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present day
"guys! we're seniors!" burkley jumped onto tanner's back, and took the male by surprise. he regained his composure though, and held the girl's thighs up. the group was walking into the front yard of murphy high school. it was near seattle.
"someone's excited!" maxwell teased and burkley stuck her tongue out at him.
"burk, i think it's time i asked you." evan let out an exaggerated sigh. he pretend to act formal which made the guys giggle.
"ask me what?" burkley was confused.
"will you be my girlfriend?" at that the whole group cracked up. evan had always had a little bit of a crush on burkley, but it was more of a joke than anything. the four boys knew that she never wanted to get married or have a boyfriend. they also knew why.
"nice try, doofus." kobe patted evan's back.
"it's the thought that counts." burkley giggled and removed her arms from their spot around tanner's neck. she pulled a tele-tie off her left wrist and secured her curly hair up in a bun. washington summers were humid, especially when school started.
each of the five teens were dressed in shorts and t-shirts, except burkley wore a cropped washington redskin's tank top. she was a huge fan, along with most everyone at the high school.
"oh great, here comes collins." tanner rolled his eyes after he saw the girl. ivanah collins and her group of minions were basically the sworn enemy of the group of five. she would constantly bully burkley, and the rest of them, and for no reason at all.
"oh great where?" maxwell groaned.
"two o'clock." tanner spoke along with pointing. the whole group turned their bodies right, and saw the girl. they crossed their arms in front of their chests, except tanner and burkley, as he was still holding her.
"well, hello misfits." ivanah greeted, with a snarl.
"hi collins." burkley put on a fake smile, along with the boys.
"i'm surprised you still associate yourself with these people, springs." she spat at kobe. "you could do so much better." he just rolled his eyes, with an amused smile on his face. kobe experienced this every single time he crossed paths with ivanah. they were friends up until she started insulting his new friends. ivanah was a cheerleader and kobe was a football player
"and burkley, i really hope you can keep your grades up. a scholarship will definitely help you pay for college." ivanah advised. burkley, her mom, and her sister didn't have money problems. at all. but ivanah's father worked as a senator, so she liked to think she was basically a princess.
"wow! thanks for the advice, your majesty!" burkley gave a little salute. ivanah scoffed and walked off.
"she's more of an idiot than you, evan." maxwell teased.
"oh shut up max." evan ruffled up his friend's hair. maxwell squealed and covered his blonde head.
the quintet walked into murphy high school and were greeted by buzzing halls. it was the first day of a new school year, and apparently students were excited to be back. the four began to walk to their first class. burkley was still on tanners back, and he was carrying her.
"kage! lots!" they heard the shriek of their principal, mrs. powell, as they walked down the hall. they stopped, and moved to the side so they could let a group of new freshman pass by. annie, burkley's little sister, was among that group and the sisters stuck their tongues out at each other.
after waiting for the freshman to walk by, mrs. powell walked over to the four boys and one girl.
"kage, lots, you know better than to have piggy back rides in this school!" she scolded loudly. "now lots, get down from him." tanner quickly released her thighs and burkey landed smoothly on the floor.
"sorry." burkley said to the principal somewhat sarcastically.
"yeah sorry." tanner said in the same tone. kobe, evan, and maxwell had their hands over their mouths, trying to cover their laughing.
"don't let it happen again, or there will be consequences." mrs. powell warned with a pointed finger. with that, she was off, and going to scold a sophomore.
"well burky, hop on." tanner instructed while squatting. burkley hopped on, and the boys started to walk to their next class. the group of five basically had the same schedule, as they got to pick their classes.
"you guys are going to get in so much trouble." maxwell shook his head with a laugh. burkley just shrugged while tanner rolled his eyes. mrs. powell's threats were always empty and she would never follow through. she may seem mean, but she's a real softie. and besides, they were seniors. what could actually happen?
"burk, you're in luck, i like bad girls." evan winked at the girl that was now taller than him. burkley smacked the british boy's head.
"keep trying e." kobe encouraged, but was definitely kidding. the group continued to head to their first class, and trudged up a flight of stairs.
"holy-" burkley exclaimed as the loud bell sounded. the hallways cleared out, and they were now late for their first class.
"well we're late." maxwell stated.
"figured that out all by yourself, did you?" tanner shook his head at the boy who had made the obvious statement.
"at least it's only the first day." kobe reasoned.
"ok let's go!" burkley shushed the boys and they found their class.
they all had science together first, and no one liked it. evan held the door open for the boys and burkley, and all attention was on the five.
"burkley lots, tanner kage, maxwell owens, kobe springs, and evan murray." mr. quaid, the science teacher, spoke. "you're late. and burkley, please get off tanner's back." he instructed. the girl got off of tanner again, and stood in front of the tall boys.
they had had mr. quaid as a teacher sophomore and junior year, so the teacher knew the trouble this group could bring. he was forgiving though, and didn't care much as long as grades were good.
"sorry mr. quaid." evan spoke to the teacher.
"just don't let it happen again." he sighed and went back to explaining the syllabus. the five sat at the back of the room, at two empty lab tables. burkley and tanner were seated next to each other and she leaned over to whisper something in her friend's ear.
"he sounds like mrs. powell."
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chapter one!
how is it so far??
let me know of mistakes
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written - august third, twenty twenty
published - december fourth, twenty twenty
