Hey,
Sorry I didn't update sooner. My old computer got sold, I lost the first half of the chapter, and it took me a while to buy the new PC. Thanks for the reviews. Please keep on reading, it's my first fic after all :)
Also, thank you to Jodie for the beta and error checking this chapter ^_^
Disclaimers… Disclaimers…
Only You Can Make me Cry
Chapter Four: Surfing was my Mexico
"Wow – I didn't know basketball could be that exhilarating!" Summer exclaimed as she and Marissa stood outside her car after the game.
Marissa hesitated with her answer, trying not to tick Summer off once again, "Yeah , well… I have a great idea for our first assignment – How about the history of uniform in basketball?"
Summer stared open mouthed at Marissa.
"Err… Did I say something wrong?"
"No! That's a great idea! I can't believe I didn't think of it before!"
Marissa and Summer climbed into their vehicle as their conversation came to an end. Summer drove on as Marissa stared out of her passenger seat window. She began to speculate a series of conversations she could have with Alex and their respective outcomes. She had decided that there are some things that Alex needed to hear. Summer did not question the silent trip and dropped Marissa off.
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Marissa entered the dorm and took post at the kitchen bench after grabbing a drink from the fridge. She occupied her time by reminiscing…
Somewhere in her subconscious mind, Marissa acknowledged that she could smell a delicious scent in the air and her stomach started to rumble loudly with hunger. Opening her eyes, she quickly realized she had fallen asleep at the bench and had been drooling. She stood up and quickly tried to readjust herself as she stretched, yawned and wiped at her face.
"So what were you dreaming about?" Alex spoke, implying something sinister as Marissa noted her trying to stifle her giggles.
"Nothing… I must have fallen asleep…"
"Mmhm… well… you were moaning and you started drooling…" Alex laughed.
Marissa targeted Alex in the kitchen and headed over to slap her on the arm but was stopped by the aroma filling the kitchen. "Wow that smells so deliciously drool worthy!"
"I gathered that from the… well, you know." Alex had pointed to where Marissa had been only a minute earlier and laughed as she went back to stirring the pot.
Marissa pulled back her arm to gather maximum force intending to smack Alex again, though she was stopped as Alex glared back at her with a sly grin on her face.
"Uh-Uh…" Alex waved her index finger back and forth, "If you want dinner, it might be a good idea not to abuse the chef."
Marissa let her arm drop back to her side, smiling a little; she took the opportunity to start the conversation she had been planning since her class. "I didn't know you could cook Alex," as she gave Alex the 'I don't believe you' face.
"Well… there are a lot of things you don't know about me…" Alex trailed off, flashing Marissa a playful smile.
"Like what?"
"Hmmm…" Alex tried to decide what she could tell Marissa that could keep the conversation going, "I play basketball now – Shooting guard."
"Really?" Marissa tried her best to sound surprised at the news, "What happened to surfing?"
Alex hesitated before answering, as she realized the conversation had taken a wrong turn, "Uh… Um… I sort of fell out of it. It's hard to catch a wave where I went but when I did…"
Alex hesitated again, as she tried to recollect the past events, "I… just… couldn't feel it anymore. I couldn't feel… the motion of the waves… the direction of the winds… I completely lost my connection… I wasn't in control… in that element, anymore…" She sighed loudly, lowering the flames on the stove as she did.
Marissa was taken aback by her answer and tried to steer the conversation back to basketball, "Oh… So… why basketball?"
"I…" Alex's eyes glazed over as the past flooded back into her mind, "had a lot of anger that built up inside; basketball was my release…" she chuckled at the memory of playing basketball for the first time, "The rhythm of the ball bouncing on the wood… it calmed me down and it gave me an impulse to move on with my life. The sound of the ball swishing through the net… it was like… like the short burst of wind that rushes past when I surfed… Surfing was my Mexico… and basketball… it's different, it's like making a stand when all is almost lost," Alex chuckled again.
Marissa finally realized what Alex left out of her answers, "I'm… Sorry Alex…" Tears began to roll down her face.
Alex frowned at what she had caused, "Don't cry Marissa…" She had stopped what she was doing and turned to face Marissa. She wiped the tears from the brunette's cheeks with a gentle caress, softly cupping her face as she gazed into a pair of teary green eyes.
Before anything further could happen, the door bell buzzed. Alex sighed deeply, closed her eyes in disappointment and dropped her head and hands, "I forgot to mention… I invited Jodie and Summer over for dinner."
Marissa nodded in acknowledgement but didn't say anything.
