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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." 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHCFTvZuPC
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. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjppyHZNxLz
He laughed lightly, "I'm up." I smiled innocently again. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYeolzZIimr
I looked over at Elizabeth and said, "I got Russell up." 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjqjgiWfvv
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. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhVAVk3blt
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. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInEQmnGDac
"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. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡice373ZqwI
"Lizzy can I please go outside?!" I asked impatiently, poking her belly lightly. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLIMyiUHNe3
She shook her head as she replied, "Skylar, you have to help Lola and I clean up." 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgwGa0cFYM
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. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPakyFye7MJ
Ansell looked around, "And Nathan?" Lizzy shrugged casually. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgDJsmYsBQ
"Haylee is helping Hope. The rest, I don't know." Lizzy replied.1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3bWVn4MPI
Thomas walked in through the dark, oak wood, front door, "I brought more blankets!" Lizzy walked up to him. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRE5um7dxd
"Do you know where Lola and Nathan are?" She asked him. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Z8dq9HkNX
He nodded his head and answered, "Yeah. They're at the lake." 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt85dPCXJV6
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." 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlw8mczU3L3
Lizzy groaned loudly as she commanded me, "Skylar go get Lola!" 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwx45jppzw
Xavier added in, "And Nathan!” He finally stood up from his bed and continued, “He needs to help!" 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDCOOeSSjN
I nodded my head, "Okay." I walked out of the small house. Yeah, send me again for the one thousandth time! 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68GS3FbnWe
"Skylar!" I turned my head to find Haylee calling my name making her way over to me. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXPvgvKHFt
"What's up?" I asked. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9IWUQqD7fb
She laughed, "Lola and Nathan sitting on a tree! K-I-" 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC58iAiUd2Q
"Stop it! You know Lola and Nathan hates being teased like that!" I distinctly commanded.1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCAgvJxNVm
"Hehehe!" 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSaGKN1cXPs
"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. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavUSxS18KD
Lola's head turned to face me. "Both of you need to come with me." 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5xaN20fGRm
She groaned, "Ten more minutes!" 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqnrFRrmBAq
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!" 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1VyR8kMJo
He smiled warmly at Lola, "Come on." He got up as he helped her up. I rolled my eyes. Yuck! 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfb6LVgdGrg
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. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzR0vYPG6gw
Xavier stepped up, "Just remember the rule we live by; pals before gals." Nathan joined ignored the goodbye and left us.1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0C04ceEOPO
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. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPcWIf1y4k
"You were making a bracelet." I replied with a bitchy tone. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkc0Z1eBvT
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. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtuMcRPm1bZ
"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.1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPePS8TDary
"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. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3QUe9Ykio
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. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUiEKhROra
"Skylar?" I heard Lizzy speak.1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAriig6dJDX
I had my head shoot up, "Yeah?" 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95dsZC6wBj
Lizzy smiled, "Thinking about Russell?" 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72pMeBtQLZ
My face turned bright red as I quickly said, "No!" 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUegmkJtgKk
Lola joined in with a rude comment, "Haha! You can’t even flirt!" 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGU9XovW4M1
"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.1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63F7KRCiST
"Skylar," Lizzy stated, grinning, "You liked him before any of this happened." 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11FRWkeFIq
Lola nodded her head agreeingly, "Yeah. Come on Skylar! Tell him how you feel!"1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDZBZCXWQ1
"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?" 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0sNcLjxu2
"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! 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3DPad9Xiv
"Skylar! Stop daydreaming! Let’s go to the veggies!" Lizzy said. I nodded my head and followed.1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOw7JN9tLH3
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! 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Bwq90VD0m
"For the last time, I’m not!" I argued.1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HFCF3YuEh
"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!" 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28Ksod0e0Q
"Stop it!" I hopelessly pleaded. Just then we heard some laughter. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxfkFS49w9
"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. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy01KnmQmD5
"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. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOw8YHgZSe
"Skylar! Guess what?!" She asked me with excitement. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKceS0myg7
I tilted my head, "What?" 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLKuxt09A0
"Marley is pregnant!" I stood there shocked. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLf1PfKbFSM
"What?" I lifelessly asked. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBB9SuV4nM9
She nodded her head, "Can you believe it?" 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCy5ZH2B88l
I shook my head, "Who’s the dad?" 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRX557aNR8k
She lifted her shoulders up, "I don’t know! She did so many boys that nobody knows!" Everyone listened. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdJsIqAGNC
Lizzy walked up, "How do you know this?" 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpPu75XlZm
"She was making a big scene! She told her boyfriend about it and he denied being the father!" 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6uRcFNSaKQ
Lizzy announced, "What a coward!" 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpC6y8tb1wO
I nodded my head. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kYbzfjyhs
Thomas shrugged, "You can’t blame him."1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVTea6KLAsy
Lizzy, Haylee, Lola, and I both glared at him. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxoX5B4Kjl6
"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. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zQug3me6h
"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! 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXtpFfnOM7
"Come on guys! That slut had it coming!" Nathan yelled. 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡykxpd7Iziv
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.1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjrninfqDA
"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!” 1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdCtawmxOC
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?1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7yXHbHcB9e
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.1268Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPoPOPkwGn
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