"Well that was an interesting period," said Alex Whitman, as he
followed his friends down the dull gray hallway. "I would have to agree,
hubby," said Maria teasingly. "Wait, aren't married couples suppose to
disagree?" asked Alex, uncomfortable being called hubby by his best friend.
"Well maybe we can change that, snugglebunny," Maria said, causing Alex to
groan, and Michael to do a double take as he joined the foursome down the
hallway. "What did you call him?" he asked Maria, a little alarmingly.
"Snugglebunny. You got a problem with that?" Maria said bulling. She was
actually delighted to see Michael a little alarmed at the pet name. She
glanced at Liz to see if she noticed the confusion on Michael's face.
Liz was looking… Maria wasn't sure what the right word should be. She was looking depressed, a little confused, but was that…yes, even a little happy. Yet doing all those expressions, she kept a blank face. Maria wasn't sure anybody else would know how to do that, but as she looked at Max, she knew she was wrong. Max looked the same as Liz, except instead of happiness there was determination. Weird. She knew that Liz would be upset since she didn't get partners with Max, but that he was paired up with Candy? Man, that was double time. Then again, Liz was paired up with Derrick, who by the way, was sure to be the next big thing in their little school.
Stop it Maria. Michael was all you should think about. Ever since their first kiss, she knew they were a couple. She couldn't believe that she had even considered Derrick. But then again, maybe Michael didn't think they were a couple. Maria sighed as she and her friends turned the corner showing another dull gray hallway. She didn't quite know how to decipher Michael anymore. Not that she ever knew how. She would just keep the thought of Derrick in her head until she knew where she and Michael were. That's it, she decided as her brain went back to Alex's droning on.
"I was thinking about a new list for my web site. What do you guys think about alternate things you can do with movie ticket stubs? I mean, come on. All they do is take up room, and the only reason you keep them is to remind you of seeing the movie. But then you can go and rent and buy the movie later on. I use thinking of using them as maybe coasters, or maybe even magnets." Maria stifled a laugh. How could Alex think of the stupidest stuff? "Okay. That's kinda weird. Maybe you could put on your list that they can be used as jewelry." Michael and Alex just looked at her strangely. "Jewelry?" Michael asked. "Yeah, you know. You could put holes in them, and make them into a necklace. Then, if someone asked you, have you seen this movie? you can look on your necklace and say yeah! I have the stub right here!"
Michael and Alex just looked at each other, and tried not to laugh. Maria was just so. Michael didn't know the word. She was just so Maria, he decided. No one else he knew would have ever come up with that idea. He looked at Max, and saw that something was up. He never looked this way before. He nudged Maria, and nodded at Max, and she mouthed "later" at him. Michael pushed his worries aside for the moment. He glanced at Maria again, and smiled a little. Yeah, she was Maria, but that's what made him like her. It also helped that she was cute.
The foursome wound their way through the halls of their beloved school until they got to their separate ways. Maria and Liz nodded goodbye as they went down one hall, and Alex waved goodbye as he caught up with Isabel, who he spotted down another hall. Michael and Max looked at each other, and started down another hall together. Michael stopped at his locker to put his book up. Max leaned against the locker beside him. "Everything okay?" he asked Max. "Yeah." Max replied, not convincing Michael at all. "Did something happen last hour?" Michael saw the answer to his question written on Max's face as the pain reflected off it. "Hey, do you want to go to the bakery and tell me about it?" The bakery always was a good solution to his problems, and he knew how much Max loved crullers with Tabasco sauce. "Sounds good." Michael slammed his locker shut, and lead the way out the doors of their school into the bright sunlight.
Liz was looking… Maria wasn't sure what the right word should be. She was looking depressed, a little confused, but was that…yes, even a little happy. Yet doing all those expressions, she kept a blank face. Maria wasn't sure anybody else would know how to do that, but as she looked at Max, she knew she was wrong. Max looked the same as Liz, except instead of happiness there was determination. Weird. She knew that Liz would be upset since she didn't get partners with Max, but that he was paired up with Candy? Man, that was double time. Then again, Liz was paired up with Derrick, who by the way, was sure to be the next big thing in their little school.
Stop it Maria. Michael was all you should think about. Ever since their first kiss, she knew they were a couple. She couldn't believe that she had even considered Derrick. But then again, maybe Michael didn't think they were a couple. Maria sighed as she and her friends turned the corner showing another dull gray hallway. She didn't quite know how to decipher Michael anymore. Not that she ever knew how. She would just keep the thought of Derrick in her head until she knew where she and Michael were. That's it, she decided as her brain went back to Alex's droning on.
"I was thinking about a new list for my web site. What do you guys think about alternate things you can do with movie ticket stubs? I mean, come on. All they do is take up room, and the only reason you keep them is to remind you of seeing the movie. But then you can go and rent and buy the movie later on. I use thinking of using them as maybe coasters, or maybe even magnets." Maria stifled a laugh. How could Alex think of the stupidest stuff? "Okay. That's kinda weird. Maybe you could put on your list that they can be used as jewelry." Michael and Alex just looked at her strangely. "Jewelry?" Michael asked. "Yeah, you know. You could put holes in them, and make them into a necklace. Then, if someone asked you, have you seen this movie? you can look on your necklace and say yeah! I have the stub right here!"
Michael and Alex just looked at each other, and tried not to laugh. Maria was just so. Michael didn't know the word. She was just so Maria, he decided. No one else he knew would have ever come up with that idea. He looked at Max, and saw that something was up. He never looked this way before. He nudged Maria, and nodded at Max, and she mouthed "later" at him. Michael pushed his worries aside for the moment. He glanced at Maria again, and smiled a little. Yeah, she was Maria, but that's what made him like her. It also helped that she was cute.
The foursome wound their way through the halls of their beloved school until they got to their separate ways. Maria and Liz nodded goodbye as they went down one hall, and Alex waved goodbye as he caught up with Isabel, who he spotted down another hall. Michael and Max looked at each other, and started down another hall together. Michael stopped at his locker to put his book up. Max leaned against the locker beside him. "Everything okay?" he asked Max. "Yeah." Max replied, not convincing Michael at all. "Did something happen last hour?" Michael saw the answer to his question written on Max's face as the pain reflected off it. "Hey, do you want to go to the bakery and tell me about it?" The bakery always was a good solution to his problems, and he knew how much Max loved crullers with Tabasco sauce. "Sounds good." Michael slammed his locker shut, and lead the way out the doors of their school into the bright sunlight.
