Helloooo! And welcome to chapter two of this Life of Ours, now...as embarrassing as it is...yeah you guys know what I'm talking about. If you didn't well you missed out on a tiny sneak peak of chapter two. Oh my God how did I mess that up?
Soliel: I don't know Carlo, you tell me! How did you not see it?! We went over the chapter how many times?!
Me: That sounds like attitude in you're voice, sounds like you're not not receiving you're pay check today.
Soliel: Oh no, my pay check of one french fry, whatever shall I do?
Me: Bert back me up.
Bert: He's right you're wrong :P
Soliel: Ughhhhh...
Me: This is gonna be a fun story, Bert, pop the popcorn and put those fan boy glasses on! Presenting!
Chapter 2: Ignoring the Ignorance
Corey's POV:
"You think this plan will work?" I asked with a bit of curiosity. Kin looked at me with wide eyes.
"You're doubting you're plan? When do you ever doubt you're plan? You never doubt you're plan!" I shrugged, he was right.
The plan was simple, well...sort of. Tomorrow at school Kin and I are going to sneak into the Dean's office and press the lock down button. Kon will be taking music with Laney at the time and I will push the button as Kin plays look out.
When lock down commences all students must return to they're homerooms but Kon will keep Laney in the music room. Hopefully she'll be to scared to question it.
When Kon locks Laney and himself inside, hopefully alone, I'll give a special knock and he'll let us in. The gangs back together and inside a room with instruments. It'll bring up memories and eventually we'll have to start talking.
I looked over the plan once again and took everything in. It really was a plan that could go wrong in a lot of ways and I was nervous about that. I want Laney...I need her and if this doesn't work what will?
Kon burst through the door with the same smile he always wore and gave me a high five before he even began to speak. "Corey! Dude what's up?"
"Nothing really, you ready for an old plan that just might work?" Kon stiffened and chuckled to himself rubbing the back of his head.
"Do I even have a choice?"
"Nope." Me and Kin said in unison. After getting Kon caught up on the plan I went back home and rested up for tomorrow's little plan. I swear if this doesn't work...I could get suspended, or expelled. I don't know. It just has too work.
I woke up early, like really early, and got myself ready for school. I sat in the kitchen and ate my cereal and felt Trina's presence. I wasn't interested in food at the time and pushed the bowl of cereal away. Its soggy and cold, I forgot I hate cereal.
Trina turned around and noticed my hate for the cereal and shook her head. "What are you planning Corey?" I looked at her with an eyebrow in the air. How did she know?
"You talk in you're sleep." Of course.
"I made a plan to get Laney back in the band. I'm doing it today." I shrugged and threw the cereal away. It could work if I do everything right. I grabbed my bag and slung it over my shoulder and started walking out the door.
"Don't get in trouble!"
"I probably will!" I said walking down the street.
I came to the school I couldn't care enough to tell you the name of. It was a hell hole, bullying over there, a girl following a guy in the bathroom over there, a guy hiding some cigarettes over there.
I didn't care, came into middle school thinking that I could make a difference or something, turn the school around but it didn't even affect one person. Sorry for being so blunt but I mean...I don't know, it just sucked.
I saw Laney down the hall walking with her boyfriend. What's his name again? Jerry? Joe? Jos- Josh! Yeah that's his name.
I out stretched my hand wanting to call out to her but I stopped myself. I knew it was futile, so I bit my lip and turned around going towards my locker. I looked at my mirror inside and saw one of my old time groupies appear behind me.
It was Allie with her longer hair and same thick nerdy glasses. I must admit she looked cute in those. "Hi Corey!" She said in the same girly fan voice she had before.
"Hey Allie, what's up?"
"Oh nothing much, just wondering if I can help you with you're plan." I almost said what plan.
"How did you..."
"Kon says a lot of things when I tickle him." She giggled. Kon, of course, that ticklish giant will spill his guts and tell you the time of day if you poke the right spot. I shrugged and considered the offer.
"Sure, I need you to distract Laney's boyfriend. Think you can do that?" She chuckled.
"Course I can."
I went to class and barely paid attention as usual. I had class with Kin and he was always hitting me behind my head telling me to pay attention. I didn't care what...I think sodium...what it was to do.
Then the bell rung and Kin looked at me and nodded with a smirk. "Let's get this done." I said returning the smirk.
It was me and Kin's free period together, we were free to roam around. The school thought it would be a good way for us to do things ourselves and they expected us to go to the library or study but really this was when everyone did the stuff they wanted.
And it was the prefect time for us to put our plan in action.
Me and Kin walked casually to the Dean's office and eyeballed around us. The Dean shouldn't be there now, well, hopefully. He should be out making kids go to the library or something.
We looked around and there was no one in sight. Thank God, we ran to the door and I slowly opened it trying to get a peek. He wasn't there. This plan might actually work. Kin is right, when do I ever doubt my plans?
