Primrose

Chapter 16

"I'm tired," I say.

"We'll make this a quick trek," I give him an annoyed look and grab my backpack. "You ready?" He asks me to which I nod. "We'll start off with a light jog, then if you feel like going faster, we can run. Or if you feel like chickening out, then we can slow down to a walk,"

"Fine with me," I say as we start our trail. "How long was I asleep for?" I ask.

"About 20 minutes," 

"What? You say we were almost there and then I sleep for 20 minutes?" 

"Well, at least I was driving in peace and silence. It was nice not hearing your voice for a while," 

"Whatever," I shove his shoulder. For about 30 minutes, we converse on random topics. Mainly me complaining about how annoying he is and then him teasing me. Then we come to a stop to take a short break. Sweat is already starting to form on my forehead, neck, and back. "It's so hot," I pant out fanning my face. 

It looks like an idea popped into his head because his eyes light up for the slightest bit before his face forms into a grin. I can literally imagine the light bulb shining brightly on top of his head as one does in a cartoon show. "You are right. It is very hot today," Heath says, emphasizing the word 'very'. I give him a confused look right before he decides to take off his shirt. Oh no, not this again.

I roll my eyes, then an idea pops into my head as well. "Yeah, it is," I say and begin to take off my tank top as well. I feel his eyes glance at my chest for the slightest bit. "Let's continue our run shall we?" I ask. He gulps and nods his head. 

For 45 minutes we ran along the trail, I began to grow tired once more before we decide to take another break. My stomach starts to grumble as lunchtime is nearing. 

"I'm hungry," I say plopping down on a big rock.

"I gave you a lollipop, which you refused by the way," Heath says, taking a seat next to me.

"I didn't want that stupid lollipop. A piece of candy isn't going to fill me up anyways," I stated.

"Oh I know exactly what could fill you up," He mumbles. My head snaps to face him.

"What was that?" I ask.

"Nothing,"

"We'll stop by McDonald's after we finish, how about that?" My stomach begins to grumble once again. I'm so hungry right now I regret not wanting to eat that lollipop.

"Fine," I say. "How long until we finish anyway?" I ask.

"We'll run for about 15 more minutes, then we can take the little bus on the way down, it has air conditioning so you can put your shirt back on once we bored the bus," He says.

I nod in agreement.

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We finished running up the trail and are now sitting in the bus, and oh did it feel amazing in here. "You can put your shirt back on now Prim," Heath says taking out my tank top and handing it back to me.

"No thanks, I'm still sweating from the running," I say. "But you can put your shirt back on," I add.

He rolls his eyes and slips his shirt back on. A few runners and hikers also bored the bus as well. I look around to see everyone.

A group of boys sits there drinking down their water bottles, most of them shirtless. A cute elderly couple sits next to each other, tired from their run. A younger couple sits next to each other as well. The girl tired out and resting her head on her partner's shoulder. 

"How long is the ride down?" I turn to ask Heath.

"About an hour-long," He says.

My eyes begin to grow heavy as my head starts to tilt forward. I feel someone's large hands directing my head onto their shoulder. An arm goes around my shoulders. I snuggle closer and can feel a slight chuckle coming from the person. Too lazy to look who it was, I ended up falling asleep.

What felt like a 45-minute nap later, the same person wakes me up. I look around to see that the bus came to a stop and the people boarding it are standing up to hop off the ride. I look up to see Heath grabbing our bags, his hand reaches out to push back some of the hairs that got onto my face away.

"Good, you're awake. I was afraid I was gonna have to carry you off the bus," He says with a smile.

"Don't be cocky," I reply with a yawn. 

"Come on," Heath says while taking my hand, we both exit the bus.

"I'm starving Heath," I say as we make our way back to his truck. We both hop in the vehicle and he starts the car, reversing out of the parking zone and back onto the road.

"As I promised, McDonald's it is," He says. I smile happily as I go to check the time on my phone. It's a bit past lunchtime, I should be fine.

I got a text notification from Jed about half an hour ago.

Jed: Good luck. Make sure to call ASAP if Heath does end up bringing an ax.

I laugh at his text and type a quick response. "What's so funny?" Heath asks, keeping his gaze on the road as he drives us to McDonald's.

"Jed just texted me saying that if you were to kill me I'd have to call him," I say lightly giggling.

"Oh, well tell him he better hurry or else your body will end up chopped in different pieces," Heath says jokingly.

We make it to McDonald's 15 minutes later and I almost shove the whole meal into my mouth. By the time we finished eating our lunch, it was almost 4 pm. 

"You still up for a little training or do you wanna go home and rest?" Heath asks me.

I yawn tiredly. "I think I'm just gonna get some rest at home," I reply to which he nods his head. Heath drives me back home and stops in front of my house.

"Thank you for today," I say genuinely. I actually had fun today with Heath. I think we definitely got a bit closer together and maybe this is the start of a new friendship blossoming.

"No problem," He says. I give him a kiss on his cheek, surprising him.

"My good luck kiss. I know your not fighting or anything but that's just a thank you. You know, actions speak louder than words," I say. "Well, I'm gonna go now so yeah. Bye," I wave at him and hop out of his truck.

I make my way inside and spy on Heath. As I watch his car drive away, I feel a little sad. I hate to admit it but I liked hanging out with Heath. 

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