Sweet Sixteen
Chapter 2: Monday
A/N: * * around sentences indicates thoughts.
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Soon, Monday rolled around and Ren was on her way to school with Louis. As soon as Ren pulled into the school's parking lot, Ruby ran up to her car.
"Ren, so how are you and Larry?" she winked, after Louis had gone to catch up with Twitty and Tawny.
"Ruby, we're just going to the dance together, it doesn't make us boyfriend and girlfriend," Ren said.
"Well, that's not true for me and Nelson," Ruby replied happily.
"Why? Are you going out on a date or something?" Ren asked.
"Yes! Tonight we're going to see a movie and going out to eat," Ruby told her.
"Nelson sure is a fast mover," Ren said.
"Yeah, it's so sweet," Ruby said.
"Ruby, we better get to class or we'll be late," Ren said, looking at her watch.
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[Ren and Ruby's 1st hour]
"Okay class," the teacher began. "We're going to do an art project that will take until the end of the year. This will be a long project, and very hard, so I'm assigning groups for you to work in. First I'll assign the groups, then I'll explain the project."
Ren looked around the classroom to see if there was anyone in there that she might like to work with. There was Ruby and Nelson, who were sitting at her table, and Larry was in the class too, and a few other people she liked. But she also saw Mandy and Bobby, in the back, passing a note back and forth. *I still can't believe he was cheating on me, and he's still with her, after 3 years.*
"Okay class, here's the groups. Group One will be Lindsey, Chris, Gary, and Ruby."
Ruby looked bummed that she wasn't with any of her friends. But the teacher was still assigning groups, and Ren might still get to be with Larry or Nelson.
"Group Two will be Jeremy, Valerie, Larry, and Rachel. Group Three will be Nelson, Jeff, Samantha, and Carrie. Group Four will be Heather, Danielle, Ashley, and Ben."
*Oh no* Ren thought. *That's half of the class, so there must be four more groups, and my friends are already in groups. What if I'm stuck with Bobby?*
"Group Five will be Carla, Jason, Eddie, and Lisa. Group Six will be Jennifer, Trevor, Greg, and Tanya. Group Seven will be Bobby, Shannon, Lila, and Derrick."
*Yes, I'm not with Bobby!* Ren thought happily.
"And group Eight," the teacher continued. "will be Ren, Josh, Vic, and Mandy."
*OH NO! Not Mandy, I can't be with her, she was having an affair with my boyfriend in the 8th grade!* Ren thought, and looked back at Mandy and Bobby. They seemed sad that they weren't grouped together.
"Now class..." the teacher started until he saw that Ren wasn't paying attention. He stopped talking and waited for Ren to turn back around. When Ren finally realized that the teacher had stopped talking, she turned around to face the front.
"Oops, sorry Mr. Phillips," she said.
"It's nice of you to join us Miss Stevens," he said. "Now, as I was saying..." he started again, until he saw Mandy and Bobby passing notes in the back of the room. He walked back there and grabbed the note out of Mandy's hand. "Shall I read it to the whole class Miss Sanchez?"
"We're sorry Mr. Phillips, it won't happen again," she lied.
"Well, to make sure you don't do it again, I'll read it to the class," he said, until he read what was written on the paper. "Well, maybe not. Sanchez, Deaver, see me after class."
Mr. Phillips went back up to the front of the room, put the note in his desk drawer, and started talking again. "Let's try this again class. For this project, you will need to create a town out of boxes, tubes, etc, and have a population of clay people. Since we're studying clay right now, you should know how to make the people fairly well. I want the buildings to be very neat, not sloppy, and everything should be perfect. I want effort, time, and thought put in to this assignment. You will be graded on teamwork, neatness, creativity, style, layout, and completeness. This will be an in-class project, and we'll start working tomorrow, but I want you to get with your groups right now and start thinking up ideas."
Ren got up and went over to the table where Josh and Vic were. A few seconds later, Mandy was there too.
"So Ren, we're grouped together huh?" Mandy said, then turned to the guys and started flirting with them automatically. Ren rolled her eyes and waited for the bell to ring, knowing she'd probably have to do the whole project herself. As soon as the bell rang, Ren got up and joined Ruby and Nelson, walking to their next hour (past Mandy and Bobby who were in front of the class with Mr. Phillips.), which they all were in together.
Just then, Larry walked by. "Hey Ren, we still on for Saturday?" he asked.
"Yeah," she said, and he walked off to his next class.
"Ren and Larry?" Nelson asked, stunned.
"Yeah, I'm going to give it a try, maybe he's nicer than he seems," Ren said.
