Don't Tell A Soul

It's the week of our winter break, and I've been hanging out with Max a lot here lately. We've actually been getting along a lot more here lately since we both had that moment with each other. I don't really like reffering to it as 'sex', because I'd like to think that we have a lot more going for us than sex. What we shared was real, something I didn't think that we would ever share in a while.

I haven't talked to Michael this whole break. He's sent me some text every now and then apoligizing for what he did, but I'm not planning on responding any time soon. I mean why should I? He totally played me and excpected me to be all for his gang and being a part of it. I know i haven't been here for more than two months, but i'm not so naive to everything around me anymore. He can't just throw me around like that and expect me to be okay and run back to him because he thinks i have no friends.

Anyways, moving on from that, Anna is staying over for a week so that we can hang out. We haven't really talked much since she warned me about Michael's gang, but we both decided that we need to see each other more so yep she's here.

"Mars!" I hear Anna's voice boom over my slumber. I groan and bury myself away from the rising sun.

A sudden impact between me and the right pair of my combat boots jolts me awake. "Anna!" I scream back to her.

"I told you to wake up more than once." She shrugs and starts walking towards the door.
Something i may have forgot to mention is that over these past few days, my mother had been getting worse. She had a spell a few days ago and wasn't able to get out of bed. Later, my father and I had to take her to the hospital and they gave her a walker so that she's able to get around more. Honestly, I didn't think that I would ever have to see my mother in the shape that she is in now. It hurts and the worst part is, is that she is only going to get worse.

I sigh and follow her out of the room, trying to walk in a straight line since I can hardly see from the sleep in my eyes. The glorious smell of waffles and eggs wakes me up more and I half expected it to be mum at the stove.

"Good morning girls." My father grins, placing our food in front of us. "Sleep well?"

"Well enough." I scoff.

"I thought we slept really well." Anna inputs, raising her posture to look better than me.

I laugh, knowing that she's only kidding. "How'd ma do last night?" I ask my father.

"She did fine. Who knows maybe she'll get better."

"Dad." I say softly, trying not to bring his mood down. We all know however, that that's not the case.

"I know." He whispers, looking down at the ground.

Anna looks to me and gives me a sympathetic smile and continues to eat her food without a sound.

~*~*~*~
"Let's go to a party tonight." Anna says whilst staring at the ceiling.

"A party?"

"A party." She confirms, looking at me as if I have two heads. "Come on we used to go to parties all the time back in Perth."

"I know but I'm sure parties are a lot different here than in Perth."

"What'd you mean?" She raises up to look at me.

"Like you know how you were talking about gangs and stuff here?" I ask and my mind instantly remembers Michael's face. Anna nods so I continue. "What if we run into a gang there, or become part of a gang shoot up?"

"A gang shoot up." She mocks my tone. "You're talking nonsense, Marley. We'll be fine. Plus you haven't ran into a gang yet have you?"

"Yet." I murmur, once again thinking about Michael.

"I haven't even talked to Max today."

"And? What's a few more hours? It's not like he's tried to call you has he?" Anna raises her eyebrows at me like she does when she thinks she's right.

"I guess not." I sigh.

"Then to a party we go!" She happily exclaims.

~*~*~*~
Anna and I stand in front of my mirror thinking about what to do with our looks tonight. After a while of Anna complaining about all her imperfections, I decide to sit on my bed and check my phone for any missed calls or messages from Max.

Nothing.

Not even a single notification from Michael or Ashton; not that the other two cared. I don't know what it is that makes me upset about that. And I don't know what makes me more upset-the fact that Max hasn't called, or the fact that I'm more upset that Michael hasn't called.

"Marley, how does this look?" I hadn't even noticed that Anna had changed, but damn did she look good.

Anna steps out in a red skin tight, mid thigh, dress. Nothing too fancy, but nothing too plain. To go with it, a pair of black flats with little red bows at the toe of them. I glance back at my phone for a slit second then back to her and manage to wear the best fake smile I can.

