Chapter 2: Arousing Suspicion
Students began filtering into the classroom. Marta meerly stayed put at her desk, writing in her Journal. A gust of wind then blew in her face, causing her hair to flow in it's breeze. She looked up and saw Zach staring down at her.
"Whatcha writin' there?" He asked curiously, attempting to take a peek in the notebook. Marta slammed it shut.
"Thoughts." She hissed.
"Fair enough." He said, then walked towards the back of the class to take his seat.
Marta opened her Journal again, and continued writing. She wrote about everything that was going through her mind at that moment. Of course, those thoughts were then interrupted by another band member.
"Hi Marta!" Summer squealed.
"Hi.." Marta muttered.
"How come you weren't outside for morning recess?" Summer asked, as she took a seat on top of Marta's desk, and flipped her hair over her left shoulder.
"Didn't feel like playing." Marta replied quietly.
Summer tilted her head, and a confused look swept across her face. "You alright?" She asked.
"Yeah. Never better actually." Marta quickly lied. She then looked up at Summer and smiled. Summer smiled back, and returned to her desk.
Miss. Machintosh quickly hushed all of the students, and began her algebra lesson.
Marta sat at her desk, with her head rested in her left hand, while staring up at the teacher. She looked as though she was paying attention, but every word Miss. Machintosh said was clouded, and not heard by Marta.
She then felt the room begin to spin, and squinted her eyes hard. Her arm shot into the air, and Miss. Machintosh looked at her.
"Yes Marta?" She asked.
"Uhm, can I go to the washroom please?"
"Yes, take this hall pass with you though." Miss. Machintosh held out a piece of wood that had the words 'Hall Pass' engraved in it. Marta took it from her, and made her way to the washroom.
When she was safely inside the girl's room, Marta walked towards the sink, and looked in the mirror that was hanging on the wall. She threw the hall pass on the counter, causing a loud noise to echo through the tile-filled room.
She turned the tap towards the side indicating cold water was flowing from it's nozzle. Marta formed her hands into a cup shape, scooping up some water. She then splashed it on her face, and looked at herself in the mirror.
The water was quickly dripping down her face, and onto her blouse. She grabbed a paper towel from the dispenser, and dryed herself. Just then, the door creaked open.
"Marta? Are you okay? You've been gone for about five minutes now, Miss. Machintosh asked me to check on you." She heard a voice, identicle to Summer's echo through the room.
"I'm fine." Marta replied flatly, while continuing to stare at herself in the mirror, not bothering to even look at Summer.
"You don't seem fine." Summer said as she appeared in the mirror next to Marta.
"Just a little dizzy is all. Nothing big." Marta replied as she turned away from the mirror, facing the blue stall doors. Suddenly there was a large rumble, again.
Marta grabbed her stomach and winced in pain.
"What's wrong?" Summer asked, very concerned.
"My stomach sort of hurts. Maybe it was something I ate..." Marta trailed off and squinted her eyes as she stared at the fluorscent lights on the celing, while still holding her stomach.
Summer placed a hand on her shoulder, "Do you want to go to the nurses office? I'll take you there."
Marta looked down at Summer. "Yeah, I guess so."
The two walked out of the bathroom, and down the hall to the nurses office, while Marta continued to hold her stomach.
"Well, what did you eat for breakfast?" Summer asked as the two walked down the hall.
"Uhm..." Marta stared up at the celing as she pondered that thought. "Egg McMuffin..My mom made them."
"Oh. Well eggs usually make your stomach hurt, don't they?" Marta nodded.
"That's probably it then, but we'll go to the nurse just in case." Summer said.
The two walked in silence the rest of the way, and soon reached the nurses office. They pushed the door open, hearing a loud scream.
"OWWW!!!" Freddy shouted. Today was yearly injections at Horace Green. Hepitis B shots, every kid had to get one, and it was obviously Freddy's turn considering the ear piercing scream that was just given in a voice identicle to his.
Summer poked her head around the corner to see Freddie sitting on a stool, rubbing his arm, and nurse Mary standing next to him, holding a needle. Summer winced at the though of having to get a shot, and called nurse Mary over to her and Marta.
"Uhm, my friend's been having a stomach ache for a while, and she said she kind of feels dizzy. Do you know what's wrong with her?" Summer asked, hopefully.
Nuse Mary smiled, "Well let's take a look. Follow me young lady." Marta followed her into the back room, where they couldn't be seen.
Summer sat down in one of the chairs in the same room as Freddy, and folded her arms over her chest.
"What's up with Marta?" He asked as he hopped off the stool and took a seat next to Summer, still rubbing his arm.
"I don't know. She's been acting really strange today. Her stomach's been growling a lot too." Summer said, staring straight ahead of her, without even bothering to look at Freddy.
"Hmm, probably didn't eat breakfast." Freddy said casualy. Summer quickly turned her head to stare at him.
"She said she had an Egg McMuffin..." Summer paused, her eyes widened. "Oh god..." She whispered.
"What?" Freddy asked, obviously not knowing what Summer had discovered.
"Nothing.." Summer replied. She stared at the wall in front of her, pondering on that thought. "Did she eat breakfast? She said she did but, is she lying?"
