Monday Afternoon

Finishing your pizza, you decide to go to the library to do some studying before fourth hour starts. You toss away your garbage, and retrieve your back pack heading for the exit. As you walk by the table that your personal Legion of Doom sits at, you notice that Mariah and Chad are missing more importantly they all aren’t looking at you or making snide remarks for the first time in forever. Feeling better knowing that Mariah at least is trying to uphold your bargain, you leave the lunchroom.

After stopping off to relieve yourself, you walk in to the almost deserted library and smile at Mrs. Marlow the school librarian in greeting. Tossing your backpack onto one of the tables, you head back to the reference section, when you here some loud whispering. Curios you take a quick look and you see Mariah and Chad arguing, intrigued you crouch down and creep closer wanting to here what they’re saying.

“What do you mean we can’t get together Saturday, Mariah? You’ve been promising that for TWO YEARS!” Chad says in a heated whisper.

“Chad, we're only putting it off for a few weeks till after finals,” Mariah whispers back.

“You know, Mariah, if it was any girl other than you, I’d have had her cherry long ago,” Chad whispers in an accusing tone.

“So it’s now MY fault that my parents won’t let me go on the pill till I’m Eighteen, on Friday.” Mariah says getting louder.

Your eyes widen at that little revelation, and a shark-like grins takes over your face.

Mariah grabs Chad’s football jersey. “Besides I’ve been very good to you Mr. Ungrateful. How many times have you had my ass. How about how many times have I sucked your dick so you wouldn’t be left hanging.”

Chad just folds his arms and looks at Mariah with a sullen expression.

“Besides Chad, if it wasn’t for your stubborn refusal not to wear a condom because ’You're too big’, you would have had my cherry two years ago,” Mariah tells her boyfriend.

Chad raises his hands above his head. “Don’t put that on me, If it wasn’t for your fucking parents-” Chad says, only to be cut off.

“Leave my parents out of this. They may be old fashion, but they love me and want what’s best for me.” Mariah says in a deadly quiet voice.

Chad’s face starts taking on a deep red, almost purple, tinge, and you wish you had a camera to capture this moment for posterity.

“What about this other shit. Having to study with the little fuck every night with no time for me. You're my girlfriend, remember,” Chad whispers.

“Yes Chad, I’m your girlfriend but those were his conditions, and I really need his help,” She implores Chad earnestly.

“I still don’t know why you didn’t let me and the guys pound his ass into the ground. I mean, that fucking nerd should be grateful to be in the same room with you,” Chad says vehemently.

“Because I believed John when he said any harassment , and yes pounding his ass is, would mean no help. And no help means I probably don’t graduate, and I want to be something more than an adornment on a man’s arm,” Mariah says.

Chad looks at Mariah with a confused expression. “John! Since when is he John with you? Don’t tell me you feel sorry for the twerp,” Chad asks Mariah.

“Chad, yes, I feel sorry for what we did to him last month. You told me I was only supposed to tease him, get him all hot and bothered, then you were supposed to take an embarrassing picture of him. Instead, you had Tommy hold him down while you gave him a bikini wax with duck tape. I told you then and I’m telling you now, we went too far. Christ, we're lucky we didn’t get arrested for ****.” Mariah gives an incredulous laugh. “And, why did you go so over the top, because of my off-handed remark that he looked to be bigger than you?”

Chad looks like he’s about to say more, but Mariah doesn’t let him. “I’m going to only warn you once, Chad. If you do anything to screw this up, it’ll be a cold day in hell before you get my ass again, let alone my cherry.”

“Babe, sometimes I don’t even know you anymore,” Chad says.

“Maybe, Chad, it’s because I’m finally growing up,” Mariah says, as she starts for the door.

“Hey, what’s that mean?” Chad ask as he follows her out.

After they leave you stand up and head over to your table. Sitting you down, you rub your aching calf muscles, all the while pondering what you heard. After a few seconds you pull out a notebook and pen and start brainstorming. After a few minutes you look down at what you’ve written.

Operation Pay back

1. Mariah is sexually active but is still a virgin.
2. Chad is very frustrated about this and is feeling threatened.

3. Mariah doesn’t start going onto the pill till Saturday.

   Before you can go any further, you hear the bell ring and pack up your books. AS you head for Fifth hour an idea hits you. You’ve seen Mariah and her mom at the pharmacy your family uses on several occasions. Also your mother is on the pill ...