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Chapter Eight: Blue Ferrari Enzo
"We certainly did not come all the way out here for you guys to be sitting in the van." Dani said as she turned around in front of Jeannette for her to pull up the zipper of her surf suit. I shrugged as I remained rooted in my spot in the open passenger side of the van. Jeannette sat next to me in the open back door. "C'mon we are at De Witt and this is as good as it's going to get for a while."
I glanced around at the area. De Witt Shore wasn't a very large beach and looked to be very local. The ground was slick with rain and the beach was like one giant clump of damp sand. The ominous clouds rolling over head threatened to spill out gallons of water very soon and the temperature felt as though it was dropping. This is as good as it gets?
"But it looks like it's about to rain." I observed pointing upwards towards the sky. Dani nodded and Jeannette chuckled lightly. Ethan helped Travis with his surf suit while he chuckled as well. Ethan had lied; he wasn't ready to catch any waves.
"Yea, but up n Maine, rain is a good thing compared to the sleet, hail, frozen and rain and snow we get on a regular basis and look at those waves." Dani said gesturing out into the ocean. Large waves crashed against the damp sand before being dragged back into the sea. I shrugged again.
"We could always just hang out Dani; that's always an option." Jeannette inserted in a matter-of-fact tone. I nodded in agreement to the statement. I've only surfed three or four times in my life and I wasn't very good so I wasn't up for the humiliation. Ethan could get a good fifty bad jokes to crack if he ever saw me surf.
"You guys are no fun." Dani muttered as she pulled her board from the trunk of the van. I rolled my eyes and glanced at Jeannette who was looking in a specific direction. I followed her gaze and noticed she was focusing on Ethan. I cracked a smile and nudged her shoulder.
"Got tabs on Ethan?" I questioned. She quickly jumped out of her staring trance and her cheeks flushed a deep shade of crimson. She pushed her curly hair out of her face and pushed her glasses up the bridge of her nose nervously.
"Well…I feel like Ethan is going to ask me to the dance but then he doesn't." She said sheepishly as she shrugged her shoulders. I nodded and Dani smirked in an amused manner. "Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself."
"You should ask him." Dani said with an affirming nod. Jeannette blinked stupidly like she had just asked her to write the American constitution for her in Chinese. After she was out of her shock of the suggestion she shook her head frantically while her blush deepened.
"No way! I can't…can I?" She asked a bit unsure as she hunched over a bit. I smiled reassuringly at her and gave her shoulder a gentle shove.
"Of course you can! You are a strong and independent woman. The men don't always have to ask." I informed her. She blinked in that stupid manner again before she nodded as if to let my statement sink in. She smiled brightly at me and her nodding became sure.
"Yea…thanks Sam." She said as her beamed at me. I smiled back at her proudly. I was doing well in the whole romance department…for my friends at least. Right then I couldn't help but see Freddie's focused expression in my mind. He always stared at me so intently that it scared me and held my captive for as long as our eyes were locked…but he's being a jerk so why should this matter?
He had me completely confusing and I didn't like to be confused. It annoyed me the way he acted towards me. I guess it was sorta my fault for getting involved with him because Dani warned me…BUT he was acting like a jerk first so it was his fault.
"Hey Sam." I glanced up at the mention of my name to see that cute boy Cameron from about two weeks ago. I smiled kindly at him although I haven't forgotten the fact that he was checking me out the moment I came out the house on that first day. He had two other guys by his side…both of them looking from separate Native America decent; probably his friends.
"Hey boy-who-looks-a-girl-up-and-down." I said with an innocent smile. Cameron chuckled nervously while his two friends snickered behind him. Jeannette and Dani giggled together and my innocent smile turned into a full out smirk. "Guy's this is Cameron, a family friend." I said gesturing to Cameron whose face was flushed from my little crack.
"Hey…" Jeannette and Dani giggled in unison. Cameron gave them an awkward wave in response.
"So what are you doing here in De Witt? Are you stalking me?" I questioned pulling my legs up and smiling innocently at Cameron once again. He chuckled once again but it wasn't nervous anymore. It was confident.
"This is my turf Sam. I live in De Witt." He informed me gesturing to the surrounding area. I made an 'o' with my mouth before nodding in understanding. No wonder he didn't go to Lewiston High, he didn't even live in the city, only in the same county. "Are you surfing Puckett?" He asked.
"Pfft nao." I snorted shaking my head as I glanced out into the ocean to see more waves rolling in.
"You guys should keep poor Sam company since her date bailed." Dani laughed. I narrowed my eyes at her and she gave me a cheeky smile in response. I never had a date…unless she was referring to…
"Who?" Ethan asked quirking an eyebrow and smirking in my direction. Good job giving him new ways to tease me Dani!
