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Skylar1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu03nDAE0FA
"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." 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqr9yedk8H
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. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbdFXq03nH
He laughed lightly, "I'm up." I smiled innocently again. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVdbtoMEi5
I looked over at Elizabeth and said, "I got Russell up." 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtUtQDnOfd
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. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVS426T7Kr
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. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxuXl2FTlC
"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. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LQ0EvBrzm
"Lizzy can I please go outside?!" I asked impatiently, poking her belly lightly. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ326TxbA2uF
She shook her head as she replied, "Skylar, you have to help Lola and I clean up." 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3NDDeP45QQ
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. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUvVI4L2Lwy
Ansell looked around, "And Nathan?" Lizzy shrugged casually. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZee3jRyMg
"Haylee is helping Hope. The rest, I don't know." Lizzy replied.1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6C8cKNqmU2
Thomas walked in through the dark, oak wood, front door, "I brought more blankets!" Lizzy walked up to him. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡinlGjPcGGR
"Do you know where Lola and Nathan are?" She asked him. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7Qgw4vPTU
He nodded his head and answered, "Yeah. They're at the lake." 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWSS7MOM1S
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." 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRtPxOFc5X
Lizzy groaned loudly as she commanded me, "Skylar go get Lola!" 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSd0GKXBjU
Xavier added in, "And Nathan!” He finally stood up from his bed and continued, “He needs to help!" 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHZ73Jl755
I nodded my head, "Okay." I walked out of the small house. Yeah, send me again for the one thousandth time! 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98ZWfcGOiT
"Skylar!" I turned my head to find Haylee calling my name making her way over to me. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxa9GbaDev
"What's up?" I asked. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzT8tDTzTOO
She laughed, "Lola and Nathan sitting on a tree! K-I-" 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBCnSyIyqx7
"Stop it! You know Lola and Nathan hates being teased like that!" I distinctly commanded.1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6l5oDLksn
"Hehehe!" 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzu1iMj8H7
"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. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRD6oBbR3U7
Lola's head turned to face me. "Both of you need to come with me." 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLe3bpQjP0
She groaned, "Ten more minutes!" 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2X7v4zIARx
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!" 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflXlcvEOt1
He smiled warmly at Lola, "Come on." He got up as he helped her up. I rolled my eyes. Yuck! 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXvut3oncAR
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. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4b5vbVIsY
Xavier stepped up, "Just remember the rule we live by; pals before gals." Nathan joined ignored the goodbye and left us.1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvFnYwB9w9
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. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Mf96lmXFs
"You were making a bracelet." I replied with a bitchy tone. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVT8d61b5aP
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. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9ZNGZEXeI
"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.1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOQrJ86r8T
"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. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ664iEuc2D8
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. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINGmsYLPsZ
"Skylar?" I heard Lizzy speak.1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7nHrI6qaa
I had my head shoot up, "Yeah?" 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWJeqrVXuU
Lizzy smiled, "Thinking about Russell?" 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCryOwrabF
My face turned bright red as I quickly said, "No!" 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwJnGUI1Vr
Lola joined in with a rude comment, "Haha! You can’t even flirt!" 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHwu91HcMa
"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.1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljEGtFa8xQ
"Skylar," Lizzy stated, grinning, "You liked him before any of this happened." 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccR81WMbH7
Lola nodded her head agreeingly, "Yeah. Come on Skylar! Tell him how you feel!"1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCYD76hOcr
"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?" 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkN0jTCJA0
"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! 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZTP7Z71i2
"Skylar! Stop daydreaming! Let’s go to the veggies!" Lizzy said. I nodded my head and followed.1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4uxgd0taM
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! 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8m8KcfCR0
"For the last time, I’m not!" I argued.1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32KzZhh4in
"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!" 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQ8RVRmSjW
"Stop it!" I hopelessly pleaded. Just then we heard some laughter. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztEOwUYi5F
"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. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKtS2qMuI5
"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. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpsB1c33ou
"Skylar! Guess what?!" She asked me with excitement. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡemYWLHBOUO
I tilted my head, "What?" 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ455LzoAhv5
"Marley is pregnant!" I stood there shocked. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6BGb18kOc
"What?" I lifelessly asked. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQq7iwwaROW
She nodded her head, "Can you believe it?" 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlm25TjKSF0
I shook my head, "Who’s the dad?" 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBJBoNAjih
She lifted her shoulders up, "I don’t know! She did so many boys that nobody knows!" Everyone listened. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrNtGgFyul
Lizzy walked up, "How do you know this?" 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3fMatls14
"She was making a big scene! She told her boyfriend about it and he denied being the father!" 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3EurzMmgus
Lizzy announced, "What a coward!" 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVV9Wz8ZnA0
I nodded my head. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqq3tGpYke
Thomas shrugged, "You can’t blame him."1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3rQkMwhx7
Lizzy, Haylee, Lola, and I both glared at him. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbln1ZCzuE
"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. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewIU3GBYEo
"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! 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaDL9TsqpN
"Come on guys! That slut had it coming!" Nathan yelled. 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡws8XWsKl3l
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.1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeWkGGwat8S
"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!” 1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtX58BQZO4t
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?1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEeNb29AMgM
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.1301Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1564cFwPmp
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