Come Away.

Spring

Snow was melting away, warm weather was on its way to Hawkins. Billy came over to Granny's to help her spring clean, well moving the couch and some other things. 

Speaking about melting Marlowe was losing the weight as well. No she didn't have her surgery. Marlowe had been working out, granny and Buster had put out a workout small gym in the barn.

While Billy was over there, he came across Marlowe working out. Listening to rock music. Not the head banging kind, just ones that Marlowe liked to listen too.

"Hey Mars."

Marlowe turned her head. "California." Putting her 5lb weights down. "What brings you by?"

Leaning on one of the posts. "Helping out your granny with "spring cleaning" how's working out?" Billy liked to working out. He almost does that everyday. But the drinking kills him.

"Good." Picking up a weight ball and then tossing it down on the floor. "She's glad to have you around." 'Just like everyone woman and teenagers do.' Keeping that part to herself.

"Yeah... I didn't know you worked out." Crossing his arms.

"I started about a month ago." Picking the ball back up again and threw it harder on the floor.

"Now is a good time better than not." Billy looked outside as he noticed the granny was looking for him. "Did you hear that we have a new student coming to town?"

Marlowe nods. "Yeah, principal Ann asked me to show him around." Taking a break to drink some water.

"It's a him? Good to know." Hopping that the new kid would steal his thunder.

"Yeah." From the distant granny was calling out for Billy. "You better go before she whips ya." Marlowe snickers. Cause it's funny when granny whips ya with a towel.

"Yeah?" Hearing granny as well. "I guess I should be going."

The next few days Marlowe lost a good bit of weight. She was toning up, eating less. Stopped eating at eight. Morning Marlowe would drink a protein shake and a little bit of Canada bacon. Steve drove Marlowe to school.

Heading to the principal office, there was a kid who is such a nerd looking but handsome looking. Principal Anna said. "Tyler this is Marlowe, Marlowe will be showing you around our school grounds. You have a few classes with her."

Going up to Marlowe principal Anna gently whispered to her ear. "Please take good care of him." Patted Marlowe's shoulder and scooted them out the door.

Tyler was a little shy not know what to do or say. Marlowe sorta took the lead. "Well welcome to Hawkin High. Come on, I'll show you to your locker." The bell rings, freaking him out a bit her covered up his ears. Marlowe thought he must have high pitch hearing, with everything being loud. Placing a hand on his back. Hoping that he knows that it will end soon and that it will be okay.

Walking out in the hallway with a lot of people. Steve bumps into them. "Hey Mars. Who you do we have here?"

"Oh, hey Steve. Uh Steve this is Tyler. Tyler  this is my cousin who is like my big brother Steve."

"Or you could had just said Steve. Nice to meet you Tyler." Placing his hand out.

Tyler shook Steve's hand. "Nice to meet you too." Sounding a bit British. Tyler didn't like to talk really. He always kept his head down. He felt intimidated by Steve, even though he didn't know him. But that how Tyler was.

"Your from England?" Marlowe asked.

"Yeah." Pushing up his glasses.

Billy saw Steve and Marlowe waking around with the new guy. Oh yeah no one will be impressed with this guy. Billy was still the head of the game. Doing his strut most of the girls just melted for Billy. Marlowe paid no attention to Billy. She wanted to know more about Tyler. And Billy acted like he didn't like that, deep down he did.

"What part of England are you from?" Steve asked.

"Portland. I was bullied in my uni a lot and my mum couldn't take it anymore."

"What uni?"

"School." Marlowe tried to keep up in England.

"Wow. I'm surprised that you knew what that is? A lot of people don't care or act like they do know but they don't." Tyler was impressed.

"Thanks.... I do my best to keep up with England. I've always wanted to visit." To see the Queen.

"We get a lot of tourists, sometimes I think that they are funny cause they are amazed how we speak. But really we don't care." Shrugging his shoulders.

Marlowe looked at the piece of paper that had Tyler's locker number. "Here's your locker. They do have us clean out a lockers when it's time for a good cleaning. And they check it. To see if there's any bombs."

The boys stopped because of Marlowe. "Oh? I guess that's good." Trying out his locker combination. He got it open on the first try. "Eh look at that. I'm so nervous that I got it on the first try." Turning his head to face Marlowe. "I might have to come to you for help with this."

"Yeah no worries."

Steve put an arm on her right shoulder. "Or me if you can't find her in the timely manner. Only if you want too." Not pressuring Tyler.

A slight nod as Tyler placed his bag into his locker. "Thank you. What class do we have first?" Pointing at the paper that Marlowe had.

Holding the paper up. "Well, your first class is with Miss.Willson, which the three of us has together. She teaches science." Tyler nods as he followed Steve and Marlowe.

As the boys entered the classroom, Billy called out for Marlowe. Stopping in her tracks. "Yes California?"

"How's the new kid doing?"

"Fine. Why?"

"Just asking. Anyways.. I was wondering if your uncle got your car fixed."

"Sadly no. It was the wrong part."

Smacking his lips as he smiled. "I don't mind giving another look."

Looking at Billy and then Tyler along with Steve. "Only if you want too California."

"Alright, how about I take you home, and I'll take a look at it." Acting like a tough guy.

Marlowe could see that right though him. "Sure, I'll go tell Steve." As if he would really give her a ride. This had to be a joke. This isn't a April fools.

Marlowe did tell Steve, he wasn't really happy about it. "Well?" Steve asked.

"Well what?" I mocked him.

"Are you going to ride with him?"

"No. Come'on, he's only doing this for attention. If he isn't getting any from the girls that he "like" then I hm some type of a fall back thing for him."

Tyler looked at Marlowe with a sad look on his face. "A man or a teenager shouldn't be doing that to a woman or a young lady like you." Pushing up his glasses.

"Thanks." Marlowe smiled a bit. "It's alright. I'm not that easy to please anyways." No one toys with Marlowe's heart.

When class was over and students were dismissed. Marlowe said goodbye to Steve since he had another class all the way down to the far end of the school building. Marlowe showed Tyler his next class. "Here's Mrs. Whaler. She's pretty cool."

Tyler looked around the class. "This is a big room. What does she teach?"

"History. She does her best to make history sound fun."

"Not a whole lot of history was fun? Was it?"

"No. But in her way she makes it fun to study for her class. Like if you can read and remember along resit most of the chapters, you will get an a along with a treat. Like candy or whatever."

"So like bribing?"

"In a sense ya."

Tyler nods his head. "After that it's our lunch right?"

"According to our schedule, yes." Looking at his paper. Then handing his paper back  to him.