Free Ugly Beautiful by Sean-Paul Thomas Page A

take it you stole a lot of money then?'
     
    'Enough to get me by for a few years, aye.'
     
    'Do you think your friends will come looking for you?'
     
    'I think they might, aye. They're not the type of people to just let things slide.'
     
    'And what will you do with yourself when you finally get to wherever it is that you're going?'
     
    Jason smiled at Haley's ever persisting curiosity in his undecided future. He took a deep breath and laid back. He tried to open up his imagination, but more for Haley's amusement than anything else.
     
    'Well, I think I'd like to buy a small boat, but big enough to live on you know. Maybe start in Cadiz in Spain, then travel from port to port, doing odd little jobs here and there, somewhere around Europe or South America. Learning a little bit of Spanish on route. In fact maybe I could even teach a bit of English too for shits and giggles, who knows.'
     
    'Sounds like a nice plan.' said Haley smiling with approval. Jason smiled too. He was feeling happy sharing some of his past thoughts and future plans with someone other than himself for once. Even if he did have to make them up on the spot. But now those thoughts were conceived and festering in his mind, he was beginning to like the sound of them. Travelling the world, living on a boat, living day by day. Sounded like the best plan he'd ever come up with. The two of them shared another lingering gaze before kicking back in the sunshine and just chilling for the rest of the afternoon.
     

CHAPTER nine
     

     

     
    Right after sunset Jason and Haley found themselves away from the scenic views of the oak tree hill and around the back end of Jason's hideaway cottage. Haley sat casually by herself on top of the bonnet of Jason's car, which was still parked out of view from the dirt road out front. In each hand she held a glass of red wine. One for her and one for Jason, who soon emerged from the back of the cottage with a couple of freshly cooked hamburgers. He handed one to Haley while taking a glass of wine from her.
     
    'My delicious chilly burger supreme.' said Jason proudly.
     
    'They smell good. I'm so hungry I might devour this in one whole mouthful.'
     
    'How about a little music?' said Jason, already halfway round the front driver's side of his car, not even waiting for a reply.
     
    'Sounds Good.' replied Haley taking an overly large bite from her burger. She was right, it was nearly gone in one huge tasty bite. Jason opened the driver's door, quickly raking through his collection of old CD's, all categorised in the hardcore dance and heavy rock/metal genre. Definitely not the right tunes for such a casual occasion. With a sigh he threw the CD's back into the glove box and switched on the car radio instead. He cycled through the limited stations with a half decent reception, and of course, avoiding any news channels. Finally he settled upon some half decent pop tunes from the eighties. He turned on the car headlights too just to lighten up the surrounding area from the fading sunlight. He returned to the front of the car and sat casually down beside Haley on the bonnet. He was pleasantly surprised to find she'd already devoured her entire burger.
     
    'You don't waste any time do you, Jeeze.'
     
    Haley smiled, a little embarrassed. Her appetite had certainly come back with a bang.
     
    'It's always so quiet and peaceful around here isn't it. I like it.' Haley remarked changing the subject. She glanced around at the quiet trees and bushes all around them. Jason munched upon his own burger, pleasantly surprised to find it still in one piece having been left resting so delicious and temptingly right beside Haley's returned with a vengeance appetite. Haley continued to glance around, captivated by the surrounding nature.
     
    'I think I could live here for the rest of my life in a place like this and be completely and utterly happy.'
     
    'What? All by yourself you mean?'
     
    Jason felt relieved to have had such a peaceful