A New Beginning- Chapter 2: The School Play

Rex had found the college kids he passed earlier.

"I want to talk to you guys." He said walking up to the blond haired guy.

"What does a shrimp like you want?"

"I passed by a classmate of mine earlier. I want to know what did?" Rex asked angrily.

"Do you mean that feisty brown-haired girl?" He asked smiling. "We just made her into a woman."

"You bastard!" Rex said angrily throwing a punch towards the guy.

He missed and before he could react. He fell to the ground as he was punched in the stomache.

"Oh, we're sorry. We didn't know she was your girl," the man paused then said smiling evily. "Opps, I mean woman."

"Bastard!" Rex swore under his breath.

The three kids laughed as they walked away.

Rex had walked home furious at the thought of what the college kid said.

"Rex what happened?" Miaka asked seeing his angry expression.

"I found those college assholes." He said back angrily.

"I guess you lost the fight?" She asked placing an icepack against his cheek.

"Yeah. I asked them what they did to her." He paused then said angrily, "they said they 'made her into a woman'."

"I see." Miaka said looking at him.

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"Kara, I'm home." Karen said as she closed the front door.

"Hi," I said from the living room.

"How was your first day of school?"

"It was okay I guess." I said.

"Are you okay?" She asked sitting by me.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just a little tired from all of the packing still," I said.

"Why don't you go and lay down in bed. I'll make you something to eat and bring it to your room."

"Okay," I said walking upstairs to my room.

"I can't let her know I was attacked again. She doesn't need that knid of pain again. After all, this was the reason we moved here." i thought closing my eyes.

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"Kara?" Mom asked coming into my room to find me sleeping. "I'll just leave the food on the table for you."

As soon as she closed the door, tears fell out of my eyes.

I sat up and looked out my window.

I saw Rex getting into his shower.

I looked away and began eating the food Mom brought up.

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Rex looked out his bathroom window and saw me eating.

"I wonder if she saw me?" He thought as he felt his cheeks grow hot. "What do I care? She doesn't like guys anyways."

He was finished a few minutes later.

"Rex. Weevil's here for you." Miaka said.

"Okay," Rex said getting dressed.

"Hey," Weevil said.

"Let's get out of here." He said getting his shoes on.

Rex looked towards my window as he walked outside.

He saw me watch him and pulled my curtains shut.

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"Good he's leaving," I thought. I saw him look up towards my window. As soon as my eyes met with his, I felt my pulse speed up as tears fell out of my eyes. "Stupid jerk!" I thought closing my curtains.

"Kara?" Mom asked coming into my room. "What's wrong?" She asked seeing tears fall outy of my eyes.

"Nothing's wrong." I paused then said smiling at her, "I'm still a little tired."

"Are you sure?" Mom asked.

"Yeah," I said.

Mom looked out my curtains and saw Rex walking down the street.

"Could she like that boy?" Mom thought. "Okay," she paused then said kissing my cheek. "If you really like him, you should tell him."

I could feel my cheeks grow hot, "why on earth would I like that selfish jerk?!" I asked angrily.

"Because," she paused then said smiling. "Your face tells me everything."

I watched her leave my room.

"I can never like or trust any guy again," I thought wiping tears from my eyes.

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"Hey, Rex? Earth to Rex?" Weevil asked.

"What?" Rex asked.

"You seem out of it. What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

"Are you thinking about Kara?"

"Why would I be thinking about that annoying girl?" He asked angrily.

"Because your face turned completely red when I mentioned her name." Weevil said smiling.

"She doesn't like guys anyways." Rex said. He paused then said with kindness in his eyes. "I wish I could make her smile at least once."

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I had decided to stay in my room.

After I finished my homework I had gone to bed.

As I was dreaming, I had dreamt about the past. I had woken up a few minutes later with my body and bed sheets drenched in sweat.

I had noticed it was 4:30 in the morning.

I had decided to get up and take my shower.

"Kara?" Mom asked knocking on the bathroom door.

"Yeah?" I asked.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah. I just decided to wake up early."

"Did you want me to make you anything to eat?"

"Some toast would be okay." I said while thinking. "I can't let her hear the sadness in my voice. Otherwise, she'll know something's wrong." I thought holding my head under the showerhead.

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Rex had woken up to find the clock said 4:45.

"I can't stop thinking about what I had said to Weevil earlier. Why do I want to see her smile so bad?"

Rex had decided to get up for school.

He saw me eat my breakfast and get dressed.

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I had decided to leave for school.

Rex watched me leave.

He had gotten dressed. He had walked out a few minutes later.

When he got to the school he saw me walk into our class. Instead of fallowing me into the classroom, he went to Weevil's.

"Why on earth did I fallow her?" He asked himself as he knocked on Weevil's door.

"Hey Rex. Why are you here so early?" Weevil asked.

"Let's just say I woke up early." Rex said.

"You were thinking about Kara again?" Weevil asked smiling at him.

"Yeah," Rex said.

"Just admit it. You fell in love at first sight." Weevil said.

"I'm not in love with her. Let's just go." Rex said leaving.

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By the time Weevil and Rex arrived at school. Everyone had arrived in our class.

Rex noticed me looking outside the window.

Our eyes had met and once again tears filled my eyes.

I turned my head away as a tear began to fall from my eye.

"Why is it everytime she sees me, she cries? Is it because of yesterday?" Rex asked himself.

"Yesterday?" Weevil asked.

"I'll tell you later," Rex said as they went to their seats.

"Goodmorning," Mr. Takanaka said.

"Goodmorning," the class had said.

"I had just finished having a meeting with the principal. He had given our class an assignment to do. We are going to be doing be doing a play at the end of next month." Mr. Takanaka began writing on the blackboard. "We shall be doing the play 'Romeo and Juliet'."

The class had looked surprised.

"Are ther any choices for the lead characters?" Mr. Takanaka asked.

Weevil raised his hand and said, "I think Rex and Kara should get the parts."

Surprisingly everyone in the class had agreed with Weevil.

"I refuse," I said standing up. I had started to walk out the classroom. As I passed Rex, he reached out and grabbed my wrist.

"Kara," he said looking at me.

"Let go of me," I said as tears filled my eyes.

"I know what happened yesterday."

"You know nothing at all!" I yelled dropping my books as I slapped him across the face.

Everyone was shocked as I ran out of the classroom.

"Shall we have different choices for Romeo and Juliet?" Mr. Takanaka asked.

"No," Rex paused then said picking my books up. "Leave the choices as they are."

"Does everyone agree?" Mr. Takanaka asked.

Rex looked at everyone with a warning in his eyes.

"We agree," the class said in unison.