Students began filtering into the classroom. Marta meerly stayed put at her desk, writing in her Journal. A gust of wind then blew in her face, causing her hair to flow in it's breeze. She looked up and saw Zach staring down at her.
"Whatcha writin' there?" He asked curiously, attempting to take a peek in the notebook. Marta slammed it shut.
"Thoughts." She hissed.
"Fair enough." He said, then walked towards the back of the class to take his seat.
Marta opened her Journal again, and continued writing. She wrote about everything that was going through her mind at that moment. Of course, those thoughts were then interrupted by another band member.
"Hi Marta!" Summer squealed.
"Hi.." Marta muttered.
"How come you weren't outside for morning recess?" Summer asked, as she took a seat on top of Marta's desk, and flipped her hair over her left shoulder.
"Didn't feel like playing." Marta replied quietly.
Summer tilted her head, and a confused look swept across her face. "You alright?" She asked.
"Yeah. Never better actually." Marta quickly lied. She then looked up at Summer and smiled. Summer smiled back, and returned to her desk.
Miss. Machintosh quickly hushed all of the students, and began her algebra lesson.
Marta sat at her desk, with her head rested in her left hand, while staring up at the teacher. She looked as though she was paying attention, but every word Miss. Machintosh said was clouded, and not heard by Marta.
She then felt the room begin to spin, and squinted her eyes hard. Her arm shot into the air, and Miss. Machintosh looked at her.
"Yes Marta?" She asked.
"Uhm, can I go to the washroom please?"
"Yes, take this hall pass with you though." Miss. Machintosh held out a piece of wood that had the words 'Hall Pass' engraved in it. Marta took it from her, and made her way to the washroom.
When she was safely inside the girl's room, Marta walked towards the sink, and looked in the mirror that was hanging on the wall. She threw the hall pass on the counter, causing a loud noise to echo through the tile-filled room.
She turned the tap towards the side indicating cold water was flowing from it's nozzle. Marta formed her hands into a cup shape, scooping up some water. She then splashed it on her face, and looked at herself in the mirror.
The water was quickly dripping down her face, and onto her blouse. She grabbed a paper towel from the dispenser, and dryed herself. Just then, the door creaked open.
"Marta? Are you okay? You've been gone for about five minutes now, Miss. Machintosh asked me to check on you." She heard a voice, identicle to Summer's echo through the room.
"I'm fine." Marta replied flatly, while continuing to stare at herself in the mirror, not bothering to even look at Summer.
"You don't seem fine." Summer said as she appeared in the mirror next to Marta.
"Just a little dizzy is all. Nothing big." Marta replied as she turned away from the mirror, facing the blue stall doors. Suddenly there was a large rumble, again.
Marta grabbed her stomach and winced in pain.
"What's wrong?" Summer asked, very concerned.
"My stomach sort of hurts. Maybe it was something I ate..." Marta trailed off and squinted her eyes as she stared at the fluorscent lights on the celing, while still holding her stomach.
Summer placed a hand on her shoulder, "Do you want to go to the nurses office? I'll take you there."
Marta looked down at Summer. "Yeah, I guess so."
The two walked out of the bathroom, and down the hall to the nurses office, while Marta continued to hold her stomach.
"Well, what did you eat for breakfast?" Summer asked as the two walked down the hall.
"Uhm..." Marta stared up at the celing as she pondered that thought. "Egg McMuffin..My mom made them."
"Oh. Well eggs usually make your stomach hurt, don't they?" Marta nodded.
"That's probably it then, but we'll go to the nurse just in case." Summer said.
The two walked in silence the rest of the way, and soon reached the nurses office. They pushed the door open, hearing a loud scream.
"OWWW!!!" Freddy shouted. Today was yearly injections at Horace Green. Hepitis B shots, every kid had to get one, and it was obviously Freddy's turn considering the ear piercing scream that was just given in a voice identicle to his.
Summer poked her head around the corner to see Freddie sitting on a stool, rubbing his arm, and nurse Mary standing next to him, holding a needle. Summer winced at the though of having to get a shot, and called nurse Mary over to her and Marta.
"Uhm, my friend's been having a stomach ache for a while, and she said she kind of feels dizzy. Do you know what's wrong with her?" Summer asked, hopefully.
Nuse Mary smiled, "Well let's take a look. Follow me young lady." Marta followed her into the back room, where they couldn't be seen.
Summer sat down in one of the chairs in the same room as Freddy, and folded her arms over her chest.
"What's up with Marta?" He asked as he hopped off the stool and took a seat next to Summer, still rubbing his arm.
"I don't know. She's been acting really strange today. Her stomach's been growling a lot too." Summer said, staring straight ahead of her, without even bothering to look at Freddy.
"Hmm, probably didn't eat breakfast." Freddy said casualy. Summer quickly turned her head to stare at him.
"She said she had an Egg McMuffin..." Summer paused, her eyes widened. "Oh god..." She whispered.
"What?" Freddy asked, obviously not knowing what Summer had discovered.
"Nothing.." Summer replied. She stared at the wall in front of her, pondering on that thought. "Did she eat breakfast? She said she did but, is she lying?"