Chapter Seven
The next morning Siria was awakened by the belting sunshine. She looked over at Jay and smiled. He wasn't so bad. She leaned over and nudged his shoulder. "Jay, Jay wake up."
"Mmm."
"Jay we have to get going."
"Oh yeah." He sat up and looked at Siria and smiled. "You're pretty."
"Umm. Thanks. Come on get up." She stood and began cleaning the area. Jay helped her. She scattered the wood from the fire. Looking back at Jay, she said, "You ready?"
"Yes"
"Good, we should get there to day."
"Where are we going exactly?"
"Liberty." Siria walked out on to the dirt path with Jay following her.
The sun continued to beat heavily on them both as they walked. "It's hot." Jay moaned as he wiped his forehead and looked at Siria. She had taken off her jacket and her black and pink braids were pulled back into a high pony tail.
"Really." She commented in a distant voice. She was staring at the pond off the path. She smiled and dropping her pack ran down to the pond. Jay looked confused.
"Where are you going?"
Siria looked over her shoulder at Jay, and stripping to her underwear, jumped in to the pond.
"What are you doing? We have to get to Liberty." Jay urged.
"Oh shut up, the water is so cool and refreshing." she laughed. He smiled. He wanted to join her. The sun was so hot, the water so cool and she looked so.... "Jay, you know you can come in. I won't look if you don't." she smiled slyly.
Jay smirked. "Fine then turn around." After she had done so, Jay walked towards the pond and placed his clothes next to hers. He splashed water towards her back.
"You loser!" Siria grinned and splashed him back.
Several minutes later both sat on the edge of the pond. Siria was drying her hair with Jay's hoodie. Jay was staring at Siria. She smiled. "What?"
"Why are you so happy?"
"I don't understand."
"In the city you were., but out here it's different. You're different."
"I guess it's the anticipation of seeing my friends and just getting to far away from."
"Mega" Siria turned to Jay who was looking at the pond. She noticed the muscles in his jaw tighten. Siria knew he had problems, she just didn't know what they were. Jay caught her staring. "You know, we should really get going." She nodded and quickly stuffed the hoodie in her back pack. "I'll get it." Jay took the pack.
"Thanks." She looked up into Jay's eyes. They were brown and intense like pools of fudge. Siria smiled and walked to the path. Jay watched her as she walked ahead of him. He smiled and began to follow her.
The next morning Siria was awakened by the belting sunshine. She looked over at Jay and smiled. He wasn't so bad. She leaned over and nudged his shoulder. "Jay, Jay wake up."
"Mmm."
"Jay we have to get going."
"Oh yeah." He sat up and looked at Siria and smiled. "You're pretty."
"Umm. Thanks. Come on get up." She stood and began cleaning the area. Jay helped her. She scattered the wood from the fire. Looking back at Jay, she said, "You ready?"
"Yes"
"Good, we should get there to day."
"Where are we going exactly?"
"Liberty." Siria walked out on to the dirt path with Jay following her.
The sun continued to beat heavily on them both as they walked. "It's hot." Jay moaned as he wiped his forehead and looked at Siria. She had taken off her jacket and her black and pink braids were pulled back into a high pony tail.
"Really." She commented in a distant voice. She was staring at the pond off the path. She smiled and dropping her pack ran down to the pond. Jay looked confused.
"Where are you going?"
Siria looked over her shoulder at Jay, and stripping to her underwear, jumped in to the pond.
"What are you doing? We have to get to Liberty." Jay urged.
"Oh shut up, the water is so cool and refreshing." she laughed. He smiled. He wanted to join her. The sun was so hot, the water so cool and she looked so.... "Jay, you know you can come in. I won't look if you don't." she smiled slyly.
Jay smirked. "Fine then turn around." After she had done so, Jay walked towards the pond and placed his clothes next to hers. He splashed water towards her back.
"You loser!" Siria grinned and splashed him back.
Several minutes later both sat on the edge of the pond. Siria was drying her hair with Jay's hoodie. Jay was staring at Siria. She smiled. "What?"
"Why are you so happy?"
"I don't understand."
"In the city you were., but out here it's different. You're different."
"I guess it's the anticipation of seeing my friends and just getting to far away from."
"Mega" Siria turned to Jay who was looking at the pond. She noticed the muscles in his jaw tighten. Siria knew he had problems, she just didn't know what they were. Jay caught her staring. "You know, we should really get going." She nodded and quickly stuffed the hoodie in her back pack. "I'll get it." Jay took the pack.
"Thanks." She looked up into Jay's eyes. They were brown and intense like pools of fudge. Siria smiled and walked to the path. Jay watched her as she walked ahead of him. He smiled and began to follow her.