I got in and looked around, I didn't see any button. I guess he would have hidden it specifically for this purpose wouldn't he? Dammit, where is it?!
"Hurry up Corey!" Kin said in a shouting whisper and I started to frantically look around. Then I stopped myself. I have to think like the Dean. Where would he hidden the button...some place an ill witted student can never find it...
I looked around and saw a painting on the wall. I pushed it aside and looked behind it, nothing.
I tried again, maybe under his desk, I wiped around underneath and again I didn't find anything.
"Corey! Come on man!" Kin was getting panicked and it made the search a bit more difficult. Think Corey...think...one place a student wouldn't...look...
"The bookshelf!" I practically screamed and started looking around it. I pull books off and neatly placed them back and then I hit the jackpot. Behind a few books was a 'do not touch' button. That could only be it. I pressed it and the bell rung for a long time signaling a lockdown for the school.
I ran out the door and pulled Kin with me and we sprinted away before the Dean got there and how the bell was set up it couldn't stop ringing for at least ten minutes.
We watched kids run around, some panicked, some chuckling to themselves for missing a test or something. If they knew I was the one who pushed the button I would probably end up a king or a god of the middle school.
We got in the music room and it seemed it was empty but something held me back. Allie and Kate ran up behind me. "I thought you two were supposed to be keeping an eye out for John! John? Josh I mean!"
"We were and he's coming this way!" Kate said, my heart sunk.
"Go distract him with everything you got. If this plan works grojband will be united again and if not-" I didn't even finish the sentence before they ran off. Ah, groupies, you gotta love 'em.
I knocked on the door and I heard it unlock and Kon motioned for us to come inside and he locked the door behind us. I saw Laney, she was beautiful.
Her hair got longer, just a bit but not to much. Her curves were a whole lot more noticeable and she still wore the same make up and clothes from when she was younger. She still had a bit of the tom boyish flare. She tied her hair in a bun and wore a red hat over it.
I got my nerves up and uttered the first words. "Hey...Laney."
She turned around quite shocked to hear my voice. I smiled and she returned her gaze to the ground and simply said "Hi Corey." I felt my heart crack at the tones of her voice. She was deeply saddened and it hurt me. I just physically felt my heart skip a beat.
"Ummm...Laney, Corey's been feeling a bit...down about all those years ago and he's come to a realization. Maybe you wanna hear him out?" Kin asked. Laney looked at him with befuddlement and she scolded Kin.
"You told him, didn't you?" Kin nodded.
"He needed to know."
"He didn't need to know s***. Why did you tell him?!" She snapped.
"He didn't care all those years ago why would he care now?" She asked, I couldn't believe it. She actually thought I didn't care...
"He cares Laney! He came to me after all these years just to ask why you were depressed before. You know how shocked I was? It was unbelievable really and I was thinking just like you! Laney, you have to-"
"I'm dating Josh!" And my heart was shattered at those very words. I wanted to cry yet again but I didn't. I knew it wouldn't help. I spoke up.
"Laney..." I whispered. She looked at me.
"You never cared to look at the evidence haven't you? You never cared to give me a chance to prove myself! I could have made you happy Corey!" She began to cry.
It was truly becoming more and more difficult to hold back tears. "Laney, I never knew, I was that blind and...I'm sorry. I'm sorry for being so stupid and never noticing everything. Every hint, clue and fact you had put in front of me and...I sorry."
It didn't help, she was still pissed. She turned her back to me and sat back down. I sat next to her and she continued to ignore me.
"Laney...does it make you feel better to know I'm hurting?" She immediately looked at me.
"What do you m-mean you're hurting?" She kept her arms crossed but her face showed she cared. She still cared.
"When you walk past me on the sidewalk it hurts every time, when I try to talk to you and you call Jim- Josh's name my heart breaks a bit more than before. When you ignore me Laney it becomes harder and harder to do anything."
"Why?" She asked with the concerned Laney voice. She's back, she's actually back.
"Because...I lo-"
"The guidance counselor is coming!" Kon shouted and locked the door again. We looked around, literally there was no escape.
"Open this door Kon." The guidance counselor said knocking lightly. We all began to panicked. The twins looked at me for orders and I just waved for them to open the door, we were caught, screwed, the plan failed.
They did as instructed and the guidance counselor, Mr. Bain, walked inside and looked around. He was a childhood friend and a friend of my parents. He was sort of always there to provide some guidance when I had nightmares after mom and dad died.
He always wore these funny looking sweater vests over his white buttoned shirt and black tie with brown pants. He had this mad scientist looking blonde hair and he was always walking around with his coffee mug. As weird as it all is he is pretty cool.
"Corey, Kin, Kon, Laney, what are you guys doing here? Its a lockdown, shouldn't you all be in homeroom?" We looked around frantically swapping glances among each other trying to find a not so skeptical reason.
"Well?" He asked a little impatiently.
"Mr. Bain, you can't turn us in! Please! I just wanted to talk to Laney." He looked over at the girl and he realized what this was about.
