Silly Scribblings

Part 7 (Story 2)

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:03:23 GMT

That afternoon, Constance waited on the front steps with Laura for Kyle to show up. Just as the car pulled into the driveway, the cheerleaders emerged from behind the building. As Constance ran down the steps to the car, one of the cheerleaders called out to her, "Constance!"

Reaching the car, Constance turned around and said, "Oh, hi, Reena. Did you want something?"

The statuesque brunette walked up to the car and smiled charmingly, "An introduction to your friend would be nice."

Constance sighed and stated dispassionately, "Reena, this is Kyle Roberts. Kyle, this is Reena Matthews, the head cheerleader."

"Constance, I'm hurt. We've been friends forever." She turned to Kyle, "Please excuse my young friend. It's a pleasure to meet you." She batted her eyes as she held out her hand.

"Nice to meet you." Kyle shook her hand briefly and said, "Come on, Constance, we're going to be late."

She climbed into the car and smiled sweetly. "See you later, Reena."

As Kyle pulled out of the driveway, Constance began laughing. "What's so funny?" Kyle asked.

"That girl. For the last five years, she's completely ignored me and now she wants to be my best friend, since I've met you, of course. I wouldn't be surprised if she tried to steal you away."

"Well, she can try, but I very much doubt that she will succeed." Kyle glanced at her and smiled.

Constance's cheeks warmed with pleasure.

They arrived at the mall about fifeteen minutes later. Entering the first department store they came to, Constance went to the Misses department and found the bathing suits on the discount rack, as the season for them was over. She looked through them and found one suit, a simple one-piece in a pale turquoise blue, in her size. She beckoned Kyle over and went into the dressing area to try it on.

When she came out, Kyle's eyes lit up. The suit looked like it had been sprayed on to her trim figure.

"How does it look, Kyle?" she inquired, knowing full well that she looked good.

"Beautiful." he murmured dazedly. Then he blinked and smiled, "It's perfect."

"Great! Then I'll get it." Then she went back in to take it off.

After she had paid for the suit, they walked the mall, window-shopping.

"Any news on the ex-girlfriend front?" Constance asked, stopping in front of a shoe store where a pair of boots in black leather were displayed.

"She hasn't approached me since the beginning of the week. I think she has given up."

"I hope so. But don't let down your guard. Girls can be very subtle." Then she looked up at him and smiled, "Now that the week is over, I can relax and have fun with you. Now, what am I going to need for my swimming lesson?"

Kyle thought for a moment and began leading her to a sporting goods store, where he bought a snorkel, mask and flippers.

"Um, I thought you were just teaching me to swim, not scuba dive." she said, as they left the store and back to the car.

"Swimming is much more than swimming laps." Kyle said, driving out of the mall parking lot. "I'm going to teach you the basics but then we're going to do some advanced stuff as well." Then he glanced at her and asked, "Are you hungry? Let's get something to eat."

He drove to a little burger joint and after they got their food, they sat in the car and talked.

"Why are you afraid of the water?" Kyle asked, sipping his milkshake.

"When I was eleven, my best friend, Reena Matthews' sister, drowned after our rowboat capsized. The only thing I remember is waking up on the beach and she was dead. Her sister blamed me for her death. Then not long afterward, I was invited to a pool party at another friend's house and some of the local boys tossed me into the deep end of the pool. I started having a panic attack and nearly drowned myself. Ever since then, I haven't gone near any open body of water."

Kyle stared at her, dumbstuck. Then he blinked and reached over and embraced her. "I'm so sorry."

"I've dealt with this in my own way for too long of a time and I think I need to literally get my feet wet again." Constance replied, enjoying the feel of his arms around her. Then she pulled back. "Thank you for doing this for me."

"You are most welcome."

Part 6 (Story 2)

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:24:57 GMT

On Friday, when Kyle dropped her off in the morning, he said, "I'll pick you up at 3:00?"

"Okay. See you then." she waved at him.

Laura was waiting for her on the front steps as usual and smiled, "Have another date tonight?"

"Sort of. He's taking me shopping for a new bathing suit. He's teaching me to swim tomorrow."

"Really? How did this come about?"

"I mentioned that I couldn't swim and he offered to teach me." Constance replied, huffily.

"Okay, okay, no need to bite my head off. It's just that you seem to spending a lot of time with him." Laura grinned.

