Chapter 2
Last Time on Growing Pains..
"I've just got back from camp only to find that some chick named Lily all over Honker! Not like I'm jealous or anything. I'm very confident in myself. Anyways, I met this girl named Misty and her friend Rosie. Who turned out to be Morgana's niece! She seems really cool. But for some reason she acts really strange when she sees Honker around. Wonder what's that all about? I hope it's nothing bad. Oh and I also met this dude named Parker. He's really awesome! My dad sure gave him a run for his money though." Gosalyn's voice said.
It's the following morning and Honker is outside the Mallard home waiting for a late Gosalyn.
He's been tossing and turning all night trying to think of a way to tell Gosalyn the truth.
Lily came running up to him.
"Honk!" She called out.
Honker sighed as she ran up to him and held his hand.
"Uh.. hey Lil." He replied.
"Hey, what are you doing here? We're going to be late for school."
"Tell me about it. I'm waiting for Gosalyn."
"Oh don't worry about her. She's a big girl, she can walk all by herself."
Lily grabbed his hand and pulled him away.
Inside the Mallard home.. Drake is standing by the stairs calling for his daughter.
"Gosalyn! Hurry up! You're going to be late!" He called up.
Gosalyn comes running down the stairs. "I know!"
She quickly put on her high-tops and grabbed her backpack and ran out.
Honker and Lily were ahead and she called out for them.
"Yo Honk!" She yelled.
He didn't hear her and just walking.
Gosalyn was so ticked off.
"Oh, he didn't just ditch me for Lily." She said.
She tossed her bag over her shoulder and stormed off to school.
At school Honker is standing by his locker he closed it. Gosalyn was standing there just glaring at him.
"Ahh! Gosalyn." He said.
"Did I scare you?" She asked.
"No, I just.."
"Gee thanks for waiting for me."
Honker grabbed his book from his locker.
"Well you took too long."
"Uh.. hello. I always take too long."
"Yeah, well maybe if you set you're alarm clock you wouldn't have that problem."
Gosalyn was soo ticked off now. Seems like this is all they have been doing for ever is fighting.
"Honk, you would never lie to me right?"
"Of course not Gos."
"Good. Cause I need to know. Is something going on with you and Lily?"
Honker paused and shook his head.
"What? No, she's just my friend. Like you and Parker. You do believe me right?"
Gosalyn head and stomach was acting up again. She didn't believe him about that. But didn't want to fight about it.
She sighed. "Alright, I believe you Honk."
Honker smiled and kissed her.
"See you at lunch." He said.
He closed his locker and walked away.
"Why are you ling?" Gosalyn asked herself.
Honker walked down the hall and past a corner. He felt like crud. But how could he tell his best friend since grade school the truth. He spotted Misty in a corner talking to Rosie.
"Don't even start with me." Honker said.
Misty shrugged. "I didn't say anything." She replied.
Gosalyn is in her first class when Parker walked in. "Hey trouble." Parker said.
She looked up and smiled at him. "Hey."
He walked to his seat and sat down. "Sorry that I couldn't come to you're party last night."
"Oh, it's okay. It really stunk. My dad kicked everybody out by 8 30."
Parker was shocked about that. "Whoa, 8? That is early."
Gosalyn laughed. "Tell me about it."
"So any ways, we're having another hockey practice tonight. And we wanted to know if you would join us again."
That really lifted up her sprit. "Does that mean?"
"Yup, you're in the team."
"Finally! Some good news!"
"Had another fight with Honker?" He asked.
Gosalyn looked at the desk and then the teacher walked in.
"Class please open you're books to page 20." The teacher said.
Gosalyn grabbed her books out of her bag and Parker looked at her concern.
Honker is in his study hall writing a note to Gosalyn. Tears down his face.
"Come on Honk, you have to do this. She needs to know the truth." He cried.
Tank whose also in that study hall picked it up.
"Tank! Give it back!" Honker exclaimed.
Tank chuckled and looked it over. "Oh, so you're finally going to tell her. That while she was away in camp all summer. You messed around with Lily."
Honker grabbed the note from him. "It wasn't like that Tank."
"Then what was it? Cause you know Gosalyn is going to rib you a new one." He laughed.
