Disclaimer: I don't own Evelyn, Danny and Rafe, or pretty much anything else.
A/N: Thank you, THANK YOU, FanFiction.Net has RETURNED! *sniffle* Anywho…
TO 2001!
CHAPTER NINE
The horn of my grandma's van honked loudly. I grinned.
"Go outside and get in the car!" I yelled to Evelyn, who was weeping over a dramatic McDonald's commercial. She reluctantly agreed as Ronald McDonald comforted an ill child with a chicken McNugget.
I climbed into the backseat of the van with Danny and Allen. "Hey Grandma, hey Paw-Paw. This is Danny, Rafe and Evelyn." I pointed to them.
"Nice to meet you," she said perkily. I smiled and noticed they had brought Molly the dog with us to the railroad. This might just work out for the better, I thought. We drove away from the house and onto the freeway. I sighed and put my arm around Allen's shoulder as he furiously tapped buttons on his Game Boy.
About twenty minutes later, we were still driving; Danny was looking out the window anxiously, Rafe was drumming his fingers on the armrest, Evelyn and Grandma were talking about the best commercials they'd ever seen, Paw-Paw was grumbling about insane drivers, Allen was praising his Pikachu with a Rare Candy, and I was trying not to be annoyed by all of these things. All of this occurred while Molly slept.
After an agonizingly long ride of descriptions of Ronald McDonald ads, finger drumming, Pokemon Center Music, and enough swear words to last a lifetime, we arrived at the railroad, a block away from the depot. Allen shoved my arm off of his shoulder. My cousins leapt out of their white SUV to greet us. Molly jumped out of the red van and ran across the tracks. Luckily, we were the only ones who were using the rails today. The sun beat down on the ground, and waves of heat glistened above the pavement.
All of a sudden, I was overcome with an odd feeling. I ran over to Paw-Paw.
"Bathroom, bathroom, bathroom!" I yelled. "Please! Key! To! Depot!" I badly wanted him to give me the key so I could run. But a chilling thought crossed my mind: were there snakes out here? What if I was running down the tracks and a huge rattlesnake slithered across the tracks?
Paw-Paw handed me the key, and I smiled weakly. "Thanks," I said. I grabbed Rafe by the wrist, beckoned for my cousins and Allen and Danny. We dashed around an abandoned block of old buildings and to the depot, all the while carrying a bowl Grandma had requested we fill with water for the dog. Finally, we made it to the depot. My hands shook as I opened the door, but I made it.
I ran to the bathroom, and well, ya know. I walked out of the bathroom and pulled some money out of my pockets. We unlocked the door to the depot gift shop and ran in. I open the fridge, pulled out drinks and Hershey bars. I dropped the proper amount of money in the little donation can and walked out of the depot, locking it behind me. I stared down the track.
"Ma'am, wouldn't it be quicker to just run down the tracks?" Rafe asked. Danny agreed, and so did my cousins. I tried to protest, but the ambushed me, begging annoyingly to take the faster way to where they were loading the motor car onto the tracks. I had no choice but to agree. We slowly walked down the tracks, Austin, Alden and Trevor running ahead. Mallory forced Danny to carry her on his shoulders, and he did. Rafe tried to put his arm around my shoulders, but I shrugged his arm away.
And there it was. I felt something slither across my foot. I looked down. A black snake was a foot away from me. Well, you can imagine what I did. No, not that! I screeched, and almost leapt into Rafe's arms.
"Omigod, omigod, omigod!" I yelled, tears pouring down my cheeks. Mallory laughed and clapped.
"Cool, a snake!" she bellowed. With that I threw my arms around Rafe and cried for my mother. I dashed down the tracks, Danny, Rafe and Mallory following with confused looks on their faces. I ran all the way to my grandmother, and jumped up and down, making elaborate gestures, not a lot of sense and looking frighteningly like Rafe. I snapped out of it quickly when Paw-paw spoke up.
"Who wants to go for a ride?"
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I sat down on the engine part of the motorcar next to Rafe and Alden.Allen, Mallory and Austin sat on the cramped, tiny floor. Paw-Paw and Danny sat in the seats. Evelyn, Grandma, Aunt Marleena and Uncle Tommy stayed back to chat about unknown topics. The engine roared to a start, shaking the heck out of my back-end. It was one of the loudest sounds I had ever heard. Danny whimpered. I reached up and patted him on the back.
I feared Rafe and Danny might cry soon. I heard my cousin Austin murmur under his breath: "Wimps." I smiled faintly, and against my better judgment, I held Danny's hand. Yeah, I KNOW what you're saying. 'Skye, you hate Danny, you think he's stupid! Why are you HOLDING his HAND?' The truth is, I had no idea. Ok, I may have felt bad for him.
What was the matter with me?
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Yeah, bet ya didn't expect that! Boom! In your face!
