I Want You Back
Hey guys, I want to thank you for all those reviews you've sent me. I guess you liked my first chap xD. Anywhoo I just wanted to say 'KEEP READING'. Now this chapter takes place five years after the break up.
Chapter 2: Anything But Ordinary (Avril Lavigne)
Over the past five years Cornelia changed a lot. She had black lights in her hair and her curves showed more. She had grown taller and more depressed, she became like a kind of Emo and that was her own personal style. She didn't like fashion anymore because she thought it made her look and sound slutty. She always wore a studded wrist band and she only wore dark colours, also the only make-up that she wore was a bit of eye-liner and a bit of lip-gloss.
Cornelia awoke to the sound of the alarm. It was officially 6.00am and today was her 20th birthday but she didn't care. It was one of the worst days that she could live. Today was the 5 year anniversary that Caleb broke up with her. Her friends told her to forget about him and just move on but she couldn't, How could she forget the boy she wanted to spend the rest of her life with? She would ask herself that question every morning when she woke up and every night before she went to sleep. But asking that question every day wouldn't bring him back. He was busy right now bringing down the rest of Phobos' followers, or that's what he said. She got up from bed and took a quick shower. Then she got dressed in a pair of baggy jeans, in a 'My Chemical Romance' t-shirt and a pair of Converse sneakers. She wore the black ones today because they were her favourite out of seven pairs. (Wish I had that many lol) Then she went downstairs to find her mother in the kitchen having a cup of coffee. She poured herself a cup and sipped it bit by bit.
"Good morning, honey" said her mother.
"Good morning, mom" replied Cornelia as she put the mug in the sink.
"At what time are you going to finish work today, honey?" asked Mrs.Hale as she took another sip of coffee.
"At 4:00pm but then Peter is taking me to watch a game with him. So I'll be back home at like 6:00pm" she said and she put on her watch on her wrist.
"Oh. Good have fun then at the game. And happy birthday" said Mrs.Hale as she gave her daughter a hug.
"Thanks. Now I gotta go or I'll be late again. Bye see you later" said Cornelia once they pulled away from the hug and she got her car keys and left.
At Work:
Cornelia worked in a Diner that was just opposite an ice-cream parlour that she really loved. It was the same ice-cream parlour that she had her very first date with Caleb all those years ago. The Diner's name was The Golden Diner which belonged to one of her best friends, her name was Julia and they really had a good time together at the diner. Cornelia arrived at work panting and running to the counter. She saw Irma handling the cash register and her manager, Jim, bugging Irma again all because he wanted to tell her about his date last night.
"…and then we…" he said but was cut off by Irma.
"Thank god you're here." She said as she went to Cornelia's side and gave her the apron and her cap, "This guy won't shut up. He's been going on and on about his date last night. He's driving me nuts." she said, "Oh and by the way, Happy Birthday" and gave her friend a sisterly hug.
"Thanks but I kinda need to breath" said Cornelia all out of breath.
"Oh sorry" said Irma as she let her go.
"Cornelia why are you late again today?" said Jim.
"Cause my car broke down again" said an annoyed Cornelia.
"Well don't let it happen again" he said and went off.
"Uhh. He's so irritating I could just…" she acted out someone trying to strangle her.
"Haha. Let's get to work" laughed Cornelia while she started to take orders.
"So is Peter gonna take you out somewhere special tonight?" asked Irma in a very odd grin.
"Don't know. He is taking me to a game tonight. But if you're talking about sex it's out of the question." Said Cornelia as she started serving costumers, "Two burgers and a shake Fred" she said to the chef.
"Oh. But some day you gotta have sex." Said Irma as she went to clear a table with a big tray in her hands so that she could put the dirty plates in it.
"Irma is that the only thing that you think about? Besides I want to wait until I'm married" said Cornelia while she helped Irma clear the table.
"Um… I'm sorry ladies but this isn't a tea party. You came here to work" said an irritating nasal voice from behind them. They turned around and saw Jim standing there as he gave Irma a small wink but she just pretended to throw up which made Cornelia laugh.
