Chapter 2: Note-yness

Note: I tried to include some notes that Mark, Roger and Collins write in this chapter, but had major difficulties. The notes are here, but they look like regular text, so just try to decipher which words are the notes. Sorry!

I met up with Roger outside the cafeteria, after what seemed an eternity of AP English III. Seriously, how much can one person talk about Gatsby?

"Hey!" I said joining him in the lunch line.

"Oh, hey Mark!" He said happily.

We walked through the line, with me warning him what to and not to get and then paid. I walked to my usual table with Roger in tow and joined Mo and our other friend, Collins.

"Hey Col, this is Roger. He's new."

"Pleasure to meet ya Roger. I'm Collins, Tom Collins", Collins said warmly shaking his hand.

We all sat down and Maureen pulled out a sketch of a frog and started talking a mile a minute. I saw Roger pull something out of a notepad and write something on it, then he handed the notebook and a pen to me.

Does she ever shut up?

NO!

I laughed as I wrote my response and shortly after Roger handed me another sheet of paper.

What's she going on about anyways?

Frogs and how they're used for experiments and stuff in science

but don't the frogs die of natural causes?

yep

then why?

because she's Maureen

Collins saw us writing notes and gave me a mischievous smile. I shrugged my shoulders as if to ask him "what?", and he wrote me a note.

You and Blondie seem to be getting along well

roger's cool

you like him!

NO! Col, he's a guy!

So?

I do not!

Mark, it wasn't a question

I shot Collins an evil look and he raised his eyebrows at me as a challenge.

Roger leaned over to try and see the note but I quickly crumpled it up. Roger looked a little hurt and turned away. Collins took out some paper and then passed Roger a note- making me semi-paranoid...ok, alright, it made me REALLY paranoid.

So what do you think of our Mark?

I think he's alright

seems like you two are really gettin along great I haven't seen him this happy in a long time

yeah? well, can you keep a secret?

Of course

I kinda like Mark

you're gay too? Welcome to the club! I think Mark likes you too, he just doesn't know it yet. Give him time, he'll come around

well, I'm not gay I'm a panasexual but thanks

no prob Blondie!