Tangled In The Great Escape
The Realisation
SKYE'S POV
After that Friday night, I spend the whole weekend with a large smile across my face. I texted Vic constantly but was unable to see him due to the fact that it was Pete's birthday on Saturday and the party (which got progressively more boring from the moment it started) ended in the early hours of Sunday with me and my step cousin secretly doing shots.
The school day flew by - Vic drove me to school, the group talked only of the new couple (Jaime and Heather), I missed Vic at lunch because I had to stay behind in Math to get help of the teacher and my other classes were frighteningly uneventful.
Heading out of my last class, I allowed my self to be swept away by the crowd towards the parking lot. Darting past Mike and his company, I trotted down the stairs and went over to Vic's car. I removed my backpack, tossing it in first, and then climbed in myself.
'I've barely seen you today,' I said as I put my seat belt on.
'I know,' he said sadly, turning on the car. 'Want to go a drive?'
'Sure,' I said, turning on the radio.
Exiting the school car park, Vic took a left and we soon found ourselves driving along a road that clung to the edge of a steep hill. We climbed the hill for a good 20 minutes before he pulled up on a grassy verge and parked the car.
Getting out of the car, Vic took my hand and pulled me up and over a mound. We followed a path of flattened grass through the trees. Spotting a fallen tree, we took a seat on it and I hugged his side as he looked out into the shadows of the forest.
'We've got less than a year left,' he said, looking to me with sad eyes. 'Are you going to college?'
'San Francisco University,' I said. 'What about you?'
'I was- I don't know.' Dropping his head, he covered his face with his palms and exhaled.
'Why are you worrying about this now?' I asked, concern clear in my voice.
'My Mum was asking me about it this weekend, it just got me thinking.'
'Got you thinking what?'
Turning to face me, he pushed back my hair and brushed the skin of my cheeks gently with the tip of his fingers. Looking into his deep brown eyes, I felt safe and at peace as he gazed at me with nothing other than affection.
'I got you something,' he said softly, acting like it was a secret he'd been keeping from the world. He reached into his back pocket and pulled out a small black box. 'Turn around,' he instructed quietly. I spun round and let one leg fall on each side of the log, breathing slowly as the scent of the forest filled my lungs. He pulled my hair back before reaching his arms over me and resting a necklace on my chest, gently clipping it behind my neck. Looking down at the pendant, I smiled as it was a tiny globe. He knew I wanted to travel the world, and it made me feel incredible that he remembered. The little globe had tiny black squiggles as the countries and my eyes followed them round the silver ball over and over again.
'Do you like it?' he whispered.
'I love it,' I said, turning back round and wrapping my arms around him. The world could have fallen around me right then and I wouldn't have noticed. Time froze - our hearts slowed, the wind calmed, the sound of rustling leaves was no longer, the birds in the sky soared with more grace than I ever had seen before in my life.
'Come on,' he said, taking to his feet and brushing the dirt of his bum.
'Where are we going?'
'Somewhere that sells pizza,' he smiled, pulling me up.
Driving towards a take out, we laughed hysterically as we belted the lyrics to Teenage Dirtbag.
I've got two tickets to Iron Maiden, baby
Come with me Friday, don't say "maybe"
I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby, like you
We pulled up in a parking space the minute the song finished, causing us to laugh even harder (if that was possible). Scrambling out the car, we jogged towards the food outlet and stumbled in as we were too focused on how great the evening had been.
'One pepperoni pizza,' said Vic, leaning against the counter. Remaining quiet in case we got chucked out, we waited a few minutes before our pizza was ready. Sliding it off the counter, we raced back to the car as the smell was driving us wild.
We sat on the bonnet of the car and ate the delicious pizza, looking up at the starry sky as we devoured the mouthwatering pepperoni, cheesy slices of heaven. 'Best pizza ever,' I said as I swallowed the last piece of pizza in existence within a 40 meter radius.
'I need to get you home,' he said with worry evident in his voice, 'your Mum's going to kill me!' Rushing into the car, I tossed the pizza box in the back as I giggled at Vic' anxious state. 'She's going to slaughter me, Skye! Stop laughing!'
'Vic, calm down,' I said sympathetically as he drummed his fingers against the steering wheel. 'It's half eight, not eleven.'
'I am dead, oh god I am so over,' he said under his breathe, pushing down on the gas. It wasn't long until we were outside my house and he was dragging me up the path. I knocked on the door and kissed his cheeks before it flew open to reveal my Mum. 'I am so sorry, we went for dinner and lost track of time,' explained Vic hurriedly.
'Breathe, Vic,' laughed my Mum. 'It's alright.' I gave him a reassuring smile before letting go of his hand and going inside, yelling bye as I did so. 'See you later, Victor,' I heard my Mum say, making me cringe as she used his full first name.
Rushing up to my room, I was pulled back down by the sound of my Mum's voice. Following it through to the kitchen, I took a seat opposite from her and she stared at me knowingly. Oh fuck.
'Skye, I know you're growing up and now that you've got a boyfriend I'm sure you'll be active sexually soon.' She cleared her throat, intensyfing the awkwardness. 'I just want to make sure you're being safe, you will always remember to use protection, won't you?'
'Of course, can I go now?'
'Okay,' she said sternly.
Exiting the kitchen, I felt a ton of bricks hit me as I realised something - we didn't use protection.