"Fredward Shay." She cooed ruffling my hair a bit. I slapped her hand away as I glared daggers at her as she headed out onto the beach and towards the ocean. She was a real best friend; only best friends liked to humiliate you and get away with it. Cameron's friend's faces hardened and Travis and Ethan began snickering.
"I only invited him to be nice. The guy needs a social life." I said in defense for myself. Jeannette giggled at the comment and I cracked a forced smile.
"I think it's nice you invited him. Nobody ever tries to be nice to him…he's always looking so lonely." Jeannette commented as she took a book out of her bag. I shook my head; classic Jeannette thing to do.
"That's because the Shay's are all freaks." Travis laughed. I shot him a glare for that. He had absolutely no right to say that when he's practically number one on my most annoying list…well Freddie was number one but he wasn't annoying in a stupid way.
"Yea they are." One of Cameron's friends said. I turned my glare on him at that moment. Cameron gave him a look that said 'shut up' when he noticed the way I was throwing out glares.
"You know the Shay's?" I asked through grit teeth. I was letting my annoyance get the better of me at this point. Why was I cursed with such a short temper and low tolerance?
"The Shay's don't come here." Cameron's other friend said rudely. My jaw clenched as I held back a rude remark. What was he trying to say and what was up with the rude attitude? He was lucky I didn't punch him for being so rude…especially towards a simple question that I asked. Something was behind that statement and like always…I was going to figure out what.
"So what did your little buddy mean about 'the Shay's don't come here'," I said deepening my voice to mock the boy's tone. Cameron chuckled as he shoved his hands into his pockets. We were walking along the beach, hoods up because it was beginning to drizzle. Out on the waves Dani was ripping it, showing up Travis completely. "What was up with that?"
"Oh you caught that little comment…" he said this as more of a statement than a question. I nodded as if to agree with him. "It's really not my place to talk…" He trailed off.
"Do I look like I'm one to blab, just spill." I ordered shoving his shoulder. He stumbled forward a bit and I smiled coyly as he regained his balance. Cameron was a lean boy so I could probably take him down easy.
"It's just a stupid scary story…" He muttered shrugging as he glanced up letting some of the rain fall on his face. I stared at him blankly before balling a fist, pulling it back, and letting it impact into his arm. He winced and glanced at me.
"Spill, I think I can handle it." I ordered as he brought a hand up to rub the spot where I had just punched him. He smiled weakly at me.
"Okay, as long as you don't punch me again." He laughed. I smiled in a satisfied manner. "Well did you know that the Kora tribe that inhabits most of De Witt was descendents of wolves?" He questioned glancing at me. My face scrunched up in confusion. What did this have to do with anything and how can people be descendents of wolves; they are animals.
"Wolves…? Like howl at the moon, sharp teeth, little red riding hood wolves?" I questioned. He nodded laughing lightly at my last analogy.
"Yea, that's the legend of our tribe." He said with a nod. I was still a bit confused but nodded in faux understanding. I'm sure if he continued things would become clearer.
"What does this have to do with the Shay family?" I questioned with a shrug as I shoved my hands into my pockets. They were getting numb from the dropping temperature. I felt sorry for Dani and Travis who were soaking wet and barely wearing any warm clothing.
"Well…they supposedly descend from this enemy clan of the Kora tribe. My great grandfather who was the chief of the tribe found them hunting on our land, but they claimed to be something different than what they presumed so they drew up a treaty…or contract if you will." He said smartly. I rolled my eyes and crossed my arms over my chest. He took this as a sign to cut the crap and continue. "The contract states that if they stay off Kora land we would not expose what they really are to the people."
"But…" I was cut off by Jeannette's high pitched screaming. Ethan was chasing her around with an unidentified object on the end of a stick. I glared at him for a moment before turning back to Cameron. "What are they?" I asked.
"Oh c'mon Sam it's just a stupid story, now come one." He said as he sped up his pace. I sighed letting it go…for now. This could be one step towards figuring out this entire mystery so I wasn't going to give up that easily.
When I had gotten home that evening I had went straight to my laptop. I opened up Google which had never failed me in the past and typed in Kora Tribe Legends. A few things popped up but the one that looked most helpful to me was the online store that sold books on these topics. The store was in Bates which was the shopping area of Lewiston.
I automatically bought the book using a credit card I had gotten from Dan's wallet. He shouldn't mind because he was donating to the cause of research which was something I rarely did. I wrote down the address of the store to pick up the book before shutting off my laptop. I turned slightly to get up and I thought I saw Freddie standing by my window. I yelp and blinked but in that small split second there was nothing there.
My curtains flailed in the breeze from my open window and I tilted my head in confusion. I hadn't opened the window…
I shook my head and walked over to the window that faced out into the forests behind the house. I stared outside for a moment and rolled my eyes before slamming the window shut.
