You guys are all soooo sweet! Thanks for the reviews (which I try to answer privately all of them). Here's another chapter, still not very long, though. A bit more Angela in this one.
Chapter 4
Angela curls up in bed, she feels totally empty inside. It's like the big space that Jordan has occupied for so long, is replaced with a giant nothing, and Brian, she is even more angry with him. He was supposed to be her friend… How could he have had these feelings for her for so long without saying anything? Not that she thinks it would have made a difference, but still, it's like he betrayed her or something. Her eyes lands on a photo of her and Jordan. It's one of the very few pictures of them together. She's in the sofa at the loft where Jordans band has their practices, and he's on the armrest. They aren't sitting that close together, but there's something in the way they are looking into each others eyes, like they share a secret.
Silently she starts crying again, burying her head in her pillow. Who's she trying to fool. She still loves him just as much, but what hurts the most is that she just doesn't know if she will be able to trust him again. And without trust, there can be no relationship. The thought of going to school in the morning almost makes her sick, but she might as well face people at once. "Oh Jordan, why couldn't you just have tried to explain to me how you felt. I would have listened to you…." Angela finally cries herself to sleep.
Jordan has been driving around for hours, he's exhausted and in pain, and it's getting cold. Finally he parks "red" at the far end of the school parking lot, he'll just have to sleep in the car. Curling up in the backseat with his jacket as a blanket he tries to block everything out and get some rest, but he just ends up lying there, looking at the ceiling.
It feels like he just closed his eyes when he's awaken by the sound of somebody knocking on the car window. "Ey! Catalano!" Jordan recognizes Shanes voice. His head is pounding with pain, and he can't seem to manage to open his left eye. "My God, Catalano! What the hell happened to you?!" Shane opens the car door and helps Jordan sit up. The cold winter morning makes him tremble slightly, causing his body to hurt in places he didn't even knew existed. "Oh, it's nothing, I just got into a fight at a party last night, there was a lot of drinking, so I couldn't drive back home." "A party? Who's party?" Shane looks at his friend with a frown. "I never heared about a party…"
Jordan knows he is on thin ice, he's not exactly the best liar in the world. "Just some guys I met, you don't know them. I feel kind of crappy today, I think I'll just skip school and go home. See you at the loft tonight." He gets into the front seat and drives off before Shane can ask him any more questions, leaving his friend confused and worried. "Jordan Catalano in a fight, now that's something that doesn't add up, he hates it when people argue or fight…. I wonder what kind of trouble he's gotten himself into." He mumbles to himself as he walks towards the school building.
Angela can't help but look down the hall towards Jordans locker. Rickie walks up behind her and touches her shoulder gently. "What are you thinking about?" She turns and gives him a hug. "Nothing! Shall we?" Angela grabs his arm and starts dragging him towards home room. "Have you seen Jordan today, by the way?" She asks, trying hard to keep a casual tone, but Rickie knows her all too well. He just smiles and shakes his head. "No, I saw his friend Shane, but no Jordan." They walk past Brian who can't help but hear the mention of Jordans name. He turns away from them without even saying hello. Ricki suddenly stops in front of Angela and turns to look at her. "Wait a minute! This has something to do with that letter, hasn't it?"
Okay folks, read & review, new chapter up tonight probably :)