Chapter 11- Commitment + Romance= Proposal?

The sun rose steadily over the island. Wendy held Peter's hand as they slept in bed. Wendy carefully lifted herself out of the bed and to her feet. Peter gave3 a groan and rolled onto his side.

As Wendy walked along the sandy shore, a thought came to her. Back home in London, girls in her middle school always talked about marriage. One girl in particular, Wendy's best friend, was named Alyssa Silvermane.

It seemed like Alyssa always had the perfect life; a good boyfriend, a beautiful body, popularity, and above all else, charm. In 8th grade however, their friendship was almost completely destroyed. Alyssa began turning against her best friend, teasing and persecuting Wendy for her belief in Peter Pan and for her lack of a boyfriend.

Near the end of that summer, their relationship grew even further apart. At an everyday lunch, Alyssa and her friends humiliated Wendy in front of her peers, bringing Wendy to the point of shedding tears. Alyssa had betrayed Wendy.

Once the school year began, Wendy felt like an outcast. Alyssa's betrayal had driven her over the edge, almost to the point of suicide. A few weeks passed and Wendy noticed a change in Alyssa. Just before the year began, Alyssa had become pregnant with triplets by her boyfriend Michael. Wendy thought this new development would allow her to slip back into the crowd and seek some new friends.

It was the complete opposite. Due to her constant mood swings and very frequent morning sickness, Alyssa constantly violated Wendy's privacy, teasing and persecuting her verbally and physically, almost raping her on one occasion.

There was only one person who truly comforted Wendy during these times. Not too long into the year, a transfer student enrolled at the school. His name was Marco, a very handsome young man with beautiful hazel eyes with a very compassionate and loving personality; the two become friends at first sight.

Over the course of the year, Marco became a sort of guardian angel to Wendy, fearlessly defending her against Alyssa and her little gang of renegades. When asked about previous relationships, Marco didn't say much, besides the usual laugh and hug; other than that, Marco had never had a girlfriend before.

As Alyssa's pregnancy neared its end, she became much more aggressicve, verbally beating anyone who came across her path, throwing the entire school into a panic; even the staff were terrified of her. Alyssa soon set her sights on Wendy. It was after school and Marco had bought a bouquet of roses for Wendy, who sat on a bench near the gymnasium.

Wendy gasped at the sight of the roses. Marco smiled and kissed her hand. Alyssa and her friends moved in on them. Marco smoothed Wendy's cheek with his hand. She leaned in and their lips met, Marco lifting her off the ground slightly.

Alyssa was a master of martial arts, earning a black belt in Karate, Kung Fu, and Kick-boxing. She punched Marco in the back, just below his spinal cord. Marco should've been paralyzed from the waist down, but he didn't even flinch. Alyssa's eyes widened in fear.

Marco lowered Wendy to the ground. "Wendy, back away." He said. Wendy's eyes filled with tears as she realized what was happening. Slowly, she ran toward the gymnasium.

Marco turned around. "You want Wendy? You'll have to go through me." He said. The enormously pregnant Alyssa starred at Marco, her eyes filled with hatred and rage that seemed to give him strength.

"I'm going to enjoy killing you, Marco Ferrarro." Alyssa said. "If you think you can just toss me aside Alyssa, you're in for a rude awakening." Marco said.

Fueled by rage, Alyssa ran toward Marco and lashed out with her arm. Marco threw himself to the ground and kicked out, striking Alyssa in the cleavage. Alyssa screamed, hitting the ground on her back.

There was a major flaw that screwed Alyssa over from the very beginning. True, she was a master at martial arts as well as kick-boxing; but there was one major speed bump: she was 91/2 months pregnant.

At this stage, her body was in its worst physical condition possible. For one, her breasts were enormous, greatly impeding her movement. Second, her belly was even bigger, slowing her down even more. Finally, her mood swings combined with the impeded movement pretty much cost her this entire fight. By the time she realized this it was far too late; Marco had already finished her, knocking her out with a very fast roundhouse kick.

Although Wendy had asked Marco to be her boyfriend, he never accepted. After the fight with Alyssa, She received a card from Marco in the mail.

The card read: "Dearest Wendy,

It is with a heavy heart that I tell you tins, but I am moving to the U.S. early next week. Do not let this discourage you; Alyssa cannot hurt you anymore. If she tries, I will be by you're side without a second to waste. Do not worry, my adorable Wendy, we will meet again soon.

Love,

Marco Ferrarro.

After that, Peter had come into her life. Wendy still missed Marco, but Peter seemed to have taken his place. She stopped walking and decided what to do.