It is six a.m , Sam wakes up ,the first thing he sees is his big brother Chris looking at himself in the large mirror.
"Oh , what's up bro" Chris casually greets.
"I'm up, now get outa my room" Sam replies, irritation lacing his tone.
"Geez , I was just usin' the mirror"
"And I was using my room, till you came in"
"Hey Sam, how about I hook you up?" Chris suggests , ignoring his little brother's irritated morning tone.
"Hook me up with what?" Sam asks, now in a sitting position on his bed.
"I mean get you a girlfriend dummy!" Chris answers him.
"Oh a girl.......friend, uhm I don't think that'd be a good idea,I mean girls talk about weird stuff most of the time , girls stuff, so I don't think I'd like to have a girl as a friend.
Chris looks at his little brother as if he's grown a third eye before saying
"Not like that, I mean a real girlfriend with whom you could...you know"
"I don't, oh I see where you're going with this,mom warned me about those things, she said I should never....."
"Cmon you're old enough to.."
"Mom says you're never old enough."
"Urgh! Sam, will you ever grow up ?" Chris bursts out before adding" I saw you checking out Darla the other day , you like her don't ya?".He wiggles his eyebrow on the last part.
"I was just looking at her pretty hair"
"Yeah, what about it?"
"Its pretty"
"And?"
"It's also dark brown and curly...and"
"Gosh you're such a.......,nevermind."
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Chris and Sam are sitting on the front yard as Darla passes by. They are speaking to each other in hushed tones.
"Look , why don't you go and talk to her?" Chris suggests
"What am I gonna say to her?"
"C'mon , you're sixteen, surely you can figure out something nice to say her"
Sam rubs his chin thoughtfully.
"OK , got it, I know exactly what I'm gonna say to her,I saw it in a movie once."
"Jeez! Samuel , this ain't a movie"
Sam rises from his crouched position, catches up to Darla and walks beside her.
"Hi Darla" he starts.
"Hi Sam.." Darla replies, a genuine smile on her face,showing her perfectly white teeth.
"Darla, I think you've stolen my heart"
"Look, Sam,as much as...."
"And since you've stolen my heart , I'm gonna steal you!"
With that he grabs her by the waist into the bushes on the side of the road.
"Lemme go you jerk!" Darla shouts ,to which he quickly releases her, mortification clearly written on his face.
"Fine fine, if you love something you set it free, I shall do so as well"
She then quickly rushes away.
"I'd take a bullet for you you know!" Sam shouts, making certain that she hears it.
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Darla is seated in the cafeteria with her friends Tiffany, Clara and Chrissie.
"You know, the weird quiet guy ,Sam is it ?" Clara whispers as she places her half eaten burger on her plate.
"Uh huh?" Darla whispers back.
"I think he likes you" Clara suggests, nodding her head slightly, a smirk forming on her circular face.
Darla almost chokes on her food, her friends do not notice it though. She takes a sip from her soda before replying.
"That weirdo," she starts "you won't believe what he did yesterday"
She then tells them about her encounter with Sam the day before, they all burst out laughing.
"He's uhm........" Chrissie starts.
"Weird, that's what he is" Tiffany finishes for her.
Sam enters at that instance, almost hearing their conversation. He trips on a soda can and falls face first, the whole cafeteria roars with laughter.
"I'm OK, I'm OK ,now everyone can get back to their normal business, show's over." He reassures them as he dusts himself off. Just as he starts moving forward , he trips again ,same soda can.
"What is it with this soda can " he murmurs to himself in exasperation. He picks up the soda can and looks at it with stern eyes.
"Got a problem with me little guy?" He asks, his eyes trained on it.
"I'm gonna make sure you don't ever get recycled ,ever!"
With that, he shoves the soda can into his bagpack. The whole cafeteria stares at him in astonishment.
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A/N
Hey guys, please let me know what you think of the story, your advice is always appreciated. I've still got a lot to learn in the field of writing, I'm gonna need all the help I can get. Don't forget to vote and comment. There's a lot in store so stay tuned.
Cheers, -Mlekeleli.
