So here's chapter 1,
I hope you enjoy it…
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Chapter 1
"Stop… laughing!" Joni said, laughing herself.
"I… can't!" I screamed, doubling over, unable to stop.
We laughed until we cried. We were getting strange looks from people, but we didn't care. We didn't even know why we were laughing. Joni and I just, laughed.
When it finally trailed off, I glanced up and my smile immediately vanished. Mark had sat down next to us.
Mark was my stalker, you might say. He turned up everywhere. At parties, arcades, restaurants, at school, and the mall, like now.
Mark had a flawless complexion, his olive skin making his dark brown eyes stand out against his face. His black hair was messed up just enough to draw attention to it, but not quite enough to look like he hadn't done anything to it at all. His arms bulged with muscle and there was no doubt a six-pack under that shirt.
Now, he chuckled. "Don't look so happy to see me!"
I plastered a grin on my face and forced out a small laugh. "You just surprised me is all." I turned to Joni, "Hey Joni, come on, all that laughing made me hafta pee." I chuckled, "Mark can I find you later?"
"Yeah, sure." He said smiling, "I wouldn't want to keep you from peeing." He chuckled. "I'll see you later."
"Bye."
"Bye Mark!" Joni managed to squeal as I practically dragged her away from the table we had been sitting at in the food court.
As I walked away, my brisk steps started to slow, and Joni didn't have to scramble to keep up with me.
"You don't really have to pee, do you."
It wasn't a question, it was a statement. I had pulled this one too many times for her to think I actually had to go.
"Not necessarily, no." I responded.
"And you're not gonna find him later."
"Right."
"I don't understand why you run from him. He's the hottest, most popular guy in the whole High School. You should be flattered. I know I would be."
Joni was confused. So was I. How to explain to her that I didn't need a guy who was hot or popular? How I didn't want a guy who followed me around? Or how I hated myself for having dreams about him? That and so much more, I just wasn't ready to share.
"I just don't want to ruin other girl's chances with him." I forced a chuckle.
Joni raised an eyebrow, but let it drop. We walked in silence for a few minutes. I was grateful. I needed to think.
I had never had a boyfriend before. At seventeen, as a senior, you would think I'd had one by now. No, not me. I had never liked anyone who had been interested in me. Most of them had taken the hint and left me alone. Mark, Mark was different. I didn't want to hurt him, but if he didn't get it soon…
"So where are we actually going?" Joni asked me, intruding my thoughts. She sat down on a nearby bench.
"Well, I think we should circle around back to the food court, and see if Cole and Randy are here like they said they would be." I replied. I glanced at her, and she was smiling. It was widely known that Joni liked Cole. He seemed to be the only one that didn't know. Or at least he acted like that.
"Alright." She giggled. "Well, let's go already!"
"We don't have to." I said, looking at the GameStop across from us.
She looked over, and I saw her brown eyes light up so they looked like glittering jewels against her deep brown skin.
She really likes him, I thought. Randy and Cole were like brothers to me. I had known them basically since birth.
Cole and I live in the same apartment building, we have since we were both one, so we spend a lot of time together. I knew enough about him to know that he and Joni would be great together.
But Randy… Randy lived in a mansion. This worked out well when I ran away. I was having some problems at home, with my parents, so I ran away. Randy had come after me. He hid me in his mansion for a whole week while my parents looked for me.
Now his little sister, Angelica? She was a completely different story. The girl was the devil, no matter what anybody did or said. She had been the one who ratted out me and Randy. Although, now I do kinda thank her.
"Hey Joni." Cole's voice jerked me back to reality.
"Hey." Joni giggled. She was nervous.
I saw Randy coming and stood up.
"Hey Kris." Randy said. He had a huge grin on his face.
"Hey." I said through my teeth. "What's with the grin?"
He laughed. "Come on, I'll tell you."
"Okay… Cole, Joni, I'll see you later!"
"Bye Kristine." Cole said, glancing over.
"Mm… bye Kris…" Joni hardly noticed I was leaving. She was too busy staring at Cole, who was looking at me funny.
"You two have fun." He said with a smirk. I raised an eyebrow at him, but he just shrugged me off and turned back to Joni. That boy really knew how to get to me, maybe too well.
"Come on Kris." Randy whined, tugging at my arm.
"Quit whining." I laughed and started walking, "The way you're acting, people could say you were a nine year-old in an eighteen year-olds body." I said over my shoulder. I stopped and turned, he was standing where I had left him, staring dumbly. I sighed. Sometimes he acted younger than me, instead of seven months older. "Are you coming?"
Randy snapped out of his trance and scrambled over. I grabbed his arm so he wouldn't trip. "Alright, let's go." He said. I turned around, laughing. My laugh got caught in my throat and my smile vanished. I was nose to nose with Mark.
I gasped and stepped back. "Oh my god Mark!" I squeezed out. "You need to stop scaring me." I forced out a laugh. "Sorry I didn't come find you. Randy caught me; my mom wants me home right away.
I saw his brown eyes narrow as he turned to face Randy, whose arm I still had a hold of.
"And how does Randy know this?" he asked, his eyes glittering with hatred. Randy was unable to answer, frozen with fear.
"Mark…" I said softly, returning his attention to me. "Leave Randy out of this, it's not his fault. My phone was dead, and when she couldn't get a hold of me through that, she naturally called Randy. She asked him to find me and tell me that I had to go home." He still looked suspicious, he wasn't buying my story. "Mark, please. I really do have to go."
He finally bought it. "Fine." He sighed. "I'll see you on Monday."
I pasted on a smile, "Of course."
"Bye Kristene."
"Bye Mark."
Mark walked away and I realized I was still gripping Randy's arm.
"Can ya let go?" he asked.
I laughed. "Sorry." I pried my fingers off and gasped. Randy's arm was red where I had been gripping.
"Nervous much?" Randy chuckled, trying to mask his own nervousness.
I shoved him and laughed. "Shut up."
"Heh. Whatever, let's go."
"Finally!" I laughed. "It took long enough!"
He rubbed his arm and laughed, "C'mon."
As we walked out the doors of the mall I slipped on a patch of ice. Randy caught me by the arm and laughed. "Watch out."
I smiled sarcastically, "Is it my fault Chicago hates me? Come on. Let's find your car."
He smiled and slipped a hand around my waist, "So you don't fall again." He claimed with a smirk.
"Uh huh, sure." I laughed.
We reached his car and I slid in. we drove to his house, and as we pulled up, I gasped.
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Well I hope you liked it!
That was just the first chapter.
Review please!!
Chapter 2 up as soon as I can type it!