Chapter 4- Water Fun
Eight kids run like Tarzan in the woods, in search of a prized item: The Rope-on-a-Tree.
"What makes a rope-on-a-tree so special?" asks a dark-haired brunette.
"Way too many things to explain!" exclaims the female blonde.
"But a couple years back," I explain. "when we first started coming here, Donna's dad went on it, and he ended up crashing and landing on a bird. Thankfully, it survived."
"No way!" yelps the semi-Asian.
"Yeah way, Kim!" says the dark-skinned girl behind Kim. "You brought a swimming suit, right?"
"No duh, Charlotte! I wouldn't even be here now if I didn't!"
"Swimming suit?" I think. "Kim? Oh, no…"
See, problem is, I love Kim… in a boyfriend-girlfriend way. I'm also a bit of a perv… so I'm defiantly going to screw up my chances with Kim.
"Huh?" asks Kim. "What's wrong, Greg?"
"Who, me?" I squeak. "Nothing…"
"Well, come on! We're almost there, or at least that's what Andre said…"
We bolt for it. I smile, and she looks at me and smiles(I forgot to tell you guys that she loves me too… which makes everything a bit more difficult…).
"I bet I can catch up on the others before you!" she gasps.
"In the condition you're in?" I snort. "In you're dreams!"
I start to run faster.
"Hey!" yells Kim. "That's not fair! You got a head start!"
Kim runs faster and faster, and eventually passes me. We see the others, who are already at the rope. Kim skids to a halt.
"Whoa, Flash much!" exclaims Andre. "She actually beat you?"
I nod as I try to catch my breath. The girls laugh.
"So that's the infamous 'Rope-on-a-Tree'?" asks Kim.
"Yep!" answers Charlotte. "Donna's dad fell off this when we first came here. He went on the top rock and yeah…"
"Well, who wants to go first?" asks Keithie.
"Let's get ready first," suggests Donna. "Then we can decide."
The girls move into the forest while us guys stay out in the open. All we really need to do is take off our shirts. It took a while for the girls to get ready.
"Can you girls just hurry up!" hollers Keithie. "You're wasting time!"
"Ever heard of patience, Keithie!" hollers Kim.
The girls walk out. All of them are wearing two piece bikinis, but Kim is the only one I bother to notice. She wearing a yellow two piece bikini with blue dragons as decorations. Lemme tell ya, she looks SO damn hot! My jaw falls.
"Yo Greg," hisses Andre in my ear. "Close your mouth!"
I shut my mouth close.
"Thanks man," I hiss back.
"So who's going first?" asks Charlotte.
"First one has to go at the top rock!" calls Keithie.
"I'll go!" exclaims Kim.
"What!" everyone says in union.
"Sure, why not?" asks Kim. "I think it looks like fun!"
Kim rushes to the rope, and everyone follows.
"Nice job, Greg," says Andre. "You're in love with one crazy girl!"
Everyone looks at the Asian as she grabs onto the rope and walks over to the top rock. She swings across the piece of land before the lake, with six kids looking at her wide-eyed. Kim finally lands in the water perfectly, and we run over to the edge of the water. Kim doesn't swim towards us.
"You think she drowned?" asks Bean.
"Bean," says Andre as he walks into the lake. "Don't say that crazy stuff! She's probably-"
Andre yells as he's pulled underneath. Charlotte screams.
"Andre!" she yells.
I start to freak out. Now Andre and Kim have disappeared in the water.
"Kim!" I yell. "Andre! You guys in there!"
Kim and Andre emerge out of the water, laughing.
"You guys shoulda seen your faces!" says Andre.
"Scared ya, didn't we?" asks Kim.
"Nice one!" comments Keithie. "Can we get in the water now?"
Everyone lines up for the rope, except Bean and Donna. Kim laughs as I land into the water back-first.
"I haven't had this much fun in a while!" she says. "Thanks a lot, Greg."
Author's Note: Sorry that I had to keep you guys waiting: I've been real busy lately. Just to let you guys know, I might be abandoning this story for a while. It's because I don't have enough inspiration. If more people liked this story and commented on it, I could probably write again. So please tell your friends about this story if you want to see more!