The door bell buzzed again and again. Alex walked over to the front door to greet the impatient guests, leaving Marissa to compose herself. Marissa closed her eyes and breathed in deeply; absorbing the most oxygen she could muster and wiped her face with both hands. As she did so she could hear parts of the conversation happening at the front door.
"Did you really have to murder my buzzer, Jo?" Alex glared frustratingly at Jodie as they entered.
"Of course!"
"You always had a reputation for bad timing…" Alex whispered quietly so that Summer nor Marissa could hear it.
"Hm…" Jodie pondered as her eyes flashed back and forth from Marissa to Alex, "Ohhhhhhhh… sorry," Jodie whispered back to Alex, shrugging her shoulders apologetically.
"Hey Summer, make yourselves at home."
"Obviously," Jodie replied laughingly.
Jodie went over to the entertainment area and jumped over the back of the couch, flipping on the TV.
"Want a drink Summer?" Alex asked as she returned to the kitchen.
"Tropical juice please -"
"Make that two." Jodie yelled, not removing her eyes from the TV.
Alex searched the fridge and reappeared, handing two bottles over to Summer. Summer walked over to the couch and gave a bottle to Jodie, who grunted in acknowledgement. Summer back handed Jodie's left arm and stared down at the disinterested Jodie.
"Thanks Alex!" Jodie yelled out and chuckled, still not looking away from the TV. Summer rolled her eyes and turned her attention to Marissa.
Ten Minutes past…
"Jo, can you set the table?" Alex exclaimed from the kitchen.
"Sure sure, in a minute."
Another five minutes past…
"It's been five minutes… The TV won't be running away anywhere…"
Jodie backtracked her way to the kitchen, her eyes still glued to the TV. "So… What happened Alex?"
Alex looked around and realized Marissa and Summer had disappeared into the bedroom since she last saw them 15 minutes ago. "Just a wrong turn in conversation…"
Jodie didn't reply, noticing the other two girls coming back into the room.
"Dinner time!" Jodie grinned widely as she rubbed her hands together.
Alex and Jodie served the food and they ate together, engaging in small talk between mouthfuls of food.
After dinner, Alex, Marissa and Summer cleaned up, although Alex didn't do much as she was the chef. Jodie returned to her spot on the couch once she had finished clearing the dining table.
"That was absolutely delicious Alex!" Marissa remarked.
"Thanks," Alex replied grinning back, "I'm surprised Jodie is gaining any weight with the amount she eats…"
Once the cleaning had been completed, they all retired to the couch in front of the television. With the consumption of alcohol beginning when Jodie and Summer arrived, they decided they will be sleeping over for the night. After all, it was only the beginning of the weekend. Alex searched through the cupboard and found some board games and DVDs to occupy the four girls.
"Okay, there's some DVDs here: Saving Private Ryan, Memoirs of a Geisha, I Can't Think Straight or V for Vendetta. – we're going to need to go out and buy some movies," Alex laughed.
"Oh, I heard I Can't Think Straight is a pretty good movie…" Jodie suggested to the group.
They all shrugged, but in the end, the choice had already been made.
One movie, many snack and toilet breaks later…
"That wasn't too bad actually," Alex proclaimed to the room as she got up from her awkward position, stretching to get rid of the kinks.
"So… Who do I get to sleep with tonight?" Jodie slurs drunkenly through her constant chuckling. She scanned the room, searching around for Summer.
Summer stared open mouth and muttered to herself, "unbelievable…"
"Um, why don't we all just sleep here tonight?" Marissa suggested, pointing down with both hands, indicating the living room.
"I GET THE COUCH!" Summer manages to burst out.
"SHOTGUN THE COUCH" Jodie slurred loudly at the same time as summer.
Alex and Marissa laughed to each other and left the room in order to retrieve pillows and blankets for the new occupants and themselves.
Meanwhile, Summer glared at Jodie defiantly whilst Jodie stared straight back drunkenly, struggling to keep her eyes open.
Jodie laughed and shrugged, "Have the couch, Princess!"
She laid down right next to the sofa and closed her eyes, ready for sleep. Summer rolled her eyes, sighed and grabbed a pillow and blanket from Marissa.
"Seriously Jo… Not your mother…" Alex remarked whilst lifting Jodie's head and placing a pillow underneath. She dropped the blanket next to her.
"Mm…" Jodie groaned, putting an index finger to her lips to give Alex the 'shush' signal.
"I'm too tired to even retaliate…" Alex replies, yawning and dropping down to the messily made 'bed'.
Yeah… it finished stupidly lolz, Sorry :3 --- Reviews and CCs are always welcome :)
Thanks again Jodie :)
..:: Pamauz91 ::.. AKA Minimax
