If one word were used to describe Margot Smith it would beâŠamazing. She was the most well rounded individual in the high school, being a good athlete, a talented artist and musician, and she still retained a 4.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Margot was the picture of popularity, but she never showed it. She was just as at ease playing football with the jocks after a basketball game, as she was at going shopping with the preps and snobs, and needless to say, she could hold her own in an intellectual debate against the geeks and smart kids.
Margot was 5 foot, 8 inches tall, about 141 pounds, sported an athletically fit and toned body, and had amazingly vivid green eyes, just like the color of fresh cut grass, and she always seemed to smell like the most enchanting smell, lilacs. Margotâs hair was strait, waist length, and dark brown, and as thick as hair came. She had a killer smile that would stop any guy in his tracks.
Her chest was about a 34C, and she had a nice, medium oval ass. Margot played the drums, clarinet, trumpet, enjoyed ceramics, painting, and sculpting, participated on all five of the school academic teams, as well as the schoolâs basketball, tennis, field hockey and ice hockey teams. The only thing that wasnât perfect about Margot, it seemed, was her significant other, Drake.
Drake Wright was justâŠdifferent. He didnât have many friends, and the ones he did have were rude and obnoxious. Not that Drake was ever rude or obnoxious; he was a gentleman, especially when Margot or Meg as he called her was around. Drake was tall, at 6 foot 1 inch, and was on the skinny side, weighting in at only about 140 pounds. However, he possessed the most beautiful colored eyes, a baby blue, that seemed to have Margot melt before him without much effort on his part. He also had thin hair, which he kept kind of short, and it was a dusty straw-color.
Drake and Margot met somewhere back near first or second grade, she sat in front of him in class, and he stared calling her Meg. Once that happened, it was sort of natural, for them to gravitate to one another, and they quickly became friends. As they began to grow up, they became increasingly interested in each other on the boyfriend/girlfriend level. In freshmen year, Margot asked Drake to a dance, and from then on, they were seen as a package deal, nearly inseparable.
One thing that Drake loved even more than his Meg was his racing. Countless hours of his spare time were spent tweaking his racecars, and during these escapades, he nearly ignored Margot. She didnât mind, really, mostly due to the fact she had a passionate love for racing all her own. Some of her fondest memories of high school were watching Drake race at a few local dirt tracks, or cuddling with him on the couch, on rainy days watching the professional NASCAR drivers race.
It was during one of these cuddling seasons that the legendary âWhat do you want to do after high schoolâ question was asked by Margot.
âI mean, I know you love racing, but is that what you want to do forever?â she asked. âAs long as I possibly can, was his reply, Iâm thinking about going to a racing school in North Carolina after high school, then going as fast as I can into NASCAR. But what about you, Meg?â
âWell, I kind of wanted to go to M.I.T. for a bachelorâs degree in engineering, and wellâŠyou know how much I have always loved space and all, so I figured the best thing for me to do as a career was to become an astronaut.â Margot said. Slowly, the fact that if Margot was an astronaut, and he was a racecar driver they couldnât be together, dawned on Drake. But instead of commenting on it, he just shrugged his shoulders, and told Margot that an astronaut was a great career for her. He would worry about it later; after all, it was only freshmen year.
He inhaled deeply, smelling the wonderful smell of lilacs that he had long associated with his Meg. His thoughts then drifted to something they seemed to be drifting to a lot now a daysâŠMeg without all those preppy clothes she wore. Yep, he really wanted to âget to know her betterâ but he knew that with Margot, the rule is if you have to ask, it would never happen. She had told him just a few weeks ago that she was totally sticking to her goal of getting married as a virgin, and nothing he or anyone else could say would break this bond with God that she had set. Stupid God, Drake thought, but if she wanted to be that way, he could wait.
High school dragged on, as it always does, and Drake and Margot were even known to their teachers as the âDream Teamâ due to the fact they were always together. They each excelled in what they wanted to do, Drake in racing, and Margot in everything else. Senior year rolled around, and Margot was valedictorian, but the thing that both of the couples were dreading was the day they got their acceptance letters to their individual schools.
