Chapter 6

"talking" 'thoughts' crazy thoughts :D

"It was strange" Wally thought. Five years ago if Wally ever saw Caroline again he thought he would've of puked from the first look he saw, but seeing her again just made him feel… strange. She didn't look like the little girl she trapped in that cellar in that bookstore, or the one that embarrassed him in that spelling bee. This Caroline is much older looking; wearing a little amount of make-up she probably got from her sisters, though she would look better without it. Looking at that tan, soft face, black, shiny hair, and a big bright smile almost made him smile. Wait a minute! What was he thinking! He should NOT be thinking about Caroline Malloy like this.

"Must be this summer sun" he said softly 'Oh look she's skipping now, and it's kinda cute. Ahhhhh! C'mon Wally, you shouldn't be thinking like this. This is crazy! Well they do say that talking to you is a sign of craziness. Well yeah, I guess. Wait who said that? Your inner conscience. Well fine I'll go with this for a while. What do you want? I'm here to tell you that you're not thinking these thoughts for nothing. You're feeling something as well, and you know it. Oh yeah? And what feeling would these be? That's for me to know and you to find out. Wait, that makes no sense. You're already a part of me, and then wouldn't I know? Try not to stress yourself out on that. Bye. Where are you going? You're in my head. I'm off to watch the movie. What movie? You'll see eventually.Whatever.

Meanwhile, outside Wally's head, everyone has been talking about what they've been doing and why they were here. Suddenly, Josh had an idea that was filled with cheesy goodness. "Hey, you guys want to go get some pizza?"

"Yeah that would be great!" Caroline said

"I'm okay with that" Beth said.

"Yay, Pizza!" Peter cheered, and Wally just followed them.

"You guys go on, I'm gonna take a walk around the park." Eddie said. "I'll meet you back at the hotel later." She added looking at her sisters.

While they started to go their separate ways, Jake stopped and told them that he wasn't really hungry and told his brothers that he would meet them later. He then turned around and, while making sure they were gone, went off to find Eddie. He finally found her under a huge tree by the pond. He quietly came behind her.

"Hey, mind if I sit here?" he said quietly.

She turned and when he saw him she smiled "no problem."

They sat there a few minutes in quiet, just watching everything around them. Suddenly Jake spoke.

"You know, I never thought that you, of all people, would be like this."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean just sitting here, enjoying the peace and quiet. You always seemed like one of the guys when we were younger, playing rough, getting dirty, that kind of thing."

"Well, usually I am, but I have my girly moments as well. What about you?" she asked. "They almighty, athletic, evil genius Jake Hatford actually relaxing and watching the scenery?" she said with full sarcasm.

"Well, even an evil genius has to take time out from all the stardom and stress from being the eldest. I love my brothers, but sometimes I need some time to myself."

"Yeah, I can see you not getting alone time, with Josh and all. But that's true with me and my sisters as well. I love them, but I sometimes need to get away from the scary stories and the drama."

"You know Malloy, you're not so bad." Jake said, really meaning it.

"You too, Hatford, you too" Eddie said with a smile.