
Gone
Eighty-Two
I kept going until I was out of breath. It wasn't long before he caught up to me. It didn't surprise me considering how slow and unfit I was. He grabbed me by the waist, hugging me from behind. I struggled at first but as I felt his body softly grazing on mine, I immediately stopped. I looked back at him and we gazed at each other for a moment.
He loosened his grip, allowing me to turn around. He leant in slowly and I did the same. When our lips finally touched just for a second, he reached his arm out and tapped me on the shoulder.
"Ha! I got you, you're it!" he cheered.
He was already many metres ahead of me before I could even attempt to get him back.
"That's not fair," I laughed, jogging towards him.
He was now perched on the edge of the blue wall that outlined the playground itself, dangling his legs over the edge. It was the perfect height for him and was thick enough for him to sit on and not fall off. I couldn't quite reach though. That was just one of the many disadvantages of being short.
"Come and get me," He teased.
I rolled my eyes but chuckled at his sudden change of attitude. Just moments ago he was telling me how wonderful I was and now he was basically making fun of my height. I didn't mind though. In fact, I liked it, I liked how he could vary his mood probably without even meaning to. It was nice.
We were getting quite a few stares as you could probably imagine. We were the oldest there. In my opinion, there's no rule that says just because you're not a little kid you can't play Tiggy or Kiss Chasey or whatever the hell this game was I had started.
"Having trouble?"
I walked backwards, stopping at the stairs leading up to the slide, not once taking my eyes off him.
"You know I'm short. How about you get down from there and I give you ten seconds?"
He chuckled, jumping down and landing on two feet without even so much as a flinch.
"Start counting then,"
He then ran off.
A minute later, I found him crouched down behind a barbecue, scanning the park. He didn't even notice me standing behind him. He probably thought he was in a good spot. I bent down and tapped him on the top of his head. He turned around with a look of shock on his face.
"Oh crap,"
Not wasting any time, I rushed for the girls bathrooms, ready to lock myself in a cubicle. Technically it wasn't cheating. I really did have to go.
Notes
DONE :D
So I gave up on Ghost obvs but I have a new story up now called Bravery which I think you guys might like because it's the same sort of thing but with a refreshing new twist :)
10/22/14