Um, sorry. My bad.
I AM BACK!
A/N: Thank you, THANK YOU, FanFiction.Net has RETURNED! *sniffle* Anywho…
TO 2001!
CHAPTER NINE
The horn of my grandma's van honked loudly. I grinned.
"Go outside and get in the car!" I yelled to Evelyn, who was weeping over a dramatic McDonald's commercial. She reluctantly agreed as Ronald McDonald comforted an ill child with a chicken McNugget.
I climbed into the backseat of the van with Danny and Allen. "Hey Grandma, hey Paw-Paw. This is Danny, Rafe and Evelyn." I pointed to them.
"Nice to meet you," she said perkily. I smiled and noticed they had brought Molly the dog with us to the railroad. This might just work out for the better, I thought. We drove away from the house and onto the freeway. I sighed and put my arm around Allen's shoulder as he furiously tapped buttons on his Game Boy.
About twenty minutes later, we were still driving; Danny was looking out the window anxiously, Rafe was drumming his fingers on the armrest, Evelyn and Grandma were talking about the best commercials they'd ever seen, Paw-Paw was grumbling about insane drivers, Allen was praising his Pikachu with a Rare Candy, and I was trying not to be annoyed by all of these things. All of this occurred while Molly slept.
After an agonizingly long ride of descriptions of Ronald McDonald ads, finger drumming, Pokemon Center Music, and enough swear words to last a lifetime, we arrived at the railroad, a block away from the depot. Allen shoved my arm off of his shoulder. My cousins leapt out of their white SUV to greet us. Molly jumped out of the red van and ran across the tracks. Luckily, we were the only ones who were using the rails today. The sun beat down on the ground, and waves of heat glistened above the pavement.
All of a sudden, I was overcome with an odd feeling. I ran over to Paw-Paw.
"Bathroom, bathroom, bathroom!" I yelled. "Please! Key! To! Depot!" I badly wanted him to give me the key so I could run. But a chilling thought crossed my mind: were there snakes out here? What if I was running down the tracks and a huge rattlesnake slithered across the tracks?
Paw-Paw handed me the key, and I smiled weakly. "Thanks," I said. I grabbed Rafe by the wrist, beckoned for my cousins and Allen and Danny. We dashed around an abandoned block of old buildings and to the depot, all the while carrying a bowl Grandma had requested we fill with water for the dog. Finally, we made it to the depot. My hands shook as I opened the door, but I made it.
I ran to the bathroom, and well, ya know. I walked out of the bathroom and pulled some money out of my pockets. We unlocked the door to the depot gift shop and ran in. I open the fridge, pulled out drinks and Hershey bars. I dropped the proper amount of money in the little donation can and walked out of the depot, locking it behind me. I stared down the track.
"Ma'am, wouldn't it be quicker to just run down the tracks?" Rafe asked. Danny agreed, and so did my cousins. I tried to protest, but the ambushed me, begging annoyingly to take the faster way to where they were loading the motor car onto the tracks. I had no choice but to agree. We slowly walked down the tracks, Austin, Alden and Trevor running ahead. Mallory forced Danny to carry her on his shoulders, and he did. Rafe tried to put his arm around my shoulders, but I shrugged his arm away.
And there it was. I felt something slither across my foot. I looked down. A black snake was a foot away from me. Well, you can imagine what I did. No, not that! I screeched, and almost leapt into Rafe's arms.
"Omigod, omigod, omigod!" I yelled, tears pouring down my cheeks. Mallory laughed and clapped.
"Cool, a snake!" she bellowed. With that I threw my arms around Rafe and cried for my mother. I dashed down the tracks, Danny, Rafe and Mallory following with confused looks on their faces. I ran all the way to my grandmother, and jumped up and down, making elaborate gestures, not a lot of sense and looking frighteningly like Rafe. I snapped out of it quickly when Paw-paw spoke up.
"Who wants to go for a ride?"
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I sat down on the engine part of the motorcar next to Rafe and Alden.Allen, Mallory and Austin sat on the cramped, tiny floor. Paw-Paw and Danny sat in the seats. Evelyn, Grandma, Aunt Marleena and Uncle Tommy stayed back to chat about unknown topics. The engine roared to a start, shaking the heck out of my back-end. It was one of the loudest sounds I had ever heard. Danny whimpered. I reached up and patted him on the back.
I feared Rafe and Danny might cry soon. I heard my cousin Austin murmur under his breath: "Wimps." I smiled faintly, and against my better judgment, I held Danny's hand. Yeah, I KNOW what you're saying. 'Skye, you hate Danny, you think he's stupid! Why are you HOLDING his HAND?' The truth is, I had no idea. Ok, I may have felt bad for him.
What was the matter with me?
**********************
Yeah, bet ya didn't expect that! Boom! In your face!
Um, sorry. My bad.
I AM BACK!