Chapter 2-Everybody Knows
An hour later, Arthur went home. He logged onto his email account to private chat with Buster to make him feel better. Buster had already emailed him. He was asking about his date with Francine. He sounded like he knew something so Arthur asked why he was asking.
'She told everyone what happened, all the girls at least. The girls told the guys, and...I'm sorry, dude, I really am,' Buster replied. Arthur's head fell onto the keyboard. How could this happen to him? 'Look on the bright side,' Buster added, 'at least you didn't have this happen with Muffy. She would've taken pictures lol.'
Arthur groaned loudly. Ever since he started dating Francine, things had gone horribly for him. He fell into mud in front of the Sugar Bowl and made everyone laugh. Francine took pictures and was laughing the hardest. On their second date, they went to an Italian restaurant and he dumped a plate of pasta on his pants, and Francine made sure everyone knew that too.
Francine was demanding too. Every date was her idea. Arthur had to pay or else she would leave in a huff. Even at free events, he was expected to buy her something. Arthur worked for his dad and his catering business. He worked hard for his money. He was saving for his first car. Francine ruined his account; he had nothing left.
Dating Francine was a disaster, and now everyone knew he was a premature ejaculator. Buster knew, and even though they were best buds, that made Arthur the maddest. Buster was trying to cheer him up online. He sent him a funny video spoofing Bionic Bunny. They didn't watch the show anymore, just the spoofs. Normally they made Arthur laugh. Arthur didn't even click the link for this one.
Arthur grabbed his phone and sat on his bed. He texted Francine, 'We need to talk.' 'nothin to talk bout' Francine replied. 'Yes there is.' 'nope. g'night.' Arthur texted back but Francine didn't respond.
Arthur went back to his computer and logged on a social media site. Francine was online but Arthur's status was invisible. He messaged her, 'i wanna end this. you're a bitch.' Francine blew up at him for calling her a bitch. He didn't realize it was a public message. Several of their friends 'liked' the post.
'ur only doing this 2 get back at me,' Francine said. Arthur didn't realize his mistake at first. But he didn't apologize. 'You deserve it,' he replied back. Before Francine could respond, he blocked her. Francine was really angry. She messaged Buster who emailed Arthur wanting to know what happened.
Arthur decided to take a shower instead to clean himself, something he should've done earlier. What happened to him in the treehouse never happened to him before. He hoped it never happened again.