"Don't you remember in middle school, when I tried to beat him up for you, and this is how you take it? From his stuffing me into a locker to you dating him?" Nelson said.
"Nelson, don't worry, if he stuffs you in a locker, I'll stop being nice to him. Don't worry, I think he's changed from middle school," she replied.
"Okay," he said doubtfully, and they turned into their second hour English class.
From second hour to last hour, the day went by like a breeze for Ren. And as she was walking out to the parking lot, again she met up with Larry. "Ren," he said.
"Larry, hi," she said, stopping.
"I was just wondering if you'd like to go out with me tonight, to the park for a walk or something," he said.
"Oh... sure, that sounds great Larry, what time do you want to go?" she asked.
"I like taking walks late, when the air's nice and cold. It makes it nice. So how about like 10?" he asked.
"That's fine, but my curfew's midnight. Are you going to pick me up?" she asked.
"Yeah, see you tonight," he said and walked to his car.
Ren waited in her car, she knew she was giving Louis a ride today. He came out about five minutes later.
"What took you so long?" she asked him.
"I had to finish up a test, but can we get home real quick? Because me and Tawny and Twitty are going for some pizza and I've got to get some money," he said.
"Yeah," she said, and they drove home. Ren went up to go up to her room, but her mom greeted her on the stairs.
"Hi honey, can you babysit the neighbor's kids tonight? Your father and I are going out and Louis isn't going to be around either," she said.
"Oh, I'm sorry mom, I have a date," she said.
"Oh that's good," her mom said. "Who's the lucky boy?"
"His name's Larry, we're going for a walk."
"Okay, I'll tell the neighbors you can't babysit, but be careful on your date tonight," she said, heading down the stairs.
"I will," she said, and went to her room. She went to her dresser and got her new sweater out, and picked out a pair of blue jeans to wear that night. She laid them on her bed next to Mr. Pookie and her 'Best Sister' bear, and went to go take a shower. When she was done, she put on her sweater and pants, and combed her hair. She wanted to be ready, but she still had six hours, so she spent that time doing homework and reading a book. She grabbed some chips to eat, and soon the doorbell rang.
"Ren, Larry's here to pick you up," her mom called. Ren went down the stairs to meet her date. "Oh, and Ren," her mom said. "Remember, your father and I are going out for the night, we won't be back until one or two in the morning, and I guess Louis is staying at Twitty's, so make sure that you're back by 12. Bye sweety."
Ren said goodnight and she followed Larry to his car, where he opened the door for her. "Thank you Larry," she said, and she put her seatbelt on. Larry got in and did the same, and he started driving.
"Ren, I'm glad we're going out, because, to tell you the truth, I've had a crush on you since middle school. I guess I liked your competitiveness," he said.
"Really? I've liked you for a long time too, but I didn't really know that I did," she replied, and Larry pulled into the park's parking lot.
He opened her door and they got out, starting to walk along the sidewalk very slowly. When they got to a bench, they sat down, and Larry pulled a long, skinny box from his pocket, and handed it to Ren.
"I know it's not much, but since it was your birthday a few days ago, I decided to get you something," he explained.
She opened the box, revealing a non-expensive silver necklace with an angel on it. "Oh Larry, it's beautiful," she said truthfully. "You didn't need to get me anything."
"That's okay," he said, and helped her to put it on.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome," he said.
"Larry," she said.
"Yeah?" he asked, but he was soon answered. Ren was leaning towards him, towards his face, for a kiss. Their lips met and their eyes closed, and they kissed passionately for about a minute. When Ren finally broke the kiss, Larry smiled.
"I like you Larry," she said.
"I like you too Ren," he said, and they started talking. At about ten minutes to twelve, they got up and walked back to the car and drove to Ren's house.
"Do you want me to walk you to the door?" he asked.
"Why don't you come inside for a minute?" she asked.
"I guess I could," he said. They got out and went to the front door, which Ren unlocked. They went to the living room and sat on the couch. They soon started to kiss again, for a while longer this time. Larry pushed Ren's hair out of her face and looked into her eyes. "You're beautiful, do you know that?" he asked her.
"I'm not that pretty," she said.
"Yeah, yes you are. You're very pretty."
"Thank you. You're not so bad yourself," she said and laughed softly.
"I know, I'm a natural stud," he joked.
He kissed her one more time and told her he had to go, but he'd see her the next day at school. He got up and let himself out, and Ren sat in the living room for a few minutes before she got up and went to bed.
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Chapter 3 soon. Please reply if you liked it.
