Marks of the Chosen

y when your crush sits next to you but what's crazy is the fact that I was

him into trouble. I mean it. I wonder how he doesn't even recognize me as a

red at my sundae. I had to leave immediat

ir in here." Max said

ecked we're all bre

're wrong Joe. Th

rica, I thought as I s

t get it." Max defe

meone with a squashed up

lly sec

s not

t

hink so t

se I wasn't expecting to be

bout it?" Max asked

hink I had the spirit to give it a fake complement and I didn't want to ruin his lov

l I could

ate

th an empty glass of sundae. Tyler's cologne was killing my heart, I thought I wouldn't last because it was too much heaven in a day. Tyler's

actice time, his school study table, his favorite color and th

t's

phone

his way out. I couldn't help but to stare. When he was out of sight, I

nd I looked at him "That's nice. but you two do

stating t

we were kids but we also don't have much in common." he said

ries, I would tease him about it and he would start cryi

I always avoided making conversation with other people, b

I pretended to drown. He jumped in witho

found m

alking about, of

aid with a serious face t

f trying not to grin about it. Okay, that is pretty

me time I wondered if Max should be saying the stuffs he was sayi

I had told him that if he would put a dollar every week in his top dr

s lie." I said an

would fal

there." Max continued to talk but then as I was loosing the strength of forcing myself not

ion. it was useless. He was in a world of his own. I looked at Joe an

world of his own as

through his gritted teeth "I th

esn't know till now that I was

s this guy?

ing now" Joe said and gave him the eyes

hed and

he didn't get what he wanted, he look

nd of face?" Joe

kind of face. Man, it brings ba

u long

said and honestly, I had never seen

?" Max said and ga

. I saw Max give Joe a dude-why-didn't-you-tell-me

.wait, what am I freaking out about. I haven't done anything stupid so far, everything was just fine. For a second I though

a heading back with

you

I took

ust getting out of there as fast as I could. I turned to l

u

out as I realized I had hit the waiter passing by. Erica stared back at

w I had a

**

I had done to Tyler. I couldn't stop apologizing, I felt really terrible for what I did. He got himself cleaned up in the

by telling me it wasn't m

n I was six, so my aunts have been the one taking care of me. I used to stay with aunt Beatrice but when I had told her the high school I wanted to attend and she realiz

you

doesn't stop her from giving me my allowance and getting me enough food stuff and ingredients to cook for myself. She is actually more responsible than she sounds. But l

out to see who was callin

nt Bea

w, what do you think?. Or maybe I should I make the one I'm best good at? Or maybe the new type I came up with? Or perhaps I should make it all? There

atty. I thought but I smiled as

fine with whatever you cook. Just don't get too excited and make too mu

ally

your favorite then," she said and

d coo

n't tell me Millie's not there with you again?" She signe

'm doing just

you tomorrow. Speaking of tomorrow, I

somethi

get? I told you

me two months ago but I guess I

as early as possible. If its too much stress for you I could send someone ove

ay. I'll c

y th

orkplace but I do remember getting a sight of it a

ur dinner and get a g

ice" I said wit

tomorrow. Now I'm going

he call immediately before she had the chance to beg

have to apologize to Tyler after summer..

**

x sweetie, I won't be home tonight. My dear friend invited me to a party and I couldn't possible say no. That would make her sad. So for that not to happen I have to go with her. Make sure you have

pretty re

ht bath. Having to be withou

t off until I was about to sleep and when I woke up the next morning, it's back on. Whenever I asked why? I was simply told it was a family tradition. That was totally the worst excuse they coul

off at night when I want to take my bath

pajamas and went

rush my teeth as I stared at the mirror. Just like any other day. I turned on t

dn't h

ent- too silent. I looked back at the tap and then slowly raised my hand to turn it back on. When I did, the water

because if I did and I didn't hear the sound

good with s

I kept my brush back and turned to leave. Just as I opened the do

aus

it off making sure the water had completely stopped before I turned to

us for a prank on someone who'

e but it didn't come back on. I turned to leave when I heard the tap run again. Now I was fru

wirling down the drai

oo

g. It took the little ounce of courage I had in me to turn off the ta

t th

and clear like it was coming from...the mirror. I looked

tle closer. I could see my reflection but then slowly I cou

ggy

g and then I saw and heard it. It was a faint o

le

amed and ran ou