A Sudden Storm by Bali Rai

Author:Bali Rai
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
Published: 2023-09-12T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 4

We met Jem and Kasia by McDonald’s and then caught a bus on the high street. The cinema was about twenty minutes away, in another part of the city.

We were cracking jokes and having a good laugh, and I was happy that Jem had made it. We’d been good friends since Year 7, and now there was something else happening. It was exciting, but I was nervous too.

We met the others at an “Entertainment Village”, which had a bowling alley, restaurants, dessert parlours and stuff. Behind was a huge retail park and the riverside.

“What we watching again?” asked Pavel.

He was the tallest of us, with blond hair and pale blue eyes. He spoke with a bit of a Slovakian accent, but he’d lived in England since he was seven. He’d been my friend all through primary school.

“Action-type thing,” said Yusuf. “But I only got four tickets.”

“It’s OK,” said Kasia. “We can get our own.”

“I’ll get them,” I told her. “It’s my birthday.”

Kasia was half Polish and half Welsh, with jet-black hair and bright green eyes. She reminded me of a cat.

“Yeah,” said Jem. “That’s exactly why you shouldn’t pay for us!”

“It’s a Sikh thing,” I replied. “Like, nothing sexist or anything. Just a thing I got from my dad.”

Jem and Kasia looked at each other. “OK,” said Jem, “but we’re buying your

snacks. Deal?”

“Deal,” I said.

“So, what are we watching?” asked Kasia.

“Some action film, like I told you, innit,” replied Yusuf.

“You booked the tickets,” Pavel said. “Why can’t you remember what the film is?”

“Who cares?” said Tyler. “Let’s just get inside before the rain gets heavy again.”

We messed about for ages, getting popcorn and slushies and sweets. By the time we got into the screen, the trailers were on and it was dark.

Luckily, the rain had kept people away and it wasn’t busy. Good job too, because we were a bit noisy. Nothing mean or nasty though. We were just having fun.

Some people did that coughing thing, to show they wanted us to stop joking around, but no one spoke up. I started feeling bad for them, so I told my friends to calm down.

The film was good, and afterwards we walked through the rain to Nando’s. There was a small queue, so we stood and waited. The front of the building gave a bit of shelter. But we were soaked anyway.

“I’m drenched,” said Jem.

She was as tall as me, with curly dark hair and a wide and ready smile. Her mum was a nurse, just like mine, and they worked together.

Jem’s dark eyes reflected the street lights as she moved closer and gave me a hug. Her perfume was spicy and warm smelling. Then she shook her hair and droplets of rainwater flew off.

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