| �Soooooooo��� � Lila said, trying to think something good to say, because there was nothing but silence for the last 10 minutes at the table Kian, Mark, Aileen and Lila were sitting. � �You�re from Ireland, right?� �Yup! A proud Irishmen, if I may say so!� � Mark said, and Kian agreed by nodding. � �Where are you girls from?� �Croatia.� �Really? Never been there before. But I heard it�s a beautiful little country!� � Kian said. �Little, yes, beautiful, no� � Lila replied. �What? You don�t like your homeland?� � Mark asked surprised. �Guess you could say that. It�s a really stuck up country. Nobody ever comes to Croatia. I mean, famous people.� � Lila frowned. � �Hey, you didn�t told us how old are you guys?� � she said suddenly remembering. �We�re 17. You?� � Kian answered. �15.� �And what about you?� � he asked looking at Aileen. �Who, me? Well, I�m 15. But it�s none of your business! After all, I am fat!� � he said angry. �Oh, come on! We were just joking around!� � Mark said. �Huh! Some joke it was!� � Aileen replied looking away from them, trying to look as angry as she could. �Well, OK if you don�t wanna talk to us. We�re getting another round of hot chocolate! With cream on it, and on top of all that, a strawberry!� � Lila said knowing how much Aileen likes hot chocolate with cream and strawberry. Aileen suddenly turned around to face Lila, Kian and Mark. Lila was looking at Aileen with a smile on her face, but Kian and Mark very quite confused about all that, because they didn�t have the slightest clue what is she talking about. �Well��I guess I�m not mad at you anymore��� � she said looking at the ground. Then she looked up, and said � �But don�t you ever say I�m fat, alrighty??� �OK!� � Mark said laughing. �Never again?� �Never again!� �Promise?� �Cross my heart hope to die!� � Mark said jokingly. �Alright then. Now where�s that hot chocolate??� � Aileen said laughing. The tension was gone�� 2 HOURS LATER�� �Well, we have to go. My dad will be worried.� � Lila said as she and Aileen started to get up from their chairs in the caf� they�ve been sitting in for the last two hours.�Yeah, we better get going too. The lads will be wondering if something happened to us.� � Mark agreed. �You mean, there�s more guys? More pain in the ass??� � Aileen said jokingly.�Hey! We�re not a pain in the ass!� � Kian said with a fake hurt voice, pouting and folding his arms.�Yeah right! Whatever!� � Aileen said laughing.�So, how many more guys is there?� � Lila said.�Three.� � Mark answered me. �Cool. Maybe we can all meet up sometime. And maybe go out or something.� � Lila replied.�Yeah, that�d be cool.� The four of them got out of the caf�, took their skis, and slowly started walking. When they reached the road, Lila and Aileen had to go one way, and Kian and Mark the other, because they weren�t in the same hotel. �Well, guess this is where we part.� � Aileen said. �Guess so. Hey, do you guys have a mobile?� � Kian asked. �I do. Here, gimme a piece of paper.� � Lila said, taking a pen out of her rucksack. �Thanx. I�ll give you a call.� � Kian said smiling.�Alright. Well, guess we�ll see ya.� �Yeah. OK, see ya!� � Mark said, and him and Kian started walking down the road.�Bye!� Just when Lila and Aileen turned around and started walking, they heard Mark yelling- �Oh, Aileen!! By the way, how much do you weight??� � the lads were laughing their heads off. Aileen got so pissed off, that she literally turned around with a look that could kill and wanted to run after them, but luckily, Lila grabbed her arm, and started dragging her. �I�m gonna kill him��� �No, you won�t! They�ll be the only fun we�re gonna get this week.� - Aileen stopped and faced her friend. - �Yes, think about it. It�s gonna be so boring here if we don�t hang out with them! There�s nothing else to do around here, either then skiing, skiing, and��well, more skiing!� � Lila said. �Guess you�re right��But just ONE more comment, and I�m gonna rip his head off!��I know you will. Come one, let�s go now.� And with that, they continued walking, Aileen still furious and red in her cheeks. Behind, they could hear the lads laughing�� CHAPTER 6 �Hi dad! We�re back!� � Lila said as she and Aileen came back to their hotel room that evening �Hi sweetie! Hi Aileen! Did you have a good time?� �Yeah, it was great! We met some new people!� �Really? Austrians?� � Her dad asked surprised. �No, they�re from Ireland actually.� �Ireland? Far away. So, you�re gonna go out with those girls?� � Her dad asked. Aileen and Lila looked at each other, and tried their best not to burst out laughing.�Erm, dad��the people we met��well, they�re not girls. They�re boys.� � Lila said looking like she could laugh any second. Her dad was surprised. �Boys??� �Yes dad. Y�know, that�s something you�ve been a long time ago!� � Lila said laughing. �I know what boys are!� � he said trying to sound strict. � �I don�t want you to go our with them!� �They are humans, dad.� �I know they are! But they are��boys! And boys, young lady, have very dirty minds! They think of not-so-nice things!��Really dad? Things like what?� � Lila said acting like she doesn�t know what is she talking about, looking for some laugh. �Like��� � it was clearly very embarrassing for her dad. But it was very funny for the girls. ���like��oh you know what I mean! Don�t do that to me!� � he said laughing himself! �Yeah, we know Mr Hayes, but it�s quite alright. They seem like really good guys. � �Yeah, besides, they�re Irish! How good can you get!� � Lila said laughing. �Oh alright. But I want you to call me every 10 minutes to see if you�re OK!� �I�ll call you every 5 minutes! Thanx dad! You�re the best!� � Lila said happily, kissing her dad on the cheek. �I am the best, am I?� � he said proudly. Lila and Aileen laughed. �Yes dad! You sure are!� �Well, we�d love to stay here and chit-chat, but we need to get ready if we�re gonna go out tonight! Right, Lila?� �Right you are, Lee! See ya dad!� And they went running to their bedroom�� |