Dark or Light

Chapter 8 - Becoming clear

We stood in front of the school doors then I clear my throat taking my books backs from Mark quickly. He stare at me and I didn't want to make eye contact with him.

"I-I gotta go," I said and turn around quickly, and speed walk away from Mark. I can hear his feet running in the water and I close my eyes, and felt him grab my arm.

"A-Aye...I'm sorry," Mark mumble and he pull me close to him. There's people watching...what are they going to think? This getting too weird and I have to get him away from me, but... I don't want to. I gently push off his hand and turn to look at him.

"It's fine," I said in a low tone,"I just don't want us to seen together. Especially not after you just...yeah." I blush again and look down at my hands.

Mark took my hand and slip a piece of paper into my hand. I blink then look up and he smile walking away already.

I look down at my hand and open the letter to see what it said. "We should hang out more. I'd like to get to know you, Legna. (555)-137-7892"

I smile to myself and fold it back up then put it in my pocket. I don't know how to feel about today but...it feels like as if it's a normal day. Like I'm used to the drama.

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A week later

Mark and I have became friends and with Happy. Many girls don't like me because of me hanging out with Mark. Mr. Blurk went to prison for being a pedophile and we got a new teacher that's young a male. He's very kind but I hope he's not another pedophile.

Knight and I haven't even talk in awhile and he's been avoiding me. He doesn't like to be around me it seems.

Sometimes I catch him staring at me in my classes with him and I wave to him. He blinks and shakes his head looking away like he's disappointed in me or something.

Now, here I sit on a bench outside the school on the school field alone reading the Dark vs. Light poem. It's a nice day outside because the sun isn't burning hot and the weather is perfect. It's a bit windy but not that windy as to where it'll be flipping my pages in the book.

I took a bite of my apple while reading the book and turn the next page in the book. Someone stood over me and I look up to who it is. It's Mark's girlfriend and some of her friends. I wave and smile.

"Hey," I said then look down at my book on my lap to continue reading it.

As I'm about to take a bite of my apple, Minhee, Mark's girlfriend, slap my apple out my hand. The apple roll on the ground and I tilt my head to look up at her.

"Stay away from Mark," she threaten and her friends nod; then I got up letting a small sigh slip from my lips. I pick up my eaten apple and threw it away.

"A simple 'can you please not be so close to Mark' would've been fine then slapping my food," I mumble then pick up my backpack and close my book. I look up at her, "Be more mature if you want me to do something. You're a senior and you should start acting kind." I said looking at her dead serious while she did an annoying fake laugh.

I took out my phone and place it in my sweater to let it record what's going on.

"I think you should be more mature and stay away from people that are already taken," She spat and slap my books out of hands; then I sigh again about to pick them up but her friends kick it out of my reach. "Go chase it, bitch. Like the dog you are barking up the wrong tree," She said and I pick it up then people gather up around us.

This drama is not what I had in mind for a new school.

She giggle and I laugh to myself turning to face her directly. I smile. "You are one pathetic, bitch," I said and walk up to her. "If you're gonna cause some drama over a guy, you're just pathetic as your mom giving blowjobs to other men."