"Orion, don't forget to go to the market place to get my eggs please. And pick up Ari when you get out of school too okay?" My mother says, handing me my lunch and the market money for after school.
"Okay Mom, come on Ari. Love you, bye Dad!" I yelled to my father upstairs. "Later kiddoes! Have a nice day." Dad yelled back as me and Ari left the front door and walked to school. First stop way Ari's elementary school where I once went. But now I go to high school, in senor year.
"Rion, it's really cold, can you pick me up?" Ari asks me, as I smile and pick her up and continue walking. She was a first grader, meaning she was very small and had a really big sister to be able to look forward to. "You know, this isn't going to make you any warmer." I tell her as she shrugs it off.
When we arrive at the front entrance to her school, I put her down and kiss her cheek, "Bye Orion!" she screeches and runs up to her friends and holds their hands. I smirk, turn around, and walk to my school.
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"I know Carrie but I still think it's just a little...I don't know...early?" I tell my best friend Carrie who nagged me yet again about getting into a relationship.
"Girl! What are you talking about? We're seniors! We need to start getting love. Don't you sometimes just wish you could get a kiss or a hug behind the back, from the man of your dreams?" God that's just what I want. If only I were prettier, like you." Carrie mumbles.
"Oh Carrie of course you are pretty, your beautiful and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. And you will find that special guy, I promise." I tell her. She smiles and we walk out of the lunch room and sit at a table with David and Becky.
"Guys, don't you think that Orion need a boyfriend?" Carrie blurts out to everyone. "Oh my gosh, yes!" Becky shouts. "I agree, I'm single too Orion as you know." David smirks and I kiss his cheek. He knows I love him but as a friend.
As I dig into my salad, I notice a guy staring at me. He looked pretty cute too. But he look menacing too. He was the bad boy of school. Scott Hedges.
The only student in Thomson High that gets suspended every month. The one that wouldn't care if he got expelled. The one without a heart, or love and care from his family.
He quickly looked away and I also looked back at my friends who were glaring at me. "So, Orion. Who was that you were staring at over there?" Carrie says. "No one. Just some...creep I guess." I mumble. Everyone groans and the bell soon rings.
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I got out of school on my early days and went to the market place with the money my mother gave me. I went to the dairy section and got a carton of milk and eggs. I texted my mother telling her that I had gotten the eggs and she thanked me.
When I walked on the paying isle, I noticed yet again, my little stalker walking with behind me Scott Hedges was looking at me yet again. Was he attracted to me in some way? I didn't have exact perfect features. My dark hair, olive skin. I'm guessing it is the green eyes, everyone loves my green eyes. Something about them makes them just want to talk to me, know me more and be like me. Scott's face was pale and handsome. His blonde hair always placed shooting into the right side of his head. Sometimes covering it with a black beanie. And his hazel brown eyes, every girl he has dated had been torn to pieces by him, what makes me think he wouldn't do the same to me...not that I want to date him. What am I saying?
"Take a picture, they say it lasts longer." he snickers.
"I wouldn't be talking. You're the one who started with the whole staring contest." I get back.
"Listen gorgeous just because I sneaked a quick look at a pretty girl like you doesn't make me a bad guy." I blush as he says gorgeous and pretty.
"I never said you were a bad guy. What's with all the food you have? Don't you have a family to take care of that?" I regret my words because I know the answer. His family doesn't care for him and he must live on the streets with a low life.
"Well just so you know I don't live with my family...never will again anyways. It's people like you that don't care for people like me so move on with your perfect life." he mutters. I quickly turn around and somehow feel a burn in my stomach that is crawling with butterflies. Is this feeling that I am facing? No, why would I be? I just met this guy and he's already being a jerk to me. Sorry Scott, but this girl is not interested.
After paying I walk out of the market place and go back to Ari's school. It looks like school is out and see her sitting on the special bench I used to sit at while waiting for my father to come pick me up. It was always exciting to hop off of it and run into my Dad's warm, protective arms. But now I am too old for that and have responsibilities of my own to do. But someone to help me with that wouldn't be too bad...
"Orion! Guess what I made in art class?" Ari begins. "What?" I reply. All the way home is full of laughter and happiness, just how my family always intends it to be.
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"So how was school today Orion?" my mother asks at the dinner table. "Oh it was fun, same old, boring school. But I'm learning and working hard!" I sarcastically say, making my family giggle. I wasn't exactly a straight A student but I was very smart and outgoing.
"How about you Ari?" my father dared to ask. "My day was great Daddy! In music we sang 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star', and then in math we learned the times 3 tables, and then in writing we learned how to write a cursive L! I love it so much!" Ari spoke very quickly. She was the 'most likely to achieve greatness in her future' one in the family. But for now she was just an excited, wanting to learn more about the world girl.
After dinner I helped my mother clean the dishes and kissed everyone goodnight. In my room I went to my laptop and went to Skype to talk to Carrie, David and Becky.
"Orion please tell us who was staring at you in lunch? We need to know things girl!" Becky chatters. Everyone agrees, shaking their heads and waiting quietly for an answer.
"Okay you guys want to know so bad?" I lean back in my chair, "Scott, Scott Hedges." I say trying my best not to blush after saying his name. I'm not sure what was going on with me today but I am not falling for this boy. Or am I?
I got a thousand "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?" faces and plenty of denial flashes in their eyes. I acted mutual but they caught me as always.
"Wait, Orion, there is something you aren't telling us. Are you falling for the bad boy?" David protests. "No, I won't allow it, I can't allow it. He will break your heart so fast Orion-" I cut him off. "I'm not falling for the bad guy."
He frowns and just shakes his head I show me he really disapproves. But I am not falling for Scott Hedges. It's been a whole day and I had one short, rude conversation with the guy. Yeah he's cute, and daring, and fun, but what am I saying...he would break my heart.
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The "Bad Boy"
RomanceShe's a good girl with a pretty crazy family. He's a "bad boy" that just wants to do things that are illegal. What happens when he comes to town to meet his father for the first time and they spend summer together? Find out in The "Bad Boy'
