Chapter 2: After School
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Leaving school is like a breath of fresh air. You can actually smell the freedom as the bell rings and you whip out the front doors of the school like there is no tomorrow.
Me and Mars sat on our 'chat rocks'. Our 'chat rocks' are these large boulders set beside a shady tree that looks like it is ment to be sat on. Me and Mars carpool and her mom always shows up atleast 10 minutes after school because of work, so we grab our tote-bags and run out the school door to sit on our beloved boulders to talk.
I loved the 'chat rocks' and I loved talking to Mars. Mars is from New York which is why she always has trouble pronouncing her "R's", so instead it comes out like a cute "W" , I always have loved her accent and she has never changed it, and I find it funny she can't pronounce her own name, but even she makes fun of herself, but of course, she doesn't ALWAYS not pronounce her "R's" so people have learned to give her a break. I'm am just glad she moved to Seattle and met me, and I also thank the lord for a sunny day, not one full of rain like usual.
Mars smiled and tucked her hair behind her ear. Somehow I just knew what was going to come out, because she loves to tease me.
"Awww, Ted and Gwen sitting in a twee K-I-S-S-"
I smacked Mars in the face before she went any further.
She laughed and smacked me on the back of the head, "Sowry Gwen, you guys aw just so cute!" She bubbled up like a 8 year old.
"Ya, well I'm done thinking about him for awhile. I called my mom and she says I can stay over at your house for dinner"
Mars bit her lip, and took a look at the sky. I was then assured something was wrong.
"Mars, whats the matter?" I looked up at her as she nervously sighed.
"My brother is going to be around today. He usually dwops by his friends house today, but unfortunately, not today"
"Mars, I'm fine with that, and I've never heard the word today used so many times in a sentence!"
"You don't undastand Gwen, it's so awkward when you come over when he's around, he's only a year younger so we can't talk about..you know who"
"Huh? I don't even know if Mark knows who Ted is, and Mars, Ted isn't frickin' Voldemort" I joked.
"I don't knooow Gwen, I saw them yestaday talking!", Mars looked serious and this time I took what she said into consideration, but I wasn't giving up on going to her house.
Mark is Mars's younger brother but only by a year. He's in 7th grade, and of course, goes to the same school as us. He's awkward and lanky, he is probably about 5'8 and has long flippy blonde hair and a set of unusually light but pretty blue eyes. He did not have an accent like Mars, he spoke very normal from my perspective.
From as far as I can tell, Mark seems like a nice guy, he never really has spoken to me, unless it was a question like if I had to go to the bathroom because he was taking a shower and what-not. I feel bad for the guy because he always to me has seemed so insecure.
he stays hunched over like he's trying to be shorter, but he is sweet...I couldn't see him being nosy about how I feel for Ted.
"Marissa, do you really think Mark is going to wanna get into the details of my personal life? He's not like that"
"Hey now, he's my brother not yours Gwen. I know what I'm talking about"
I backed down and just stated a suggestion, "well I could always just stay there and watch a movie with you"
She smiled, "Okie dokie, get in the car my mom is driving"
We got off our rocks and headed to the little cherry red van.
I got in and looked out the window gazing at the trees that would pass by, and look at the puffy white clouds.
I could never see why Mars would be worried about Mark figuring anything out.
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Sorry the chappy is so short! 3rd one is coming soon!
