Red String Of Love

3.5

A/N: Not a chapter, but this flashback should satisfy you. If you give me a week, I will poast the a chapter!

[I am reading a book about business proposals, a task given to me by my uncle, when I hear a knock. I sit still and look around my room, I know that my uncle is working in his office downstairs and Peppermint is assisting him, so neither of them could be knocking on my door. The knocking sounds again and this time I see a silhouette of someone on my balcony. I swallow hard and pick up the book I’m reading, walking slowly towards balcony.

Who is this person? Is it a thief? How did he get on my balcony?

I grip my book closer to my chest feeling very scared as I open the curtains and my balcony door in one swift movement. Having my eyes shut tight I swing my book hard at the stranger.

Thud!

“Ow! The hell Gumball?”

I open my eyes to see Marshall Lee staring at me.

“OH MY GLOB! I’m so sorry!” I whisper loudly, “Are you hurt?”

“No I’m fine. Who whips books at people’s faces these days?”

“Well it’s your fault! What are you doing on my balcony at this hour? No, how did you get up here in the first place?” I ask him as I lead him inside my room.

“I climbed that tree.” He shrugs “By the way nice room, very spacious.”

I blush feeling suddenly very self-conscious. I look down at my shoes waiting for him to criticize me and laugh at me like how my uncle does.

“You’re the only person I know who has a very, very pinkish room, and yet it doesn’t look girly. I like it a lot, it’s very cool.” He says with a smile

I look up at him with wide eyes and wonder if he is lying or it’s just the truth. “Thanks.” I whisper

“So, you were not getting ready to go to bed now, were you?”

“No, not really. I was reading.” I shake my head as I place my book on my desk.

“Good. Then go change because we have a party ahead of us.”

“A what? Marshall I can’t leave! My uncle won’t let me.”

“Who said anything about your uncle knowing? We. Are. Going. To. Sneak. Out.”

I stare at Marshall as if he grew two heads. Sneak out? He expects me to sneak out? I can’t do that! If my uncle finds out I’ll never hear the end of it. “No. No Marshall I can’t! I can’t sneak out, and to attend a party?”

“Why not? It’ll be fun!”

“No I’m sorry Marshall but I can’t.” I say turning around and giving him my back

A long pause stretched between us then Marshall says, “Fine. Whatever, it’s your wish. I just thought that maybe you’d like to have fun for a while. You know, let go and be wild instead of sitting here and reading a boring book. I wanted to go to this party with you only, but it can’t be helped. I guess I’ll just go hook up with someone else and—“

“WAIT!” I say loudly pulling on his shirt, “I’ll…I’ll go with you.”

“Oh no, you don’t have to force yourself Gumball. I understand.” He says pushing me aside

“No, I want to go. I want to go to the party. I don’t want to stay here and read.” Truth be told I really didn’t want to read the book my uncle gave me, I also didn’t like the idea of Marshall hooking up with someone strange.