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Re: The Arrangement

Postby Medusa72 » Sun May 03, 2015 1:47 pm

Chapter Thirteen

Oh school, how I hate thee. Clara wrote into her notebook while eating lunch.
"You shouldn't write that," Petey said to her when he noticed what she wrote. Roger and Irene were eating with Clara and Petey at the same table.
"Of course you would say that, Petey," Clara said, rolling her eyes.
"What's that supposed to mean?" He responded, scrunching his eyebrow's.
"Oh come on," said Clara, "Mr. straight A student, in advanced classes."
"That doesn't mean anything."
Clara scoffed, "You're joking right?"
"You're just as smart as I am."
"Right."
"Was that sarcasm?"
"Oh no, I would never be sarcastic with you."
Before Petey could get a remark out, Roger interrupted, "Hey, how come you two never touch each other?"
Clara's eye's shot up to Rogers, "What?"
"You know, you don't hug or hold hands or anything."
"Say's who?" Clara said, scooting closer on the circular bench towards Petey so their shoulders were touching. Petey's eye's were darting all over the place.
"Oh yeah, real intimate."
"Shut up, Roger."
"You shut up."
"No you shut up."
"No you sh-" Irene slapped her hand over Roger's mouth. Clara smirked at him.
"Come on Petey," Clara grabbed Petey's wrist and dragged him to a split hallway where they would part to go to separate classes. She dropped his wrist and turned to face him.
"What class do you have next?"
"Advanced Sciences."
"Right after lunch, nice."
Petey laughed, "It's actually just a lot of book work."
"Yeah," Clara said glancing away from Petey.
"I got a message from Ms. Naomi yesterday."
"Oh?" Clara still wasn't looking at him. She knew exactly what he was talking about, she had gotten the message too.
"We have the option of dance classes, if we want a reception after the wedding." Clara could tell that Petey was trying hard not to gulp.
"Okay..." Clara didn't really want to dance with Petey, the idea made her nervous.
"I think we should do it."
"What?" Clara was now looking Petey in the eye. He kept blinking.
"Unless, of course, you don't want to."
Clara breathed, it was here that she had to make the selfish decision or the decision she would regret, "No... I do want to."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
Teens don't really dance together lest they get attached to someone they can't marry. So, there are not school dances as there used to be. Weddings make the exception where everyone can coexist in dancing.


~


Clara and Petey were going to meet Irene and Roger at the dance class. Dancing is fairly rare, so private dance classes are even more rare.
"Welcome!" A woman greeted them at the door.
"Clara!" Irene ran towards her and grabbed both of her hands excitedly. Clara smiled as she was grateful for Irene's distraction from her impending doom.
Cause of death: attempting to dance.
Clara wasn't just nervous about dancing, but dancing with Petey. She had never even hugged him before; and now she's supposed to hold hands, pretty much hug, and move in circles with him all at the same time? It seemed like too much.
"Ladies and gentlemen!" the instructor proclaimed, "We will be starting our dance lessons now! If you are new please move to the right. If you are advanced, please move to the left."
Irene and Roger had never been to a class, so they moved to the right with Clara and Petey while holding hands. Clara and Petey was the only couple there not touching each other in some way. Clara felt nervous and pressured around so many couples.
"This is my partner," the instructor motioned to a man nearly a foot shorter than her. The man bowed lightly, "We will be showing you the proper stance and motions for the basic two step.
"Gentlemen, take the ladies left hand in your right and put your left hand on her waist," The instructor gave the example, even looking down at her partner, she seemed happy to be there.
Clara tried not to look at Petey, but ever so gently, she felt a warm hand take hers and their bodies seemed to drift together. An arm wrapped around her waist, supporting her back in a way she had never felt before. Clara met Petey's gaze.
Could she see the glittering excitement in his eyes?
Could he feel her heart racing?


To be continued...
Last edited by Medusa72 on Fri Oct 21, 2016 3:47 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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did you ever make it out of that town

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where nothin ever happened


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our love ain't nothin but a monster with two heads
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Re: The Arrangement

Postby .the slayer » Sun May 03, 2015 8:58 pm

Oh my gosh!
Finish this now please!!!
And wow, the wedding so close
and they haven't even held hands
...
If you don't finish this then I
will die be
very angry, and trust me, you
don't want that you $!^"£-&£!?
lovely person.
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Re: The Arrangement

Postby Medusa72 » Mon May 04, 2015 3:26 pm

.the slayer wrote:
Oh my gosh!
Finish this now please!!!
And wow, the wedding so close
and they haven't even held hands
...
If you don't finish this then I
will die be
very angry, and trust me, you
don't want that you $!^"£-&£!?
lovely person.


