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Colorado
Ben's Perspective
"Riley, wake up." This time I didn't sit down on the edge of the bed, I only threw a pillow at him. Okay, I tried to throw it at him, but I failed. I never was good at these things. In school I was always one of the best in every subject except for sports.
But Riley was still angry for the most boring day in his life, so he got up, without saying a word.
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After a long, quiet ride to Colorado we visited Mesa Verde. I could have killed Riley, he was whining about how boring it was the whole time. It was hard to hear anything when the courier was talking.
"Riley would you please shut up? I want to hear something the courier is saying."
"I don't want to know about old stones. Yesterday the stories of the first settlers and now stones, do you want to make my life miserable? What's tomorrow a lecture about dinosaurs in the USA?" He whispered, not wanting to interrupt the courier.
"No, tomorrow we will visit the Timpanogas Cave. With any luck, you'll get lost." I said and followed the group.
"What? Are you serious?" He was by my side now.
"Yeah, I would celebrate if you got lost!" I hissed.
"No, I mean are we really going to visit the cave?"
"Yes," I hissed "Now shut up." He actually did. Wow.
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When we found a hotel it was already dark and we all went to bed. Nobody was talking, Abi was annoyed about us fighting all the time and had promised not to talk to us, as long as we continued.
So nobody spoke.
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Riley's Perspective
Tomorrow we would visit the Timpanogos Cave. Gasp. I was not really looking forward to it.
The night we were in a hotel, which was great. I didn't want to see any of Colorado's nightlife. Abi and Ben were sound asleep in the bed nearest the window. I couldn't get comfortable on the kid-bed. I knew it wasn't because of the bed. The bed was fleecy.
I had to admit, I really feared the next day. And now I was fighting with Ben. That was one thing I really hated. I would need him tomorrow for sure, but we were not talking.
Again I tried to make myself comfortable, but my movement was way to jerky and I fell out of the bed with a loud 'bang'.
"Dammit!" I cursed, holding my arm that I landed on.
"Are you okay?" A sleepy Ben asked from the other bed. Immediately he was at my side and hauled me onto my feet. Tired, he sat down beside me on my bed. Sometimes Ben could surprise me. He was angry, but he still cared.
"Yeah, ouch, stop that, Ben!" I whined when he pressed my arm. I wasn't able to see his face in the dim light, but I didn't have to, I knew there was concern in it, I felt it. So I let him press my sore arm.
"Okay, it's not bad. But you will get a nice bruise." He released my arm.
"Yeah, your pressure is the reason for it." I rubbed my arm.
"Ha ha very funny. Do you have a reason for falling out of the bed in the middle of the night?" He asked with a fake curiosity.
"To see how high up it is." I bit my lip, these kind of stupid answers were one reason we fought several hours ago, but I relaxed at his reply.
"That's really the wrong way to test that, kid." He chuckled and let his head rest against the wall.
I knew that he wanted to talk and this was the first time I really didn't mind. I wanted to get along with him, now more than anything else.
"Riley, today I was truly mad. Yesterday and today you were really exhausting. You know, you're my best friend, but sometimes I really want to take your laptop and throw it out of the car while we're driving!" He joked, but there was something serious in his voice.
"I'm sorry Ben." I didn't want to spoil the vacation for Ben.
"You know, since West Virginia you're whining, without a break. If you didn't want to come with us, why are you here?"
"I really don't know why I was whining, but c'mon Ben. I didn't whine without a break. There were cool moments, too." I said and placed myself next to Ben, so that our shoulders were touching.
"Of course, I liked the whole trip. But I get the feeling that you're bored all the time and that you don't like the trip." Great, this guy knew how to make someone feel bad.
"Ben, I... I... am so sorry! I don't know what to say." I stammered. "I love the trip; I love to spend time with you and Abi."
"Good!" I heard the smile in his voice. "So get some sleep, buddy!"
He stood up but didn't leave my bed. "What is it Ben?" I asked and lay down.
"Should I throw a few pillows in front of your bed, so when you 'see how high it is' you won't hit the floor as hard?" He asked and I saw that he was pointing on the floor.
"Very funny, Benjamin! But now I know how high it is, so I won't jump again." I couldn't help but smile. Everything was back to normal.
"Good night." Ben laughed and joined Abi.
"Night, Ben." And again I got the feeling that I didn't want to fall asleep. There were only a few hours until we went to the cave.
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"Wake up Riley." Ben shook my shoulder.
"We have a long ride ahead of us!" I heard Abi's sing-sang- voice. I hated her in the morning.
I sat up and rubbed my tired eyes.
"Why can't we sleep in today? I'm tired." Okay, I was whining again, but sleeping was much better than a cave.
"You can sleep in the car." Ben responded with a smile and hauled me to my feet without warning,. I was dizzy for a brief moment but thankfully Ben had a hold on my arm.
I started to walk to the bathroom, but Ben held me back. I looked at him a little taken aback, not knowing what he wanted. Than he turned my sleeve up to take a look at my arm where I had fallen. I was surprised, I had forgotten about it already, but Ben hadn't. "Yes, like I said, a bruise. Does it hurt? Should I get some ice for it?" He asked in his well-known concerned voice.
"It's okay." I tried to smile, but it turned in a yawn. Sometimes it was nice that Ben had this brotherly concern for me. He cared.
After I used the bathroom, Ben almost dragged me to the car. I was really tired.
Soon I passed out in the car.
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I fell out of my bed VERY often when I was younger... I always had some pillows in front of it... :-D
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