Story on Display: My Summer Runaway

[noizchild]

Chapter Three: All Aboard:

I was the one steered the boat. (Sappoto doesn’t know how to! I don’t even think she’s even *been* on a boat before!) My travel buddy kept going back and forth on the boat looking around like a hyped-up little puppy. I could have sworn I saw her tongue sticking out as she was panting. I watched her from the rear mirror above my head. I couldn’t help but to smile to myself as I steered. She reminds me of Andi at the moment.

“Wow!!!” Sappoto said at one point. “We’re actually on the water in a boat!” I couldn’t help but to laugh at the woman. She looked up at me slightly out of her little spell.

“What?” she asked me, all doe-eyed.

“You’ve never been on a boat before, have you?” I asked harmlessly. I watched her from the rear mirror. Sappoto looked at her feet while her cheeks turned a cherry tomato red.

“Yes…” she mumbled. She looked embarrassed now. I smiled at her still. That woman looks so cute when she’s humble.

“I can tell,” I said. Sappoto kept staring at her feet.

“Is that… a bad thing?” she asked. I smiled as I turned the boat to autopilot. I turned around to my friend and lightly patted her on the shoulder. Sappoto looked up at me slowly. I smiled at her still.

“It’s okay,” I told her. “Just enjoy the trip.” Sappoto nodded at me quickly. I grinned at her this time.

“Hey,” I said. “Let’s go explode this boat and see what we have here!” She looked up at me confused.

“We can actually do that?” she asked.

“Uh-huh,” I replied. My traveling buddy looked around the boat for a moment. She still didn’t seem to get it.

“How?” she asked. Oh, it’s so cute how she doesn’t get it! Oh well, I’ll have to help the poor soul out.

“By walking around the boat and looking at every room,” I said calmly. She still didn’t get it. I could see it in her eyes. This is going to be fun after all!

“Who’s steering the boat while we do that?” Sappoto asked. I smiled and pointed to the wheel behind us. She looked up and her eyes grew wide in deep surprise.

“IT’S STEERING BY ITSELF!!!” she yelled. I nodded at her.

“That’s right!” I beamed in pride. “Pretty cool, huh?” My travel buddy blinked a few times wildly.

“B-But… But how is that possible?!?” she yelped. I laughed at her again.

“I set the boat to steer on autopilot,” I answered. “That’s where the boat moves by itself so that you and I move around freely.”

“It can actually do that?” Sappoto asked me.

“Yeah!” I insisted. “Now come on! Let’s go look around!” I grabbed my friend by the arms and dragged her around the whole two story boat. The poor woman yelped as she tried to keep up with me.

My Summer Runaway

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