A Little Note: Dark-Celeste37- Thanks for the review! I was having trouble with the overload thing too. I couldn't log in or something. Okay! So then here we go!
Chapter Six:
Charlie's P.O.V.
By the time we had reach the tree house Riley has won her battle with gravity. Though Teddy made a bet with Vern of who could eat the most cherry flavored pest. Gordie and Chris were going to be judges and laugh at them the whole time. Tracey, Madi, Riley, and I opted out of watching; we are walking back to Tracey's. I noticed that they were staring at me again.
"What?!" I look at them in annoyance.
"Sorry, we were just trying to figure out if you've hooked up with Chris yet," Explains Riley and Madi hits the back of her head. Does Riley ever realize what's she's saying or do the words just jump out. I feel my face turn bright red.
"So have you?" Snides Tracey, but not without a smirk.
"I don't know if I even like him like that." I lie straight face to them, Madi and Riley look convinced but Tracey shakes her head. "So let's talk about you and Gordie." Trying to change the subject, Tracey's face turns red, Madi smiles knowingly, and Riley's mouth falls open.
"I can tell when you like a guy Charlie, so have you two done anything yet?" Tracey asks again smiling.
Throwing my arms up in the air surrendering, "Yes I think like him, he's just so, you know the triple 'G's. Gorgeous, great, and God help me he's sexy! But I don't even know if he likes me at all like that. Does he?"
"Yes he does! Even Riley and Vern see it I think! So just kiss the guy and get it over with!" Madi orders me in her outburst.
"Fine I will, uh, talk to him. But only if you, yes you Madi, kiss the love of your life Teddy." I dare her; Madi tilts her little face down and fixes me with a glare that could turn me to stone. She then charges at me. "Oh SHIT! I'm dead!" I try to run but Madi's probably faster then lighting. Before I know it I'm on the ground with her on top off me.
"Take it back!" Her face is blushing like crazy. Tracey and Riley, who are watching us, break into laughing fits. Madi sends them both a death glare.
"Why take back the truth?" I question her naturally, then I grin and snipe at her. "You two are soooo cute together, awwwwwwwwwwwwww!" I keep laughing at her even as she sends punch to my right arm. She finally let's me up, "Fine it's a deal."
"Ok good!" I answer her evenly, Oh shit! What have I gotten myself into now?! Madi and I glare in unison at Tracey and Riley who are still laughing at us. "Oh just shut up!"
They look at each other and burst into, "I don't shut up, I grow up, and when I look at you, I throw up!" Tracey and Riley just start laughing even more.
Madi snaps back at them, "Then your mother walks around the corner and she licks it up!" I just shake my head and flick my hair in Riley's face. Then start walking towards Tracey's again; they quickly catch up to me. We reach the house around noon and Mrs. Tessio had just gotten back from shopping. She made us sandwiches and lemonade. After we eat, we bring our plates and cups back into the kitchen.
"Oh Charlie honey, I bought some clothes for you, I looked at the sizes of your old clothes. Hope that was alright?" She asked me quickly.
"Yes, thank you so much." I run up and give her hug before I lose my nerve.
"Auntie, can all of us camp out tonight?" Tracey begs her with using the power of her big brown eyes. Trust me I've felt the wrath of those eyes before, when Tracey wants something. Mrs. Tessio didn't have a chance.
"Well of course Tracey, but just make sure that the girls are in one tent and the boys in another." She warns us with her motherly eyes.
"Of course Auntie! We're going to go set up the tents right now!" Tracey says happily, Madi and I look at each other and mouth 'We are?'
"Okay, here I get Billy to help you girls." Before we can stop her, she sticks her head out and calls him over from the car junkyard, a few lots down. He jogs up to and into the house panting, "Billy dear, Tracey, Vern, and their friends our going to camp out to night, will you go and help the girls set up the tents."
