Bitter Sweet Happenings I
Rikki POV
All I did was save Elliott, Emma's little brother, from drowning, and now he's got this crush on me! I know, I've always wished for a boyfriend, for someone to love me. But I knew it was never going to happen. But it has. And he's 11. He's given me presents and cards, and I've no idea how I'm supposed to react. I'm walking along the beach, hands in my pockets, looking out to sea.
"Hey Rikki," I looked next to me; It was Elliott.
"Oh, Elliott, what a surprise."
"I've bought you something."
"Look Elliott, no more presents alright?" I replied. Its not that I didn't want it, I didn't deserve it. When I brought home the chocolates he gave me, my dad threw them in the bin, he accused me of stealing them, then made me sleep outside. I don't want him to keep wasting his money.
"Hey, I was thinking you and I could go catch a movie, we could see anything you like," He slipped his hand into mine. It frightened me half to death.
"Hey, I know you've got a crush on me, but I'm not interested."
"Did you know I'm going to be a professional surfer?"
"Elliott. Fact is, I'm not a girlfriend kind of girl. I'm a loner, that's how I like it" Did I just say I liked being a loner? I don't like it, I'm just used to it. Nobody has ever wanted to be friends with me, So I just lived with it.
"What if I became a loner too, then we could both be loners, together?" He replied.
"Look. Even if you were, 4 years older, 2 feet taller, and a whole lot less..squeaky clean, I would not be interested. In the real world no means no, so back off" Then I stalked off. After about 5 paces, I stopped and looked behind me. He was still standing there. He took something from out of his pocket, and threw it into the surf.
*
Now Elliott is missing! And it's all my fault. I know where to find him though, thanks to Lewis. I never thought I would ever say that. I found him sat on the floor in Lennys (One of Lewis' brothers) Plantation.
"I remember you said you could hide in here forever. I sat down in front of him "Elliott are you okay?"
"I'm fine, just leave me alone"
"Listen, Elliott, I'm sorry about all that stuff I said yesterday. It's just that...Ever since I was little.." I sighed, he looked up at me. How could I explain this? The wall that I used to block everything out was crumbling in front of my eyes. "I'm used to people not liking me. But when people like me, its not so easy. It makes me feel..Like...I don't even think I can explain it..It makes me feel like I'm fenced in, and I don't handle it very well. I'm sorry Elliott, Reckon you could try to understand?"