Chapter 37

As we got to the shop emily headed inside and came out with a 2L bottle of cola for us to drink

“ The stuff you gave me is great but it gives me a really bad cotton mouth so gotta make sure I have plenty to drink otherwise I can barely talk. Let alone kiss”

She laughed and we walked to the meadow. I couldn't help but stare at her as she led the way. She was wearing a crop top with a very low cleavage and a very short skirt, her lightly tanned skin completing this carefree summer loving type of look she had going on. As we got to the meadow i noticed again that this place was empty i bought this up to emily

“ you would think somewhere as nice as this would have loads of people here”

Emily smiled

“Well it's a little out of the way so most people don't even know it's here and those that do know that no one really comes here so they go hang out in other places as it's easier for them to meet up. Plus because it seems like the houses are close by most people think the police will be called if they are smoking and drinking but no one around here bothers so long as you dont disturb them they actually couldn't care what you do.”

I smiled at this as I knew this meant no one would find us and that we wouldn't bump into mick or abbey. I sat and rolled a joint which I passed to Emily to light feeling like this was an almost chivalrous act. She lit the smoke and began to take small tokes on the smoke. After about 5-6 she passed it back to me. We smoked in silence as I wondered what we were going to do while here. My question was soon answered when emily put on some relaxing music and laid down

“Doesn't it just feel so amazingly great to be this close to nature almost like we are in the garden of eden hidden from the eyes of mortals”

The wording struck me as odd. Most people would just say how noisy it was to be away from people but she had specifically mentioned eden and mortals as if she herself had been there and was not in fact human. The phrase seemed so odd that I again found myself staring at her and it was at this moment I noticed a reddish mark on her wrist in much the same place as the one I would get in the morning was all though hers looked more like a recent bruise or pressure mark. I made a mental note of this and we spent the rest of the afternoon into early evening just smoking and watching the clouds when i got a text from my mum

“Teas ready come home please”

I turned to Emily and explained that I had to go home as my mum had made my tea for me and was expecting me back. Emily just laughed.

“Sure but dont think your gonna just disappear i expect a kiss and hug goodbye you know considering we are an item now”

Each time she reminded me it felt like a knife was being pushed into my heart clearly from guilt at knowing i was cheating on both her and Abby but whenever i was with either of them i couldn't resist myself and the urges which became apparent in my mind. Both of these girls intoxicated me in different ways and i enjoyed the company of both of them but i knew at some point i would need to pick which one i would be with but for this moment in time i couldn't even begin to think which one i wanted to stay with and so instead i carried on walking this guilt stricken path of being with both of them.

I obliged the request and leaned in and gave her a kiss. I was not expecting the half forceful motion of Emily pushing her tongue into my mouth and could immediately taste the weed, tobacco and cola in my mouth and her sweet taste. I responded by pushing my tongue across hers and held her close for a few moments until we broke the kiss. I headed towards my house as I looked over my shoulder and saw Emily lay back down looking up at the sky which was now slowly turning orange as the sun set. As i got home and entered the house i completely forgot about the smell which must have been clinging to me. I waited for a moment before hollering to my mum

“I'm home i just need to use the bathroom then i will be through for tea”

I rushed up the stairs to the bathroom and sprayed myself with deodorant hoping that the smell had not managed to penetrate any deeper into the house. As soon as I had made sure I couldn't smell the musty smell of cannabis any longer I headed down to the kitchen making sure to also flush the toilet and stash my smoke in my bedroom as well. I got to the table and saw my mum sat at the table without my sister again

“Where is stacey? “

“Oh she is with her friends apparently their one night sleepover has turned into a week long slumber party you know what she is like a free spirit and all that”

My mum chuckled after saying this almost as if she didn't really believe those words but was just repeating what Stacey had told her.

“So how was your day today? “

I waited while my brain thought of something I could have been doing that meant I had to leave micks.

“Oh not a lot i was at micks for a bit and then i went and met up with another friend all though mick didnt wanna go anywhere so he stayed at home”

I hated lying to my mum and each time I did I was sure she was going to know I was lying.