CH 2 James' POV
Humphrey killed his speech at graduation. After he finished, the applause and standing ovation lasted for at least five minutes before everyone finally got back to their seats. About two hours later, the last person got their diploma. By that time, we were ready to leave, but before we could book it to the exit, someone else to the stage. It was Garth, the "most popular kid in school". "Could I have everyone's attention, please? I would like to announce that tomorrow night; there will be a party celebrating all the graduates at my house, 8 PM. Anyone and everyone is invited. There will also be a wakeboarding competition open to anyone there. Come on down and have a good time."
Excited chattering started at the sound of the party. Everybody at Bay Lake loved both parties and watersports. Heck, most of the town lived on the lake, so they had to love watersports. I looked over at Humphrey, and we both rolled our eyes. We knew what would happen at the party. Garth's dad was the owner of the largest watersports shop in the state. Garth had been learning since he was 4, and was pretty good by now. Garth just rigged this party so he could show off to everyone. We didn't even have to talk about it; we weren't going. I was a pretty good wake boarder myself. My mom and dad started me pretty young too, and I got really good over time, practicing with Humphrey. I was good at most other water sports too, but wake boarding was really my specialty. We then booked it out of there and left in our car. We talked about the ceremony and how good Humphrey did on his speech. We made it home and changed out of our fancy clothes. I grabbed all the stuff I made for the picnic tomorrow morning and put it in the back of the car.
I drove out to Lookout Point. It was a point on a mountain that you could see the whole lake from. Most of the people in Bay Lake just called it Makeout Point, though. The name speaks for itself. It was pretty close to dusk when I arrived. I stopped the car, and got out. One thing many people didn't know was that there was a hidden trail that leads up to a meadow that looks out over the lake. While the view from Lookout Rock was pretty good, it had nothing on the meadow. I found it one day when I was trying to get over the grief of my parents. As far as I know, the only other one that knew about this spot was Humphrey, but only when I told him. I wanted to bring Kate here to make this our spot, somewhere where no one else could ever be in our way.
I stashed the items in an old abandon burrow, and made my way back down. I made it out of the trail and started to walk back to my car. I noticed another car waiting. I recognized it as Garth's car. I rolled my eyes, and continued walking. Garth was a regular here. He was a major player, and this is where he always brought the new girl for the first date, which usually turned into a make out session, and if he got lucky, sex. I got in my car and started the engine. I was about to take off when I saw another car pull in. I decided to stay to see who his new one was. I looked down and turned off the car. When I looked back up, I saw an image that shocked and horrified me.
There was a golden brown wolf walking towards his car. It was Kate. MY Kate. I sat there stupefied as I watched here get in the Garth's car. I thought the worst. Sure enough, a few minutes later, the windows steamed up, and the car started to gently shake. I couldn't take it anymore. I started the engine, and it roared to life. I hammered my foot to the floor and left, going at least 80.
I drove like a mad man on my way home. Thoughts ran through my head in a torrent. How could she do this to me? I thought we were something special…..Why? Why me? What did I do?
The torrent finally slowed, and finally split out one final thought. I found what love is in a short quote. Love always ends in pain. The pair splits at some point, whether it be from the lack of love or death, and leaves one or both bound partners in pain. A pain that cannot be forgotten or cured, only sedated.
I finally made it home. I ripped the keys out of the ignition, and stormed inside. I closed the door behind me and walked into the living room. Humphrey was on the couch watching the Avengers. Ever since it had come out, it was his favorite movie. He saw me come in and noticed the look on my face. He quickly paused it and said, "You look like someone took a shit on your head. What happened?" I quickly explained the events that took place back at the rock, from the set up to the betrayal. By the end, he had a horrified expression on his face. "Alright, that's some messed up shit. What are you going to do? You gotta get back at her." I just shook my head and went up to my room. I closed and locked the door, plopped down on my bed, and turned on some music. I would always listen to music when I was sad. I learned that it can help me get over things, calm down, and go into a deeper thought process. The first song that came on was My Wish by Rascal Flatts. I listened to the lyrics and realized what needed to happen. I formed a plan in my head. I smiled to myself before letting sleep overcome me. The date would still be tomorrow, but there would be a slight twist.