Angela had called that morning to say she was getting a ride with Courtney.
She rarely got a ride with Courtney. She could barely stand Courtney.
She just used Courtney. Andrew knew something was wrong. He just didn't
know what it was yet. He was going to figure it out though.
"And so I'm like, yeah, whatever."
Angela listened to Courtney ramble on and on about God knew what. She had been desperate. If she hadn't been she never would have gotten a ride from the dumb bitch.
"Girl, you're kind of quiet this morning. Is there anything bothering you," asked Courtney.
'You think so, and you just now noticed?'
"No, I am just really tired. I'll probably go home during lunch period to sleep. Will you cover for me in Algebra since I might be late," asked Angela.
"You know I will," said Courtney.
She had so much fun with Andrew last night. She didn't want the night to end. She had so much fun dancing with him. Most of the people she danced with couldn't keep up. But she had to let him know nothing could ever happen between them. It couldn't. It might destroy everything she was. She could never allow that to happen.
As Andrew drove to school he actually turned his station to rap. That was something he never did. Last night he had really enjoyed himself. When he went home he fell asleep thinking of ways he could ask her to be his girlfriend.
Angela found him waiting at her locker. "Hey, Angela."
"What's up," asked Angela as she began to get her books out of her locker.
"I had a good time last night Angela."
"So did I."
"Maybe we could do it again sometime," said Andrew.
"I don't think it would be a good idea Andrew," said Angela.
"Why not? We would make a good couple. I really, really like you," said Andrew.
"No you don't. You only think you do. It's just a crush! It'll be over by tommorow," said Angela.
Angela kept on looking a forward afraid to meet Andrew's eye. When she looked straight at him she wished she had kept on looking ahead.
"We are both no good at emotions. Don't do this," said Angela.
"So last night was a one time thing," asked Andrew.
"It has to be."
This time they didn't walk to first period together. It would have hurt too much. Angela couldn't believe she was feeling like this, like shit. Usually after she did that to someone she felt superior. It was different this time.
Andrew was surprised when he saw her waiting for him by his car.
"Can I get a ride," she asked.
"Sure."
They didn't talk the whole way. Neither of them really knew what to say. Finally Andrew broke the silence.
"This is rediculess," said Andrew.
"I agree Andrew. I want to make one thing clear. I will never be yours and if you can't deal with that it is not my problem. It's yours. But for you to sit there and act like I did something wrong is unfair to me," said Angela.
She got out of his car and walked to her front door. She locked her bedroom door before making her way to the bed.
"God, I am so stupid!"
She felt the tears trying to come to the surface.
"Oh, God. I am not going to cry. I'm not going to cry."
Minutes later she tasted the salty tears on her lips.
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ONE WEEK LATER:
Andrew and Angela hadn't spoken for a week. Angela had been getting rides from Courtney both ways. She didn't even come near Andrew unless it was necessary.
Everyone noticed how Andrew had slowed down. He hadn't gone on a date in a week. People wondered what happened. If was as if he had lost interest in everything. Nothing really mattered.
Angela was the opposite. She was even more of a player than before. She tried to forget Andrew by doing any guy whom was near her.
Andrew had enough of this. He decided to wait for Angela at her locker. As he was passing his own he saw Andrea waiting for him. He really had no desire to deal with her at this point.
"Hi, Andrew."
"Hello, Andrea. What are you doing here," he asked.
He really hoped she'd make it quick. He honestly had better things to do than here how God was awesome.
"I'll make this quick. Look at you. Don't you get it?"
"Get what?"
"You will never get her. You will never have her."
"But I want her, not just for sex- I- I- I really like her."
Andrea felt really sorry for him. She couldn't get over how stupid they both were. They were perfect for eachother.
"She's stupid Andrew. I'd like to help you but I can't. You will never have Angela. Not in the way that really counts. No one will. She's untouchable."
Andrew wanted more than anything to yell at her that she was wrong or to tell her to fuck off. He couldn't do that. He couldn't because as sad as it was she was right.
"You're right. If I was a better person I might let her go do whatever and not give a damn," said Andrew.
"Why are you tourturing yourself like this. Do you really thinks she cares. She screws anyone within ten feet of her. Admit it. You are just like everyone else. You were played you at your own game. What's more is she won," said Andrea.
She walked off.
Andrew knew she was right. Angela had done what she had promised not to do. She played him. Did he honestly expect her to keep her promise? Now he saw him and Angela didn't even have a chance at friendship. All he was to her was a game. Could all that be true? Would she have really played him for six years?
