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Ok, this chapter is kind of an intermission in the story. I don't know about it, I may get rid of it eventually, you all let me know if it is necessary and if it makes sense. I want to get more into Torey's background, and I felt like this would interesting. Anywho, R&R!!
Disclaimer: "Oh Sly, kiss me!" (Grade A cheese..)
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The sun glared down on her bare skin. She sat in the sand, toy bucket and shovel in hand. Kelly sat next to her, and together they were building a castle that would make any fiddler crab proud to call home.
Kelly then sighed, looking up at the sky. Torey stopped shoveling, glancing toward her best friend. "What's the matter?"
Kelly sighed and looked back at her friend. "I was thinking about the sky."
"The sky?" Torey questioned.
Kelly lay down on her back, resting her head on her arms. "Yeah, like, what is it like up there? Can you really sit on clouds? I wonder what it would be like to fly?"
"Don't be stupid, people can't fly!" Torey told her. Kelly could be so weird sometimes. "Come on, we have to finish this, the tide will be up soon."
Kelly didn't listen. She rolled herself over and looked at the waterline. "People can too fly. And they can do lots of other things too. I've heard about it."
Torey narrowed her eyes at her friend, then shook her head. "That's not true."
"It is true, but the grown ups don't want us to know. I've heard my Dad talking about it. They're called mutants."
Torey had heard that word before. It had been used in her house mainly by her father, and mainly in contempt. But she never paid much attention to it. It didn't make any sense, people with super powers. It was too much like those comic books her cousin read. They were so stupid! "You're lying."
"No, I'm not. Remember Jimmy Ramsey's older brother? He was a mutant, and they had to take him away. My dad says that mutants are bad." Kelly closed her eyes for a second. "But I think it'd be neat to have super powers. I don't think they're bad."
"Kelly, there's no such thing as mutants. People make them up to scare us kids and you're stupid because you believe them." Torey told her angrily. "Now, we need some water for the swimming pool." Torey held the bucket out to her friend.
Kelly sighed, obviously disappointed in her friends attitude. She took the bucket and made her way to the shore. Filling it with water, she returned to the castle. The girls sat in silence for a while, building their castle. It was nearly done when a voice beckoned.
"Girls, it's time for lunch."
"Ok Dad!" The girls got up and followed the imposing older man back to their camper. It was always fun when he went campaigning in the summer, it was the only time the girls really got to see the shore.
Torey brushed the sand off her, and looked toward her friend. Kelly was, once again, staring at the sky. She ran to her friend, and grabbed her hand. "Come on, you know how he gets."
"Yeah, ok," Kelly responded, tearing her eyes away from the sky. She trotted after her friend, stumbling slightly in the sand.
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Yes, very very short...but I'm not ready with the next actual chapter of the story yet, and felt like writing this. Nice little intermission, and the perfect place in the story for it. Let me know what you're thinking, because reviews are the icing on the cake. The colors in the rainbow. The thing on the Red Rider bb gun that tells time. They're important...and I'm a slab of gouda..
PS: Anyone pick up on the Ramsey reference?? Don't know much about him, just wanted to throw in a familiar name....
Ok, this chapter is kind of an intermission in the story. I don't know about it, I may get rid of it eventually, you all let me know if it is necessary and if it makes sense. I want to get more into Torey's background, and I felt like this would interesting. Anywho, R&R!!
Disclaimer: "Oh Sly, kiss me!" (Grade A cheese..)
~&~
The sun glared down on her bare skin. She sat in the sand, toy bucket and shovel in hand. Kelly sat next to her, and together they were building a castle that would make any fiddler crab proud to call home.
Kelly then sighed, looking up at the sky. Torey stopped shoveling, glancing toward her best friend. "What's the matter?"
Kelly sighed and looked back at her friend. "I was thinking about the sky."
"The sky?" Torey questioned.
Kelly lay down on her back, resting her head on her arms. "Yeah, like, what is it like up there? Can you really sit on clouds? I wonder what it would be like to fly?"
"Don't be stupid, people can't fly!" Torey told her. Kelly could be so weird sometimes. "Come on, we have to finish this, the tide will be up soon."
Kelly didn't listen. She rolled herself over and looked at the waterline. "People can too fly. And they can do lots of other things too. I've heard about it."
Torey narrowed her eyes at her friend, then shook her head. "That's not true."
"It is true, but the grown ups don't want us to know. I've heard my Dad talking about it. They're called mutants."
Torey had heard that word before. It had been used in her house mainly by her father, and mainly in contempt. But she never paid much attention to it. It didn't make any sense, people with super powers. It was too much like those comic books her cousin read. They were so stupid! "You're lying."
"No, I'm not. Remember Jimmy Ramsey's older brother? He was a mutant, and they had to take him away. My dad says that mutants are bad." Kelly closed her eyes for a second. "But I think it'd be neat to have super powers. I don't think they're bad."
"Kelly, there's no such thing as mutants. People make them up to scare us kids and you're stupid because you believe them." Torey told her angrily. "Now, we need some water for the swimming pool." Torey held the bucket out to her friend.
Kelly sighed, obviously disappointed in her friends attitude. She took the bucket and made her way to the shore. Filling it with water, she returned to the castle. The girls sat in silence for a while, building their castle. It was nearly done when a voice beckoned.
"Girls, it's time for lunch."
"Ok Dad!" The girls got up and followed the imposing older man back to their camper. It was always fun when he went campaigning in the summer, it was the only time the girls really got to see the shore.
Torey brushed the sand off her, and looked toward her friend. Kelly was, once again, staring at the sky. She ran to her friend, and grabbed her hand. "Come on, you know how he gets."
"Yeah, ok," Kelly responded, tearing her eyes away from the sky. She trotted after her friend, stumbling slightly in the sand.
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Yes, very very short...but I'm not ready with the next actual chapter of the story yet, and felt like writing this. Nice little intermission, and the perfect place in the story for it. Let me know what you're thinking, because reviews are the icing on the cake. The colors in the rainbow. The thing on the Red Rider bb gun that tells time. They're important...and I'm a slab of gouda..
PS: Anyone pick up on the Ramsey reference?? Don't know much about him, just wanted to throw in a familiar name....