The Way You Make Me Feel
Nudge sat there, looking out at the sea. Her hands knotting in her lap. Twisting and turning. "Why would he lie?" she asked.
I couldn't answer her; I'd been asking myself the same question. I shrugged.
"So let me get this straight. He denied throwing the ring in the ocean, he denied buying the ring. And he denied knowing what the ring was?"
"Yes! He said it must have been a plot."
"A plot?" She asked, I nodded. "A PLOT?" She hissed.
"Yeah pretty much."
"Oh no he didn't!" Nudge screamed. "God, that, that JERK!"
I laughed, finally something enjoyable about my day. "So…"
"Come on." Nudge smiled. Totally reminding me of Molly Ringwald in "The Breakfast Club" "Come on."
"Where are we going?"
"You'll see."
* * *
Have I ever told you that Nudge had great ideas? No? Good. She doesn't.
I wound up in the same place I was two nights ago. The campsite. Angel's campsite. But this wasn't a place with a little brush… and grass, maybe a small tent. No, Angel always outdoes herself. A small cabin. (And when I say small I mean a kitchen area, a bathroom, and two bunk beds.)
"Wow!" Nudge said as she followed me in the door, our backpacks slung over our shoulders.
"I know, perfect huh?"
"Absolutely, and-what's that?" She asked pointing at the ladder.
"Oh, this is cool." I said climbing the ladder up to the loft. "There's a telescope and binoculars, you can see straight into Itex."
"You're kidding!" She answered plopping down on a bunk.
"Nope."
"Thank you Angel." Nudge laughed. Suddenly she looked down. "I wish Iggy were here."
"And Angel and Gazzy and Fang right?" I asked curious.
"Uh, yeah right." She said.
"Oh my god." I giggled. "Nudge, you like Iggy!"
She starred at me in "shock" "NO! Wher-where did you get that idea?"
"Don't give me that, I know that look. It's the look that…" I stopped. "I gave Fang."
Nudge starred at me. "I'm sorry Max; you know we'll figure this out."
"Yeah, I-I guess." I said my eyes tearing up.
"Come on, let's just, get some sleep."
* * *
I stayed awake for a few hours, staring at the moon through the window at the top bunk. It glowed and seemed to speak to me.
I love him.
Well duh! Took you long enough.
Could you please stop it!
Sure, but remember… You love him.
Yeah, I do.
