Chapter 7: Its Friday.
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Friday didn't arrive soon enough. As soon as the sun situated itself in the sky I launched myself out of bed and quickly ran to my closet to get dressed. I decided to wear something different today. That something different was a black skirt with black suspenders combined with red tights and a bell sleeved light beige shirt with a ruffled collar and a thin loose ribbon that tied underneath the collar, like a feminine tie. I quickly brushed my long brown hair, put on my favorite back heeled boots and hurried out of my apartment door towards school. I didn't bother to eat breakfast.
There was an assembly today, which cut both first periods short. I believe the principle was talking about exams and basketball. I had sat down next to Nathanael in the back. Nathanael was mindlessly scrolling through his white phone with that stone cold poker face of his. I let out a sigh as I folded my arms in boredom.
"And for exams always remember the "tion" rule! If it ends in tion, it's fantastic; concentration, relaxation, participation, etc." Gingerly I leaned over to Nathanael with a devilish grin and said quietly.
"..Anal penetration…" He snorted and his shoulders started to shake violently as he raised a hand to cover his mouth in order to prevent his laughter from spilling out. His face was slightly red now as he kept in his laughter and his eyes were prickled with tears. I snickered along with him. Everything's going according to plan.
The assembly was over and we were told to go to our next period, which just so happened to be theater. I took my seat and the teacher began writing on the white board about today's objectives, or as I thought of it, today's targets. The targets for today would be a Socratic seminar about one of Shakespeare's classics, Romeo and Juliet, going over theater terminology, and to be put into groups of five and make a small skit depicting some sort of love story. First up on our to-do list is the skit. I obviously paired up with Nathanael, but the skit required more than two people, so our other team members where Aurore, Kim, and Alix.
Alix was a short skater girl with messy pink bob-cut hair and blue eyes. She was active and confident; she would be great as an ally; her confidence could easily turn into charism which will help draw the viewer's interest, a great second blade. Kim was taller than most boys here and he had dark brown eyes and black hair that was dyed yellow at the tips and styled into a sharp quaff. He was rambunctious, reckless, competitive, and that means if I could get him to see this project as a competition between the other groups, he would definitely do everything in his power to assure us a good grade.
Aurore was charming and her pretty blue eyes and charism could draw anyone's attention. She was sender and fairly tall with clear skin, blue eyes, and blonde hair that she had tied into two low hanging pigtails. She would be great for-Girls with pigtails are k-kind of my type-Shit…I change my mind…she can't be in our group! If she is my plan will crumple! I was about to object…but it was too late everyone else was already in groups…I would just have to keep my eye on her…I thought as I unconsciously moved in front of Nathanael, hiding him from Aurore's alluring blue eyes.
"Alright so what should the main premise of our skit be?" Aurore asked. I took out my notebook and a pencil from my backpack.
"Let's start by brainstorming first. Just tell me whatever comes to mind and I'll write it down." I said.
"Ooh….I got one!" Kim stated excitingly. "Ok so like there's this marshmallow that falls in love with a mug of hot coco and in order to be with her the marshmallow has to melt and dies."
"….Are you high…?" Alix inquired in a deadpan fashion.
"No just hungry!" Kim responded with a boyish grin.
"Uh…It's a good idea Kim…but…we need more characters since there are five of us." Nathanael reasoned, with a fake patient smile.
"True, true…" Kim said.
"Hm…I know how about we base it off on how our parents met." Aurore suggested.
"Oh that's a good idea!" Nathanael commented. I felt a single burning ember in the pit of my stomach, but luckily it cooled down quickly. However, my grip on my pencil tightened as a result.
"Well how did your guys' parents meet?" I asked casually.
"I actually don't know." Kim said rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. "Probably should have asked them about it but then again I probably wouldn't have listened anyway."
"Well, my dad, meet my mom in University." Alix stated. "She was in the same class as him and he thought she was super pretty. His friends found out and started teased him. The way they would tease him was whenever they were in class my dad and his friends would talk to each other in Morse code, so as not to get caught by the teacher, so my dad's friends would constantly bring up my dad's crush into the conversation. One day after class my mom came up to where my dad was sitting. He was like so freaked out and she just smiled and said 'I now Morse code to.' And walked away, my dad was so embarrassed, but the next day while talking with his friends through Morse code he heard a series of taps coming from where my mom was sitting. She basically asked him out during class using Morse code. They've been together ever since."
"That would be a great skit." Aurore said, clearly excited by the idea.
"Yeah, but…do any of you know Morse code?" The silence was the only answer that was needed.
"Well how about you Aurore, how did your parents meet?" Nathanael asked. My grip on the pencil tightened again.
"Hehe, it's kind of funny really." She said sheepishly. "It was during winter break and my mom was just coming back from buying a hot coffee when, out of nowhere, this snowball comes flying by and hits her square in the face! She falls backwards and drops her coffee on the snow. She looks at the guy that threw the snowball and the guy looked like a dear in traffic lights. A full on snowball battle ensued and after words they went to go get coffee together, and they've been together ever since that day."
