Chapter Twenty-Two: Eleven Years Ago

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A/N: Outfit is for second day depicted in the chapter not the first day.

     I stood, looking in the mirror in the locker room. A group of senior girls walked past me, giggling to themselves about me. I took a deep breath and walked out to the pool where the rest of the class was. I stood next to Misty and looked down at the pool. I completely zoned out as I stared at the water, knowing that I was going to have to get in and fearing my fate.
     Misty nudged me, pulling me from the thoughts of my watery grave. I looked at her. She nodded toward something on the other side of the pool. I looked in that direction and saw Nathan Friggin Smith looking our way. I smiled lightly and waved at him. He smiled and waved back as his cheeks turned light pink. A second later, someone pushed me forward.

     Before I could catch my balance, I found myself surrounded by the freezing water. I strugged to get to the surface of the pool. I saw the blurry image of somone swimming toward me. I felt the person grab me just as everything went black.

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     I opened my eyes and looked around the room. I then realized I was in the nurse's office, still in my swimsuit. I got up off of the bed and walked back tot he pool. The class was taking turns swimming laps. I looked over at the lines and saw Nathan look over at me, a worried look in his eyes. He was about to step out of the line when the teacher warned him not to. He stayed put and I walked to the teacher. "Are you okay?" she asked. I nodded, "Yeah, just a little shaken is all." I said. "Okay, go get dressed, class ends in five." I nodded and waked into the locker room.
     I got dressed and finished just as all the other girls came in. I grabbed my bag and was about to walk out when Misty stopped me. "I saw it, it was her. Are you okay?" she asked. 'I know who it was. I'm just gonna go to the courtyard and find Mark." I said. She nodded and I walked out of the locker room. I walked down a few halls and out to the courtyard. I looked around and found Mark sitting on the grass underneath a tree. I walked over and sat next to him. "You okay? Misty texted me." he asked. I nodded, "She pushd me into the pool." I told him. "Who?" he asked. "Who know who." I said, crossing my arms over my chest. "Awe, Mae, I'm sorry." he said, hugging me. "It's okay, the year's halfway over and she's a senior. i only have to deal with her for the rest of the semester." I said.

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     I got on my computer and logged. onto facebook. Mark messaged me.

          Markiplier: Did you see this?

I clicked ont he link aand watched the video of me being pushed into the pool. I saw someone dive into the pool and my mouth fell open.

          Maelynn<3: He's the one who pulled me from the water?!
          Markiplier: I guess...
          Maelynn<3: Are you alright?
          Markiplier: Yeah, I'm fine. I gotta go. I'll see you tomorrow.
          Maelynn<3: Bye!
          Markiplier: Buh-bye!

It's on youtube, the video is on youtube. I wiped the teaarrs off of my cheeks and walked downstairs. i grabbed some food and went back up to my room.
     I ate my food and went to bed.

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     "Six-thirty should not exist." I said, sitting next to Mark under the tree. He chuckled and pulled out his text book. "Did you get the homework done for English?" he asked. I pulled out my papers and handed them to him. "Thank you." he said and started copying it down.

     A half hour went by and people started to show up. We got up, linked arms and walked into the school. As we walked down the hall someone walked up to us. "Hey Maelynn." Nathan said. Mark tensed up next to me. "Hey Nathan." I said. "I'll see you in class." Mark said, walking down the hall.
     "What's up?" I asked. "I just wanted to apologize for her yesterday. I think she got suspended." he said. "Thanks for jumping in after me." I thanked. "You're welcome."

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     The day went by slowly but it finally came to an end and Misty, Mark, Daniel and I were walking out of the school when I heard someone calling my name. I turned around and saw Nathan coming my way. "I'll catch up with y'all." I told them and they walked away though I knew Mark was still looking back at me.
     Nathan came up to me. "I was jsut wondering if you wanted to hang out sometime?" he asked. I looked at his eyes, trying to see if he was joking. "Yeah, totally." I said, smiling. He smiled back. "Friday?" he asked. "Pick me up at six."

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