FREE FALLING
CHAPTER
EIGHT
- H o l l y ' s P o i n t o f V i e w
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my feet sunk into the sand,
making it hard for me to walk. the boy i knew as Richard was
getting ready to serve, twisting the blue and white
volleyball in his hands. i watched as he lined up the ball,
preparing it to fly over the net. crouching down, i readied
myself for the game to resume, shifting my feet nervously in
the sand as i clasped my hands together to hit the ball. when
it finally released from Richards grasp, rotating in the air
as it flew over the poorly set up, black beach volleyball
net, i realized it was coming straight for me.
squaring my shoulders, i hit the ball in midair, ignoring the
familiar sting when i came in contact with the ball. my hand
smacked the hard surface, sending the blue and white object
back over the net. i watched as the ball flew right past all
of the players on the other team, settling into the sand
instantly.
i heard cheers echo from behind me as Harper and Cole jumped
onto my back from behind me, pulling me down into the sand
and screaming the whole way down. "why are you all
making such a big deal out of one point?" i asked Cole
as he took my hand to help me up, noticing the defeated looks
on Richard and Logans faces. Jane seemed emotionless, her
face twisted into the same miserable expression as it had
been when i was introduced to her.
"that was game point, Holly, you won it for our team!
and now Logan owes us all beers" Cole shouted loudly,
making sure everyone heard it. he rested his arm around my
shoulder as we walked back to the group, who were already
gathered by the far corner of the court. i laughed as Logan
turned around and glared at Cole, obviously not happy about
losing the game.
"man, im totally broke. this is no fair," Logan
complained, stomping away towards a yellow chevy parked near
the pier, only a few hundred feet away from my house.
"cmon, lets go socialize," Cole joked, running his
fingers through his short hair, bleach blonde from the summer
sun. i followed him to the crowd of people and sat down next
to Hannah, smiling on the inside when Cole sat down next to
me.
Logan was back a few minutes later with a twelve back of
beers, and a frown. "well there goes the rest of my
money, i hope you enjoy," he sulked, taking a seat next
to Allie.
"hey, maybe you shouldnt have made the bet if youre so
broke," Harper fired back, raising her eyebrows. Logan
shut up after that, resigning himself to passing out beers,
one for each person, and stacking the remaining four in the
middle of our sad attempt at a circle.
"guys, we should play never have i ever!" Allie
squealed, recieving an annoyed look from Logan, who jokingly
plugged his ears to save himself from her high piched
voice.
"ill play," Hannah surprised me by being the first
to agree, shrugging her shoulders. although i had forced her
to be more social over the past couple years, she still didnt
come across as the partier type of girl. but i was all for a
change, if she was willing to push aside her nerdiness and
open up, i couldnt be happier.
"yeah, sure lets do it," i nodded, cracking open my
bottle and listening to the fizzing sound. as soon as
everyone had agreed to play, although it took a little
forcing to get Jane to agree, we were all ready to start,
beer bottles in hand. "alright, ill start since i
suggested the game," Allie stated, in her usual giggly
tone. "never have i ever....." she paused, thinking
of a good end to her sentence, "lost my
virginity."
i watched as Richard, Jane, and Cole all drank from their
bottles. i kept mine in my hands, rubbing my thumb around the
rim of the glass.
"never have i ever," Logan paused dramatically,
even though i could tell he had thought of his ahead of time,
"screamed on a rollercoaster." i drank from my
glass, not surprised when almost everyone else did the same.
when Cole put down his bottle he cleared his throat, waiting
until all eyes were on him before he began.
"never have i ever, met a girl named after a plant
before today," he smirked, looking at me. i gave him a
little shove before drinking, glad that he was comfortable
enough around me already to make a joke like that.
"never have i ever lived on the beach before
today," i smiled as everyone besides my sister took a
guilty sip. the game continued for hours until our bottles
were almost gone, and everyone was so drunk that they
couldn't filter their words. I heard some things that
would probably not have slipped out if everyone was
sober.
"never have i ever been as attracted to someone as i am
to hannah right now," Logan slurred, collapsing into the
sand when he finished his sentence. even in the moonlight, so
dark i could barely see Harper sitting across from me,
Hannahs cheeks were visibly blushing.
"we should probably go, im about to fall asleep right
here," Cole admitted, "not that id mind sleeping
next to you, Holly," he winked at me, and i laughed at
him. he was too drunk to funtion, after only two beers.
"yeah, hes right, im tired," Hannah yawned, pulling
herself up and stretching like she had just gotten off of a
long plane ride.
"okay well we should get going, seeya tomorrow
guys!" i called, trying to catch up with Hannah, who was
already marching back towards our house. "you know, i
think im gonna like it here," i told her, feeling a
smile creep onto my face.
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AM SO SORRY. i'ts been like a month since i've
uploaded. 29.2 days to be exact but yeah. did you guys like
the chapter? i hope so(; uhm so i hope you all don't
hate me since its taken me so long to upload.
i've battled writers block & won (: yaay. so yeah.
sorry for the long authors note.
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Lovee your story!! :)