FREE FALLING
CHAPTER SEVEN
- H a n n a h ' s P o i n t o f V i e w -
I sat down in the hot sand, still cooling down after a whole day of being heated by the bright Florida sun. My tan legs seemed pale in comparison to Allie’s, and it was obvious that she had been living in Florida for a while.
“hey, you’re Hannah right?” Allie asked, me, combing her fingers through her bleach blonde hair. Her light pink lips curled up in a welcoming half smile.
I nodded, softly, but wasn’t sure if she saw it. “Yeah, and that’s my sister, Holly.” i responded, pointing towards Holly, who was already flirting with the two boys on her team. Logan and Cole, right?
Allie just laughed, watching as my sister begged for the attention of the guys. “so that’s your house?” she asked, pointing towards the only mansion on the coast, towering over the rest of the small, rickety beach houses dotting the shore, painted in a variety of pastel colors.
“yeah, kind of stands out, doesnt it?” i asked her, looking again at our house compared to the others, easily two stories taller. she just laughed in agreement, scanning the coastline again. “which one’s yours?” i asked Allie, facing her again.
“two down from yours, the light pink one,” she blushed, her cheeks turning the color of her house. I gazed at the house, the rickety wooden porch and beach weeds growing around the side of it. I found myself wishing for a beach house like that, to get away from our rich lifestyle and live like a normal teenager.
“so, wanna give me a little background on everyone here?” i asked her, half jokingly, but hoping she would answer. i picked at my recent manicure, something my mom would have scolded me for, chipping off parts of the navy blue paint.
“oh, yeah definitely!” Allie said, obviously excited about this subject. I could already tell she was a total gossip, but i liked her so far.
“Okay, so let’s start with couples. Richard and Jane are a couple. totally off limits. Like, they’re serious, they’ve been together for a few years. i don’t know why he picked her, though, she’s super weird. but whatever. we hang out with her because Richard’s our friend.” I just nodded and laughed, urging her to keep going.
“Harper is awesome, like actually,” she pointed to the redhead standing by Richard and Jane, laughing uncontrollably as she clumsily attempted to serve the ball. “i think the two of you would get along really well, she’s one of my best friends. not much else to say about her, she’s single but a total flirt. she had a thing with Cole for a while but that’s way over, he’s a player to say the least.” Allie rolled her bright blue eyes subtly, but enough that i could read her feelings about Cole.
“Cole has pretty much gone out with every girl in North Beach, me included. but that was like 5 years ago when we were in sixth grade, so i don’t really count it as dating.” she defended herself, embarrassed about her past with Cole. “and Logan is just plain amazing. he’s been my best friend since like, forever. we grew up together. he’s a really good guy,” Allie told me, winking, as if i was supposed to take this information into consideration.
“good to know,” i laughed, carefully weaving my sandy blonde bangs into a small french braid, fastening it with a bobby pin.
“that’s pretty much all you need to know. oh, and Kevin. he’s not here tonight, he got grounded for staying out too late last time, but he’s my boyfriend. i think you’d really like him too” she smiled a sweet, friendly smile.
There was something about Allie that just made me forget about my stressful life with the “populars” back at home. Something so real and unique about her that i couldn’t quite grasp. Even after a few minutes of talking with her, it felt like we were so close. I was already starting to warm up to this North Beach group.
Maybe this summer wouldn’t be as bad as i thought.
blah. i'm so lazy guys, it's actually ridiculous. just in case you were wondering. sorry this chapter was pretty boring, but i figured i should introduce everyone to you. tell me if you like the story, i'm desperate for feedbackk. (:
CHAPTER SEVEN
- H a n n a h ' s P o i n t o f V i e w -
I sat down in the hot sand, still cooling down after a whole day of being heated by the bright Florida sun. My tan legs seemed pale in comparison to Allie’s, and it was obvious that she had been living in Florida for a while.
“hey, you’re Hannah right?” Allie asked, me, combing her fingers through her bleach blonde hair. Her light pink lips curled up in a welcoming half smile.
I nodded, softly, but wasn’t sure if she saw it. “Yeah, and that’s my sister, Holly.” i responded, pointing towards Holly, who was already flirting with the two boys on her team. Logan and Cole, right?
Allie just laughed, watching as my sister begged for the attention of the guys. “so that’s your house?” she asked, pointing towards the only mansion on the coast, towering over the rest of the small, rickety beach houses dotting the shore, painted in a variety of pastel colors.
“yeah, kind of stands out, doesnt it?” i asked her, looking again at our house compared to the others, easily two stories taller. she just laughed in agreement, scanning the coastline again. “which one’s yours?” i asked Allie, facing her again.
“two down from yours, the light pink one,” she blushed, her cheeks turning the color of her house. I gazed at the house, the rickety wooden porch and beach weeds growing around the side of it. I found myself wishing for a beach house like that, to get away from our rich lifestyle and live like a normal teenager.
“so, wanna give me a little background on everyone here?” i asked her, half jokingly, but hoping she would answer. i picked at my recent manicure, something my mom would have scolded me for, chipping off parts of the navy blue paint.
“oh, yeah definitely!” Allie said, obviously excited about this subject. I could already tell she was a total gossip, but i liked her so far.
“Okay, so let’s start with couples. Richard and Jane are a couple. totally off limits. Like, they’re serious, they’ve been together for a few years. i don’t know why he picked her, though, she’s super weird. but whatever. we hang out with her because Richard’s our friend.” I just nodded and laughed, urging her to keep going.
“Harper is awesome, like actually,” she pointed to the redhead standing by Richard and Jane, laughing uncontrollably as she clumsily attempted to serve the ball. “i think the two of you would get along really well, she’s one of my best friends. not much else to say about her, she’s single but a total flirt. she had a thing with Cole for a while but that’s way over, he’s a player to say the least.” Allie rolled her bright blue eyes subtly, but enough that i could read her feelings about Cole.
“Cole has pretty much gone out with every girl in North Beach, me included. but that was like 5 years ago when we were in sixth grade, so i don’t really count it as dating.” she defended herself, embarrassed about her past with Cole. “and Logan is just plain amazing. he’s been my best friend since like, forever. we grew up together. he’s a really good guy,” Allie told me, winking, as if i was supposed to take this information into consideration.
“good to know,” i laughed, carefully weaving my sandy blonde bangs into a small french braid, fastening it with a bobby pin.
“that’s pretty much all you need to know. oh, and Kevin. he’s not here tonight, he got grounded for staying out too late last time, but he’s my boyfriend. i think you’d really like him too” she smiled a sweet, friendly smile.
There was something about Allie that just made me forget about my stressful life with the “populars” back at home. Something so real and unique about her that i couldn’t quite grasp. Even after a few minutes of talking with her, it felt like we were so close. I was already starting to warm up to this North Beach group.
Maybe this summer wouldn’t be as bad as i thought.
blah. i'm so lazy guys, it's actually ridiculous. just in case you were wondering. sorry this chapter was pretty boring, but i figured i should introduce everyone to you. tell me if you like the story, i'm desperate for feedbackk. (:
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