School days of Drama
Ch1
"To Be Trusted or Not"
Saturday morning I woke up and looked at my calendar realizing Monday was school. My peace of mind was officially over and I shook my head.
'Joy back to drama central and the aggravation and jealousy of Alvin's groupies trash talking me cause I was his girl.'
Jeanette entered and looked at me.
"Wow Britt you're up early….you usually sleep in till 12pm. What's the matter?"
I looked at my cell and looked on the last phone call I made and realized it was Alvin's cell. I scratched my head in confusion.
"Umm Jeanie if I'm not mistaken we were in the studio recording when this call was made."
She looked at my cell.
"Oh my you're right Britt. I know it's early but if I was you I'd call Alvin to see what was said in that conversation. The same night this call was made we were in the studio and Tabitha was in your room and had access to your cell and Alvin's personal cell#!"
I looked at the time and dialed Alvin's cell. He answered.
'Oh you decide to call me after you dumped me a few days ago without any explanation! I don't know what I did to you that was so wrong that you had to break up with me over the phone. Britt I don't want to talk to you right now I'm so depressed and have had my heart broken to pieces after losing you. After all the things we were through and me giving you my everything you go and do this to me!! How can you be so heartless and just end so many years of the love we shared!! ALVIN OUT!'
I heard his cell slam and stared into space feeling my face turn red…ready to kill my best friend!! Jeanette saw my face and backed away hiding behind Eleanor. At that moment Tabitha showed up and looked.
"Hey Britt I bet you're so relieved that you ended it with him he was the wrong guy for you!! There are so many guys out there that will treat you so much better than he ever did! So concerned about his popularity, that big ego he has and how much of an insensitive fur ball he truly is!! You're a cheerleader and can date the line backer of our team!! Brittany why are you so upset that was the best thing you could've done by dumping him he makes you cry and doesn't show you the affection a boyfriend is supposed to show their girlfriend! You know I'm right and didn't have the guts to do it so I took the liberty and used your cell practicing my impersonation of you and saved you the trouble!! Shall we go celebrate ladies at the mall of Brittany's single life!! As a rock star is supposed to be!!"
I glared at her and yelled.
"Excuse me since when do I need my best friend to tell me who I should and should not date! I have been with him so many years and have gone through so much with him, my sisters, and his brothers! He is the only guy that ever made me feel loved and gave me the sense of security needed in a relationship being a rock star and the lead singer of The Chipettes! The only guy who loved me for who I am inside and not my fame and you go and stab me in my back….using my cell and calling him to pretend you are me and dump him!! We've been together since Elementary school Tabitha and another thing you might think he doesn't treat me right but here's an update. He treated me so well, showed me all the love I needed after the rough childhood my sisters and I faced see this on my ring finger it's a Promise Ring a symbol of how strong our love is and you go and do this!! I'm so depressed right now that you better consider yourself lucky I am not going to beat the daylights out of you for dumping my soul mate!!! Now move out of my way so I can go repair the damage you have caused!!! Get out of my way now!!! I was so angry that I pushed her out of the way…got dressed and grabbed my car keys from the ring in the kitchen. Then I drove toward the boys' house.
Simon answered the door.
"Brittany you are the last person he wants to see right now! How can you just dump him like that…doesn't that promise ring mean anything to you? Do you have any idea how depressed you have made him and we start school Monday and he has no girlfriend? How could you be so heartless and dump him over the phone? You have hurt our brother and made us all very angry with you!"
I looked.
"But Simon I didn't dump your brother. It wasn't me who called him I was in the recording session with my sisters and let Tabitha hold my cell! If It was me I wouldn't be here on your door step to come and see your brother or still have my promise ring on my finger! You have to believe me I would never dump your brother he means too much to me that I would be lost if we ever broke up!! Simon please let me talk to him….let me try and fix the damage Tabitha has caused!! I am begging you to believe me I am your best friend and your girlfriend's older sister I wouldn't lie to you!! Please Simon!"
Theodore looked into my eyes and stared.
"She is telling the truth Simon let her in. I didn't think it was Brittany and tried to tell you and Alvin that but you two told me to shut up and I did. I liked my face where it was at that time! She still has his promise ring on her finger and has been crying! See look for yourself and she cleaned it to!! Ooh very shiny…let her go up and see him!"
Simon moved and let me go up the stairs to knock on Alvin's bedroom door.
"Alvin it's me Brittany please open the door I have to talk to you. It wasn't me who made that call it was probably Tabitha. She hates the fact that we are together. When that call was made I was in the studio working on songs for our album. I could never break your heart you mean too much to me for me to ever do such a thing. Alvin please you have to believe me."
He opens his door glaring at me.
"Why should I believe you? That was your voice I heard that night and no one else but you, your sisters, my brothers, and our friends have my cell # so don't give me that! I just wish I knew what I did that was so wrong for you to go and dump me over the phone and not in person!! You have ripped out my heart and stomped on it Brittany! How can you stand there and tell me to believe you! We're together for years Brittany I think I know your voice by now!! I don't even want to look at you right now just leave me, alone! He slammed the door in my face and blasted his stereo.