"Sam!? Where is my Discovery card!?" Dan yelled from downstairs. I stared at the card that was sitting next to my laptop and began to chuckle as I hid it in my pillow case.
"I'm not sure Dan! I'll keep an eye out for it though!" I called back.
I glanced around the school yard looking at nothing and everything. I wasn't trying to seem obvious but I was actually looking for that Shay Benz or Lexus to come pulling up to drop off the dazzling five but there had been no fancy, brand new looking cars speeding from up the street. I sighed and pulled off my jacket. It was actually warm today and the sun was shining which was a once in a life time thing in Lewiston.
"He's not coming into school." Dani said as she took a seat on the table I was sitting at in the school court yard. I glanced at her with a fake confused expression. Did I really look that obvious?
"Who?" I asked trying to keep up my façade. She chuckled at my attempt and gave me a knowing look. I had been found out.
"You know who…Fredward." She mused with a sly smirk. "Whenever the weather gets nice Dr. Shay takes the whole family out of school so they can go hiking or even camping sometimes." He informed me. "I wish my father would do that." She sighed.
"Yea..." I trailed off with a shrug.
"Guys!" Jeannette said running over to us. We directed our attention on her ecstatic expression. "I just asked Ethan to the dance and he said yes. I acted as the strong and independent woman I am." She stated proudly. Dani clapped and I gave her a playful punch on the shoulder.
"Good job Jean." I said. Her cheeks flushed lightly showing that she was still the same shy and gentle Jeannette she is known for. She muttered a thank you before taking a seat at the table with us.
"Are you sure you have to go to Seattle that weekend Sam?" She asked in a tone that said 'please don't go'. I smiled in a bittersweet manner at her and slowly nodded. I really wasn't going anywhere; it was just an excuse to get Travis off my back. I would just have to lay low at home that weekend.
"Yea, my mom wouldn't want me to miss her engagement party. She's having it there." I sighed with mock sadness. She nodded, completely buying the act. I mentally smiled that I was so good at getting away with things like this.
"Well you could at least come with us to Bates to help us pick out some dresses before all the good ones are gone." Dani said smiling at me. I nodded in agreement. I had to pick up my book in Bates so this was the perfect opportunity to. I was going to ask Dan to take me but this seemed much more convenient.
"So what do you think about this one Dani, I like the teal color but the whole one shoulder thing doesn't seem to be working for me." Jeannette said as she looked at herself in the full scale mirror. We were currently in the dress shop and I was detesting every moment of it. I was never a girl for dresses. Dani's mother had driven us up to Bates and Dani and Jeannette had been trying on dresses for the last three hours or so…it was getting rather late as well.
I stared absent mindedly out the shop window trying not to get any more bored than I already was. I wasn't annoyed, but then again I wasn't content being trapped by many frilly pastel colored dresses and a bunch of extra friendly sales people.
"Do you think this one shows too much?" Dani questioned gesturing to the low neckline. Jeanette glanced at her before shaking her head. I let out a small groan.
"Nice…" I heard someone say from outside the shop window. I heard a few laughs as well. We looked outside to see a group of guys that looked to be about 20 walking by the shop window. Jeannette squealed and her face flushed. Dani put on a face of annoyance.
"Oh my God…" Jeannette gasped looking at herself in the dress. This was probably a first time thing for her. She did look really nice in that dress though.
"That is really annoying and stupid." Dani said as she pulled up the bust line of her dress. I nodded in agreement as I glared at the place that the group of guys had just been gawking at them.
"That is disgusting…" I muttered shaking my head.
"So what do you think Sam?" Dani asked gesturing to the dusty rose dress that she was currently modeling. I nodded numbly.
"It looks good." I stated simply.
"You said that about the last four." She laughed. I rolled my eyes and shrugged. All these dresses seemed the same in my eyes or maybe it was just my hate for dresses making it seem that way. It really didn't matter because all I wanted to do was leave and get my book.
"Well they all looked good." I said in defense for myself. Dani laughed again.
"You're not very interested in this are you?" Jeannette asked. She had figured me out pretty quickly; well she was smart. I smiled in a sheepish manner at her and she nodded in understanding.
"I just wanted to go see this book store real quick. Can I meet you guys at that restaurant across the street?" I asked pointing towards the restaurant that was just across the street from the dress shop. Dani and Jeannette both nodded and I let out a sigh of relief before standing to my feet and rushing towards the door.
"I'll see you guys later." I called over my shoulder. I walked down the street away from the dress shop and turned a corner. It was cold out so I zipped up my jacket and shoved my hands into my pockets. The sun was basically gone now and darkness was approaching quickly. It would take a few minutes to reach the book store so I think I would have some time to get back to Jeannette and Dani before it was time to head home.
