Maria was crying.again. It seemed her world was always seen through tears
lately. Michael & her had had one of their famous fights again. This time
in the quad right before 6th period. She couldn't take facing her math
class with all those faces staring at her, asking her if she was okay,
asking if she wanted to talk. No she didn't want to talk she wanted to cry.
So she had ditched her 6th period math class & went to the abandoned
bleachers knowing no one would be there. She lay down on her side with her
back to the field and cried. Long & hard. She was at the sniffling stage of
her crying when the final bell of the day rang. She sighed, hiccupped &
started to sit up.
~*!*~
Kyle whistled softly to himself as he turned the corner of the school building heading towards the field. Football practice had been canceled and he was on his way to drop off his equipment to the equipment manager. He walked by the bleachers and heard sniffling that sounded familiar. He looked up and saw Maria's back. She didn't look like she was moving anytime soon so he headed towards the equipment manager and got his stuff checked back in. He headed back towards the bleachers and arrived just as Maria was sitting up with her back still to the field. Kyle slowly walked up the stairs of the bleachers hoping to not startle or scare her. When she didn't jump or tell him to piss off he sat next to her facing towards the field.
~*!*~
"So, Michael and you get in a fight again?" Kyle asked and noticed Maria nodded her head slightly., "You know what you need?" Again Maria shook her head.
"Well I'll tell you what you need. You need a sundae and it'll be my treat. What do ya say?"
Maria had been slightly shocked when Kyle had appeared besides her. She almost fell off her seat when Kyle, the most self centered guy of the group, offered to buy HER a sundae. She smiled weakly at Kyle.
"Thanks, are you sure you have time?"
"I always have time for a friend," Kyle said smiling back at Maria. He stood up and offered her a hand up. She took his help.
"Did you bring the Jetta or get a ride with Max and Liz this morning?"
"I got a ride to school since Mom's packing to go to that convention tomaorrow. She said it was just easier for her to put the stuff directly in the care without having to wait for me to get home."
"Good. We can take my truck. I apologize now for the noise it makes. I haven't gotten a chance to fix it at the shop."
Maria just nodded slightly. Glad that someone was willing to take time out of their life to cheer her up. Michael never did that. He was about as caring as a brick wall. Maria made up her mind to get the best out of the afternoon she spent with Kyle. Kyle and Maria walked down the bleacher's steps and across the field towards the parking lot in front of the school. They walked quietly, Maria lost in thought about how crappy Michael acted towards her and how their relationship was going nowhere fast. Kyle giving her room to grieve without feeling like she was being forced to talk. Kyle unlocked the driver's side door of his truck and unlocked the other side.
"Here I'll take your backpack and put it with mine in my toolbox in the back." Kyle said taking Maria's and his backpack to the back of his truck and put them in his toolbox.
~*!*~
Kyle whistled softly to himself as he turned the corner of the school building heading towards the field. Football practice had been canceled and he was on his way to drop off his equipment to the equipment manager. He walked by the bleachers and heard sniffling that sounded familiar. He looked up and saw Maria's back. She didn't look like she was moving anytime soon so he headed towards the equipment manager and got his stuff checked back in. He headed back towards the bleachers and arrived just as Maria was sitting up with her back still to the field. Kyle slowly walked up the stairs of the bleachers hoping to not startle or scare her. When she didn't jump or tell him to piss off he sat next to her facing towards the field.
~*!*~
"So, Michael and you get in a fight again?" Kyle asked and noticed Maria nodded her head slightly., "You know what you need?" Again Maria shook her head.
"Well I'll tell you what you need. You need a sundae and it'll be my treat. What do ya say?"
Maria had been slightly shocked when Kyle had appeared besides her. She almost fell off her seat when Kyle, the most self centered guy of the group, offered to buy HER a sundae. She smiled weakly at Kyle.
"Thanks, are you sure you have time?"
"I always have time for a friend," Kyle said smiling back at Maria. He stood up and offered her a hand up. She took his help.
"Did you bring the Jetta or get a ride with Max and Liz this morning?"
"I got a ride to school since Mom's packing to go to that convention tomaorrow. She said it was just easier for her to put the stuff directly in the care without having to wait for me to get home."
"Good. We can take my truck. I apologize now for the noise it makes. I haven't gotten a chance to fix it at the shop."
Maria just nodded slightly. Glad that someone was willing to take time out of their life to cheer her up. Michael never did that. He was about as caring as a brick wall. Maria made up her mind to get the best out of the afternoon she spent with Kyle. Kyle and Maria walked down the bleacher's steps and across the field towards the parking lot in front of the school. They walked quietly, Maria lost in thought about how crappy Michael acted towards her and how their relationship was going nowhere fast. Kyle giving her room to grieve without feeling like she was being forced to talk. Kyle unlocked the driver's side door of his truck and unlocked the other side.
"Here I'll take your backpack and put it with mine in my toolbox in the back." Kyle said taking Maria's and his backpack to the back of his truck and put them in his toolbox.
