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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." 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJC5qpicorZ
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. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BWMpThzKH
He laughed lightly, "I'm up." I smiled innocently again. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2KcunyCObT
I looked over at Elizabeth and said, "I got Russell up." 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxArIWtccHt
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. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJkhR4weSz
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. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuD06ibC3q
"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. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡplepRgKS4P
"Lizzy can I please go outside?!" I asked impatiently, poking her belly lightly. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw54yxSlRif
She shook her head as she replied, "Skylar, you have to help Lola and I clean up." 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3284nDPFk
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. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMd2zpdE0E
Ansell looked around, "And Nathan?" Lizzy shrugged casually. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15sv8FsXt2
"Haylee is helping Hope. The rest, I don't know." Lizzy replied.1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtpVinb35S
Thomas walked in through the dark, oak wood, front door, "I brought more blankets!" Lizzy walked up to him. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyvGVuA5fAV
"Do you know where Lola and Nathan are?" She asked him. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFMn4ioDA4
He nodded his head and answered, "Yeah. They're at the lake." 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9JZGZRY1G
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." 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuidgjYkLZV
Lizzy groaned loudly as she commanded me, "Skylar go get Lola!" 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIh06k4M7p
Xavier added in, "And Nathan!” He finally stood up from his bed and continued, “He needs to help!" 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOQMYcEeTD
I nodded my head, "Okay." I walked out of the small house. Yeah, send me again for the one thousandth time! 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡli3Ou7vJJL
"Skylar!" I turned my head to find Haylee calling my name making her way over to me. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXE6j8th0Nt
"What's up?" I asked. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwpw0S4BL7
She laughed, "Lola and Nathan sitting on a tree! K-I-" 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagGx91W6iH
"Stop it! You know Lola and Nathan hates being teased like that!" I distinctly commanded.1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7d5zNiHwk
"Hehehe!" 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlWugUSOrd
"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. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqmdijGNE2
Lola's head turned to face me. "Both of you need to come with me." 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzx2oLwBDGt
She groaned, "Ten more minutes!" 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSM9cFL3N9
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!" 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIXmXVQN2H
He smiled warmly at Lola, "Come on." He got up as he helped her up. I rolled my eyes. Yuck! 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnBKXrvO4B
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. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10X3zy47fv
Xavier stepped up, "Just remember the rule we live by; pals before gals." Nathan joined ignored the goodbye and left us.1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXznVOorUTc
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. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpqmdzIfyt
"You were making a bracelet." I replied with a bitchy tone. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZoG64UojGe
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. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMa8Rqe7jdl
"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.1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNhPLkAFb3
"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. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0ybh3nZQ9
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. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZD48haTEb
"Skylar?" I heard Lizzy speak.1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyXbjULunp
I had my head shoot up, "Yeah?" 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSUHCdYI1H
Lizzy smiled, "Thinking about Russell?" 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41UV5LeFXg
My face turned bright red as I quickly said, "No!" 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lVfrauQIQ
Lola joined in with a rude comment, "Haha! You can’t even flirt!" 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fySGq8YnI
"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.1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkFvoM2rEF
"Skylar," Lizzy stated, grinning, "You liked him before any of this happened." 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxAb4yzd74
Lola nodded her head agreeingly, "Yeah. Come on Skylar! Tell him how you feel!"1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGriHYVhgPY
"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?" 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRqtC2EhGg
"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! 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6EhYTLqET
"Skylar! Stop daydreaming! Let’s go to the veggies!" Lizzy said. I nodded my head and followed.1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnzCq8ursP
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! 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15fMsgp1jE
"For the last time, I’m not!" I argued.1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvaUun6HWZ
"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!" 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6squOcFAa
"Stop it!" I hopelessly pleaded. Just then we heard some laughter. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4eJRHVaXB
"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. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuGiLvn1HQN
"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. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9DNB221Es
"Skylar! Guess what?!" She asked me with excitement. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZaP8Tlp1o
I tilted my head, "What?" 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFlDuL0VQs
"Marley is pregnant!" I stood there shocked. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tLgIR33XT
"What?" I lifelessly asked. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtOoCqQg0D
She nodded her head, "Can you believe it?" 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXTpY8LkrE
I shook my head, "Who’s the dad?" 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmIQEZQQQ1
She lifted her shoulders up, "I don’t know! She did so many boys that nobody knows!" Everyone listened. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkSgt9kNST
Lizzy walked up, "How do you know this?" 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7TLf7wXH4o
"She was making a big scene! She told her boyfriend about it and he denied being the father!" 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsNTKYta9jV
Lizzy announced, "What a coward!" 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8y7wrVwAFT
I nodded my head. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJVu7dZyoA
Thomas shrugged, "You can’t blame him."1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpjAfXdBEh
Lizzy, Haylee, Lola, and I both glared at him. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmbvMVdwfo
"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. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHolxaRYlUB
"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! 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfG1Wgj6GE
"Come on guys! That slut had it coming!" Nathan yelled. 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQoPEkZ0YXJ
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.1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1aNhqt5aQ
"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!” 1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoBEdJjaR3
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?1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59r4duju4I
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.1477Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ypuaDRruY
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