In Hope?
Chapter 14
Meg walked Lulu on the beach early the next morning and threw a small ball for the dog. "Go catch girl " She chanted watching the excited dog run ahead of her and come bouncing back with the ball in her mouth. Meg bent down and patted her. "Come on girl let's go home " She said putting the pink lead on Lulu.
Meg walked off the beach with her dog and once at home poured her a bowl of dog food and water.
Jessica shivered as she got dressed and unzipped the tent breathing in the crisp fresh air and looking at the bright blue skies. She handed Dixie a cup of tea who accepted it. "Bilmey my hands are freezing!" She exclaimed rubbing them together.
"Where's Polly?" Jessica asked.
"Still asleep " Dixie replied."Sleep well?"
"Fine" She nodded.
"Come on Poll " Dixie unzipped the tent and walked in.
The four women zipped up the tent and walked to the field where they met their colleagues. "Good morning all!" Boomed Loui's voice in the field where they had all gathered. "Ready for your first activity?"
"Yeah!" Dixie shouted
"I can now tell you that your first activity is... White Water rafting. "
Everyone, accept Jessica cheered.
"Jessica?" Adam walked over to her.
She looked up at him a weak smile on her face. "I'm fine "
"If your sure Jessica " Adam replied as Tom shouted over to him.
"Come on mate "
Loui had laid out a collection of wetsuits and life jackets. "The bus will be here soon. I suggest you go back to your tents and get ready"
The group nodded and went back to their tents.
Jessica got changed into a pink and black wetsuit and put her hair up. She wasn't looking to getting wet, far from it, but she wasn't going to let her colleagues down. She just hoped tomorrow's activities would be easier.
The bus arrived and they all got on excited about their activity. Zoe and Jessica sat together. And Dixie and Polly and the men. Adam sitting next to Tom noticed Jessica was quiet.
"Everything alright Jessica?"
"Sure"
But Adam knowing Jessica very well by now know something was up. "Jess you can talk to me you know "
Jessica smiled and whispered. "I know
The white water rafts were in the water when they got off the bus and Loui was there to talk them through it. "Partner up!"
Tom and Adam went together along with Jessica and Polly. And Dixie, Jeff and Zoe went in the second raft. Adam's raft went first and it floated calmly across the water. Until it come to a steep drop.
"Jess it's alright " Adam said worried for her that the drop they were about to take would remind her of when they crashed.
"I know " She replied as the raft fell from the drop and continued to float calmly until it come to the end and everyone got out. Then it was group B's turn
The group were cold and decided to go and get coffees to warm themselves up.
"There you go " smiled Tom giving everyone a coffee and seeing the bus pull up everyone got on so it could drive back to the field.
Tom was walking back to his tent when he felt his phone go off. He reached in to his pocket and smiled when he saw 'Meg' across the display screen.
Sender: Meg
To: Tom
Time: 20:12
What have you done today? Hope you've had fun.
Love you Meg.
Xx
Tom sat on on bis sleeping bag as he text Meg back.
Sender: Tom
To: Meg
Time:: 20:45
Hey babe
I had an amazing time. I went white water rafting
Love you to.
"Where you off?" Tom asked his friend.
"To see Jess " The doctor replied unzipping the tent. He walked across the field looking at the cows and horses a few fields over and stopped outside the girls tent. He unzipped the zip.
"Adam" She said quickly
He smiled to himself and waited for Jessica to come out.
"Alright Jess?"
"Sure "
Adam kissed Jessica lightly on the check before walking back to his own tent.
After Adam had gone Jessica stayed outside for a bit longer looking up at the darkened sky with stars glittering in it. One star stood out for her and that was the star shining brightly in the middle. "Harry "She thought to herself with a smile before walking back in to the tent.