PART SIX: WRITTEN IN CAITENCE'S POINT OF VEIW
I sat in my grandma's basement on Saturday night talking to my friend, Riley Wood, on the phone. Grandma had gone to bed hours ago and me, being the insomniac that I am, had snuck down to her den. I glanced at my watch, expecting to see a big '12:00' staring back at me, but to my surprise: "Only 8:00?!" I thought out loud.
"What?" Riley asked.
"Oh, nothing. Anyway, what was I saying?"
"You were talking about how much you think Lori hates you."
"Oh yeah! Anyway, I caught her sneering at me! I think that she's jealous of me and Merton. I'm also beginning to think that Merton feels the same way."
"Jealous?"
"No, Riley, I'm beginning to think that he might like her back." At that moment there was a knock on the door. "Oh, Riles, I'm gonna have to call you back. I'll see you soon. Bye." I hung up the phone and went to the door. "Who is it?" I called.
"It's Merton!"
"Merton?!" I shrieked, springing out of my chair. I flung open the door. "What are you doing here?" I asked ecstatically.
"I just came by to say hello," he said, hugging me. I hugged him back and suddenly realized that he was still standing outside.
"Oh, come in!" I said, letting go of him. As he stepped inside, I added, "Grandma fell asleep a while ago." Merton came in and grabbed the clicker on the couch. He clicked off the TV and spun around, revealing that he held something behind his back. It was a CD.
"I burned this for you," he said, handing me the disk. I took it and looked at the back of the case.
"Oh! These are really good songs! They're all so-"
"Romantic? That's the idea," Merton interrupted. "I thought that we could dance to them…" he said timidly. I laughed.
"Dance? Me? I don't know how!"
"Neither do I." He answered, holding out his hand, I took it as he led me over to the CD player. I put the CD in the machine and we moved out to the middle of the floor. I put my hand on his shoulder as he put his on my waist. The CD started. The song was 'Hero' by Enrique Iglesias.
1 Would you dance
If I asked you to dance?
"Apparently, yes." I said, grinning.
2 Or would you run
And never look back?
Would you cry
If you saw me cryin'?
Would you save my soul tonight?
"You know what, Merton?" I asked,
"What?"
"In the 3 months that we've been dating, we've never shared a real kiss."
"Well, we'll have to fix that, wont we?" he said quietly.
3 Would you tremble
If I touched your lips?
Or would you laugh
Oh please tell me this
He leaned in. I closed my eyes and filled the space between out faces.
4 Would you die
For the one you love?
Hold me in your arms tonight
After a moment, Merton suddenly opened his eyes and abruptly broke the kiss as he let go of me.
"I can't do this," he said. 'Do what?' I thought as my expression changed from pleased to confused.
"There's something I have to tell you," 'Please don't say he's gay!' I thought as he led me to the couch and sat me down. "I only realized this today…I tried to change it, but I can't." He sat down next to me. "Cait, I'm in love with Lori. I have been for a really long time, I just didn't know it." Merton said. My heart dropped. 'Well, at least he's not gay…'
"Oh, Merton," I said, smiling. "Don't you know that you can't change love?" Merton looked puzzled.
"Are….aren't you mad at me?" He said timidly. I laughed.
"Mad? Of course not! I'd be mad if you were cheating on me. The fact that you tried to change who you loved for me is more then enough to make me not be mad at you." Merton smiled.
"So, we're still friends?" He asked.
"Of course!" I said as I hugged him. There was silence for a while afterwards. I broke it by asking a question. "Does Lori know?"
"No, not yet…" he said quietly, looking at his shoes.
"Well," I said, getting up. "What are you waiting for?" He looked up at me. "Go get her!" He stood up with my words of enthusiasm, grinning broadly.
"I will! Thanks Cait, say hi to your grandma for me." He said, moving towards the door and removing his keys from his pocket.
"No problem. See ya." I responded. He opened the door, looked back, and smiled. He waved and went out the door, closing it behind him. I was left in silence besides the CD that was still playing 'You Are So Beautiful' in the background. I sat down with a lighter heart then I had expected. 'At lest I helped someone out…' I thought as I clicked the TV on again.
