I Guess I'm Dreaming Again -- Chapter Eight
iheartml
Jan 12, 2008
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"Well try Hayley's cell phone again!" Mrs. Davis exclaimed throwing her hands in the air as she paced the living room floor.
Jeremy did as he was told and punched Hayleys number into his mobile. Ring "One," Jeremy whispered to himself. Ring" two..." he drew in his breath. Ring, the phone clicked before Hayleys voice filled his ear.
"Hey its Hayley leave me a sweeeeet note and I'll get ya back. Peace son." BEEP
"Uh, hey Hayles its J, just trying to see if you've made it home yet or not cuz my dad still hasn't come back so yeah if you could just let me know that'd be rad. See ya." Jeremy sighed uncomfortably, something was not right he knew but he continued to reassure his mother the complete opposite.
"He's been gone for almost two hours. No, something is wrong." Mrs. Davis turned to face Jeremy her eyes were full of worry.
"Maybe the car just broke down or maybe..."Jeremy was drawing up a blank, he had already used just about every excuse he could think of for the past hour.
"I'm trying the Farros house again, maybe Josh and Zac are home but just not picking up their phones." She reached for the phone in Jeremy's hand.
"Uh, mom, Jerms, I-I need to tell you something." It was Mitch. He stood awkwardly in the doorway.
"Well what is it honey?" Mrs. Davis asked quivering at the cold tone in Mitch's voice.
"Just please." He said looking to his mother's eyes for the reassurant love, love he hoped to see there after this point, he didn't want it to leave. "Please forgive me, I didn't know what I was doing."
--
In a dark room, lit only by the cloud covered sun-light creeping through the cracks of a boarded up window, in a house that held them captive sat four small figures.
They had been in there for at least 30 minutes, but it had felt more like 30 years. Hayley was sitting criss-cross on the damp wooden floor with Josh's head resting gently on her thigh. Zac and Taylor laid opposite her in a state of disgruntled sleep. She sniffled, it was so cold in there. In the room at the end of a long hall inside of a house that vaguely looked like the one from Monster House, you know, the one that's like alive. She traced over her thoughts of when they had first entered it. A long hall greeted them when they were first drug in, it had several rooms with closed doors branched off to its sides. Each door was the same shade of grey-brown with the same dull brass handle.
"Trapped." Hayley whispered unintentionaly aloud. No one stired from her voice, not even Josh, the one she wanted, the one she needed to have wake up right now. He was her best friend and her heart was filled with worry that if he didn't wake up, she didn't know what she would do.
Another hour passed, and Hayley had fallen asleep, her head and back resting against the wall. Zac and Taylor both shifted occasionaly in their sleep but didn't wake.
Josh's eyes opened, he was disoriented in the dark and confused about his where he was. He sat up and groaned, he had a killer headache. He looked around and saw two bodies laying on the floor. Zac and Taylor. Were they alright? Josh hurried over to them and leaned towards his brothers face. His eyes were closed but he was breathing steadily. Josh realized they were just sleeping. Then he spotted Hayley sitting uncomfortably against the wall with her head hanging foward. He crawled over to her. She was sleeping too. He sat down next to her and put his hands on his face.
' I was punched.' He thought to himself. ' Yeah, it must've knocked me out.' As he concluded this he too remembered that he, well of them, were hostages.
"Great." He said sarcasticly to himself.
Hayley stirred at the noise.
"Josh?" she whispered, his voice had seemed loud because he was so close to her. She turned her head in his direction. "JOSH!" She exclaimed, a huge ear-to-ear grin spread across her face as she hugged him.
"Whats up?" He whispered.
They both laughed softly.
"Are you okay?" She asked, she couldn't stop smiling.
"Yeah, um, I think so, good memory and all, not that I would remember something if I've forgotten it, if that makes any sense at all." He said trying to think the words out in his head.
"Ha, whats your head like? That guy decked you hard." She asked trying to look a bit more serious.
"Like I got hit by a freight train." He replied. Hayley let go of the hug she had him in and sighed.
The was a short silence.
"Do you think we're going to get out of here?" She asked leaning her head against the wall and looking to the ceiling.
Josh didn't know what to say, he wasn't sure what he thought.
" I sure hope so." He said after awhile. "There's so many things I still want to do."
"Yeah? Me too. I've always wanted to go scubaa diving." Hayley said staring aimlessly into the dark.
"Really? That would be pretty cool!" Josh said smiling. " I always wanted to be in a band of somesort."
"Whoa. Josh that'd be awesome." Hayley laughed.
"Yeah, I mean Zac and I have been talking about it for ages but it's just like, I think we have commitment issues or something." Josh sighed.
"I could totally be your singer! " Hayley said jokingly singing the scale in a cartoon voice.
"Don't even joke about that." Josh said chuckeling. " You have an amazing voice."
