Someone ripped the skateboarders off me. I realised it was Nate and a couple of others. Finally the skateboarders had gone. Nate lent over me "Are you okay?" He was clearly quite worried. Two other boys, one I knew was Jason, Nate's elder brother because he's my brother's best friend.
"Mariessa? Get off her! Jason?" Speak of the devil and the devil shall appear. Rufus, my brother came bounding over, his flaming red shaggy hair in his face. "Rufus, it's okay! They saved me!" I defended the trio.
I must admit Rufus looked quite scary. Along with his hair, his normally bright blue eyes like mine blazed red; they only do that when he's really mad. He's over six foot tall and you can tell he has hidden muscle.
"I'm Nate. Mari's friend. This is Shane and you seem to already know Jason." Nate had quite bravely stood up from where he had been kneeling next to me.
"I'm Rufus, Mari's very overprotective brother. Didn't Jason mention me? I've only been his best friend for 8 years!" He was back to normal now. He flashes mad for a while then calms down quickly, it's quite freaky really.
"Ruf, dude? That's you?" Shane, I assumed, looked at Rufus. "You don't remember me? I saved your skin on several occasions!"
"Little Shaney! How could I forget you?" Rufus teased. "Guys! Where's my shirt?" I decided to remind them that I was shirtless and freezing.
"Mari, where's your necklace?" Rufus asked. "They took it. The last memory of Grandma and they just stole it!" I started sobbing. Nate wrapped his arms around me whilst Rufus ran over to where the skateboarders were looking at what they managed to steal from me. He spoke then grabbed a skateboarder by his throat and lifted him into the air. I saw something glinting gold shining in the grass. My necklace.
Rufus grabbed it and I saw his face fall. He came over and whispered to the boys. Their faces fell too, and I guessed Grandma's necklace was broken. A tear slid its way down my face, followed by another and another until eventually I was sobbing. I got up, grabbed my shirt and blazer and ran home, sobbing the whole way.
Nate's pov.
Mariessa was perfect. I had been watching her for weeks, just waiting for the perfect moment to tell her how I felt.
How did I not know that Jason's best friend since childhood, Rufus, was her big brother?
She had more than friendly feelings for me, I think. She blushed when her mother had asked if I and she were going out and she looked really happy when she realised it was me that had asked her to meet in the hedge garden.
I walked into tutor the next morning immediately noticing Mari sitting crying, Madi sitting besides her trying to comfort her. I sat next to her and wrapped my arms around her. Through her sobs I heard her say "Go away! I never want to see you again! I know all about the trick! I was so stupid, why would you want to hang out with me? I'm just the loser freak!"
I looked at Madi who just shook her head sadly. I walked over to Charlie's table. "Charlie, what did you say to Mari?"
'Well, it goes like this.' Charlie's annoyingly dumb follower Lola said.
5 minutes earlier.
I walked happily in to tutor with Madi and Charlie was waiting.
"Well, if it isn't little miss easy? I heard that you and a bunch of skateboarders got it on in the park!" Charlie sneered.
"WHAT? That is not true! You're just jealous because Nate is friends with me!" I protested.
"Nate was acting! It was all a trick!" Charlie retorted.
"What?" I started sobbing. Nate came up and wrapped his arms around me. "Go away! I never want to see you again! I know all about the trick! I was so stupid, why would you want to hang out with me? I'm just the loser freak!" I choked out between sobs. He got up and walked over to Charlie's table. I heard him speak through gritted teeth. I lifted my head up and watched his face contort in anger.
Nate's pov.
I was furious. How dare they? Correction, How dare Charlie? She was such a bitch! I voiced this to her, watching Mari lift her head up and smile out of the corner of my eyes.
I walked over to her and she smiled wider. 'Don't listen to her, she's just jealous. I never tried to trick you!' I told her.
'I knew she was jealous but I didn't think it was actually true that you would want to be my friend.' She seemed confused.
"Why wouldn't I want to be your friend?" Now I was confused.
"I'm the class freak." She sobbed.