The blue sky above his head and the green grass below him made Marco feel like he finally belonged. Here, he wasn't worried about what other people thought of him or if Spin hated him or even if Dylan liked him. Here, he was just Marco Del Rossi, a person, a human, a boy.
He was sitting atop a cliff looking down on the beach. He watched the waves crash in and the people talking in the bright sun. He laughed to himself as he thought about something Jimmy had said earlier, "Marco, you better go outside and get some sun, otherwise people might start to think you're turning into a vampire." Obviously, Marco had taken his advice and was now out in the warm noon sun.
"Hey, Marco. What're you doing up here?" A familiar voice asked from behind him.
Suddenly, all of Marco's fears and thoughts about the real world came back to him. "Hi, Spin."
"Seriously, man...Why are you up here? W-what...are you scoping out guys or something?"
Marco turned to face Spinner, "Ya know, I really get sick of you acting like this all the time."
"Woah, dude, I just asked you a simple question," a smirk ran across his face. He couldn't help it.
"Yeah, well, why do you just assume that all I do is think about guys?"
"Probably because all I do is think about girls."
"Spin, that's not the point. But if you must know, I'm up here because Jimmy recommended that I get some fresh air."
A strange look came to Spinner's face. "So, you...you like listen to everything Jimmy says now? Or what?"
"No...but it was a good idea." Marco turned back to face the water.
"Oh, I see what's going on here."
"Oh yeah, Spin, and what's that?"
"You're crushing on Jimmy, aren't you?"
"Man, how many times do I have to go over this with you? I don't like every guy who comes along!"
"Yeah, but you like Jimmy. Don't you?"
"Maybe coming out here wasn't such a good idea after all." Marco got up and turned to walk down the cliff when Spinner reached out his arms and pushed him.
"You didn't answer my question, punk," Spin said giving Marco another push.
Marco pushed him back and said, "Man, you need some help."
As Spinner brought up his arms to push Marco again, Marco backed up.
Marco was now standing on the edge of the cliff. Before he could say anything and even before Spin could push him, Marco started to fall backwards off the edge of the cliff. As Marco fell, he quickly grabbed onto a rock sticking out of the side of the cliff.
"Oh my god! Marco!" Spin said looking down over the cliff.
"Help me, Spin," Marco said, nearly in tears. The ground was waiting menacingly far down below.
Spinner reached down to try to grab onto Marco, but he was too far away.
"Please, Spin," Marco begged.
"I-I can't reach," he replied, trying to reach farther.
"Oh, god."
"Look, I'm gonna go get help. Just, just hang on. I'll be right back."
"No, please, don't leave me."
"Alright, look, I'll call Jimmy and he'll get you help. He'll know exactly where we're at right? Since he was the one who sent you out here?"
"Yeah, come on, just call him," Marco said.
"Okay, I'll call him and then the police. Don't worry, you'll be fine." Spinner took out his cell phone and began dialing.
He was sitting atop a cliff looking down on the beach. He watched the waves crash in and the people talking in the bright sun. He laughed to himself as he thought about something Jimmy had said earlier, "Marco, you better go outside and get some sun, otherwise people might start to think you're turning into a vampire." Obviously, Marco had taken his advice and was now out in the warm noon sun.
"Hey, Marco. What're you doing up here?" A familiar voice asked from behind him.
Suddenly, all of Marco's fears and thoughts about the real world came back to him. "Hi, Spin."
"Seriously, man...Why are you up here? W-what...are you scoping out guys or something?"
Marco turned to face Spinner, "Ya know, I really get sick of you acting like this all the time."
"Woah, dude, I just asked you a simple question," a smirk ran across his face. He couldn't help it.
"Yeah, well, why do you just assume that all I do is think about guys?"
"Probably because all I do is think about girls."
"Spin, that's not the point. But if you must know, I'm up here because Jimmy recommended that I get some fresh air."
A strange look came to Spinner's face. "So, you...you like listen to everything Jimmy says now? Or what?"
"No...but it was a good idea." Marco turned back to face the water.
"Oh, I see what's going on here."
"Oh yeah, Spin, and what's that?"
"You're crushing on Jimmy, aren't you?"
"Man, how many times do I have to go over this with you? I don't like every guy who comes along!"
"Yeah, but you like Jimmy. Don't you?"
"Maybe coming out here wasn't such a good idea after all." Marco got up and turned to walk down the cliff when Spinner reached out his arms and pushed him.
"You didn't answer my question, punk," Spin said giving Marco another push.
Marco pushed him back and said, "Man, you need some help."
As Spinner brought up his arms to push Marco again, Marco backed up.
Marco was now standing on the edge of the cliff. Before he could say anything and even before Spin could push him, Marco started to fall backwards off the edge of the cliff. As Marco fell, he quickly grabbed onto a rock sticking out of the side of the cliff.
"Oh my god! Marco!" Spin said looking down over the cliff.
"Help me, Spin," Marco said, nearly in tears. The ground was waiting menacingly far down below.
Spinner reached down to try to grab onto Marco, but he was too far away.
"Please, Spin," Marco begged.
"I-I can't reach," he replied, trying to reach farther.
"Oh, god."
"Look, I'm gonna go get help. Just, just hang on. I'll be right back."
"No, please, don't leave me."
"Alright, look, I'll call Jimmy and he'll get you help. He'll know exactly where we're at right? Since he was the one who sent you out here?"
"Yeah, come on, just call him," Marco said.
"Okay, I'll call him and then the police. Don't worry, you'll be fine." Spinner took out his cell phone and began dialing.