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Chapter 2 of Rebel or Madge?
I've been staying at Thom's house for the past few days. Winter's coming so I literally freeze during the night, but I keep my mouth shut. It's kind enough that they are letting me stay, take up space, and eat their food that they don't have to share. I know I have to go hunting soon, not only for my family but for the Grayland's too.
Thom keeps going on and on about how hot his new girlfriend is. He describes her as smokin' hot, blonde (so a Townie of course), curvy body, and the cutest smile he has ever seen. Did I mention he keeps repeating himself? That's all I've heard about the whole walk to school. It's the longest walk ever, and his house it closer than mine!
The schoolyard is packed full of students. Whether you got the nerds, like me (secretly…you'll never see me studying before school unless it's to cram) studying for no reason what so ever, the Jocks (even though we don't have sports teams), the Popular people (like me though they all hate me and won't admit it because I can get the girls), and the normal (I usually hang out in this category).
I scan the schoolyard for May's mouse brown hair. Of course it has to be dark in a sea full of dark haired people. The one time I want to avoid her I can't seem find the bitch. But when I do she's staring right at me and I tense as tight as a bow string. She doesn't move towards, thank god! She sends one last stinging glare across the courtyard and turns back to her friends. I have to admit…it stings a little.
A bubbly blonde girl (Yuck!) comes bouncing (literally) our way. This must be Aubrey, Aubrey White. Her family owns the fabric shop in Town. She flings her arms around Thom's neck and pecks him on the lips before burying her face in his chest. Thom has a big goofy smile on his face while his muscular arms snake slowly around the giddy girl's waist.
I already don't like her…
"Hey, what happened to coming early today and meeting me behind the school?" she mumbles into his oversized chest, not really. Thom goes pink in the face and I stifle a laugh and Thom whacks me in the arm. I try so hard not to laugh. Only this time I can't hold it down anymore. I walk on my toes with my hand over my mouth.
I open my locker to a bright pink detention slip. Great, good thing it doesn't tell me to look down, read the content, follow the content, and be there on this date and this time. So good, I don't have to go! Loophole, assholes, loopholes! HAHA! I can't help but smile.
Thom elbows me hard in the ribs on my way to history of coal class. Just what I need to know, what coal does…it burns with fire to make heat. Isn't that enough? I could live off that!
The teacher glares at me with her signature glare with her hideous cat eyed glasses. I roll my eyes at her and lean forward and give her a small wave with a cocky smile on the side. Her eyes lids flutter and she grips her desk tightly. Sick Capitol teachers, really they are just annoying little pests that only want to have sex with you because your pretty. Not gonna happen, lady! Not. Gonna. Happen.
"Take out a writing instrument and clear your desk. No cheating! If I catch you cheating I will rip up your test and you will receive a ZERO!"
Shit. I forgot all about this stupid test on coal. Shit, shit, shit! Remember when I mentioned I'm a nerd but not a nerd. Maybe I should have studied with them this morning.
Halfway through, a certain annoying blonde walks in. The Mayor's smart, and I got to admit sexy daughter. Did you look at her legs! She watches me, I watch her. I'm use to staring people down and making them look away but her graze it unwavering. I shyly look away. Shyly? Since when do I look away shyly?
I peek out from under my long eyelashes as she walks away back to her 7th grade class, me in my Freshmen class, well this happens to be a Sophomore class. What can I say…I'm just that good in school, especially history.
The bell rings obnoxiously loud. I lazily pick up my stuff and head towards my locker. My shoes stick to the floor because no one knows how to clean in this school. I have math next with no other than Madge Undersee. There's a tightening in my chest I can't explain at the thought of going to math with Madge Undersee. Did I seriously just make math sound like a date?
Gah! Thom is getting to my head. I don't even like Undersee; she's annoying and the pristine Mayor's daughter. No need to go down that road even if I wanted too.
I sit at my usual table with Thom, Jerry, and some other guys I don't care for. Thom sits across from me and still hasn't given up on the girlfriend thing. Not only do the other guys join in taunting me about not having girlfriend, pretty much the whole freaking lunch room can hear it. Ugh!
"Oh come on, Gale! You need to get a girlfriend! You're the only one left out of our group that doesn't have a girlfriend." he exclaims. I throw a grape at him. It bounced off his nose, he looks annoyed. Grapes are rare in District 12; I found these ones in the woods. It's all I have for lunch and I just wasted one on Thom's nose. Thom eats it anyways. I roll my eyes.
Aubrey makes her way towards us. I stare at the dingy table. I seriously don't like her. I glance at the other guys and I see them doing the same thing as me. Now I wish I didn't look. Thom is cannoddling with Aubrey and pecking her jaw and his nose in her hair and one around her shoulders and the other in her lap. (I do not understand this paragraph. What is happening in the beginning?)
