Not a Word

chapter 1

Saved by a chewing gum

Does my name Natalie really sound like naive ? Come to think of it... Natalie and naive, the alliteration is undeniable but no chemistry, not at all. Then why do all this morons take me for a buffoon? If Natalie likes her balloon dresses sweeping the floor just like Cinderella, only that in my case I'm not trying to impress any prince charming , so be it! If Natalie loves her oversized hoods and sweat pants all in dull shades, let me be! If Natalie always has a smile so sweet that it almost impresses as silly, I'm no Angel. I just want to remain insignificant or more accurately, insignificant to the male population! But it looks like I will never be a bigger failure in life than I am now...

''Ouch! Was it really necessary for me to bite my tongue that hard just as to drift away from my thoughts ?This chewing gum sucks ! But I can't get rid of it , not yet. Not after it cost me more than just one shilling! Now I have a bruised tongue which I'm desparately trying to fan by sucking in air through my mouth . And on top of that I have to endure that painful transformation from being a girl to a goat in my mom's eyes whenever I'm chewing a gum. Too much suffering for only a chewing gum! Talking of mom, she will be home soon! And I'm not at home! Instead I'm heading towards my usual movie shop for some very legal trade. I'm a law abiding citizen, I must say . That's why I'm having a fifty shilling note and not a hundred shilling note ( that makes me an economist too)to have a movie bootlegged for me! " That was longer than a mumble ...

There I was, standing breathlessly before a series of business trunks after a sprint that was so much inspired by only recalling how good mom is at using her multipurpose cooking stick. She can easily deliver you from your stupidity with only a few cooking stick spanks. She is that talented , I know. I wasn't helping the situation either. I was about to face my most favourite gender , that's if I so much enjoyed watching someone pick their nose and my mom's multipurpose cooking stick still lingered in the back of my mind. Darn! I was nervous. I needed more chewing gum. Thanks to the candy store right next to the movie shop , that my nerves calmed abit. Now all I needed was to regulate my chewing ( I didn't want anyone else to think I was a goat , mom already did) and put on my best imitation of a smile. After all I wanted my dirty business taken care of. And if not for that , I still would have smiled so as not to look like a bulldog . As it stands someone already considered me a goat let alone a bulldog!

What is it with boys and fade? He probably thinks he is hotter than hell with that fade of a hairstyle. Well he might be right because that pitch dark skin pigment can never be achieved by some gene , he must have been roasted in hell! So he is hot after all and so am I. Just that he doesn't look that good in my beloved pigment...

"This girl is always so shy , how long will she stand there speechless ?" said a familiar , hoarse voice of someone I hadn't taken notice of thereby startling me from my deep thoughts. He stood at a far corner sorting out some movies. "Natalie , I guess you're here for season four of The 100 ,right?
" My 'dark not handsome ' object of description asked me sweetly. Drake was his name and the fellow sorting out movies at the corner was Shon . "Aaah ye-aah " I stuttered suddenly realizing my mouth was dry. Don't get me wrong. I wasn't scared of them , I wouldn't be. It was the sudden realization that I had starred at Drake, a boy , for that long and with my silly fake smile which I had plastered before hand still on; that freaked me out! I hope he doesn't get any ideas..
" Shon ,I thought you had an agreement with our girl here, " Drake who was the owner of the shop asked his friend.

Why do I always forget things? Ooh yeah ...I had to have an agreement with the stupid Shon! We were to swap movies , he had offered. Instead of buying a movie everytime , Shon suggested that we buy different movies and then swap after one is done watching. And as always , the economist in me was much louder than the feminist in me!You can already guess I was up for the offer. How I hate you now Natalie! But I don't hate you entirely , because if this can work, I can have more money for chewing gums! But sadly I'm not saving any coin today. I forgot to bring along the movie I'm to swap...