"Umm… what does it look like we're doing? You…" said Irma; she had about enough as she could take from this guy.
"Irma shh. Don't do that in front of him. He can fire you if you don't know" said Cornelia in a hushed voice after Jim walked away.
"Oh he can kiss my ass" joked Irma.
"Haha. I'm gonna go help Fred with the orders" said Cornelia and she left in a hurry to the kitchen, "Uhh how the heck did Jim become manager?" she asked Fred as she entered the Kitchen. Fred had been in the Diner for like 20 years, he's been asked to have a promotion as manager hundreds of times but he always refused them. He liked working as head Chef.
"Well his father bribed the boss and that stupid idiot took the offer. He isn't that bad of a manager, is he?" he asked sarcastically with a little chuckle.
"Oh puh-lease. It's like saying that Michael Jackson is black (Sorry if there are any African Americans reading this story and I hurt your feelings but that's the only thing that came to mind. And I'm not a racist). He drives me crazy with that whinny nasal voice of his plus he keeps hitting on Irma even though she told him that she isn't interested. And he keeps making up dates with his imaginary girlfriend Mina. Like Irma would like a nerd like him" she said as she took the orders to the customers. Fred started laughing and said;
"Kids these days"
Finally her shift was over and Cornelia went out to wait for Peter because he said that he would take her to the game. She sat down on a bench and waited for him to show up. An hour passed and he texted her saying that he couldn't make it and that he was sorry. She took out her car keys out of her Shoulder Flap bag and walked to where her car was, cursing Peter under her breath. Once she was inside her car she drove to the park because she wanted to clear her head.
At The Park:
Cornelia parked her car and got out. She started walking down to where there was a bench and a young couple was. She sat down and started thinking. She looked at the couple; they were so in love that it made her feel happy for them. She took out her Mp3 and started to listen to some music. After a couple of minutes 'Anything but ordinary' by Avril Lavigne came on. She stared listening to it:
(Before reading the lyrics u better listen to the song first)
'Anything but ordinary' by Avril Lavigne
Sometimes
I get so weird
I even freak myself out
I laugh myself to
sleep
It's my lullaby
Sometimes I drive so fast
Just to feel
the danger
I wanna scream
It makes me feel alive
'I feel like this sometimes. And I've crashed three times with my car just to see if I'm really alive or not'. She thought as a tear ran down her cheek
Is
it enough to love?
Is it enough to breathe?
Somebody rip my
heart out
And leave me here to bleed
Is it enough to
die?
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be anything but ordinary
please
'I feel this way every single day. And I already had my heart ripped out of me once' more tears started rolling down thinking about Caleb
To
walk within the lines
Would make my life so boring
I want to
know that I
Have been to the extreme
So knock me off my
feet
Come on now give it to me
Anything to make me feel alive
'I want to feel alive right now. But there's no one to do that, no one to have fun with' she sobbed softly
Is
it enough to love?
Is it enough to breathe?
Somebody rip my
heart out
And leave me here to bleed
Is it enough to
die?
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be anything but ordinary
please
I'd rather be anything but ordinary please.
'I
don't think that it's enough to love or to breath. And there's
no one to save my life' she
put her head in her hands
Lyrics accessible from
Let
down your defenses
Use no common sense
If you look you will see
that this world is a beautiful
accident turbulent succulent
opulent permanent, no way
I wanna taste it
Don't wanna
waste it away
'This world isn't beautiful it's just a living hell. If it is beautiful there would be someone you love to live it with' she pictured Peter in her mind laughing with his friends not giving a damn about her, not knowing that she was here crying
Sometimes
I get so weird
I even freak myself out
I laugh my self to
sleep
It's my lullaby
'I don't laugh myself to sleep, I cry myself to sleep. Every night I do that until my eyes are red and swollen' she sobbed even harder
Is
it enough?
Is it enough?
Is it enough to breathe?
Somebody
rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
Is it enough to
die?
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be anything but ordinary
please
'Nothing is enough' she said to herself
Is
it enough?
