Right Choice

(Chapter Two)

Once Spongebob got home he was in a state of mixed emotions. Gary was eating his lunch, and when he heard the door slam he was startled. Then his moment of fear turned to concern as he watched his owner walk up the stair to his room. Spongebob was faced down on his bed which meant that he was upset about something. Gary wanted to do something to cheer him up so he went up to Spongebob and purred for a moment, then meowed.

Meow.

"Not now Gary… I don't want to talk about it."

Meow.

"I know you want to help, but I want to be left alone right now."

Meow.

"Fine… I'll tell you, but I don't think it will make me feel much better."

Spongebob sat up and wiped his face, Gary could tell that he had been crying because his eyes were red.

"It's… just so hard for me to talk about it… I mean I always thought that Sandy and I had something special you know?"

Meow? Gary didn't really know what he was talking about.

"We have been friends for years… then when I finally get the courage to tell her how I feel… she tells me that she has a boyfriend in Texas and that they have been together before Sandy and I even met. You don't know what that does to someone with a fragile heart… It breaks them down, it literally hurts Gary, I'm having chest pains just thinking about this… can we please not discuss this ever again?" Asks Spongebob as he starts to tear up again.

Meow. Gary could tell that he needed some alone time so he slithers out of the room leaving Spongebob alone.

"The sooner I forget about Sandy the better, when that happens… maybe the pain will go away.

(End Flashback)

(Present Day)

On the day that her mom called her with bad news she was devastated. It had been two weeks ago, but she still remembered it like it just happened. Her mom had told her that her dad had cancer and that he wasn't expected to live long. Not only was she having relationship and friendship issues, but she was now having a family issue. As much as she wanted to leave to go see him, she was also afraid of the condition she would find him in. She then started to think about Spongebob, he was usually there when she needed someone to talk to, but one of the issues that she had involved him. She knows how Spongebob gets when she has to leave town, she thought about the current situation, if she left it would break his heart, but then again she had probably already done that. Still she needed to talk to somebody, and she really wanted to speak to him. It had been two weeks since she had seen Spongebob, he left so upset she thought that he would never want to talk to her again, he probably hated her at this point. She didn't blame him really after all he had pretty much given his heart to her and it was like she ripped it in half. She couldn't take it anymore, she needed to hear his voice so she picked up the phone and dialed his number.

She then thought to herself: Oh right… he's probably at work… and even if he wasn't I don't think he would want to talk to me anyway.

Surprisingly enough as this thought went through her head someone on the other end picked up the phone, however the voice did not sound too happy.

"Hello… Squarepants residence, Spongebob speaking."

She almost cried at the sound of his voice, not only by the fact of how he sounded but also because she had not heard his voice in two weeks.

"Spongebob… I… I know you may be feeling upset with me right now, but something terrible has happened… and I really need someone to talk to."

He could hear pain in her voice; most of his pain seemed to melt away just hearing her voice. He grows a little concerned about the issue and was trying to decide on whether or not to come over. Sandy didn't hear anything on the other end and thought that maybe he hung up.

"Spongebob… are you still there?"

"Yeah… I'm still here."

"It's been two weeks since we've seen or talked to each other… We need to at least talk to each other… or our friendship could be at risk. If we are going to talk… I would much rather talk face to face. Our friendship means everything to me too Spongebob and I don't want it to end this way."

There were a few moments of silence on the phone until finally Spongebob spoke up.

"I'll be right over."

He hangs up the phone and Sandy felt a little bit of a relief because Spongebob was at least going to talk to her again.

Since it had been two weeks Spongebob has had some time to think things through.

Even if Sandy doesn't love me… that still doesn't mean that I can't love her. Whether we are in a relationship, or whether we are just friends it doesn't matter… I will still always love her. I've made a choice… if you are friends with me you are friends for life. She needs me right now… and even though it still hurts a little to think about her… I think I'm making the right choice by going over to see her.

A few minutes go by, and right before he enters her treedome he puts on his water helmet and knocks on the door. Sandy answers the door just a few moments later. Neither of them really had a look of happiness or sadness on their face, neither one spoke a word as he entered. They both kind of looked at each other trying to find out how the other person is feeling and both were waiting to see who would speak first. Sandy finally decided that things were too quiet for too long and finally spoke up…

(To be continued)