Drake got his first. He was so excited; he drove over to Margotâs house, absolutely thrilled. Margot was thrilled for him as well, with his grades, she had private doubts weather he would be accepted or not. They went out to celebrate, but somehow, with the arrival of that letter, something else happened in their relationship. There was a rift there, but they didnât talk about it, out of sight out of mind, hopefully. Then, the day came that Margot got her acceptance letter to M.I.T. Drake told her flat outright after congratulating her that he didnât think she should go, and asked her to marry him. She was outraged, he was so inconsiderate. She flatly refused his proposal, and didnât speak to him until three months later, at graduation.
âHere, this is yours, and I canât believe Iâm saying this, but goodbye, Drake, I love you and I will miss you, but goodbye.â Margot said with a tear in her eye, and handed Drake back the class ring he had gotten in freshmen year and she had been wearing ever since.
âNo, babe, you keep it, really, and I swear by all that is holy, I love you too, butâŠwell, I guess this is goodbyeâŠI will keep in contact though, ok?â was his reply, as he placed the ring so elegantly on her finger. Her only reply was shedding a tear, and without looking back, walked away. Drake, despite all of his efforts, shed a tear of his own at the sight of his little babe walking away from him for more than likely the last time.
**********Six Years Later************ âCheck the machine, while youâre in there, will you? And grab one of my flight suits, I have to go, Iâm going to be late!!â screamed Margot Smith over the din of a babyâs cry. Oh, no, it wasnât her baby. No, at the age of twenty-four, Margot was still as single as ever.
The six-month old baby belonged to her roommate, Zack Markus. Zack was twenty-seven, about six foot tall, and had dark hair; dark eyes, and was African-American. He worked with Margot as an astronaut for NASA. Since his break up with his ex-wife, he was gay though, so Margot loved being his roommate since they could pick out clothes, accessories, and styles together.
Zack didnât reply, but he walked into Margotâs room to grab a suit for her. He cast a weary eye around, the place was a pigâs sty, as usual, she was such a slob, but she still rocked. He grabbed one of the six light blue flight suits that were lying all over the room, and headed out to the kitchen to check the answering machine.
âMy God, Margot, come in here, you have to hear this,â was what he yelled just after he finished hearing the message on the machine.
âWhatâs so importantâ, Margot asked, while handing baby Nick, who was half white, to Zack and taking the flight suit to slip into.
âJust listen to the message,â David said, with a look of awe aimed at her. Puzzled, Margot pressed the button with her freshly manicured nail. The voice that she heard had not met her ears in four years. It said:
Hello, Meg this is Drake Wright. As you might know, I have a good job as a racecar driver here at D.E.I., and we are in need of two good aerospace engineers. Well, as far as I can tell, you and Mr. Markus meet the bill. So what do you think? Iâm offering you the position of head aerospace engineer and fabricator, what do you think? Well, call me with a date that a few people from D.E.I. and I can come and meet with you two in Texas, ok? God, It was difficult to track you down, canât wait to see you againâŠwell, bye, Meg.â
Margotâs hand shook, as she withdrew it from the machine, her skin abnormally white, and her eyes wide with what can only be described as amazement.
Then, Zack asked tentatively, âwhat do you think, I mean, you know NASA has been boring both of us, and you love racing, Iâm up for it if you areâŠare you?â Margot wandered absentmindedly into the living room and sat on the couch.
Wow, she thought to herself, I canât believe it, a chance to work with Matt! But would it work? She didnât know, but she was eager to find out. Zack, on the other hand, was a little hesitant, but he knew Margot was still in love with the Matt Wright he had heard so much about. After all, he would probably be the only African-American working with the entire race team, but as long as Margot came with him; he knew he and little Nick had nothing to worry about.
Margot, after a second of thought, answered Zack with, âyes, I think I would like to do it, but I call dibs on NOT calling them back! Besides, Iâm late, you do it, Ha!â And with that, she scurried out the door, but the huge smile on her face showed her true feelings. The next Tuesday they were to meet in their apartment, two executives with D.E.I., Zack, Drake, and Margot. She was so excited, and she could hardly wait.
Well, the day finally arrived. She was dressed in a conservative outfit of a khaki skirt at mid-thigh length, and a baby blue cotton spring shirt. She was a bundle of nerves as soon as she got up that morning, and the only thing that seemed to calm her down was caring for baby Nick, so she did all of his care that day.