DON'T JUDGE

TWENTY-THREE

(Jordie) 

I felt the hot simmering summer air on my face. It was July. Scar and I were at the beach. I spreaded the checkered picnic blanket on the hot sand. I popped open the umbrella and stuffed it in the ground. Scar wore high wasted short shorts and a crop top over her floral bathing suit. We sprayed sunblock on each other then laid on the blanket. I asked,

"So what's your story? "

I felt her tense beside me. She whispered,

" If I tell you you'll run."

I turned on my side to look at her,

" Scar, I would never do that. You don't have to tell me now."

She turned away from me,

"Later. What's your story? "

I shook my head even though she wasn't looking at me,

" I'll open up once you do. How 'bout we do this. You get twenty questions. I get twenty questions."

She nodded,

"I'll go first. Where are your parents? "

I shrugged,

" I don't know. I'm a orphan. The orphanage let me go at the age eighteen. "

Scar turned around. Sympathy filled her eyes,

"You never asked?" 

I ignored her question,

" My turn. Where's your dad? "

She answered straightforward,

" New York- I think. "

I asked,

" Your parents divorced? "

Like I did to her earlier she ignored my question. I sat up grabbing the bag with food. I grabbed sandwiches, strawberries and water bottles. We ate until there was one strawberry left. Scar quickly grabbed the strawberry. I glared at her and she fluttered her eyelashes innocently swinging the strawberry in the air. I tackled her and she screamed. She tried to reach her mouth eating the strawberry but I held down her arms easily. I realized I was straddling her holding down her wrists with my knees. I smirked at her and her eyes went blank. While she was distracted I stole the strawberry. She huffed as I licked the strawberry.

"Haha! Now it's mine. "

As I climbed off of her and did my victory dance she grabbed the strawberry quickly dropping it in her mouth. I picked her up quickly,

" Oh your going to pay. "

I sprinted toward the water with her in my arms. Scar shouted,

" Jordie! "

I splashed into the cold water soaking our clothes. I let go of her and she fell into the water. She smacked my shoulder and laughed,

" Your insane. "

I winked at her. I had my bathing suit on so I just slipped off my shirt and started swimming around her. She shivered and shook her head at me. I stopped swimming and grabbed her arms to pull her closer.  The sun was going  to go down soon. Barley anyone was swimming. I whispered,

"Swim with me. "

Scar pulled her shirt over her head getting it stuck on her ears. I laughed as she struggled. I removed her hands from the shirt and it fell down her neck. I slipped my fingers onto the fabric and carefully pulled it completely off. She unbuckled her shorts and slipped them off her long legs.

  I grabbed her wrist dragging her deeper into the ocean.