'Maria!' I heard a voice shout my name from behind me. It was Austin.
'Oh.. Hey, Austin. What's wrong?' I smiled.
He smiled back at me and looked at the gift bag he was holding. He gave me the bag and said, 'I heard it's your birthday tomorrow.'
'Austin!' I laughed, 'You shouldn't have bothered.'
'No! I really want to.' He smiled.
He grabbed my arm and led me to a nearby bench. We both sat down and I placed my bag on the floor. I grabbed the gift bag and carefully placed it on my lap.
'Open it! Open it!' He chanted.
I laughed at him and carefully ripped the tape off the top of the bag. Inside was the most beautifullest dress I have ever seen. It was delicately folded with strands of pink tissue paper covering it up. I grabbed the dress and carefully placed the gift bag on the floor. I slowly waved the dress about in the air so I could closely admire its decorations. The dress was beyond beautiful. No words can describe its true beauty. It was unique and simple. It was a white dress with black patterns decorating it. It was sleeveless with black strip of ribbon which looked like a belt. It was quite short too, it was just above my knees.
'Ww...wo...wow!' I stuttered.
I was speechless. The dress was THAT beautiful. It looked designer and it looked very expensive. I sighed and started folding the dress up. I carefully placed it back in the gift bag. It wasn't as perfect as when I opened it, but I tried. I handed the gift bag back to Austin.
'What are you doing?!' He raised his eyebrow at me.
'Austin, I appreciate your effort, but I can't take this gift.'
'Why not?!' He asked.
'I can tell its expensive. You honestly didn't have to get me anything.' I said.
He grabbed my hands and smiled, 'Maria, it's your birthday tomorrow. I want you to have this present. Wear this tomorrow. Please?' I looked at him, still not convinced.
'Please, you helped me with Algebra. It's the least I can do.' He smiled.
My frown turned into a smile. 'Thanks, Austin.'
'It's ok.'
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The Secret 2
Teen FictionMaria and her dad are moving back to Dayton. This means new everything! New house, new school, new friends, new job. More secrets will be revealed including the secret that could change Maria's life forever. Will she be able to cope with all these s...