Hacker

Chapter 8 - Taylor

All day the boys have been questioning me. Especially Daniel. I'm so tired of it.

Ethan stopped asking questions. Daniel hasn't.

It's been a month, and Daniel is finally beginning to trust me again! And my CRUTCHES ARE OFF!!

It's December. Christmas break is coming up and I'm so excited!! The boys have invited me to a little place they used to hang out at when they were kids. I feel very happy.

I walk up to them once school is over. "Hey guys!" I greet them, grinning. Ethan hugs me. "Hi Taylor!" Daniel walks up to me, giving me a fist bump. "Hey."
"Ready to go?" Ethan asks. I nod. Daniel nods. We begin to walk.

This is such a long walk! And I have no WiFi to code or takes notes. "Hey Taylor." Daniel says. I look up. "Yeah?"
Daniel hasn't made eye contact with me yet. "Nevermind." He walks faster. I'm confused. Daniel is a bulky guy, and lots of people are scared of him, but in reality he's a big sweetheart I've figured out. He and Ethan are two peas in a pod, and their only difference is their liking of sports and exercise.
"Daniel?" I ask. He doesn't respond.
Ethan has been silent this whole time. "Ethan?" I urge. Ethan is in his own little world. I'm beginning to get worried. Can I trust these guys..? I wonder. I was going to tell them my secrets! No! Please.. Let me trust them.. My mind is racing, until I trip over a rock. I fall down with an umph! I raise back up. My eyes glisten. It's like a scene from a fairytale! There's beautiful water, a bit of rocks, a waterfall in the distance, and it's surrounded by trees and star moss.
I'm admiring the scenery. Daniel props me back up. "Come on, we're almost there." Wait, what?
The boys walk just a little bit further. I jog to keep up.
Ethan sits down. "Here we are!" My eyes widen. It's dark, no water, trees everywhere, hard rocks and dead grass. I'm confused. "I- This is the place?"
"Yeah."
I'm speechless. Ethan laughs. "Did you think that Fairy land is our spot?! No!" He then stops to look me in the eyes before speaking again. "It's what we admire."
Daniel pipes in. "We sit here, in this cool dark spot, and watch the water flow. It's so we don't bother the nature itself." He explains. My eyes light up, as I laugh. We then turn around to admire the scenery.

After about an hour of almost complete silence, a few jokes or small talk. I'm freezing. This is not a good place to be in during the Winter. I sigh, my breath coming out icy. I might as well tell them now that way I can get out of there. I turn around. "Daniel. Ethan." I utter. The boys look at me.
"Yeah?" Ethan asks. I breathe deeply. It's okay Taylor.. You can tell them. I look at them, my eyes darting between them. Daniel raises an eyebrow. I begin to speak. "I.. I think.."
"You think??" Ethan pushes me.
"I think I can trust you guys." I say. The boys are silent before busting out in laughter. "Of course you can trust us!!" Daniel says, wiping a tear from his eye. I roll my eyes, as they quit laughing. "I mean I think I can trust with telling you guys the full story of what I do!" I try to explain. The boys go dead silent. Ethan's eyes light up as he leans forward.