Honker paused and looked down at the letter.
It's now lunch time and Honker is sitting down playing around with his food.
Gosalyn comes up and kisses him. "Hey Honk." She said.
Honker smiled at her. "Hey,"
She sits next to him. "Sorry about earlier. My heads been acting up lately and I might have been over reacting."
"Oh it's okay."
Gosalyn could tell that something was up with him. Like he was hiding something from her.
"Honk?"
"Yeah?"
"What are you hiding?"
"Hiding? Me? Nothing. I was just thinking about a math problem, that's all. Hey, look. I got to go to science club."
"You sure?"
"Yeah absolutely. But uh.. wait for me after school okay? We need to talk."
There's that feeling in her stomach and head again going off.
"Yeah, okay."
Honker stood up, picked up his tray and headed out.
She watched as he walked away.
"Honk, just please tell me and get it over with." She sighed.
Misty and Rosie joined her. "Hey." The girls said.
Gosalyn smiled. "Hey."
Lily also joined them. "Hi girls. So what's on the topic today?"
Gosalyn quickly stood up and grabbed her plate. "I just lost my appetite. See ya."
She walked away and Misty and Rosie glared at Lily.
"What?" Lily asked.
Misty shrugged. She had told herself that she wouldn't get any more involved.
The day is over and she's waiting for Honker to come walking out.
"This isn't good." She sighed.
Honker then came walking out of the school and took a deep breath as he saw Gosalyn. And knowing what he has to do.
"Hey." Gosalyn said.
Honker smiled at her. "Hi, come on let's go find over there."
She took a deep breath and followed him. As they were walking nobody was talking.
"Gos, I don't know how to say this."
"Say what?"
Honker took a deep breath.
"Gos, you know we haven't been getting along lately. We're fighting all the time."
"You're breaking up with me, aren't you?" She asked.
"Yeah, there's somebody else."
"Really? What a surprise! Let me guess Lily right?"
"You knew?"
Gosalyn rolled her eyes at that. "Yeah, I did. How could I not Honk! Did you really think that I wouldn't notice her all over. When did it happen?"
"Gos."
"No answer me! I at least deserve that much."
"Fourth of July."
Gosalyn was shocked about that.
"Oh no! What? When I was calling you from camp. Telling you how much I was home sick. You were out with Lily? Well, no wonder you talked me into staying."
"No! It wasn't like that!"
Gosalyn couldn't believe that this. Her head and stomach was hurting like crazy. Her life is falling about. She knew that this was coming.
"I really hope that you forgive me someday."
"Yeah, you would like that wouldn't you. I don't think I'll ever forgive you." She cried.
She took off running and Honker just looked at the ground. He has never felt so low in his life.
At home Drake is knocking on the door. "Gos, it's me. What's wrong?"
"Nothing. Nothing's wrong. I'm just getting ready for hockey practice." She replied.
"Are you sure? Cause you seem upset."
Just then she opened up the door in her hockey gear. "Do I look like I'm upset?" She asked.
Drake shook his head. "No."
"Good. Well I'm off." She said running down the stairs.
"Okay, see ya." Drake said confused.
He looked inside her room and saw a picture of her and Honker smashed into pieces.
"Oh Gos." He said worried.
At the pizza joint Misty and Rosie are talking about Gosalyn and Honker.
"I still can't believe that he broke up with her." Rosie said.
Misty sighed. "I know. When I told him to do the right thing. I thought that he would end it with that Lily girl."
Ally who had just came in over heard the conversation and ran to them.
"Oh. So you're the one who broke them up huh?"
Misty looked at her confused. "No, I'm not the one who is cheating."
"You just couldn't stand them together."
Misty looked at the girl shocked. "What?"
"You made Honker and Gosalyn broke up so you could have him to yourself."
"YEAH RIGHT! I just Honker to do the right thing. And I would think you being Gosalyn's best friend. You would want him to be honest to her. That why she wouldn't get hurt in the long end."
"NEWS FLASH, SHE IS HURTING NOW FREAK!" Ally exclaimed.
Misty ignored that remark. "What? Did you want her to be in the dark? Lily is all over her. She was going to find out."
