wanderlust

c. ii

CHAPTER TWO
STUDY DATE

marley griffin.

i felt a tap on my shoulder and a piece of paper was thrown on my desk. "you. me. my house. tonight. i need help with this stupid ass project we were assigned. - ethan."

"it's like the one we just did though. it's just about a person instead of you. but i'll help. (***) *** - ****. - mars." i wrote back and gently placed it on his desk.

"sounds good to me. - ethan." but that time, he threw it over my shoulder and it hit the floor, making me have to pick it up.

a couple hours later

"how was your day at school, griffin?" my dad asked.

i hated my middle name. my dad wanted that to be my first name but my mom wasn't too fond of it either. i don't really like my first name either, but it wasn't my choice.

"it was o-okay. later i'm going over to a house to help a friend with a project he asked me to help with." i announced as my dog, millie, rubbed against my leg.

brady turned around, his body hanging over the back of the couch. "he?"

"well, he is a boy."

brady laughed. "you're joking. since when were you allowed to hang out with dudes?"

"lay off of her b," cait demanded. "if she wants to go help someone study, let her. it's okay, right vince?"

my dad nodded. "they're just studying. go ahead, g." i smiled and jumped off the barstool. i winked at brady as he sat back down correctly on the couch, huffing. i always got my way.

i kept my messy ponytail in and changed into a pair of black leggings with a slightly oversized pink tee. hmm, what shoes.. i chose my classic vans that were also baby pink. cute.

ethan dolan
i know you didn't
ditch on me, right?

me
of course not, leaving
my house now.

the dolan residence
around six p.m.

"you know you like, have to choose a person for this? right? it defeats the entire purpose of the writing if it's not about anyone."

ethan smiled. "duh. i'm a dumbass but i'm smarter than that."

"so who's it about?" i questioned.

he smirked. "none of your business. you'll just have to wait until we submit them."

my mouth fell open. "two months? no way." ethan kept his eyes on the couch. "fine then, you can't know mine either."

"deal."

"this is so fun!" i yelled, pulling glitter gel pens out of my bag and putting them on the couch. "you can use some too."

"i'm good, marley." he laughed.

we worked for hours. and by worked, i mean we laughed and he asked me if his word choice was okay.

"i'm going to he-head out now, my dad is gonna be worried-ed about me. i'll see you later, ethan."

he nodded. "see you tomorrow."

i picked up my things and left.

the lane residence

"i. hate. school. it. sucks. can. we. just. drop. out?" madi complained.

"absolutely not. unlike you, i have plans for the future." i popped another fry into my mouth.

madison hopped onto the counter. "speaking of big people things, are you still coming in saturday? mom wanted me to ask.. cause if you couldn't tell, i could care less."

"wouldn't miss it for the world." i winked.

she groaned. madison was very sweet and caring until the end of the day when she got all cranky.

she hopped off the counter and grabbed her belongings. "it's nine p.m. and i know i need to study so my mom doesn't kill me, plus that project is gonna be a pain to do if i don't start now."

"mhm. bye."

i headed up to my room and took a shower. i let my long brown hair air dry so i can french braid it tomorrow.

i began working more on my english writing. i knew exactly who i was gonna do it on. it's easier to do it on someone you know very well, but i didn't want that. not at all. i wanted to base it off someone i was trying to, better yet going to, learn more about.

my door to my room opened. "hey, mar."

"hi cait. need anything?"

her body plopped on my bed. "you know i had to come see my favorite junior. and i'm always here.. your brother gets boring after a while."

"whatcha working on?" she questioned.

"in english we have to do a writing based on someone. i'm actually really looking forward to it."

she smiled. "i hated that bitch of a teacher, but you go ahead." cait's hair was hanging off my bed, her feet in the air. "who were you hanging out with earlier?"

"ethan dolan." she sat up straight, her mouth falling open. "he's actually really fun to be around."

"your brother talks about him like he's bad news. but you do you. i'm sure he's great," correct. "just don't let brady know. you know how protective he gets, for no reason."

i laughed. "believe me, i do."

"well, i'm glad he's friendly with you. someone other than haley for a change."

"who's haley?" i asked.

"she's in a grade below you. not my favorite, but she's fun i guess."

WANDERLUST.

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