Chapter 3
I walked into the cafeteria and looked around. The cafeteria was a place to hang with your friends and eat lunch. I wasn't allowed to sit with Nate though because of the peer groups. Nate was in with the gangsters and it meant a lot to him, so I told him to stay with them. For me, I sit with Vonnie and Bec at the popular group. I'm not really popular. Vonnie was able to convince everyone that I was cool. It helped that I was in the gymnastics team. I have made friends with them. But I always feel out of the conversation when someone's talking, like there talking to everyone but me. I don't get invited to the birthday parties either. But I don't care because I'm friends with the gangsters anyway. I just can't sit with them.
Out of all the gangsters, Denon is my favorite. I talk to him the most. He's sweet and caring and you can always rely on him. Whenever I go to hang out with the gang, I'd usually talk to him. We could talk for hours without stop. If I'm in a bad mood, he always made me feel better. He has that kind of effect on me. He's like a brother to me.
I walked to Vonnie and sat down. "Hey!" I greeted Vonnie.
"Hey, I heard about your speech in PDV" she said with a smile. Vonnie wasn't the type to drop out of school. She loved school.
"Yeah. What did you think?" I asked.
"It was great. But I know you weren't taking notes" She said knowingly.
"What?" I said astounded.
"You hate PDV and can never pay attention" She said with a know-it-all smile.
"You won't tell anyone will you?" I whispered getting scared of being in trouble.
"I'll keep it a secret if you stop doing things like that" she said concerned.
"Fine, thanks" I said. I could always rely on Vonnie because she would never break a promise.
The day went as usual; boring. But I stayed awake and paid attention. If mum found out I didn't concentrate in school, she would send me back to Australia. School was the only reason she let me come here.
At the end of school I walked out to the front to meet up with Nate. He was already there. He was sitting on a bench with his head in his hands. I could tell he was frustrated again. I slowly walked up to him. "Are you ok?" I said. I sat next 2 him and put my hand on his back. He looked up at me.
"Amanda, we've gotta talk" he said looking up at me. He had this pained look in his eye.
"Umm...What about?" I asked getting nervous.
"Amanda, I never thought I'd say this but... I think we should see other people" I couldn't believe what I was hearing.
"What?" I said smiling thinking it was a joke.
"I just don't think you and I are working out" He said seriously. I could feel the tears coming to my eyes.
"What?" I said again but with a wobble in my voice.
"I think it's for the best that we break up" He said getting up.
"But, I thought you loved me" I whispered letting the tears run down my face. He put his hand on my cheek and wiped them away with his thumb. His face was so close to mine, I was sure he was going to kiss me and tell me it was a joke.
"I'm sorry" he whispered and stepped back. Without looking at me again, he slowly walked away. I would've run after him but I couldn't. It was like my brain wasn't connected to my body and I couldn't move. Tears streamed down my face and I couldn't see strait. I couldn't blink them away or anything. People started staring and whispering. With no doubt it'll be around the whole school that Nate and I were no longer a couple. I cried and cried. I couldn't get the words out of my head. "I think we should see other people." I just couldn't believe this was happening.
I don't know how long I sat there crying but it felt like forever. "OMG!" I heard someone say from behind me. Obviously they were talking about me. "Amanda, are you ok?" said Vonnie coming into sight. I tried to move my lips but I couldn't.
"Come on. We'll take you home tonight" Bec said. They grabbed my elbows and lead me towards the car park. They put me in one of the Mercedes and drove me home.
Knock knock knock Bec knocked on the house door. "Coming" I could hear Jackie scream from inside. Jackie opened the door and saw me. "What happened" She said with a gasp. Vonnie and Bec took me inside and put me on the couch. I was still sobbing.
"We don't know. She's been like this since the end of school. We had to practically drag her here." said Bec.
"Amanda, what's wrong?" Jackie said worriedly. She kneeled on the ground in front of me and looked me in the eye.
"Nate's gone" I managed to say.
"What? Where'd he go?" she said with wide eyes. Bec and Vonnie were listening very closely now. With no doubt Bec was going to tell everyone at school.
"He left me" I said sobbing at the thought of my own words.
"He didn't" Jackie said her eyes popping and mouth wide open.
"Did he say why?" Vonnie asked. I shook my head.
"How could he? You guys loved each other?" Jackie said patting my back to comfort me, but I just started crying even more. He did love me. At least he used to.
