When I woke up, I looked out the window next to my bed and tried to gather my thoughts. Looking out any window was always the best way I thought things through. The sun was shining into the window in a kaleidoscope of colors, blinding me from looking out. There went my plan of thinking everything through. I turned my head back, glancing away from the window.
I could hear Cody heavily breathing from the top bunk, indicating he was still asleep. It seemed so surreal. Cody was gay? Well, bi-sexual actually. Besides the fact Izzy was a complete psychopath, she was also very determined. She cared about me getting together with Cody, but she didn't care how she was going to do it.
I popped up in surprise when I heard an incessant pounding at the door. "Open up!" Chris's voice rang through the trailer. I heard Cody moan as he woke up. I turned over to face the door.
"You can go get that." I shouted to Cody.
"Yup, that's my friend Noah. He's always so helpful!" Cody exclaimed sarcastically from the top bunk. He climbed down the ladder, and I rolled over to look at him.
"There's only room for one person to be sarcastic, and that's me." I replied with a cocky grin. He smiled and went to answer the door.
Chris was standing in the doorway with an impatient look on his face. "Sheesh, it took you long enough. You have an hour to pack up before you leave to go back to the Playa. Show up at the dock at that time. Got it?" Chris said quickly.
"Got it!" Cody replied.
He closed the door and looked at me. "We've got an hour to-"
"I heard." I said, "I was only right here."
He didn't reply but gave a sheepish smile instead. He walked away quickly to pack up his stuff. I hopped off of the bed and walked over to my bag. A white sheet of paper was sitting there, folded crisply in half. I picked the paper up, knowing exactly what it was. I opened it up, and it was exactly what I guessed it to be, a note from Izzy.
To Noah:
Whoa, I didn't see that one coming! I knew that boy was gay all along. Noah, you should've seen the look on your face when he confronted you about that note! You were like 'Aw, shit. I didn't write that!'. Anyways, he totally digs you. All we've got to do is get rid of Sierra. To do that, I need is a blow torch, hair spray, and maybe some marshmallows. Maybe.
From:
E-Scope
P.S. I'm calling you guys NoCo! I put "No" first because you'd be the pitcher, if you know what I mean…
I folded the note back up and set it on my bunk. I pinched my nose bridge and sighed heavily. I shook my head, and continued to pack my bags.
Placing the last few things into my bag, I turned around to grab the note. Instead of seeing the note lying on the bed where I put it, I saw it in Cody's hands.
"Give me that!" I snapped at Cody, snatching the note from Cody's hands. I stuffed the note into my bag and turned back around to Cody. He was carrying his bag with the strap slung around his shoulder, and his hands were held up in defense.
"Sheesh, sorry…" he said, half guilty and half surprised.
"You didn't read that, did you?"
"Not really. You took it away before I could. What is it?" Cody asked a bit fearful of my answer.
Cody dropped his face to the floor, looking as if he gotten into trouble. His action caused me to feel so guilty. If a monster walked extremely close to me, I wouldn't even flinch. If a bully threatened to beat me up, I wouldn't get intimidated. Cody, however, had a way of getting me to look at the ground and avoid his innocent gaze.
"It's just a note," I said. I gave him look that told him to stop pressing me for answers.
Cody, being the curious and persistent person he is, refused to give up. "From who?"
"Home," I said with a low voice. I kept my face relaxed making sure he didn't notice the deception deep within my throat.
"Oh, I understand." Cody said smiling once again, with no amount of suspicion in his voice. His cerulean eyes were full of cheer once again. It confused me. How could you be suspicious one minute and completely cool the next? That was Cody for you. I could never read his emotions. He was like a big mystery that I had to solve. I was only in the middle of figuring him out.
"Good," I replied, stuffing the note into my bag, and zipping it up.
"You ready?" he asked.
"Ready as I'll ever be; I suppose." I answered, lifting up my bag, and hanging the strap over my shoulder.
Cody opened the door, and walked out. I followed behind him. We started our hike over to the dock.
"Seriously, what the hell could've happened to this island to make it so…toxic?" I asked Cody, passing by a squirrel shooting lasers out of its eyes.
"I have no idea. This place is really deformed." He said casually. He picked a leaf off a shrub as we passed through the forest. He flipped the leaf over revealing a spider with five eyes. It was green and had slime all over its body.
