Chapter 3: Dumped

(2 days later)

The phone rang. Emmett, I presume.

"Hello?"

"Hey Alice, I have some news."

"What?"

"Well, Alice, I still love you and all, but I'm just not _in_ love with you anymore, get what I'm saying?"

"W-What?" I was on the brink of tears.

"Well after that display at Edward's house Friday... I'm not sure if I want to be seen with that, to be honest."

"Bye." I hung up. Thanks a fuckin' lot, mystery voice, who ever the fuck you are.

I ran up to my room, sobbing.

"See, Alice? He hurt you. Badly."

"It's your fault. If you had shut up like I told you to, this never would have happened!"

"No. I just knew you would over react."

"Go away. You've done me enough harm."

"B-But I'm t-trying to help."

"Your 'help' isn't welcome here."

Again with the crying noises. I'm not falling for it. I decided to send an email to Rose, to tell her what happened.

I signed onto Gmail. Rose was online. Yay.

me: hey rose

rose: hey ali

me: i need comfort

rose: awwww :( what happened?

me: emm dumped me. jerk.

rose: well, you WERE being kind of a weirdo at eddie's place

me: don't remind me

rose: yea well actually i wanted to talk to u about that....

me: what?

rose: u know that friend in the group of friends thats just there to be made fun of? thats u now. bye

(rose is offline. Messages you send will be delivered when they're online)

I was speechless. My own best friend dumped me.

"...and now she hurt you. How sad," she said, her voice filled with fake sympathy.

"Guess that means they all don't want me any more," I grumbled, clumping down the stairs.

"What's wrong, Alice?" my mother asked me from the kitchen.

"Nothing," I mumbled. I shouldn't had said anything to her Friday.

You know what? I don't need them.

I glanced at the clock. Nine o'clock. "I'm going to bed early. Good night, love you," I murmured, heading towards the stairs again.

"Good night, Mary Alice," the voice whispered.

I just lay there, crying myself to sleep, not bothering to change clothes or turn off the lights.

They were gone.