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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." 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wpGJQCkyk
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. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFPR0MB6Th
He laughed lightly, "I'm up." I smiled innocently again. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2p1zTdC42R
I looked over at Elizabeth and said, "I got Russell up." 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjmQxtKTxLX
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. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRb64ZmVkL
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. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5IkfJW53EX
"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. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XHULeZcU0
"Lizzy can I please go outside?!" I asked impatiently, poking her belly lightly. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNcXuiWWbj
She shook her head as she replied, "Skylar, you have to help Lola and I clean up." 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fznoqGdLQ
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. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtwp4IwRG3
Ansell looked around, "And Nathan?" Lizzy shrugged casually. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWdXYCYa0z
"Haylee is helping Hope. The rest, I don't know." Lizzy replied.1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5ZWyDYq82
Thomas walked in through the dark, oak wood, front door, "I brought more blankets!" Lizzy walked up to him. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBAUgkbBJ0
"Do you know where Lola and Nathan are?" She asked him. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQOYktila8
He nodded his head and answered, "Yeah. They're at the lake." 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwKEEMaYlN
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." 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTz5Mqz5kb3
Lizzy groaned loudly as she commanded me, "Skylar go get Lola!" 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QWVnGT85n
Xavier added in, "And Nathan!” He finally stood up from his bed and continued, “He needs to help!" 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtr7TdNbvb
I nodded my head, "Okay." I walked out of the small house. Yeah, send me again for the one thousandth time! 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUINZWHBqLf
"Skylar!" I turned my head to find Haylee calling my name making her way over to me. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXY3sJnntT
"What's up?" I asked. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xpAleptYN
She laughed, "Lola and Nathan sitting on a tree! K-I-" 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXg3Xqor6sP
"Stop it! You know Lola and Nathan hates being teased like that!" I distinctly commanded.1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3i8Xv699mN
"Hehehe!" 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEej6t4aZRT
"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. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqpQHUA6PZ
Lola's head turned to face me. "Both of you need to come with me." 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡboky0b4pws
She groaned, "Ten more minutes!" 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡREuvTrhZie
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!" 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdlvdyPsSf0
He smiled warmly at Lola, "Come on." He got up as he helped her up. I rolled my eyes. Yuck! 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTQjE8JjUR
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. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKuzdB7s1mJ
Xavier stepped up, "Just remember the rule we live by; pals before gals." Nathan joined ignored the goodbye and left us.1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXiNm5KJcgs
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. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbYQuLXWoR
"You were making a bracelet." I replied with a bitchy tone. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡShWEYXk9TH
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. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8a33nfi2Gh
"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.1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVROBgFrHce
"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. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIf53rNKaqR
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. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4NxhVC3U5B
"Skylar?" I heard Lizzy speak.1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu76XBJjL2e
I had my head shoot up, "Yeah?" 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqboBmbD1Q
Lizzy smiled, "Thinking about Russell?" 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVcit8Wy53
My face turned bright red as I quickly said, "No!" 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdBV1yvJm0b
Lola joined in with a rude comment, "Haha! You can’t even flirt!" 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbTcMu3Qyp
"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.1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXzAi6A6Gt
"Skylar," Lizzy stated, grinning, "You liked him before any of this happened." 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1khTdQrtv
Lola nodded her head agreeingly, "Yeah. Come on Skylar! Tell him how you feel!"1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN28RdENYXd
"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?" 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdN3vOesEI0
"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! 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8TOK3StRs8
"Skylar! Stop daydreaming! Let’s go to the veggies!" Lizzy said. I nodded my head and followed.1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMW6SYsUFS
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! 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAVacXw8LX
"For the last time, I’m not!" I argued.1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkmBBYNIjA
"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!" 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWoPbw1nyE
"Stop it!" I hopelessly pleaded. Just then we heard some laughter. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGT7aGA2Gx
"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. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk537hjWmzN
"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. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6HgmVE1U5
"Skylar! Guess what?!" She asked me with excitement. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7snLxKoYLg
I tilted my head, "What?" 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Ll5BeWOW4
"Marley is pregnant!" I stood there shocked. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4lQ2gWuCL
"What?" I lifelessly asked. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3R6Itwllr
She nodded her head, "Can you believe it?" 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxS5PqfKvtf
I shook my head, "Who’s the dad?" 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrtDeH4lFl
She lifted her shoulders up, "I don’t know! She did so many boys that nobody knows!" Everyone listened. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUgFNK8A0N
Lizzy walked up, "How do you know this?" 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6C0sw2VUPA
"She was making a big scene! She told her boyfriend about it and he denied being the father!" 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8YybLcGER
Lizzy announced, "What a coward!" 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYlgRFlYlA
I nodded my head. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKj8XLULGRs
Thomas shrugged, "You can’t blame him."1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPHdKjWp5L
Lizzy, Haylee, Lola, and I both glared at him. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8zXliVnyS
"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. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIvLrB1iw9
"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! 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGX4BK9QFBZ
"Come on guys! That slut had it coming!" Nathan yelled. 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUXs5GY6yC
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.1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2EoRIC36L
"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!” 1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKf4F4bhM0
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?1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9bIyeNLqZ
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.1174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHq4Q13sZaG
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