I take my Science final today but find out Social Studies is today too. Great, more tests. But the good thing is Friday is just a goof off day and a dance after school. At lunch I'm back at the same tree I always sit at. But I'm not eating, I'm thinking. I stare into the distance seeing the woods. I watch birds fly above it and the breeze blow the trees. I'm about to start falling asleep when o hear.
"Becca! Hey." I turn.
It's Mark.
"Hey Mark." I say as I sit up. He sits next to me. "Can I ask you something?" He says while playing with his fingers.
"Sure, what's is it." I say looking at him waiting for him to look at me.
"So you know the.... I was wondering if uhh." He stutters.
"What is it Mark?" I say scooting closer to him. He looks me in the eyes.
"Will you go to the dance with me Friday?" He says. I see him but his lip. "Yes." I say. We sit there for a while.
"I'll see you later, in class." He says.
"Ok, bye Mark." I say blushing.
"Bye Becca." He says. He walks off to the basketball court to play basketball with the other boys. I look at all the boys and see Nate looking at me. I can see a slight frown on his face. He knows Mark asked me to the dance. And I can tell he was gonna ask me. I grab my bag and take one more look at the woods. I sigh and walk to the tables by the basketball court. I sit next to my friend Amy.
"Hey, Becca is it true Mark asked you to the dance?" She says giving me a playful punch on the shoulder.
"Maybe, why would you wanna know?" I say punching her back.
"Oh just wondering... And guess what." "What?" I say looking at her.
"Tell me." I say practically begging.
"I was asked to the dance." She says smiling.
"Who asked you?" I say shaking her. "Who!"
"It was Nate." She says smiling. She sighs deeply. "Nate." Like I said every girl likes Nate. I sigh.
"Cool." I say.
"You jealous? Becca at all even a bit?" Amy says.
"Jealous me... Why?" I say looking away.
"Because I know you like Nate." She says smiling widely.
"No.. I like Mark, you know that."
"Mhm sure Becca sure." She says standing up.
"I'll go ask Mark if he likes you!" She says as she runs off.
"AMY!!" I scream. Ugh great now Mark will never talk to me and the dance will be super awkward.
I wait for about ten minutes and finally see Amy walking back with a jump in her step.
"What did he say Amy?" I say super nervous.
"Well.... I asked him who he likes and he said, someone you know well and is your best friend. And then I asked again. He said Becca." She says. "HE LIKES YOU!" She screams and everyone stares.
"What?!" I say. My crush likes me?! Oh my gosh. This is crazy, this must be a dream. But I only wish it was because it got a lot worse.
Nate walks up to me and says,
"Hey Becca... You know I know someone who likes you, a lot."
"Yeah who?" I say standing up.
"Follow me." He says. We walk behind a tree and he says "It's me ok, I really like you."
"I umm..." I feel bad. "That's cool." I say wanting to run away. I take a few steps and turn around.
"Wait." He says grabbing my arm. "Do you like me?" He says with a tight grip.
"I... I like someone else." I say. "I'm sorry Nate." He lets go of my hand and looks at his feet.
"Of course you do, you like Mark." He says and walks away. I stand there and breath fast. I eventually walk back to my bag and go to my 5th hour. I sit down and only think of Nate and Mark the whole time. That's all I do until our 20 minute break between 6th and 7th hour. I sit outside by the tree, silent and thinking.
"Becca!! Hurry come quick!" I hear. I turn and see Amy.
"Becca now!" She says.
"What is it?!" I say.
"Just hurry!" She says as we run off to the basketball court.
"FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!" I hear everyone screaming. I look in the middle to see Nate punching Mark in the stomach.
"Nate! Stop!" I scream as I fall into the middle of the circle. He looks at me. His eyes widen.
"I.. I'm sorry." He says. He runs away to class. I help Mark up.
"Are you ok Mark?" I say.
"Fine." He says. "Just a bloody lip." He touches it. "I'll go clean up in the bathroom. See you in a bit." He says. I wave and watch him go to the bathroom with his buddies.
Gavin is staring at me.
"What?" I say to him.
"Nate was fighting because he was mad at Mark for liking you. And you liking Mark." He says. He runs off to find Nate. And I'm left alone outside.
I walk to class to find Mark siting by my desk and I sit next to him. We talk like the fight didn't happen but we will talk about it later. I know we will.
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My Dreams Of The Woods (Complete)
Adventure!! HAS BEEN EDITED !! Becca, a girl in 8th grade, is always dreaming. About the woods. When she has one dream that seems so real she follows it. In this dream she meets people who change her life and a boy who she has liked for years. But can she ma...
