Chapter 7.
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Reggie woke up the next day, ready for the world. She slipped on her clothes, brushed her hair and admired herself in the mirror. She smiled at her reflection and gathered her school books together and ran downstairs to answer the door.
"Geez, what's your hurry?" Otto asked, eating his breakfast.
"Nothing, I'm just happy today. Is that so bad?" Reggie asked, opening the door. "Hey Twister. Did you bring your camera for this afternoon?"
Twister nodded in reply, staring Reggie up and down. He would have said something, except that Otto was there. "Do you want to get going to school now. Give us a chance to talk about the movie."
"Sure," Reggie said. "Just let me get my blades on." When she had her blades on, she spotted Sam walking towards the house. She thought fast and pretended to trip, coincidently falling into Twisters arms.
"Hey guys, where's Otto?" Sam asked, trying to act like it didn't bother him at all.
"Twister and I are discussing videos. So we're going on ahead. Otto's inside if you want to talk to him." Reggie said.
"Squid, why did you leave so early last night?" Twister asked but Sam had already gone inside to avoid them. "Oh well, let's go Reggie."
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The week didn't get much better for Sam, he felt sick everytime he watched Reggie flirt with Twister. Friday after school Otto, Twister, Reggie and Sam went to Madtown. Twister had his camera and was filming Otto, Reggie stood beside him, looking really fascinated by everything. Sam watched them while randomly skating around.
"Twist, I have to ask you something. You film everyone else a whole heap, but why don't you ever star in any yourself?" Reggie asked. "I mean, your just as talented as Otto. You've even beaten him before, remember."
"If I go up to a window I can see myself. So I can be in it." Twister said turning off the record button.
"Why don't you get some oxygen, and I'll film you," Reggie suggested, putting her hand on his arm. "Trust me, it'll be great."
"Okay, just press record when your ready." Twister gave Reggie the camera, pointing out the record button.
Sam skated over to Reggie. "What's up?" Looking at Reggie with the camera. "Since when did Twister trust anyone with his camera?"
"Since I wanted to use it to film him. Alright, the two best bros on the half pipe!" Reggie looked back at Sam. "You were saying?"
"I just didn't know you were so interested in movies. We're still working on the zine tonight, right?"
Reggie had totally forgotten. She realised it was the perfect oppertunity to make Sam jealous. "Sorry Sammy, I'm going to Twister's to help with this footage I get today. Want to make sure I get his best side, that stuff. Then again, is there a bad side to Twister?"
Sam tried to sound like he was cool with it. "Okay, I'll be in the skating bowl."
Reggie watched Sam skate away, but then turned back to Twister, giving him back the camera and discussing the footage, laughing together. Sam had tried to be supportive, after all, he knew Reggie was his friend and she wasn't hurting his feelings intentionally, but he couldn't help wishing that it was him in Twister's place.
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Reggie was walking back home from Twisters that night, it was the weekend and she promised that she would work on the zine with Sam the next day. She saw that his light was on, wanting to just head for it, climb in his window and kiss him. But she turned away and walked in the door to her own house.
"Reggie what do you think your doing?" Ray asked.
"I told Otto to tell you I was going to Twisters."
"I don't mean that, I mean what your wearing!" Ray pointed at her denim mini.
Reggie looked down and gasped. She had on her regular T-shirt but had forgot to put her pants back on. "Dad, I just want a change, is that so wrong?"
"No, but Reg, that skirt is so short and you've been changing your clothes at school behind my back. Why? To impress boys?"
"I can wear what I want, Dad and it's not like I'm going outside naked. I want to wear these and you can't stop me." Reggie retorted, standing to the full extent of her height.
"I'm just wondering why. I don't want you to change because of some boy, this wouldn't have anything to do with Twister would it?" Ray asked, suspiciously.
"Why would it have anything to do with him?" Reggie asked. "It doesn't."
"Whatever you say, but I don't want you to freeze. Now come and have some dinner."
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The next day was more cloudier than the last. Forcast said that rain was to hit Ocean Shores. Reggie was at Sam's house, working on her zine.
