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Connor knocked the door she opened it. “So are you ready to go?”
“Yeah. Mom, me and Con are going to the flicks.”
“Okay.”
“I don’t know what time I’ll be back.”
“Sure Hun, enjoy yourselves.”
“We will, bye Mom.”
“Bye.”
She closed the doo. “So have you eaten?”
‘“A few hours ago.’
“So we can grab something, we haven’t got to meet the guys till four at the flicks. I’m sorry babe but they insisted.”
“Sure no problem.”
He dropped his arm over her and they walked away from hers walking through the park it was so quiet today unlike any other day.
“It’s cool isn’t it, just the two of us hanging?”
“Yeah.”
“You didn’t forget that I was coming around?”
“No, just me and Stenton haven’t long finished our homework I haven’t long got back.”
“So did he walk you home?”
“No his dad gave me a lift.”
He chocked. “Really that’s unlike his dad, he usually don’t ask his friends if they’d like a lift, Well anywhere. You’re honoured.”
“He was going that way Con, and he appreciates all the hard work I’ve done with Stenton to get his grades up.”
“Let’s just hope that they stay up after Christmas, when he no longer has you and someone else to take your place.”
“I know.”
“So are we meeting up next weekend.”
“Once me and have done all our course work, yeah.”
“Cool.. So how did it go with Dan did you get it all done?”
“Yeah I was up til one this morning checking it through re-typing and printing it out. I just hope that it’s good enough.”
“Does Dan know?”
“Yeah I e-mailed it over to him once I’d finished it all. He said it sounded better.”
“Good.”
“We’re meeting the guys there just before four it starts at four we have to get the tickets.”
“Sure.”
“You should’ve bailed if you were tired.’
“I’ll be fine Con, if I can get through three hours with Stenton I’m sure I can get through a movie.”
“You could’ve stayed at home.’
.I don’t think so.”
“Is it that bad?”
“Just mom likes to talk and I like..”
“Don’t.”
“Yeah.”
“Guess talking to Harding twice a week is enough for anyone.”
“It is. Mom likes to know what we talk about.”
“And you’d rather not tell her.”
“It’s private Con. My business.”
“It must hurt her though you not being able to open up to her.”
“I’m dealing with it the best way that I can Con.”
“By pushing away the ones that love you the most?”
“She doesn’t understand, Con.’
“It has to be hard for her too, moving here starting again.”
“She didn’t loose her friends. I did.”
“I know babe. You should try talking to her you might be surprised.”
“Maybe.”
They walked out of the park after eating a burger and having a bottle of coke. They headed through the tows to “flicka” the multi story cinema.
“Bout time. Daint think that you were coming.”
“We walked.”
“The scenic route?”
“I guess.”
Dan yawned. “Gee Dan you sound as bad as Autumn looks.”
“What you two been up to then aye?!” James cracked, nudging him.
“Nought, just finishing off our assignment.”
“I e-mailed it over I didn’t realise the time and I apologised. I didn’t mean to keep you awake.”
“That’s cool Red, it’s all done now.”
“I just hope he sees how hard we’ve worked on it.”
“I’m sure he will.”
“Come on or we’ll miss it.”
They all went onto the cinema obtaining their tickets going in to watch the movie.
They all walked out of the cinema.
“Well that was a waste of a tenner.”
“What a load of bollocks.”
“So are we all going for something to eat.”
“Yeah we’ll all share a pizza. You all in?”
“Sure.”
“Con, Autumn?”
“Yeah.”
“Sure.”
“Sound good, let’s go.”
They all went into the pizzeria ordering a triple cheese pizza and six cokes. They ate and rank their cokes telling lame jokes and seeing who could burb the loudest.
“Guys we have company.”
“You don’t mind do you, Autumn?”
’“No, but I think the manager does.”
’“Come on let’s go.”
They all pulled themselves up leaving the money on the tray leaving the pizzeria.
“That was close I thought..”
“You guys really should consume yourselves.”
“Says the one who burps the loudest.”
“Hey! I’m just saying we’ll be thrown out there ain’t many places we can eat.”
“True.”
“We best be going Con, we have homework.”
“Ain’t you done it yet?”
“No.”
“You’ll get on s**t if you don’t get it done this year it’s the “most important”, don’t forget.”
“How can we Con we had it drilled into all our heads by every f*****g teacher we have.”
“We’ll see you at school tomorrow.”
“Sure will.”
Con, Dan Autumn.”
“Guys.”
They all walked away Connor, Daniel and autumn walking passed the high school heading home.
Daniel yawned. “I’m sorry guys I’m gonna have to love you and leave you. My bed calls.”
“Sure Dan.”
“Later Con, Red.”
“Later Dan.”
He walked away. “Guess its just us two or are you going to do a rain check on me too?’”
“No, I can stay with you a while.”
“Cool. I’ll walk you home.”
“Okay.”
They sat by the lake he placed his arm around her.
“It’ll be just us next weekend. I promise.” He said. kissing her brow.
She remembered Taylor telling her that to and they never were. She just hoped Connor could stick to his promises. They sat silently for a while.
“I have to go Con.’
“Sure.” He said, taking his arm from around her.
They pulled themselves up walking down the street. They stood outside the house.
“I’ll see you in the morning babe.”
“Okay.”
He pecked her on the cheek. “Night babe.”
“Night Con.”
She walked down the drive opening the door she turned and waved he returned the gesture she turned back closing the door behind her. He turned walking away.
She slipped out of the house after her messages on her phone had woke her she walked over to the lake where Gaz was waiting. “You forgot didn’t you.”
“I’m sorry I’m so tired.”
He took her hand pulling her down onto the grass. “So you finally finished your assignment.”
“Yeah early this morning.”
“Jae said he saw you this afternoon.”
’Yeah, we all went to the cinema and had a pizza.”
“Was Con there.”
“Yes he was was that a problem?”
“I guess not.”
“Good, cause he’s my friend.”
“And he wants more. Jae told me Autumn him all over you.”
“He wasn’t he’s just over affectionate.”
“You have to tell him Autumn or he’ll keep trying it with you.”
“He’s not trying anything, Gaz.”
“He best not or he’ll have me to answer to.” He moved closer. “He needs to know Autumn he needs to know that you’re with me and he can’t ever have you.”
She looked at him he was beginning to sound like Con. He moved forward. “We do this Autumn you can’t keep hiding us if you don’t tell him I will.”
“I..”
He pressed his lips on hers kissing her hungrily lowering her to the grass kissing her harder and harder now on top of her she felt suffocated his legs either side of her his hand on her breast her knee went up, he fell off her and she’d gone. “Autumn!”
“Leave me alone!”
“Please Autumn.”
“You know something Gaz? I don’t care how Con feels about me cause he respects me and I feel safe with him, unlike you.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Just go home.”
“We can sort this out.”
“No we can’t. Good night Gaz have a nice life.” She said angrily, walking away.
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