Chapter 2:Getting to know him
Murphy
I spent break alone in the library tiring to find a book I've wanted to read for a while-Pride and Prejudice.
It would have been nice to spend break with Savannah,catching up what all happened during the summer,but she had to spend it with her popular friends. I never liked them and they have never been nice to me. I was always too shy and geeky, I guess.
Stacey was the head of the group,the team captain. I remember when I met her-in third grade. She pushed me down to get to the swings first on the playground. That doesn't matter anymore, except that she is still like that-Stacey will step on anyone to get her way.
Because of that,I am worried that Savannah will get hurt being friends with them. To her being popular was everything so I'd support her with getting new friends.
Savannah
I was at break with Stacey,Beonca,Lucy,and Macy. They were the most popular girls in the school. Stacey and Beonca were head of the cheerleaders and Lucy and Macy were the most fashionable girls,so of course they would be in the most exclusive group together. I just wanted to fit in with them. I wanted to know everything-what did they do outside of school? Were do they get their amazing styles? And why couldn't I be one of them? I was pretty,I had talent,I was a stand-up person,I could also be very girly,and many people knew of me. In fact last year I dated a boy on the football team! His name was Tucker. Yes,It only lasted a week but, it happened, and people knew about me because of it! I was sure I was going to become the fifth girl in their group.
Skiro
When I got into Ms. White's class I sat in a desk in the middle of the room. I thought it would be boring,until Murphy walked in!I was suddenly more surprised than I had been in a long time. When he saw me he put on a big smile and sat next to me.
“hey,nice seeing you here”I said
“hi! So we have a class together-that's great”
Then Ms. White began to talk “I hope you like the seats your sitting in, because their the ones your going to keep unless I move you”
Murphy smiled at me. He is the cutest! I will be so detracted by him being there. I love it-someone to stare at when I'm bored!♥
Murphy
He passed me a note. I hadn't written notes since elementary.
What's your favorite color?
Then I wrote: yellow why?
When he passed it back it said: I just wanted to know you can tell a lot by your favorite color mine is hot pink and I like green too-its just cool
Yeah,green like your eyes,I thought and then I wrote:
what does yellow tell you about me? but before it got to him, Ms. White took it from me.
“You should not be writing to your neighbor about..” she glanced down at the paper “colors?! Listen to me- you are mature journos...” her lecture about how we were suppose to act as young adults lasted the rest of the block. When the bell finally rang Skiro and I walked out the door.
“Where are you going?” he asked as if he needed to know
“I am taking art two this year. What about you?”
He made a weak smile and said “so your an artiest? That's nice.” he said sweetly, “I'm meeting the track team”
“You like running?”
“Yes-we'll talk later. I'll find you at lunch, Murphy♥” then he walked toward the gym.
The warning bell rang so I started running down the hall. Then I became very enthusiastic-not because of the art class- but how he said I will find you made me melt! And then he said my name Murphy- him just knowing my name was incredible. I sighed,he was amazing!
When I got to the class I was late,but Mr. Benson said it was alright for the first day. Mr. Benson was my favorite teacher,the only one I could trust. He had been teaching me since I was a freshman, when I took art survey.
That class went well and so did third block-Geography. It was finally lunch!
When I got out of third block Skiro and Savannah were waiting for me.
“hey,how did you know where I was?”
“you dropped your schedule when you ran down the hall”Skiro said and as he gave me back the paper our fingers met.
Savannah
And he blushed when their hands touched. I wasn't sure that Murphy was gay until that moment.
“Savannah and me have the same forth block.”Skiro said
I had assumed Murphy was because I was his best friend-I knew things.
“that's nice,” Murphy spoke “we all have classes together.”
Of course he had a crush on the new gay guy-who seems very open about it!
“I thought it would be hard to find friends in the new school, but I'm having very good luck!” said Skiro happily
Skiro was the only other queer in the school, I thought, but there may have been some in the upper class. I was open to them, I didn't care I had had friends who were bi and it was cool. Now I had a best friend who was gay! I wondered when he would come out... possibly very soon because of Skiro. What if they started going out? Would that be weird?
At that moment we walked into the lunch room. Both Murphy and Skiro brought lunch so I went into the line while they went to our table.
Murphy
I spent break alone in the library tiring to find a book I've wanted to read for a while-Pride and Prejudice.
It would have been nice to spend break with Savannah,catching up what all happened during the summer,but she had to spend it with her popular friends. I never liked them and they have never been nice to me. I was always too shy and geeky, I guess.
Stacey was the head of the group,the team captain. I remember when I met her-in third grade. She pushed me down to get to the swings first on the playground. That doesn't matter anymore, except that she is still like that-Stacey will step on anyone to get her way.