"It's sort of cold in here, can we shut the window?" Reggie asked. Sam went over and shut it, watching the beggining of the rain.
"Looks like a storm. There goes the weekend." Sam went back to his computer and his attempts at making conversation.
Thunder started to sound. Reggie peaked out the window to see the huge amounts of rain. Sam put the printed zine on his desk and walked over beside her. He noticed that she seemed to be looking at Twister's house, which made his smile fade. There was another clap of thunder which made him jump. Reggie laughed at him.
"Hey, it startled me. What are you laughing at anyway, I bet there's something you're scared of."
"Well, if I get scared of anything, you're here with me." Reggie whispered, wishing she hadn't. Sam looked up at her, about to ask what she meant by that comment, then the power went out.
Reggie and Sam both jumped at the sudden darkness that filled the room. Sam walked straight ahead and bumped into Reggie. He grabbed her arm and both of them made there way to the door and out into the hallway, where Mrs Dullard had lit some candles in order to see.
"Look Sammy, now that we've finished and there's a power outage I think I should go home and finish my homework. We can't do much else can we?" Reggie said.
"But Reggie, you'll get soaked and freeze. Your clothes aren't exactely storm material." Sam couldn't admit to her, but he really wanted her to stay.
"It's just across the street, I'll be fine. Has anyone ever told you that you worry too much." Reggie felt flattered that he was worried about her, but at that moment she just wanted to kiss his worries away.
"I'm just over cautious. Here, take my jumper, it'll keep you warm. Better than getting a cold." Sam took off his jumper and handed it to her. Reggie was touched by the offer and put the jumper on, suddenly feeling ten times warmer, possibly because she knew Sam had just been wearing it.
"Thanks, I'll hand it back to you at school. Since it doesn't look like it will be a much better day tomorrow." Reggie opened the door and was about to leave when she turned back to Sam. She impulsively stepped towards him and quickly kissed him on the cheek. Before Sam even had a chance to start blushing, Reggie had gone.
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Reggie woke up the next day, ready for the world. She slipped on her clothes, brushed her hair and admired herself in the mirror. She smiled at her reflection and gathered her school books together and ran downstairs to answer the door.
"Geez, what's your hurry?" Otto asked, eating his breakfast.
"Nothing, I'm just happy today. Is that so bad?" Reggie asked, opening the door. "Hey Twister. Did you bring your camera for this afternoon?"
Twister nodded in reply, staring Reggie up and down. He would have said something, except that Otto was there. "Do you want to get going to school now. Give us a chance to talk about the movie."
"Sure," Reggie said. "Just let me get my blades on." When she had her blades on, she spotted Sam walking towards the house. She thought fast and pretended to trip, coincidently falling into Twisters arms.
"Hey guys, where's Otto?" Sam asked, trying to act like it didn't bother him at all.
"Twister and I are discussing videos. So we're going on ahead. Otto's inside if you want to talk to him." Reggie said.
"Squid, why did you leave so early last night?" Twister asked but Sam had already gone inside to avoid them. "Oh well, let's go Reggie."
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The week didn't get much better for Sam, he felt sick everytime he watched Reggie flirt with Twister. Friday after school Otto, Twister, Reggie and Sam went to Madtown. Twister had his camera and was filming Otto, Reggie stood beside him, looking really fascinated by everything. Sam watched them while randomly skating around.
"Twist, I have to ask you something. You film everyone else a whole heap, but why don't you ever star in any yourself?" Reggie asked. "I mean, your just as talented as Otto. You've even beaten him before, remember."
"If I go up to a window I can see myself. So I can be in it." Twister said turning off the record button.
"Why don't you get some oxygen, and I'll film you," Reggie suggested, putting her hand on his arm. "Trust me, it'll be great."
"Okay, just press record when your ready." Twister gave Reggie the camera, pointing out the record button.
Sam skated over to Reggie. "What's up?" Looking at Reggie with the camera. "Since when did Twister trust anyone with his camera?"
