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"Hey man, I need to talk to you," Alfie walked into his room, Mara close behind him. Jerome looked up from his magazine from where he had been lounging on his bed. He looked up at them, slightly surprised.
"How can I do you for?" he asked, sitting up.
"Well you remember that one time, when you broke Trudy's jewellery box, and I took the blame for you?"
"Yeah, I remember. And then I repaid you by taking the fall for when you smashed Victor's window." Jerome nodded.
"Oh yeah…" Alfie trailed off, "Oh! But remember when you broke the washing machine and I took the fall?"
"Yeah I remember that too Alf, I repaid you by taking the fall when you broke Corbierre."
"Do you have to keep repaying me?" Alfie shrieked, Mara flinched slightly from behind him, but stayed silent.
"What's wrong?"Jerome asked
"Well," Alfie sighed "Mara kissed Eddie."
"What?" Mara looked shocked
"Mara?" Jerome stood up, looking at her
"No I didn't!" Mara shook her head frantically "Alfie!"
"Mick dared Eddie to kiss Mara!" Alfie called, him and Mara edged for the door slightly, but Jerome smiled slightly
"So it was just a dare kiss?"
"Yes." Mara nodded
"Well that's fine, not like it was real." He let out a relieved laugh "For a moment I thought you actually kissed him,"
Everyone let out a relieved laugh.
"AW! You're getting married!" Alfie called bringing them in for a group hug. They hugged him back tightly, Mara could feel the ring, suddenly heavy on her chest.
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"And I know you have all given your best to these tests, and you will find out which universities you'll go to in a few days. But just remember, it doesn't matter where you go, just remember, I'm proud of you all." Mrs Vilen told the class.
"Where do you think you're going to go Mara?" Fabian asked from across the room, Mara turned to him, a small smile on her face, but before she could reply, Eddie called loudly
"Where do you think Fabian? This is Mara, Mara's going to the best of the best, Yale!" He swung back on his chair, arm wrapped around Patricia
"Really Mara? I'm trying for Yale too," Fabian grinned
"You'll be a shoo in," Mara promised. "What about you Nina? Where are you going?"
"I'm…I'm going back to America."
The class fell silent
"But what about Fabina?" Amber shrieked
Fabian let out a nervous laugh "We're going to try long distance,"
"Sure, that didn't work for me and Mara, why would it work for you two?" Mick asked loudly. Mara looked down
"Hey, you and Mara didn't work, because you two were never any good together," Jerome commented from beside Mara
"I think it's great, if Nina wants to do her own thing, she should be able to," Joy spoke up
"Oh please!" Alfie yelled "You're only saying that because you like Fabian,"
"Time and place Alfie," Jerome muttered
"Oh I love that game!" Amber called, everyone turned to her
"What game?" Nina asked, thankful for the change in subject
"Time and place."
"What game is that?" Mara asked
"Where you have to guess the time and place," Amber shrugged
"I've got one!" Eddie called "Jerome, Mara, 5:00 today in the clearing in the woods!" Patricia jabbed him in the rib
"Very subtle," she whispered
"Why?" Jerome asked curiously
"I have a present for you," Eddie lied. Mara and Jerome shrugged, turning around.
"How come you got them a present?" Mrs Vilen asked, bemused
"Oh I know! Because they're getting married!" Alfie called loudly, before registering what his words were and covering his mouth in horror
"What?" Every called in unison
Mara and Jerome looked at everyone, before Jerome stood
"Well I guess you had to find out at some ti-" he began, but Mara stood and cut him off
"We're not. We're too young for that. Alfie's making it up, you know me guys," and she relied on her spotless track records, and everyone laughed it off, turning around. She sat back down.
"What was that?" Jerome asked, sitting beside her
"I don't want people knowing."
"Why?"
"Because Jerome, it's weird."
"What other people think of you is none of your business," he reminded
"Yeah but it's about what I think of me,"
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"I need you to cut a lock of your hair and put it into the fire," Nina explained passing her the scissors,
"I'm not the chosen one!" Mara said again, the rest of Sibuna, including Jerome, stood in a circle around the fire.
