Allie #4

Allie #4

By: Emma Ladner

Chapter One

“Ok Allie one more time get up!” yelled Steve. I was laying in my bed. For the past fourteen years I’ve been tortured by Steve. But then Chloe came along after my mother died. And so it was pretty much like having Mom back. “What do I need to do now?” I grumbled. “You need to come help me and your siblings out in the farm!” yelled Steve. I sat up and stretched. “Ok… Ok… take a chill.” I said. I yawned and then I got dressed.

Outside on the farm it was chilly. Winter had come just a few weeks ago and already snow surrounded the farm. I walked outside and fed the animals. Then I fed the chickens. My siblings went inside after doing their chores and washed up. But not me. I went to a tree. A giant oak tree I’d grown up with throughout my childhood. The leaves were gone and the tree was covered in snow. The creek was frozen and if you touched the ledge you would stick. I remembered when my mom was alive and then I walked back home to forget my thoughts. Steve was sitting down trying to finish some work. He had lost some weight. Chloe, as always, was cooking. I sat down and ate my breakfast and looked up at Chloe. She was standing right where I had left her last night. I went into my room and got dressed for school. I put on gloves, a coat, and boots and then I took my school books and went outside. At the school Mrs. Dennis had lit a fire. Everybody was sitting down. The younger kids sat to the very left. The elementary school children sat to the younger kids’ right, junior high sat to elementary right, and us, the high school kids, sat on the very right. “Good morning Class.” Said Mrs. Dennis. “Good morning Mrs. Dennis.” We said. “Okay high school children,” we looked up. “You are working on Math today.” Dylan raised his hand. “Algebra?” asked Dylan. “I’M TEACHING!” Dylan lowered his hand. “Now, complete pages five, six and eight.” Said Mrs. Dennis. “What about-“ I asked but she cut me in. “No more talking!” I lowered my hand. “Now, everybody complete those.” We took out our books and began working. “What do you think Mrs. Dennis is so mad about?” asked Dylan. “I heard that her boyfriend broke up with her yesterday.” Said Patty. “Man that man has ruined our lives.” Said Sam. “No talking!” said Mrs. Dennis. “Do you think Chris still likes you?” whispered Drake. I looked over at Chris who was working furiously. “Nope.” “I still hear talking!” hollered Mrs. Dennis. “Do you believe that Chris and Sara are dating?” asked Patty. “What?” I whispered, turning around. “That Sara and Chris are dating. Everybody’s been talking about it.” Said Patty. I looked over at Chris and Sara Simpson. Sara was smiling and twirling one of her curls. Chris was looking at her. They were both smiling. “Yeah.” I said. “Miss Allie Johnson,” said Mrs. Dennis. I looked beside me. Mrs. Dennis was standing beside me. “Yes?” I asked. “Detention after class.” Said Mrs. Dennis. “But Mrs. Dennis-“ I said. “No stuttering, I don’t want to hear it.” Said Mrs. Dennis. “Yes Mrs. Dennis.” I said. When Mrs. Dennis returned to her desk. I did all my papers and waited for the lunch bell.

When the lunch bell rang I went to the side of the class room and grabbed my sack lunch and everybody went outside. I sat on the ground with my friends. “Dang it, my mom packed me broccoli.” Said Sam. “I thought broccoli was your favorite.” I said, pulling out two large chocactle chip cookies. “Yeah, they were. But my mom made them so much that now I’m sick of them.” Said Sam. “Tell your mom.” Said Dylan, taking out a pickle. “I have but- what is that?” asked Sam. Drake had pulled out some food. “What?” asked Drake. “That, it smells horrible.” Said Dylan. “Oh, this lasagna.” Said Drake. “I don’t think that’s lasagna.” Said Sam. Patty sat beside me. “Hey look at Chris and Sara. They’ve both been shot by Cupid’s arrow.” Said Patty. I looked over and under a tree Sara put a cookie inside Chris’s mouth. “That’s disgusting.” I said. “Hey Patty over here!” hollered a girl. “Want to come sit with us?” asked Patty. “Nah, I’ll stay here.” I said. “Okay.” Patty went over to the girl. “That actually tastes good.” Said Dylan. “Ugh! You ate that? It smells like skunk.” I said. “What? Try some!” said Sam. I took some and closed my eyes.

