Summary: Chase and Zoey get in a fight and then make a deal. CZ in later chapters. Set after the gang finished watching Gender Defenders in Spring Break-up. I suck at summaries. Just read, it's good, I promise!
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And now the moment you've all been waiting for…
CHAPTER SEVEN!
Previously: "True," Logan said, and climbed into bed. I climbed up the ladder to my top bunk. I hope I did the right thing for those two, I thought. I fell asleep, knowing that tomorrow was going to be a crazy day. A very crazy day. But mostly for Zoey and Chase.
Deal
Chapter Seven:
Stupid Deal
Chase's POV
"Yo, Chase! Wake up!" Michael screamed, throwing a basketball at me. It was Saturday morning! I groaned and sat up.
"Why must you be throwing basketballs at me at…" I checked the clock. "Oh, man! 10 o'clock? Did Zoe call to say what time I should meet her in the lounge?"
"Yeah," Logan said, bored. "10:15." My eyes got wide. I had only 15 minutes!
"And then you wake me up at 10…why?" I asked, annoyed, getting out of bed.
"Felt like it," Logan said, shrugging. I went to my drawers to get clothes, and went to the bathroom. A few minutes later I was ready.
"So, are you nervous?" Michael asked, suspiciously.
"No," I answered, rolling my eyes. "Why would I be nervous?"
"I dunno," Michael said, shrugging. "I thought maybe you'd be nervous because you're about to tell Zoey you love her, but that's just me." Oh, shoot! I thought angrily. Okay, make something up, Chase, cover yourself!
"Oh, man! I completely forgot! Maybe I should fake sick or something!" I said, fake-panicking. Nice! Logan and Michael eyed me suspiciously but shrugged it off.
"Just go!" Michael said, annoyed, and shoved me out the door. I checked my watch. 10:12. I walked for a while until I made it to the Girls' Lounge. I saw Zoey and she smiled and waved and then rushed up to me.
"Hey, Chase!" she said, excited. She handed me the copy of the DVD. I stood there with the letter in hand, her looking at me impatiently. "Hand it over!" I pressed it into her hand, and walked away, ready to watch that DVD.
"See you later, Zoe!" I screamed as I ran. I ran as fast as I could to my dorm room. I can't believe I'm actually gonna get to see the DVD! I thought, rushing to the door. I felt a little guilty about lying, but it was worth her not knowing…right? I stepped in and Logan and Michael were sitting on the couch with the DVD player started up. "Guys, I'm not letting you watch it!"
"Aw, come on! Who was the dude who got up at 3 AM to help you dig up that thing?" Michael complained.
"Fine!" I gave in. I kneeled down next to the DVD player and waited.
"What're you waiting for? Shove it in!" Logan said impatiently.
"This is it," I said, nervous, ignoring Logan's remark. "This DVD contains information that I've always wanted to know!" I slid the DVD into the TV and sat on the couch. Zoey blinked on the screen, sitting in the Girls Lounge.
"Hi, I'm Zoey Brooks, and if you're watching this it's probably 20 years from now. I bet a lot of things have changed since I went to PCA…" Zoey said. We watched through Zoey talking about Quinn, Lola, Logan, Michael, and Nicole. Finally, it was my turn. Butterflies formed in my stomach as I watched some more. This is it, I thought, and took a deep breath. "And now, I'm gonna tell you about one of the special people I've met at PCA. His name is Chase Matthews and he's one of the funniest, sweetest, nicest people I've ever met. He was also the first person I met here at PCA. He's the greatest. He's always there for me no matter what! Yeah, he's a little clutzy, but that's why we all love him!" My heart shattered into a million pieces. That's why we all love him. We, not I. She doesn't love me. They all do. "Well, that's all my good friends! Um, now I'll tell you about – " I stopped the DVD right there, and just stared. I couldn't believe it. She…didn't love me back. There were no words in the world to describe how I felt at that moment. I fell off the couch and just collapsed onto the ground, and laid there, staring up at the cold ceiling. It was like it was mocking me. There was a searing pain within me. Not like the ones that you could go to the nurse to. I pounded the ground with my fist and jumped onto my bed.
"Chase, dude, you okay?" Michael asked. Yeah, I'm great! I just got my heart ripped out and found out the girl I love doesn't love me back! I'm feeling wonderful right now!
"What do you think?" I said coldly. I sighed. "Well, at least I can still be her friend. I know you guys are gonna hate me but I lied to Zoey in the letter and didn't tell her that I love her." Michael and Logan started to look very nervous.
"Uh, heh heh, funny story 'bout that, Chase." Michael said. I sat up. Something was wrong. "Um, well, you see, while you were in the sh-shower yesterday…we…um…kind of…found your letter and read, read it and got angry that you were lying. But then we, um, we found y-your other truthful letter and we….we…we, um…"
"We switched the letters!" Logan blurted out. My eyes got wide and my heart started pounding three times as hard.
"You…did…what!" I cried, shaking in fear. Then, I started to laugh as they stared at me. "Good one, you guys! I actually thought you were serious! I – " I looked at their faces. "You're-you're joking…right?" I asked. Please say yes, please say yes, please say yes… Michael slowly shook his head.
"Sorry, man. We thought we were doing the right thing. We were wrong." They both bowed their heads. I started having a spaz attack.
"No!" I screamed, pounding on the pillow. "No, no, no, no, no! Oh, man, oh ,man, oh, man!" I put my hand to my head and started shaking it back and forth. "This…can't…be…happening…to…me!"
"You're an idiot!" Michael mumbled to Logan.
"This…I can't believe…you guys…but…how…why…I'm going for a walk!" I said, rushing out the door and slamming it closed. I can't believe my friends would do that! I screamed inside my head. They're supposed to be my friends! And they kept this from me! Best friends are supposed to tell each other everything, no matter what might come out of it and – I stopped dead in my tracks. That phrase was a little too familiar. Then, it hit me. Saying what they did was wrong was hypocritical. They were right to do it. And I deserved it. But I didn't deserve what else had happened to me! She doesn't love me, I thought sadly to myself. I just have to get over it. But it was so hard to accept. Every moment we shared together in the past 2 years rushed through my head. Every spark of hope I had had of Zoey ever feeling the same way disappeared. Because I can't change the truth. I know the truth, she said it in her DVD. And I was a fool for ever thinking the truth wasn't true. Of course, there was that slight possibility that she liked me now but not when she made the DVD. But, who was I kidding? I've got to stop giving myself hope! Why was the hope still there? I sat down on the sand when I reached my destination; the beach. It always seemed to calm me, the small waves crashing onto the surface. But not today. Stupid deal.
A/N: Aww…poor Chase! What do you think? Next chapter will be Zoey reading the letter! Uh oh p'skettioz:O anywayz…REVIEW!
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