So this drabble features a scene idea that has been rolling around in my head for about a month. I tried writing a short story with it in it, but I'm not sure how I feel about the short story yet... but I really wanted to write this scene... so who knows, it just may end up in one of my stories.
Stars: Chad, Troy, Gabriella and ?? (I'll let you guys decide who the narrator is)
Rating: T
Word Count: 540
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It was a spur of the moment kind of thing.
We were sitting around the fire place telling stories about the crazy and stupid things we had done during the first 18 years of our lives when somebody suggested that we should take advantage of the warm evening and the private lake access. It started snowballing from that point on.
First, we were going to jump in fully clothed. That became in our underwear and finally to our birthday suits-that was one of the guys' ideas, I'm sure.
Gabriella and I thought they were just messing around-just coming up with hair brain schemes for the thrill of it. But they were serious. They really wanted to jump off the dock into the dark water below completely naked.
"You have to come," Chad begged after I told him I wasn't skinny dipping. "Gabriella's gonna jump, right?"
Gabriella chewed on her lower lip as our eyes turned to her. "I don't know," she finally said.
"Come on, where's you're sense of adventure?" Her boyfriend Troy asked, his voice becoming the one he used to rally his teammates before a big game.
"I'll do it, if you do it," I told her.
She chewed her lip a little longer, pondering what to do, then finally nodded.
"YES!" The guys exclaimed and high fived each other.
"Last one in the water has to make breakfast!" Chad yelled before he took off towards the door with Troy on his heels.
Gabriella and I looked at each other and rolled our eyes. Boys. After grabbing towels, we made our way down to the waters edge and watched in amusement as the guys jumped around on one foot as they tried to take off their pants.
Finally free, Troy was the first to race down the dock and soon both boys were jumping into the water with hollers.
I took my clothes off one at a time and folded them into a nice, neat and easy to find in the moon light pile. Since I had already taken my contacts out for the night, I set my glasses on top of my clothes then used my arms to cover my body as I headed for the edge of the dock.
"WOOHOO, LOOKIN' FINE, BABY!" Chad called as I neared the end of the dock. I took a deep breath before I launched myself into the air and into the deceivingly cold water. My teeth were already chattering as I swam over to where Chad was waiting in the waist high water. I reached him in time to hear Gabriella's splash, but stayed in a crouched position as to not expose myself.
Gabriella same over to Troy and I could hear her teeth chattered.
"That was a rush!" Chad cheered. "We should do it again."
"You two go ahead, I'm going back in the house," I said.
"Party pooper," he said before he and Troy made their way to the steps and climbed out of the lake one by one. They shared a few brief words, then instead of going back to the dock, they grabbed our clothes and towels and raced into the house.
"When I get my hands on him-"
"-he is so dead," Gabriella finished.
