Ch. 10.5-Vaughn's point of veiw.
I left her house as quietly as a could. I let out a frustrated sigh. That girl.....she's terrible. Yet i still couldn't help but smile. She
was an idiot. But a guess that was enough to make me want to visit her. I walked down the path, leaving her farm and entering the town. It had been only a year ago that i had first met her. But a year was all it took. A small smile appeared on my face. She was too oblivious for her own good. If she was as sharp as she thought she was, she would have noticed by now. The smile and my face disappeared. I was lost in my thoughts, when i heard someone calling my name. "hey!" he waved his whole arm at me, as if he wanted it to go flying off. How lovely. As he got closer, a big grin appeared on hid face. "Hey, Vaughn, what's up?"Denny asked. "Nothing." i said in monotone. "What do you want?"
Denny seemed a little taken back by this comment, but laughed anyway. "i was just headed down to see Cassy." he said giving me a thumbs up. I tilted my hat over my face. "and i care..why?" i grumbled. i could tell i was making Denny nervous. "well...." he said scratching his head. "i was wondering if you'd like to come with....."
now it was my turn to be surprised. Even though surprised should have been my reaction, i found myself angry. I walked passed him, but stopped. 'No thanks." i said. "I don't care if you visit her, she'd probably like it anyway." "Just don't include me, i'm not interested in anything to do with her or you." "so don't try to play the happy boy and drag me into this, got it?" I saw the shock on Denny's face. And truthfully, i was as shocked as he was by my icy cold tone. "umm ok." he said awkwardly. "i'll just put that one under, my bad." And he walked off.
The beach was peaceful. Just the way i liked it. i would have loved to jsut fall asleep there listeining to the waves. But no, my thoughts were full of memories. memories that i wamted to forget, but they nagged and nagged at my head until i lokced them in a drawer. But they seemd to find a way out. Bah! this wans't my fault! it was
her fault! If it wasn't for her, i wouldn't have to be going through this! What a bother. Still, one of the many memories in the drawr krept into my brain.
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I stood on the beach, letting the cool breezzes take away my pains and sorrows. It was back to work tomarrow. The ony time i
was happy. If you could call it that. "hey!" i heard a voice call. I turned to see that girl from last week storming down the beach. I excepted her to be on fire. Or to have a mob of dragons or horses behind her. But to my surprise, she looked rather calm, other than her pace. "what?" i asked bluntly.
"listen." she said heaving. "i thinm we got off on the wrong foot last week and i want to start over." she held out her hand. I just stared at it. "well?" she demanded. "are you going to shake it or not?" I looked up at her face. Her expression was stubborn and as hard as rock. If you decided to smash a brick in her face, the brick would break. "tch." i said. "i really don't have time for this." i said turning to leave. I could tell she was angry, but trying to control it. "look." i said sighing. "i really don't have time to have friends." "i have work."
"aww with your animals friends?" she taunted. that stopped my in my tracks. "excuse me?" i asked. The expression on her face now...didn't match her tone. she was all happy and smiling and stuff. "aww common~' she said dancing over. "i know you're just a big softy for animals!" "that's so cute♥" "big tough man has soft spot for animals! she lowerd her tone when she said 'big tough man' and then it shot right up into a squeal after that.
Man, this girl really is a freak. i thought. I let out a sigh. "Listen, people don't ever talk to me unless they have buisness with me, so unless you need something animal0wise, don't talk to me." her happy expression turned into a poute. "that's probably becuase you don't smile enough." this caught me off gaurd. "huh?" i asked. "well.." she continued. "you have such a handsom face, but there's always a scowl on it." "maybe f you smiled more, people would like you." she closed her eyes and smiled. i cocked and eyebrow. "are you stupid?" i asked hitting her on the head. "owie!" she sqealed rubbing it. i shoved my hand sin my pockets and looked away. "what idiot in their right mind would want to see my smile?" i didn't exprect her to know. to say anything. But she did. "i would" she said pointing to herself. I was so surpirsed, i bnearly fell over myown to feet. I looked at her wide-eyed. "huh?" i asked. "i would." she repeated in the same smooth but blunt tone. I stayed silent. No one had ever said that to me before. "hey, your face is all re,d you ok?" she asked eabing towrds me. I pushed her back. But not hard, just enough so she'd back up. "stupid!' i snapped. I tilted my hat over my face. "don't say things like that! it's werid!" 'whatever little fantisy worl you live in! i don't want to be in it! so leave!'
that finally se ther off. "fine!" she snapped and stormed off.
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that memory krept out of my mind as fast as it had krept in. But i still remebered ebery part of it. "stupid girl." i murmered again. It wasn't my fault i had to go through this. It wasn't my faukt..that i had fallen in love.