"I know! I did a good hooking them up." Ally said proudly.
Misty was stunned that Ally is the one who put in all motion.
'With best friends like you. Who needs enemies.' Misty thought to herself.
Gosalyn had arrived at the park and skated up to them.
"Alright, let's play."
The boys turned to her shock. "Gosalyn?" Parker asked.
"Yeah."
"We didn't think that you would show up."
"Why's that?"
"Well we heard about what happened."
Gosalyn shrugged. "So?"
"So, we thought that you wouldn't want to play."
"What gave you that idea?"
"Uh.." Parker trailed off.
Gosalyn sighed. "Look, I'm not going to let some stupid boy. Ruin my day. So come on let's play." She said skating ahead of them./
The boys looked at her and skated away with her.
Misty chuckled at Ally's last comment. "You call you're self her best friend. And you're willing to hurt her? I don't get that."
"Honker was miserable with her for months."
"Oh, so you thought hey, why don't you cheat on you're girlfriend?"
"Like you're any better witch!" Ally exclaimed.
"Excuse me?" Misty asked.
"You didn't tell her."
"It wasn't any of my business! I just gave Honker my opinion on it. It was his decision!"
"Freak!"
"NORMAL!"
They both stood up and glared at each other. Rosie jumped up and got in the middle.
"Girls! Stop fighting!" Rosie exclaimed.
They just looked at each other.
Gosalyn is hitting the puck in the net so hard that it's ribbing the net.
Parker quickly skated up to her and took it away from her.
"Whoa! This can be used as a deadly weapon. Feel like taking a walk?"
"NO! I'm fine!" She said skating away.
Parker followed her didn't want to leave her alone.
"Gosalyn!" He called out.
She stopped and waited for him. "What?"
"Man, you are fast." He said trying to catch his breath.
"Parker, I don't feel like talking about it."
"Okay, I understand. I just wanted you to know that if you ever do. I'm here for you."
"Thanks, Parker. But I'm fine really."
"Okay, I just don't like seeing you hurt. I really care about you Gos."
He placed his hand on her shoulder, Gosalyn paused and looked at him.
Back with the girls..
"What my best friend needs is to get back on the horse. Start dating again." Ally said.
Misty shook her head. "She just broke up with her boyfriend. And you're already going to hook her up?!"
"No hear me out. It wouldn't be a real date. A fake date. We'll watch them. It will show Honker that lives goes on from him. And it will give Gosalyn confidence."
"By setting up with somebody that she doesn't know? It's not going to work."
"Look, I've been her best friend since 6th grade. I think I know what's best for her."
"Giving her more boy problems. Is something that she doesn't need right now." Misty said.
Gosalyn looked at Parker disgusted for a minute.
"No way! Did you just.." She asked.
Parker looked at her shocked. "Uh.."
"I just broke up with my boyfriend for 5 minutes. And you're hitting on me?!" She asked disgusted.
She started to skate off angry, he shook the thoughts out of his head and skated up to her.
"I didn't mean right now. I meant in time. When you're done with Honker. Then maybe we could get together sometime."
"When I'm done with Honker? What is that supposed to mean? That I just go throw boys like socks or something? Is that what you really think of me?"
"NO! I didn't mean it like that. You're very pretty. But we just met a day ago."
"So, are you saying that I just jump into a relationship after a relationship? That I'm like some serial dater?"
"No!"
Gosalyn stopped and skated towards him and looked at him in his eyes.
"Yeah, well I got some news for you. I'm not doing anything with you today or any other day!" She called.
She skated away, Parker looked at the ground.
"Idiot!" He called himself.
To Be Continued..
Previews for the next chapter
Gosalyn is at the pizza place sitting next to the fake date Leo. She looked back and saw Parker looking through the glass.
Drake is now in there and is very angry with Ally. "If anything happens to her! I'm blaming it on you!"
Gosalyn and Leo are walking around he keeps trying to put his arm on her.
"What is you're problem?"
"Oh come on, it's not you never done it before."
She looks at him gross. "I'm not going to do it with you!"
She tries to run away but he keeps grabbing her.
"I bet I'm better then you're little boyfriend." He laughed.
