Maeryn was at home listening to her parents argue once again. She had
been reading the same paragraph in the book she was reading for the past
ten minutes. She finally gave up reading it and threw the book on her bed
and ran down the stairs and out the front door. After a few minutes of
running she came to her clearing. There was Chris and Bret standing with
their backs to her in the middle of her clearing. Maeryn made a little
gasping noise and stood still in the dense woods waiting for them to leave.
" I really really like her. I want her so badly. Why must she hate everyone?" Chris was saying. "man like i told you, she hates people. She does fit in with those punk kids but that's about it. She hates me and all my friends cuz of the way we tease her, damn bitch shouldn't of been so prude. Listen if you want to go with her. i'll help anyway i can, but not promising anything." " thanks so much. Dear god she's hot." " yea i know. If she would of gone just a bit further with me, maybe. oh well whatever man. anything i can do just ask." They walked back to Chris's house. Maeryn walked into her clearing with the relization that this was no longer just her place. other people would be coming here now. " great just great, that damn chris guy comes into this town and ruins my life, thank you oh so damn much" she thought, wanting to scream it outloud. Maeryn sat down and meditated for a fewminutes then got up and left seeing how it was getting close to being dark again. When she steped into her house it was silent. Not a single sound from her parents. " wow, they've stopped fighting for the night." she thought. She went intothe kitchen and got some leftover food from a couple nights before and warmed it up. As she was walking up to her room she saw her parents in the den on the couch together. That came as a surprise. Usually her dad was on the couch and her mom in bed. "whatever it's nice to hear silence" she though. When she got to her room she shut the door and got out her algebra book to finish two nights of homework. Nearly two hours later she finsihed and went to sleep with only half of her dinner eaten. She slept in once again. Woke up to Kevin throwing rocks at her second story bedroom floor. She opened the window and almost got hit by a rock. " HI!" kevin and malcolm said in unision. " hey guys. thanks for waking me up i guess." she yelled back at them smiling think what great friends. " no problem at all! happy to wake up a grouch! " kevin teased her. Maeryn picked up the rock he'd thrown at her and threw it down at him. "ouch!" yelled Malcolm "sorry, hit kevin with that will ya!? i'm goign to get dress be right down." Maeryn told Malcolm. As she closed her window she heard kevin yelling " no dont' hit me with that!!" she chuckled at she pulled out her jeans and t-shirt. She put her clothes on brushed her teeth and short light brown hair and grabbed her backpack. While walking down the stairs she saw her mom in the bedroom doorway. "just where are you going?" Maeryn's mother asked. " to school, where else?" she replied. " Dont' talk back to me you ungratful child!" she said while giving Maeryn a slap on the cheek. " i hate you i hope you know that" Maeryn yelled while running down the stairs and out the door. " ready for us to escort you to school?" kevin asked maeryn. "yea, lets' go." she replied. " hey maeryn what's that mark on her cheek from ? " Malcolm asked her " oh mom and i fought again this morning. it's nothing" " Maeryn, i see you nearly everyday with a new bruise or something wrong."Malcolm said. " yea i know, i'm clumsy most of the time though. please dont' worry i'm fine." Maeryn assured him. Malcolm and Kevin gave each other that knowing look that things weren't alright and Maeryn wasnt' that clumsy.They both knew that she streched and did yoga and meditated all the time. So she was more graceful than clumsy. They just wished there was something that they could do to help her. " i know that look guys. i'm fine, just tired and a little stressed." Maeryn told them. " yea we know." kevin said. They all reached the school in time for the first bell to ring. " great another day in algebra. can't wait" Malcolm said with only a bit of sarcasim. " yea, can't wait." Maeryn said in a tired voice. Malcolm, Kevin, and Maeryn walked into the algebra room together. " Glad to see you three made it to class. " Mr. Worth said to them sarcastically. " we're all so overjoyed at you're gracful entrances. Can't wait to see you're unfinshed homework again Maeryn and Malcolm. Now sit down!" They all sat down as commanded. Not daring to speak. Maeryn did finish her homework this time and was pleased with herself but whether she finished it or not meant nothing to Mr. Worth. Even Malcolm did his homework for once. " Everyone get out your homework from last night. " Mr. Worth told them. As they were grading the papers he noticed that Maeryn and Malcolm both did their homework. While he walked around the room he had a strange look on his face. Like the fact that those two did their homework was so amazing. " Well well, I see our class slack offs have done their homework. Finally decide this class isnt' a blow off class?" Mr. Worth asked them. They didn't respond. "WELL??!!" he yelled at them. " yes sir." Maeryn and Malcolm responded. After grading papers Mr. Worth made an announcement. " Class we have a new student. His name is Chris. Hopefully he's more willing to learn than you slack offs." He told them. As chris walked into the classroom he smiled at Maeryn. Thinking " she's mine, at least she will be." " oh great." Maeryn mumbled. " Is there a problem Maeryn?" Mr. Worth asked. " no, there's nothing wrong. Just umm.. my stomach. Yea." She replied. " Nice save" Malcolm mouthed to her. She smiled back at him. After class Maeryn caught up with Adrienne. " Hey what's up?" Maeryn asked. " nothing, hey look, Malcolm is still looking at you. I swear he likes you." Adrienne told her "will you give that up. No one likes me ok?" " I know he does, he wouldn't talk to you or look at you like he does if he didn't' like you." " oh give it up. I'm the biggest loser in the whole school." " well if Malcolm doesn't like you chris does." " that's nice, I'd rather have him dead then him like me. Dear god he's annoying. Always trying to talk to me, I really don't' like him. You know, the first day I met him, it was strange. I shook his hand and it was like an electrical shock throughout my body. Like he's from outerspace or something." " you cant' be serious. Outerspace??" Adrienne asked. " oh I don't know. But I do know he's strange and I don't' want anything to do with him." *ring " oh shit, gonna be late I'll talk to you later!" Adrienne yelled to Maeryn.