"Wouldn't you want to spend time with him, if you could?"

"Got a point."

"Besides, this is an innocent way of seeing how good he looks in a bathing suit." Constance grinned.

"Innocent? You? I don't think so." Laura laughed.

As the two girls headed for their lockers, they passed a group of girls in cheerleading outfits. Suddenly one of the cheerleaders detached herself from the group and followed the two younger girls until they reached a bank of lockers. Just as Constance opened her locker, the cheerleader tapped her on the shoulder.

Startled, the white-haired girl whirled around and breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh, hello, Reena."

"Hey, Constance. How are you doing?"

"Fine. What did you want?"

"Um, I was wondering...Who is that guy that's been dropping you off every morning for the last week?"

"That's just my next door neighbor. Why?"

"Just curious. Some of the other girls were asking. Does he go here?"

"No, he's enrolled at the college."

"Really?" The surprise on her face was evident. "Um, what is he doing driving you to school?"

"My father and his older sister are old friends and he's driving me to school as a favor to my dad." Constance replied, keeping a straight face.

"Oh. Well, it's good to see you." Reena smiled and walked back to the gaggle of girls.

Constance watched her go. Then she turned and finished taking her books out of her locker and closed it. Laura asked, "How do you know the head cheerleader?"

"Reena Matthews? I've known her forever. She's the sister of my elementary school best friend, Callie Matthews. She drowned about a year before I met you."

"I'm sorry." Laura said, apologetically.

"Don't be. You couldn't have known. I've gotten over it. But Reena hasn't spoken to me since her sister died. I think she blames me for living."

"Well, I think she is also jealous that you have a hot college-age guy driving you to school and she doesn't." Laura laughed just as the first bell rang.

Part 5 (Story 2)

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:41:21 GMT

The next morning, she was up early. Her father, having fixed breakfast, watched as she moved the pancakes around on the plate and stared off into space. He grinned and said, "So, I hear the cheerleaders at your high school have petitioned to cheer in the nude."

"Uh huh." she murmured.

"That should bring droves of people to the games." he continued.

"Yeah."

"Earth to Constance."

"Huh?" she blinked and looked up at him blankly.

"Are you all right? Or was it just a very good date."

"Nothing happened, really, Dad." she stammered, guiltily.

"Honey, I'm not condemning you. It's just that you seemed off in your own little world."

"Sorry, Dad. I was just trying to figure out a math problem." Just then, there was a knock on the front door and she jumped up and said, "That's Kyle. He asked if he could drive me to school. I'll see you later, Dad."

She kissed him on the cheek and grabbed her backpack and opened the door.

Kyle stood on the porch, dressed in a tee-shirt and Dockers. "Ready, Constance?"

"Yeah." she smiled at him and closed the door behind her.

They got into the car and Kyle asked, "Did you sleep well?"

"Pretty good. What about you?"

"Great." he grinned as he pulled into the street.

They drove in silence for a few moments before Constance turned to him and inquired, "So, any ideas on the ex-girlfriend problem?"

"Not right now. What about you?"

"I've been mulling things over but nothing really jumps out at me. Can I discuss this with my best friend in a hypothetical way to get some ideas?"

"Sure."

Kyle pulled into the driveway of the high school and she got out. She crossed to the driver's side of the car and gave him a quick peck on the lips. "Thanks for the ride, Kyle."

"Not a problem. See you later."

Constance stood back and watched him as he drove out of the parking lot. Then she turned and saw Laura smiling from the steps of the school. Walking up to her, Constance said, "What's up?"

"I should be asking you that. He picks you up from school and he drops you off in the morning? Did you get any sleep at all?"

"Laura! Of course I did. He is just doing this as a favor to my father."

"Uh-huh." Laura said, disbelievingly. "So, how was the date?"

"We had fun. He and I have a lot in common." Constance said, smiling. "I think we're going to be good friends."

"Are you sure you're only going to be friends with him?" Laura asked, grinning.

"Yes, for right now. Now, let's get to class."

Hey, who's been reading my stories?

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:07:35 GMT

I was just watching "Pushing Daisies" and one of the aunts of the "dead" girlfriend of the piemaker announced that she is the mother of the "dead" girlfriend. Okay, who's been blabbing my story to the writers? Just kidding but it's so freaking weird.