3/19/2010
Chapter 3
When I was released out of the hospital and immediately sent home my friends were waiting for me. They told me that my father wouldn't let anyone at the hospital I knew including my mother because my killer might come back to finish the job. They gave me huge, fluffy bears, flowers, and heart shaped balloons. It was quite sweet. I really did miss my friends. I've known them all my life and they have always been so supportive of everything I've chosen to do in my life. Those girls Maria, Carmella, Liz, and Emily, are more like my sisters than my friends.
For the past month Marcus has been in my house constantly, and sometimes he even spends the night. My father really does like him, especially since he was kicked out of the Kryps for saving my life. After one time of asking my father he agreed to the letting of Marcus becoming a Blood. Marcus and I have become so close in the few short weeks we have spent together, even though he is four years older than me. I don't think he looks at me in that way though. I think he thinks of me as a sister.
I wake up in my bed, it's like ten in the morning and I smell something great. It smells like syrup and pancakes. So, I walk down stairs. When I get to the bottom of the steps I see Marcus cooking breakfast. "Hey, what are you doing up so early?" I say while wipping my eyes."Hey, just cooking something to eat. Can you please get some clothes on?" He said when he turned around to look at me. "Huh?" Then I looked down I wasn't wearing any pants, but last night I could have swore I went to sleep with my blue and white sweat pants on. "My bad I could have swore I was wearing pants." I said while running up the steps to put my pants on. When I got to the steps my mom was walking out of her room to use the restroom. "Hey, mom what are you doing up so early?" She looked over at me and then looked again. "What in the hell are you doing without pants on when you know your father's friends are in the house?" "Mom, they're all asleep. And I was just going to get some on. Chill out, go back to sleep." I said and then I walked back into my room. I looked around for my pants but I couldn't find them anywhere so I just put my yellow shorts on. I then ran back down stairs. When I got down there Marcus was sitting my food at the table. "It looks delicous. Thank you Marcus. But why?" I looked to see him reaching for the plate. "Well, if you don't want them then-" He said picking up my food. "No, no. I want them really I do." I tried to reassure him. "I just wanted to cook. What's wrong with me wanting to cook." "I don't know, I just didn't know you liked to cook, that's all." I looked down at my food and then back at Marcus, I really didn't know he could cook. The only man i've known to cook was my father and he hasn't cooked in years, actually since I was a little kid and the two gangs weren't always at war, "What?" He said looking at me staring at my food. "It's nothing I was just thinking is all." He turned away and I took a huge bite of my pancakes. I burned the top of my lips trying to scarf them down. I then hear my father stomping his way down the stairs. "Hmm. What's that smell? Pancakes? Who cooked pancakes?" He said looking around the kitchen. "I did Valentine. You hungry?" "Boy, you know I am!" Then everyone started to wake up. My mother, John,Bruno,Craig, and white john all came in the kitchen grabbing plates and forks. We all laughed as we watched my father burn his hand trying to pick the pancakes out of the skillet. My father's friends usually stay with us for one of two reasons, they either are guarding the house or they need somewhere to stay. My father was a very kind person. He let people stay in our house even if he didn't know them. If someone needed a place to stay for any reason they came to my house. My father only had a few rules: don't use drugs in the house, you have never hit a women, and no one was allowed to touch me.
