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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." 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3rWrGb05Bm
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. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfZUtvDiOs
He laughed lightly, "I'm up." I smiled innocently again. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPm2LkHsESg
I looked over at Elizabeth and said, "I got Russell up." 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzYtZQXcJg
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. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55h1TsbQxO
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. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MzZomWhoF
"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. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PPg8o5aQe
"Lizzy can I please go outside?!" I asked impatiently, poking her belly lightly. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjifTgIMg4T
She shook her head as she replied, "Skylar, you have to help Lola and I clean up." 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnm46OENlA
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. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyg1HqzgGEf
Ansell looked around, "And Nathan?" Lizzy shrugged casually. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVnBmxWJbn
"Haylee is helping Hope. The rest, I don't know." Lizzy replied.1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJEN8iUymw
Thomas walked in through the dark, oak wood, front door, "I brought more blankets!" Lizzy walked up to him. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSxko4nrj3
"Do you know where Lola and Nathan are?" She asked him. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeqDrmgLScQ
He nodded his head and answered, "Yeah. They're at the lake." 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5i0Np7heOg
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." 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Akwd7uhvw
Lizzy groaned loudly as she commanded me, "Skylar go get Lola!" 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi92ET3SZgT
Xavier added in, "And Nathan!” He finally stood up from his bed and continued, “He needs to help!" 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8DHm5ttiT
I nodded my head, "Okay." I walked out of the small house. Yeah, send me again for the one thousandth time! 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLAcR2SOoK
"Skylar!" I turned my head to find Haylee calling my name making her way over to me. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQnTUUUfqf
"What's up?" I asked. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8Dll5zbRf
She laughed, "Lola and Nathan sitting on a tree! K-I-" 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtf39vMqwzj
"Stop it! You know Lola and Nathan hates being teased like that!" I distinctly commanded.1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ601Eh8VegJ
"Hehehe!" 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmo8FPvf7Y6
"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. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTtj8pKVDU
Lola's head turned to face me. "Both of you need to come with me." 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡln3xyo8XPV
She groaned, "Ten more minutes!" 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkaGUShusB
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!" 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBDGU0DGyO
He smiled warmly at Lola, "Come on." He got up as he helped her up. I rolled my eyes. Yuck! 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡggl92pMJr6
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. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSXEDHluZp
Xavier stepped up, "Just remember the rule we live by; pals before gals." Nathan joined ignored the goodbye and left us.1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtjrL8UB1K
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. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBS4V8UeXtb
"You were making a bracelet." I replied with a bitchy tone. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubf8cZ5tca
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. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdoxWqAPpr
"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.1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzr5ykVead
"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. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCXjPZeYDq
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. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxE14xKyLA
"Skylar?" I heard Lizzy speak.1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuX2X2SyOnd
I had my head shoot up, "Yeah?" 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabUplufuFi
Lizzy smiled, "Thinking about Russell?" 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyshCBo65CI
My face turned bright red as I quickly said, "No!" 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2e23HkiYNg
Lola joined in with a rude comment, "Haha! You can’t even flirt!" 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWbmL3wM6H
"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.1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQeC44aK4Ku
"Skylar," Lizzy stated, grinning, "You liked him before any of this happened." 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaE1ezqJnr4
Lola nodded her head agreeingly, "Yeah. Come on Skylar! Tell him how you feel!"1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOeTgCqNrtJ
"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?" 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBB2scPd918
"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! 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpS4iDOHFcz
"Skylar! Stop daydreaming! Let’s go to the veggies!" Lizzy said. I nodded my head and followed.1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIvxeNfUkC
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! 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKxWLxvyYI
"For the last time, I’m not!" I argued.1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzvjPdqRvM
"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!" 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ38wpk494QF
"Stop it!" I hopelessly pleaded. Just then we heard some laughter. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedjtxVB7Tt
"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. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjcBQpglQV
"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. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZVuZKnNXHS
"Skylar! Guess what?!" She asked me with excitement. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiXGzZ68GWW
I tilted my head, "What?" 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicO5HI7gz8
"Marley is pregnant!" I stood there shocked. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52iDQ3HBtp
"What?" I lifelessly asked. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0l8E27FkB
She nodded her head, "Can you believe it?" 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycrBREJpb8
I shook my head, "Who’s the dad?" 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpXDhJxYMg
She lifted her shoulders up, "I don’t know! She did so many boys that nobody knows!" Everyone listened. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz1cLaTPwR2
Lizzy walked up, "How do you know this?" 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzAIKJeuyG
"She was making a big scene! She told her boyfriend about it and he denied being the father!" 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIu6Yu7826r
Lizzy announced, "What a coward!" 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyW05qlOEc
I nodded my head. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiAtIHx5Har
Thomas shrugged, "You can’t blame him."1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSKQD2NXNV
Lizzy, Haylee, Lola, and I both glared at him. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLboXU26E5
"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. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡriQp8F4bGW
"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! 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrUJyTFbaE
"Come on guys! That slut had it coming!" Nathan yelled. 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmwY9bc1NJ
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.1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47zOmPSVEK
"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!” 1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDvjvUDJTR
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?1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpUXIGPRcZ
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.1271Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZyGFUImXl
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