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S3C Chapter 35: Old Wounds

Marina POV

Marina pulled up to Pearl's house as she took off her motorcycle helmet to see a big truck leaving her house.

Confused, Marina parked her bike and walked inside to see a bunch of boxes lining the area.

Marina: Um... Pearlie?

A hand popped out from behind one of the boxes.

Pearl: Over here, yo!

Marina walked over towards her while looking at the ton of boxes around her.

Marina: Did something happen? What's with all of these boxes?

A box fell over, spilling out a bunch of packing peanuts alongside a Pearl who was covered in them before she stood up and brushed herself off.

Pearl: Ugh. Yo, check this. My dad called me and told me I had to take a lot of my old stuff so he could make more space.

She said slightly annoyed while Marina just looked around at how much old stuff Pearl had just lying around at her father's house.

Pearl: I told him "Just buy another storage unit" but he wasn't buying that excuse again. So, here we are now. Boxes all around.

Marina: I'm surprised he didn't just get another storage unit, didn't think he'd be the type to say no.

Pearl: That's what I'm saying! But he's all like "I can't just buy a whole storage lot every time you get tired of your old stuff".

Marina: Okay, now I'm starting to piece it together.

She said, now understanding the mind of her rich friend.

Marina was peeking inside some of the boxes.

Marina: So, what's inside all of these boxes?

Pearl: I don't know.

She grumbled out.

Pearl: Could be anything this time. Depends what stuff he had packed up and what he didn't.

Marina: Do you mind if I check through some of them?

Pearl: Be my guest. Feel free to find some place to put them all too.

Marina rummaged through a couple of the boxes and pulled out such an odd array of things.

Marina: (What did she even need half of this stuff for? Then again, how much stuff did she have that couldn't even fit inside of a house, let alone a box?)

Marina then saw what looked like a book and was surprised she found one in Pearl's stuff.

Marina: (Huh. Didn't take her as someone who owned a book.)

Upon pulling it out and further inspection, it was a school yearbook.

Marina blushed at the thought of seeing a young Pearl and couldn't resist.

She looked over her shoulder toward Pearl, making sure she wasn't looking just in case Pearl didn't want her seeing that.

She didn't know what school year she was in for this yearbook so decided to just start at the beginning and ran her finger across the page of names hoping to find Pearl's embarrassing (oh let's be honest it probably is a photo she used a ton of money to look extra good in) school picture.

However, while reading the names across the page in a methodical order, she came across something peculiar and stopped scrolling before looking up at the picture above it.

Marina: Pearl?!

Pearl raised an eyebrow questioningly as she looked over from sitting cross-legged on the couch while scrolling through her phone.