Part II
Tallie Anderson was her name. Skyler loved teasing her, it was like the highlight of his day. If Tallie were swinging, he'd push her off. If she were playing jump rope with her friends, he'd always appear like a monster and cut the strings. Tallie was very afraid of Sky and whenever she saw him nearby, she always turned around and hid somewhere. One the other hand, John Cena was like her savior. When he found Sky teasing her or hitting her, John always came and stopped the quarrel, or rather, the torture. John and Sky had been best friends since they were born. In 1981 when both of them turned five, Tallie moved to Boston from Alabama, next to John's house. Tallie can still remember how she met John. She was sitting on her front porch, gazing at the sky.
"Hey there. You seem lonely out here, do you have anyone to play with?" "No. Not really." "Okay then. I'll play with you! What's your name?" "Tallie." "I'm John. How old are you?" "4." "Oh, I'm older than you then. I'm 5. Call me John and I'll play with you, okay?" "Okay. John."
Tallie was quite lonely for a while because she was new. But when John came to play with her everyday, she was very content. Until one day.
She heard the yelling outside her house. She looked out the window and there stood a boy she had never seen before. He was yelling his lungs out, "JOHNNY!!!! COME OUTSIDE!!" John came out soon and Tallie's face lit up. She sensed that he was going to come over. "Heeey, Sky!!!" a smile grew big on John's face. "Do you wan come to the playground, J?" "Oh, first, I need to show you someone." Then Tallie saw John dragging the boy's left arm and standing in front of the doorbell. She jumped out and ran to open the door. "Hi, Johnny!" Tallie greeted brightly. "Hey Tallie. I brought a friend along with me today." Sky rolled his eyes and examined Tallie carefully. "Sky, this is Tallie. Tal, this is Skyler. He's my best friend." Tallie's face turned red. When she finally managed to say 'hi' to Skyler, his words hit her to her surprise: "Gosh, she is sooooooo ugly, J! I hate girls. Yuck!" This statement was the beginning of Sky and Tallie's relationship.as enemies.
After that Tallie's days of her happy childhood were just ruined by the presence of Skyler Dane. He always teased her about how ugly she was and such. She refused to call him even 'someone she knew' for he did not deserve any recognition. And that's what really got Sky angry. For just once he wanted Tallie to treat him like she treated John. But she never did.
As all three of them- John, Sky, and Tallie- grew up, went to elementary, junior high, and finally got to high school. Tallie, after graduating form an all-girls junior high school, came to George Washington H.S., coed, where John and Sky attended. She was very happy to see John everyday at school, but obviously not Sky. Argh, those nightmares, she thought, will start all over again and haunt her.
Tallie Anderson was her name. Skyler loved teasing her, it was like the highlight of his day. If Tallie were swinging, he'd push her off. If she were playing jump rope with her friends, he'd always appear like a monster and cut the strings. Tallie was very afraid of Sky and whenever she saw him nearby, she always turned around and hid somewhere. One the other hand, John Cena was like her savior. When he found Sky teasing her or hitting her, John always came and stopped the quarrel, or rather, the torture. John and Sky had been best friends since they were born. In 1981 when both of them turned five, Tallie moved to Boston from Alabama, next to John's house. Tallie can still remember how she met John. She was sitting on her front porch, gazing at the sky.
"Hey there. You seem lonely out here, do you have anyone to play with?" "No. Not really." "Okay then. I'll play with you! What's your name?" "Tallie." "I'm John. How old are you?" "4." "Oh, I'm older than you then. I'm 5. Call me John and I'll play with you, okay?" "Okay. John."
Tallie was quite lonely for a while because she was new. But when John came to play with her everyday, she was very content. Until one day.
She heard the yelling outside her house. She looked out the window and there stood a boy she had never seen before. He was yelling his lungs out, "JOHNNY!!!! COME OUTSIDE!!" John came out soon and Tallie's face lit up. She sensed that he was going to come over. "Heeey, Sky!!!" a smile grew big on John's face. "Do you wan come to the playground, J?" "Oh, first, I need to show you someone." Then Tallie saw John dragging the boy's left arm and standing in front of the doorbell. She jumped out and ran to open the door. "Hi, Johnny!" Tallie greeted brightly. "Hey Tallie. I brought a friend along with me today." Sky rolled his eyes and examined Tallie carefully. "Sky, this is Tallie. Tal, this is Skyler. He's my best friend." Tallie's face turned red. When she finally managed to say 'hi' to Skyler, his words hit her to her surprise: "Gosh, she is sooooooo ugly, J! I hate girls. Yuck!" This statement was the beginning of Sky and Tallie's relationship.as enemies.
After that Tallie's days of her happy childhood were just ruined by the presence of Skyler Dane. He always teased her about how ugly she was and such. She refused to call him even 'someone she knew' for he did not deserve any recognition. And that's what really got Sky angry. For just once he wanted Tallie to treat him like she treated John. But she never did.
As all three of them- John, Sky, and Tallie- grew up, went to elementary, junior high, and finally got to high school. Tallie, after graduating form an all-girls junior high school, came to George Washington H.S., coed, where John and Sky attended. She was very happy to see John everyday at school, but obviously not Sky. Argh, those nightmares, she thought, will start all over again and haunt her.