Read Online 3 by Shera Eitel-Casey - Free Book Online

was crying again; I wasn’t sure
what to tell her. I just wanted it to go away and never think or
talk about it again, but obviously ignoring it doesn't mean it's
not so. “You are my best friend” I blabbered out. “I'm just too
ashamed to talk about it.”
    Nic threw her arms around
me; giving me a huge hug “You don't have to tell me,” she said
rubbing my back.
    Well that did it, I felt
compelled to continue. I cried like a baby sobbing the whole time
but I told her about my attack from Logan. Thank goodness I didn't
have to beg her not to tell her mom or anyone else for that matter.
She's the most trustworthy person I know, so if she tells me she
won’t tell anyone I know she won’t.
    After I settled down a bit
Nic said “I am not doing this alone, strip Addie, we’re going
in!”
    I'd never been skinny
dipping before, didn't really want to either but found myself
wiping my face and taking my shoes off and then I heard a splash!
Nic was in. Nic's family owned 150 acres so I couldn't imagine
running into anyone else here, so I thought why not.
    You could see a little bit,
the moon reflecting off of the pond gave us some light, but
everywhere else it was an abyss of blackness.
    “The water is warm hurry
up!” Nic yelled. I continued and took off my jeans and then
everything else. I ran and jumped in the water, it was warm, I had
jumped right in like always, no reason to test the water I was
going for a swim regardless.
    “This will at least wash
away the smoky smell from our hair” I said. It felt like more
than a cleanse of my hair, it was also cleansing my soul, I felt
better and was glad I shared my story with Nic.
    We swam for a while, it
was very relaxing but the fun had to end... Boy did we
miss-calculate, it was freezing cold when we got out, plus no
towels! We got out and started shivering immediately, as we headed
for our clothes at the other end of the dock, my teeth were
chattering so loud it was earsplitting. I turned around and ran off
the end of the dock, making a big splash, Nic followed. “Crap” she
said between chatters. “I didn't think it was going to be that cold
when we got out, I thought it felt warm outside.”
    “Yeah” was all I could blurt
out. 
    “I’ll go back to the house
and get towels” Nic suggested.
    “And what, leave me out here
alone, in the perfect setting to meet “a spooky killer” where I
can’t run fast enough, and I trip and fall and…. I don't think
so!”
    “Okay, well then we'll just
have to freeze. We'll get out, put our clothes on real speedy run
back to the house and take hot showers.”
    “Sounds good” I retorted
“You first.”
    We got out, getting your
undies on wet was harder than you'd think, I gave up on them
and threw them to the ground and pulled on my jeans, not easily
though. Nic was mumbling.
    “Forget the bra and undies;
just pull your pants and shirt on.” She looked at me I was
already dressed holding my undies, socks and bra in hand. I waved
them in the air. She smiled and did the same. We ran back to the
house hair dripping wet, it felt colder than cold, it was darn
right frigid. 
    As we approached her house
we could see a silhouette standing in the doorway. Nic's mom,
waiting for us, she was holding towels. “What are you two
insane going out there without towels? Your lips are blue, go take
warm showers. Addie where is your bag I'll get it for you.” I
pointed to the other room. As she left I nudged Nic “Your mom
didn't yell.” She looked as shocked as I did.
    “No, but maybe she thinks we
wore swim suits? Hurry into the shower, maybe she won't ask or
notice.” We made a mad dash to turn the water on and close the door
behind us. Nic's mom knocked a couple seconds later and
handed me sweats and a t-shirt for Nic and my bag. We each
took nice long showers, and wrapped towels around our heads and
went straight to Nic's room. She hadn't said much since our swim.
Little tid bits here and there, however, when we