Runaway
Chapter 4
A thin line between love and a waste of time
Theodore rested his head against the strangers shoulder as they put their arm around him as he once again started to cry before continuing with his story "…if you though that was bad, the worst was yet to come for me" Theodore informed the stranger as he wiped away a few tears.
FLASHBACK…
Alvin and Simon we're talking between themselves as Theodore was walking a few yards behind them, but as soon as he caught up with them and tried to join in with the conversation they would suddenly fall silent or would hurriedly start talking about something else until they had a decent amount of space between themselves and Theodore, 'they are being real dickheads for some reasons…what's going on, do they know something that I don't'? Theodore questioned himself, all of a sudden Theodore found himself at the school gates with Alvin and Simon nowhere to be found 'oh great, they've just left me and ran off by themselves, thanks guys' Theodore thought to himself, he went inside to meet up with his girlfriend, he found her chatting to one of her friends by his locker "hey Jen" Theodore greeted Jennifer as he kissed her on the cheek, "I'll errr leave you two alone" Ricky said, shifting his eyes from Jennifer towards Theodore, Jennifer nodded as she waved her friend, "hiya you, you ok"? Jennifer asked "yeah I'm fine how about you"? Theodore lied "I'm not that good, infact can we talk somewhere else please? I don't want everybody to hear this" Jennifer told him, "yeah sure" Theodore answered, thinking that she wanted to tell him something embarrassing that has happened, so they found the first classroom that was unlocked and walked in, Jennifer turned to face Theodore with tears flowing down her face, "Theo, I am so sorry to do this to you as you are such a sweet and caring person but sometimes you have to hurt the ones you care about…Theodore I…I-I-I-I'm in love with somebody else" Jennifer told him, Theodore looked down with tears forming in his eyes "can I ask who it is"? he choked "it's ummm Zack" Jennifer admitted, Theodore let his tears fall freely as he turned around to leave Jennifer "THEODORE WAIT" Jennifer called out as Theodore reached the classroom door "what"? he asked turning around to look at her "I truly am sorry" she told him, "well, you know what…the only reason I ever asked you out was because the true love of my life would never go out with me, so I tricked myself that I loved YOU and not Eleanor Miller" Theodore told her spitefully as he walked out of the classroom, tears now staining his green t-shirt. 'I know what I said in there was harsh and I did love her but I am in love with Eleanor but she would never go out with me, she deserves somebody who enjoys the same things she does' Theodore told himself.
Theodore took the tissue offered to him by the stranger, he blew his nose and threw the tissue into the bin by his feet, before turning back to face the ever-elusive person sitting a few inches away from him, 'I'm telling this person everything, I've followed them around town and I do not even know what sex he/she is…but for some reason I trust them completely' Theodore thought to himself as he look into their emerald eyes, "so, this Eleanor must mean a lot to you"? the stranger asked "yeah she does, I love her and I always have done since the day we met and I will always love her, she is everything that I need, I can't imagine my life without her…but she'll never love somebody like me…she would want somebody who is athletic like her and shares her hobbies" Theodore admitted to the stranger.
