Hi again everyone!
I'm so so so sorry that this took so long, but as I've explained to some people my computer broke down.
I hope you enjoy this, but really this chapter is just setting out the scene.
Anyhow, still hope that you enjoy it.
Dark, creepy and smelly.
Honestly it stank so badly. Kinda like wee I suppose. No, I am not kidding.
I don't even know why we'd come here. Couldn't they have taught us this in the classroom?
We had to wear these manky blue overalls that the centre gave us. I bet they weren't even washed.
And if life weren't bad enough we had to carry all our stuff with us.
Now, for most people that wouldn't be so bad since all they'd brought with them was a pen and some paper so all they had to carry with them was that and the clothes they had come in.
But me, I know what mines are like, I've been in them before.
You get muddy, dirty and you smell.
And since I didn't want to come out looking or smelling like a caveman, I came self prepared with all my stuff in my rucksack.
And now my back was killing. And the bag wasn't exactly attractive either, although it was doing the job.
However, there was a bonus, you got to see not just Mr Walden, but Sister Ernestine and Father D in jumpsuits.
"Oh, look at this Suze!" Cee Cee said excitedly, running to a huge rock.
She might have been my best mate, but I'm sure that there's still something wrong up there, ya know?
I rolled my eyes and jogged lightly over to Cee Cee. What had she found this time?
The trip wasn't that bad, I guess. But it wasn't as good as I'd hoped either.
I thought I could've gotten close to Suze, you know, sine you know we were walking around examining things.
But no such luck, every time I'd see Suze, Kelly would once again pop up from no where and flirt non-stop. No offence to her or anything she was reall hot, but she wasn't Suze, was she?
"So," said Kelly, unfolding the map. "Where are we?"
"Here," I pointed on the map.
"No, we aren't," she said after a moment of thoughtful silence.
"Yes, we are," I said.
"No, we aren't."
"Yes, we are."
"No, we aren't."
"Yes, we are."
"No, we're not because on the map it shows big grey things but all I can see is rocks."
I sighed. I could tell this was gonna be a long day.
"Kelly, those big grey things are rocks."
"Oh my God, Suze. This really is amazing," Cee said, running her hands over the carvings of a rock.
What is? I wanted to ask, but then thought better of it, when I remembered the simple question I had asked her in science. It resulted in a massive lecture on how volcanoes were formed. Massive as in 37 minutes and 43 seconds.
"The guy was left here to die-"
She was interrupted by Mr David, who was leading us round this place.
"Ah, I see one of our young explorers has already found what I was about to show you," he exclaimed, pointing at Cee.
Snort! Oh puh-lease, did he even know how gay that sounded?
I looked over to give Cee an amused look but she was unmistakably blushing.
I yet again rolled my eyes.
Mr David called out, giving me an opportunity to get Kelly off me.
I sighed, my mission to seduce Suze wasn't really working considering I hadn't been able to say a word to her today.
I don't see the problem, I'm willing to give her anything and everything but she still won't come to me. I approach her and she runs away. I kiss her and she punches my nose.
What else can I do?
I am Paul Slater. I'm a determined fighter but she sure as hell has got good defending techniques.
What if she never gives in?
What if I spend my whole life just living for her while she spends her whole life with someone who's not even a living human?
Can't give up yet, but I'm pretty sure that if she keeps pushing me away like this I'll have to.
Okay, I admit it, I wasn't really concentrating on what Mr David was saying.
But it wasn't my fault! He was just so…boring.
Anyway, my mind was just drifting off and I was looking around the mine when my eyes landed on…..Paul and Kelly.
Gawd, does that girl never leave his side?
Not that I cared obviously.
But you know….she should give the poor guy a little space….
…..actually, you know what, he deserves it, I convinced myself.
Ignoring the sinking of my stomach as Kelly ran her hands over his chest and whispered in his ear, I tuned back into Mr David.
I really didn't want to know what Kelly had said that had made Paul grin so broadly.
About four hours later I knew stuff that I really didn't want to know.
Cruelty. Children being dragged across these very mines, their bleeding feet scraping along the floor as they were forced to do work.
And people falling to their deaths from 70 ft high.
AND (saved the worst til last) men being hung in here (because they'd been caught stealing lead) and having to carve messages in the rocks with- you won't believe it- their nails.
….Yeah, that's what Cee Cee was marvelling over before.
Now (thankfully) it was time to go.
"Can I have 11J lined up here please?" Mr Walden requested, but in a commanding voice so 11J didn't really have a choice.
"11S here, and 11W here," putting his arm out to where he wanted us to line up. "And remember, alphabetical order as we need to do the register.
I went to join 11S.
I pried Kelly's arm off my neck and went to join 11S.
Right behind Suze. Finally.
Okay, here goes. If she still resists then I'll do what she wants and leave her alone.
I crept up behind her,(she hadn't seemed to notice me yet) put my hands around her waist and whispered in her ear "Hey beautiful."
Ugh. And there I was thinking my day was finally going to get better.
I gotta admit though, his arms around me added warmth, something I really needed in this freezing cave.
And I can't deny the fact that when he said that in my ear, a chill went down my spine. I resisted the urge to shiver.
But I ignored the warmth and the chill (how I can feel both at once, I don't know) and elbowed him in his hard muscled stomach.
I should have seen it coming. I mean, she does it practically every time, but somehow I still can't seem to get enough of her.
Anyway, I should probably count my lucky stars she didn't go for the nose again.
Bingo! I turned around and gave him a smug smile.
She was playing a game with no rules. I used to love it, but now I'm getting impatient.
Why can't we just hurry up and get out of here? People were making so much noise that the teachers wouldn't let us out.
However, when Sister Ernestine threatened to cancel the school disco everyone automatically shut up.
I picked up my pride and said, "Can't keep your hands off me Suze? That's okay, I know the feeling."
And there he goes again.
God, can't this guy take a hint?
"For your information," I hissed, as Mr Walden was counting the children in our line, "I elbowed you. As far as I know my hand didn't even come in contact with your body."
Come on, Suze. Just please. You don't know how bad I want you.
We were the last ones walking out, you know surname ending with S and all. At last though, we heading towards the mouth of the cave, out into the sunlight.
Before I had time to reply, there was a big bang. (And not the kind I want to take place between me and Suze either.)
I looked up to see some big rocks falling towards me and Paul.
Letting my natural instincts attack first, I ran towards Suze, pushing her out the way, landing on top of her.
Okay, I've done my job and updated, ( a little late perhaps but that was purely the computers fault).
Now it's your job to review.
…Please.
Luv you all, and the quicker you review the quicker I update.
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