Chapter 3:
"So Kerry, when do you move from good old Castle Rock?" Chris asked.
"About eleven? I sure miss it here."
"How long have you two been friends?"
"Best friends? About nine years. Actually, when Teddy and I first met, we hated each other."
"Really? Why?"
"I guess it's because we're so much alike. We were always trying to out do one another."
"Out do? Like how?"
"This one time, we were seeing who could climb to the top of a tree fastest. We picked a enormous tree that could handle both of us and raced as fast as we could. Well we were both doing pretty okay, until I stepped onto a limp branch, and fell straight out of that tree. I broke my arm, and for a while Teddy kept picking competitions in the water so I couldn't play." She laughed at her memory.
"That sounds like Teddy alright." Kerry and Chris looked at Teddy and saw him give Vern two punches.
"Oh yeah, asshole Teddy. He was always mean to me, and did horrible things."
"Horrible?"
"Yeah, he use to drag me out to the woods to camp out with him. More than once, he had knocked over a beehive near me, and I happen to be allergic to bees." Kerry smiled.
"That's not cool, you could've been seriously hurt, or even died from that shit."
"But I didn't. My life has been threatened from Teddy thousands of times."
"What was the worst?"
"The worst? I have to pick just one?" They laughed a little.
"Okay, then tell me a bunch."
"Alright. Hmm, let's see. Once, he pushed me off of the roof of my house, and I landed into a huge patch of poison ivy. Man, if that ivy hadn't been there, I would've been a goner."
"Wait, wait, wait. He pushed you off of a roof?"
"Mmm hmm." She said cheerfully. "We always use to hang out up there. Oh! This one time, he placed me in the middle of the train tracks. He wanted to reenact a scene he saw on his favorite T.V. show. He wanted to rescue me from a run away train. Now, I was scared to death, because Teddy isn't exactly the most coordinated person. I saw the train coming closer and closer, but I wouldn't let Teddy see how scared I was. He had stopped talking to me, and I was afraid to take my eyes off the train to see if he was still there. I prayed he was, and shut my eyes tightly. Then, out of the blue, I was knocked off the tracks. I can still remember feeling the air from the train on my face, right before I was bumped off. I opened my eyes, and saw Teddy's grinning face, over me. And all he could say was 'Next time, you can be tied to the tracks'. And somehow in a twisted way, I had developed my first crush."
"He could've killed you!" Chris laughed. "Wait, did you just say you had a crush on Teddy?" Kerry laughed at Chris' delayed reaction.
"My, aren't you just full of questions. But yeah, I told you it was twisted." She giggled.
"Does he know that you liked him?"
"Well he better, we only went out." She laughed.
"You did?!? So what happened?"
"You mean, why aren't we still together? I don't know, I guess I was just paranoid..."
"Paranoid? About what?"
"I trusted Teddy with my life, just not my heart... It's funny, I know that he'd never do anything to hurt me, and that I was safe with him, but I couldn't trust that he wouldn't break my heart."
"He's a good guy. I don't think he'd ever break your heart."
"Yeah, well things are different now. People change... Feelings change..."
"Are you saying you don't like him that way anymore?"
"No. But I don't have to, when I like someone else..." Kerry took Chris' hand and laced her fingers with his. Chris could feel himself blushing a bit. He looked at their hands together, then at Kerry. Chris then, turned his view to Teddy, walking ahead of them. Wait, what am I doing? This is Teddy's girl I can't do this. She's not exactly Teddy's though. They're just friends. Besides Teddy doesn't even like her. Chris thought and looked back at Kerry.
Barely noticeable freckles trailed along her nose and cheekbones and gave her a feminism look. Beautiful full lips traced a smile. Her white glasses made her cute and innocent. And suddenly, Chris was confused. Early today, he hadn't found her so ravishing, so what was so different about her now? Why did her hypnotizing eyes have an affect on him now, and not before? And then, his thoughts were interrupted, when Vern turned around to see their hands locked together, and decided to walk back to see what was going on. Kerry instantly dropped Chris' hand.
"Hey Verno, how's it going?" Kerry said with a smile.
"Fine, can I talk to Chris for a second?" Kerry met Chris' eyes, then returned her view to Vern.
"Sure thing, Gordie's probably tired of babysitting Teddy any way." Kerry ran to catch up with Teddy and Gordie. She handed Teddy his towel back, just before she hooked her arm around Teddy, snatching him in a headlock.
"What are you doing?" Vern asked Chris.
"W-What are you talking about?"
"Do you know that Teddy likes her?"
"What makes you so sure? He said they were just friends."
"He just told me and Gordie that he thinks that he does like her, so you'd better back off."
"Hey, she's the one that came onto me first." Chris said in defense.
"Whatever, just keep your snake in its cage and your hands off Kerry."
"Vern! I can't believe what you're implying. Hell, I can't believe you said something that wasn't pussy."
"Actually that's how Gordie put it."
"He saw that too?"
"Not in so many words. He glanced, and saw you listening a little too intently. He told me he knows when you dig someone."
"I don't like Kerry, there's nothing to worry about."
"Just be careful, Kerry can be very persuasive." Chris, ignoring Vern, started walking to catch up with Kerry, Teddy, and Gordie. He turned around to say one last thing to Vern.
"Don't worry, nothing's going to happen..." Chris said, then met up with the other three.
"Chris is sensible, Chris isn't stupid. Chris won't fall for Teddy's girl." Vern reassured himself.
