Circle of Trust
by L. Gabrielle
CHAPTER TWO
Manny woke up with a start. Another nightmare. She glanced at the
clock and silently wished it wasn't 7AM on a Tuesday. She forced
herself out of bed to get ready for school.
She hasn't been getting much sleep lately. Her relationship with
Craig was disfunctional, but what more could she expect? After he
lied to both her and Ashley, was he really worth holding on to? And
then with the pregnancy scare. The day she got her results back
saying she was really pregnant, she had never felt more disillusioned
and alone in her entire life. The abortion was the right thing to do,
even if it didn't feel right at the moment.
Craig. That was a name she might as well forget. It seems that no
matter how hard she tried to make their relationship work, it never
did. And it was never her. She forced herself to realize that much.
It was NEVER her. Craig was the one who dumped her in the 8th grade.
Craig was the one who made the decision to cheat on Ashley with
her. Craig was the one...Craig, Craig, Craig.
And life was still throwing her curveballs. This was the type of thing
she'd want to talk over with Emma. But after her choice to go after
Craig, the two weren't exactly on speaking terms. She sighed as she
picked out a blue and pink striped tube top out of her dresser
drawer. With all it's ups and downs, 9th grade was a year that the
sooner it was all forgotten, the better.
Once dressed, she quickly curled her hair and rain down the steps.
Reaching the kitchen table, she looked around for her parents, and
throughly confused, they were no where to be seen. She grabbed a
box of cereal and poured some of it's contents into a bowl.
As she was eating, her thoughts drifted back to Craig. As much as
she knew she should hate him, she couldn't. She just couldn't bring
herself to feeling that way about him. There was just something about
Craig Manning, his slender frame, his mop of curly hair, his bewitching
eyes that just seemed to look through her. Whatever it was, it had
a hold on Manny that just wasn't going to let go.
Her eyes came into focus on a large transportion device standing
outside her house. The bus! It was there. She was late! Slipping on
a pair of cute sandals and swinging her book bag over her shoulder,
she flew out just in time to lock her front door behind her and
jump on the bus.
Slipping into the first seat, she sighed. 'Almost late again,' she
thought. 'At least this time I won't have to deal with Raditch.'
by L. Gabrielle
CHAPTER TWO
Manny woke up with a start. Another nightmare. She glanced at the
clock and silently wished it wasn't 7AM on a Tuesday. She forced
herself out of bed to get ready for school.
She hasn't been getting much sleep lately. Her relationship with
Craig was disfunctional, but what more could she expect? After he
lied to both her and Ashley, was he really worth holding on to? And
then with the pregnancy scare. The day she got her results back
saying she was really pregnant, she had never felt more disillusioned
and alone in her entire life. The abortion was the right thing to do,
even if it didn't feel right at the moment.
Craig. That was a name she might as well forget. It seems that no
matter how hard she tried to make their relationship work, it never
did. And it was never her. She forced herself to realize that much.
It was NEVER her. Craig was the one who dumped her in the 8th grade.
Craig was the one who made the decision to cheat on Ashley with
her. Craig was the one...Craig, Craig, Craig.
And life was still throwing her curveballs. This was the type of thing
she'd want to talk over with Emma. But after her choice to go after
Craig, the two weren't exactly on speaking terms. She sighed as she
picked out a blue and pink striped tube top out of her dresser
drawer. With all it's ups and downs, 9th grade was a year that the
sooner it was all forgotten, the better.
Once dressed, she quickly curled her hair and rain down the steps.
Reaching the kitchen table, she looked around for her parents, and
throughly confused, they were no where to be seen. She grabbed a
box of cereal and poured some of it's contents into a bowl.
As she was eating, her thoughts drifted back to Craig. As much as
she knew she should hate him, she couldn't. She just couldn't bring
herself to feeling that way about him. There was just something about
Craig Manning, his slender frame, his mop of curly hair, his bewitching
eyes that just seemed to look through her. Whatever it was, it had
a hold on Manny that just wasn't going to let go.
Her eyes came into focus on a large transportion device standing
outside her house. The bus! It was there. She was late! Slipping on
a pair of cute sandals and swinging her book bag over her shoulder,
she flew out just in time to lock her front door behind her and
jump on the bus.
Slipping into the first seat, she sighed. 'Almost late again,' she
thought. 'At least this time I won't have to deal with Raditch.'