"Ew!" Cody screeched, throwing the leaf on the ground sending the spider with it.
I laughed at his misfortune. "Wow, five-eyed spider. What else is next?" I said to no one in particular.
Cody chuckled and wiped his hands on his jeans. We kept on walking through the forest. "Think on the bright side; at least we're not participating this season."
That's Cody for you. He's always looking at things with the glass half full. "Are you always this optimistic?" I joked with him.
He smiled. "Most of the time,"
I rolled my eyes but kept a smirk on my face. A long silence followed. All you could hear was our feet hitting the ground at a repetitive pace.
"Hey Noah?" Cody said, trying to grab my attention.
"Yes?" I answered, looking at him. His bangs were slightly covering his blue eyes.
He took a while before responding. "What do you think of Sierra?"
I glanced down at the ground trying to hide my scowl. What do I think of Sierra? Well, she's a nut. She's completely weird and creepy. She's auditioned for this show twice. She's a freaky stalker who knows way too much about you enough as it is…
"She's okay; I guess." I said casually. Cody looked at me with a blank expression on his face. He didn't reply, but kept on walking instead.
I didn't know exactly what was running in his mind at the time. Cody was always the one to make conversations end. I didn't want to lie to his face though. Sure, I bend the truth a lot, but I don't lie. I also wasn't going to tell him exactly how I felt about Sierra either. I couldn't bag on his girlfriend. He wouldn't have appreciated a lot of what I said.
Once the dock was in view, Cody and I started to pick up our pace. Chris wasn't there, but the boat was. Chef was in the boat wearing a sailor's girl costume…again. Some people don't know when to stop.
Cody and I walked onto the boat with our luggage. We sat down in the chairs we did last time ready to head back to the Playa. I didn't exactly want to go back to the Playa, but I didn't want to stay in a toxic waste dump either. I guess you could say I was a little bit happy to be leaving that place.
"You ready, maggots?" Chef yelled from the front to the boat.
"More or less," I whispered to Cody with a smug expression.
Cody gave me a small smile. "Yes!" Cody replied to Chef from across the boat.
The boat started up, and we we're off sailing. There was one bench with enough room for two people. I sat on one side of the bench, and Cody sat right next to me. The boat ride was silent. I could tell Cody was trying to start conversation with me, but he was having trouble on what to say. He'd open his mouth to say something, shake his head, and quickly close his lips. I guess he thought I wasn't looking.
Suddenly I realized how close Cody was to me. I could feel him breathing. I felt a zigzag up my spine, but I ignored it.
I looked at the bag in front of his feet. I saw a stuffed animal head sticking out of a zipper hole. "Who's your friend?" I asked with a smirk, nodding my head in that direction.
Cody looked over at his bag to see his stuffed animal. He blushed before answering, "Oh, that's my stuffed animal, Jerry."
"What is it? An ostrich or something?" I asked, laughing at his red face.
"First of all, Jerry's not an 'it'! Jerry is a 'he'." Cody said, looking down at Jerry.
"Excuse me, sorry. I didn't think it mattered.' I said with sarcasm.
"Well, it does. Second of all, he's an emu, not an ostrich." Cody said, stuffing the 'emu' farther down into his bag so it was no longer visible.
I rubbed my face with my hands while chuckling. "Really, Cody?" I asked, rolling my eyes at his beloved stuffed animal.
"Whatever, dude. Can we please just drop the subject?" he said, giving me a sad look.
"Whatever floats your boat…no pun intended." I said looking at the water beside the boat.
Cody looked up at me again. Our faces were nearly centimeters apart from each other. I could feel his breath hit my face. I couldn't help myself. I leaned in, almost ready to kiss him…
"Hey, maggots! We're here!" Chef's voice boomed from the front of the boat. Cody jumped in his seat and clumsily grabbed his bag.
I leaned away instantly and turned my head towards the boat dock. I refused to look Cody in the eye. I grabbed my bag and hopped over the side of the boat. I landed on the dock and continued to walk forward ignoring the tingly feeling in my stomach.
Sorry for the long update! My friend who reads all of my stories moved away. She's still reading them, just over the interent. It's been emotional. However, on a higher note, I went to Disney World! I fangirled so much when I saw Phineas and Ferb! Ferb kissed me through the costume. He's got a way with words... :) Anyways, constructive criticism please and thank you! :)