"Aw, it's nothing special." Hayley repiled simply, playing with the end of her hair.
"Come on." Josh said smiling at her. "You've got killer pipes."
"Oh, thanks" she said smiling, playfully puncing him in the arm.
Another silence fell between the two.
"I've never been out of the country before." Hayley said, trying to stir up another conversation.
"I went to Mexico once." Josh said. " Thats it though." He nodded to himself. " I've never broken a bone before."
"For real?" Hayley asked energetically as she leapt up slightly turning to face him. " Thats crazy, I broke my arm one time when i was like six, and than my other arm like two years ago, i fell off a swing." She paused. "I've never been on an upside down rollercoaster before." She said, feeling a little embarsed.
Josh laughed to himself. "Too chicken?" He asked taunting her.
"NO." She said defensivly although the answer was obviously yes.
"Are too." He mocked. "Well, it's okay I guess, I've never watched the ball drop in New York City before."
They played this game on and off, sharing laughs and giggles. After a short while their voices faded down and they both paused for a moment. Hayley was trying desperately to think of something she'd never done, but she was almost out of ideas. She sighed, perhaps that was a good thing.
Josh too let out a heavy breath. After a long pause he sighed. "I've never kissed a girl before. Well not like a kiss kiss." He said quickly. "Just like a little peck kiss."
"No way!" Hayley gasped. "But you went out with Karen Tango for two weeks..."Her voice trailed off.
"Yeah, but, I dunno like I said, I think I have commitment issues." He replied.
"Well," Hayley began after a short pause. " If it makes you feel any better I've never kissed a girl before either."
They both laughed, Josh turned to face her, her smile melted his heart. He locked his eyes with hers. She gazed back into his, his stare made her hands tingle. Josh grinned. Slowly, before he knew what he was doing he began moving his face closer to hers. Hayley's smile grew, she to began moving her face towards his. The both paused, their nose almost touching.
'I shouldn't do this.' Josh thought to himself. But Hayley quickly moved her face to his, their lips collided. Sparks were flying, Josh pushed harder, Hayley let him. Her mind was spinning, she felt like she was floating on a cloud, as light as a feather. Josh slowly moved his hands to her face and cupped her cheeks. She ran her fingers through his hair, just behind his ear. Hayley didn't want it to end but she pulled back slightly smiling once again from ear-to-ear. Josh mimicked this expression as well.
"Never say never." She whispered softly laying her head on to Josh's shoulder.
"Well try Hayley's cell phone again!" Mrs. Davis exclaimed throwing her hands in the air as she paced the living room floor.
Jeremy did as he was told and punched Hayleys number into his mobile. Ring "One," Jeremy whispered to himself. Ring" two..." he drew in his breath. Ring, the phone clicked before Hayleys voice filled his ear.
"Hey its Hayley leave me a sweeeeet note and I'll get ya back. Peace son." BEEP
"Uh, hey Hayles its J, just trying to see if you've made it home yet or not cuz my dad still hasn't come back so yeah if you could just let me know that'd be rad. See ya." Jeremy sighed uncomfortably, something was not right he knew but he continued to reassure his mother the complete opposite.
"He's been gone for almost two hours. No, something is wrong." Mrs. Davis turned to face Jeremy her eyes were full of worry.
"Maybe the car just broke down or maybe..."Jeremy was drawing up a blank, he had already used just about every excuse he could think of for the past hour.
"I'm trying the Farros house again, maybe Josh and Zac are home but just not picking up their phones." She reached for the phone in Jeremy's hand.
"Uh, mom, Jerms, I-I need to tell you something." It was Mitch. He stood awkwardly in the doorway.
"Well what is it honey?" Mrs. Davis asked quivering at the cold tone in Mitch's voice.
"Just please." He said looking to his mother's eyes for the reassurant love, love he hoped to see there after this point, he didn't want it to leave. "Please forgive me, I didn't know what I was doing."
--
In a dark room, lit only by the cloud covered sun-light creeping through the cracks of a boarded up window, in a house that held them captive sat four small figures.
They had been in there for at least 30 minutes, but it had felt more like 30 years. Hayley was sitting criss-cross on the damp wooden floor with Josh's head resting gently on her thigh. Zac and Taylor laid opposite her in a state of disgruntled sleep. She sniffled, it was so cold in there. In the room at the end of a long hall inside of a house that vaguely looked like the one from Monster House, you know, the one that's like alive. She traced over her thoughts of when they had first entered it. A long hall greeted them when they were first drug in, it had several rooms with closed doors branched off to its sides. Each door was the same shade of grey-brown with the same dull brass handle.
"Trapped." Hayley whispered unintentionaly aloud. No one stired from her voice, not even Josh, the one she wanted, the one she needed to have wake up right now. He was her best friend and her heart was filled with worry that if he didn't wake up, she didn't know what she would do.