This weird feeling bubbles up inside me. It took me a minute to distinguish that its jealousy and anger. Something wet hits my hands. It's slimy and gross…it's one of my grape. Well poohy!
Maybe a girlfriend wouldn't be so bad…
What am I thinking!?
Well…
"Babe, you hungry?" Aubrey nudges Thom's chest.
"Hmm," he smiles silly, "Oh yeah sure." He nudges her hair again.
"Here," she rips her sandwich in half and gives him her bag of chips. Thom doesn't say anything, he just takes it. Surprising as it is, I don't say a word. She starts padding Thom's chest; "Now ya know I don't want him to waste away on me." She smiles sweetly. I must admit she has a pretty smile.
Bristel tightens up. She admitted to me last week that she likes Thom. I had encouraged her to ask him out, but as you see…that's not gonna happen. I reach over and pat her knee to let her know I'm on her side. She relaxes.
"So Gale…what do you like to do?" Aubrey pipes up.
Really, you're gonna try and talk to me.
"Nothing much." I act like I hardly paying her any attention. Bristel punches me in the leg, I glance at her. She is still tense but she's always like this when Thom gets new girlfriends.
"Nothing? Seriously you got to like something, anything could catch your attention." She sounds desperate.
I don't answer anymore of her questions after that. I totally get it. She wants me to approve of her so she can ease her conscience that she isn't dividing two best friends. And she know if I accept her than she's accepted. I'm sorry (not really), but I'm on Bristel's team here! Team Bristel!
I glance past her, expecting to see nothing in particular. I see a flash of blonde that catches my eye. Madge Undersee is staring at me. She blushes a deep rose color and smiles at me. I smile back. I don't realize Thom is smirking at me.
All I can see is Madge's golden hair and the way her smile lights up her whole face. I look away before Thom could figure out just who I was smiling at.
Finally! The end of the day. Damn, I have to go home with Thom. Well I don't have to…but I'm not going home as long as May and Sarah are still there.
"Thom! Will you shut up!?" I scream at him. He is really granting on my nerves. I shove my books into my torn up gray old looking military bag and glare at every freaking book that goes in.
"Well than tell me who you like?" he takes a different road.
"Nobody," I mutter. God, I feel like the walls are closing in on me. My heartbeat picks up and I remember the feeling of an anxiety attack rush back to me from the day May turned 18. God, please don't let me have one in the middle of school!
"You got to like someone. Come on, if you tell me then I'll leave you alone."
Intriguing. I look to my left, the opposite side from Thom. My plan is simple…next girl to walk by is going to be the person "I like." It just so happens to be the girl that keeps popping up in my life today. She smiles her sweet smile and I can't help but smile back.
"Undersee," I whisper so no one else will hear. I don't need to be bullied for "liking" the "unattainable" "Mayor's Daughter." Thom makes a sound of disapproval and disbelief.
A wicked smile spread across Thom's face. He tries to hide it but he can't. A large angry pit forms in my stomach. The lightheadedness comes back to be.
Really? Why am I getting so stressed out about this!?
(Thom's POV)
Aubrey's lips crash into mine in a heated frenzy. Her hands slip up my shirt, running over my abs. If only I had abs like Gale would barely seem to work for them. Stupid hunting.
She moans into my mouth, which in return causes me to moan back. She shifts and throws herself on top of me, straddling my hips with her knees. She goes at my neck softly. Nothing too noticeable should show up.
God! Gale seems to clog up my mind today. Aubrey's not helping with the whole Gale needing girlfriend thing.
"Babe...babe what do you think of Madge Undersee?" That makes her stop. She leans back against my raised knees with a look of confusion on her face. I tap her nose and she smiles.
"Well I guess she's ok. Gorgeous, yes, every guys dream girl…well if she wasn't the Mayor's daughter and so unattainable…I'd date her!"
I burst out laughing. Aubrey and Madge as a couple, Aubrey as the guy and Madge as the girl. It's just too funny!
"Not for you, you're mine, babe. M.I.N.E. What about for Gale?"
Dead silence.
"They would be a good couple," she muses, "but you and I both know Gale will never go for her. For reals, she's the Mayor's daughter and they hate each other. We should totally get them together. Did he show interest in her?"
"I asked him earlier and he said her. And I'm almost positive that's the girl he's been smiling at nonstop all day. So what's the plan babe?"
I smile at her. "You're so lucky I know her personally!" Aubrey exclaims.
She smiles at me devilishly and we get to the game plan. Gale Hawthorne you have no idea what you just got yourself into…