in together. Looking around they didn't see any sign of their mother or Dave. "Ma? You in here?" Scott called out. "I'm in Amy's room, Amy you better get in here now." She said angrily and Amy hurried down the hall to her room with Angelo close behind. When she walked into her room Mrs. Dumas was standing there holding onto the dress she had just gotten Amy. "What was this doing in your dresser? Look at it, its all wrinkled and now I have to iron it, you know you should have hung it up in the closet." she said. "I know ma, I'm sorry, I'll remember next time." she said apologetically. Mrs. Dumas just sighed, shook her head and said "Come on, lunch is ready."
Just as Amy was putting her dish in the sink there was a knock at the door. "I got it" she yelled and ran to the door. Opening the door she smiled at Matt and Jeff. "Hey" she said. "Hey" they answered smiling back. "You wanna walk with us down to the store?" Jeff asked. "Yeah sure, let me just go tell my mom." she said and ran back into the kitchen. "Mom, I'm ganna go to the store with Matt and Jeff, that okay?" she asked already putting her shoe's on. "Yeah, just be back before dark." she said and Amy said okay before running back outside.
Amy looked into the windows of the small shops as the three of them passed by, making their way to the hardware store. "So what are we going for?" she asked. "We need to pick up some wood and nails. We're making a ramp." Jeff explained as they entered the store. "Hey, maybe you can help us." He added looking to Matt who nodded. "Yeah, that'd be cool, how bout it?" He asked her. "Yeah, sure, I'd love to help." she answered happily as she followed them to the counter were the owner stood reading a magazine. He looked up and smiled when they approached him.
"Hey boys, how's it going?" he asked. "Pretty good Tom, this is Amy, she's staying up at Dave's place." Matt answered. "Well, nice to meet you little miss, were you visiting us from?" he asked Amy. "Florida, we're staying here for a month." she answered. "I hope you have a good visit, you picked a good place to stay, right next to these boys. What can I do for you today?" he asked. "We're picking up some wood and nails to make a ramp." Jeff told him. "Well that's nice, you need my help you just call, you here?" he asked and Jeff agreed. They then walked to the back of the store and started picking out the wood they would need.
Amy thought her arms would fall of before they reached Matt and Jeff's house. She wanted to prove to them that she could carry and lift just as much as they could. Amy was always doing that, trying to prove she was as good as the boys were, especially to her brother. She was constantly challenging him and although she barely ever beat him, he admitted that she was hard to beat, and also, with more practice she would win more often. She never was the teachers favorite, or the boys for that matter. It wasn't that she just went up to every guy she saw and started a fight, Amy would never start a fight, but she would always finish one.
When they got started on the ramp Amy found out just how much they like wrestling. They had their own ring, a trampoline with wood surrounding it, in their backyard. The ramp the three of them were building would connect the back door to the ring.
They barely got started on it when Amy noticed it was getting dark. She stood up, her back cracking loudly as she stretched. "Sorry guys, I have to get home before my mom starts screaming for me again." she said. Matt stood up also, facing her. "That's okay, we can't work at night anyway, we'll start again tomorrow." Matt said and Jeff stood up joining him. "If you want, we'll come by tomorrow and walk with you and Scott to school." Jeff offered. "That'd be great, thanks. I'll see you guys tomorrow then." she said and started walking home. "See ya." They said and walked back into the house.
"I'm home." Amy called out when she walked into the house. "Your late Amy, we already started." Mrs. Dumas replied as Amy walked into the kitchen. Scott and Dave were eating and her mom was putting some food on a plate for her. "Sorry Ma." she said sitting down and then she started to tell them what her, Matt and Jeff did all that day. "And tomorrow they're comin over to walk with us to school." she said finishing her story. "Now didn't I tell you how easy it would be to make friends? And just wait until tomorrow in school. That is if you don't get kicked out before school even starts like last year." Mrs. Dumas said pointing her fork at Amy who just gave her a 'Who me?' look and looked at Scott who rolled his eyes.
When Amy finished dinner she walked back into my room to write a letter to her best friend back home about the trip up and what was going on.
Dear Jen,
Hey! I miss you already, the ride up here was sooooooo boring. I'm glad Scott is here with me anyway, I would die without him keeping me company. What's going on at home? How is everyone? Oh, guess what! My first day here and I already made two friends. Their names are Matt and Jeff, they are *SO* nice. Matt is sixteen and Jeff is thirteen. Tomorrow is my first day at my new temporary school. Wish me luck. I'll write back soon.