I watched as everyone ate their food quickly so they could get in one of the two showers, which are both usually taken. I got up put my plate in the sink and ran up to my room. I really wanna know where my sweat pants went, so I ran back down stairs. "Did anyone go in my room last night and take my pants?" Everyone looked at me like I was crazy. "I guess thats a no?, ok, Marcus can you drive me to school?" I asked as innocently as I could. "I don't know Bri. I got a lot to do today." I looked at him with my big hazel eye and of course I got my way. As I was getting ready for school I couldn't help but think of my school-girl crush on Marcus, I wonder, would he ever give me a chance? I ran downstairs with all my books ready to go and there he was looking handsome as ever. "Come on Bri! I ain't got all damn day!" he yelled. "Oh please, get over yourself! You act like your busy to day!" I yelled back. "Child please. Get your ass in the car before I put your ass in the car." he said. "Is that a promise?" I asked teasingly. He just smiled at me with those big brown eyes, he nearly gave me a heart attack. The way to school was as awkward as ever. "B, you gotta stop doing that!" "Doing what?" I asked. "That thing you do. Your gonna get me killed." "What thing?" I really had no idea what he was talking about. "Don't play dumb with me girl. Your little flirting thing you do. It drives me crazy. It's hard to resist" "So your telling me you like me?" I asked as sincere as I could. "Wha-what girl, how the hell did you get that from what I just said." "So your saying you don't like me." I looked at him again the same way I did earlier. "No. I'm not saying that at all. I'm saying you're gonna get me killed." "So you do like me?" "Girl. Don't make me hurt you." He said with that brilliant smile no girl could resist. "You do like me. You like me, you li,ke me. Marcus likes me." And then he stopeed the car and did something i'd never thought he'd do. Marcus kissed me, he kissed me right on the mouth. I kissed him back more passionately. He stopped. "Briona we can't, I can't." "Is it you can't, or you won't?" "Your dad would have my head." "Not if I want you back, those were the rules." "You're so much younger then me though." "You'll get over it." Then we both looked at each other and smiled. I finally was happy.
After that he drove me to school. When I got there my friends were waiting outside. I guess they saw my facial exspression, because they all just started smiling. Then my friend Emily said, "You got your way didn't you." I didn't reply I just walked in the school. I'm gonna let there minds wonder until lunch. I like making them think it's kind of funny the things they come up with. "You did get your way didn't you. You got Marcus." Emily said. "Emily, we'll talk about this at lunch. I'm already late." I said with a smile. She didn't leave me alone all day. Bells one through six were tourture. Every five seconds it was another question from a different friend, such as 'is he a good kisser" 'do you love him'? I seriously thought I was going to be put in jail for man-slaughter. Then Lunch came around. I grabbed my food and headed for my table. I sat down and I waited for the questions to begin. "Come on. I know you guys want to. I'm ready now. Ask away!" I said while opening my Gatorade. Carmella was the first to open her mouth "So, you and Marcus?" She said. "Yeah, what about us?" I said. Next it was Liz who wanted to talk. "Are you two a thing now? Cuz' we all saw it coming." She said. "Yeah. And you guys did, did you? Well, I wish one of you guys would have let me in on that. I would've liked to know that I was going to go out with Marcus." I replied. It was Maria's turn."So, is he a good kisser?" Liz hit her in the back of the head. "Llegado el hembra estúpida! It was just a question!" I just laughed. "He's a very good kisser." I replied. Then Emily spoke "Do you love him?" I didn't know how to answer that question. Everyone was silent and they were staring at us. "I don't think so, at least not yet." I replied after a short while.
After Lunch we all walked to gym together, it was an awkward walk because everyone still had that last conversation in their minds. Today in gym we were playing volleyball, something i'm actually good at. Whenever we play volleyball I actually do participate. We went to the locker room and changed. Then I spoke up " You guys, I don't like this awkwardness. Stop, ok. Now I'm having a party this saturday, you guys still coming?" Liz said, "Of course, hoe. You know we love you." And I did know those were my girls and I could always count on them. We walked out into the gym ready to beat some Freshman in volleyball.
We did in fact beat the Freshman. The score was 25 to 13. They were lucky enough to get thirteen points. We went back to the locker room and changed. Then we went outside. When I walked outside I looked for Marcus' 69' Mustang and I found it. He was parked in the shade across the street from the school. He gave me that smile that was to die for and waved for me to come over. Liz and Emily walked home together and Maria's mom drove Carmella and Maria back to Maria's house. I ran across the street and got in. I said hi with a kiss, and he said hi back with another kiss. It was nice finally I did get what I wanted, or the man I wanted. I just really hope this doesn't become a problem with my father.