After that Friday night, I spend the whole weekend with a large smile across my face. I texted Vic constantly but was unable to see him due to the fact that it was Pete's birthday on Saturday and the party (which got progressively more boring from the moment it started) ended in the early hours of Sunday with me and my step cousin secretly doing shots.
The school day flew by - Vic drove me to school, the group talked only of the new couple (Jaime and Heather), I missed Vic at lunch because I had to stay behind in Math to get help of the teacher and my other classes were frighteningly uneventful.
Heading out of my last class, I allowed my self to be swept away by the crowd towards the parking lot. Darting past Mike and his company, I trotted down the stairs and went over to Vic's car. I removed my backpack, tossing it in first, and then climbed in myself.
'I've barely seen you today,' I said as I put my seat belt on.
'I know,' he said sadly, turning on the car. 'Want to go a drive?'
'Sure,' I said, turning on the radio.
Exiting the school car park, Vic took a left and we soon found ourselves driving along a road that clung to the edge of a steep hill. We climbed the hill for a good 20 minutes before he pulled up on a grassy verge and parked the car.
Getting out of the car, Vic took my hand and pulled me up and over a mound. We followed a path of flattened grass through the trees. Spotting a fallen tree, we took a seat on it and I hugged his side as he looked out into the shadows of the forest.
'We've got less than a year left,' he said, looking to me with sad eyes. 'Are you going to college?'
'San Francisco University,' I said. 'What about you?'
'I was- I don't know.' Dropping his head, he covered his face with his palms and exhaled.
'Why are you worrying about this now?' I asked, concern clear in my voice.
'My Mum was asking me about it this weekend, it just got me thinking.'
'Got you thinking what?'
Turning to face me, he pushed back my hair and brushed the skin of my cheeks gently with the tip of his fingers. Looking into his deep brown eyes, I felt safe and at peace as he gazed at me with nothing other than affection.
'I got you something,' he said softly, acting like it was a secret he'd been keeping from the world. He reached into his back pocket and pulled out a small black box. 'Turn around,' he instructed quietly. I spun round and let one leg fall on each side of the log, breathing slowly as the scent of the forest filled my lungs. He pulled my hair back before reaching his arms over me and resting a necklace on my chest, gently clipping it behind my neck. Looking down at the pendant, I smiled as it was a tiny globe. He knew I wanted to travel the world, and it made me feel incredible that he remembered. The little globe had tiny black squiggles as the countries and my eyes followed them round the silver ball over and over again.
'Do you like it?' he whispered.
'I love it,' I said, turning back round and wrapping my arms around him. The world could have fallen around me right then and I wouldn't have noticed. Time froze - our hearts slowed, the wind calmed, the sound of rustling leaves was no longer, the birds in the sky soared with more grace than I ever had seen before in my life.
'Come on,' he said, taking to his feet and brushing the dirt of his bum.
'Where are we going?'
'Somewhere that sells pizza,' he smiled, pulling me up.
Driving towards a take out, we laughed hysterically as we belted the lyrics to Teenage Dirtbag.
I've got two tickets to Iron Maiden, baby
Come with me Friday, don't say "maybe"
I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby, like you
We pulled up in a parking space the minute the song finished, causing us to laugh even harder (if that was possible). Scrambling out the car, we jogged towards the food outlet and stumbled in as we were too focused on how great the evening had been.
'One pepperoni pizza,' said Vic, leaning against the counter. Remaining quiet in case we got chucked out, we waited a few minutes before our pizza was ready. Sliding it off the counter, we raced back to the car as the smell was driving us wild.
We sat on the bonnet of the car and ate the delicious pizza, looking up at the starry sky as we devoured the mouthwatering pepperoni, cheesy slices of heaven. 'Best pizza ever,' I said as I swallowed the last piece of pizza in existence within a 40 meter radius.
'I need to get you home,' he said with worry evident in his voice, 'your Mum's going to kill me!' Rushing into the car, I tossed the pizza box in the back as I giggled at Vic' anxious state. 'She's going to slaughter me, Skye! Stop laughing!'
'Vic, calm down,' I said sympathetically as he drummed his fingers against the steering wheel. 'It's half eight, not eleven.'
'I am dead, oh god I am so over,' he said under his breathe, pushing down on the gas. It wasn't long until we were outside my house and he was dragging me up the path. I knocked on the door and kissed his cheeks before it flew open to reveal my Mum. 'I am so sorry, we went for dinner and lost track of time,' explained Vic hurriedly.
'Breathe, Vic,' laughed my Mum. 'It's alright.' I gave him a reassuring smile before letting go of his hand and going inside, yelling bye as I did so. 'See you later, Victor,' I heard my Mum say, making me cringe as she used his full first name.
Rushing up to my room, I was pulled back down by the sound of my Mum's voice. Following it through to the kitchen, I took a seat opposite from her and she stared at me knowingly. Oh fuck.
'Skye, I know you're growing up and now that you've got a boyfriend I'm sure you'll be active sexually soon.' She cleared her throat, intensyfing the awkwardness. 'I just want to make sure you're being safe, you will always remember to use protection, won't you?'
'Of course, can I go now?'
'Okay,' she said sternly.
Exiting the kitchen, I felt a ton of bricks hit me as I realised something - we didn't use protection.
Notes
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10/24/13