Craig felt like there was a gold ball in his throat. He was standing in
between both of his girlfriends, scared to death about what could happen
any second now. Instead of of brawl, though, Ashley turned around and left
the store... leaving Craig with Marilyn. It was all he could do not to run
away and hide under a rock, it was all he could do to stand there and see
Marilyn's expression.
"What was that about?" She asks, though in a tone that hints that she all ready knows.
Craig cast his eyes to the ground, searching for something to say. "She's... Ashley's my girlfriend." He flooded out, listening to silence after that. Craig looks up, only to see Marilyn shake her head in disgust and pushes (rather forcefully) past him to the main doors.
He found himself turning around and walking after Marilyn, "Marilyn!" At the doors, Craig sees Ashley walking away to his left and Marilyn to his right. Taking a deep breath, Craig chases after Ashley.
~*~
Marilyn was faced with a wave of sniggering and torment the next week. With news traveling fast, it was no surprise to her that more than half of the school knew about what happened... mainly everyone getting a kick out of it. Marilyn was enraged more than anything; being played with was practically a way of life, but the fact of someone taking a piece away from her in a way such as that still stung.
Jimmy and his friends were taking something like this with their full advantage, taking every chance they got to laugh at Marilyn about it. Ashley dumped Craig, so did Marilyn, resulting with most people thinking that Marilyn was the cause of the couple's breakup; only a select few knew about the bet. Marilyn, not surprisingly, was used to the comments by the end of the first day.
Craig felt worse than he ever had in his life. He couldn't get a word in with Marilyn or Ashley, he had to stand by and feel more horrible every time he heard people bashing Marilyn.
"Well, if it isn't the home wrecker now. How are you doing? Thinking about another relationship to ruin?" Jimmy sneers, he and his friends laugh as they stop in front of Marilyn.
Marilyn kept hearing the same things for days now, she couldn't even take a drink of water without people breaking her down about what happened. She couldn't take it anymore. "Why do you people think that you know me? You don't know the first Goddamn thing there is to know about me." Marilyn half screams, punching her locker and pushing through the small crowd around her. She begins to walk down the hall to the school's main doors.
Craig heard the commotion from the Science lab and walks out into the hall with Marco and Sean. He starts walking to Marilyn, outstretching an arm and putting a hand on her shoulder, "Marilyn."
Marilyn moves her shoulder, causing Craig's hand to slide from it, "Get away from me."
"No, I want to talk to you." This was all too familiar to him.
"I said go away!"
Craig raises his voice; not to yelling, but loud enough to get people's attention, "Why do you do this? Why do you hide behind a wall and let people talk about you like that?"
Marilyn turns around and looks Craig in the eyes, "You want to know why I'm so hostile? You want to know why I push people away? It's because I'm bi, yes, I'm bisexual. Do you want me to yell louder? Let everyone in the building to know? Do you want to know why I have no friends, if I even wanted them? Maybe it's because I scare people away with my looks or maybe it's because if people find out about me, I'll be bounced around like a ping-pong ball! I can't be around the girls because they think I'll hit on them, and I certainly can't hang out with the guys because they think I'm some sort of a slut and I'll give them something! And knowing how people twist the truth around here, if they knew what my father did to me... I'll be known as Daddy's little whore!" Marilyn yells.
The hallways is filled with a buzzing silence, the teachers who overheard the commotion didn't even know what to say. Everyone is staring at Marilyn, but Marco; who's looking down at the ground. Craig can only stare with his mouth open as Marilyn turns around, walks down the hall, and out the doors. He sees a flash run out the doors soon after, Spinner most likely. Craig turned his head and saw Marco, staring back at him with wide eyes before leaving the crowd to go back into class.
Outside, Spinner slowly walks up to Marilyn and sits down on a bench beside her. He's about to say something when he's cut off.
"Look, if you want to talk crap about my sexuality than do it with your idiot friends. You don't look bright enough to think of something on your own." Marilyn snaps, starting to stand up.
Spinner puts a hand on Marilyn's shoulder and pushes her back down, "That's not what I wanted to talk to you about." He says softly. "I wanted to..."
Marilyn sighs, "Doesn't anyone understand the phrase 'leave me alone?'"
"You look like you need someone to talk to... You can hit me if you want, or scream at me- whatever you'd like."
Marilyn laughs shortly, "I don't think you want me hitting you, I'll probably turn you into ground beef with all the anger running through me right now."
"Then vent. Supposedly I'm a good..." Spinner searched for a word, "venter intaker, my sister lashes out on me all the time." He laughs slightly, staring at Marilyn's profile.
"'Venter intaker?'" Marilyn looks at Spinner, eyebrows raised.
Spinner shrugs, "I didn't know a better word."
"Why are you even out here? You're one of the jerks who follow me around school, asking me whether or not I'm going to break you and Paige up yet."
"Change of heart?"
