Mark closed his Twilight book and placed it on his bed. He was overcome with a wave of wanting to find out more about Bella and Edward. Slowly he opened his door and walked next door. He cracked open the door and peeked in. Julie was lying on her bed her face turned to the door, drooling. Mark quietly snuck in and went to her bookshelf. A tower of books was on top of it. He knelt to the ground and replaced Twilight and grabbed New Moon. As he came up, his head hit the tower of book and they went flying. Mark stood stunned and waited for the sound he dreaded to hear. Then he heard it. Julie's bed creaked and slowly she asked in a tired voice,
"Mark? Why are you in my bedroom?"
"I was…I was…just..um," Mark stuttered.
"Were you the one that stole my Twilight book?" Julie asked getting up from her bed and heading over to Mark. Her hair was barley tousled from her short nap. Then she saw the New Moon book that was in Mark's hand.
"It was you! I knew it!" Julie happy danced, "Wait till I tell Lindsey and Melissa!" Mark clamped a hand over her mouth.
"No. You cannot tell anybody!" Mark sternly said and turned to the door.
Once Mark got to his room he closed the door and turned to the mirror that was attached to his door. He bent his head to get a better look at the roots of his hair. They were turning a shade of dirty blonde. But instead of freaking out and buying the first box of black hair dye he could get his hands on, he smiled. He put the book under his pillow and hoped Julie didn't tell anyone. That thought triggered the face of Serena. Her beautiful red hair against her slightly pale skin, rosy cheeks with freckles and bright blue eyes. Her soft lips curled into a warm smile. Mark sighed and flopped down on his bed. His cell phone lay on his nightstand that was next to the bed, taunting him. Pick me up! Call Serena! It called to him. His hand twitched and just before he was about to grab it, Serena's face popped into his mind again. But this time instead of a warm smile it was a sneaky smile that he had only seen on her face once before. When Mark walked away after he kissed her, rejected. Screw you. Mark thought and then instantly regretted it. He picked up the black phone and dialed Serena's number. It rang three times before her machine picked up.
"Hey it's Serena!" Her voice chirped, "Leave a message after the beep! Love you Will!" So her boyfriend's name is Will. Mark thought trying to hold his tears back. He stumbled over to the student directory for Lake Front High and looked up all the Wills. There were three. Will Richards in ninth grade, Will Adams in twelfth and Will Sanders in tenth. That was him. Mark, before he really knew what he was doing, dialed the number.
"Hello?" I man's voice answered.
"Hi is Will there?" Mark asked.
"No sorry," The man hung up. Rude! Mark thought and closed his phone. It was probably a good thing that he wasn't there because Mark had no idea what to say if he answered. He still wished that he didn't kiss Serena though.