From the ponde Kyle noticed something strange. There were some plants rustling nearby...was someone spying them? Kyle asked for silence for a while.
"There is someone in the plants, back there" he said to Sam. She and Becca got up and went near the site to investigate what was happening. Wohever it was decided that it was best to get out of their place instead of keep on hiding.
"Martin?!" Becca exclaimed. The teen answered shyly (he had a crush on her).
"What are you doing here? Were you following us?"
"I was already here when you came in..."
"Doing what?" Sam asked.
Becca looked to the ground and saw a pack of cigarettes between the plants.
"This loser came to smoke in here..." she said.
"Shouldn't you be at home?"
"Shouldn't you be at a sleepover party or something? My father is out of town and my stepmother does care much where I am..."
"We don't care much about you either?" Sam backed.
"Is Kyle here with you?" he asked, ignoring her sassiness. Martin would hang out with Kyle sometimes, both of them were geeks.
"Why? Did you see him?" Sam asked a bit preocupied. In her head she already had the plan to overpower Martin and tie him up, he wasn't a very strong guy. He couldn't see Kyle was a frogman, how would he react?
"No, he isn't" she answered, although Becca made a funny face.
"Who are you talking to?" Cassie asked form the pond, she couldn't really see what was happening inside the plants.
"It's Martin" he said when they both girls seemed to hesitate.
"Martin?!"
From the background the boy reckognized Kyle's surprised voice.
"That's Kyle, he is here isn't he?"
"Just leave!" Sam yelled, but he ignored her totally once more.
"Just go say "hi" to him and then leave, please" Becca said. Martin shook his head and passed through them to go and see Kyle.
"What are you doing?" Sam whispered.
"This will be fun!"
Martin got out of the plants and faced the rest of the girls timidly. He was a short teen for his age, he was skinny, had a round nose, a square face and green eyes. His hair was honey-coloured displayed in an emo hairdo. His chin was growing hair and formed a little goatee.
"Hi, girls" he said but got no answer.
"Hi...Kyle?!"
Martin froze looking at his friend, grinning like a frogman.
"What happened to you?"
"Improvements?"
"So, Martin, what do you think about his new look"
"It's pretty...