Chapter 3:
Gosalyn and Morgana walked back into the living room.
"Ah, much better." Gosalyn said relived.
"Dinner will be ready shortly." Morgana said.
"Good, can we continue now?" Drake asked.
"I don't see why not." Gosalyn said.
-Future-
It's the next morning and Gosalyn comes running out of the bathroom.
"Ahh! That bathroom is so nasty! And shower only runs cold water!" She exclaimed.
Drake just looked up from his cup of Joe and grinned.
"Gos, we need to get going. So get all you're stuff packed and ready." He said.
"Oh, yeah. I can hardly wait to see what else this trip has in stored for us." She said unmoved.
She walked over to her shoes and tied them up, grabbed her suitcase and headed to the car.
"Another exciting trip with the always perky Gosalyn." Drake mussed.
He walked out behind her and saw her playing her game boy and listening to her ipod in the car.
He rolled his eyes and got in the car and drove off.
Later that day..
They are in the camp area. Gosalyn is looking around, but keeps drifting back to Honker.
'I probably should give him a call.' She thought to herself.
She pulled her cell phone out of her pocket and flipped it on. His number was auto #1 on the key pad. She took a deep breath and waited for him to answer. "Hello?" Honker asked.
Gosalyn couldn't talk at all. She was like a stature. "Hello? Is anybody there? I can hear breathing. But nobody's talking." Honker said.
Gosalyn quickly shut her phone off.
A second later it rang.
"Ahh!" She exclaimed.
She slowly flipped it on and answered it.
"Hello?" She asked.
"Hey girl!" Ally said.
Gosalyn took a deep sigh of relive. "Oh Ally, its you. Finally somebody to talk to!" Gosalyn said.
"Who did you think was calling?" Ally asked.
"Well I thought that Honker might of used his caller id and call me back."
"You called him?"
"Yeah sort of?"
"Sort of? How do you sort of call him?" Ally asked.
"I couldn't speak and I hung up on him." Gosalyn said.
"Ouch."
"Yeah, I know. So what's up?"
"Not much, just hanging out at the beach." She said.
Ally is laying on the beach getting her tan.
"The beach? God, I wish I was there instead of here."
"Where are you?"
"In the middle of nowhere. I tell you Ally, this trip really sucks." Gosalyn said.
"I'm sorry to hear that. Do you know when you're coming home?"
Gosalyn sighed.. "Not till Friday night. Too long if you ask me why?" She asked.
Ally looked up and saw Honker and Ally walking in together.
"Uh.. no reason."
Gosalyn knew that pause in her voice.
"Ally, I know that voice. If something's up tell me please."
Ally sighed and took another pause.
"ALLY!" Gosalyn exclaimed.
"Okay, just don't kill me. Don't think too much about this. But Honker and Nicole…"
Just then the phone went dead.
"Honker and Nicole are what! Ally? Hello! You there!" She asked.
She looked at her phone and saw that it was dead.
"Great! Just great! The phone went dead." She said.
She then spotted Drake putting the tent together.
"Dad, he's sure to bring his cell phone with him." She said.
She took off running to her dad.
"Dad! Quick! Let me borrow you're phone. Mine went dead."
"Sorry Gos. I didn't bring mine with me." He said.
"What! Why the heck not!" She exclaimed.
"Well unlike you. I can live with out my cell phone. And second I didn't want any distractions while we was here." He said.
"Well this totally sucks! Thanks a lot dad." She said.
"Hey, don't talk to me like that young lady! Just because you're 18 years old. Doesn't give you the right to talk to you're father like that."
"What ever. I'm going to go over there playing my game boy if you need me." She said.
He watched as his red headed daughter walk away and wondered what was wrong.
'I wish she would just tell me what's wrong.' He thought to himself.
He shook the thoughts out of his head and thought about something.
He then walked over to his loner daughter.
"Say Gos. Why don't you get some fire wood for tonight." He said.
Gosalyn perked up and looked at him.
"No Gos. Not with an ax. Just pick them up on the ground." He said.
"Oh man. You cut down two trees when you're 10. And people never forget them." She said.
"They weren't trees Gos. They were utility poles." Drake said.
Gosalyn walked away.
-Present-
Drake was stunned to hear that.
"You cut down two utility poles?" He asked.
Gosalyn chuckled and shrugged.
"I guess so." She said.
-Future-
Gosalyn is exploring the forest.
"Talk about fun/ I could be at the beach with Ally. But no, dad had to came up with this stupid camping idea. I can't wait till I move out." She said.
She paused as she came to a hill. Similar to the one where Honker proposed to her.
She closed her eyes and sighed. And remembered her running away from him.
'Snap out of Gos!' She thought to herself.
