Catherine McMillan

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We arrived at a crepe shop. Michael opened the door for me. I entered and he followed. The sweet smell of strawberries, chocolate, blueberries, and more filled the shop. It had the real essence of a sweets shop. We went to a vacant table. The people kept looking at Michael like they were day dreaming. Don't they see a hot guy like this everyday? I mean come on! He's not that hot, I think. Then most girls glared at me. It sent shivers down my spine. Seriously? Michael and I aren't even couples! Wait, do they see us that way?! Oh my fucking goodness. I don't want that. Who fall for this jerk anyway? I would congratulate Michael if ever he seriously falls in love with a girl because seriously speaking, that guys is a total flirt, slut, and jock. Talk about me being bad. But what I'm saying about him is true anyway. He pulled out the chair and gestured me to sit and so I did. Wow, is he being a gentleman? That's new.

"What would you like Catherine?", he asked. I looked at the menu and said,

"Blueberry Whip Cream please.". He smiled and went to the counter. A few minutes later, Michael came back bringing a tray with crepes. He laid the tray on the table and sat down with me. 

"Thanks.", I told him as I took my crepe. 

"No problem Catherine.", he replied. We silently ate our crepes. As minutes passed by, it totally felt awkward. I cleared my throat which caught his attention.

"Are you okay? Do you need water?", he said. Was he concerned for me? Aww how sweet of him. This made me smile.

"I'm okay Michael. Don't worry.", I replied. He sighed in relief and we both continued to eat. Seriously, it's been awhile now but I feel like we're being watched.

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Dylan Wilson

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"Look Dylan, this is stalking and I hate doing this.", Stacy said. I looked at her and replied,

"Then why did you come with me?", I asked.

"I just got curious after you told me the whole story.", she replied.

"Let's be quiet. Looks like Catherine's noticed that someone's spying on her. Let's keep a low profile. Got that?", I begged Stacy and she nodded in return. I sighed and looked back at the two people eating crepes. Geez, it's making me irritated seeing those two together. It's also making me sad for some reason. I didn't want to do this at first but i was really feeling uncomfortable.

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We were done eating our crepes. 

"so where do you want to go next?", I asked.

"The arcade would be good so that we could burn all the we ate right now.", she replied.

"Good idea. Let's go?", I asked and Catherine nodded in reply. We both stood up and I offered to carry Catherine's bag and to my surprise, she accepted the offer. We walked towards the entrance of the arcade and Catherine arrived first. I could tell that she was excited and I can't help but smile. 

"Let's try this first!", she called out to me and I gave her the sign to go. She excitedly went and I just followed behind. I guess she loved the arcade. She's so happy being here. I stood beside her, about three feet away. She was doing the kinect. It's a game where you follow the dancing image flashed on the flat screen.

"Let's see how you're good at dancing.", I challenged her. She competitively looked at me with fierce eyes.

"Okay! Well, I'm gonna win anyway.", she replied. While looking through the category, she had a hard time choosing.

"Just do easy if you want to.", I told her. She chose easy and the music started to play. It was a good song since it's an upbeat. It made you want to dance along as well. I looked at Catherine's dancing skills. Not bad but she could use some practice. Honestly, I was a break dancer back in middle school so I'm pretty good at dancing. Later, the music stopped playing. It was finally my turn. Catherine approached me and wished me a good luck.

"Thanks.  I could use a bit of luck since you were actually good.", I replied. A smirk formed on her lips. Damn it! I wish I could kiss those lips. It's small and pink. It looks fragile and never been kissed. Wait, we already kissed though. But even so, I still want to kiss her again. If only there was a chance that it would happen again, I wouldn't miss it for the world.

"Loser gets to do one dare!", she called out. I gave her a thumbs up saying that I agreed. I chose the difficult category and I saw the devastated look on her face. Take that! Oh, I just love the sweet taste of victory. The music started to play and I danced like there was no tomorrow. I stole glances at Catherine and man did she looked surprised. Minutes later, I was done. I was gasping for air.

"New high score! Congratulations! You win a teddy bear!", the machine announced. One of the employees at the arcade gave the teddy bear to me. Of course, have you ever seen a hot guy play with these things? Well if there were, they must be gay. I'm a hot and popular guy anyway so I didn't need these. I handed it to Catherine.

"Are you sure Michael? I mean, you won this.", she asked.

"Yeah. I would rather take the dare you owe me as a reward than that thing.", I replied. Catherine turned around and started to walk.

"What dare?", she asked. Ooohh. Acting like you don't know? I see. She stopped walking and before she could turn around, I was now behind her. I got close to her and whispered,

"I want you to go out with me.", I told her. Of course I was just joking. But by the looks of it, she took it seriously. She went silent and I walked and stood in front of her. I bent down a little to look at Catherine's blushing face. Damn, she looked so cute.

