When Summer Ends by Katy Wormald (the speed reading book txt) 📕

where I had seen them, he nodded and motioned for us to walk nearer to the area. I was filled with the feeling of power and couldn't wait to get to shoot someone.

The field went from being empty to having about 20 people on it all shooting each other shouting things. I climbed up onto the fake tractor and aimed my gun at one of the enemies, who had a blue bib on, whereas we had a red one.

I shot about 7 paint balls at people, not one of them actually hitting the person they were intended for- and I'm pretty sure I hit my own teammates several times. I was feeling quite smug about not being hit- so I turned around to look at Declan to tell him how good as I was doing. But as I turned someone shot me in the chest and fell off the tractor. It was only about 5 foot tall, but it still hurt when I fell, landing on my side and the gun hitting my head.

Declan rushed over to me to see if I was okay, which I was- it was my head that hurt the most and I figured I'd be fine once I stood up again. He helped me to my feet, asking me bout seven times if I was okay, and even apologies for letting me fall! I looked down to my check to see a huge blue splatter on it- well, I was out of the game now.

Declan looked at the paint on me and laughed, making fun out of me for being out of the game already.I stood with my hand on my hip and the gun still in my hand, with a stern look on my face. He was laughing for hard that I couldn't even understood what he was saying, so I raised my gun and shot him twice in the chest, and once in the leg- just for good luck! The smile disappeared from his face immediately and was replaced by an evil grin.

I turned around to run from him, and find some cover, but he chased after and shot me in the back of my leg. I winched from the slight sting and turned on my heel to shoot at him. I pulled the trigger over and over, moving my gun in all directions- hoping that they would all hit him, but seriously doubting they would. I heard a loud click and slowly opened my tightly shut eyes. The gun had stopped shooting, clearly out of paint balls, but I didn't know how to refill it, and I doubted thatDeclan would help me seen as though I would only be shooting him with them.

I threw my gun at him, but I already knew it would do no damage, even though he dodged it effortlessly. He aimed his gun at me and fired repeatedly. I closed my eyes tightly, prepared for thetiny stings of the pain balls hitting me. After five or so seconds and hearing the gun shooting, but feeling nothing I opened my eyes to see Declan had been shooting the floor around me and was once again laughing at me uncontrollably.

We were both covered head to toe in with splashes of paint, and straws of hay was sticking to them, making me itch all over. We walked back into the main building- to give back our equipment and get our bags. I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror and I burst out giggling, I looked like a smurf! Dec stood by my side and boasted about having less paint on him, so naturally I wiped my hand on the paint on my clothes and smeared it on his cheek. He looked shocked and wiped some on my cheek-laughing at how strange we looked.

"You hungry, smurfy?" Declan asked as we got into his car, we sat for a few seconds with the engine off- I think we were both trying to decided what we were going to do next, seen as though we hadn't been at the paintball site for long.

"Yeah sure, I could eat. I don't really want to go inside anywhere though still looking like this." I saidlooking down at my partly blue clothing. Thank God that none got in my hair though- I'm pretty sure it would have taken ages to get it all out.

"Well, we can just get a drive through McDonald's or something? Or we could go clean up and go to a restaurant?" He said suggesting other things for us to do, I was happy to just get a drive through.

"McDonald's is fine, I only want fries and a drink though, I'm still pretty full from my award winning pancakes" I told him smiling, ohhh my pancakes were the best.

"McDonald's it is then, smufy." He joked smiling at me and starting the car. We drove to McDonald'slaughing about how rubbish I was at paintball, and talking about the evil genius child that had shot me.

We ordered our McDonald's and sat in the car park eating it while laughing about random things. I was so comfortable around Declan and I could tell that he was with me. We ate and drank ourMcDonald's, chatting there for hours. Luckily all the paint on our clothes had dried so it hadn't soaked into Declans suede car seats. There was a small group of people hanging around on the skate park opposite where we were parked, I sat watching them doing tricks on their skateboard, trying to impress a few girls who were sat around a table talking.

Declan beeped his horn loudly and wound his window down, stretching his arm out and waving to the group opposite. I looked at him like he was crazy- trying to figure out why he would do that to people that he didn't even know. One boy pointed to the car and him, along with the rest of the group came walking over all laughing.

"Don't worry, there my friends..." He said obviously noticing my odd reaction, He opened the door and climbed out to let me out, he leaned against the car and wiped some paint from my lips off. I wonder if that was what making my fries taste strange?

"Hey guys, whats up?" He Declan greeted the group, doing that weird knuckle-bump-and-a-hugthing that men do when they see each other. He said hey to the girls and was getting the mick taken out of him for the amount of paint splatters on his clothes.

"Oh guys, this is Jodie, she's new in town. This is well- everyone..."He introduced us, he told me their names one by one, but I'd forgotten most of them as soon as he had said them. The girls hugged me and asked me where I was from. They seemed really nice, one of the girls told me her name was Alicia, she was small- like really small, I'd say about 5'2, and had bright red dyed hair. She had a short top on that showed off her toned stomach and dragon tattoo on her hip. Despite her strong looking appearance she was really friendly ask asked me about my relationship withDeclan.

"So are you two dating then?" Alicia asked us both loudly, and I could tell everyone had been thinking it as they went silent. Declan slipped his hand into mine and smiled at me.

"Yeah, I think we are." He said, still looking into my eyes. We were, we really were dating, and so far it had been a brilliant date. I got butterflies into my stomach for the hundredth time today as I went on my tip toes to lightly peck his lips.


Chapter Six

Chapter Six


Declans whole body stiffened the second that he realised I was about to kiss him. I went on my tip toes to reach his lips, but the second they touched a million things ran through my head. What is he dosn't want me to kiss him? What if he pushes me off him? What if he laughs at me?I didn't want him to move away from me, I mean, I know he likes me or he wouldn't have said we were dating right? I pecked his lips and landed back onto my feet all in seconds. I didn't want to kiss him properly in front of all his friends in a McDonald's car park, and besides, I wanted to know if he was serious about me before I do, just so he dosn't get the wrong impression.

His friends wolf whistled and aww'd when I kissed him, but still no reaction from Declan himself. I looked up to see his face, and I could feel myself going red with embarrassment. He smiled shyly at me, with a blush on his cheeks too. I smiled back at him and he squeezed my hand, which was still in his. Suddenly all the worrying had been washed away, and replaced with a happy bliss. He picked my hand up and kissed the back of it, smiling at me again.

We were still stood in outside McDonald's, leaning on his car with all his friends around. Declan was now talking to one of the boys about what happened earlier at paint ball, whereas I was talking to Alicia and Jasmine, the only two girls in group. Although me and the girls got along okay, I wanted to spend some alone time with Declan, we were still on our date after all. I decided I would wait until he had finished telling a few of the boys his story and then I'd whisper it to him. Not in a sexual way- just so that his friends wouldn't think I was rude for asking if we could go.

The boys he was talking to seemed around Declans age, although only one of them was the same height as him. I'd remembered that Declan had said he was called Luke.I'd say that Luke was just a tiny bit smaller then Declan if not the same hight, he was dark skinned, with dark hair and matching eyes. And although he was muscular, he wasn't subtle and sexy like Declan, he was more like a body builder, with every muscle way over exaggerated. He seemed like a nice guy though, and said hey to me when Declan had introduced me to them all.

Declan finished his story and I was about to ask him if we could go hang out by our self's when he turned to his friends and told them that we had to get going because we were a bit busy. And although a few of the boys said a few crude remarks, the girls hugged me goodbye and made me promise to come to the skate park with Declan again. He opened the door for me again and climbed in, waiting for him to start the engine and drive