Sophia, Marisa Redhead16 [phonics reader txt] 📗

it? You weren't upset?" Logan said. "I was, but I wasn't surprised anymore. I think it's time to let Sophia go. I made plenty of mistakes and I meant well with them, but this has gotten out of hand. Over the past couple of months the only thing anyone ever gossiped about at school was me. I'm tired of it." "Not anymore." Nina said. "Billy got arrested again." "Typical." Logan said. "He got arrested when he tried to knife him." he said. pointing his thumb at me.

"Yeah, but this is even more serious. Everyone knows he didn't only bully Tobias, he bullied David and Chris as well. Well, he tried to bully Chris Chris is way too popular." "Thanks a lot." I snapped. "I didn't say you weren't popular." Nina shot back. "Is it me, or are all of Billy's "victims" blond?" Michael asked. We were all silent. It did seem kind of strange.

Nina got up and got on her desktop. "Tom Paers, history. Tried to knife Tobias Grass, who defended himself by twisting his opponent's arm around, arrested for robbery. Wow. I didn't know that. Victim was an African American man who tried to walk away, but Tom put a knife againt his arm and threatened to cut him if he didn't hand over his wallet."

I didn't know he'd tried to rob a man, either. Nina continued reading. "Here's something else. When he was five years old, his beautiful blond sixteen year old sister committed suicide. She was apparently bullied by a "spoiled, dirty rotten brat" according to his mother. OH MY GOD, come check out this website!" We all peered at the monitor. It was a website called StopTomPaers.com. It had all his victims names and photos, including mine.

"Nina, what exactly did he do this time?" Logan asked. Nina hesitated. "He tried to murder Kalonice." she said. I felt a chill go up my spine. "Soph and another couple witnessed it. He held a gun against K's stomach.Soph tried to twist his arm around like Tobias did, but he knocked her to the ground, causing some major bruises and scratches. The gun went off when she hit the ground, and Tom missed Kalonice's chest by inches. Mom and Dad want Soph to go into therapy, She needs it, and she knows it."

I turned, and saw Sophia lingering in the doorway. "Are you all right?" Logan asked her. "Yeah, I'm fine." she said. If 'major bruises and scratches' could talk, hers would be yelling. She wore a thin tank top that was cut up, showing lots of cleavage, and her shorts were very short. I don't know why, but I wanted to push her onto a bed and kiss her and screw her and tell her everything would be okay. Nina would kill me, though.

"Michael, your dad's here."

"Okay." he and Nina kissed, we pumped fists, he waved at Logan and Sophia and left. Sophia went to her room.

"Anything else?" Logan said, directing the conversation back to Billy. "There is something else. Actually, a couple things. He tried to change his name, but never did. Another thing. There is a website dedicated to Catherine Paers. Here's her picture." There was a gorgeous blond girl with brown eyes on the screen.

"He doesn't care about the eyes. I have brown eyes, David blue, and Chris blue-green." I said.

"Totally. His sister has beautiful blond hair. Hmm." Nin said.

I wasn't sure what to say or do. Billy had been arrested. My name and photo were out there without my permission. I was in Science taking notes. I wondered who sat from me at that angle. Then it hit me. Sophia!

"She's a master at texting and picture taking without anyone knowing. She could have very well done this." Nina said. "Him bullying you, Tobias, is the biggest reason she dumped his sorry ass. She knows how handle a computer, too. Almost better than Jason Lerak." she said, making a face and referring to a super-nerd who has a big crush on her.

I walked into Sophia's room. She was listening to Breaking Benjamin's Diary of Jane. My stomach twisted into a huge knot as I saw the book she was reading. It was called How To Get Over a guy. "It's my fault." I muttered. She looked up. "This whole thing is completely my fault. I should have been totally honest with you from the start. Sophia, I started liking you after I broke up with that one girl.I love you. I've loved you since this summer, after I saw you at Walmart browsing through makeup." To my surprise, she giggled and blushed.

"I love you too, Tobias." she said, putting her book down. "I'm sorry. I made mistakes, too. I broke up with Billy. I know that wasn't a mistake, but then Kalonice came back into my life....I fell hard for him, Tobias. I know he's too old for me, and he's abusive. I didn't care then. I do now. I can still be friends with him, but nothing else."

I noticed for the first time that she wasn't wearing any makeup. She was gorgeous without it. I walked toward her. She looked down at her feet. Her hair wasn't necessarily wavy or straight. It was sexy. I sat on her bed near her hips, and leaned down. She closed her eyes. We kissed. Kissed like we'd never kissed before. Her lips were plump and soft and supple. Her breath tasted like lavender. Lavender is a gorgeous good smelling flower. It's also edible.

I noticed a poem. I picked it up without thinking. "It's not finished yet," Sophia said quickly.
 