I sat in my grandma's basement on Saturday night talking to my friend, Riley Wood, on the phone. Grandma had gone to bed hours ago and me, being the insomniac that I am, had snuck down to her den. I glanced at my watch, expecting to see a big '12:00' staring back at me, but to my surprise: "Only 8:00?!" I thought out loud.
"What?" Riley asked.
"Oh, nothing. Anyway, what was I saying?"
"You were talking about how much you think Lori hates you."
"Oh yeah! Anyway, I caught her sneering at me! I think that she's jealous of me and Merton. I'm also beginning to think that Merton feels the same way."
"Jealous?"
"No, Riley, I'm beginning to think that he might like her back." At that moment there was a knock on the door. "Oh, Riles, I'm gonna have to call you back. I'll see you soon. Bye." I hung up the phone and went to the door. "Who is it?" I called.
"It's Merton!"
"Merton?!" I shrieked, springing out of my chair. I flung open the door. "What are you doing here?" I asked ecstatically.
"I just came by to say hello," he said, hugging me. I hugged him back and suddenly realized that he was still standing outside.
"Oh, come in!" I said, letting go of him. As he stepped inside, I added, "Grandma fell asleep a while ago." Merton came in and grabbed the clicker on the couch. He clicked off the TV and spun around, revealing that he held something behind his back. It was a CD.
"I burned this for you," he said, handing me the disk. I took it and looked at the back of the case.
"Oh! These are really good songs! They're all so-"
"Romantic? That's the idea," Merton interrupted. "I thought that we could dance to them…" he said timidly. I laughed.
"Dance? Me? I don't know how!"
"Neither do I." He answered, holding out his hand, I took it as he led me over to the CD player. I put the CD in the machine and we moved out to the middle of the floor. I put my hand on his shoulder as he put his on my waist. The CD started. The song was 'Hero' by Enrique Iglesias.
1 Would you dance
If I asked you to dance?
"Apparently, yes." I said, grinning.
2 Or would you run
And never look back?
Would you cry
If you saw me cryin'?
Would you save my soul tonight?
"You know what, Merton?" I asked,
"What?"
"In the 3 months that we've been dating, we've never shared a real kiss."
"Well, we'll have to fix that, wont we?" he said quietly.
3 Would you tremble
If I touched your lips?
Or would you laugh
Oh please tell me this
He leaned in. I closed my eyes and filled the space between out faces.
4 Would you die
For the one you love?
Hold me in your arms tonight
After a moment, Merton suddenly opened his eyes and abruptly broke the kiss as he let go of me.
"I can't do this," he said. 'Do what?' I thought as my expression changed from pleased to confused.
"There's something I have to tell you," 'Please don't say he's gay!' I thought as he led me to the couch and sat me down. "I only realized this today…I tried to change it, but I can't." He sat down next to me. "Cait, I'm in love with Lori. I have been for a really long time, I just didn't know it." Merton said. My heart dropped. 'Well, at least he's not gay…'
"Oh, Merton," I said, smiling. "Don't you know that you can't change love?" Merton looked puzzled.
"Are….aren't you mad at me?" He said timidly. I laughed.
"Mad? Of course not! I'd be mad if you were cheating on me. The fact that you tried to change who you loved for me is more then enough to make me not be mad at you." Merton smiled.
"So, we're still friends?" He asked.
"Of course!" I said as I hugged him. There was silence for a while afterwards. I broke it by asking a question. "Does Lori know?"
"No, not yet…" he said quietly, looking at his shoes.
"Well," I said, getting up. "What are you waiting for?" He looked up at me. "Go get her!" He stood up with my words of enthusiasm, grinning broadly.
"I will! Thanks Cait, say hi to your grandma for me." He said, moving towards the door and removing his keys from his pocket.
"No problem. See ya." I responded. He opened the door, looked back, and smiled. He waved and went out the door, closing it behind him. I was left in silence besides the CD that was still playing 'You Are So Beautiful' in the background. I sat down with a lighter heart then I had expected. 'At lest I helped someone out…' I thought as I clicked the TV on again.