Your BFF,
Amy
Amy folded the letter and put it into an envelope, writing Jen's address on the front. She put it aside on her desk to be mailed tomorrow. Sighing he walked out of her room and knocked on Scott's door. Almost immediately she heard him call out 'Come in.' Opening the door she quickly scanned the room until her eyes fell on Scott laying in bed reading a book. "I'm bored." she said simply. "Well I'm not, go get your stuff ready for school tomorrow." He suggested, his eyes never leaving his book. If he had actually took the time out to look up he would have gotten one of Amy best 'I'm annoyed with you' looks. 'To bad he didn't' She thought to herself walking back into her room.
Amy decided to lay down and try to get some sleep but an hour later she found herself as awake as when she first laid down. Sighing to herself, she figured that a walk around the block would tire her out enough to fall asleep so she grabbed some baggy jeans, threw them on over her blue PJ bottoms and quietly snuck out into the cold night air.
Walking down the street Amy made sure to pay attention so she could find her way back home. Remembering that she saw a park on the way to the store she headed that way. She kicked some rocks while thinking about school tomorrow. Dave had already set up school for Scott and her so she would just go right to her first hour class since she already had her schedule. She hoped it wouldn't be to hard to find her was around.
Amy was pulled out of her thoughts when she reached the empty park. Walking over to one of the swigs she continued to think about school and the events that happened that day while slowly swinging back and forth. She heard footsteps as some approached behind her but she wasn't startled, for some reason she thought it would be her brother. Though she did jump when she heard an unfamiliar voice say "Well Well Well, aren't you up past your bedtime?" and although she didn't show it on her face when she turned and saw three older boys she was panicking on the inside.
"What do you want?" Amy asked and she surprised herself when she didn't let the worry show in her voice. The one in the middle just smiled. "Well baby, I just wanted to invite you to a...(smirk) 'Special' party going on down town." he said and the other two laughed. "Yeah, It'll be alot of fun." the one on the right added, still laughing. "I don't think so, I have to go home now." she said and tried to walk away but he grabbed her arm and pushed her to back where she was standing. "I don't think you understand, we aren't asking." the one in the middle said, his smile falling. "Fuck off, leave me alone." she said glaring at him. He opened his mouth to reply but another voice interrupted him. "You heard her Billy, leave her alone." came a voice from behind the three boys. Billy moved out of her view so she could see who was standing there and when she did she was so relieved she almost smiled.
"Mind your own business Hardy." Billy said grabbing onto Amy's arm and digging his nails into it. If she had been expecting it she wouldn't have made a noise but she wasn't and so cried out before she could stop herself. Amy didn't know if it was Matt or her who threw the first punch but before long she and Matt were walking sorely, but triumphantly home. Amy had a bloody noise, possibly a black eye and was sore all over but she felt great.
"What were you doing down there anyway?" Matt asked Amy as they walked along the road, the only sound was their footsteps. "I don't know, I just couldn't sleep I guess. I didn't even notice how late it had gotten. What about you?" she asked and he shrugged. "Couldn't sleep either." he replied as they reached his house. "Come on, I'll walk you home." he said and Amy got defensive. 'Does he think I'm totally helpless? We're only the next house over' she thought to herself. "No thanks, I can take care of myself." she replied coolly and his face fell. "I know you don't need me to, but I just thought we could talk some more. Please?" he asked and she suddenly felt like a jerk for being so harsh so she smiled, took his hand and started walking towards Dave's house.
"So, you ready for school?" he asked and Amy nodded. "Yeah, I have all my stuff and my schedule." she replied shivering as a blast of cold air hit her. Matt stopped and took off his jacket, offering it to her. "You shouldn't be out here with no jacket on, it's like sixty out." he said and she took the offered jacket, smiling and mumbling a 'Thanks'. He smiled back, held on to her hand and continued with their conversation as they walked slowly to the house. "Who do you have first hour?" he asked. "Um...first I think I have Mrs. Dean." she replied. "Really? Me too, cool. What's the rest of your schedule?" he asked and she pulled it out of her pocket and gave it to him.
Amy's Schedule
Hour Teacher Class
1. Dean Homeroom*
2. Ventress Science
3. Hershfeild Math
* Lunch*
4. Guss Language Arts
5. Taylor History
6. Jiles P.E.*
7. Martian Creative Writing*
Matt looked it over before replying. "Totally cool, we have homeroom together and the same lunch hour. We have the same PE. hour, but different teachers and then right after that we have creative writing with Mrs. Martian." he said and Amy smiled excitedly. "I didn't think we'd have so many classes together, that's awesome." she said as they reached Dave's house.
"Well, thanks for walking me home, and that's for saving my ass back there." Amy said smiling up at him. Matt smiled back and said "No problem, you didn't do so bad yourself, I wouldn't have been able to do it without you Ames.". She smiled proudly and, reluctantly letting go of his hand, said goodbye. When she reached the door she turned back to him and smiled, waving. He smiled and wave back before walking back to his house.