Ch.1

Margo was talking to her friends Allison Sanders and Flora Rosebloom as they sat down at the fountain at the mall. Allison pulled out a hand mirror and began primping her hair and makeup. "Guys, is my makeup okay?" she asked. Margo and Flora looked at each other and back at Allison.

"You of all people should be worried about makeup," Margo said.

Allison shrugged and put her mirror back into her bag. "It's not my fault. I want to look my best for any guys who ask me out," she said in defense.

"Ally, you don't need makeup. You're beautiful the way you are," Flora added.

Allison looked at Flora. "You don't need makeup. Look at you! You're like a full bloom flower," she exclaimed. Flora smiled and looked away, staring at her hands. It was true; Flora was the prettiest girl they knew. With her tan skin, honey brown hair with blonde in her bangs, and jade eyes, she could attract a crowd of boys faster than a bee in search of nectar. Flora brushed her bangs out of her face and said shyly. "I'm not that attractive."

"Are you kidding? You're like the number one hottest girl at our school! Not only that, you're dating Nathanial Hudgingson, the second hottest boy in our school," Allison pointed.

"Who's the first?" Margo asked.

Allison looked past the girls and pointed. Margo and Flora followed her gaze and spotted Antonio Perez not too far from the girls. Margo scowled and quickly turned away. "Yup, he's a looker alright. Me encanta chicos latinos!" Allison purred. Margo rolled her eyes and began texting. "You're wasting your time, Ally. He's nothing but a heartbreaker. But hey, if you're attracted to that type, go for it." Flora looked at Margo and took her hand.

"Margo, I know what you saw must have been heart shattering that day, but you have to let it go," she said.

"Let it go, let it go! Can't hold it back anymore!" Allison sang abruptly, getting a few looks from some passerbys.

Margo and Flora stared at her, a perplexed look on their faces. "What? You said 'let it go'," she replied. Flora slowly nodded her and looked at Margo. "The point is," Flora continued. "Is that you need to just drop it. There may have been a reason behind it all."

"Flora's right. At least talk to him. It won't kill you."

"Look, can we talk about something else?" Margo asked.

The girls remained silent for a while, not knowing what to say. The silence was shattered when Flora's cell phone blared out "Shower" Flora looked at it and walked away, picking up the phone. "Hey, mom," Flora said into the phone. Allison watched Flora walk away and have her phone call in private and smile. "Flora's really lucky to have a guy like Nathanial. Don't you think, Margo?" Allison asked suddenly. Margo followed Allison's gaze and nodded.

"Yeah. It was only four months ago that Flora and her family moved here, And now, she's living her happily ever after."

Flora walked back to the girls and picked up her shopping bags. "Sorry, guys. My mom had to go back to work, and someone needs to watch over Rose," she said apologetically. Allison looked at her watch and jumped up. "Me too, Margo. I would love to stay, but I have an appointment at the hair salon. But we'll talk later tonight, okay?" Margo smiled and nodded her head, watching the girls walk off.

"Later, Margo!"

"Bye, Mar-Mar!"

Margo waved her friends goodbye and looked at the time on her phone. It was four-fifteen, and Margo had nothing to do. Her eyes roamed the mall, trying to find something to distract her, when a super pink, extremely girly shop opened her eyes. Posters of super cute girly things, like rainbows and unicorns and whatnot, were all over the windows, and a big poster had the words "Opening Sale! 50% all Hello Kitty merchandise!" were in bold. Come to think of it, she saw a flyer about the store grand opening the other day. She dug into her pocket and smiled pulled out a twenty Gru have given her before she left, plus some extra money from her allowance. Having nothing better else to do, the brunette walked over to the store. Margo entered and was surprised to see so many girls swarming the place. There were about fifty girls in the store, and half of them were girls in her age.

"Hello! Welcome to Kawaii Tokyo! Please feel free to browse! And we have a 50% of all Hello Kitty merchandise!" A saleswoman said perkily.

Margo smiled and looked around the store. She walked past shelves packed with plushies, Rilakkuma stuffed bears, and cute totes. Margo was about to turn around and walk away when something caught her eye. She picked up a box set of the entire Sailor Moon manga, signed by the author, Naoko Takeuchi.

"Ah, I see you've taken a liking to one of today's hotsellers," the saleswoman said.

