*~Todd Finds his Mermaid~*
As a special treat, Sister Eleanor had taken Megan and Marty into town to see the movie. "Now you girls have a wonderful time," said Sister Eleanor. "And don't talk to any strange boys in the theater."
"We won't," Marty stated as she waved good bye to the kind sister.
Marty and Megan were waiting in line outside when they saw a bus pull up from the juvenile detention facility. "Look, Marty, it's those bad-ass boys!" Megan gasped.
Marty didn't respond. She has her eyes on Todd as he stepped from the bus. Suddenly her palms got sweaty and her face grew hot. Megan was speaking to her, but she appeared to be in a daze.
"Marty, what's wrong with you?" Megan asked. "Do you think one of those guys are hot?"
When Marty failed to answer, Megan demanded, "Who are you looking at?"
"No one," Marty cried out. She tried to keep Megan from looking as the group of young men approached. Megan couldn't help but steal a few little glances as Todd and Jason came up behind them. Jason gave Megan a wink, but Todd only had eyes for Marty.
Todd couldn't help but notice Marty's curly blond hair- the same cascading blond hair that had belonged to his mermaid in the woods. He was fairly certain it was her. As he moved closer to tap her on the shoulder, he was stopped by his commanding officer.
"What do you think you are doing, BOY?" Kurtz asked in a growl.
"Nothing, I was just..."
"You are not to touch or talk to those girls, Manning, do you understand me?" hissed Officer Kurtz. "Those young ladies are attending the nearby convent. They're studying to become nuns. They are not to be bothered by the likes of you!"
Todd's eyes got huge with shock when he heard the news. His beautiful mermaid wanted to be a nun?! How could a girl THAT beautiful ever wish to become a nun?
After they had paid for their tickets and had gotten their snacks, Marty and Megan took their seats in the theater. The movie had been playing for nearly thirty minutes when Marty stood up and told Megan she had to go to the bathroom. She left the theater, hoping Todd would follow.
When Todd saw Marty leaving, he said to Officer Kurtz, "I gotta pee."
"I thought I told you to pee BEFORE the movie," grumbled Kurtz.
Refusing to let Todd go alone, the commanding officer insisted that the whole group of young men get up and go to the restroom. The other guys were pissed at Todd for making them miss part of the movie. Despite his efforts to talk to Marty, Todd wasn't afforded the chance to speak to her at all.