It was early October, the air was beginning to get crisp and cool. A little Marina skipped her way to the playground as her long brown curls bounced with every step. Fall has always been her favorite season and she was very excited to spend her recess outside. Marina made her way to the swing set where a few girls were stood talking to each other. A shy Marina debated eternally whether or not she should go talk to the other girls or not. Eventually she decided to strike up a small conversation. She lightly tapped the girl in the middle of the group on the shoulder. The girl flipped her long red hair and turned her head towards marina. Her vibrant green eyes looked Marina up and down.
"What do you want?" The redhead asked, a slight tone of annoyance in her voice.
Marina averted her eyes to the ground and chewed on her cheek. "I-uh I wanted to know if I could play with you guys." Marina said quietly.
The redhead and her friends giggled at Marina. Another girl with short auburn hair grabbed Marina by the shoulders and forcefully turned her around. "Thanks, but no thanks. We don't want to hang out with piggies." She teased and proceeded to shove Marina to the ground. Little Marina fell to the ground getting wood chips in her long hair and the palms of her hands scraped.
Tears burned in her eyes as she looked at her bleeding palms. She could hear the group of girls giggle at her as she proceeded to cry softly. Marina began to stand up when she saw a hand in her view. She looked up to see a little boy around her age, he had shaggy blonde hair and kind blue eyes. "Are you ok?" He asked. Marina shyly grabbed his hand as he pulled her up.
"I guess." Marina responded timidly. The boy began to brush off Marina's uniform skirt and shirt and helped her get wood chips out of her hair.
"I am Nathan." The boy said with a big smile.
Marina gave a small smile back. "I am Marina."
"Marina, I think we are going to be best friends forever." Nathan said, still beaming.
(Hello! This is another throw back one shot. This is supposed to back when Marina was 7. Also, Nathan is very important in Marina's past and character development. So we will be seeing more of him later.)