We immediately went into action. Thinking of how to do it, where to do it, and what we would need. When we were dress correctly and ready to begin this spontaneous adventure we took off! Not telling our parents thinking we would just call them to come pick us up after. So we walked/mom speed walked there. (This is all happening around 9:30-10) When we got to the grassy hills we ran up singing "The Hills Are Alive" from The Sound Of Music. The night air was filled with laughter and music, just the way a summer nights would be. Nothing could be better than this I thought. These are the moments I live for! We live such a routine life, always living off of the minutes and hours our days are filled with. Staying on task and being efficient is how we work through each day. I always want to break from the planned out, step by step things we do! Why live your life in a routine when you could be off having adventures with your best friends?! That's what drove me that night closer and closer to the pond.
When we got there, we began to get nervous. Which is expected after you read a sign that says NO TRESPASSING. But we pretended not to have seen the sign and proceeded with our mission. Cause that's what you do ;) Plenty of cars passed by, and with everyone we got more and more anxious! So we manned up and slowly made our way closer and closer to the pond water. We dipped our toes in the water and felt how freezing it was! We backed away and looked at each other with anxiety in our eyes, "Are we really doing this?!" my bestie said to me. Nervous laughter came out as I replied "Lets just run in!". So we grabbed hands to help us feel more courageous and just booked it in like there was no tomorrow, we got to about our knees and just sunk down. It was probably below 0 water because all we could do was scream! We were probably in the water for less than 30 seconds before we ran back out. We looked at each other and just laughed till it hurt! "We didn't even get our heads wet!!" Liz said. So we looked around to see if anyone had heard our screams, then ran back in!!
We ran until the water was to our hips and I just went under! The cold water seemed to suck out the air from my lungs as I came up! Gasping I yelled "Now you go!!" to Liz. She went down then came shooting back up. "I cant breathe! I cant breathe!!" and with that we ran back out. The sand was killing our feet to walk on as we made our way back up to the bench we had set our stuff on. I honestly believe I am living 3 more years because of how much I laughed that wonderful Friday night! We called Liz's mom and told her to bring towels. She wasn't too ecstatic about the whole experience as we were, but I think it was worth it! And I still believe that even though we reeked up the car with our pond water smell! We went to pick up Liz's little sister and when her sister got in the back with us she asked her mom if she could sit up front with her! That's how bad it was! We drove home and was lectured on how dangerous and reckless that was but that only made me giggle more. Which is probably not the best attitude to have... I felt bad for Liz because I had to leave her with mildly upset parents.
When i got in my car my dad just plugged his nose and asked what I did. When I explained he looked at me concerned and asked "Where there any boys? Where you fully clothed? You guys didn't get hurt right?" when I answered he just said we were crazy and didn't say anything else! I was the one giving all the details! And he laughed at the funny parts! I even said we didn't tell Liz's parents we were going to do it. Nothing. Just a nod. My father gets the Father Of The Month award. I was just worried Liz had gotten in a lot of trouble! But I think we are in the clear now with out parents :)
I don't think I would have done anything like that with anyone else but my best friend! She honestly makes me feel so more confident in myself! And I hope and pray everyone has a friend like Liz. She is that amazing friend that will lift you up and make you want to always do good! (except when we do rebellious adventures, then it's just fun!) ;) She is that amazing friend that will face hard things and still have a smile in the end of the day, even though you can tell there are tears that want to seep out. She is the strongest and most courageous person I have ever met, and this week has put a spotlight on that. I cant express my love to my best friend! She calms my nerves and stress with just simple words I need to hear. Man I could go on forever!!
The night is late, I have chunky dunking to do.
Sweet dreams.
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