Today I was just texting my buds about our rearranged summer camping trip again when I came across the cutest girl ever. She had long blueish black hair in a side ponytail and was wearing a pretty snazzy dress top with leggings and boots. She seemed a bit quiet, shuffling and looking down at her feet the whole time.
We were standing outside that massive DBX stadium that Marshall owns. That thing is massive - I bet you could fit about twenty Olympic swimming pools in it. Must have cost a shit-tonne of money to set up. The girl wasn't heading in though. She just stood there doing nothing.
Being the expert in conversation that I am, I decided to say hi to her.
"Hey girl, whatcha doing here?"
She was all super nervous and stuttered for a bit. But eventually she responded.
"Waiting for my Uncle. He works here."
I was kind of suspicious about this.
"Your uncle? He doesn't happen to be called Marshall by any chance?"
"Uh, yeah! Wh-why do you ask?"
Of course, you can pretty much guess that I was super vigilante about the whole matter. I was questioning her about whether she knew about her uncle being the WORST FRIEND EVER to my Dad. She got kinda teary-eyed and nervous on the matter though, stammering away that she didn't know, so I went easier on her after that.
Anyway, we ended up talking for a bit and I have to admit that I kind of like her. Her name's Marlene and she's actually nothing like Marshall at all. If anything, she's kind of shy and a bit of a doormat. But hey, that's where I come in. I plan to teach her everything I know on assertiveness so that she can stick up for herself when the moment arises (and hopefully not get herself in with a toxic friend like Dad did). She's also planning to become a fashion designer when she's older and I could certainly do with someone with fashion expertise.
It was a shame that Marshall came out afterwards. I was all set to lay a smackdown on him, but Marlene must have known what was going to happen because she dragged me away was making some awkward apology towards him. Boy, Marshall was super confused. X)
On the bright side though, me and Marlene were able to get back to talking as soon as she got me away from Marshall. At one point, I asked her if she liked bugs.
"Oh, um, what do you mean?"
"You know, insects? I assume you're more of a butterfly girl yourself."
"Uh, yeah! Butterflies, they're great. Why did you ask?"
"Oh no reason in particular. I just think that insects are cool and all."
If Marlene's still here tomorrow, I'll introduce her to my pals and see if she'll come on our camping trip too. Yeah, you probably think I'm weird for planning to recruit someone who I've barely met. Some people prefer to just take things slow when it comes to new friends, but that's not for me. I prefer to jump in immediately in case I miss out on any opportunities. Besides, I get the feeling that this could help Marlene to open up more.
I hope Dad's alright while I'm gone though. Hopefully Marshall doesn't give him any trouble. Because I'd know. And I wouldn't be happy about that AT ALL.
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