Chapter 1
"I hate you Thomas!" I screamed pushing him as hard as I could…
I
awoke in a cold sweat. I opened my eyes and sighed at the
sound of the alarm…today…I'm
going home.
"Duke are you ready to go?" I asked my dog as he barked
and wagged
his tail happily. I got him in the car and strapped myself in. "This
is a long drive Duke…"
When I pulled onto the road I used to live on
I saw everything as it
was. The little kids playing in the Dyles' front yard,
the trees supporting a
cool breeze as I drove down the street. I missed it yet
it scared me to know I was back.
"We're here boy," I said to Duke
as he barked. I opened my door
and let Duke out as we walked inside my old house.
It still had the fresh smell of Pinesol my mother never stopped using
and
the house looked exactly the same as I left it.
"Hello?" I asked
as I walked into the kitchen. I saw a note on the
table…they were going to be
out late. I sighed and looked up as I saw
the rotted treehouse. I shook my
head and walked
away, I wished my parents had moved.
~*~*~*~
I
put on my sunflower spaghetti-strap dress and headed to the
beach. I hated being
in that house alone, thank God I haven't seen Alex.
I looked out into the
ocean and rubbed my arms as the winds blew
my blonde hair about. I sat down
on the rocks and watched the waves
crash onto the beach. Tears started forming
from my eyes as I heard
a noise. I turned to see someone standing behind me
as I jumped.
"I'm sorry I frightened you," he said sitting aside
me and handing me
his jacket. "You looked familiar to me…what's your
name?"
He asked as I sat stunned at his gorgeous face.
"I…I don't talk to strangers…"
"Okay
then, let me introduce myself," he said taking off his
sunglasses, "My
name is Alexander McLean but people call me A.J."
"Oh my God…"
I whispered as tears streamed down my face.
ALEX. He was all grown up and unfortunately
he found me.
"Hi A.J., my name is…Danielle," I said lying. I didn't
want him
knowing I was Michelle, he would have spit in my face or pushed me
into
the ocean or something.
"Hi," he said kissing my hand softly as
I melted inside.
I grinned…then realizing what I was doing I leaped up.
"I
can be here, this is wrong," I said shaking my head and wiping my eyes.
"Wait…where
do I know you from?" He asked still puzzled.
"I just moved here,
I don't know you A.J., I have to go," I said jumping
off the rocks and running.
"Will
you meet me here tomorrow at the same time? Please?" He yelled as I ran.
I
did miss him, and I still loved him…
"I'll try A.J. goodnight!"
I yelled back as I got into my car.
~*~*~*~
"Mom? Dad?"
I asked shutting the front door. I looked around
and saw my parents sitting
on the couch looking through papers.
"Michelle!" My mom smiled
happily hugging me as I smiled bright.
"I've missed you mom."
"Me
too sweetie me too."
"Hey princess," my dad said hugging me
tight like he used to.
"Hey daddy."
"Where have you
been?" My mom asked sitting me aside her on the couch.
"The beach,
I had something I had to see," I said thinking of Alex…A.J.
"Have
you seen any old friends?"
"I saw Alex today," I said as the
looked at each other.
"How has he been?"
"Good, he's
forgotten about everything," I lied.
"That's great, maybe you and
Alex will be friends again?"
"I hope so," I said with a grin.
