Something Borrowed
Rachels (P.O.V)
I am great at…
Helping other people
Setting people up
And nothing else but that. I think my whole life I have been great at living other people's lives. I wrote Darcy's papers and she got 100s. I wrote my own and had to settle for 90s. I set Darcy up with Dex (the super hotty that I liked) because I wanted them both to be happy. No, not once did I think of my happiness. Some call it selflessness…I call it a curse. Welcome to my silly, tragic, and impetuously stressful life.
These thoughts had kept me up until 2:34 in the morning pondering why I was always a backup singer rather than getting the solo, and why I was always just the backup plan. It tore me up internally, but no one was there to care. I mean yea Darcy is my bfflael (aka best friend for life and even longer) and she has been there every time for me, but at the same time Darcy is the one who is robbing the spotlight from me. Then there is Ethan, the best friend who has always been there but too brutally honest to appreciate.
(The phone rings and startles Rachel from her divergent thoughts)
"Who the heck is calling me at 3:42 in the morning?"
"Rach" the voice on the phone squealed, "What are you doing up so late don't you have to be at work in like an hour"
By this time I had figured out the voice on the phone was Darcy and sadly she was correct. I glanced down at my phone to see 5 missed calls from her.
"I just wanted to tell you that…. I'm getting married!" Darcy exclaimed.
"R- really?" I questioned.
"Yes, really! Aren't you excited for me and Dex?" Darcy asked.
"Dex and I Darc… And yes, of course… it just came as a shock that's all…" I replied. I was really thinking more along the lines as: how could I be excited your fiancé is the guy I have liked forever?
"Well listen Darc… I got to go," I said trying to push her off. I didn't really have to go if I was late for work what was the worst that would happen they fire me? That would actually make me happier I think. I just didn't know anymore, and that seemed to be the big problem. I just couldn't tell you how I felt, because I would cry when I thought I was happy, and laugh when I am supposed to be angry my emotions seem to be as bewildered as me. And what probably sucks ten times more is I don't know if I can ever be happy for my best friend's happily ever after.
*Phone rings again*
"Hello," I said as I answered the phone praying to God it wasn't Darcy again.
"Rach, don't worry about making any pit stops today I got your coffee, your bosses coffee, so now all you got to do is get your skinny ass in some clothes and then hustle to get to work on time. If I can make a suggestion being late 3 days in a row with only a month of experience under your belt not your smartest move, so why don't you hurry." Ethan said all in what seemed like one breath.
"Thanks so much Ethan, you're the best," I replied hanging up the phone.
I have no idea why, but the only word that stuck in that whole entire mouthful was hurry. Hurry. Oh the thoughts did hurry after that. I lifted a pencil skirt, "Oh this is the skirt I wore when Dex invited me to a fancy, celebratory dinner."
Gosh get out of my head Dex you're marrying my friend, and all I can do is think about you.
I continued getting dressed hastily grabbing a yellow tank top with flower embroidery. "Oh and this shirt I wore when I went down the shore with Dex."
GAHHH! Why?
I quickly grabbed two shoes and my leather purse and was out the door. Did I mention I forgot to comb my hair that was still in the messy bun it was in last night? I just felt so beautiful once I made the realization as I was in bumper to bumper traffic. Then I looked down… Why did I have to look down?
There I saw none other than my car running on no gas. "Great, just great. So now I am not only going to be 5 minutes late but at least 20. When I was talking before about losing my job being good I was only kidding God. I need my job to keep food in my stomach, and some sort of roof over my head," I said aloud. The surrounding people probably thought I was insane talking to myself.
So what happens next? Does Rachel get to work on time? What about infamous Dex who refuses to get out of her head? And does everyone around her really think she is going insane? Hey, maybe she is.