:lol: :lol: :lol:
I will definitely continue! I wouldn't want you to die be very angry.
Your compliments are lovely... as usual. And I think you're the only one reading this.
So thanks, it means a lot. :D
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did you ever make it out of that town

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rivers till i reach you
our love ain't nothin but a monster with two heads
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Re: The Arrangement

Postby Spiritstar3 » Tue May 05, 2015 12:07 pm

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Re: The Arrangement

Postby W.oH.oB.o » Wed May 06, 2015 11:29 am

.the slayer isn't the only one reading... there are a lot of people who read stories and just don't normally post :)
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Re: The Arrangement

Postby Medusa72 » Thu May 07, 2015 5:16 am

W.oH.oB.o wrote:.the slayer isn't the only one reading... there are a lot of people who read stories and just don't normally post :)


Aw! Thank you so much!
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did you ever make it out of that town

i will not shut up
where nothin ever happened


rivers and roads, rivers and roads
our love ain't nothin but a monster

rivers till i reach you
our love ain't nothin but a monster with two heads
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Re: The Arrangement

Postby Medusa72 » Wed May 27, 2015 2:09 pm

Chapter Fourteen

"And one! Two! Three! One! Two! Three!"
It was called the two step, but was really three steps. Two towards his right, one towards her right. Moving in circles together. Clara layed on her bed, clutching a pillow, watching the ceiling fan swirl. When she got home from her dance practice, she ran straight to her room.
What just happened?
They danced.
They touched.
His motions seemed so natural, not at all clumsy as they usually were.
Her motions were choppy, alien...
"How are you doing this?" Clara had asked, her heart had been racing, threatening to pound out of her chest.
"My mother taught my sister and I how to dance when I was thirteen," he said, "So if you're ever confined to a wheelchair when we're older, don't worry, we can still dance."
Clara had tried to brush this off, not to think too hard on it. But It struck her for the first time... I'm going to live with this guy for the rest of my life.
For the rest of my life.

Aside from the terror, Clara liked the feeling she got when Petey held her.
Who? What? Where? When? Why?
If she had the freedom to choose her husband, she never would have chosen Petey. So why does she get goosebumps being close to him?
The dance classes continued, once every two weeks. Twice a month Clara and Petey were placed in the intimacy of dancing.
After three classes, they went on a date and held hands for the first time.

Opal was with them, they were at the outdoor theater, seeing the latest movie. Clara discovered that Opal was thirteen years old. Clara also discovered that Opal was just as smart if not smarter than Petey. Except that Opal, once comfortable around someone, is not afraid to flaunt her intelligence. Opal also leaked to Clara that she didn't agree with The System or arrangements. Clara paled at her defiance with The System. She didn't know what would happen if those at the Arrangement Hall would do if they discovered this.
"So you don't want an arranged partner?"
"No, and I doubt I'd get one with my disabilities."
"But what if you do? The System is designed to arrange you with a perfect match." Clara looked at Petey. Did she really just say he was her perfect match?
"The System is designed to control us where control is not welcome."
Petey ended the conversation before it could get too heated. People were starting to look their way.
Clara did say he was her perfect match. She went and sat next to him and they watched the screen. Clara couldn't stop glancing at Petey. He noticed of course because he glances at her almost just as often. Boldly, Clara snaked her hand over to his. Both hands were warm, a little sweaty even. Clara smiled and Petey, his face flushed bright red. Clara felt her face warm as well. This was different from their hands holding each others while dancing. This was completely by choice.
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did you ever make it out of that town

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rivers till i reach you
our love ain't nothin but a monster with two heads
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Re: The Arrangement

Postby Medusa72 » Sat May 30, 2015 4:08 am

14 chapters.
7,754 words. (Including titles and the intro.)
35,611 characters without spaces.
42,837 characters with spaces.

I'm already thinking of a possible sequel. :lol:

Sorry this last chapter took a while. I've been pretty busy. Hopefully the updates will be more frequent from now on.
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our love ain't nothin but a monster with two heads
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Re: The Arrangement

Postby Kingfisher » Wed Jun 24, 2015 7:11 pm

Hello there. I just wanted to let you know for a little bit of encouragement that your story is being read! I am very much enjoying it and hope that you keep going.
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Re: The Arrangement

Postby W.oH.oB.o » Thu Jun 25, 2015 1:26 am

Yeah, keep going! It's a good story and you just kinda stopped...
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