"Ah yes, well I just sort of was wondering who pushed the lockdown button anyway." He asked as he sipped his cup of coffee and looked at me. He knew I did it.
"Funny story tha-"
"Nope, don't wanna hear it. Corey sometimes I wonder why I still have a job. I'll leave you to it." He turned and walked off waving his free hand. I chuckled, thanks Mr. Bain.
I turned back to Laney and smiled. "You were saying?" She asked.
"I-"
"Corey!" I groaned, what now?
Kate and Allie smashed through the door in a panic. "He's coming!" Allie shouted. My eyes opened wider than before and I started to panic. I jumped up and shut the door. He started to knock.
"Laney? Laney?"
She didn't answer, I take this as a good sign?
She stood and pushed pass me to open the door. I guess the plan failed after all.
"Hi Josh."
"Laney!" He said elated.
"You okay? That lockdown was strange."
"Yeah, I'm fine. Let's go, I wanna talk." Laney quickly shoved him outside the door and closed the door behind them. Kin and Kon peaked out the door as the two walked down the hall.
I just sat there with my hands over my head. The twins patted me on my back, I just took off my hat and cuffed my face inside of it. Laney just left me. She doesn't love me any more.
All of this was for nothing, my plan didn't work...and now...she's gone forever.
The rest of the school day was a blur, I certainly didn't pain attention to any classes. Kin didn't even bother to try to wake me up. I just wallowed there constantly giving loud groans in the middle of lectures.
On more than one occasion teachers hushed me or sent a scold my way but I really didn't care. I ignored them and continue to feel my heart crack in half.
Why didn't I just notice when I was younger?! I'm just an idiot! None of this would have happened if I just noticed her. Now she's gone and I'm here empty, a hollow shell of despair.
Kin and Kon walked me home and we sat in the garage. We sat on the couch not even bothering to turn on the TV. Kon opened a beer and handed it to Kin and opened one for me but I rejected. I knew if I put a beer in my hand I would just drink myself silly until I passed out.
Instead I started humming a tune. Before I knew it I was singing that Bruno Mars song If I was you're man. It's an awesome song. I started singing and before I knew it I was almost at the end of the song.
"Should've gave you all my hours, when I had the chance.
Take you to every party, because I remember how much you loved to dance.
Do-"
"All the things I should've done, when I was you're man..." Laney was at the door finishing off the tune. I didn't look up I just thought she would've just scorned me again but she didn't.
She came up to me and got on her knees and lifted my chin up to look me in my eyes. "I'm sorry for not understanding Corey...I really am."
I held her hands. "I'm sorry for being stupid."
"Yeah, you were pretty stupid. But you're Corey, my Corey, and I like you're stupidity." She kissed me on my cheek and I cuffed the surface where her lips met my cheeks.
"What happened to Jeremy? Jeremy? Jo? Josh! Yeah what happened to him?" I asked.
"I broke up with him, he was forgetting my name...a lot for some reason." Laney shrugged. I stood up and gave Laney the warmest hug ever.
"Finally you're my girlfriend, you can't believe-"
"Corey, you're not my boyfriend," She said, my heart sunk and died yet again after making a full recovery ten seconds ago.
"well not yet anyway. You still hurt me, a lot, as a kid I did everything in my power to make you love me and...it didn't work. You have to work for me now Corey, it isn't gonna be easy."
"Done, sure, of course!" I said elated, I liked the challenge.
"So..." Kin gave a prolonged 'so'.
"Does this means the bands back together?" Kin said with a sheepish smile. I shrugged. I wanted it to but...I think its to soon.
"Maybe, later, I have a friendship to repair and a relationship to build." I said holding Laney's hand. She hugged me. I swear, I have never felt so good before in my life.
Laney turned and chuckled. "Oh come on you big lugs! Group hug!" And the twins were more than excited to join pretty much running in and grabbing us both.
"We missed ya Lanes!" Kin said chuckling.
"Yeah! This is awesome! We're one big happy family again!" Kon said lifting everyone up and squeezing the living daylights out of us. Trina walked in with a smile on her face.
"I take it that everything worked out in the end." She smiled.
"You to sis!" Trina chuckled and joined the hug surprisingly grabbing us all and holding us up in the air. Damn...she has gotten strong.
Me and the guys started to high five each other and talk about how the plan actually worked as Laney and Trina looked at us with smiles on they're faces.
"I told you he would come around." Trina smirked and winked at Laney.
"Yeah, took him long enough though. But hey, he's still my Corey."
She looked over at me and smiled lovingly. "I'll wait an eternity for him."
Yay! Laney finally loves Corey! I know, I know I should have updated a whole lot earlier but I thought I did. Lol, I know it's pretty dumb but yeah it happens, we all have those dumb moments am I right guys?
Bert: Course you are dude! When is Soleil ever right.
Soleil: D'Carlo call you're damn fanboy off.
Me: Make nice nice you two, cheers!