After about ten minutes of walking I made it to the book store. It was old and it was the only wooden building in the entire area. A bell jingled as I entered and I glanced around at the many artifacts that looked to be from the 1800's. Most of them were Native American tools and crafts work. I went to the counter to see an old man dusting the counter.
"Um is there an order for Samantha Puckett?" I questioned. This was the only time I used my full first name. The man looked at me and without a word he pulled a book from under the counter. He gave me one last wary look before I turned to leave. It was officially night time when I exited the store and just as I was, the guys who had been so kind as to comment Jeannette and Dani's dresses were exiting nearby bar.
They spotted me and I made a face of disgust before quickly turning to walk away, although I was going in the opposite direction of which I had came. I could hear their footsteps behind me and I sped up a bit before turning down an ally and breaking out into a run. I glanced over my shoulder to see them in pursuit.
"Hey slow down!" One of them called. I swallowed before quickly turning down another way to a parking lot that looked completely abandoned and was behind one of the many buildings. I got confused as to where I was going to go, not noticing the drive that probably led back to the street. I paused for a moment and this gave enough time for those guys to catch up to me and huddle around me.
"Leave me the hell alone!" I ordered putting on my classic tough attitude. This was just the way I was and if I had to knock their heads together I would.
"Aw don't be like that…" One of them cooed. His speech was slurred and one of them grabbed onto my arm. I snatched my arm away and was about to punch when another one grabbed my wrist.
"Look who likes to play rough…" Another one mused. I began to panic and I jerked away as each one tried to grab and restrain me. I was basically trapped.
"No! Don't touch me!" I ordered. The screeching of tired filled my ears as a blue Ferrari Enzo came to halt in front of me. Its lights blinded me for a moment and all I was aware of was the two doors that slid up instead of opening out like normal cars. The guys who were trying to restrain me backed away and I was free.
"Get in the car…" Someone ordered me. I glanced up to Freddie. His normal blank expression was gone and was replaced by an expression of pure rage and annoyance. His eyes were locked on the group of guys who were just messing with me and his stare were so intense that it looked like his eyes were turning red. "Get in the CAR!" He ordered me.
His voice was so scary and glazed over with malice that I couldn't help but stumble my way towards the expensive car. A Ferrari Enzo ran for at least one or two million out of the country. It was twice the amount in America. How the heck did he get his hands on one? Before I entered the car I watched as Freddie glared at the five guys who had just tried to do God knows what to me. The scariest growl I had ever heard came from him and I got into the car quickly as they five guys ran and Freddie swiftly slipped into the drivers seat. The doors slid shut and he back up.
He pressed down on the gas with as much strength as he could as he swerved down the drive and onto the street, cutting someone off in the process. He probably just obtained his permit and he was already breaking every driving rule known to man. The speed gage quickly went high and I began to panic.
"I should go back there and rip those guys' heads off…" He growled through clenched teeth as he glared out the windshield and weaved in an out of traffic. I stared at him shocked; I've never seen someone so angry before in my life.
"No…no you shouldn't." I said as calmly as I could. My voice was rather shaky which was a first for me. Maybe because I was just attacked by five guys or because a sixteen year old who didn't even have his license yet was going about 100 over the speed limit.
"You don't know the vile…repulsive things they were thinking." He hissed as his grip on the steering wheel tightened. I should be excited to be driving in such an expensive and rare car but I was still in a bit of shock.
"And you do?" I questioned as I gripped tightly unto the handle of the door. A bunch of people were honking and if Dan were to have been here Freddie would have been so arrested by now. My father would have a field day because he loved to be a traffic cop.
"It's not hard to guess! C-Can you please say something to distract me from turning around and being convicted for murder." He said desperately. He was really upset. I could understand why he would be disgusted but he didn't have to act this way. I could handle myself perfectly fine.
"You should slow down or at least put your seatbelt on." I muttered in a sad attempt to distract him. He chuckled darkly and a shiver went up my spine.
"You should put your seatbelt." He said. His voice cracked probably from the pure anxiety he was exhibiting.
I stared at him and noticed that his enraged expression hadn't faltered. He was like a statue etched in permanent anger. Although he was completely over the edge with rage he still looked just as perfect as the day I first saw him. His skin was paler than normal though but at this point it really didn't matter because his God-like features made up for that.
His jaw was clenched and his eyes were narrowed as the dark rings began to appear under them. Was he really that concerned about me?
At the worst time possible my cheeks heat up in a blush. This shocked me because Fredward Shay had made me blush just by me looking at him.
Wow this has to be the longest chapter I have ever done. I wanted to fit as much as I could which is probably the reason why. I just didn't want a chapter without Freddie in it and that last part was a good part of both the book and movie. Well I hope you liked this chapter and I will hopefully update again tomorrow. Now do what ya gotta do and Pweez review.
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