As she continued walking she heard cars driving by.
"What?" She asked herself.
She dropped her sticks and goes running to the noise.
Once she got there her jaw dropped to the ground at what she saw.
"I'm saved!" She exclaimed to the sight of a fast food restaurant.
With in seconds she's inside gulping down real food.
"This is the life." She said as she ate a piece of pizza.
-Present-
Drake gagged at the sight of her eating all that junk food.
"How can you eat all that stuff?" He asked.
"Easy. I put it in my mouth and chew." She mussed.
"Ha, ha very funny." He said.
-Future-
Back at the camp..
Drake is looking at his watch wondering where she is.
"How long does it take for her to gather wood? I better check on her." He said.
He goes off looking for her.
"Gosalyn!" He exclaimed as he looked through every bush, rock.
But with no luck. "If anything happens to her. I'll never forgive myself." He said.
"Hey pops. What's up?" Gosalyn asked.
He looked behind and saw her with a small pop.
"Gosalyn! Where have you been?" He asked.
"You're not going to believe it! There's like a lot of fast food restaurants just 5 minutes away from here." She said.
Drake couldn't believe this.
"You let me worry to death. Thinking that you were dead or hurt. When you were just at a fast food restaurant?" He asked.
"Ooops. I meant to bring you something back. But I didn't know what to get you. My bad." She said.
Drake just shook his head with disgust. "Never mind. Let's just get stuff ready for the night." He said.
Later that night..
Gosalyn and Drake are sitting by the fire roasting marshmallows.
"Now, Gos. The perfect way to roast there are a little on the left and the little on the right. Now you try." He said.
Gosalyn was playing with them.
"Ahh! We're hit! We're going down! Women and children first! Oh the humanity." She said.
Drake grabbed it from her.
"Give me that! You're 18 years old Gos. When are you going to stop playing with you're food?" He asked.
As he held it up it barely touched the tent. Which with in seconds it went up in flamed and burned to the ground.
"Well I guess that's it then. I'll pack my stuff so we can go home." Gosalyn said.
She was about to pack up stuff when a huge bear jumped out of the bushes right in front of her.
Her green eyes widen with fear and she just stood there.
Drake slowly walked behind her. "Gos, listen to me. Very slowly back away." He said.
"Screw that! I'm bolting! Gosalyn exclaimed.
The bear roared, the two both went running towards the car.
They hopped in and Drake was having troubles closing the door.
"Dad! Hurry closes that door!" Gosalyn exclaimed.
The bear was getting closer and closer! Gosalyn quickly moved and helped him close the door.
"That's one giant bear." Drake said looking out the window.
Gosalyn laughed. "Yeah, he reminds me of my principal. Mr. Grizzly. I can't wait to show the guys at him pictures of him. Where's the camera?" She asked.
Drake looked at her confused. "I thought you had it."
She shook her head. "No, why would I have it?" She asked.
Drake thought about it for a second.
"Well if you don't have it. And I don't have it. Then that must mean.." He trailed on.
They looked at each other and outside the car.
The bear ate!
"Great. Let's just get out of here." She said in a mood.
Drake checked his pockets for the car keys. Coming up empty handed, they look at the bear. He saw them sitting next to the bear, the bear picked them up and tossed them into the forest.
Drake gets discouraged and Gosalyn angrier still.
The bear continues to dig through their baggage, wearing one of Gosalyn's bras on his head.
Gosalyn slinked down in her seat. "Oh my god. This isn't happening." She whined.
Drake chuckled little at that, Gosalyn pulled out her game boy and started to play.
He looked over her again and day dreamed that she was 9 years old again.
"Dad! Guess what? I beat Whiffle boy!" She exclaimed.
"Way to go Champ!" Drake exclaimed.
-Present-
"Keen gear! I'm going to beat Whiffle boy! Ha! In you're face dad! You said that I couldn't do it!" She said proudly.
"No, I said that you couldn't do and get all you're homework done at the same time. So you must of skipped a ton of homework." He said.
"Uh… let's just watch this and forget all about whiffle boy." She said.
She nervous laughed.
-Future-
Some time later, Gosalyn and Drake are still in the car-waiting.
Gosalyn sighed. "Is he gone yet?" She asked.
Drake looked and saw the bear still sitting out there.
He responds to Gosalyn's question.
"Nope..still…here." Drake replied.
Drake and Gosalyn started talking when a grumbling noise is heard.
"Gee, Gos… is that the bear or your stomach?" Drake asked.
"Man, I'm starving!" She exclaimed.
A can of soup lands on their hood and lands on end right in front of them.
"Spaggiti's O's coming up." Drake replied.