Chapter 2: Monday
A/N: * * around sentences indicates thoughts.
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Soon, Monday rolled around and Ren was on her way to school with Louis. As soon as Ren pulled into the school's parking lot, Ruby ran up to her car.
"Ren, so how are you and Larry?" she winked, after Louis had gone to catch up with Twitty and Tawny.
"Ruby, we're just going to the dance together, it doesn't make us boyfriend and girlfriend," Ren said.
"Well, that's not true for me and Nelson," Ruby replied happily.
"Why? Are you going out on a date or something?" Ren asked.
"Yes! Tonight we're going to see a movie and going out to eat," Ruby told her.
"Nelson sure is a fast mover," Ren said.
"Yeah, it's so sweet," Ruby said.
"Ruby, we better get to class or we'll be late," Ren said, looking at her watch.
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[Ren and Ruby's 1st hour]
"Okay class," the teacher began. "We're going to do an art project that will take until the end of the year. This will be a long project, and very hard, so I'm assigning groups for you to work in. First I'll assign the groups, then I'll explain the project."
Ren looked around the classroom to see if there was anyone in there that she might like to work with. There was Ruby and Nelson, who were sitting at her table, and Larry was in the class too, and a few other people she liked. But she also saw Mandy and Bobby, in the back, passing a note back and forth. *I still can't believe he was cheating on me, and he's still with her, after 3 years.*
"Okay class, here's the groups. Group One will be Lindsey, Chris, Gary, and Ruby."
Ruby looked bummed that she wasn't with any of her friends. But the teacher was still assigning groups, and Ren might still get to be with Larry or Nelson.
"Group Two will be Jeremy, Valerie, Larry, and Rachel. Group Three will be Nelson, Jeff, Samantha, and Carrie. Group Four will be Heather, Danielle, Ashley, and Ben."
*Oh no* Ren thought. *That's half of the class, so there must be four more groups, and my friends are already in groups. What if I'm stuck with Bobby?*
"Group Five will be Carla, Jason, Eddie, and Lisa. Group Six will be Jennifer, Trevor, Greg, and Tanya. Group Seven will be Bobby, Shannon, Lila, and Derrick."
*Yes, I'm not with Bobby!* Ren thought happily.
"And group Eight," the teacher continued. "will be Ren, Josh, Vic, and Mandy."
*OH NO! Not Mandy, I can't be with her, she was having an affair with my boyfriend in the 8th grade!* Ren thought, and looked back at Mandy and Bobby. They seemed sad that they weren't grouped together.
"Now class..." the teacher started until he saw that Ren wasn't paying attention. He stopped talking and waited for Ren to turn back around. When Ren finally realized that the teacher had stopped talking, she turned around to face the front.
"Oops, sorry Mr. Phillips," she said.
"It's nice of you to join us Miss Stevens," he said. "Now, as I was saying..." he started again, until he saw Mandy and Bobby passing notes in the back of the room. He walked back there and grabbed the note out of Mandy's hand. "Shall I read it to the whole class Miss Sanchez?"
"We're sorry Mr. Phillips, it won't happen again," she lied.
"Well, to make sure you don't do it again, I'll read it to the class," he said, until he read what was written on the paper. "Well, maybe not. Sanchez, Deaver, see me after class."
Mr. Phillips went back up to the front of the room, put the note in his desk drawer, and started talking again. "Let's try this again class. For this project, you will need to create a town out of boxes, tubes, etc, and have a population of clay people. Since we're studying clay right now, you should know how to make the people fairly well. I want the buildings to be very neat, not sloppy, and everything should be perfect. I want effort, time, and thought put in to this assignment. You will be graded on teamwork, neatness, creativity, style, layout, and completeness. This will be an in-class project, and we'll start working tomorrow, but I want you to get with your groups right now and start thinking up ideas."
Ren got up and went over to the table where Josh and Vic were. A few seconds later, Mandy was there too.
"So Ren, we're grouped together huh?" Mandy said, then turned to the guys and started flirting with them automatically. Ren rolled her eyes and waited for the bell to ring, knowing she'd probably have to do the whole project herself. As soon as the bell rang, Ren got up and joined Ruby and Nelson, walking to their next hour (past Mandy and Bobby who were in front of the class with Mr. Phillips.), which they all were in together.
Just then, Larry walked by. "Hey Ren, we still on for Saturday?" he asked.
"Yeah," she said, and he walked off to his next class.
"Ren and Larry?" Nelson asked, stunned.
"Yeah, I'm going to give it a try, maybe he's nicer than he seems," Ren said.
