“STOP!” Courtney stopped as quickly
as she could with all equipment on her back.
“What’s wrong? Am I about to step
on a…….EWE! A green little monster! EWE!” She was going to step on something
green, but not a monster. It was a little tree frog.
“Hey, he’s not a monster, he’s a
little green frog. I don’t want you to kill him.”
“Why would you care for something
that gross and slimy and weird?”
“Because he is a living creature
like us,” Mcayla answered.
“Whatever. YUCK! Those things give
me the----” Then out of nowhere, someone says,
“Frogs aren’t yuck. They’re
actually quite interesting.” Courtney and Mcayla turned around. There, behind
them, were two, tall, brown haired boys staring at them.
“Well hello,” Mcayla said.
“Hi. My name is Michal; Michal
Stream. And this is my younger brother Jerry.”
“Michal,” Jerry groaned in a soft
whisper. “My real name please! Jerrin.”
“Right, right. Sorry, his real name
is Jerrin. Jerrin Stream. We just call him Jerry for short.”
“I’m Court---”
“Sh…,”Mcayla covered Courtney’s mouth, and
whispered. “Remember, mother said don’t talk to strangers. I’m not quite sure
if we can trust them.” Mcayla and Courtney turned so their backs were facing
Micheal and Jerrin so they could talk in privacy.
“But look at them, they’re hot! I’m
serious, they look like great guys.”
“Of course they look like good
people. But you never know what people might disguise themselves as. Let me ask
them a question real quick, and see what we are going to do.”
“But you said don’t talk to
strangers Ms. ‘I’m going to talk to them anyways, because I’m the older one.’”
“Calm down. I’m just going to see
how old they are.”
“Fine. But then can I tell them who
we are?”
“I’ll see. May I ask you guys a
question?” Mcayla turns back to the two guys.
“Sure, go right ahead,” Michal
answered.
“Alright, I’m just wondering, how
old are you two. If you are an adult, don’t worry about answering, I don’t want
to--”
“Don’t worry about it,” Michal
interrupted. “We’re not adults. We may want to, but we’re not. I’m seventeen,
and Jerrin is fifteen.
“Hey, we’re the same ages!”
Courtney told Mcayla. “You’re seventeen, and I’m fifteen.” Mcayla turned back
around to Courtney.
“What a coincidence.” Mcayla put on
her concerned face. “You know, something is going on here. I’m not quite sure
if we should talk to---” She looks to the side of her, and Courtney wasn’t
there. She turned around to see Courtney scaring poor Jerry half to death.
Courtney was being her normal self and started making herself look like a
complete loser. Courtney took Jerry’s hand, started rubbing her boney head on
his tuff shoulder, and started humming. That was when Mcayla started getting
really angry and embarrassed.
“COURTNEY ELIZABETH STONE!
Come….here….right….now,” Mcayla beckoned gritting her teeth. Both boys looked
up and saw that her face was turning a light red. Not even Courtney had ever
seen Mcayla like that before. She got a little surprised with her reaction, so
she let go of his hand and walked toward Mcayla embarrassed.
“Why do you always have to embarrass
me all the time? It’s not fair.”
“Look who’s talking. You’re the one
that is embarrassing me! You are my sister, and thank goodness I’m the older
one! I’m not the one that is rubbing against a cute strangers’ arm.” Courtney
started to blush. “I think you owe someone an apology.”
“Fine. I don’t understand what
you’re fussing about, but I don’t want you making me look like a loser in front
of him, so I will.” Courtney walks back over to Jerry. “Sorry Jerry. I got a
little carried away.”
“It’s fine, but you have to promise
you will never do that again.”
“Alright,” Courtney sighed.
“You must understand,” Mcayla said.
“She is a very overdramatic woman, and has no idea on how to treat cute guys.
I’ve tried teaching her, but things are always plays the, ‘I’m just the older
sister being bossy’ card,” Mcayla explained using air quotations. “And our
parents are busy most the time, so please forgive my sister. She’ll be better.
Right Courtney?!” She glares at Courtney.
“Uh, right.” Courtney comes out of
day dreaming about her and Jerry together to answer Mcayla’s question. “How
annoying. My own sister telling others sorry for me, and telling them that I’m
a complete dummy,” Courtney thought to herself.
“It’s alright,” Michal stepped in.
“He’s been through lots of this stuff with girls at school. I can see why he
still has problems with it. He hasn’t really found the one he likes. Of coarse,
all the girls ask him to go on dates, but he always tells them no, and gives
the face of why are you asking me!? So it’s no big deal. Things will work out.
Hey, I was wondering, may Jerrin and I walk with you girls? You know… around
the rainforest and get to know you girls a little better?”
“Uh…just a minuet, I got to talk to
Courtney.” She turns around and looks at Courtney and they stare at each other
for about a minute in silence, just thinking about whether they should allow
them to join or not. They were acting like they could read each other’s minds.
All of a sudden, out of now where, Courtney yells,
“WHY NOT!?”
“Because,” Mcayla replies. And she
whispered it into Courtney’s ear, which no one really knows what she said, but
it only got Courtney madder. Then, they got into a really big fight. The boys
started talking and Jerrin said,
“Well, mother was right. Girls really
do have catfights.
