1. A Former Couple
Yohanna Marie
As soon as I heard the alarm clock ringing, my eyes were fully aware of the sun rays that covered them. And then it hit me, Ah morning! It`s the last week of summer, and I`m here wasting my time having a staring contest with the wall.
I stood up and looked at the person in the mirror. I`m not half bad, I just have bad perm.
“That`s it! I`ll have a haircut!” I said to myself, triumphantly.
“Let`s say hooray to your new idea later and let`s go to the bookstore now!” My twin brother said, sarcastically. We do get along very well and do everything together except to disrespect each other.
“Oh Ha-Ha, Dane, keep it down, mom might hear us!” You see, mom doesn`t like it when we`re making noise early in the morning. That`s why she always post one rule on the cork board near our rooms just to remind us.
“Okay, but we have to buy our things now, we don`t have all the time you know.” He exclaimed. Don`t mind him, he`s just time conscious.
“Fine.” I mumbled.
“Now let me do my rituals before I change my mind!” After I said that, he quickly took his feet with him and a second later, he was out of sight.
I slowly closed the door and started doing my morning rituals.
I am so psyched to see my friends again!
“Correction, it`s our friends, Yunnie.” And have I mentioned that my twin brother can read minds? Well, I guess I didn`t. We can`t explain how he can do it and we are not allowed to tell everyone, especially our mom.
“And your point is?” I asked, sarcastically.
“Let`s just go.” He said while pulling my hand.
At last! We`re here, and I`m tired already.
“Dane, why can`t we--” “Because we need to have our exercise and it`s just 15 blocks away from our house.” There he is again. I`m so very tired and I`m just wondering why we didn`t take his car instead of walking all the way to the bookstore.
“And when did we have to take our daily exercise?” Well, he always takes a jog around the park or walks his way to his destination when the sun is always up and awake.
“…Miss Independent, won`t you come and spend a little time…” So he`s listening to his IPod the whole time I was talking?! How Dane-ish.
But I understand him, he can`t stop listening to other people`s minds. That`s why he needs to cloud up his mind so he couldn`t hear them.
So you`re probably confused right now, why does Dane have all the cool things? Why can`t Yunnie have one? Well, Dane doesn`t have all the cool things in life and I don`t know why I don`t have super cool powers, we`re just getting to it.
I tapped Dane`s shoulder lightly and said,
“Isn`t that your girlfriend, Cassey?” I asked while pushing the cart, he looked at the person who I was referring to and said;
“Yeah, and isn`t that your boyfriend, Derick?” I looked at him with disbelief.
“No, really, it`s them… Together.” His tone is mixed with pain and anger now.
“I—I can`t believe this, no. This is not happening to me!” I left the push cart with Dane and hid where Derick and Cassey is visible. I heard their conversation:
“Hey Derick, how`s Yuna?” She was referring to me.
“I don`t know, I haven`t talked to her in a while.” What?! But we just talked yesterday!
“How about Dane? How are the two of you?” He asked, obviously bored with the subject.
“Oh us? We`re going nowhere. I don`t know why I even wasted the opportunity to break up with him at the bonfire party last weekend.” And there I saw Derick`s glittering eyes with joy. Then I stood up and quietly walked out of that place.
Why do I have the feeling that this day is going to be my worst?
Dane`s Point of ViewI saw Yunnie stood up and walked towards my direction. She hasn`t told me anything yet, but I know. I can`t let them see me break down; I have to be strong for Yuna.
“So I heard. Don`t worry Yunnie. You`ll get you`re chance.” I told her while trying to calm her nerves down.
“I`m going to be strong. I won`t let them get to me.” She said, holding her tears.
“Y—Yuna? D—Dane? Do you know each other?” And haven`t Yuna mentioned that they don`t know a single thing about our private lives? That`s some couple alright.
“Actually--” “Yes, do you?” Yuna told them with a confident smile. I don`t know how she does it but she seems perfectly fine to me.
“What do you mean--?” Yuna cut Derick off and started telling me something, in her mind.
I just smiled as a sign of approval.
“Quit changing the topic and answer me, Derick.” She said.
“A—Actually Yuna, we do--” 
Cassey answered her question.
“Shut up, Cassey, I`m not talking to you.” She said that with pure authority that made Cassey look... How can I say this, mortified?
“What the hell was that for, Yuna?” 
He asked furiously.
“Oh, now you want to know what I`m up to, huh Derick?” The way she speaks right now, it seems so unbelievable that she`s even serious about this conversation. She speaks so calm like nothing had happened.
“What happened to you, Babe? Is this even you?” The way I see it from Derick`s head, he seems to be out of the box. Confused, I might say.
“You disgust me, Derick. And don`t call me babe, we`re not even a couple anymore.” She said, while being such a snob all of a sudden.
Let`s go now, I don`t want to waste another minute with these losers. I read her mind and Derick`s as well.
What the hell?! Is she breaking up with me?! Poor, Derick.
He doesn`t even know a thing.
“Wait, before I forget, Cassey?” I said while having a grin shape my lips.
“Yes, Honey?” I laughed at the thought of having her as my slave.
“Get out of our way if you still want to meet tomorrow.” I heard Yuna giggle. I don`t know why but I feel much better, all of a sudden.
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