Cursed With The Mark

"Where should we go first?" Carol sways her purse onto her arm and looks at me and Jess. "We should go to Old Navy I hear there are these amazing sales going on now!" I exclaim and we skip across the road to the shop. "Jane! C'mon!" I hear Jess shout as they hold the door open for an old couple with their granddaughter. I hear them yelling for me but my eyes are locked onto someone....someone I know.

I see a young man his dark red curls make his grayish eyes pop out more, he is talking to my friend Vanessa but she isn't looking too happy about it. I see the man scratch his neck revealing the black circle wrapped around a large x, his black coat covers it again and his eyes meet mine, I look away and run to Carol and Jess. "What were you staring at?" Jess asks and I wave my hand. "Pshh it was nothing" I walk around with her and find this amazing white top to go with the light blue skinny jeans I have. I frolic through the stands and to the dressing room as I lock the door I take off my top and pull my brown hair into a messy bun.

I turn to my left and see the dark black circle and the x in the middle close to the back of my neck. It's just a coincidence. I try on the shirt and smile at the stylish outfit, I walk out with my other clothes on and buy the shirt with a silver necklace with two difference sized wings. "So where to next?" Jess hauls her bags out of the store. "Let's go to Frosty's" Jess points to the doughnut shop and we bolt across the road. I have Jess order me something as I set my stuff on a table I pull out my laptop and type in the free wifi password.

"So you're going to be one of those writers at a coffee shop?" Carol looks at me setting her coffee on the table and slides into the booth. "No I'm just checking my Facebook" I scroll down Tomas's page and she scoffs. "Are you seriously stalking his ex?" Her pony tail bounces and I nod. "She broke up with him why do you care?" She sips her coffee and Jess scoots in and hands me a bag full of doughnuts. "Because of this...." I click on the picture and it enlarges on my screen showing Tomas with Quinn......his ex.

They are holding hands and she is kissing his cheek, I feel tears rush to my eyes and look at the status. "I love my Bugaboo ;)" I read it over and over again scanning the likes and comments. Darting my eyes to the status I see the date. June 25th, 2014. Yesterday. I see the profile and it is a fake one created by someone. Probably Quinn.

I dig for my phone and dial Tomas's number, I leap out of the booth and out into the heat outside. "Hello?" Quinn's snobby voice pierces my ears. "I told you not to answer that!" Tomas screams at her and I hear him take it. "Jane......listen to me baby this is not what it seems like" he tries to convince me and I shake my head. "Bugaboo? Really?" "Quinn said she would take that fake page down....." I hear him sigh and I roll my eyes. "What is she even doing at your house anyways?" I ask and he sighs continuously. "Our moms wanted to talk together- Jane I swear nothing happened or is going to happen" I can hear the worry in his voice.

"Have fun Tomas" I hang up before he can reply and walk back inside, I sit down and chomp into a doughnut. "Do you want us to track Quinn down and beat her?" Jess holds my hand and I swallow the sugary dough. "Only if I can bash her face into a wall" I smile at them and they both nod. "We should go don't want my mom to freak on us" Jess gathers all of her things into her arms and we all walk to her car.

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"Pass me a slice" I chug my Pepsi and toss a piece of pepperoni pizza to Carol. I search through my iPad and play Counting Stars by One Republic. "Jessica!" Her father yells from downstairs and she walks down to him. "I'm gonna close the shade so a stalker can't see us changing" I giggle as I look out the window Carol turns on the Xbox One and starts playing Skyrim. "Jay!" Carol shouts as a fire breathing dragon attacks her character my eyes stay glued out the window and onto the lawn.

The man looks at me with his red curls just barely on his eyelids, his gray eyes shimmer and I feel my heart race. ".....hold on Care" I mumble as I see him smile he turns his neck to his left and the circle x is put into the light. My eyes widen and I turn around and show him the mark on my neck, I look at him and he nods as he puts his index finger to his baby pink lips I close the shades. What does this mean?