Igniting the Wild Sparks by Alexander Ren

Author:Alexander, Ren [Alexander, Ren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ren Alexander
Published: 2014-04-20T00:00:00+00:00

I tighten my arms over my aching stomach. Not only is it the bruise hurting, but now my insides are sore from puking so much. I childishly grouse, “I don’t feel like getting out.”

Rod holds onto the passenger door and gently coaxes, “Come on, Hadders.”

I shake my head, which makes it throb. “No. I’m not leaving this truck.”

“Yeah you are.” Reaching across my lap, he unbuckles my seatbelt and picks me up, which shocks the hell out of me.

“Rod!”

“Hadders!” He mockingly whines as he carries me to the close berm of grass and sets me down on the sandy and rocky shore. I dully watch as he pulls off his shoes and then peels off his socks, swiftly rolling up the legs of his jeans. When he stands, he nods at me.

I grouchily scowl. “What?”

“Do it.”

I peer at the body of water in front of us. “I’m not walking in that water.”

“It’s fine. It’s shallow on the ledge. Come on.”

“You want me to walk across a creek?”

“Around here it’s a crick.” He rapidly snaps his fingers at me. “Let’s go, Hadders!”

Looking over to the water again, I mumble, “I might drown.”

“You won’t drown. I promise.”

Still searching for a way out, I say, “Someone might take our shoes.”

“No one will take our shoes.”

“I might get bitten by a fish.”

He gestures to the creek. “In here? Maybe a snake, but not a fish.”

I jump back and maniacally dance in place while crazily shaking my hands. “Oh, holy shit! There’s no way!”

Between his snorting, he tries to soothe me. “I’m kiddin’! Sort of. There ain’t any snakes here. The water’s too fast and they don’t like the waterfall. I’m stupid for teasin’ you. Come on!”

I point at him. “If I drown, watch out.” I steal his sister’s words, “I will fucking haunt your ass.”

He raises a baffled eyebrow at me with an unsure smile. “Um, okay.”

“What’s the purpose of this?” I petulantly yank my shoes and socks off, stuffing my socks into my shoes so no small rodent or reptile can crawl into them.

Rod impatiently hops in place. “It’s good, clean fun!” I roll my eyes at his repetitive and preposterous statement.

I dubiously say, “Walking across a rocky waterfall is fun?”

“Shit, Hadders. It’s not Niagara Falls. It’s a five-foot drop. Get a grip.” Rod holds out his hand and I aversely take it. He grins at me and I have no choice but to follow him onto the rocky cliff. It’s not quite that big of a drop, yet it’s still would not be good if I fell in and hit my head on one of the boulders jutting out of the water.

He holds my hand, leading me in a tightrope walk out to the middle of the creek through the moderately fast water rushing into our ankles before pouring over the ledge, bubbling and foaming at the bottom. It’s not raging rapids, but the water is faster than I’ve seen in a creek.

Rod cautiously guides me to one of the large boulders. “Have a seat.

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