"Yes you are," Fabian pointed out "Please Mara, just try,"
Mara took a deep breath, before cutting a small lock of her hair with the rusty scissors and placing it onto the fire.
Immediately the fire went out, and in the ashes, was a locket, exactly like Nina's, except it was blue.
Mara picked it up slowly, with fumbling fingers, it wasn't hot, like it should have been. It was cool.
"What?" Mara looked up towards Fabian "Fabian, explain this to me? I don't want any part of this,"
"I'm sorry," was all Fabian said.
"Nina's managed," Jerome stuck out bravely "And she's a chosen one,"
Mara turned to Nina "Are you managing Nina?"
"It's hard." Nina admitted "But we can do it,"
"We're all going to help," Alfie said gently
"You can trust us Mara," Amber whispered.
Mara placed the necklace around her neck, the second one. It shone brightly.
"It's burning." She stated quietly, as the necklace touched her bare neck
"I know." Nina soothed "It gets better,"
"Can't she take it off?" Jerome asked, stepping forward
"No," Nina shook her head
"But it's hurting her!"
"It's not your decision."Fabian called harshly. Jerome stared at him, angrily.
"Mara," Patricia said loudly, everyone fell silent "…It'll get better." Mara watched her in partial shock
"Okay." She whispered.
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"I really like your hair," Mara commented, as they sat in Jerome's room, eating marsh mellows
"Why is everyone so obsessed with my hair?" he laughed, mouth half full
"Who's everyone?" Mara scoffed
"Why, all my past girlfriends,"
"Hmm." Mara finished chewing sitting up straight "Why did you have so many girlfriends?"
Jerome shrugged, his eyes looking up at her face, stopping slightly at the wedding ring. He suppressed a smile before meeting her eyes
"A better girl would come along,"
"Then what was the point of being with anyone? If you were only going to dump them for someone better," she wasn't angry, and she drew her knees slowly up to her chest
"So I wouldn't get lonely,"
"What about now?"
"All of those girls Mara, I kept trying to replace them with someone like you." He wiped his mouth "Remember Mona?"
"Oh yeah…" Mara nodded her head remembering "She was your longest ever girlfriend. I really liked her,"
"Of course you liked her," Jerome laughed "She had black hair, slightly tanned skin, brown eyes, she was nowhere near as pretty though, and she was smart."
"Then why did you dump her?" she asked dumbly
"Because she was only like you, she wasn't you."
"Oh." Mara blushed looking down "Well she won't talk to me now."
Jerome laughed loudly
"I wish you'd realised that we were meant to be earlier," he gazed at her
"Why?"
"I could have gone to prom with you,"
"I thought it was only girls that got all sentimental about prom?" she teased lightly, he smiled at her "Don't worry Jerome, we still have graduation."
"We do,"
"Can I come in?" Alfie knocked on the door, he didn't wait for an answer, before barging in "Hellloooo love birds," he cooed brightly
"Hey Alfie," Mara smiled "Want a marsh mellow?"
"Nah I can't. Jerome banned me." He went over to his bed and collapsed onto it.
"You banned him?" Mara asked incredulously
"Yeah, I gave him one once, and he set the curtains on fire."
"That was the big fire last term?" Mara's eyes widened in realization
"Yup," Alfie popped the p
"But you guys said it was a candle!"
"Well we couldn't exactly say it was a marsh mellow," Jerome stood, offering her his hand so she could stand up to "That would just look stupid,"
"Hence why he banned me,"
"Right." Mara let out a breath, eyes dancing with amusement "Well I'm going to go now, see you tomorrow?"
"Sure, see you then," Alfie nodded rolling over to his side
"I meant…Never mind," she turned to Jerome, kissing him lightly "Night guys,"
"Night Marazono," Alfie called sleepily
"Sleep well Mara," and the door closed.
"Hey man, can I have a marsh mellow? Just one, I won't do anything weird," Alfie called as Jerome flicked out the light
"Maybe tomorrow Alfie, or the day after that, or the week after that," Jerome said sarcastically, unfortunately Alfie missed it,
"Thanks," he murmured.
Jerome shook his head smiling.
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