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Much love to the reviewers!
Chapter 8:
It was the day of the trip, and Marta felt like she was going to die of nervousness, anxiousness, and most of all, guilt. She was up till 3 AM last night just thinking and worrying about the next day. Katie was still acting a bit cold toward Marta, even though she said, though half-heartedly, a million times that she knew it wasn't exactly Marta's fault. This made Marta feel even worse. If only Katie knew what was truly going on....what would she think then...?
Marta walked to the bus stop in sort of a daze. She got on the bus and sat in the seat across from Lawrence. Lawrence was a really quiet kid, Lawrence and Marta have been neighbors ever since Marta moved to the town, and not many people knew that they were friends. Pretty good friends, in fact. In the summer they would always play outside with the younger kids. Well, not so much anymore, now that they were older, but they still talked a lot.
Marta stared out the window at the foggy morning. She was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't hear the quiet, "Marta?.....Marta?..........MARRRRRTA???"
She quickly turned around and fake smiled. "Hey Lawrence," she said. "Sorry, I was uh...just...thinking."
"Excited for the trip tonight?" Lawrence asked.
"Uhh...you could say that..." Marta said with a genuine smile.
The bus pulled up to the school after the short ride. Marta walked into the cafeteria to wait for her friends, just like every day. Katie came in first. She sat down across from Marta. "Look at this..." she said, sounding very distant. It was another AIM conversation between Katie and Gordon from last night.
gordonator43: bad news
rockergirl22: what??
gordonator43: all right, zack just told me that he's planning to dance with Marta tomorrow on the cruise-dance thing
gordonator43: then ask her out
rockergirl22: SHIT
gordonator43: please PLEASE don't tell zack i told you that! he'll kill me!
rockergirl22: i won't, i can keep a secret
rockergirl22: well, i gtg, thanks
Marta put her head down on the table. She needed to figure out what to do...and fast. Katie was going to figure out what was really going on soon, and things would be even more messed up.
"Marta....tell me the truth...you like Leonard, right?"
"...right..." Marta said as steadily as she could.
"And you're gonna say no to Zack....right?"
"Of course.." Marta said. Her stomach ached just saying those words.
No I would not sleep in this bed of lies
So toss me out and turn in
And there'll be no rest for these tired eyes
I'm marking it down to learning
I am
Don't think that I can take another empty moment
Don't think that I can fake another hollow smile
It's not enough just to be sorry
Don't think that I could take another talk about it
Just like me, you got needs
And they're only a whisper away
And we softly surrender
To these lives that we've tendered away
No I would not sleep in this bed of lies...
"Okay..." Katie said and half-smiled, like she still wasn't sure about something.
Michelle and Eleni walked in a few minutes later. They talked a while until the bell rang. They got up to leave, and Marta signaled to Michelle to wait up. Michelle was still the only one that knew that Marta liked Zack. "Hey...we have a new problem," said Marta.
She told Michelle about the AIM conversation.
"We need to figure out what to do....and fast," said Marta. "Can we meet in the library 4th period during study hall? That way we can talk and figure this out."
"Yea, I'll talk to you then..." said Michelle
. Marta went to the library 4th period to meet Michelle. She arrived a few minutes later and they sat down at a table by themselves. "Okay," said Marta. "I think I know what I'm going to do."
"Well, Mar, it's obvious what you have to do, you have to say no."
"Heh, easier said than done. But you're right, I have to say no. I could never do that to Katie."
"I know," said Michelle. "But it just sucks that you like him, and he likes you, but you can't be together..."
"I know, I really hope this works out someday," Marta said and frowned. There was a long pause. "That's what I'm going to tell him..." said Marta quietly. "I just have to tell him that, I really like him, but I can never hurt my best friend like that."
"Yea, that seems like the best thing to do," said Michelle. "...do you think you should tell Katie?"
"Well, I want to, but I know she'll be so mad at me," said Marta. "I'm going to say no to Zack, so it won't matter anyway, right?"
"I guess so..." said Michelle. "I just hope it works out okay."
"Heh, so do I," Marta said nervously.
Later that day...
It was almost time to leave to go on the field trip. After school ended, the kids stayed at the school and ate pizza and waited for the buses to arrive. Since they couldn't fit everyone in the cafeteria, lunch 'A' ate first, then lunch 'B'. Zack was in lunch 'A', and the four girls were in lunch 'B', so they didn't really see him until the bus ride there.
Katie and Marta sat in the seat across from Zack and Marco, who were starting to become pretty good friends. The four of them talked all the way there, they had a really good time. Marta couldn't help but notice Zack smiling at her every once in a while. She always smiled back. Great...now I'm just leading him on.... she thought to herself.
After about an hour's drive, the bus finally arrived at the place where they would board the boat.
Marta took a deep breath, this wasn't going to be an easy trip.
A/N: I'm soooooooo sorry it took so long to update, I've just been really busy! The next chapter will be easier to write though, I have it all planned out. Please give me a review, I only got 2 last time! :-(
Much love to the reviewers!
