Teddy sighed impatiently, "is that cock-knocker LaChance back yet?" he said groaning. Rolling my eyes I looked up at Teddy from the ground I was lying on beside him, "Teddy chill he'll be back soon," I said sitting up. "Guys it's getting late, maybe we should wait for Gordie on the other side of the fence." The guys agreed and we walked to the fence, Chris and Vern climbed over and Teddy seeing as I'm a girl thought I'd need help climbing over. I rolled my eyes, "Go screw Teddy," I said climbing the fence by myself. Teddy looked taken aback, causing me to smile as I hopped the fence. Obviously Teddy didn't know the meaning of 'tomboy'.
Teddy had just gotten over the fence when we turned around and saw Gordie walking towards the fence, we waved at him. Then my eyes widened as I saw that guy.. -Milo- that the others told me about getting out of his truck followed by the dreaded Chopper. "Gordie!" I shouted pointing behind him. All I heard next was, "Sick him Chopper," or it could've been, "Chopper.. Sick balls" I can't be sure. We were all yelling at Gordie to hurry in getting his ass over the fence. Finally as Gordie made it over the fence, we all took one look at Chopper and burst out laughing. "This is Chopper?" I asked pointing at the little Labrador, "You're all a bunch of pussies," I said wiping a tear from my eye.
"We've never seen him before," said a breathless Chris.
Milo had run over to us as Teddy was taunting the dog and waving his butt in his face causing me to laugh harder. "Leave the dog alone!" he yelled.
"Or what?" Teddy challenged, "You gonna hop over here fat-ass?" he yelled. Milo glared at Teddy and all of a sudden Teddy got really angry. Milo had started saying something about Teddy being a loony son.
"I'M GONNA RIP YOUR HEAD OFF AND SHIT DOWN YOUR NECK!!!" Teddy had jumped against the fence and clung onto it screaming about his father storming the beach in Normandy. I have to admit, I was slightly frightened by Teddy's behaviour. Chris was pulling him back off the fence, feeling horrible I grabbed hold of Teddy's hands unhooking them from the fence trying to help Chris get him off as Gordie and Vern defended Teddy by calling Milo fat and saying some other shit, I wasn't really listening. We finally managed to drag Teddy away as he continued to call after Milo shouting about storming the beach in Normandy again. I was gonna have to ask Teddy about this later.
We were walking through the woods, my arm around Teddy's shoulders while he cried into his hands. I sighed slightly feeling horrible as Teddy cried, Chris was carrying his holdall and occasionally placing a hand on Teddy's shoulder to help in comforting him. It was mostly silent apart from Teddy's cries and him occasionally wailing, "He ranked my old man!"
Gordie sighed, "He still stormed the beach at Normandy. Do you think that fat ass stormed the beach?"
Teddy didn't reply, she just continued to walk along crying into his hands. Trying to break the very uncomfortable silence Vern began to sing. Everyone shot him a look and he stopped singing with a sigh, I smiled at him he was only trying to cheer Teddy up. I rubbed Teddy's back softly trying to be sensitive to his feelings.
After a while Teddy stopped and looked at everyone sniffing softly, "I'm sorry for ruining everybody's good time," he said sadly.
Chris smiled at him softly and touched his shoulder, "It's ok Teddy," he said quietly. Once everyone was walking again I smiled at Teddy and grabbed his hand giving it a squeeze. He held onto my hand giving me a grateful smile. As if to say thanks. We stayed walking like that for a while before letting go of each other to join the others..
When it began to get dark, we all set up camp in the woods and sat around a fire and toasted some burgers to eat. Vern's fell on the ground and he got angry, "Damn! Now what am I gonna eat?" he asked out loud desperately poking his stick in the fire.
"You could cook your dick," suggested Teddy with his crooked grin.
"It'd be a small meal though," said Chris and we all fell over laughing, except for Vern who managed to get his burger back, "Ha ha screw you guys, I got it, he he," said Vern who was delighted with himself.
After that we all sat around the fire with a smoke. Vern sat right up, Chris with his arms around his knees and Teddy lay on his side. I sat beside Teddy and ran my fingers over the tops of the flames coming from the fire. "Hey Gordie, tell us a story!" said Chris.
We all agreed and then Gordie told us a really funny story about a fat guy named Lard-Ass who entered a pie eating competition and then puked all over everyone. After that we all talked into the night and eventually fell asleep. Everyone but me, I hate to admit this but I was really nervous in the woods. All of a sudden there was a loud wailing noise which made me jump up in shock, everyone else was up too. I thought it was a bear.. I hate bears.
"did you guys hear that?" asked Vern who was close to peeing himself.
I nodded and looked around, "What do you guys think it was?" I asked standing up and walking over to Chris and Gordie.
"I bet it was a ghost," said Teddy jumping out of his sleeping bag and running over to us.
"Oh don't say that!" said Vern still wrapped up in his sleeping bag.
"Sounded like a woman screaming," I commented.
"Yeah. A ghost," said Teddy walking toward the woods.
"Where do you think you're going?" I asked him following him and grabbing hold of his arm.
"To see the ghost," he replied innocently.
I shook my head, "No you are no--"
We both jumped back when the wailing started again.
"Ok, we'll all keep watch." said Chris. We all nodded in agreement. Teddy frowned and shook his head though, "Except for Leslie." he said, "She's the girl and.. We have to take care of her not the other way around."
"What?" I asked furiously, "I am very capable of taking care of myself thank you very much!" Well, that I wasn't sure of but I sure wanted to let Teddy know that.
Chris shook his head, "No I agree with Teddy. You go back to sleep Les. We'll all keep watch."
I sighed in defeat and angrily stormed over to my sleeping bag and lay down in it, but yet again I couldn't sleep. Mostly because I was angry though.
Teddy was the first to keep watch. During the time he was on watch he kept on loudly saying war phrases that everyone told him to shut up about. After a while though I couldn't take it anymore and screamed at him to shut up before I hung him by his toes from the tree he was standing against. That shut him up.
When Teddy was finished keeping watch he crawled into his sleeping bag which was placed next to mine. When he saw me awake he smiled at me and said, "What are you doing still awake?"
"Can't sleep. Just thinking," I said quietly not wanting to wake the others.
Teddy nodded, "So.. Why where you crying on the tracks earlier?" he asked me.
My eyes widened slightly. So he saw me crying. I sighed, "Bad memories with.. Trains," I muttered.
"Want to share?" he asked with a smile so soft I couldn't help it but want to help him. With a sigh I nodded.
"Two years ago, I was completely insane about war movies. I watched them all the time and shouted phrases and had little wars with my dad, like you. See we lived near these old trains tracks and trains still ran on them. About an hour ago I was watching a movie with an amazing train dodge in it, and so I wanted to try it out. So I ran out on to the tracks and waited for the next train. Finally it came, and just as I was about to dodge it. My mom saw me and ran out to help.. And well.. She.." tears were welling up my eyes and prevented me from finishing my story. Teddy looked horrified, "Is that what you were thinking about? Why you could sleep?" he asked. I nodded. Frowning he opened up his sleeping bag for me, with a sniff I crawled out of mine and into his. When I was in he wrapped his arms around me and rested his chin on my head. I had to admit, the silence we held was comfortable and at some point in that night I fell asleep in Teddy's arms. That was the beginning of our famous friendship.