Drake rolls down the window to reach the soup. In the process he makes a small noise, which the bear hears. Looking up, alarmed, the bear is crushing a can of whipped cream in his mouth. When he sees that Drake and Gosalyn are vulnerable, he begins running towards them, roaring. Terrified, they try to get their can of soup inside even faster.
"Dad!…Dad!…stop playing around, he's coming!" Gosalyn exclaimed.
Just before he reaches them, Drake manages to roll the window up and the bear bounces off the car- landing on his back. As he sits up Gosalyn's headphone radio that had been sent flying lands on his head. Hard rock music started to play from it. Bear reacts with fear. After a few minutes he beings to enjoy the hard rock music, laughing and moving with the beat.
The cigarette lighter in Drake's car pops up, he removes it. He balanced the can of soup on top of the lighter.
"Well.. it's nice to know that this thing's good for something." Drake said.
Waiting for the soup to finish. The two of them sit, looking away from one another without speaking.
Suddenly the bear appears in the distance doing the moon walk behind their heads.
After he's gone, silence returns. Gosalyn and Drake look at one another simultaneously. And then look away, embarrassed. More uncomfortable silent moments pass.
-Present-
"Wow, you can cut the tension with a knife." Morgana said.
"Yeah, it's like the two of us have something to say. But can't say it." Drake said.
"Freaky." Gosalyn said.
-Future-
Drake beings laughing without warning.
"What's so funny?" Gosalyn asked.
"Oh, you and Honker used to eat those Spaggito's up like crazy. I had to buy tons of them. It's hard to believe that you two are now dating for 3 years now. I couldn't ask for a better boyfriend for my daughter then him." Drake said.
Gosalyn looks sad at that, she turns away from him.
Gosalyn then trying to fill in the silence.
"Uh… is it s-soup yet?" She asked.
"Oh, almost forgot." Drake said.
He picks it up and opens it up with his beak.
Gosalyn was shocked to see that.
"Whoa! Where'd you learn to do that?" She asked.
Gosalyn picks up a Styrofoam cup and Drake fills it with soup.
"You're grandpa taught me that when I was you're age." He said sadly.
"You two did a lot together huh?"
"Yup. You two would of gotten together great." He said.
-Present-
Gosalyn looks over at her dad. Who is thinking about his dad.
"You miss him huh?" She asked.
Drake nodded his head. "Everyday." He said.
Gosalyn looks sadly back at the fog.
-Future-
Gosalyn looks sadly into her soup. Both of them begin at speak at once, but neither hears the other and they cut themselves off.
"Dad…/Gosalyn…" They both said.
"Um…uh…how's the soup?" Drake asked.
Gosalyn drinks some of the soup and answers him. She wipes her mouth, but some of the soup remains on her beak.
"Not bad…I mean, uh…(ahem)" Gosalyn said.
Drake sees the soup and smiles.
Gosalyn looks at him confused. "What?" She asked.
"Nothing." Drake replied.
The silence is interrupted by grunts from the bear as the car lurches back and forth. The bear climbs onto the roof and lays down to sleep.
"Well we might as well get some shut eye… I don't think we're going anywhere tonight." Drake said.
Drake lays down on the seat and curls up to sleep.
Gosalyn whips the soup off of her mouth and looks down into the cup inquisitively.
After a few moments, Drake is roused by a tap on his shoulder, and Gosalyn hands him the cup of soup. Drake looks down at the cup, in which it's a half cup.
Deeply moved, he looks back at Gosalyn. Who is lying down, nearly asleep.
"Thanks Gosy." He whispered.
He shook his head at her tattoo of a ying yang on her back.
"That's what she wanted for her 18th birthday." He said.
He reaches to the back of the car, grabbed her black and white furry blanket and covered her up with it.
Later in the night..
Gosalyn is wide wake from Drake's and the bears snoring.
-Present-
"Ha! See dad! I told you that you snored!" Gosalyn pointed out.
"I do not snore!" Drake said.
"Yeah right dad. Then what's living up you're nose?" She asked.
"Ha ha. Very funny Gos." He said.
"And did you see that tattoo that I got?" She asked.
"How could I not? Everybody can see it." Drake said.
-Future-
Gosalyn sat up and pulled her notebook and a pencil out of her bag.
'Dear Honker, Hey long time no see. How have you been?' She wrote.
She stopped and looked at that. "How have you been? He got his heart ripped out. How do you think he's doing?" She asked herself.
She erased it and started over.
'Dear Honker, I am so sorry..' She wrote.
"That's even worse! I just can't think of what to say. Everything sounds stupid." She said.
She put the stuff back in her bag and fell back asleep.
-Present-
Morgana looks at them and smiled.
"It's dinner time." Morgana said.
The two of them walked into the kitchen.
To Be Continued…