Nathanael giggles. "That's sweet." The red embers in my stomach grew hotter.
"Yeah! Really sweet and all but that story was pretty short and only had two people in it!" I stated.
"You got a point. Nathanael looks like you're up." Alix stated.
"How did my parents meet…well…um…They were actually childhood friends and they started dating in like 5th grade or so but my mom had to move away so they broke up. When she went to University her friend introduced her to some guy and it was her old boyfriend from fifth grade. Two days later, after some catching up, she proposed."
"That's perfect! One of us can be your mom, the other your dad, another the friend and the other two can be your mom's parents informing her about the move." Aurore said; eyes filled with energy.
"Man, sell that shit to Disney!" Kim said.
"Everyone's parents seem to have really cute stories…" I said out loud as I rested my cheek on the palm of my hand.
"How did your parents meet, Lila?" Nathanael asked.
"My parents…?" I waved it off replaying that there was no need to hear how my parents met if we were going to use Nathanael's story.
"Come on! We told you ours. I'm curious." Nathanael insisted.
"Curiosity killed the cat."
"Satisfaction brought it back." He replied smoothly and I let out a sigh, I couldn't resist those pretty teal eyes of his.
"Well it was back in Italy, the local government was planning to build some sort of new office building or what not. But, in order to have enough room to build it they were planning on tearing down a small preschool. People didn't like the idea and so there were protestors. My mom was one of them…things got out of hand quick. So as my mom was running away from the police during one of the several protests she jumps onto the back of my father's motorcycle and starts screaming 'START FUCKING DRIVING'. My dad not wanting to be caught by the police speed off and a car chased ensued…they were caught a few minutes later and put into holding. While in holding they started arguing; my mom was angry he wasn't able to shake off the cops and dad was mad he was roped into the whole ordeal. They were eventually bailed out by some of my dad's friends and that's how they meet."
"Dudeeeee…..that's badass." Kim said.
"Really…?" I asked surprise. "I always thought it was kind of embarrassing."
"No way, Lila, that's so cool…I don't think I could ever see Mr. Cornelio with a motorcycle in a car chase." Nathanael said eyes twinkling. My heart jumped up in glee. I gave him a sheepish smile.
"Who…?" Alix inquired.
"Cornelio is my father's name." I said. Alix's eyes narrowed in suspicion and I knew she was wondering how Nathanael knew my dad's name. "Uh…Anyway we should start writing the script and assigning roles! We are all in agreement that we'll be doing Nathanael's story right!?" I asked hoping to avoid answering the question of how Nathanael knew my dad's name. It worked as we moved on to talk about our roles in the skit.
"Well I'm not much for acting, so I can be the best friend that reintroduces Nath's mom with her old sweetheart and we're going to need a narrator." Alex said.
"That's fine with me, since I'm obviously going to play the lead." Aurore stated.
"Hmm…I guess I could be one of the parents that informed my mom on the move." Nathanael suggested. I liked that idea.
"Then I can be the mom!" I said perhaps a little too quickly and a little too excited.
"Huh? Wouldn't you want to play as the main male lead? I mean we are using your parents' story, wouldn't you like to play as your dad." Shut the fuck up, Aurore.
"I guess…." No! Nathanael, do not be swayed by her pigtails! "But, I rather not be the main source of attention, plus I'm not a skilled actor….I'm better at playing background characters." Yes! Hallelujah!
"Well that settles that! Kim you're the male lead, Aurore you're the female lead, Alix you're the friend and narrator, and me and Nathanael are the parents!" I said thoroughly pleased with how the roles turned out. Now with the roles sorted out we could get on to finalizing the script and practicing the skit.
"Alright Lila's group, you're up." I felt my heart begin to race and I was nervous, but luckily I have the amazing ability of looking even more confident when I'm nervous. With a smug smile and a wide confidence stance the illusion of a cocky leader was portrayed perfectly. The script was finished, roles assigned, and props taken care of.
Striding my way over to the front of the students I could see Nathanael's shoulders start to stiffen. In an attempt to reassure him I smoothly slowed down my long strides to match his and I slid my hand into his, securely interlocking our fingers in a clasp of comfort and safety. The moment our fingers interlocked his shoulders loosened up, but his grip on my hand tightened. And I could feel the students' questioning glances and my smile turned into a full blown grin. Yeah, that's right I'm holding his hand so suck it, bitch! It's show time.
Narrator: The budding flower of young love can be seen growing between the two innocent children, who were still too young to realize what they were feeling.
"Hey, Joan, do you like me?" Penny asked; eyes still young and twinkling with innocence.
"Of course I do, Penny!" Joan responded his young boy mind not fully comprehending what Penny actually meant.
"When, we grow up….would you marry me?" Joan didn't say anything…he still was not sure what marriage entailed or why all the girls always seem to bring it into conversations. After a short passage of time Joan answered with a toothy grin.
"Of course I would! If I'm gonna marry someone I would love for it to be my best friend!" Penny blushed at his bold words.
"Really!?" Penny exclaimed face as red as Joan's hair.
