Realizing Each Other's Love

Chapter 5

Marie's P.O.V

      It has been a couple weeks since I started school at Young High School. I tried out for cheer and got in. Gwen and I have been getting really close. Dustin and Isaac have been hanging out with us more often. Dustin has been very weird for the past couple of week and Isaac and I have been getting close.

      Today, Gwen and I have cheer practice and then we are going to go hang out with Dustin and Isaac. Gwen picked me up from my house and we drove over to the school.

      A couple hours later, we were sweating and our legs felt like jelly. Gwen and I quickly changed and then drove over to an ice cream place a couple of blocks away from to school to meet Isaac and Dustin.

      Once we got there, the boys were already sitting at a table with their ice cream talking about something that was obviously funny because they were laughing. 

      "What are you two dorks laughing about?" Gwen said as we closed in on them.

      "Isaac was just telling me that a bunch of boys were messing around with him and some football players. Then one of them decides to be a smart ass and then they got beat up by Isaac and the guys. The little boys had no chance." Dustin was saying as he kept laughing too.

       "Okay, well Gwen and I are going to go get our ice cream and then we are going to come back out." I told the boys and pulled Gwen into the ice cream. I didn't want to wait to get my ice cream because I saw a glimpse of my ex-boyfriend that moved here a couple weeks ago. 

        He was my boyfriend back when I lived in Washington and moved here a few weeks after I did and I don't know why he did, but I don't want anything to do with him. My parents knew what happened and they called the police and got a restraining order for the state of Washington. 

        "Why are you in such a hurry to get ice cream, we could have talked for a little while." Gwen said.

         "I just saw my ex-boyfriend and I don't want him to see me. He was abusive to me when we were dating and I don't anything to do with him." I said as I was looking at the ice cream choices, trying not to cry.

          "Oh, Marie, I'm so sorry. Where is he so I can beat his ass or have Dustin and Isaac do it." Gwen told me. That put a smile to my face.

          "I'll show you, but don't beat his ass unless he talks to me or touches me." I said.

          "Okay, lets get our ice cream and go out to the boys and have a nice afternoon." Gwen said and then we ordered our ice cream.

           As we were walking outside, I looked up and saw my ex-boyfriend, Timmy, and a bunch of his friends around Dustin and Isaac. I immeditaly stopped in my tracks and froze, staring at Timmy. Gwen kept walking, then turned around to see me frozen in my spot looking at the boys, specifically Timmy.

           "Is he over there?" Gwen nodded towards the group. I nodded and then pointed to Timmy, so Gwen knew who he was. "Just follow my lead and whatever you do don't interact with him." I nodded adn started following Gwen over to the table.

            We sat down across from each other. Me by Isaac and Gwen by Dustin. I just kept looking down at my ice cream and not daring to look up.

             "Marie, is that you? Remeber me, Timmy, Timmy Turner. We used to date when we lived in Washington." I looked up and looked Timmy staright in the eye and then looked back. "Bitch you better answer me when I ask you a quesion." Timmy came over to me and pulled me up by my collar.

             I just stood there panicking and freaked out, but waiting for a punch to the face. When I didn't feel anything for a couple seconds and felt his hand let go of me, I opened my eyes and saw Isaac and Dusting beating him up. I just stood and watched this fight all occur in front of me. Gwen came over to me and pulled me away from the fight.

             Once she pulled me away, I started to shake and cry. I haven't cried like this since the first time Timmy abused me. Gwen was just holding me and letting me cry into her.

             "Lets take you home, I can text Dustin and Isaac and tell them we went to your house. They will probably want to come and ask what happened, so I'm going to give them your address. Is that okay?" Gwen asked me. I nodded and then we left to go back to my house, so I can decompress and figure out what to do.