“See you tomommrow kids!” said Mrs. Dennis. “Bye Allie.” Said my friends. I walked up. “Sweep up the floor Miss Johnson.” Said Mrs. Dennis. I grabbed the broom and swept it outside. Then Mrs. Dennis had me bang erasers. Then she made me study and then I went home. At home Chloe nor Steve was home. “Steve will be pretty mad that you got detention.” Said Stephen. “You didn’t see anything!” I snapped. I put on my hat and then I went outside into the snow. I went into the barn and put a blanket, saddle, and reins onto my horse; Snowbell. I had gotten Snowbell last Christmas. I climbed on and rode into town. In the center of town Chris and Sara were talking. “Hi Chris.” I said. Chris looked up. “Oh hi Allie.” He said. I rode away to Chloe’s store. She was just giving a hat to a mother when she spotted me. “Hello Allie!” she said. She looked at the mother and said, “Excuse me.” She went over to me. “Hey Chloe, I got detention today.” I said. “Allie, you know our rules.” Said Chloe. “I’m not with anybody Chloe!” I said. “Okay, okay. Now excuse me Allie I got to go.” She ran back over to the mother. I rode back into the center of town, saw Chris and Sara walking over to Snowbell and I and rode off.

Chapter Two

“So they were… feeding each other?” asked Dylan. My friends were over and staying the night. “Yeah, pretty much.” I took some hot chocactle. “That’s disgusting you know that?” asked Sam. “No Sam I thought it was sweet.” I said. My friends laughed. “Anyways Patty thinks Chris still likes me.” I said. “Maybe he’s dating her to make you jealous.” Said Drake. “Feeding each other? Dude that must be deep.” Said Sam. “I don’t really think Chris likes me now.” I said. I looked around. I felt somebody watching us. “Do you think that Chris is in love with you both?” asked Dylan. He took off his shirt and now he only had on his shorts. “I don’t know,” I looked around again. “But don’t call me crazy but I feel that somebody’s watching us.” We looked around the room for a second and then Stephen came out. “Chris and Allie sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G! First came love then came marriage then came,” I yelled, “Shut up!” Stephen began walking and went back to his room. I got up. “I’m going to change.” I walked into my bedroom and dressed into a nightgown. Then I walked downstairs. Dylan was wrestling Sam and Drake and Ethan were arm wrestling. “You guys are jacked.” I said. I laughed and sat down. And that’s when I saw it. Right in the window were a pair of eyes watching us.

I jumped up screaming. Chloe and Steve were out late so they didn’t come. “What?” asked Dylan. “Somebody’s watching us!” I said. I ran over to the door and swung it open. “Allie, where are you going? You have no shoes on!” hollered Sam. “To find out who was watching us!” I yelled. I ran and saw a figure running past the creek. I began running and I heard my friends coming after me. I followed the figure into the woods, pushing by trees. At some times the tree leaves would smack me leaving me with burns. I began hopping over roots. The figure kept running as if it knew every single tree, rock, and root. I finally followed it and came into a light. And then it happened as quick as light; I came to a campfire and felt somebody smack me with something like a rock in the back of my head. And then it went black.

