7 October 2012
"You hate me don't you?" I'm sitting at the cafe dinner table opposite Josh. In-between a massive chocolate sundae. Holly took Rosie and Luke for a shower so I'm alone, feeling guilty.
"You could say that," he replies spooning ice-cream in his mouth.
"Like you wished I was never born?"
"Yeah, I guess so."
"You wouldn't of come on this camping trip, would you?" I said back.
"Yeah but we would of gone somewhere because of Dad...." he stops.
"Look he was a good guy." I say.
"Have you ever met my Dad?" he looks up from his phone.
"No but I can just tell, the vibes." I wave my arms in the air. He laughs.
"Do you love my Auntie?" he put his serious face on.
"Yeah, who wouldn't," I begin.
We sit and eat for a few minutes in silence. "Is there a way I can make it up to you?" I break the silence.
"Lol, me? Nah." he brushes my friendship right away.
"How about a girl?"
"What? Who would go out with me?"
"Me..." I said without thinking, "I mean I know a lot of girls who would go out with you."
He laughs. "No it would be a problem."
"I can make it my problem." I offer.
He laughs, "You have enough problems. Your knee-high in dog muck as far as I'm concerned."
A girl around his age swoops past, her blonde hair trailing down her back. "Her?" I whisper.
"What about her?"
I blow kisses with my lips at him.
"Shut up!" he whispers, "Girls maybe your answer but it sure aint mine."
"Who you texting then?" I tease.
He laughs, "To keep you off my back Matt, I'll tell you.....I'm in a band. Johno keeps texting me with new ideas for a new song."
"What kind of band?"
"I dunno...a band."
"You are so joking."
"Wanna bet?"
"Bring it on." I agree.
"Damn it," he says licking his spoon.
"What?"
"I thought you wouldn't."
We walk out the cafe door to meet Holly with the little kids wrapped in towels.
We walk back down to the campsite, me and Josh trailing behind. "So I won the bet?" I ask.
"Yeah, you get my spot in the tent. On the side, in-between Holly and Rosie."
"Where was I going to be?"
"The side that leaks." I push him into the hedge and he kicks the back of my legs.
"Still thinking about what I'm offering you?"
"I'll sleep on it." he grins.
************* I was shattered when I finally got to sleep. I was shattered when I got woken up at 3am covered in cold sick. Rosie's cold sick.
I drove down to the showers only to find they were locked for the night. I drove back and parked the truck up in the direction of the lake. I left the truck lights on. I stripped my stinking clothes off and dived straight in.
I stayed in their until dawn. Oops!! I thought as the caravan blinds were pulled down and the tent doors unzipped. I legged it stark naked across to the tent in view of several old ladies, gasping.
This is the weekend from hell!
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