"Don't you remember in middle school, when I tried to beat him up for you, and this is how you take it? From his stuffing me into a locker to you dating him?" Nelson said.
"Nelson, don't worry, if he stuffs you in a locker, I'll stop being nice to him. Don't worry, I think he's changed from middle school," she replied.
"Okay," he said doubtfully, and they turned into their second hour English class.
From second hour to last hour, the day went by like a breeze for Ren. And as she was walking out to the parking lot, again she met up with Larry. "Ren," he said.
"Larry, hi," she said, stopping.
"I was just wondering if you'd like to go out with me tonight, to the park for a walk or something," he said.
"Oh... sure, that sounds great Larry, what time do you want to go?" she asked.
"I like taking walks late, when the air's nice and cold. It makes it nice. So how about like 10?" he asked.
"That's fine, but my curfew's midnight. Are you going to pick me up?" she asked.
"Yeah, see you tonight," he said and walked to his car.
Ren waited in her car, she knew she was giving Louis a ride today. He came out about five minutes later.
"What took you so long?" she asked him.
"I had to finish up a test, but can we get home real quick? Because me and Tawny and Twitty are going for some pizza and I've got to get some money," he said.
"Yeah," she said, and they drove home. Ren went up to go up to her room, but her mom greeted her on the stairs.
"Hi honey, can you babysit the neighbor's kids tonight? Your father and I are going out and Louis isn't going to be around either," she said.
"Oh, I'm sorry mom, I have a date," she said.
"Oh that's good," her mom said. "Who's the lucky boy?"
"His name's Larry, we're going for a walk."
"Okay, I'll tell the neighbors you can't babysit, but be careful on your date tonight," she said, heading down the stairs.
"I will," she said, and went to her room. She went to her dresser and got her new sweater out, and picked out a pair of blue jeans to wear that night. She laid them on her bed next to Mr. Pookie and her 'Best Sister' bear, and went to go take a shower. When she was done, she put on her sweater and pants, and combed her hair. She wanted to be ready, but she still had six hours, so she spent that time doing homework and reading a book. She grabbed some chips to eat, and soon the doorbell rang.
"Ren, Larry's here to pick you up," her mom called. Ren went down the stairs to meet her date. "Oh, and Ren," her mom said. "Remember, your father and I are going out for the night, we won't be back until one or two in the morning, and I guess Louis is staying at Twitty's, so make sure that you're back by 12. Bye sweety."
Ren said goodnight and she followed Larry to his car, where he opened the door for her. "Thank you Larry," she said, and she put her seatbelt on. Larry got in and did the same, and he started driving.
"Ren, I'm glad we're going out, because, to tell you the truth, I've had a crush on you since middle school. I guess I liked your competitiveness," he said.
"Really? I've liked you for a long time too, but I didn't really know that I did," she replied, and Larry pulled into the park's parking lot.
He opened her door and they got out, starting to walk along the sidewalk very slowly. When they got to a bench, they sat down, and Larry pulled a long, skinny box from his pocket, and handed it to Ren.
"I know it's not much, but since it was your birthday a few days ago, I decided to get you something," he explained.
She opened the box, revealing a non-expensive silver necklace with an angel on it. "Oh Larry, it's beautiful," she said truthfully. "You didn't need to get me anything."
"That's okay," he said, and helped her to put it on.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome," he said.
"Larry," she said.
"Yeah?" he asked, but he was soon answered. Ren was leaning towards him, towards his face, for a kiss. Their lips met and their eyes closed, and they kissed passionately for about a minute. When Ren finally broke the kiss, Larry smiled.
"I like you Larry," she said.
"I like you too Ren," he said, and they started talking. At about ten minutes to twelve, they got up and walked back to the car and drove to Ren's house.
"Do you want me to walk you to the door?" he asked.
"Why don't you come inside for a minute?" she asked.
"I guess I could," he said. They got out and went to the front door, which Ren unlocked. They went to the living room and sat on the couch. They soon started to kiss again, for a while longer this time. Larry pushed Ren's hair out of her face and looked into her eyes. "You're beautiful, do you know that?" he asked her.
"I'm not that pretty," she said.
"Yeah, yes you are. You're very pretty."
"Thank you. You're not so bad yourself," she said and laughed softly.
"I know, I'm a natural stud," he joked.
He kissed her one more time and told her he had to go, but he'd see her the next day at school. He got up and let himself out, and Ren sat in the living room for a few minutes before she got up and went to bed.
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Chapter 3 soon. Please reply if you liked it.