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Chapter Two
She had been on his mind all day. The way her wet hair had felt between his fingers. How soft her skin had felt underneath his rough calloused fingers. The way her eyes shone when she looked at him. Those red lips. Fuck. Those red lips had even made an appearance in one of his dreams over the weekend, well the lips and most of the rest of her body, though it wasn't exactly covered in the dream. That body. No wonder every guy he knew wanted her. That body alone was enough reason. Just add in her beautiful face and carefree attitude and she seemed like the perfect package. But the perfect package for what? For a girlfriend? It didn't seem like she wanted to be anyone's girlfriend. But maybe she just hadn't found what she was looking for, right? Maybe Gale could be that. But what was so special about Gale? He had been called gorgeous by a few girls. And his personality? Well he was loyal, sometimes he could be kind. He could be funny at times.
His second period class was english and he sat in his usual seat in the back waiting for her to come in. This was one of the first times he was actually early for class. Usually he spent the passing period pressing a girl against the lockers across the hall from his class, but he hadn't felt much like it since his kiss with Madge. He hadn't felt like talking to any female since Madge. Even Katniss, seemed to burn a little less bright to him since his encounter with Madge.
It was weird how he had never noticed her before. Well, he had noticed her before. He had noticed her beauty, but not everything else that went along with that beauty. Yes, he had noticed her smile, but he had never noticed the way her smile lit up her entire face or the cute way her eyes crinkled too. He had noticed her body, but never how graceful her movements were. The confidence in her walk.
Those had all escaped him, and he couldn't help but wonder how he had been so stupid.
So he kept his eyes trained on the door to the classroom. Surely she would be arriving promptly. She was never late.
And this time she wasn't either.
She entered the classroom with the same confidence he was now able to notice. Madge's eyes found his and she gave him a small smile. And that was enough for him. At least she was acknowledging that he existed.
Not too long after Madge entered the classroom, their teacher Mrs. Chapman entered.
"Alright I want everyone to get into groups of four and discuss the first six chapters of The Great Gatsby."
Gale saw how Madge stared at the front of the class. She didn't really talk to anyone in class, except when spoken to. There was no one in class that she jumped to talk to. So who would she work in a group with?
"Madge, why don't you work with us?" Thom had interrupted his thoughts and had gone up to her on his own.
Madge nodded, grabbing her book bag and walking towards their clustered desks.
"Hey guys." She looked towards Gale then Bristel and lastly to Thom. "Did everyone read?"
Bristel was the only one to nod.
"I got to the third chapter," answered Thom.
"Fourth," Gale added.
"Well I guess we can work off of that," she sighed and opened her notebook.
While putting his books into his locker a piece of paper fell from between the pages. Gale bent down to retrieve it. This wasn't his. This definitely wasn't his handwriting. He opened the note and on the other side of the notes he read, "Was it good for you too?" written in small loopy handwriting. A small "M" was in the corner of the page.
What in God's name was she thinking? He could spend his entire days racking his brain trying to answer the question. She was beautiful, and he told her that she lessened the ache in his body. Was it good for him? It was better than he could ever imagine.
Maybe she was just teasing him? Gale hated to admit it, because he was a man and men were not supposed to like teasing, but coming from Madge he could deal with it. He could even maybe relish in it. Normally when he partook in relationships, he was in control. When he wanted to stop seeing a girl, he ended it. No girl had ever ended it with him. It was his decision whether or not he wanted to see a girl. They waited for him. But from the little he knew about Madge he could only assume that this was going to be very different from his past encounters with women. For starters, he already knew he didn't want it to be just an encounter with Madge, not like the other girls he had been with. He wanted more, yearned for more, ached for her. Already.
After lunch when he entered his chemistry class and sat at a table, Madge was already in the classroom. This time she was sitting all the way in the back. As he opened his book, he could feel her eyes on him. The entire period, he felt her eyes on his back, unrelenting.
The bell rang signaling the end of the day. He rose from his chair and began to make his way toward the front of the classroom. Then a small figure bumped into his side.
"Sorry," he heard her say as she made her way passed him. Gale didn't respond.
Again he found a letter, but this time it hadn't fallen out of his book. Instead he saw the small white folded piece of paper in his book bag. It read in the same handwriting, "Meadow?" But with no time written or day. He could only assume that she had meant today, and as soon as possible. But he had to pick up his brothers. Goddamn. Hopefully, she would wait.
It felt as if his siblings had taken extra long getting out of school that day. Each minute that passed was excruciating.
He almost felt like running when he dropped his siblings off at their home in the Seam, but that would definitely be uncool and would create unwanted attention. No one needed to know where he was going and who he was going to see. It was none of their business.
When he arrived at the meadow, it was empty. No one in sight. But there was a note attached to one of the trees. The same paper as the others, but this time there wasn't any writing just a drawing of a clock that was crossed out.
He had been late.
Clutching the paper in his hand, he growled. Maybe he didn't like being teased by Undersee after all.
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