Summer Love by Myra Hope (phonics readers txt) 📕

matter”
“Well I know something about him that he told me that you don’t know yet”
“Well, maybe he doesn’t want me to know yet?”
“He does, he just doesn’t want to hurt you. And make you cry”
“Ok…. So what?”
“Ill just tell you, he’s going to dump his girlfriend for someone else and it won’t be you. He doesn’t like you and he doesn’t know how to tell you. He likes someone else…….”
“And who would that be?”
“I don’t know if I'm supposed to tell you that”
“Well, you have already told me everything else?”
"Yeah, but still……ok, me”
“What? He doesn’t like you like that……”
“What makes you think that?”
“Because you don’t care about your body and are willing to let him use you.”
“What are you talking about?”
“I heard you talking to him you……you tried to do something he didn’t want you to and you got upset. And now you’re here making crap up to get me to be mad at him or stop liking him. Your not gonna win!”
“Whatever, you don’t know anything”
I got up and started walking away but I yelled over my shoulder with a smile “bye Katie!”
“Bye opal!” she yelled back.
“Really? What's wrong with you?" Liz said to Katie as she punched her in the arm.
“What? She's really nice to me, I'm not the one trying to bring her down. You're being really rude.”
I heard Katie running up behind me, I could tell it was her because she was about as heavy set as I was, maybe slightly bigger, but all in all about the same.
"Where are you going?.......... Katie!!!! What are you doing?” yelled Liz.

“Hey Opal, I'm gonna hang with you, ok? She's not very nice, but don't worry, I won’t hit on you or anything haha, just pals ok?”
“Yeah that’s fine, but when we get to my tent I just kinda want to be alone to think ok?
“Oh, yeah, sure, no prob.”
Missing Max

We got back to my tent and I said bye and told her I'll find her later to talk. She walked off, I have no clue where she was going, but I watched her walk away out the window of the tent and as soon as she was out of sight I grabbed my phone and head phones and booked it to the hotel and sat in a dark corner on the side of the building where hopefully no one will find me. Cammie gave me her wifi password so I checked my message inbox and there was a couple from Max. Wow, they are really long messages.

MAX: hey opal, I have something that has been on my mind to tell you for a while now. But at first I wanted to wait to meet you to tell you but I can’t, I want to now. I just wanted to tell you how much I like you, I know we haven’t met but you’re really sweet and funny and beautiful. When you get back we should plan to meet. I really think we could be good friends, maybe more if you feel like that could ever happen.

MAX: man im so bored without you txting me…………what are you doing? I wish u could have wifi everywhere.

Me: hey Max! I'm here for a little while idk how long yet….”
(buzzzz my phone vibrated as I was texting him back)

MAX: I cant wait for you to be able to txt, I kinda miss u. ☹

Me: hey Max! I'm here for a little while idk how long yet cuz I think we are going for a walk.”

MAX: hedo! I missed you!

Me: yeah I know lol I got all your messages hehe

MAX: oh really? Umm…….did u get the long one?

Me: yeah that was sweet and yeah I really want to meet you and yes it is very possible we could be more then friends :P I just have to get my head out of the clouds.

MAX: about what?

Me: eh its nothing I don’t really want to talk about it, it just makes me sad and depressed.

MAX: awe ☹ I don’t want you to be sad.

Me: its fine you always make me happy when I talk to you cuz your so sweet and nice to me. I feel like I can talk to you and you understand me.

MAX: no way me too! That’s how I feel about you! I've never felt like anyone understands me.

Me: that’s cool

MAX: so r u ok now?

Me: kinda………….as long as im here I wont be normal I guess

MAX: why is that? I thought you liked………….Seaton? is that what the place is called?

Me: Sandson lol but yeah I love it here but this year is depressing. People change too much…. Y cant people just stay the same?

MAX: I know what u mean……. People turn into terds over time and it sucks

Me: yeah…………..so what are you doing?