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Catherine McMillan

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I was surprised with what Michael wanted. He wanted me to go out with him? I could tell that Michael bent down to look at me. Geez! I calmed myself and looked at him. I jokingly laughed and said,

"You're joking, right?", I asked. Please tell me it was a joke.

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Dylan Wilson

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"Satisfied?", Stacy asked. I didn't know why but I got hurt. This is enough. I didn't want to get hurt more.

"This is enough. Let's stop this.", I replied. I stood up and walked away leaving Stacy behind. I didn't want to see any more. I'm scared. I don't understand what I am feeling right now. One thing is for sure, I know that Catherine would say yes. I knew right from the start that she started to take a liking to that jerk. I'm sorry. I'm just pissed of. I'm angry. I'm hurt. I'm so confused. I rode in my car which I parked at the parking lot. I turned the engine on and went out of the stupid mall. I arrived home twenty minutes later. I didn't bother to park my car. I went out of the car and slammed the door shut. I saw Katrina with her babysitter approaching me with Katrina in her usual cute face.

"You're back-". I cut her off.

"Sorry Katrina. I'm not in a good mood right now. Go to your room.", I plainly told her as I went in the house. I didn't bother talking to anyone. I opened and shut my bedroom door. I threw my bag to the side and laid in bed facing it. The softness of the bed slowly suffocated me and I got up and laid the other way around. I was now facing the dull looking ceiling. That scene kept replaying inside my head. Catherine flooded my head and when I thought of her, my heart somehow slowly got hurt. I felt the same when my grandfather died. It's a feeling of pain when you lose someone. I erased these hurtful thoughts and images in my head. I'll talk to Catherine tomorrow. I'll make things clear. I don't to feel this any longer. I didn't like this. Slowly, my eyes began to close and I was later brought to a deep sleep.

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Catherine McMillan

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"Catherine, I was just joking.", he replied as he brought me back to reality.

"Are you okay? You suddenly spaced out.", he asked. I stared at Michael and I thought, get real Catherine! Why would he ask you out? You're nothing but a sore loser. Yeah, that would never happen. I awkwardly laughed and started to walk.

"Oh yeah. It was a joke. I knew it was a joke! What am I? I'm not stupid enough to believe that it wasn't a joke. How silly of me.", I started to talk. Michael grabbed my wrist and turned me around. We were face to face now. Sheesh! Why am I suddenly getting embarrassed in front of him?! Seriously, I would have kicked him in the balls once I heard him say that but what I did was space out. How stupid could I get? Wait, Am I starting to like Michael?! Noooooo! Please no! I'd rather eat dog poop than fall for this creep!

"Catherine!", Michael called me a bit louder this time. He was holding my shoulders and I stiffened. Damn it. What was wrong with me? Am I malfunctioning?!

"You've been spacing out a lot. Are you okay? How about I take you home?", he asked and I nodded. We were silent the whole time and we arrived at the parking lot. I didn't want to be alone with Michael any longer. If I was, I don't know what I'll be doing. I might say something weird and decide on something unnecessary.

"Actually, Dylan's meeting me right now! I have to go. Bye!". Without letting him reply, I immediately ran away. I was really running fast so he couldn't catch up with me. Unfortunately, he caught up. Genius!

"Why are you running away? Catherine, you're acting really weird.", he asked. Well, I'm acting this way thanks to you! I wish I could say that to him so that things would be clear already but I couldn't bring myself to say it.

"I have to go.", I replied and ran away as fast I could. I ran and ran and ran. I looked behind and I saw no sign of Michael. I sighed in relief and sat at a nearby bench that was in between two large trees. It was cool and relaxing. I just realized that I reached the seaside park after all that running. This place was really far from the mall. Was I a fast runner? Or was I just so desperate to be away from Michael that made me run so fast? Forget that. I closed my eyes and just enjoyed the cool sea breeze pass right through me. The sun was setting and as I stared at it, Dylan's face appeared in my mind. This made my eyes open in shock. I looked to my left and there was a line of benches which were unoccupied. To my right, some couples were sitting together, just enjoying the beauty of that dark orange-colored sunset. It's been a while since Dylan, Stacy, and I hung out. I was just really engrossed with the geography project. I stood up and gently slapped both of my cheeks simultaneously. I looked up at the sky and motivated myself that I should spend more time with Dylan and Stacy. This way, I could get away from Michael and I won't get involved  with his pranks anymore. That's right! That messed up dude's a freak. Michael's a jerk! I laughed so hard that all of  the people nearby looked at me. Embarrassed as hell, I ran away.

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Hey guys!! finally, after 48 years I uploaded chapter 13! Chapter fourteen is on the way :D 

Here's a picture of Catherine's Blueberry Whip Cream Crepe :)

-mitsuki09