"So Kerry, when do you move from good old Castle Rock?" Chris asked.
"About eleven? I sure miss it here."
"How long have you two been friends?"
"Best friends? About nine years. Actually, when Teddy and I first met, we hated each other."
"Really? Why?"
"I guess it's because we're so much alike. We were always trying to out do one another."
"Out do? Like how?"
"This one time, we were seeing who could climb to the top of a tree fastest. We picked a enormous tree that could handle both of us and raced as fast as we could. Well we were both doing pretty okay, until I stepped onto a limp branch, and fell straight out of that tree. I broke my arm, and for a while Teddy kept picking competitions in the water so I couldn't play." She laughed at her memory.
"That sounds like Teddy alright." Kerry and Chris looked at Teddy and saw him give Vern two punches.
"Oh yeah, asshole Teddy. He was always mean to me, and did horrible things."
"Horrible?"
"Yeah, he use to drag me out to the woods to camp out with him. More than once, he had knocked over a beehive near me, and I happen to be allergic to bees." Kerry smiled.
"That's not cool, you could've been seriously hurt, or even died from that shit."
"But I didn't. My life has been threatened from Teddy thousands of times."
"What was the worst?"
"The worst? I have to pick just one?" They laughed a little.
"Okay, then tell me a bunch."
"Alright. Hmm, let's see. Once, he pushed me off of the roof of my house, and I landed into a huge patch of poison ivy. Man, if that ivy hadn't been there, I would've been a goner."
"Wait, wait, wait. He pushed you off of a roof?"
"Mmm hmm." She said cheerfully. "We always use to hang out up there. Oh! This one time, he placed me in the middle of the train tracks. He wanted to reenact a scene he saw on his favorite T.V. show. He wanted to rescue me from a run away train. Now, I was scared to death, because Teddy isn't exactly the most coordinated person. I saw the train coming closer and closer, but I wouldn't let Teddy see how scared I was. He had stopped talking to me, and I was afraid to take my eyes off the train to see if he was still there. I prayed he was, and shut my eyes tightly. Then, out of the blue, I was knocked off the tracks. I can still remember feeling the air from the train on my face, right before I was bumped off. I opened my eyes, and saw Teddy's grinning face, over me. And all he could say was 'Next time, you can be tied to the tracks'. And somehow in a twisted way, I had developed my first crush."
"He could've killed you!" Chris laughed. "Wait, did you just say you had a crush on Teddy?" Kerry laughed at Chris' delayed reaction.
"My, aren't you just full of questions. But yeah, I told you it was twisted." She giggled.
"Does he know that you liked him?"
"Well he better, we only went out." She laughed.
"You did?!? So what happened?"
"You mean, why aren't we still together? I don't know, I guess I was just paranoid..."
"Paranoid? About what?"
"I trusted Teddy with my life, just not my heart... It's funny, I know that he'd never do anything to hurt me, and that I was safe with him, but I couldn't trust that he wouldn't break my heart."
"He's a good guy. I don't think he'd ever break your heart."
"Yeah, well things are different now. People change... Feelings change..."
"Are you saying you don't like him that way anymore?"
"No. But I don't have to, when I like someone else..." Kerry took Chris' hand and laced her fingers with his. Chris could feel himself blushing a bit. He looked at their hands together, then at Kerry. Chris then, turned his view to Teddy, walking ahead of them. Wait, what am I doing? This is Teddy's girl I can't do this. She's not exactly Teddy's though. They're just friends. Besides Teddy doesn't even like her. Chris thought and looked back at Kerry.
Barely noticeable freckles trailed along her nose and cheekbones and gave her a feminism look. Beautiful full lips traced a smile. Her white glasses made her cute and innocent. And suddenly, Chris was confused. Early today, he hadn't found her so ravishing, so what was so different about her now? Why did her hypnotizing eyes have an affect on him now, and not before? And then, his thoughts were interrupted, when Vern turned around to see their hands locked together, and decided to walk back to see what was going on. Kerry instantly dropped Chris' hand.
"Hey Verno, how's it going?" Kerry said with a smile.
"Fine, can I talk to Chris for a second?" Kerry met Chris' eyes, then returned her view to Vern.
"Sure thing, Gordie's probably tired of babysitting Teddy any way." Kerry ran to catch up with Teddy and Gordie. She handed Teddy his towel back, just before she hooked her arm around Teddy, snatching him in a headlock.
"What are you doing?" Vern asked Chris.
"W-What are you talking about?"
"Do you know that Teddy likes her?"
"What makes you so sure? He said they were just friends."
"He just told me and Gordie that he thinks that he does like her, so you'd better back off."
"Hey, she's the one that came onto me first." Chris said in defense.
"Whatever, just keep your snake in its cage and your hands off Kerry."
"Vern! I can't believe what you're implying. Hell, I can't believe you said something that wasn't pussy."
"Actually that's how Gordie put it."
"He saw that too?"
"Not in so many words. He glanced, and saw you listening a little too intently. He told me he knows when you dig someone."
"I don't like Kerry, there's nothing to worry about."
"Just be careful, Kerry can be very persuasive." Chris, ignoring Vern, started walking to catch up with Kerry, Teddy, and Gordie. He turned around to say one last thing to Vern.
"Don't worry, nothing's going to happen..." Chris said, then met up with the other three.
"Chris is sensible, Chris isn't stupid. Chris won't fall for Teddy's girl." Vern reassured himself.