“Very funny,” Michal replied. Then
they both started chuckling softly.
About ten minuets later, the boys
stepped in and proclaimed,
“Alright, cool it. I’m guessing you
guys are still making up your minds.”
“Well, yes,” Mcayla announced.
“Well, since you guys still are,”
Jerrin started. “Then me and Michal will be right back, we have to go
somewhere.”
“We do?” Michael asked confused.
“Yes….we do!”
“Ok...I guess we will be right
back, while you girls are making up your minds.” Michal and Jerrin walk off
about 2 minuets into the rainforest.
“What is it?” Michal asked when
they were a little ways away from the girls.
“Well, I just wanted to ask you a
question. Do you think Mcayla is cute? Is that why you asked them for us to
come along? Or is it because you are bored, and you just want to hang out with
girls all of a sudden?! For your whole life, you have never wanted to hang out
with girls.”
“Now look, I see where you’re going
with this. You think I have a crush on Mcayla. I don’t even know her. Sure, she
may be a little cute, but I don’t know her, so that is why I was wondering if
we could walk with her, so I can get to know her. Now what about you? You
didn’t say anything when I asked them. Do you like one of them? Maybe Courtney
Perhaps?”
“What!? No, psh…me and Courtney?
Never, I mean she is, uh, let’s just put it as rediculous.” Michal rolled his
eyes.
“What?”
“You know what. You just don’t want
to admit that Courtney is the one that you think is---”
“Don’t even say it. She is not
cute. Well, alright, she is a little bit. But not enough to where I would ask
her on a date, or walk with her. I don’t mind getting to know her better; but
seriously…do we have to walk with them? We could do something much better than
walk and talk with girls. Girls can be really weird.”
“So can us guys. At least according
to mom.”
“Is that why they are arguing? Whether
we are allowed to walk with them, or because we are just plain weirdoes?”
“Who knows, they’re girls.”
“Good point.” After Jerrin agreed
they both started cracking up. About a minuet after they had their laughs, they
went back to the girls and it looked like they had an answer.
“Alright, we’ve made a decision.
Sorry it took so long,” Mcayla apologized. “You may come along, in one
condition.” When she announced that, Courtney rolled her eyes, and the boys’
eyebrows rose. “You have to promise to never stop us when we want to do
something; and let us take as long as we want when we are looking at something.
Such as if we’re taking pictures, or admiring something. Is that okay with you
boys, or do you---”
“Fine with me. How about you
Jerrin,” Michal interrupted.
“No problemo. As long as we can at
least talk when you’re taking pictures; or, is that a no no?”
“That’s fine.” Mcayla agreed.
“We will do as you ask, if you do
something for us. Will you please stop arguing?!” Michael asked.
“I will, but it’s Courtney you have
to worry about.” Courtney shook her head in unbelief.
“It’s okay. We get in fights too!”
Jerrin admits. “ I’ve just never really understood why girls have catfights so
much. What’s wrong with Courtney?” Mcayla looks over at her, and it seems that
Courtney turned around and was folding her arms, with an angry, disappointing
face.
“What’s wrong Court? You seem
discouraged.” Mcayla asked.
“What do you think ‘Ms. Perfect?!’”
Courtney exaggerated with air quotes.
“Seriously? That’s what you’re
upset about? You’re really acting stubborn, it is really getting embarrassing!”
“You always get what you want,”
Courtney argued.
“Well, for one thing, I don’t always
get what I want. That is you. Second, you need to freakin calm down, Okay?!”
“Fine.” So they turn around, and
they saw that the boys were talking too. But they weren’t just talking, they
were whispering.
“I wonder what they are talking
about. I mean really, they know that you get out of hands sometimes, but I
wonder what has to be whispered,” Mcayla questioned herself. Michal then asked,
“Out of curiosity, what are your
names? You know ours, but we don’t actually know yours.”
“Oh, right,” Courtney said. “My
name is Courtney, and this is my older sister Mcayla. She is seventeen, and I
am fifteen. What a coincidence, right?! Because that means, that I am Jerrin’s
age, and Mcayla is your age, Michael.” Mcayla took a deep breath of embarrassment
while shaking her head.
“This is the most embarrassing day
of my life,” Mcayla thought. “I wish I just agreed on the mall shopping! Sheesh!”
Once Courtney was done and smiled with her eyes closed, the boys smiled.
“Well,” Michal started. “Looks like
we’re off to a good start. We met some cute girls, we learned a little bit
about each other, and we will probably find some cool stuff!”
“Tally-ho!” Mcayla announced.
“There’s no need to just wait around, let’s get started with searching! I can’t
wait to find so many new things! I brought my camera with me, and I thought
that maybe we will be able to find a…well, a sloth, a toucan, an iguana, and so
many more! Oh…I just can’t wait!”
When Mcayla was done expressing her
excitement, they were on their way crunching through the moist and beautiful
leaf floor. When they were just starting to have fun talking about the forest,
Mcayla puts her right foot in front of her, and it disappears.
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