"Anna you look great! Is that my dress?" I examine her closer noticing that, that dress looks an awful lot like one I have.

She nods excitedly. "Yes! Don't I wear it so well?"

"Better than me actually." I confess. "What am I going to wear because I don't want to wear a dress."

Anna purses her lips, looks me up and down and goes back to my closet with a whole outfit. "Wow." I scoff in astonishment.

"You like?"

"Love." I laugh, and put it on. It's exactly like I like to wear on a daily basis but maybe just a little bit more dress up. A simple gray, lacy crop top and some black high wasted shorts, with my fold down combat boots.

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After we were done with our makeup and everything else, we managed to get out of the house without my father saying anything to us about our attire. We climb into Anna's car and dive to wherever this place is.

About 15-20 minutes later we park to the side of the house so that just in case anything happens we can get out of there.

As soon as I step out onto the pavement, I feel the thumping of the music inside that doesn't give me a good feeling.

"You coming?" Anna question looking at me with concern.

"Yeah." I nod, and continue to follow her footsteps. I feel my face grow hotter and hotter with every step I take. The sounds of people laughing and talking, and the sounds of music start to become just faded background noises.

Suddenly Anna comes to an abrupt stop and the impact of the collision between us, make the sound fade back to normal. The feeling I had before, gone.

"You okay?" Anna questions, handing me a solo cup.

I nod again. "What's in this?"

"Just water. You don't look all that great to be drinking and plus we need to get back to your dad tonight sober." She laughs, and holds her cup of-I'm guessing- water in the air.

I try to laugh back with her as I copy her movements and follow her onto the dance floor. All the while, bumping into a very familiar face as the unsettling feeling returns. "Marley?" I hear Anna's voice behind me.

I try to use my body language to let her know that I'm not exactly okay, but I can't move when I see Dani, Lee, and Andy standing at every exit nearest to us. "Hey." Michael smirks, looking between Anna and I.

I clear my throat and turn around to look at a confused looking Anna. "Anna this is Michael. Michael, Anna."

"You're Michael?" Anna gushes. "I never thought you'd look like this! I've heard a lot about you."

"All good things I hope." He smiles to her, looking back to me for reassurance that I haven't told anyone. Even if I did, I wouldn't tell him.

Nonetheless, I shake my head no. "Do you mind if I talk to Marley alone for a moment?" He asks.

Of course she nods yes, and gives me a hug smile then disperses into the huge sea of faceless people. "Good to know that you haven't told anyone."

"Wouldn't dream of it." I say giving him the most sarcastic smile I can muster. "What's with the gang blocking off all the doors?"

Michael shrugs. "Just wanted to give you another chance to rethink your decision."

I scoff, and step back from him. "You are unbelievable. You know all those texts and calls from you really seemed like you were really sorry for the way you treated me. And to think I was actually going to forgive you after this break. Such a fool, I am."

"I will never feel sorry for looking out for the people I care the most about." Michael steps closer to me, his teeth clenched. "I will never feel sorry for looking out for my gang. I feel sorry for hurting you, and I bet I'm going to feel sorry for this."

"For wh-" Michael cuts me off by attaching his lips to mine. His lips were soft and filled with lust, something I've never felt with Max. My body almost lets me kiss him back, but once I get the feeling back I push him away from me.

"You know I have a boyfriend. And you know I hate you." I say through gritted teeth from embarrassment.

"And you know your boyfriend is shit. But what you don't know is that I don't want you to be my girlfriend. I want you in my gang as a recruiter."

"You won't have me." I say through my tears that I try to push back, and run out of the place, pushing past Andy on the way.

Notes

Hello friends! Sorry that it's been a while but I tried to make this long for you guys. I know this is moving at a slow place, but I really don't want to jump into the big thing just yet. Hope you guys love it :)

What do you think Marley will do after this kiss? How do you think this will impact things?

UnknownRocker xoxo