"Since I wanted to use it to film him. Alright, the two best bros on the half pipe!" Reggie looked back at Sam. "You were saying?"
"I just didn't know you were so interested in movies. We're still working on the zine tonight, right?"
Reggie had totally forgotten. She realised it was the perfect oppertunity to make Sam jealous. "Sorry Sammy, I'm going to Twister's to help with this footage I get today. Want to make sure I get his best side, that stuff. Then again, is there a bad side to Twister?"
Sam tried to sound like he was cool with it. "Okay, I'll be in the skating bowl."
Reggie watched Sam skate away, but then turned back to Twister, giving him back the camera and discussing the footage, laughing together. Sam had tried to be supportive, after all, he knew Reggie was his friend and she wasn't hurting his feelings intentionally, but he couldn't help wishing that it was him in Twister's place.
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Reggie was walking back home from Twisters that night, it was the weekend and she promised that she would work on the zine with Sam the next day. She saw that his light was on, wanting to just head for it, climb in his window and kiss him. But she turned away and walked in the door to her own house.
"Reggie what do you think your doing?" Ray asked.
"I told Otto to tell you I was going to Twisters."
"I don't mean that, I mean what your wearing!" Ray pointed at her denim mini.
Reggie looked down and gasped. She had on her regular T-shirt but had forgot to put her pants back on. "Dad, I just want a change, is that so wrong?"
"No, but Reg, that skirt is so short and you've been changing your clothes at school behind my back. Why? To impress boys?"
"I can wear what I want, Dad and it's not like I'm going outside naked. I want to wear these and you can't stop me." Reggie retorted, standing to the full extent of her height.
"I'm just wondering why. I don't want you to change because of some boy, this wouldn't have anything to do with Twister would it?" Ray asked, suspiciously.
"Why would it have anything to do with him?" Reggie asked. "It doesn't."
"Whatever you say, but I don't want you to freeze. Now come and have some dinner."
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The next day was more cloudier than the last. Forcast said that rain was to hit Ocean Shores. Reggie was at Sam's house, working on her zine.
"It's sort of cold in here, can we shut the window?" Reggie asked. Sam went over and shut it, watching the beggining of the rain.
"Looks like a storm. There goes the weekend." Sam went back to his computer and his attempts at making conversation.
Thunder started to sound. Reggie peaked out the window to see the huge amounts of rain. Sam put the printed zine on his desk and walked over beside her. He noticed that she seemed to be looking at Twister's house, which made his smile fade. There was another clap of thunder which made him jump. Reggie laughed at him.
"Hey, it startled me. What are you laughing at anyway, I bet there's something you're scared of."
"Well, if I get scared of anything, you're here with me." Reggie whispered, wishing she hadn't. Sam looked up at her, about to ask what she meant by that comment, then the power went out.
Reggie and Sam both jumped at the sudden darkness that filled the room. Sam walked straight ahead and bumped into Reggie. He grabbed her arm and both of them made there way to the door and out into the hallway, where Mrs Dullard had lit some candles in order to see.
"Look Sammy, now that we've finished and there's a power outage I think I should go home and finish my homework. We can't do much else can we?" Reggie said.
"But Reggie, you'll get soaked and freeze. Your clothes aren't exactely storm material." Sam couldn't admit to her, but he really wanted her to stay.
"It's just across the street, I'll be fine. Has anyone ever told you that you worry too much." Reggie felt flattered that he was worried about her, but at that moment she just wanted to kiss his worries away.
"I'm just over cautious. Here, take my jumper, it'll keep you warm. Better than getting a cold." Sam took off his jumper and handed it to her. Reggie was touched by the offer and put the jumper on, suddenly feeling ten times warmer, possibly because she knew Sam had just been wearing it.
"Thanks, I'll hand it back to you at school. Since it doesn't look like it will be a much better day tomorrow." Reggie opened the door and was about to leave when she turned back to Sam. She impulsively stepped towards him and quickly kissed him on the cheek. Before Sam even had a chance to start blushing, Reggie had gone.
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Thx for all the great reviews!