Margo smiled and walked over to the cash register. "You know, miss, if you get another manga set, you can have it for free," the saleswoman said. Margo looked around and took the Fruits Basket box set as well. "Okay, you're total is $29.72." Margo paid the cash register and took the change and receipt from the saleswoman. The saleswoman dropped a Sailor Moon plushie into the bag and smiled.

"With every Sailor Moon merchandise, you get a plushie," She explained. "Have a nice day."

"Thank you, ma'am," Margo said politely.

She turned away and went to march out the door, but a giant panda plushie stopped her. She looked at the time in the store and shrugged "I guess I could hang out here," Margo said. Not long after that, Margo walked out with a tote full of mangas, plushies, how-to books and a Pretty Princess Unicorn for Agnes. Satisfied with her purchase, Margo took a few steps towards the exit, when a all-too familiar voice made her freeze solid.

"Hola, Margo."

Margo gulped and stared at the ceiling. "Please don't be Antonio Perez, please don't be Antonio Perez," she repeated.

"I can hear you, bella."

Margo sighed and turned to come face to face with Antonio Perez. He wore this trademark smirk and stared at Margo's tote. "Doing a little shopping, no?"

Margo hid the tote behind her back and looked away, staring at anything but Antonio. "None of your business, Antonio. What do you want anyways?" she asked annoyed. Antonio reached out to touch Margo's cheek, but she moved away. "I missed you, chica. It's been so long since we've last spoken. My soul has been yearning for you," he said in a forlorn voice. Margo couldn't help but to scoff at his comment.

"And why would you miss me when you could be chasing after some other girls? I see a bunch of lovely girls over there. You should talk to them," she said.

"But, Margo," Antonio pleaded. "Believe me when I say 'I miss you'. Nothing is the same without you."

Margo looked at Antonio for a while, not really saying anything. "Then maybe you'll twice before toying and breaking a girl's heart. Because you never know what you have until it's gone," she said finally. "Goodbye, Antonio." Margo turned around and walked away quickly before Antonio could say anything. She walked out of the mall without looking back.

"You said what?!" Allison screamed at Margo through the phone that night. "You turned down the hottest boy at our school-in this town, even- and just walked away? Are you insane?" Margo rolled her eyes and watched Pretty Little Liars. "If by insane, you mean doing myself a huge favor by saving myself from another heartbreak? Then yes, I am insane," Margo said.

"But think about it, Mar. Antonio Perez! Every girl's dream hunk!" Allison said in an insistent voice.

"Not my dream hunk," Margo sad bluntly.

Margo slipped on her fuzzy bunny slippers and munched on some popcorn. "I mean, seriously. Who are we kidding? Me and Antonio would never work out. He's a player, I'm a bookworm. He's popular with the girls, I'm well known with the other geniuses at our school. He's a boy who takes advantage of a girl's feelings…. And I'm a girl who idiotically believes a guy when they tell you the things that flatter a girl most." Margo paused and took a deep breath. "Let's stop living in a fantasy and snapping back into reality: Antonio Perez was my, and will be my last, sweetheart ever! End of discussion." A heavy silence hung in between the line between the phone lines.

"You know, just because you two had a little fall out in the past, but there's a small little called 'chemistry'. If it doesn't work out in the past, I'm sure it'll work out now," Allison assured her.

"How do you know?" Margo asked.

"Trust me. I'm an expert with these things. Who else do you think got Flora and Nathanial together?" Allison questioned. "If I didn't meddle in Flora's love life, she wouldn't have the guts to invite Nathanial to see a movie."

Margo smiled, remembering how ecstatic Flora was after her date with Nathanial. "She wouldn't shut up about the date for an entire week," she chuckled. "Anyways, I gotta run. I'll talk to tomorrow." Margo closed the phone call and tossed her phone on the side of the couch. She sighed and slumped back on her seat, rummaging her hand through her hair. Margo then got up from the couch and handed her bowl of popcorn to Dave and Kevin, who had sat next to her without her noticing. She trudged herself over to her room, rubbing her eyes. She entered her room and crawled into bed. She took off her glasses and set them next to her. A mirage of Antonio flashed through Margo's eyes in a millisecond, then disappeared.

"No, Margo. He broke your heart. He isn't worth it," she told herself.

But that still didn't keep her heart form beating so fast.