"Yesss… I'm coming to the party... yes I'll be a little late..." Jacey said with a sigh.
"No! I will not go rent HSM for the 5,632 time!!" Jacey yelled into the phone and hung up.
What am I going to do with her? She thought. Ava is completely obsessed with that movie… and Zac Efronbleh
As she was getting out of the shower her phone rang again, Mom flashed across the screen.
"Hello?"
"Hi honey. What are you doing?"
"Uh... well I Just got out of the shower, Mom."
"Oh, Okay, well I won't keep you long…" Jacey started to space out after that.
"Sweetie??"
"Oh, yeah sorry Mom, I'm here."
"Okay well I need you to pick up some bran flakes and prune juice on your way over tomorrow. Do you think you can handle that?"
"Oh, Mom. Eww."
"Honey... please...can you just do this one thing for me."
"Yeah, Mom. Sure… I'd be more than happy to get some natural... well you know... for you and Dad."
"Haha, very funny dear."
"Well it is..."
"Yeah, but sweetie as much as I'd love to chat... I have things to do. See you tomorrow! Love you."
And with that her mother hung up. Jacey just stood there in her towel, looking at herself in the mirror.
How could I be this pathetic… everything was so right and then it just come crashing down why do I always let this stuff happen.. I'm such a loser… look at me.
No, that stuff wasn't my fault. He's the one that cheated on me. It's his loss. This is HIS loss.
With that thought running through her head, she smeared some coral blush on her cheeks, dabbed on some mascara. As she threw her shoulder length auburn hair into a pony-tail, and put on her favorite pair of jeans, a song kept playing in her mind.
…I can't take it any longerBut my will is gettin' strongerAnd I think I know just what I have to doI can't waste another minuteAfter all that I put in itI've given you my bestWhy does she get the best of youSo next time you findYou wanna leave her bed for mine
Why don't you stayI'm up off my kneesI'm so tired of bein' lonelyYou can't give me what I needWhen she begs you not to goThere is one thing you should knowI don't have to live this wayBaby, why don't you stay…
Jacey grabbed her bag out of the closet, threw in her favorite pajamas and her toothbrush, and walked out the door. After locking it, she turned around to see her ex, standing there with a dozen red roses, and a goofy grin wiped across his face.
"Jacey..." He started. He had this look in his eyes. One of pain, and guilt. But before he could go on, she interrupted him.
"No. Look, this..." She said pointing at him and shaking her index finger around in circles.
"This, has to end. Now." She looked him in the eye, and walked down the hall of her apartment building, praying that he would just go away.
"Jacey!" He called after her. She turned around.
"Andrew! Go away! Ok? I gave you all the second chances in the world, and what do you give me in return? So just get the heck away!" She turned around, and walked to her car.
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"Jacey! I thought you got hit by a bus or something!"
"No Ava, although that might have been more pleasant."
"What happened Jace?"
"What do you think happened? He was there, again, when I went to leave today."
"No…"
"Yessss."
"Nooo."
"Yes, now let's just talk about something else. This is a party, right?"
"Right!"
"So where is everyone?"
"Well… that's just it."
"Huh?"
"Jen, bailed to go out with Matt. Kayla decided she wanted to go to the last performance on her sister's play. Leah went out with Nick. And Ana, well… yeah."
"Oh…"
"No worries, we're gonna have an awesome time without them."
"I know. It's just, we haven't had a girl's night, with all of us since Ana got married in March. And it's June!"
"It's definitely a bummer… but there'll be other times." Ava said walking into her room.
"Whoa! Ava… I was here like two days ago and I'm pretty sure that there are even more Zac posters now." Jacey said, and Ava blushed.
"I know, I know… But I was at the store yesterday, and I was going through the check out… and there he was on some mag. So I just picked it up."
Jacey had been friends with Ava since Jr. High. They'd gone to the same summer camp, and one night some kid came up to them and asked "Are you guys brothers… uh I mean sisters?" And the rest was basically history. They'd been best friends, and "brothers" ever since. And they were always honest with each other.
"Ava… Don't you think this obsession has gone far enough? I mean, you have every square inch of your walls covered with him."
"Yeah, I don't know."
"Okay… well let's order pizza and watch all the usual movies?"
"Deal."
And the two best friends ate their pizza and stayed up all night watching their favorite movies; 13 Going On 30, Napoleon Dynamite, Legally Blonde, The Village, and Freedom Writers.
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"Wake up Jace!!"
"Blehhhhhh. Nooooo!"
"Its 12:00 already, don't you have to drive to your parents today?"
Jacey shot up off the couch.
"Oh my gosh! Yess… I have to go to my parents today!"
After taking a 2 minute shower, she was running around in her towel.
"Ava!! I totally forgot to bring some clothes I could go to my parent's in!" Ava came rushing in, and threw open her closet doors.
"I'll find you something Jacey, you go blow dry your hair."
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Jacey was in her car and driving to the store by 12:30.
I have to buy PRUNE juice… what if I see someone I know…
Jacey pulled into a parking spot at the Super Wal-Mart, and hurried inside.
Bran flakes… prune juice… I wonder if they like have like a mega fiber isle or something…
Jacey got the prune juice and was heading for the cereal aisle, trying to hurry though, because she hated being late to her parents. They were always nice about it, but she knew it disappointed them.
Whyyyy… does stupid-head Andrew keep showing up at my apartment…
"Ouch!" Jacey said, falling to the ground and dropping the prune juice.
I need to start paying attention… I'm letting my problems hurt people I don't even know… I just ran into some stranger!
"I am so sorry." A familiar voice said.
She looked up to see a guy with a hat, and aviator sunglasses reaching for her hand.
A/N: Ta dahSooo, I hope that you all like it so far. Let me know what you think of the story. Who do you think the guy is? Please review!!