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Steven Jenkins looked down at the school books that were in front of him. They all different sizes, colours and for different subject, but there was similarity between them, on the front they all held the same name:

Susannah Mackay

"Are you going to read them?" Sarah Mackay asked, placing a hand delicately on his shoulder. The sadness in her voice was being forced; Sarah had been saying that Susannah had caught some terrible disease which killed her after a few weeks.

Steven nodded and picked up her maths book, they had had so many memories during their maths classes, and what made it more special to him is it was the lesson he had first met Susannah. He chuckled as he remembered one of his many nicknames:

Love Bucket

He examined it for a moment before slowly opening it, the first page he saw was slightly smudged, 'with tears', he thought. Oh, yes, he remembered that lesson as if it was yesterday.

Miss Barber's Maths class, 6 years ago (I think)

"Okay, so let's recap," Miss Barber began, "if you add two quarters to one quarter what will you get?"

Susannah sighed as she slowly raised her hand, once she had permission to speak she answered, "three quarters." She immediately went back to doodling lightning strikes all over her page.

"What are you doing?" Steven asked it seemed that she had made a border from these lightning strikes.

"Doodling," She mumbled now shading her pieces of art that was until a rubber hit her back. She slowly turned around in her seat. The class bully, Jamie Wood – who sat behind Susannah – was smiling sheepishly at her. After scowling for a few moments she turned her attention back to front of class.

Steven smiled to himself, yup Susannah was back. She had been missing for a year and her absence made the 100 minute lessons seem to stretch forever.

"In the workbooks I want you to complete page 73 of the work books," Miss Barber told the class.

As Susannah went to begin her work another rubber hit her head, putting the pen down she turned to face Jamie. "Can you stop doing that, please?" She asked kindly though there was still that hint of frustration in her voice.

Jamie chuckled teasingly, "or what? You'll get your boyfriend after me?"

"What?" Susannah asked confusion filled her voice.

"You know who I mean," Jamie said through his sly smile, "I saw him, and he looked about forty or something. C'mon Susannah, I knew you were desperate but that's a bit over the top."

"Don't… you… dare… talk… about… Mater… like… that…" Susannah warned through clenched teeth.

Steven placed a hand on her shoulder, "Susie, don't listen to him, he's just jealous."

Susannah glared at him before turning back to her table.

"Yeah, I'm jealous," Jamie began, "I'm jealous of that hillbilly."

Susannah stood, slammed her hand on the table and yelled, "He is not just a hillbilly! His name is Mater and I love him!"

Everyone in the class looked up at Susannah; she was staring at Jamie who was trying to hold back a chuckle.

"He's not worth it," Steven said, pulling Susannah back to her seat she sat and began her work.

"But then again," he began again, "who would want someone like you, I mean, look at yourself, he's probably using you."

Susannah put her pen back down on the table, and put her hand to her forehead to try and calm herself down. Steven put his hand on her back as he saw her shaking with anger and a tear drop from her cheek onto her work.

"Look!" Jamie said, giggling uncontrollably, "she's getting with Steve!"

Pushing her equipment off the table she stood turned to face Jamie and bellowed, "You can't take a hint can you!!?" With that she slapped him with all her strength. She picked up her bag and coat, before Miss Barber could stop her she ran out of the classroom and out of school.

Isle of Wight, Yarmouth, present day

Yes, he did remember everything.

Especially the warmth of her back as she shook uncontrollably with rage.

"Sarah," Steven began looking up from the book, "did Susie ever talk about Mater?"

"Well, yes, he stopped Susie from being hit," Sarah told, but once she had finished she knew that she had said something that she shouldn't have.

"Susannah was hit?" Steven asked, anger rising.

Sarah sighed in dismay as she answered, "Yes, she was abused as a child, and when she bought Mater into the house Lewis chased her with a knife."

Steven stared down at the floor, flabbergasted at what she had just said, "I've gotta go for a walk," Steven said heading for the front door. He opened but was greeted by a hazel eyed man.

"Hello Steven," The man said cheerfully.

He looked at the stranger in perplexity, "How'd you know my name?"

The man shrugged with a smug grin on his face, "I have my ways. I've got something to tell you about one Susannah Tow."

"I dunno her." Steven said, about to walk out of the house.

The man stopped him, "No, you do. She used to be Susannah Mackay, but she's married."

"Steve, I think you should talk to the man," Sarah interrupted the two, "he may seem crazy, but you'll realise that he's talking sense."

Steven eyed that two suspiciously before walking out of the door, "so who are you?" He asked the stranger.

"I'm Misery," He told him as they began to walk down the road, "About Susannah, she's married and has kids…"

"Misery," Steven interrupted, "Susannah's dead, she died along time ago."

Misery chuckled, "that's what you think, I'll go get her, just stay here." So Misery left Steven standing alone to look at his surroundings.

'This is stupid,' he thought to himself, 'Susannah's not coming back, she died, there's no bringing her back… I knew I shouldn't have trusted someone with the name 'Misery'!'

