Warning: Contain suggestive/adult content that is not suitable for young readers reader discretion is advised
Ben P.O.V.
Me and Keith walked back to school, we walked inside and into our dorm i sat on my bed and Keith put his wallet on his night table and walked out of the room, i laid on my bed a little tired because of this morning, i was about to close my eyes but i heard a knock at the door i got up, walked over and opened the door Summer was in front of me she had two baskets in her hands along with a matching smile "hey Ben you wanna go strawberry picking?" she asked i grabbed a basket and said "alright where to?" we walked down to the dock and on a boat, i grabbed some oars and life jackets while she untied the boat we were heading to a little island just off the coast everybody calls it strawberry island and with good reason the strawberries there are amazing.
After about 5 minutes of me rowing we finally arrived at the island just in time too my arms were getting tired, we split up to cover more ground and therefore get more strawberries, after about 20 minutes we met at the tree in the middle of the island we both sat at the base and talked for a bit, after a few minutes of silence i felt a light touch on my shoulder, i turned my head to see that Summer fell asleep on my shoulder, my face turned red Summer was sleeping on my shoulder, she looked so peaceful too and to be honest i was getting tireder cause my afternoon snooze got interrupted and this seemed like a better time than any so i leaned my head on Summer's and closed my eyes.
I dreamed i was in a dark room with two light sources one was on Summer who was tied onto a chair, a certain blond haired boy was in front of her holding a knife, i tried to run to him but i could only move my arm i looked down at my arm and saw that i was holding a gun, i was pulled away from my thoughts by a screaming Summer Isaac's holding the knife above his head, in a panic i held out my arm and pulled the trigger, i heard the gunshot and woke up breathing heavily, i lifted my head up and looked at Summer she had tear tracks down her cheeks she must be having a nightmare, i shook her awake she looked at me with tears in her eyes and hugged me hard "what was your nightmare this time?" i asked holding her on the shoulders "it wasn't a nightmare just old memories… bad ones…" she turned away "what were they?" i asked she turned to me "memories of my parents…" i looked at her confused "why are those bad ones shouldn't they be good ones?" her face turned angry "what do you know your parents weren't murdered in front of you!" she yelled my eyes widened "wh-what?".
Summer P.O.V.
I let out a sigh and looked at Ben "well i guess there's no point in keeping it now" i sat back down and began to explain "i was 6, it was a Sunday nothing was really happening, i was in the living room watching TV when i heard banging on the door next thing i know i'm being dragged away from my burning house" tears were forming in my eyes "i heard my parents screaming in pain… i was thrown in a truck and sold on some auction" i wiped away my tears "thankfully though it was a undercover cop gathering evidence, i was admitted to an orphanage shortly aft-" Thump* i was cut off by Ben punching a tree, blood began to drip down from his fist "what is it?" i asked concerned "your story…" he paused for a moment as a couple of tears fell down his face "i wasn't so lucky…" he paused again "what do you mean?" i asked "there was no undercover cop, i wasn't admitted into an orphanage, i was sold, put through torture and left for dead… if it wasn't for Keith, i wouldn't be here…" i stood there in shock, to think if it weren't for Keith of all people, we would've never met, he continued as we were walking back to the boat "so you see, because of that i had trust issues, Keith was my only friend for a while, slowly but surely i started to become more social, Keith introduced me to Kate who introduced me to you" i did remember the first time meeting Ben, he didn't have his hairstyle yet and he was still socially awkward but he was good company but we didn't become best friends until one day when i took a tackle from a Bidoof for him we were best friends ever since.
We walked back to the peer only to find the boat drifting off "dammit didn't tie it properly" i shouted "well fuck it" i heard Ben say, just then he took off his styler and then his jacket and shirt revealing his back and chest, my face turned bright red, he jumped in the water and pulled the boat back to the peer, he looked at me confused as he was putting his shirt and jacket back on "what? It was either that or a 1 hour swim witch one do you chose?" we both laughed as we got onto the boat this time i rowed since Ben rowed us here AND he got the boat back to the peer, after 5 minutes of rowing we finally got back to the peer, we got off and i tied the boat "make sure you tie it properly this time" Ben laughed i rolled my eyes playfully "where are you going?" i asked as he walked away "returning the movie" he replied, he ran up the stairs leading to the courtyard i did the same, i walked inside and upstairs to my dorm, i opened the door and sat on my bed it was then that i realized how tired i was the sitting turned to laying and soon after my eyes were closing but before could close my eyes completely i hear a knock at the door i got up and shuffled to the door and opened it and Kate stood at the door frame "ok so you're here thank god" she said relieved "why what's wrong?" i asked as she walked into the room "it's Isaac no one's seen him since yesterday" she said, my eyes widened at Kate's warning just then we heard 3 slow knocks at the door "oh shit."
Ben P.O.V.
I was walking back to school from the video store with another student named Zack who was in the dorm next to me and Keith we were talking about random things until we arrived at the school, we waved goodbye to each other and parted ways as i wandered through the courtyard and ended up at the back of the school where the pokemon stables are, i saw Keith in the stables stacking hay, i yelled out to him and he yelled back, i walked over to him "you need help there?" i asked "yeah thanks hey where's Summer?" he asked "probably inside" i replied as i'm picking up a bale of hay after about 30 minutes we were finally done stacking the bales, we walked in the school and up the stairs "hey Ben you hear about Isaac?" he asked, that question made me worry but it also made me hopeful since the news can go both ways "no what about him?" i asked "well no one's seen him since yesterday everyone's wondering where the hell he is" "what?!" i interrupted Keith "yeah no one's seen him at all" i sat there thinking of where he could be or what he would be up to "so last time i saw him he was beating Summer up and attempted to knock her out" "and he disappears afterwards" Keith finished my sentence "yeah" i agreed "was there anything else that happened, any objects that disappeared after Isaac?" i asked Keith "well the gun safe was broken into this morning" "what was taken?" "one of the guns, a magazine and a box of ammo" "anything else?" Keith thunk harder "wait a kitchen knife disappeared last night!" i put the puzzle pieces together "so Isaac beating Summer up and attempting to knock her out, soon afterwards disappearing, a gun, a box of ammo and a kitchen knife disappearing overnight, so that could mean… oh no" i got up and bolted to the girls hallway, everyone was gone doing their own thing, i saw Summer and Kate's dorm door busted open "oh shit."
Cliff hanger! Hell yeah i always love those but only if the next episode/chapter is already made and Summer and Ben's backstory will come into play in the sequels sorry it was a short chapter but then again my chapters are always short anyway anyway review, favorite and i'll see you guys next time!