Chapter 15 Marcy's Lament and an Unexpected Surprise:
"This morning we bring you very important news. The body of a 17 year old boy known as Markus Wu was found just last night. It was said that he took a bullet to the left side of his chest and died due to blood loss" said a news reporter.
Marcy walked through the school halls with her hood over her head. Students watched as she walked towards her locker. They began whispering and pointing at her.
"Is that her?"
"Yeah, she's in my science class"
"Her brother died last night?"
"Yeah"
"Poor Kid. How do you think she's taking it?"
Marcy ignored them as she opened her locker. Maggie and her crew looked at her before the redhead walked towards her.
"Hey, Wu," Maggie said.
Marcy closed her eyes.
"Not now, Maggie," she mumbled softly.
"Come on, I just want to talk," the redhead said, placing a hand on her shoulder.
Marcy turned, lifted Maggie by her collar and pinned her to the lockers. Everyone gasped as Marcy glared at Maggie with glowing green eyes.
"Feels good right?" she asked.
Marcy didn't say anything.
"Look, your brother died, I get it. I'm sorry," she said.
Marcy's face softened as her eyes turned back to normal. She placed Maggie on her feet. The redhead placed a hand on her shoulder.
"It's okay," she said.
Marcy grabbed her bag and closed her locker before walking away. She walked past Anne and Sasha.
"Marcy," Anne called.
Marcy ignored her as she kept walking. Anne moved to follow her but Sasha grabbed her shoulder.
"I think it's best to give her some space," Sasha said.
Anne looked at Marcy before sighing and nodding. Marcy walked towards her house and opened the door. Olivia looked up as Marcy walked past the kitchen.
"Marcy, dinner starts in a few minutes," she called.
"Okay," Marcy responded as she walked into her room.
She placed her stuff on the ground and sat down on her bed. Marcy huffed and looked at a picture hanging on the wall. In the photo, Mark had his arms around Marcy as they both smiled at the camera. She remembered that they took that picture two weeks after their first day of school.
"Wu siblings stick together,"
Marcy felt tears filling her eyes. She wiped at them harshly with her sleeve.
"Damn it,Markus!" she shouted.
She fell back on her bed and sighed. Her ears perked up when her phone rang. Marcy grabbed it and answered the call.
"Hello?" she asked.
"Hey Marcy," a voice said.
Marcy blinked as she sat up.
"Peni?" she asked.
"I'm sorry for calling you like this especially when you're going through something," her brother's girlfriend said.
Marcy shook her head.
"No, it's okay. What's up?" she asked,
"Do you think I can come over to your house? I have something to tell you," she said.
Marcy raised an eyebrow.
"Um…sure? I'm about to have dinner so just knock on my window when you get here," Marcy said.
"Okay," Peni said.
Timeskip!:
Marcy looked up when she heard a knock on her room window. She got up and opened the window so Peni could climb inside. They hugged each other. Peni pulled back with her hands on Marcy's shoulders.
"How are you feeling?" the older girl asked.
"As good as I'll ever be. So what is it you wanted to tell me?" Marcy asked.
Peni handed Marcy some papers. Marcy took and looked over them. Once she did, her shoulders tensed and she looked at Peni.
"You're…pregnant?" she asked.
Peni nodded.
"I went to the doctor's office and took a DNA test. It's Mark's," she said.
Marcy ran a hand through her hair to process this. Peni's pregnant with Mark's child.
"I…d-did he know?" she asked.
Peni nodded.
"I told him the day I found out," she said.
She began crying.
"W-what am I going to do Marcy? I'm pregnant and Mark didn't even get to his son or daughter and my parents aren't going to be happy about this and what about your parents? How am I supposed to tell them that I'm pregnant with their son's child?" she asked.
Marcy pulled her into a hug.
"I don't know but I'm sure Mark would want you to stay strong and keep pushing forward," she told her.
Marcy didn't know if she was saying this for her or Peni but she did know the least she could do is be there for Peni and her new niece or nephew.
(A/N: Another short chapter. Also for those who are asking how Mark started working for Andrias. After finding out that Peni was pregnant, Mark was trying to find another job in order to provide for them and their baby so two days before the tour Andrias approaches him with a "propostition" to get him some cash. So from that Mark agrees to work for Andrias as long as he promised to leave his family out of this)