Another hour passed, and Hayley had fallen asleep, her head and back resting against the wall. Zac and Taylor both shifted occasionaly in their sleep but didn't wake.
Josh's eyes opened, he was disoriented in the dark and confused about his where he was. He sat up and groaned, he had a killer headache. He looked around and saw two bodies laying on the floor. Zac and Taylor. Were they alright? Josh hurried over to them and leaned towards his brothers face. His eyes were closed but he was breathing steadily. Josh realized they were just sleeping. Then he spotted Hayley sitting uncomfortably against the wall with her head hanging foward. He crawled over to her. She was sleeping too. He sat down next to her and put his hands on his face.
' I was punched.' He thought to himself. ' Yeah, it must've knocked me out.' As he concluded this he too remembered that he, well of them, were hostages.
"Great." He said sarcasticly to himself.
Hayley stirred at the noise.
"Josh?" she whispered, his voice had seemed loud because he was so close to her. She turned her head in his direction. "JOSH!" She exclaimed, a huge ear-to-ear grin spread across her face as she hugged him.
"Whats up?" He whispered.
They both laughed softly.
"Are you okay?" She asked, she couldn't stop smiling.
"Yeah, um, I think so, good memory and all, not that I would remember something if I've forgotten it, if that makes any sense at all." He said trying to think the words out in his head.
"Ha, whats your head like? That guy decked you hard." She asked trying to look a bit more serious.
"Like I got hit by a freight train." He replied. Hayley let go of the hug she had him in and sighed.
The was a short silence.
"Do you think we're going to get out of here?" She asked leaning her head against the wall and looking to the ceiling.
Josh didn't know what to say, he wasn't sure what he thought.
" I sure hope so." He said after awhile. "There's so many things I still want to do."
"Yeah? Me too. I've always wanted to go scubaa diving." Hayley said staring aimlessly into the dark.
"Really? That would be pretty cool!" Josh said smiling. " I always wanted to be in a band of somesort."
"Whoa. Josh that'd be awesome." Hayley laughed.
"Yeah, I mean Zac and I have been talking about it for ages but it's just like, I think we have commitment issues or something." Josh sighed.
"I could totally be your singer! " Hayley said jokingly singing the scale in a cartoon voice.
"Don't even joke about that." Josh said chuckeling. " You have an amazing voice."
"Aw, it's nothing special." Hayley repiled simply, playing with the end of her hair.
"Come on." Josh said smiling at her. "You've got killer pipes."
"Oh, thanks" she said smiling, playfully puncing him in the arm.
Another silence fell between the two.
"I've never been out of the country before." Hayley said, trying to stir up another conversation.
"I went to Mexico once." Josh said. " Thats it though." He nodded to himself. " I've never broken a bone before."
"For real?" Hayley asked energetically as she leapt up slightly turning to face him. " Thats crazy, I broke my arm one time when i was like six, and than my other arm like two years ago, i fell off a swing." She paused. "I've never been on an upside down rollercoaster before." She said, feeling a little embarsed.
Josh laughed to himself. "Too chicken?" He asked taunting her.
"NO." She said defensivly although the answer was obviously yes.
"Are too." He mocked. "Well, it's okay I guess, I've never watched the ball drop in New York City before."
They played this game on and off, sharing laughs and giggles. After a short while their voices faded down and they both paused for a moment. Hayley was trying desperately to think of something she'd never done, but she was almost out of ideas. She sighed, perhaps that was a good thing.
Josh too let out a heavy breath. After a long pause he sighed. "I've never kissed a girl before. Well not like a kiss kiss." He said quickly. "Just like a little peck kiss."
"No way!" Hayley gasped. "But you went out with Karen Tango for two weeks..."Her voice trailed off.
"Yeah, but, I dunno like I said, I think I have commitment issues." He replied.
"Well," Hayley began after a short pause. " If it makes you feel any better I've never kissed a girl before either."
They both laughed, Josh turned to face her, her smile melted his heart. He locked his eyes with hers. She gazed back into his, his stare made her hands tingle. Josh grinned. Slowly, before he knew what he was doing he began moving his face closer to hers. Hayley's smile grew, she to began moving her face towards his. The both paused, their nose almost touching.
'I shouldn't do this.' Josh thought to himself. But Hayley quickly moved her face to his, their lips collided. Sparks were flying, Josh pushed harder, Hayley let him. Her mind was spinning, she felt like she was floating on a cloud, as light as a feather. Josh slowly moved his hands to her face and cupped her cheeks. She ran her fingers through his hair, just behind his ear. Hayley didn't want it to end but she pulled back slightly smiling once again from ear-to-ear. Josh mimicked this expression as well.
"Never say never." She whispered softly laying her head on to Josh's shoulder.
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