Tbc
"And so I'm like, yeah, whatever."
Angela listened to Courtney ramble on and on about God knew what. She had been desperate. If she hadn't been she never would have gotten a ride from the dumb bitch.
"Girl, you're kind of quiet this morning. Is there anything bothering you," asked Courtney.
'You think so, and you just now noticed?'
"No, I am just really tired. I'll probably go home during lunch period to sleep. Will you cover for me in Algebra since I might be late," asked Angela.
"You know I will," said Courtney.
She had so much fun with Andrew last night. She didn't want the night to end. She had so much fun dancing with him. Most of the people she danced with couldn't keep up. But she had to let him know nothing could ever happen between them. It couldn't. It might destroy everything she was. She could never allow that to happen.
As Andrew drove to school he actually turned his station to rap. That was something he never did. Last night he had really enjoyed himself. When he went home he fell asleep thinking of ways he could ask her to be his girlfriend.
Angela found him waiting at her locker. "Hey, Angela."
"What's up," asked Angela as she began to get her books out of her locker.
"I had a good time last night Angela."
"So did I."
"Maybe we could do it again sometime," said Andrew.
"I don't think it would be a good idea Andrew," said Angela.
"Why not? We would make a good couple. I really, really like you," said Andrew.
"No you don't. You only think you do. It's just a crush! It'll be over by tommorow," said Angela.
Angela kept on looking a forward afraid to meet Andrew's eye. When she looked straight at him she wished she had kept on looking ahead.
"We are both no good at emotions. Don't do this," said Angela.
"So last night was a one time thing," asked Andrew.
"It has to be."
This time they didn't walk to first period together. It would have hurt too much. Angela couldn't believe she was feeling like this, like shit. Usually after she did that to someone she felt superior. It was different this time.
Andrew was surprised when he saw her waiting for him by his car.
"Can I get a ride," she asked.
"Sure."
They didn't talk the whole way. Neither of them really knew what to say. Finally Andrew broke the silence.
"This is rediculess," said Andrew.
"I agree Andrew. I want to make one thing clear. I will never be yours and if you can't deal with that it is not my problem. It's yours. But for you to sit there and act like I did something wrong is unfair to me," said Angela.
She got out of his car and walked to her front door. She locked her bedroom door before making her way to the bed.
"God, I am so stupid!"
She felt the tears trying to come to the surface.
"Oh, God. I am not going to cry. I'm not going to cry."
Minutes later she tasted the salty tears on her lips.
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ONE WEEK LATER:
Andrew and Angela hadn't spoken for a week. Angela had been getting rides from Courtney both ways. She didn't even come near Andrew unless it was necessary.
Everyone noticed how Andrew had slowed down. He hadn't gone on a date in a week. People wondered what happened. If was as if he had lost interest in everything. Nothing really mattered.
Angela was the opposite. She was even more of a player than before. She tried to forget Andrew by doing any guy whom was near her.
Andrew had enough of this. He decided to wait for Angela at her locker. As he was passing his own he saw Andrea waiting for him. He really had no desire to deal with her at this point.
"Hi, Andrew."
"Hello, Andrea. What are you doing here," he asked.
He really hoped she'd make it quick. He honestly had better things to do than here how God was awesome.
"I'll make this quick. Look at you. Don't you get it?"
"Get what?"
"You will never get her. You will never have her."
"But I want her, not just for sex- I- I- I really like her."
Andrea felt really sorry for him. She couldn't get over how stupid they both were. They were perfect for eachother.
"She's stupid Andrew. I'd like to help you but I can't. You will never have Angela. Not in the way that really counts. No one will. She's untouchable."
Andrew wanted more than anything to yell at her that she was wrong or to tell her to fuck off. He couldn't do that. He couldn't because as sad as it was she was right.
"You're right. If I was a better person I might let her go do whatever and not give a damn," said Andrew.
"Why are you tourturing yourself like this. Do you really thinks she cares. She screws anyone within ten feet of her. Admit it. You are just like everyone else. You were played you at your own game. What's more is she won," said Andrea.
She walked off.
Andrew knew she was right. Angela had done what she had promised not to do. She played him. Did he honestly expect her to keep her promise? Now he saw him and Angela didn't even have a chance at friendship. All he was to her was a game. Could all that be true? Would she have really played him for six years?
Tbc