Allodoxaphobia- Fear of opinions.
I clip Cookie back on the leash and run. I just bolt out. Soon enough, I make it out of the forest.
'Phew', I sigh. 'Come on Cookie, lets go back', I say and we head back to the main road.
'Mum! Did you. I was. There is', I puff out.
'A freaking BUSH FIRE!', I yell and slam my hands on the kitchen table.
'Yeah like when I was jogging there with cookie, I saw smoke', I exclaim.
'What! Pepper, be careful', says mum. 'Dont get hurt'. She walks over to me and inspects my skin.
'I didn't get burnt mum, obviously', I roll my eyes.
'Okay. And I got the groceries', I say and grab a sugar plum out of the bag and slump it down on the marble countertop. I head upstairs and bite into the sweet flesh of my favourite fruit.
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'Meet you out your door in 5 minutes', says Jess on the phone.'Where are we going', I exclaim.
I hate surprises.
'Somewhere fun and get changed', says Jess and hangs up.
I make my way to my wardrobe and pull out my hoodie and denim shorts. I get changed.
Beep, honks Jessica. I look out of the dusty window. She's in her black car waiting for me. I go down stairs and shout to mum.
'Im going out, be there back by six', I say and run out the door in a flash before she can change her mind.
'Where are we going', I exclaim to Jess as she parks her car at Adrian's house.
People enter the driveway. They wear bras and underwear.
'What the hell', I say.
I look closely and no they are not wearing underwear.
Bikinis
'Oh no', I say.
'Jess! I can't!', I explain.
I shake my head repeatedly.
'Come on Pepper, it's been like a few months and I never said you have to swim', she suggests and pulls me to his house. "I need you here, Brax is going to be here and I don't want to be alone!", she says.
'Plus he is really nice and I think he has a crush on me and I like him too', pleads Jess.
'Why did you drag me here?', I question.
'Because your my bestie and you need to go out today. You haven't been socially out for a while. You need fun', she protests.
Now she is starting to sound like my therapist.
'Fine', I give up.
I nearly get a panic attack when I see the huge pool in the middle of the yard. My heart beats rapidly and I panic. I turn around.
'Jess! No no no!'
I squeeze my iPhone so tight it gives me marks.
'Pepper', says Jess calmly.
'Its ok. You can do this. Trust me', says Jess.
'Im staying out', I state and sit down on the chair. I grab my iPhone and browse on tumblr. Just when I was going to post a picture, someone interrupts me. Ben walks out of the pool and notices me.
'Hot', he says and nods toward me. I blush.
'Um excuse me', I state.
'It's freaking hot. The weather. Why aren't you going in', he Goes red.
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