What Traumatized An Orange Heart - Chapter 4

I kinda fell asleep on the couch. I woke up in the evening, and didn't see Brian around. He usually just played PS3 or watched TV. I checked the dining area and he wasn't there. I went to their backyard and I finally spotted him standing by the poolside, his thumbs were rapidly running across his phone's keypad. Before I could call his name from afar, he kinda recognized my presence already and turned around. His perfect figure left me dumbfounded, finding myself staring at him. I shook off the fantasy and regained myself.

"Why are you here?" I immediately questioned, pacing towards him.

"Nothing.." He responded as he put his phone on the recliner. "Just idling away the hours." He smiled.

"Oh yeah? Well as far as I know, this isn't how you usually pass the time."

"Well.... Never mind."

"I won't 'never mind' that. Well what?" I insisted.

He just smiled and looked away. I approached him, and we sat by the pool, dabbling our feet in the water. It was quiet.

"Brian, what's wrong?" I finally asked. My face was filled with concern.

"Nothing, really. Don't worry." He said looking down at the water.

"C'mon, tell me!"

He looked back at me with a serious face, which suddenly turned into a cheerful one. "Nothing you, anorexic girl! HAHA!" He exclaimed ruffling my hair again. I kinda sensed that he just managed to force a laugh though. I felt like he wasn't okay.

"Hey, not the hair please?!" I yelled and fixed my hair.

"Haha. I just had so much fun today, so much that I feel exhausted."

"Yeah? And what else?"

"What else what?"

"What else is bothering you?" I eagerly questioned. I knew he was into some trouble. He never acted that way except when something bothered him.

"Haha. You're being insistent!" He tried to hide it in his laughter.

"All 'cause you won't tell me." I said. I just smelled that something wasn't right.

"Cause I ain't got nothin' to tell ya okay? Now quit it." He said and ruffled my hair again, giggling.

"Heeeeeyyy!!" I exclaimed and splashed the water at him with my feet. Now his shirt was covered with wet spots. He shot me a devilish look and grinned devilishly. I knew what he was thinking. He retaliated and splashed some water at me too.

"Yeah?"

"Yeah!"

He could've done it too, but I was quicker and somewhat stronger so I got to push him into the pool first. Now he was fully wet. I was laughing so hard, I couldn't control it. He grabbed my leg and pulled me into the water with him. Then we splashed water on each other nonstop. The whole splash fight would only seem to end when we both got tired already.

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"You suck!" I yelled at him as I got out of the pool.

"What? I suck because I killed you in the pool-wrestling match? HAHA!" He mocked and threw a white towel at me.

"Shut up, you didn't own me you were cheating!" I objected as I patted myself dry with the towel.

"Loser."

"Whatever sucker!"

We walked our way inside, patting ourselves dry. We were both laughing when Brian's mom's voice startled us.

"Hi Honey." She kissed his son. "Hey Ashley." She kissed me. "Next time, try to be much drier so I won't feel like I'm kissing fishes okay?"

We laughed. Brian's mom was truly nice and funny.

"Anyway, Ashley your mom called. She said she couldn't get back home tonight, she'll be having a nightover at the hotel with her officemates. You can spend your night over here."

"Okay, cool. I just wonder why she didn't call me and called you instead..." I thought curiously.

"She said she'd been trying to call you but your phone was unattended." She explained. I started to think.

"Where'd you put your phone by the way?" Brian abruptly asked.

"I'm not sure, I think I left it in the --" I trailed off. I started thinking, and suddenly remembered a couple of things. Certain things suddenly started coming into my mind, one by one: I put the phone in my pocket. That's what I always did. I am entirely wet. Why am I wet? Oh yeah. I dove myself into the pool with Brian........ OH NO.

"Holy Cow!" I said in shock, my hands immediately reached for the pocket of my wet cargo pants, I touched a familiar shape and figure...

"I GOT IT WET!" I shrieked. Realizing that I just got my phone wet, I was so frustrated.

"Oh my!" Brian's mom exclaimed.

"HAHAHAHAHAHA!" Brian laughed at my dumbness.

"Oh no..." I sighed and burried my face in my hands.

"Alright now don't worry about it anymore. We'll have it fixed and we'll call your mom and explain it to her." Brian reassured.

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