" I really really like her. I want her so badly. Why must she hate everyone?" Chris was saying. "man like i told you, she hates people. She does fit in with those punk kids but that's about it. She hates me and all my friends cuz of the way we tease her, damn bitch shouldn't of been so prude. Listen if you want to go with her. i'll help anyway i can, but not promising anything." " thanks so much. Dear god she's hot." " yea i know. If she would of gone just a bit further with me, maybe. oh well whatever man. anything i can do just ask." They walked back to Chris's house. Maeryn walked into her clearing with the relization that this was no longer just her place. other people would be coming here now. " great just great, that damn chris guy comes into this town and ruins my life, thank you oh so damn much" she thought, wanting to scream it outloud. Maeryn sat down and meditated for a fewminutes then got up and left seeing how it was getting close to being dark again. When she steped into her house it was silent. Not a single sound from her parents. " wow, they've stopped fighting for the night." she thought. She went intothe kitchen and got some leftover food from a couple nights before and warmed it up. As she was walking up to her room she saw her parents in the den on the couch together. That came as a surprise. Usually her dad was on the couch and her mom in bed. "whatever it's nice to hear silence" she though. When she got to her room she shut the door and got out her algebra book to finish two nights of homework. Nearly two hours later she finsihed and went to sleep with only half of her dinner eaten. She slept in once again. Woke up to Kevin throwing rocks at her second story bedroom floor. She opened the window and almost got hit by a rock. " HI!" kevin and malcolm said in unision. " hey guys. thanks for waking me up i guess." she yelled back at them smiling think what great friends. " no problem at all! happy to wake up a grouch! " kevin teased her. Maeryn picked up the rock he'd thrown at her and threw it down at him. "ouch!" yelled Malcolm "sorry, hit kevin with that will ya!? i'm goign to get dress be right down." Maeryn told Malcolm. As she closed her window she heard kevin yelling " no dont' hit me with that!!" she chuckled at she pulled out her jeans and t-shirt. She put her clothes on brushed her teeth and short light brown hair and grabbed her backpack. While walking down the stairs she saw her mom in the bedroom doorway. "just where are you going?" Maeryn's mother asked. " to school, where else?" she replied. " Dont' talk back to me you ungratful child!" she said while giving Maeryn a slap on the cheek. " i hate you i hope you know that" Maeryn yelled while running down the stairs and out the door. " ready for us to escort you to school?" kevin asked maeryn. "yea, lets' go." she replied. " hey maeryn what's that mark on her cheek from ? " Malcolm asked her " oh mom and i fought again this morning. it's nothing" " Maeryn, i see you nearly everyday with a new bruise or something wrong."Malcolm said. " yea i know, i'm clumsy most of the time though. please dont' worry i'm fine." Maeryn assured him. Malcolm and Kevin gave each other that knowing look that things weren't alright and Maeryn wasnt' that clumsy.They both knew that she streched and did yoga and meditated all the time. So she was more graceful than clumsy. They just wished there was something that they could do to help her. " i know that look guys. i'm fine, just tired and a little stressed." Maeryn told them. " yea we know." kevin said. They all reached the school in time for the first bell to ring. " great another day in algebra. can't wait" Malcolm said with only a bit of sarcasim. " yea, can't wait." Maeryn said in a tired voice. Malcolm, Kevin, and Maeryn walked into the algebra room together. " Glad to see you three made it to class. " Mr. Worth said to them sarcastically. " we're all so overjoyed at you're gracful entrances. Can't wait to see you're unfinshed homework again Maeryn and Malcolm. Now sit down!" They all sat down as commanded. Not daring to speak. Maeryn did finish her homework this time and was pleased with herself but whether she finished it or not meant nothing to Mr. Worth. Even Malcolm did his homework for once. " Everyone get out your homework from last night. " Mr. Worth told them. As they were grading the papers he noticed that Maeryn and Malcolm both did their homework. While he walked around the room he had a strange look on his face. Like the fact that those two did their homework was so amazing. " Well well, I see our class slack offs have done their homework. Finally decide this class isnt' a blow off class?" Mr. Worth asked them. They didn't respond. "WELL??!!" he yelled at them. " yes sir." Maeryn and Malcolm responded. After grading papers Mr. Worth made an announcement. " Class we have a new student. His name is Chris. Hopefully he's more willing to learn than you slack offs." He told them. As chris walked into the classroom he smiled at Maeryn. Thinking " she's mine, at least she will be." " oh great." Maeryn mumbled. " Is there a problem Maeryn?" Mr. Worth asked. " no, there's nothing wrong. Just umm.. my stomach. Yea." She replied. " Nice save" Malcolm mouthed to her. She smiled back at him. After class Maeryn caught up with Adrienne. " Hey what's up?" Maeryn asked. " nothing, hey look, Malcolm is still looking at you. I swear he likes you." Adrienne told her "will you give that up. No one likes me ok?" " I know he does, he wouldn't talk to you or look at you like he does if he didn't' like you." " oh give it up. I'm the biggest loser in the whole school." " well if Malcolm doesn't like you chris does." " that's nice, I'd rather have him dead then him like me. Dear god he's annoying. Always trying to talk to me, I really don't' like him. You know, the first day I met him, it was strange. I shook his hand and it was like an electrical shock throughout my body. Like he's from outerspace or something." " you cant' be serious. Outerspace??" Adrienne asked. " oh I don't know. But I do know he's strange and I don't' want anything to do with him." *ring " oh shit, gonna be late I'll talk to you later!" Adrienne yelled to Maeryn.