Steven heard something behind him; he turned to see what it was. There were two bright lights coming toward him at a high speed, all of a sudden a pain appeared on his legs and he was lying on the ground, he looked behind him as he lay on his back. In front of him was a baby blue Porsche Cayman S 2005 which had hit him, but then everything went black.

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Mater slowly woke as he felt something stirring on his side; he looked to see what it was he smiled to himself as he saw that Susannah was waking to.

A simple scent of summer stole my heart for the last dance,

The smell of two-stroke petrol from a motorbike we used to have,

Those playing fields of cut grass you know high school left me kinda blue,

Now with every sweet summer breeze I'll be thinking of you,

He looked at her once again, 'holeh shoot, she's beautiful,' he thought to himself.

"Ahem," Susannah pulled him out of his thoughts.

"Shall we get goin'?" Mater asked, Susannah smiled with agreement so the two made their way to the Wheel Well to watch the sunrise.

Now I'm waiting for the sunset borderline,

Every sun's gotta set with time,

But I'll remember those moments for evermore,
as the days where nothing had changed at all.

As the two drove side by side down the road, Susannah looked over to Mater. She smiled faintly to herself as she remembered herself and her friends playing games where they pretended to marry the man of their dreams. Sure, he wasn't the best looking guy in the world but he treated her kind-heartedly and she couldn't wish for anyone else to be by her side…

Found a long lost picture of the car we used to run,
Cotton candy coloured paintwork looked so faded in the sun,
And that 6 o clock sunrise you always used to drive me to,
Guess that long lost picture will always have me thinking, have me thinking of you.

The two had made it to the Wheel Well and were now admiring the sunrise, you see today wasn't like any other day, today was their first wedding anniversary.

"One year," Susannah sighed leaning against Mater, "Yet it feels like yesterday I was no longer part of the Mackay family."

"Yeah," he replied dreamily.

"How long did you have… feelings for me, Mater?" She asked.

"Well," he began, "I always thought there was somethin' 'bout ya, but when ya got kick outa town I realised what it was."

Susannah chuckled, "it took you that long to realise? Whenever I was around you I got this funny feeling, when I asked Lightning what it was and he told me. I dunno if I still get that funny feeling, or if I just got used to it."

Now I'm waiting for the sunset borderline,
Every suns gotta set with time,
But I'll remember those moments for evermore,
As the days where nothing had changed at all.

"You kept tellin' me this, but if it weren't for me, woulda have stayed at home?" Mater enquired.

"You better believe it," Susannah told him distantly, "words can't describe what I think of you."

So for every little sad sweet love song that's ever sung, I'll be thinking,
And for every lost summers day that ever been and gone, I'll be thinking,
I wonder if your gonna be the tear that follows me,
Until that sun is set I guess I'll always be.

"Y'know, I always thought that I didn't belong back in Isle of Wight… I didn't feel loved, but when I came here, everyone was so nice to me and it felt like home to me," Susannah smiled to herself.

Mater also smiled as he looked down at her, "So why'd ya like it up here so much?"

"Let's think," Susannah said sarcastically, "so many memories, it's where you proposed to me, and it's where we got married."


Waiting for the sunset borderline,
Every suns gotta set with time,
But I'll remember those moments for evermore,
As the days where nothing had changed at all.

Mater backed away from Susannah who looked quite startled by his sudden move, "Susie, don't worry, I'm just going to get something."

Susannah turned back to the sunrise as she relaxed herself again, yup, she had two things in the world she wanted most; Mater and a home in Radiator Springs.

"I'm back!" Mater called, though he was behind her. Susannah turned to face him, a box(y like thingy) was next to him.

"What's that?" Susannah asked curiosity growing.

Mater chuckled slightly to himself before saying, "Well, I didn't exactly do it probably so I wanna say, Susie, you've gotta fire in your eyes that keeps me warm, I was jus' wonderin' if you'd do me the favour of becomin' Mrs Susannah Tow."

Susannah felt herself blush, "was it suppose to sound like that?"

"Yup." He nudged the lid of the box off, Susannah looked in it to find four golden rims, looking closer she noticed the name, 'Susie' engraved in the centre.

She smiled as she looked up at him. "Mater…" she breathed.

As he opened his mouth to say something, he was silenced by a soft touch on his fender, he smiled broadly as he realised it was Susannah.


Turned into the radio flicking through the stations one by one,
Tried to listen through the rain while,
Humming those melodies alone,
I remember how you told me Lennon and McCartney,
Always pulled you through,
So as the music fades out I'll be thinking, I'll be thinking of you.

Sunset Borderline by Sandi Thom

Susannah backed away and looked at him affectionately before nuzzling his fender tenderly but she stopped as she heard a gasp, backing away she looked at where it had come from, in front of the Wheel Well.

She curiously rolled up to where she thought it came from; when she saw the source of the gasp she couldn't help but whisper in disbelief, "Love Bucket?"

If you get a chance to listen to that song... listen to it... it reminds me so much of Susie and Mater it's unbelievable... yes, I know that it wasn't taking place during sunset it was sunrise but still... it's a great song!! Anyway, I've gotta go and work on my essay for history, cya in the next chapter!!