Marilyn scoffs, "You just want to watch me and another girl make-out don't you? I highly doubt you're different from all the other shallow guys out there."
"Well, you're wrong." Spinner smiles.
"What was that about?" She asks, though in a tone that hints that she all ready knows.
Craig cast his eyes to the ground, searching for something to say. "She's... Ashley's my girlfriend." He flooded out, listening to silence after that. Craig looks up, only to see Marilyn shake her head in disgust and pushes (rather forcefully) past him to the main doors.
He found himself turning around and walking after Marilyn, "Marilyn!" At the doors, Craig sees Ashley walking away to his left and Marilyn to his right. Taking a deep breath, Craig chases after Ashley.
~*~
Marilyn was faced with a wave of sniggering and torment the next week. With news traveling fast, it was no surprise to her that more than half of the school knew about what happened... mainly everyone getting a kick out of it. Marilyn was enraged more than anything; being played with was practically a way of life, but the fact of someone taking a piece away from her in a way such as that still stung.
Jimmy and his friends were taking something like this with their full advantage, taking every chance they got to laugh at Marilyn about it. Ashley dumped Craig, so did Marilyn, resulting with most people thinking that Marilyn was the cause of the couple's breakup; only a select few knew about the bet. Marilyn, not surprisingly, was used to the comments by the end of the first day.
Craig felt worse than he ever had in his life. He couldn't get a word in with Marilyn or Ashley, he had to stand by and feel more horrible every time he heard people bashing Marilyn.
"Well, if it isn't the home wrecker now. How are you doing? Thinking about another relationship to ruin?" Jimmy sneers, he and his friends laugh as they stop in front of Marilyn.
Marilyn kept hearing the same things for days now, she couldn't even take a drink of water without people breaking her down about what happened. She couldn't take it anymore. "Why do you people think that you know me? You don't know the first Goddamn thing there is to know about me." Marilyn half screams, punching her locker and pushing through the small crowd around her. She begins to walk down the hall to the school's main doors.
Craig heard the commotion from the Science lab and walks out into the hall with Marco and Sean. He starts walking to Marilyn, outstretching an arm and putting a hand on her shoulder, "Marilyn."
Marilyn moves her shoulder, causing Craig's hand to slide from it, "Get away from me."
"No, I want to talk to you." This was all too familiar to him.
"I said go away!"
Craig raises his voice; not to yelling, but loud enough to get people's attention, "Why do you do this? Why do you hide behind a wall and let people talk about you like that?"
Marilyn turns around and looks Craig in the eyes, "You want to know why I'm so hostile? You want to know why I push people away? It's because I'm bi, yes, I'm bisexual. Do you want me to yell louder? Let everyone in the building to know? Do you want to know why I have no friends, if I even wanted them? Maybe it's because I scare people away with my looks or maybe it's because if people find out about me, I'll be bounced around like a ping-pong ball! I can't be around the girls because they think I'll hit on them, and I certainly can't hang out with the guys because they think I'm some sort of a slut and I'll give them something! And knowing how people twist the truth around here, if they knew what my father did to me... I'll be known as Daddy's little whore!" Marilyn yells.
The hallways is filled with a buzzing silence, the teachers who overheard the commotion didn't even know what to say. Everyone is staring at Marilyn, but Marco; who's looking down at the ground. Craig can only stare with his mouth open as Marilyn turns around, walks down the hall, and out the doors. He sees a flash run out the doors soon after, Spinner most likely. Craig turned his head and saw Marco, staring back at him with wide eyes before leaving the crowd to go back into class.
Outside, Spinner slowly walks up to Marilyn and sits down on a bench beside her. He's about to say something when he's cut off.
"Look, if you want to talk crap about my sexuality than do it with your idiot friends. You don't look bright enough to think of something on your own." Marilyn snaps, starting to stand up.
Spinner puts a hand on Marilyn's shoulder and pushes her back down, "That's not what I wanted to talk to you about." He says softly. "I wanted to..."
Marilyn sighs, "Doesn't anyone understand the phrase 'leave me alone?'"
"You look like you need someone to talk to... You can hit me if you want, or scream at me- whatever you'd like."
Marilyn laughs shortly, "I don't think you want me hitting you, I'll probably turn you into ground beef with all the anger running through me right now."
"Then vent. Supposedly I'm a good..." Spinner searched for a word, "venter intaker, my sister lashes out on me all the time." He laughs slightly, staring at Marilyn's profile.
"'Venter intaker?'" Marilyn looks at Spinner, eyebrows raised.
Spinner shrugs, "I didn't know a better word."
"Why are you even out here? You're one of the jerks who follow me around school, asking me whether or not I'm going to break you and Paige up yet."
"Change of heart?"
Marilyn scoffs, "You just want to watch me and another girl make-out don't you? I highly doubt you're different from all the other shallow guys out there."
"Well, you're wrong." Spinner smiles.