Lexie's POV
hi. i'm lexie. i'm christine's close friend. i was "asked" by my very good friend to stalk mark. i know his face and his name but, he doesn't know me. sure, we live next door to theirs, but our family doesn't go out that much. now, back to reality. after the basketball exhibition match, classes were over and so, i went home directly while stalking him. he was pretty normal though. there was not even one single thing that was special in him. while i was walking, i saw three suspicious men following me. i decided not to pay attention to them and kept walking straight ahead. but then, one of them held my hand and said, "my, my, what a gorgeous girl you are." "please let go of my hand", i said to him, but he won't let me go. "what about we have some fun, shall we?" said the second. "we will take care of you and make you feel good", said the third. "no, please", i said, trying to get out of his grip. "we won't let you go until we are pleased and happy", the first one said. "no, no. somebody help", i shouted, "SOMEBODY, HELP ME!!!!" "hey, let her go", a familiar voice said. "what do you want, boy?" asked the third. "i said let her go", the voice said. as i turned around, i saw mark walking towards us. "don't interfere now boy, or you'll get it", the first one said. "i said", mark said, as he put his bag down to the ground, "let. her. go." "you'll get it, brat", the first one said, "let's get him." and the three of them went to fight him. "run!" i shouted, "you can't beat them!" or so i thought. when the first one lunged at him, he easily knocked him down along the other two. then, the three of them attacked him at once. i thought he was done for, but no. he attacked the third guy and used him to intercept the first guy's kick and threw him at the second guy. then, he punched the first guy at his stomach and hit it with his knee. when the second guy stood up, he was quickly punched by mark on his face which, rendered him unconscious. when the third guy got up, he held mark and told the first guy to attacked. the first guy punched mark on his cheek, but mark retaliated. he kicked the first guy on his balls and broke free from the third guy. after that, mark punched the jaw of the third guy and also rendered him unconscious and ran to the first guy to punch his face which, caused that guy's nose to bleed. "take them with you and never go back on this street again", mark said angrily. "ok, ok we won't!", the first guy said, fleeing while carrying his buddies. wow, he looks so cool! he looks weak, and yet, he's so strong! and on top of that, he saved me from harm. "are you ok?" he asked as he reached out his hand to help me stand up. "yeah, i'm fine", i answered as he was helping me stand up, "but you're hurt, are you ok?" "it hurts, but i'm fine", he answered, with a smile. *ba-bump* whoa, my heart's racing fast. he's cute and he saved me too. *ba-bump* oh no, i know this feeling. "hey, may i know your name?" he asked me. "i-i'm lexie", i answered. "i'm mark, pleased to meet you", he said as he reached out for a handshake. *ba-bump* this feeling, i'm certain of it. "yeah, pleased to meet you too", i answered as i held his hand for a handshake. this feeling... it's love.
Mark's POV
i just met this girl whom i have saved from a bunch of perverted drunkards. we talked and i got to know her more. she lives next to our house and i even learned that our room's windows face each other, so i thought that maybe we can be close and talk to each other. i know, i should be more knowledgable on who my neighbors are, but that's just not my type to do. i don't mingle with people often and don't ever want to. i'm preoccupied with schoolwork and game events. can you blame me? now, back to reality. we reached her house and surprisingly, her mother was at the door and asked lexie why she was late and why did she bring a guy along with her. she explained what happened and also told her mother that i live just next door. after that, her mother appologized to me for her earlier attitude and also thanked me for defending her daughter. i just said it was okay and that i will be on my way home. i said my goodbyes to them and went home. when i came into the house, my mom was in the living room and saw me. "young man, what happened to your face? did you have a fight in school?" mom asked. "no mom, i got it while going here", i answered.
"well? what happened?"
"i fought three drunk men who were trying to harass a lady"
"oh really? is that a lie mister? you know i don't like lies."
"believe me mom. i got to know the girl and she was our neighbor."
"hmm. i still find it hard to believe though." just then, the doorbell rang. when my mom opened the door, lexie was there, carrying a pot. "ma'am, i brought some stew to give thanks for mark saved me. if he wasn't there, who knows what happened to me so... please take it, as a sign of gratitude", lexie said. "well mark", mom said turning to face me,"i believe you now, mister. and you dear, can we invite you along with your family for dinner?" "sure thing ma'am! we'll be here. say, six?" lexie said. "ok", mom said. "well, i have to go and tell my parents now ma'am so, goodbye now!", lexie said. "goodbye dear", mom replied. after that, lexie went home and mom went to the kitchen to prepare for visitors.