Is it enough to die?
Somebody save my life
I'd
rather be anything but ordinary please
I'd rather be anything but
ordinary please.
'Nothing is ever enough' she said as the song ended.
It was silent now except for the sound of her sobbing. She looked at her watch and saw that it was 5:30pm she walked to her car and saw Peter there. Her blood started to boil as she screamed at him with all her might.
"What the fuck are you doing here? I thought that you couldn't come. And how the hell did you find me?" She yelled at him
"Cornelia I'm sorry I lost track of time and when I realized what time it was it was too late. And I know that you come here when you're depressed but I don't know why you are depressed" he said.
"Why am I depressed. Well um… let me think. Hmm" she said sarcastically as she pretended to think. "Maybe because you always do this to me. Maybe because you always say that you're gonna pick me up and then you don't. And you know what Peter? I'm sick and tired of it. I know what you did. You went to the game without me. And you know what? I don't give a shit about it. I fuckin waited on that bench for an hour" She paced around and finally said, "We're over. I'm fuckin tired of it. I don't want to see you anymore so leave me alone"
"Ohh come on baby this is our thing. We fight and then we make up." He said as he kissed her on the cheek.
"Don't call me that anymore and don't you ever touch me again. This isn't our thing anymore, maybe it was, I don't know but it isn't anymore. So go to hell and leave me the fuck alone, don't call me and don't text me anymore. And don't ask your sister to patch things up with me again. If you're a man you would do that your self. But I don't think you are." she said as she got into her car and drove off to her penthouse, leaving Peter all alone.
At home:
She parked her car in the drive way, walked inside and pressed the number of her apartment. She waited for a few seconds and when it opened she stepped in. Finally she opened the door and found her mother, father, sister, and her friends plus her sister's boyfriend Chris Lair. He had grown up to be a fine young man, he wasn't that bad looking and he was an intelligent young man.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CORNELIA" they yelled and they went to hug her.
"I… I don't know what to say" said Cornelia as she sat down on the sofa and had a piece of cake that her mother had just given her.
"A thank you would be great. But hey what's the rush" joked around Elyon as she went and hugged her friend.
"Elyon what are you doin here? I thought you where at home" replied a shocked but surprised Cornelia as she hugged her friend.
"Well I just couldn't miss my best friend's 20th birthday" said Elyon and sat down next to Cornelia.
"You gotta sleep over, Elyon. Please as a birthday gift for me" she said with pleading puppy dog eyes.
"Well ok." She said as they continued to talk and joke around. It was after a few minutes that Taranee spoke;
"Cornelia where is my brother? I thought that he was with you" she said
"Yeah I thought that too but then he said that he was gonna pick me up so that we could go and watch a game but he didn't show. I think he was with his 'boys' as he calls them. So when I waited for an hour in the cold he texted me and said that he couldn't make it. So I went to the park it was at that moment that I realised that he isn't the one for me. He showed up and told me that he lost track of time. Then I broke it off." She finished, started to feel her blood boil all over again, "Oh and tell him that he forgot my birthday" she said as she took another bite of her cake. (As you see Cornelia doesn't care if she hurts anybody's feelings anymore) Nobody said any thing; silence fell like a blanket over a small child.
"Oh." Was the only thing that Taranee could say.
"So let's open presents now" said Lillian as she gave her sister her gift. Cornelia unwrapped it and saw a black and white t-shirt that said 'Blame my Parents' on it.
"Thanks. I was thinking of buying this shirt" she said as she gave her little sister a hug. Once they pulled away Irma gave her her gift. She unwrapped it to reveal a brand new Shoulder flap. Then she hugged her friends for the presents they gave her. When it was late they went home, all except for Elyon. Cornelia gave her some of her PJs because the sleepover was kind of unexpected and surprisingly they fit her. They went into Cornelia's room and tried to fall asleep but it was no use. So they talked.
End Of Chapter 2
Hey guys sorry for a crapy ending but it was the only thing I could think of. Man I hate writers block. So I hope that you liked this chapter and REVIEW PLS.
Krissy