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Mickie POV
I went and got Merci the next day to go to the mall. We were going shopping since her mom told her she needed more clothes that fit this climate. We left and we were meeting Phil, Evan, Melina, and John there. John hadn't met Merci because he and Dave went to the other high school. We weren't on the big island, so we only had two high school and we weren't even rivals.
We walked in and went to Aeropostal to start looking around. She found some cute skirts, shorts, and shirts. She came out in a cute maxi dress when John and Dave had walked up to join Melina, Evan and Phil. They were having fun because Merci and I were trying on stupid clothes and joking around.
"I like that." I told her and she looked in the mirror.
"I think I do too." She said and smiled.
"You look nice." Evan told her and John was just looking at her.
"Hi, I'm Dave." Dave said and she waved and Dave elbowed John.
"John." He said and Merci giggled as she walked back in the changing room. I knew that Evan liked her so he probably wasn't going to be happy with John's reaction.
She bought some clothes and we were walking around again.
"Oh, I want to go in there." She said and pointed to Hot Topic. We didn't shop in Hot Topic and we just looked at her.
"Fine, give me two minutes." She said and started to walk in there.
"Wait up." Evan said and jogged behind her.
Merci POV
I walked in Hot Topic and Evan was behind me. I was looking at some t-shirts when I spotted Jeff and Shannon; well Shannon spotted me.
"Merci!" Shannon said and came over ot me.
"Hey, what's up?" I asked him as Jeff appeared behind him. I just smiled at Jeff and he smiled back.
"Aeropostal?" Shannon asked.
"Yeah, got some clothes." I said.
"You found some you liked there?" Shannon asked and she just laughed.
"She looked cute in them." Evan said and I knew I blushed.
We talked to them for a few more minutes before not finding anything and meeting back up with Mickie and everyone. I walked up to them and we went to more stores. I stuck close to Evan because John and Dave were huge. They intimated me just a little, but they seemed nice.
"Let's eat." Phil said and we left to go to a restaurant.
Evan POV
We went to a local BBQ place and we were eating. Merci seemed like she was having fun and she fit in. She was just trying to get to know people and she was really cute.
"So how was hanging with the rejects?" Melina asked her and she laughed.
"I had fun." She said.
"With them?" John asked.
"Ok, what's with them? Or Rejects? Why the labels? Why can't you just hang out with whoever you want to?" she asked us and we just looked at her.
"It's because there aren't that many of us on the island so we just created our own little groups. We did it so long ago that we all just stuck with it. You are new so you don't really have a label yet." Phil said and she just looked at us.
"I don't want a label." She said and we thought she was crazy.
"But its who you are." Mickie said.
"No, it isn't, who you are is: how you act, what you eat, what you wear, what you listen to, not what label is stuck on you." she said and we just looked at her.
"We just don't look at it like that anymore." I told her and she was just taken back by the idea that we seriously had labels. She just shrugged and John talked about whatever game had been on. We were ready to leave and Merci didn't look to enthused about hanging out anymore.
"You want me to take you home?" I asked her.
"If you don't mind." She answered dryly.
She grabbed her bags and got into the car with me. I knew that she wasn't happy about the conversation from dinner and I knew that she didn't totally understand because she was new.
"You ok?" I asked her and she shrugged.
"I know you don't totally understand, but to us it's normal." I told her and she sighed.
"Sorry, I just think that you should hang out with the people are you comfortable with." She said and I nodded. She made sense, but it wasn't how we did things.
"I understand." I told her and smiled at her. She gave me a small smile back and looked at me.
"You should wear the dress tomorrow, you looked nice in it." I told her and she blushed. She was cute when she blushed.
"I might." She said.
We talked the rest o the way to her house and thanked me for the ride. I knew that she was right about the labels, but to us it was just life. I went back to Phil's where we were all hanging out at.
"What's up?" I asked them as I walked in. Mickie and Phil looked at me for a split second before going back to making out. Kelly was talking with Melina, Dave and John were playing the 360, and I just sat down as Tiffany crawled in my lap.
"Hi." She said and I looked at her with a strange expression.
"Can I help you?" I asked her.
"Yeah, I think I can help you too." She purred and I pushed her off.
"No thanks." I said and she huffed, but sat there.
"Aww, does someone like Merci?" Phil said as he detached from Mickie.
"She is cute." I said.
"Yeah, and she has a nice body, but she thinks weird." Dave said.
"She just isn't used to it. I am sure that she will get used to it." Melina said and we all agreed.
Jeff POV
I was sitting outside on the beach when Merci walked out the gate and onto the beach. Matt and Shannon were playing in the sand and I was sketching.
"Jeff?" she asked me and I looked over at her. I motioned for her to sit beside me and she joined me on the sand.
"Whatcha drawing?" she asked me and I showed her my picture.
"You are good at drawing." She said and I smiled.
"Thanks, what did you do today?" I asked her.
"I went shopping with Mickie, well wait, you know I saw you." she said and smiled at me.
"Yeah, but it was nice to ask you." I said and she smiled.
We sat there and talked. Shannon and Matt joined us after a little bit and we were all talking.
"MERCI!" I heard her father yell and I swear she cringed.
"Gotta go." She said and she ran inside. We all just looked at each other and shrugged.
"He didn't sound happy." Shannon said and we nodded.
We stayed out on the beach a little longer before going inside. I walked into my room and I looked over at Merci's room. She looked upset and she looked like she had a bruise on her back. I watched her for a second when she closed the blinds. I wondered where the bruise came from for a few minutes before I got ready for bed.
Merci POV
I lay in bed that night and hoped that the bruises weren't too bad because I wanted to wear the dress tomorrow. I had gotten really good at hiding bruises, but I was used to doing it with long sleeves and jeans. I was used to my dad hitting me, but when he drank it was so much worse. I fell asleep a little bit later once I didn't move and my ribs didn't hurt so much.
Evan POV
I got to school a little early and Merci wasn't there yet. Mickie, Tiffany, and Kelly were waiting on her. She pulled up with a few minutes to spare and she looked good in the dress. She walked over to the girls and they all went in.
"Earth to Evan." Phil said and I looked at him.
"Yeah, I knew you thought she was hot." He said and I smack him in the back of the head.
We went into class and I was sitting behind Merci. I noticed that she had a bruise on her shoulder blade. I ran my finger over it and she immediately flinched.
"What?" she asked me.
"You have a bruise." I told her.
"I know, but it doesn't have a sign that says poke me." She said and I cracked a smile as she rolled her eyes.
Merci POV
I made it through the day with just Evan asking or noticing my bruise. I was glad and I tried to act normal. I was walking to my locker when Matt walked up to me.
"Hey, Jeff wanted to invite you to grill out with us tonight." He said and I looked at him.
"Jeff would be in detention for throwing Randy into a locker." Matt said and I nodded.
"Um, sure, do you need a ride home?" I asked him and he smiled.
"If you don't mind taking Shannon too." Shannon said as he walked up.
"No, but three is the limit." I told them and they nodded.
"Just grab your stuff and meet me back here." I told them and they disappeared.
"Merci?" Evan said and I looked at him.
"I was kind of wondering if you wanted to maybe get dinner tonight?" he asked me.
"Oh, um, I just made plans, maybe another night?" I asked him.
"When is good for you?" he asked me and I thought about it for a second.
"Thursday?" I asked him and he smiled.
"Cool, it's a date." He said and I nodded.
"See ya tomorrow." I said as he bounced off.
I waited around and picked up Matt and Shannon before going to our houses.
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