Snow, Snow Is Here To Stay

The Two "M"s

Marisa smiled and walked over to my friends and I.

"Well, hello. Fancy seeing you here, Anna," Marisa snarked.

"What do you want, M. We're kinda busy," responded McKeyla.

"Hmm," Marisa said, nonchalantly, her eyes grazed past my outfit as she grabbed a sweater off a clothing rack.

"Anna, Ben hates pink. You might want to swap that tee for this," Marisa suggested.

"Are you sure? I asked, not fully trusting her.

"Don't listen to her," McKeyla said, glaring at Marisa.

"Aw, sweet McKeyla. Anna, did she pick this out for you? Listen, I've known Ben way longer than she has. Trust me," Marisa beamed, her eyes flickering.

"I'll take my chances," I smirked, walking away. As soon as we left the store with our new clothes, we applauded ourselves and laughed about the sweater Marisa had wanted me to wear. We were still giggling as we exited the mall. As soon as I hung up my new clothes in my closet, I got a message from Marco.

Marco: Hey, can u meet me in front of ur house? I need to talk to you.

I sighed and with a heavy heart, agreed. I ran downstairs and Marco came out a minute later.

"Hi," I said. "How's Marisa?" I had nothing else to talk about.

Marco shrugged, "She's fine. Why?"

"I don't know. She just seems to really hate me."

"She's okay. She's going through some stuff now," Marco bit his lip and looked down.

I wonder what Marisa was going through. If she talked to me instead of acting all mean, she might get a better response.

"Oh," I replied. There was a beat of silence.

Then, Marco spoke up, "Hey, so, I've been meaning to ask you something and I know it's been super awkward between us so maybe this will make things better."

I nodded, "Ok..."

"So, Anna, will you be my date to the dance?"

I stopped breathing for what seemed like ten minutes. In reality, thirty seconds.

OMG! Marco asked me to the dance but Ben-. I gulped. I saw the hope in his striking eyes slowly vanish. I couldn't hurt him like this.

"I would love to," I finally responded. He grinned and grabbed me for a hug. I was so happy but now, I had two dates and one heart I would have to break. Oh, boy.