**Snow Ball Effect**

Chapter 3-Wanda pov

I woke up, prying my silver eyes open. I woke blinded by the light that shun through the cracks of our room. I rolled over towards Ian. He was still asleep. I smiled up at him, he was truly beautiful when he slept. I took his arm off of me that lay across my waist and got up streching.

Maybe I could have a shower, and then after help with breakfast.

I got my clothes to wear for when I got out of the bath which was a light blue tank top, shorts and construction boots. Everyone in the caves had a pair even if you didn't work in the fields you still had to wear them because of the rocks.

I left a note on my pillow for Ian so he would know where I was. I gave him a kiss on his forehead and tip toed out of the room.

When I got to the bathroom it was empty to my relief. I stripped my clothes off and jumped into the water. The cold water helped me relax and it felt good because it was stuffy and hot in the caves.

I used the soap that made your skin burn. I really should have gotten other soaps, that was very dumb of me. I was humming when I heard a wild yell. "CANNEL BALL!" and then a loud splash of water, the waves hit my back.

I turned around bewildered; I thought I was the only one in here. "Hello?" I heard a laugh it was a girl's laugh, a familiar, happy laugh.

"Mel!" I was happy to see her, even though we were in the bathroom.

"Hey Wanda! Come on let's get out of here, are you finished?" I heard her swimming towards me.

"Yep, but you never even washed yet. I can get ready and you can have a bath if you want. It's always packed in here during the day."

"Oh no it's okay, I had one last night so I'm good, and I came here because I wanted to talk to you not because I needed a bath...wait are you trying to tell me something." She said looking at me suspiciously.

"No no Mel you smell great I wasn't trying to insult you or... I- I'm so-" She shushed me. "I was only joking but come on."

I got dressed and so did Mel and when we were finished we walked towards the fields. Once in the fields we laid down on are backs.

We laid down in silence just staring through the cracks of the cave the light shined now brightly. Soon the others would be awake and heading down for breakfast.

"Wanda?"

I turned to face her. "Yeah Mel."

"I'm sorry." She seemed really guilty and wouldn't look me in the eyes.

"Why you didn't do any-"

She interrupted me. "Yes I did, I let that idiot Sarah in the caves. I was the one that invited them, I shouldn't have. the two guys maybe but they are still mean with ignoring you and than theres Sarah that green eyed blond freak who was being a total-"

It was my time to shush her. "Mel it's not your fault, you can't tell if someone's bad or not. And Sarah has her own opinion of me you shouldn't hate her for it. Not everyone's going to love me Mel and I just have to get used to it."

She sighed in frustration. "I just wish I could have left her in the desert to die."

My eyes widened. She laughed. "Just kidding... I thought after being in my body for so long you would know a little something called sarcasm" she smirked at me, but I could tell she wanted to actually leave Sarah in the desert. She just didn't want to upset me.

"Sorry to disappoint. But come on the others are probably heading down to eat breakfast and you know how Ian is. He probably thought I drowned myself." She nodded in agreement and got up dusting the dirt off her shorts.

"Race ya." Mel said. I groaned.

"Oh come on Wanda you said yourself you hate being weak. Well start off slow and take easy steps and race me... Pleassseeee." She begged, her brown eyes getting bigger and watery. She whimpered. "Please."

I groaned. "Fine." Knowing I was going to lose.

We stood side by side crouched and got ready to sprint.

Mel said. "Ready...Set...

And she took off leaving dust behind her.

I yelled. "CHEATER!" and I could hear her laugh. "WHAT I WAS HUNGRY AND THE FOOD WAS CALLING ME!"

I sighed and just jogged after her.