MAX: playing xbox, gears.

Me: you really like that game huh?

MAX: ah yeah! I love it lol

Me: nice……..damn Austin is back…… I gtgttyl luv ya! Buh bye!

MAX:………………whos Austin?

I didn’t get the last message....
I wasn’t too excited to go back to Austin’s house but I guess if Savanna is his girlfriend I can at least see who im compared to. I saw her get out of the car….. holy crap she’s gorgeous. That’s just great! Austin saw me and waved me to come over so I couldn’t just stand there and pretend not to see him, so I walked over slowly and they met me half way. He introduced us, it was really awkward but he said that she was his friend, so I guess she's not the one, but I don’t know why he wouldn’t like her, shes really pretty.

A First for Everything

Austin, Savanna, Katie, Liz and I met up at the fire pit to plan what we were going to do tonight. It was like 8:30 so we had to think of something fast before the adults found us and put us to work. So we all agreed that we would go to Katie's trailer and get what we could from her mom's beer cooler and then go to Liz’s house to see what they had there. When we went inside Liz ran to the fridge but all they had was one beer and some vodka and no one but Katie wanted the vodka. So Austin opened the beer and handed it to me.

“What am I supposed to do with this? I told you I don’t want to because I don’t know how I will react.”
“You don’t have to drink the whole thing silly.”
“It smells good?”
“It doesn’t taste how it smells but you should try it.”
“I don’t want a big gulp of it though, I'm scarred”
“Liz, get her a cup!”
“A little one please”

Liz was actually being kinda nice to me, maybe Katie leaveing her showed her to be nicer. She handed me a little green cup. Austin poured about 3 sips worth and handed it to me.

"Drink it, its ok, nothing will happen with just this little bit”
"You promise?”
“With all my heart” he said with a sexy smile and a wink.
I looked into the cup, it looked like Pepsi. They all started to cheer me on, it was so intense, I could feel my heart beating fast so finally I put the cup to my lips and tried a tiny sip. It was a interesting taste, to me it tasted like apple juice mixed with ginger ale. Not exactly a really good taste but not so horrible I wouldn’t try it again, so I drank the rest and Savanna gave me a high five and said,
“I didn’t want to tell you until you drank it, but I hate beer, I like Mike's hard lemonade, it’s so much better.”
“Does that have alcohol in it?” I asked her but before she could reply, Austin interrupted her,
“So, did you like it opal?”
“Yeah I liked it, it was ok, I guess.”
“Ok cool, me and you can share that one then.”
“Ok, but you can have most of it.” I said and everyone laughed.

We walked back into town and it was really dark, Austin had handed me the beer, I slowed down away from the crowd without anyone noticing and I drank some. I don’t know why, but I just didn’t really want to in front of them. I caught back up with them after a few swallows and no one noticed until Austin asked for some.
“Where did half the bottle go? Did u spill it?”
“No…” I said with a grin on my face.
“So you do like it then, hmm?” Austin said as he gave me a buddy side hug. We walked along the wagon trail out to a old wool barn and climbed up to one of the loading zones and sat and drank and they told stories, but I just laid there thinking and looking up and the beautiful stars. I think I dozed off for a couple minutes because I woke up and everyone was gone but Austin and my head was on his lap.

“Hello” he whispered with a little smile on his face.
“Hi” I said, adjusting myself more comfortable. I looked around and there were beer bottles all over the ground.
“Who drank all those?”
"Mostly Katie, I had 2 and Liz had about 4 or 5 I think, she got pretty buzzed and they both left. I think they went to Liz’s house.”
“Where’s Savanna?”
“She went to go find Johnny I think,”
“Oh really?”
“Yup, so now it’s just us.”
“Yeah, I see” I said sarcastically.

He looked at me in the eyes. I could feel him looking into my eyes so deeply it’s like he knew what I was thinking. He leaned down and kissed my forehead. And started running his