Chapter 8:
It was the day of the trip, and Marta felt like she was going to die of nervousness, anxiousness, and most of all, guilt. She was up till 3 AM last night just thinking and worrying about the next day. Katie was still acting a bit cold toward Marta, even though she said, though half-heartedly, a million times that she knew it wasn't exactly Marta's fault. This made Marta feel even worse. If only Katie knew what was truly going on....what would she think then...?
Marta walked to the bus stop in sort of a daze. She got on the bus and sat in the seat across from Lawrence. Lawrence was a really quiet kid, Lawrence and Marta have been neighbors ever since Marta moved to the town, and not many people knew that they were friends. Pretty good friends, in fact. In the summer they would always play outside with the younger kids. Well, not so much anymore, now that they were older, but they still talked a lot.
Marta stared out the window at the foggy morning. She was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't hear the quiet, "Marta?.....Marta?..........MARRRRRTA???"
She quickly turned around and fake smiled. "Hey Lawrence," she said. "Sorry, I was uh...just...thinking."
"Excited for the trip tonight?" Lawrence asked.
"Uhh...you could say that..." Marta said with a genuine smile.
The bus pulled up to the school after the short ride. Marta walked into the cafeteria to wait for her friends, just like every day. Katie came in first. She sat down across from Marta. "Look at this..." she said, sounding very distant. It was another AIM conversation between Katie and Gordon from last night.
gordonator43: bad news
rockergirl22: what??
gordonator43: all right, zack just told me that he's planning to dance with Marta tomorrow on the cruise-dance thing
gordonator43: then ask her out
rockergirl22: SHIT
gordonator43: please PLEASE don't tell zack i told you that! he'll kill me!
rockergirl22: i won't, i can keep a secret
rockergirl22: well, i gtg, thanks
Marta put her head down on the table. She needed to figure out what to do...and fast. Katie was going to figure out what was really going on soon, and things would be even more messed up.
"Marta....tell me the truth...you like Leonard, right?"
"...right..." Marta said as steadily as she could.
"And you're gonna say no to Zack....right?"
"Of course.." Marta said. Her stomach ached just saying those words.
No I would not sleep in this bed of lies
So toss me out and turn in
And there'll be no rest for these tired eyes
I'm marking it down to learning
I am
Don't think that I can take another empty moment
Don't think that I can fake another hollow smile
It's not enough just to be sorry
Don't think that I could take another talk about it
Just like me, you got needs
And they're only a whisper away
And we softly surrender
To these lives that we've tendered away
No I would not sleep in this bed of lies...
"Okay..." Katie said and half-smiled, like she still wasn't sure about something.
Michelle and Eleni walked in a few minutes later. They talked a while until the bell rang. They got up to leave, and Marta signaled to Michelle to wait up. Michelle was still the only one that knew that Marta liked Zack. "Hey...we have a new problem," said Marta.
She told Michelle about the AIM conversation.
"We need to figure out what to do....and fast," said Marta. "Can we meet in the library 4th period during study hall? That way we can talk and figure this out."
"Yea, I'll talk to you then..." said Michelle
. Marta went to the library 4th period to meet Michelle. She arrived a few minutes later and they sat down at a table by themselves. "Okay," said Marta. "I think I know what I'm going to do."
"Well, Mar, it's obvious what you have to do, you have to say no."
"Heh, easier said than done. But you're right, I have to say no. I could never do that to Katie."
"I know," said Michelle. "But it just sucks that you like him, and he likes you, but you can't be together..."
"I know, I really hope this works out someday," Marta said and frowned. There was a long pause. "That's what I'm going to tell him..." said Marta quietly. "I just have to tell him that, I really like him, but I can never hurt my best friend like that."
"Yea, that seems like the best thing to do," said Michelle. "...do you think you should tell Katie?"
"Well, I want to, but I know she'll be so mad at me," said Marta. "I'm going to say no to Zack, so it won't matter anyway, right?"
"I guess so..." said Michelle. "I just hope it works out okay."
"Heh, so do I," Marta said nervously.
Later that day...
It was almost time to leave to go on the field trip. After school ended, the kids stayed at the school and ate pizza and waited for the buses to arrive. Since they couldn't fit everyone in the cafeteria, lunch 'A' ate first, then lunch 'B'. Zack was in lunch 'A', and the four girls were in lunch 'B', so they didn't really see him until the bus ride there.
Katie and Marta sat in the seat across from Zack and Marco, who were starting to become pretty good friends. The four of them talked all the way there, they had a really good time. Marta couldn't help but notice Zack smiling at her every once in a while. She always smiled back. Great...now I'm just leading him on.... she thought to herself.
After about an hour's drive, the bus finally arrived at the place where they would board the boat.
Marta took a deep breath, this wasn't going to be an easy trip.
A/N: I'm soooooooo sorry it took so long to update, I've just been really busy! The next chapter will be easier to write though, I have it all planned out. Please give me a review, I only got 2 last time! :-(