I entered his room and shut off his stereo glaring at him.
"That wasn't me Alvin I was not by my cell that night!! Now stop being like this and listen to me…Tabitha can impersonate me well and was the one who called you! Now you replay that message I supposedly left you on your answering machine and watch how I'm going to prove it to you it wasn't me!! Now give me your cell and stop acting so immature!! I said give it to me now Alvin!!"
He handed me his cell and played the message over that was left on his answering machine….I took out a recording of Tabitha impersonating me after cheer leading practice Friday night…..and he looked at me shaking his head.
"Oh man it was her that left that message on my answering machine. Why would she do such a thing? I thought she was your best friend Britt? Why would she take your cell and pretend to be you and call my cell? I mean call me being you and breaking up with me over the phone?"
I shook my head and looked at him.
"If I knew I'd be more than glad to tell you. All I do know is she betrayed my trust and will not stop at anything to break us up? What should I do Alvin…how can she do that to me and I actually thought she could be trusted? Alvin all because of our fame all we face is drama maybe I should just get home schooled. It's too much for me to deal with. I mean face it we just can't win."
He looked at me and signaled me to lie on the bed next to him and brushed my bangs back.
"Britt I know it's hard but we have to remain strong we can't let the drama break us apart. We are truly in love and nothing anyone does or says will make me change my mind that you are the only one I can ever love. But you have to go half with me on this…..and ignore the drama. We're sophomores now and only have 3 years left till we enter the real world. We have been through too much to just fall apart like this. I love you so much Brittany."
I smiled and rested my head on his chest holding him tightly.
"Yes I know you do and I also love you so much Alvin. I won't let the drama get to me. Are we still going to the mall for school shopping like we normally do?"
He smiled and laughed.
"Yes of course its tradition. I won't break tradition. Well let's go pick up your sisters then. Simon and Theodore come on we're going to get the girls. We're taking my car…Bye Dave see you later."
We all got in Alvin's car and my sisters were already outside waiting. Then he pulled out carefully and drove towards the mall while I played with his radio. He found a parking space and made sure he was in the space straight in. Then as we exited his car the 6 of us put our shades on and he locked up his car arming the alarm placing his car keys in his pocket by his wallet. Then he took my hand and his brothers took my sisters' hands as we entered the mall. That backstabber Tabitha ran after us.
"Hey guys wait up. I got my mom's car today and decided to hang with you 6 at the mall."
Alvin turned and glared.
"You have your nerve trying to hang out with us…when you tried to break me and Brittany up? Let me clue you in Tabitha I am not the insensitive rock star you are trying to make me look like! I am Brittany's boyfriend and love her very much…we have been together since the 4th grade!! And have gone through too much to let people like you get in between us…..now either be our friend and deal with it or just stop talking to us. Because I have about had it with all your games you are a groupie and I hate when they try to get with me!! Especially when one is supposed to be my girl's best friend! Now enough….."
Simon laughed.
"Ooh you got told off Tabitha. O I'd advise you to stop the bull of trying to break us up…cause it won't work…the girls have a promise ring from my brothers and me. So you are wasting your time trying to break us up!! Like Alvin stated a minute ago nothing anyone does or says will make us stop loving the girls so learn to deal with it or don't bother being our friend anymore!! Because the drama is not going to break us up we are in love and our love for one another has grown stronger over the years we've been together!"
Tabitha looked dumbfounded.
"Ok you both made your point! I'm sorry I tried to break you 6 up! I had no idea they were with you that long! Brittany I'm sorry can you ever forgive me? I will never do that again I promise! Please let me join you school shopping. Travis is at work and won't be home till late 2 night. "
I looked at her.
"Fine you can join us but don't you ever pull a stunt like that again. It happens again you will not be forgiven understand?"
She backed away and gulped.
"Yes Brittany I understand and am really sorry. I shouldn't have done that. I was just trying to help you out! I never knew he treated you so well and that you have been with him since Elementary School!!"
We all went from store to store picking out clothes to wear to school as sophomores. 4 hours passed and we ate something in the food court and talked about the upcoming year. When we were done with our lunch we all decided to go on the boardwalk for a stroll beneath the moonlight. Tabitha had to buy 3 Michael Jackson shirts she had 2 specially made and bought a really nice one. Then she bought all 6 of us a shirt. Alvin looked at the bag and opened it.
"Wow Tabitha I like this shirt. Thank you so much he was a dear friend to me and my brothers also my role model. And you got it in red and black…..wow you really shouldn't have and you got Britt the same one you got me. Now we can match. Alright who wants ice cream? Me, Simon, and Theo are buying?"
We continued to walk along the boardwalk and passed 2 ice cream shops…and finally stopped at one and had some ice cream. Alvin and I shared a banana split, Simon and Jeanette shared an ice cream sundae…and Theo and Ellie also shared a banana split like me and Alvin. Tabitha ate a vanilla cone.