Chapter 6
Stephanie didn't hear their laughter as she ran after Sportacus. He shimmied up his ladder and disappeared into his airship. Stephanie grabbed the ladder and began to climb up after him.
Robbie had been watching the past few days. Trying to come up with a plan was hard work. He saw Stephanie beginning to climb the ladder. I hope she falls, Robbie smirked.
Stephanie banged on the outside of the airship. She wanted to talk to Sportacus and this time he couldn't avoid her.
"Sportacus let me in! We need to talk!" Stephanie shouted. The platform came down and Stephanie climbed aboard it. Then the platform rose.
Sportacus was just sitting on his bed. Stephanie was surprised to see him just sitting there.
"Sportacus tell me what's going on? Why were you in the tree house, yesterday?" Stephanie asked. Sportacus didn't answer her.
"You have to stop avoiding me. Remember last summer when you told me we had to be honest with each other and tell each other the truth. Why won't you tell me the truth now?" She continued.
Sportacus turned to her. He had a strange look on his face. Stephanie moved over to him and sat down. She started to say something but he stopped her.
"I shouldn't have done this to you. You are too young. I should've kept my mouth shut." Sportacus gushed.
"I poured my heart out to you and you did the same. How was that wrong? We love each other. Nothing will change my feelings. I don't care what other people think or say. I want you to look my straight in the eye and tell me what is going on." Stephanie ordered.
Sportacus looked at her but not in the eyes. He couldn't face those dark brown eyes. Getting up off the bed he walked away from her.
"So what is that it? Are we never going to talk about what's going on? Why can't you just tell me? I promise whatever is wrong we can fix it together. Remember 'Come What May'." Stephanie kept prodding.
Robbie sat down in his fuzzy orange chair. Maybe those two will do all my work for me, he thought. Just in case Robbie decided to go topside and get a closer look. "Its disguise time!" He shouted.
Once he was topside, Robbie jumped inside the closest mailbox. Stephanie was still up in the airship. He wondered how long he would have to wait for her to come back down.
Robbie wouldn't have to wait long the way things were going. Stephanie couldn't get Sportacus to tell her the truth. She was getting frustrated and he was getting angry at her. Why couldn't she just drop it?
But Stephanie refused to drop it. She walked over to him and he walked away from her. This made Stephanie stop in her tracks.
"Have I done something to you? Is it me that's bothering you?" Stephanie asked. Warning bells went off in Sportacus head. They screamed at him that it was a trap. He ignored them and answered her question.
"Stephanie, we can't do this anymore. I'm eleven years older than you. You are too young. There will be other boys, maybe even men, for you. I don't deserve you. I guess what I'm trying to say is we're through." Sportacus spit out.
To Be Continued…
