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"Wake up!" Elizabeth yelled angrily as I yawned. I'm still half asleep! "I said get up!" Xavier groaned. Elizabeth kicked him, "Get up! You have to go hunting!" I sat up in my bed as I stretched my arms out to my side. As I did so, my chest rose up. "Xavier! I said get up! Skylar please wake up Russell and Ansell." 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJoEsOHUAQx
I nodded my head. I poked my head out to the side of my bed. I looked down to see Russell sleeping soundly. My hair spilled out from behind me to tickle his face, "Wake up." I whispered in a sweet voice. He groaned lightly. I took my hands to grab a pillow and dropped it lightly at his face. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mCMHWzZig
He laughed lightly, "I'm up." I smiled innocently again. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYSdk0fSb1
I looked over at Elizabeth and said, "I got Russell up." 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUG5hFoU4b
Elizabeth didn't hear me as she yelled bitterly at Xavier, "Xavier wake the fuck up!" She snatched the pillow out under his heads and threw it harshly at his face. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYucgW1iLy
He threw it to the side as he snapped back, "Yeah! I'm up! Shut up!" Ansell woke up with just a poke in his belly. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3l5u3T2E1M
"I'm up!" Ansell shouted as Russell was helping Elizabeth. I jumped up and down as I remembered what a beautiful day it was. The sun was hugging the other villagers outside, and I can tell because they were sweating. I don’t blame them either. Some stay out at the market place until supper, just to get a single buy. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4zFMMJegd
"Lizzy can I please go outside?!" I asked impatiently, poking her belly lightly. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLhB2kFGAg
She shook her head as she replied, "Skylar, you have to help Lola and I clean up." 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcK3aEVgjnV
I sighed, "Alright.” I looked for Lola, but couldn’t seem to spot her. I turned back to face Lizzy. “Hey, where is Lola and Haylee?" I asked her. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5j6WwjXi0Z
Ansell looked around, "And Nathan?" Lizzy shrugged casually. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUYyON8nM8
"Haylee is helping Hope. The rest, I don't know." Lizzy replied.1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyb8jWiMUPs
Thomas walked in through the dark, oak wood, front door, "I brought more blankets!" Lizzy walked up to him. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPebMj0p4Vl
"Do you know where Lola and Nathan are?" She asked him. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEDNrdzk79
He nodded his head and answered, "Yeah. They're at the lake." 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEoW3MqssYU
I tilted my head and groaned in annoyance, "Again?" He nodded his head and spoke again as he placed the red and blue, wool blankets, down on the bed Lizzy just finished folding, "Yeah." 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOgI816GYC
Lizzy groaned loudly as she commanded me, "Skylar go get Lola!" 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4FYPbWzr6
Xavier added in, "And Nathan!” He finally stood up from his bed and continued, “He needs to help!" 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLbImqa8Xs
I nodded my head, "Okay." I walked out of the small house. Yeah, send me again for the one thousandth time! 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDd34OeV11
"Skylar!" I turned my head to find Haylee calling my name making her way over to me. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwpKDEVwuB
"What's up?" I asked. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxSgrPfxTb
She laughed, "Lola and Nathan sitting on a tree! K-I-" 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfA49oi3GNL
"Stop it! You know Lola and Nathan hates being teased like that!" I distinctly commanded.1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsIWD6R5Tc
"Hehehe!" 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ukgiCZd4j
"Nevermind. I got to go fetch them." I walked away from Haylee as she went back too. Gosh Lola and Nathan again?! For the fifth time this week! I finally reached the baby blue lake. I saw Nathan laying down with both hands behind his head. Lola, of course, was laying her head on his stomach. She was in the middle of making a flower bracelet out of yellow daisies. I cleared my throat loudly. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03l54U0NQH
Lola's head turned to face me. "Both of you need to come with me." 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaIr690PKO
She groaned, "Ten more minutes!" 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI68jO4jpAo
I shook my head and spoke like a naggy mother, "No! Come on, you have to help Lizzy and I clean! Nathan you have to help Russell, Xavier, Ansell, and Thomas!" 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsXCgCsa5s
He smiled warmly at Lola, "Come on." He got up as he helped her up. I rolled my eyes. Yuck! 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj88q76FyW8
On my way back Lola just gave me that you-ruined-everything look. As we got in the house again, the boys were already on their way to the forest. "You were going to forget me?" Nathan asked as he watched them pass him. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevikdxtV8F
Xavier stepped up, "Just remember the rule we live by; pals before gals." Nathan joined ignored the goodbye and left us.1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkKatcAgmH
As soon as everyone heard the door close Lola turned to me, "I hate you! Nate and I were just about to kiss!" I shook my head with the annoyance clearly spoken onto my face. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVzK2Tmnqj
"You were making a bracelet." I replied with a bitchy tone. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSAVf03l1m
She had hot, bright red fire lit in her blue eyes, "He could've!" I just looked to Lizzy for help. Lizzy looked at Lola with her arms crossed. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cVwPof4rd
"Just like Xavier practically said, friends before dudes. Well not exactly like that, but you get the point." Lizzy said with the same tone I had.1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0dT9yl0nt
"Whatever!" She put her hands in the sink and began to start washing the dishes. I began to fold the bed as Lizzy straightened the clothes. The house was clean before dawn. "Shopping?!" I yelled with excitement. Lizzy nodded her head, "Yes. Only for food!" I sighed, "It was worth a try." Lola laughed at my failure. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hLQxA5fda