Because of that,I am worried that Savannah will get hurt being friends with them. To her being popular was everything so I'd support her with getting new friends.
Savannah
I was at break with Stacey,Beonca,Lucy,and Macy. They were the most popular girls in the school. Stacey and Beonca were head of the cheerleaders and Lucy and Macy were the most fashionable girls,so of course they would be in the most exclusive group together. I just wanted to fit in with them. I wanted to know everything-what did they do outside of school? Were do they get their amazing styles? And why couldn't I be one of them? I was pretty,I had talent,I was a stand-up person,I could also be very girly,and many people knew of me. In fact last year I dated a boy on the football team! His name was Tucker. Yes,It only lasted a week but, it happened, and people knew about me because of it! I was sure I was going to become the fifth girl in their group.
Skiro
When I got into Ms. White's class I sat in a desk in the middle of the room. I thought it would be boring,until Murphy walked in!I was suddenly more surprised than I had been in a long time. When he saw me he put on a big smile and sat next to me.
“hey,nice seeing you here”I said
“hi! So we have a class together-that's great”
Then Ms. White began to talk “I hope you like the seats your sitting in, because their the ones your going to keep unless I move you”
Murphy smiled at me. He is the cutest! I will be so detracted by him being there. I love it-someone to stare at when I'm bored!♥
Murphy
He passed me a note. I hadn't written notes since elementary.
What's your favorite color?
Then I wrote: yellow why?
When he passed it back it said: I just wanted to know you can tell a lot by your favorite color mine is hot pink and I like green too-its just cool
Yeah,green like your eyes,I thought and then I wrote:
what does yellow tell you about me? but before it got to him, Ms. White took it from me.
“You should not be writing to your neighbor about..” she glanced down at the paper “colors?! Listen to me- you are mature journos...” her lecture about how we were suppose to act as young adults lasted the rest of the block. When the bell finally rang Skiro and I walked out the door.
“Where are you going?” he asked as if he needed to know
“I am taking art two this year. What about you?”
He made a weak smile and said “so your an artiest? That's nice.” he said sweetly, “I'm meeting the track team”
“You like running?”
“Yes-we'll talk later. I'll find you at lunch, Murphy♥” then he walked toward the gym.
The warning bell rang so I started running down the hall. Then I became very enthusiastic-not because of the art class- but how he said I will find you made me melt! And then he said my name Murphy- him just knowing my name was incredible. I sighed,he was amazing!
When I got to the class I was late,but Mr. Benson said it was alright for the first day. Mr. Benson was my favorite teacher,the only one I could trust. He had been teaching me since I was a freshman, when I took art survey.
That class went well and so did third block-Geography. It was finally lunch!
When I got out of third block Skiro and Savannah were waiting for me.
“hey,how did you know where I was?”
“you dropped your schedule when you ran down the hall”Skiro said and as he gave me back the paper our fingers met.
Savannah
And he blushed when their hands touched. I wasn't sure that Murphy was gay until that moment.
“Savannah and me have the same forth block.”Skiro said
I had assumed Murphy was because I was his best friend-I knew things.
“that's nice,” Murphy spoke “we all have classes together.”
Of course he had a crush on the new gay guy-who seems very open about it!
“I thought it would be hard to find friends in the new school, but I'm having very good luck!” said Skiro happily
Skiro was the only other queer in the school, I thought, but there may have been some in the upper class. I was open to them, I didn't care I had had friends who were bi and it was cool. Now I had a best friend who was gay! I wondered when he would come out... possibly very soon because of Skiro. What if they started going out? Would that be weird?
At that moment we walked into the lunch room. Both Murphy and Skiro brought lunch so I went into the line while they went to our table.
"Gwen,Gwen,Gwen!" Ms.Barton said as I was asleep in history class."What?" I said when I woke up."had a nice dream?" "S-sorry Ms.Barton,it won't happen again"."let's hope not." She said. When the bell rang to go to lunch,my best friend,Marlon came up to me."What happend back there?" Marlon asked.To tell you the truth,I've always had a crush on him.I always had a feeling he liked me back."Nothing,nothing at all,i was just dreamin." "What about?"he asked with a smile."I'm not telling you!" I said with a smile.When we went back to class,Ms.barton wanted to talk to me."Gwen,you have been sleeping in my class far to long". "sorry Ms.B,I havent been myslef lately." I said with a frown."OK,first of all,dont call me "Ms.B",and you must go to sleep on time." She said with a light smile."sorry,it hared to fall a sleep in my house." well then...ther is only one thing to do...you need to,wake up..."