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At practice the next day, everyone wanted to know what was wrong with Alan. He finally said, "Marie dumped me."
Ray turned his head so noone could see him. He had been watching Marie from the day she arrived at TC Williams.
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Monday morning at school, Ronnie approached Alan with a frown. He put his arm around him and said, "I hate to be the one to tell you this, but I don't want you to hear it from someone else."
"To hear what?" Alan asked nervously.
"Um... Ray asked Marie out, and she accepted."
"What?!"
"I said..."
"I know what you said, I just can't believe it."
"I can," Ronnie thought.
Right about that time, Ray walked over. "Hey, guys," he said in a happy voice that made Alan cringe. "Did you hear about my new girlfriend?" he asked.
Ronnie rolled his eyes. "You've asked her for one date, and now you're calling her your girlfriend?"
The odious guy walked off with a smile as if he hadn't heard Ronnie's words. Alan took a deep breath and took off to class.
When Alan looked at Marie across the room, she smiled at him like they were best friends. He remembered asking her to continue being friends with him. But she had completely ignored him all morning until then, and it was just a smile. She continued to ignore him the rest of the day, and the rest of the week.
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Friday, the day of Marie's date with Ray, came quickly. Alan was sad and angry at the same time.
Saturday at practice, Ray bragged about how well his date, with the girl that everybody wanted, had gone. Alan felt like screaming. His stomach felt twisted, and he wanted to cry. But he wasn't going to give Ray the pleasure of seeing that.
While the guys were packing up, Alan told Ray that he wanted to speak with him.
"Sure," Ray said, in a friendly, innocent tone.
Alan began, "I know that Marie is no longer my girlfriend, she's your's. But I think I have the right to tell you that you better be good to her, and you better not take advantage of her."
"Ooo. I'm scared now," Ray said.
Alan felt anger that was hard to control.
Ray smiled. "I'm taking her to 'the Hill.'"
"No, you're not."
"Stop me."
Alan was tempted to punch Ray, but he somehow held himself back.
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The day that Ray was planning to take Marie to the 'Hill' came soon. Alan was furious. Marie may have dumped him, but he still didn't wish anything bad on her. When Alan and Ray left the school building, Alan asked Ray if he was still planning to take her.
"Yeah. I don't see why not," was his response.
Alan held up his small fists and asked, "Are you sure?"
Ray laughed a little and said, "Yeah. I'm sure."
Alan couldn't help it. He had to do it for Marie. He punched Ray, and Ray practically beat him to the ground. Luckily, Gerry Bertier came to see what all the noise was for. When he saw what had happened, he fought with Ray only a few minutes. Then Marie showed up. The two young men stopped brawling, and Ray said, "Come on." They walked off, and Alan got up.
"Thanks," he said, looking at Gerry.
"What on earth were you doing?"
"I had to. Ray deserved it."
"Yeah. He did, but you could've gotten hurt really bad."
"Well, I gave him a black eye and some bruises. But he's still taking Marie."
"Well, that's all a man can do," Gerry said.
At practice the next day, everyone wanted to know what was wrong with Alan. He finally said, "Marie dumped me."
Ray turned his head so noone could see him. He had been watching Marie from the day she arrived at TC Williams.
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Monday morning at school, Ronnie approached Alan with a frown. He put his arm around him and said, "I hate to be the one to tell you this, but I don't want you to hear it from someone else."
"To hear what?" Alan asked nervously.
"Um... Ray asked Marie out, and she accepted."
"What?!"
"I said..."
"I know what you said, I just can't believe it."
"I can," Ronnie thought.
Right about that time, Ray walked over. "Hey, guys," he said in a happy voice that made Alan cringe. "Did you hear about my new girlfriend?" he asked.
Ronnie rolled his eyes. "You've asked her for one date, and now you're calling her your girlfriend?"
The odious guy walked off with a smile as if he hadn't heard Ronnie's words. Alan took a deep breath and took off to class.
When Alan looked at Marie across the room, she smiled at him like they were best friends. He remembered asking her to continue being friends with him. But she had completely ignored him all morning until then, and it was just a smile. She continued to ignore him the rest of the day, and the rest of the week.
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Friday, the day of Marie's date with Ray, came quickly. Alan was sad and angry at the same time.
Saturday at practice, Ray bragged about how well his date, with the girl that everybody wanted, had gone. Alan felt like screaming. His stomach felt twisted, and he wanted to cry. But he wasn't going to give Ray the pleasure of seeing that.
While the guys were packing up, Alan told Ray that he wanted to speak with him.
"Sure," Ray said, in a friendly, innocent tone.
Alan began, "I know that Marie is no longer my girlfriend, she's your's. But I think I have the right to tell you that you better be good to her, and you better not take advantage of her."
"Ooo. I'm scared now," Ray said.
Alan felt anger that was hard to control.
Ray smiled. "I'm taking her to 'the Hill.'"
"No, you're not."
"Stop me."
Alan was tempted to punch Ray, but he somehow held himself back.
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The day that Ray was planning to take Marie to the 'Hill' came soon. Alan was furious. Marie may have dumped him, but he still didn't wish anything bad on her. When Alan and Ray left the school building, Alan asked Ray if he was still planning to take her.
"Yeah. I don't see why not," was his response.
Alan held up his small fists and asked, "Are you sure?"
Ray laughed a little and said, "Yeah. I'm sure."
Alan couldn't help it. He had to do it for Marie. He punched Ray, and Ray practically beat him to the ground. Luckily, Gerry Bertier came to see what all the noise was for. When he saw what had happened, he fought with Ray only a few minutes. Then Marie showed up. The two young men stopped brawling, and Ray said, "Come on." They walked off, and Alan got up.
"Thanks," he said, looking at Gerry.
"What on earth were you doing?"
"I had to. Ray deserved it."
"Yeah. He did, but you could've gotten hurt really bad."
"Well, I gave him a black eye and some bruises. But he's still taking Marie."
"Well, that's all a man can do," Gerry said.