Billy looks annoyed, but then sees his mother's expression. "Yeah, I can do that. My friends can help to." Madi and Tracey exchange worried glances. The girls and I go into the basement and carry the tent stuff up. Then the boys pick it up and carry it far into the backfield right next to a huge tree. They start to set the two huge tents up ignoring us and talking.
One boy with fuzzy blonde hair says, "Did you hear about that girl that's around your cousin's age. Ace had bumped into her before tried to hit on her, you know. Her reaction the first time was to kick him in the balls, and slap him across the face. But then Haley and Janet beat then shit out of the girl for hurting Ace. So then when he saw her a second time, she was walking around with Eyeball's kid brother, and Ace tried to hit on her again. She turned him down that time by spitting in his face." The 'Cobra's stared wide-eyed at their buddy and laughed nervously.
I mutter to myself, "And I'd do it again if given the chance." Billy and his friends look right at me.
"What did you say Scrimpy?" Billy barked at me (He called me that when he'd come to visited to annoy me.)
"I said that I'd to that shit to Ace all over again if given the chance! He's such a moron! All full of himself, like he's the king of the world or something!" I snap back at them, they shake their heads and smile in awe. Then they finish putting up the tent and leave. 'Thanks' we mutter quietly, and then once they're out of sight. We go around checking to make sure everything's secure and it is.
"Okay you two go grab your stuff and come back here," Tracey told Riley and Madi; they wave goodbye and leave. "Okay let's go grab our stuff."
"But of course My Lady. After that I need grab a shower, you know pretty myself up for Chris or something." I say in my fake ditsy way, Tracey laughs. Then I go on, "Maybe you should do the same for Gordie."
I start running before she can react, a second later I hear her scream, "YOUR DEAD CHANNINGS!" I run into the house, up the stairs, down the hallway, into the room I'm staying in, and dive under the covers. Only getting to lie there for a second, then I feel Tracey jump on me. Then she finally lets me up.
"Alright then," We then look through my new clothes, and I find a change of clothes for after my shower. I also pick out a nightgown, a bathing suit, and a change of clothes for tomorrow. Then Tracey and I carry like eight quilts down to the 'girls' tent, after that we bring loads of pillows and blankets down. Then we get some flashlights, snacks, and drinks. After all of that we grab our packs with our own shit in it.
We get into the house and Tracey turns to me, "Now you may get your shower."
"YAY!" I yelp and hug her, then I grab a towel and my change of clothes. I take nice long warm shower, then go through my normal process of drying off. I look down at my new outfit; I still have my gray sneaks on. I've long gray denim shorts on and light teal shirt.
Brushing my hair, I look in the mirror, why would Chris like me of all people? I mean it's not like I'm ugly, it's just he should be going out with a model.
I walk to Tracey's room, looking in her mirror and making faces at it. Looks like she's been trying to put make-up, and God she puts make-up on like a five-year-old. Bright red lipstick is clumped on her lips, for eye shadow there's a thick layer of purple, but her cheeks are the worse it looks like she slit them and let the blood flow. Shaking my head as I walk in, "Do you need some help honey sugarplum?" Tracey jumps noticing that I'm there.
"Yes," Tracey mutters unhappily, first I bring her to the bathroom, and make her wash off the shit that's on her face. Then we walk back into her room, and I go throw her make-up bag, I find nice counselor, light blush, clear lip gloss, pale beige and brown eye shadow, eye-liner, and some copper glitter gel.
While applying her make-up, I coach her on how to wear to wear make-up, again, "And the very most important thing is to make it look natural, understand?" She nods her head excitedly; "There I'm done."
Tracey runs and looks in the mirror, "This is great! Just swell! I hope Gor…" She stops really fast.
"I knew it!" I choke out between her laugher.
She turns and makes faces in the mirror, "Do you like me now Gordie? Or about now?" I shake my head and hear a car drive up.
"HOLY SHIT TRACEY! It's a fucking Mercedes!" Tracey pokes her head out the window, standing next to me.