 
My Undying Love by Sophia Martinez

Roses are red like his lips, his eyes are
Brown like chocolate, his hair is blond like
every beautiful guy's hair should be, his
belly is round but I don't care, his
personality makes up for all his flaws.
His name is Tobias Shane Grass, and he's
like a daisy in a garden of poison ivy.

"I know, it sucks."

"What kind of poem is it?"

"Idk. A poem that doesn't rhyme." she answered. I searched my memory banks for the name. Free verse.

"Free verse." I said. Soph shrugged and went back to her book. "What are you reading?" "It's called Complete Me. It's about a girl who falls head-over-heels for a guy. It's not long before he finds another girl and the first one goes pyscho. She pretty much ruins her reputation." "Ah. That sounds interesting. How is it?" "It's great, it's better than I thought it would be. I go to the city library a lot, so I read different things. I like reading."

She could have been gorgeous and sweet, but that really turned me on. Above all, I like smart girls.

An hour later, I emerged from her room, lipstick on my face, lube on my member, yes, I had sex with Sophia. It was awesome. Tony was waiting with a big stupid grin on his face.

"Shut up." I said.

 

"I didn't say anything." "You were about to."

"I'm so proud of you."

"Silence is beauty."

"You're beautiful, then." he said. I proceeded to give him a "you're weird" look.

"Dude, I was out there for forty minutes. Nina said she'll slap you next time she sees you. She said if you break her sister's heart, she twist you into a little ball for her cat to play with." "Okay."


I was in choir two days later. I'm a bass. I have one of the deepest voices in the school. "Nice. Guys, be careful. It's in your high voice." said Mr. Ira, the teacher. We were singing The Power of Love by Air Supply. We were also singing My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion, and Love Potion #9. In addition to that, we had to learn the song Hello by Dragonette. Notice a theme? Well, except for Hello.

The girls were leading Hello and My Heart Will Go On. The guys were leading The Power of Love and Love Potion #9. Sophia, Nina, Maureen, Chloe, and Ruth were all in that class. I noticed Chloe kept looking at me. She'd turn her head during a pause or during guys only parts.

"Also, I have an announcement. As you know, many of you stayed at the middle school because of overcrowding at the high school.There would have been way too many people there. Well now. we're going to add everyone there. This month. So go home and inform your parents." Mr. Ira said, touching his large stomach.

I told my mother, who hugged me.

"That's brilliant, Tobias."

"It really is. Whatever."

"Dinner's ready." Mom usually changes the subject when she thinks I don't want to talk about something. She was right. I knew I'd miss my teachers and other people I'd met. But I also knew high school would be better.

I browsed through a used bookstore that night. My stomach was totally full, I'd eaten roast beef and cabbage and Mom had made homemade ice cream. Yum. Tony needed to find a book that Keisha had recommended, and he'd asked me to come along.

Suddenly, I saw It and Complete Me. I picked them up, looked around to make sure no one else seemed to want them, and flipped through them. A passage from Complete Me read: "I could not believe it. After all I'd done for him? That jerk would pay!" A passage from It read: "Ashley Vercolena. The most popular and well-known girl in school. I destined to be like her." I know they were both only three sentences, well, one was just a name, but they both looked good and they reminded me of Sophia.

I also found another book I was looking for, Jilted By Love. It was about a couple who were both Tony's age and found each other at a dance for multiple schools. The girl was jilted by her current boyfriend, who kissed her best friend at the dance, the boy was jilted by his girlfriend who kissed his best friend. He asked the first girl to dance at a slow song, and they fell in love.

I purchased the books and started to walk to Tony's truck, when I heard a girl say, "Damn. I swear they were here." I turned and I saw you-know-who. She smiled at me, saw I had the books she was looking for, and laughed out loud.

"You never cease to amaze me." she said.

"I know." I said. We hugged, and my fingers lingered on her long brown hair. It was so incredibly sexy, I was overwhelmed by it. We shared a quick kiss.

"Sophia?" "Hmm?"

"See you tomorrow."

"See you." It felt good seeing her. I knew I'd finally chosen the right girl. She wasn't perfect, but she wasn't not perfect either. That personality of hers was the best I'd ever seen in a girl. Besides Nina, of course. My best friend winked at me. I winked back.

When I got home, I suddenly felt a burst of happiness. I had a new girlfriend, Billy would leave me alone, and I was losing weight.

Everything was perfect. Too perfect. Sure, Sophia and I were sending each other raunchy messages, and Tony and Keisha's new song was "One Step At A Time" by Jordin Sparks.

  I glanced into Tony's room. Keisha's head was on Tony's chest. She was sleeping, and Tony was stroking her relaxed hair. Her ebony skin against Tony's pale stomach was an interesing contrast. She screamed like Princess Xena when she and Tony...um...did it. Tony kissed her cheek softly. "I love you." he whispered in her ear. Her hand fell on his chest. He held it.

I just smiled,