When I woke up I was inside a tent, tied up with ropes. I opened my eyes and looked around. “What?” I saw the tent flap and squirmed out of the flap. Outside was a burned out camp fire. There was snow but there was only dirt around the fire. I squirmed out and saw up. Then out of another tent crawled out Ethan and Dylan. “Awl!’ I cocked my head and they put their face on the ground and dragged it. When they sat up again their was no rope on their faces. I did the same and sat up. “Allie! You’re alright!” said Dylan and Ethan. “Yeah but my head hurts.” I said. I tried rubbing the back of my head but my hands were tied. “Yeah we saw them throw a stone in the back of your head.” Said Dylan. “Who’s them?” I asked. “The Savages.” Whispered Ethan. “The Indians?” I asked. They nodded. “Wow, all of our child hood this was our dream to become captured by Indians and become native princes and princess!” I said. “ALLIE!” said Dylan. “What?” I asked. “That was when we were five.” Said Ethan. “So?” I asked. “Now, we know that Indians will kill us. Fry us into bits!” said Dylan. I nodded. “Wait where’s Drake and Sam?” I asked. “Hey!” Drake and Sam came out of a tent. “Hey!” we said. “Hey!” they said. There were footsteps. “Shush somebody is coming!” I said. We all squirmed the ropes back on our mouths. A man came in. I realized it was the chief. He spoke some language. But  at first I thought we would never understand again. But when he looked me in the eyes and began talking I could understand him. He said, “So you white humans followed my son?” I nodded. He smiled. “Pale one, what is your name?” he asked. In his language I said, “Allie.” He nodded. “Odd name you pale ones have.” I smiled. “Sir do you think you can free us?” I asked. My friends looked at me like I was crazy. “No.” said the chief. “Unless you fall in love with my son.” He said. “You cannot force me to love somebody. I have to fall in love with him.” I said. “Until you two fall in love you and your friends shall not leave. My son embraced your beauty when you lay. He also saved your life.” He said. “He thinks your wonderful. A real beauty.” I blushed. “Show him to me.” I said. “I shall return with my son and you and your pale faces meals.” Said the chief. And he left. “What the HECK were you saying?” asked Dylan. “I have to fall in love with his son. Until then,” I looked at all my friends. “We aren’t leaving.”

A few hours after the chief left his son returned with meals. He looked handsome. Like some man I’d never seen before. He was cuter then Chris. He had tan skin and he had black hair. He had a hawk feather in his hair and he wore only a deer skin around his lower. “Hello young Allie.” He said, removing my rope from my mouth. He slid my friends their meals and he had some friends come in and untie my friends hands. Then they blocked the exits. The boy removed the rope from  my hands. I ate all my meal. “Yum.” I said, gulping it down with a drink. “What is this drink?” I asked him. “Grape juice.” He said. “What is your name?” I asked. “Cocoum.” Said the boy. “Nice to meet you Cocoum.” I said, bowing my head. He smiled and nodded. “I’ll be back.” When he left his friends stayed guard. “What did he say Allie?” whispered Drake. “These guys creep me out.” Said Sam. “Shut up!” said Dylan. Ethan looked at me. “He said he’ll be back.” I said. I looked at where he had left and waited.