"Really, really!"
"Penny, Joan time to come inside now." A voice called for them.
"Coming, dad!" Penny replied and they made their way towards Penny's father…er female father….(Somehow they managed to convince Nathanael to be the mother and Lila the father…how they did so will remain an enigma)
"And what were you two talking about?"
"Marriage!" They replied happily. Penny's father started laughing. Hearing his…her…? Husband's laughter Penny's mother came out.
"What did I miss…What's so funny?"
"They said they were getting married, ain't that the cutest thing you heard."
Narrator: Penny's mom looked at her child, she saw the pure love and adoration that was linked between the two children and time would only strengthen that bond. She smiled that lovely gentle smile of hers and said.
"Well you have my blessing…" Penny's father just laughed harder and wrapped a loving arm around his wife who flushed at the sudden contact.
"You act like they will get married." The mom smiled.
"They might…"
Narrator: Years passed by and both Joan and Penny grew up and as they grew so did their bond. In fifth grade they finally were able to overcome their squeamish feelings of embarrassment and were able to flower the budding rose of love that had been planted several years before…however…
"Honey…. There's something your dad and I have been meaning to talk to you about." Penny's mom said nervously as she fidgeted with the frills on her pink apron. Penny was immediately worried and her facial expression clearly portrayed this.
"What is it, mom?" She asked nervously. Her mother didn't answer but her father walked up from behind Penny's mom and placed a gentle hand on her mother's shoulder as her mother looked away, bangs covering her face in sorrow.
"We're moving." Her father said. At first Penny didn't see the problem…but it only took a millisecond for her to realize she would have to leave Joan behind…she would have to break her ties with Joan. Her face reflected her emotions like a clear pound, demonstrating the distraught and pain she was feeling along with defeated acceptance.
"I-I understand…"
Narrator: With a heavy pain in her heart Penny went to break the news to Joan.
"Joan…I'm moving!" She said with fake enthusiasm.
"You are…?" Penny only nodded but the uncomfortable feeling of pain was evident on her face. "T-that's…I..."Joan was at a loss for words. Taking a deep breath he managed to quell his storming emotions. "I understand. I guess…this is goodbye huh?" He said with that carefree smile…
"Y-yeah…I uhh I have to go now…Packing and all that." Penny said and quickly ran off; hands over her mouth, suppressing cries of sadness, as she looked away in sadness…Joan didn't move….quietly he said….
"I shouldn't cry….I shouldn't cry…." He kept repeating to himself….
Narrator: The day the airplane arrive Joan ran towards Penny's departing flight…
"Joan…"
"I shouldn't cry!" He exclaimed which caught Penny by surprise. "I shouldn't cry but…" Tears started falling and he tried rubbing them away with the back of his hand as he muttered out the rest of his sentence. "I s-shouldn't cry…b-but the truth i-s-s I want to s-say…Please don't leave me!"
Gingerly Penny gave Joan a hug as he held her shakenly. They held each other for a few seconds and as soon as Joan stopped shaking they let go. Their eyes met in a mutual understanding. Slowly pulling her hands free from their hold Penny walked off to her departing plane. She turned back and gave Joan a sad wave and Joan returned it, with a sad smile.
"Goodbye…"
Narrator: Many years later…I somehow managed to reintroduce them and I have never seen them happier….
Both Penny and Joan hugged each other with great enthusiasm.
Narrator: Penny and Joan were reunited and I felt honored to have restored their love for one another…Needless to say…I was the maid of honor in their wedding that took place two days after. The end
We took our bows and the class politely responded with a round of applause.
"Thank you. That was a very sweet story. I'll take your scripts please and you could go sit down and let the next group perform."
We did as we were told and after two more groups went we were finally able to move on to our next target, the Socratic seminar….
The chairs were situated into a judgmental oval, each chair held the distinguished, all be it a little moody; from raging hormones, young lords and ladies of the future. Before them lay the persecuted, Shakespeare's classic, Romeo and Juliet. It was to be tried in Socratic court, dissected and pulled apart, in the name of education.
"Okay let's start. I'm going to wheel of doom it. Whoever's name it falls upon will start the seminar."
Wheel of doom….? I thought in confusion, but from the quick look around the room I could tell no one was happy about this. The teacher turned on the projector and the light projection was shown on the whiteboard. There was a huge circle with multi colored slices, each one containing the name of a student. Moving the small arrow down to a rectangular box with the word 'Spin' on it she clicked it and the wheel stared to spin. The colors swirled and blended together as it spun and as it slowed down they separated once again. The name it landed on was…
"Nathanael, you'll be starting the seminar!" One quick glance at Nathanael, who was sitting right across from me, told me he wasn't expecting his name to be called out. His eyes widened in slight fear and his face screamed 'Oh, shit.'
Un-expectantly the phone started to ring and the teacher went to answer it.
"I need to make a trip to the teacher's lounge real quick; when I get back I'm expecting you all to be talking about the play Romeo and Juliet." With that she left…and a quiet silence hung over. If only I had known that this was merely the calm before the storm.
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