AN: new story 3

To celebrate the fact that my parents are taking me to see Next to Normal when it comes to Seattle, I decided to post this story!

I'd really appriciate it if you reviewed this story and tell me what you think of it/what you'd like to see most. Thank you all so much! 3

(By the way, I accidentaly switched persons at the end of the story. Gah! I changed it to what it was supposed to be, but it may sound akward and you may find some mistakes. Pardon Moi.)

Enjoy! :D

She'd really done it. She broke up with Henry. She really liked him, to be honest. She was hoping she would fall in love with him. He was the kind of guy she'd like to be with forever. But he was acting so overprotective of her. It really wasn't his job to do that! He wasn't her father, he was her fucking boyfriend. He was supposed to go along with whatever she did and enjoy it as much as she did. She just got sick of his nagging.

It was also a combination of the red bull and perscription meds she'd been downing lately. She couldn't really think straight anymore. It took her mind off of all the crap going on in her life at the moment. Her mom was mainly the cause. She was to blame for this, this.. She didn't know exactly what it was, but whatever it was, it wasn't fun. quite the opposite actually.

Henry was always the guy who'd save her Dom clubs, from getting raped by some drunk guy, or any damage she could do to herself. He cared about her, more than she'd ever been cared for before.

It scared her how much he loved her.

It was weird how she'd gone from feeling so useless at home to this Greek goddess. She wasn't sure how she felt about this. It was too much. Henry, her mom, her stupid dead brother, her dad who had no idea what to do, and her unclear mind.

He didn't call like she though he would. She thought he'd try to and convince her to get back together with her. Guess not. He'd always come across as the type of guy who would come crawling back if she ended things between them. He acted so in love with her. Or maybe that's just what she told herself.

School was pretty lonely. She sat in the same seat in every class, back row-window seat, and did her very best to maintain a 4.0 GPA. That was really easy without a nagging boyfriend. At lunch, she brought whatever food she found at home into the practice room and quickly ate. She'd then take all her anger, emotion, sadness, whatever out on the two colored keys. She'd do something that would make Henry proud- improvise.

Sometimes she'd be walking to her next class or her locker and she'd see him. He looked good. He had that air about him that he quit smoking. She was proud of him, but she'd never say.

One day, as she was opening the door to the practice room, she heard voices. She quickly stopped what she was doing and listened to the two kids in the room.

"Henry! What the hell are you playing?" Henry? It must be another Henry. He wasn't with some girl. Was he?

"Jessica, it's called improvising. It's magical once you get the hang of it. Ya know, my girlfriend-uhm, ex-girlfriend, had the same problem. She loved classical music. Just like you." Yep. That was definitley Henry talking about her to some other girl.

"Ex? I'm sorry Henry. If you need to talk, I'm here. Oh! Look at the time! I need to go! Call me, really." She quickly hid herself from view as the girl walked out of the practice room.

She was medium height, thin, and had red hair and freckles. From her voice, she sounds like a really down to earth kind of person. She better not try anything with my Henry. Even though he's not mine anymore.

She tried to hide her tears and walked to the cafeteria for the first time all year. She sits by herself and eats. As soon as the bell rings signaling lunch's end, she gets up and leaves. She passes Henry again, but this time he's talking to that Jessica girl. They look so happy, he doesn't even notice her cold eyes drilling into his.

She barely gets through the rest of the day. She feels like all she wants to do is cry. It's hard. But seeing Henry be happy somewhere else makes me realize something. She's in love with him and she needs him. She realizes she also needs to tell him this before it's too late, unless it's already too late. Oh gosh, Lets hope not.

She walks to his locker with purpose and with a confidence that appeared out of nowhere. Thank goodness he's there.

"Uhm.. Hi Henry." She can hardly can talk to him knowing that what they have, had, may be lost forever.

"Natalie! Hey." She can tell that he's trying not to sound excited. Good ol' Henry.

"I need to tell you something. And it's really important.."

"Okay, what is it Natalie?"

"I need you to know how stupid I was. I don't know what possessed me to end things between us, but whatever it was, was stupid. I miss you. So much. I can hardly look at you without breaking down. I can't hear your voice because I know that it will just remind me of everything that I no long have. I also need you to know that I love you. I'm in love with you Henry."

He stared at her In fact that's all he did.

"Kay, well I'm gonna go now.."

"Wait! Natalie.. I don't know what to say. You end things between us and now you tell me how you feel. Natalie, I can't keep guessing what's gonna happen between us anymore. Will she hare me today? Or what? That's not healthy Nat. I can't do this anymore. I'm so sorry."

"uhm. Yeah. Well I'll be seeing you.. Or not." I quickly turn around and run into Jessica. Just my luck.

"Oh I'm so sorry! Woah. Are you okay?"

"No i'm not fucking okay. I just told my ex-boyfriend that I'm in love with him and be tells me he can't keep guessing."

"Wow, that sucks. I'm sorry.."

"Natalie"

"I'm sorry Natalie. Well I better go, I've got a date!"

"With who?" please don't say Henry. Don't say Henry.

"Henry Davis! You know him?"

"Yeah. He's my ex-boyfriend." Ya know the one that she just confessed her love for? The one who blew her off? Yeah, that one..

"oh gosh.."

"Enjoy your date."

With that, She pushed past Jessica and ran home, her tears mixing with the newly fallen rain.