When Cocaum returned he brought deer clothes and handed them to me. “I’m good.” I said. “Ok then,” he said. He handed deer skins to Dylan, Ethan, Sam, and Drake. My friends looked at me. “Go put them on.” I said to them. Dylan, Ethan, Sam, and Drake disasppeared into the tents and Cocaum pulled me up. I looked at him and smiled. “Everything my people know about you is wrong.” I said. He smiled. “Yes.” He said. He untied me the rest of the way and when my friends came out he untied their legs and pushed his friends aside. “We want to stay.” Said Ethan. Cocaum smiled and looked at me. I nodded. Cocaum took me and led me around. He showed me the creek where little kids were playing. And he said that since I was so nice he would let me keep a horse. The horse then reminded me of Snowbell. Cocaum apparently read my mind and said, “We will return to get your horse.” He took his horse out and put a blanket it on it. Then he helped me on. Then he climbed on and said, “Ya!” and the horse began running. Slowly we came to the barn and we slid in. Careful not to disturb anything we grabbed Snowbell. When I was on Snowbell I whacked her and she ran and jumped over a fence. “What was that?” I heard a shriek inside the house. “Run Snowbell!” I said. Snowbell began running and Cocaum followed me on his horse. When we returned to the camp my legs were sore. “Here,” said Cocaum, handing me a blanket. I swung it over and got on. “Perfect.” I said. Then I led Snowbell over to a river and let her drink. While she drank I stroked her mane and put my arm around her. As Snowbell drank and I watched the children play Cocaum came up behind me and asked me a question, “Allie do you love me?” I looked at him and shook my head, “Not yet Cocaum, not yet.” I said. Cocaum smiled and then walked away. I looked at Snowbell and patted her back. “Don’t worry Bell it’s good here.” I said. Snowbell snorted and when she was done I led her into a fence of where the other horses were. I went onto the fence and sat there, watching the horse. “Eh don’t sit there!” said a man. I turned around and felt myself being pushed. I turned and saw a mad horse pushing at me. I screamed and all the Indians stopped what they were doing. The horse bit my leg and I felt sheer pain and screamed. I began crying. The horse finally managed to push me all the way off and when I fell Cocaum got me. I still felt the pain and looked at my leg. From my blurry eyes it looked like a huge pile of apples. I screamed and Indians came. The Indians put something on my leg that made my leg sting. I felt something wrap around my bite I looked down and saw Elephant ears. It felt like the longest day  of my life. I couldn’t walk I could only ride on Snowbell. And when Snowbell took a break I sat by the brook watching older men catch fish. Finally after five weeks the cut sealed itself together and they took off my bandage. “Can I walk yet?” I asked. Cocaum was sharping a spear. “No,” he said. “Oh well…” I climbed into my tent which was now filled of deer skins. There was some bandages and a shell that I found in the brook. I laid down the deer skins and made them into a pallet. When Cocaum came in I was sitting writing a letter for Steve and Chloe. “What are you writing?” asked Cocaum. “Something,” I said, adding Love, Allie. Then I blew on the shell and Snowbell soon appeared at my tent. Getting onto Snowbell I rode her to town and dropped the letter off at the gate then galloped back. When I was in the woods Chloe came out and picked up the letter. “STEVE! STEVE IT’S FROM ALLIE!” yelled Chloe. She ran inside. “Are you yet in love with Cocaum?” asked the chief. I looked at the chief. I looked at the chief and stared at him. Then I shook my head.

Chapter Three

When Winter left and all the snow melted Spring flew in like a hawk. The plants in the fields soon sprouted and the Indians began to pick them. The chief began telling the women to make things like pottery and stuff like that. It was soon that I realized that it had been a season so I asked Cocaum something. “Can I walk now?” Cocaum nodded and I stood up and ran down to the fields, swooping up a basket and ran to the carrot farm. We picked the carrots for hours then placed them in front of the chief then when the chief gave us all ‘ok’ we dumped them into a pile and went into the grape fields. When we picked grapes we moved onto black berries, raspberries, and blue berries. When those were all picked we began with pottery. I decided to make a pot. The pot was then baked in the sun. Soon when everybody had harvested, caught, and did something we began a feast. The boys dug in, realizing I needed no manners here I shoved food into my face. Men spit out their food from laughter. GROSS! And across from me sat Cocaum. I smiled at him and he mouthed ‘Do you love me?’ I smiled and this time for the first time nodded.

In the middle of Spring I began making pottery. That was pretty much one of my things to do. One day Cocaum came to our camp and told us some sad news. “You have to leave now.” he said. “What?!” we asked. “Leave? But why?” asked Sam. “Because Allie loves me now.” said Cocaum. “Uh,” Drake had a look on his face. “No she doesn’t….” said Dylan. “Of course she does she said so herself. You guys are allowed to visit just not live here.” Said Cocaum. So the next morning we packed our stuff and left. I grabbed Snowbell and hugged Cocaum then left. I whacked Snowbell and left the forest and went home. When I had Snowbell in the barn I walked into our house. “Oh Allie tell us about the savages!” said Stephen. “They’re not savages.” I snapped. And went upstairs. I sat on my bed  and looked around. All I saw was my old tent. I felt tears and began crying. I’d lost everything in the world; a new home, my parents, and friends that were girls. I began crying. I’d lost my true love, Chris, and the prince. I slowly soon cried myself to sleep. But did not ever forget Cocaum. For he grew up in my heart and he never left.

The End