I don’t get it. We used to be best friends! I guess I’m just playing in the past. However, I do continue to wonder what happened to us. I bet you anything it was Nathan’s fault. I also always hate how Lola assumes that I’m just jealous of her "love life". Pfft. Bitch. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHlfC7ktje
"Skylar?" I heard Lizzy speak.1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7sRMkNHWU
I had my head shoot up, "Yeah?" 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEs4CsjBmSA
Lizzy smiled, "Thinking about Russell?" 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZBvHdQ0lA
My face turned bright red as I quickly said, "No!" 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5yDd7N2A6
Lola joined in with a rude comment, "Haha! You can’t even flirt!" 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlCsohxHXsF
"I can too! I just choose not to! He only thinks of me as a friend. I wouldn’t want to lose our friendship." I replied losing my red color in my pale cheeks.1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlIXJcJ7zg
"Skylar," Lizzy stated, grinning, "You liked him before any of this happened." 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ameW2Nrgz
Lola nodded her head agreeingly, "Yeah. Come on Skylar! Tell him how you feel!"1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUcdo7fO2T
"No. I’m just fooling myself. Lizzy the fruit stand." She turned her head to the right, "Oh!" Lola and I followed. Karolyne smiled at Lizzy, "Hey Lizzy! You want some fruit?" 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNo2cdciGWp
"Yeah, I’d like some mangos please. Oh and some..." Russell. Hm. Just thinking about him can calm any of my worries. No! Stop it! Um, changing thought! Ansell! Lizzy has liked him for even longer than I liked Russell. Just by a little. I always thought they were so cute together. How about Lola and Nathan? Again, Lola liked him longer than I liked Russell. She met him when she was like seven. Aw, how cute. The only thing that bothers me is that she spends more time with him than she spends more time with me and Lizzy, combined! 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkpHuJEmcN
"Skylar! Stop daydreaming! Let’s go to the veggies!" Lizzy said. I nodded my head and followed.1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEV4K12LHD2
Trust me, I’m not a lap dog. I’m just following her to help her carry things. "Skylar! Stop thinking about him!" Lizzy smiled jokingly again. I felt my face burn with embarrassment, again! 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQbPwFFCRj
"For the last time, I’m not!" I argued.1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡij1yp4G3lP
"Uh-huh. Sure." Lola and Lizzy began to laugh. Lola picked on me more, "Skylar and Russell sitting on a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvmdHgXhjo
"Stop it!" I hopelessly pleaded. Just then we heard some laughter. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWs4xuqOhvl
"I guess they’re back early." Lizzy predicted. We turned back and went for home. Home. Wow, I never thought I’d call a place home again. I lost so many. First in Tustin. Then Garden Grove. Tustin again. Lakeview. Now I’m back at Tustin, but it’s changed. The economic system is all wrong. There’s a forest right near us now. It started when I was seven. Though we never knew it. Then tragic struck. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Y8OspYKiw
"Whoa! That’s a lot of meat!" Lizzy exclaimed. Xavier nodded his head proudly. I saw Nathan talking to Lola. Haylee walked in and ran up to me. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBGZYJt3NS
"Skylar! Guess what?!" She asked me with excitement. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcooiEYQpX
I tilted my head, "What?" 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vQ5DzUq1o
"Marley is pregnant!" I stood there shocked. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGq7nk6BAC1
"What?" I lifelessly asked. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoSHDaBKlH
She nodded her head, "Can you believe it?" 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmiuS0wlNJc
I shook my head, "Who’s the dad?" 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFcLUwhK89
She lifted her shoulders up, "I don’t know! She did so many boys that nobody knows!" Everyone listened. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrC1i10pGo
Lizzy walked up, "How do you know this?" 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqMkoxNIvv
"She was making a big scene! She told her boyfriend about it and he denied being the father!" 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDQaz9yocw
Lizzy announced, "What a coward!" 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSJCZbuAtk
I nodded my head. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIphJ6R5BK
Thomas shrugged, "You can’t blame him."1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIu930Q4uVa
Lizzy, Haylee, Lola, and I both glared at him. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyZdkCQz9G
"If he’s possible of being the father then he should man up and take responsibility!" Lizzy argued. That’s what I admire about Lizzy. She’s not afraid to throw her opinion out there. She’s so confident in what she believes in. I however, just agree with everyone else. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBurqpXguIZ
"Yeah! She did a mistake! She should have someone there for her!" Lola agreed. I also love that in Lola. She doesn’t care what anybody thinks about her. If someone calls her a bitch, she’ll either own it or shake it off like it was nothing! 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4pbDABhYyO
"Come on guys! That slut had it coming!" Nathan yelled. 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcc5kydNcpj
Haylee just laughed, "Laugh it off guys! It’s funny!" I like that about Haylee. She’ll try her best to lighten the mood. She’d make anybody’s day with just one of her jokes.1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1W3MivxIMw
"Guys!" I finally spoke up, "Stop it! It’s none of our concern! He made his decision. It’s his and he choose it! There’s nothing we can do about it!” 1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnawjxi0l3k
Silence surrounded the room. Everything was dead quiet. This all was happening too fast. Marley pregnant? Gosh, I know she does those things, but who ever thought she’d pay like this?1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqmC4zZib7
Ansell decided this moment to change the subject as he admired the meat, "Look at all this meat we got!" Everyone nodded at examined the meat making comments and remarks about the meat. I looked at Russell. He was doing the same- looking at the meat. I just stood outside the circle. Just stared and stared and waited for someone to notice me. Just like everyday.1203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4Ni89ySS5
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