Duncan POV

"Aww its not that bad... Look at the bright side, You dont have to give an oral report on Gobal warming"

"How is that a bright side!? Ive already did all the work and I practiced it in my mirror a million times!!!"

"Ok? Well maybe we'd get stuck here until you have P.E."

"UGH!!! I LOVE P.E.!!!"

"Maybe until lunch? Then you wont need to think of an excuse to starve your self..." Duncan said slyly. He was tryin to reason with her but Damn she was making it so hard! Its like shes perfect at EVERYTHING!!! Duncan figured he would have a little fun with her sence she wouldnt reason with him when he was serous.

"I DONT STARVE MYSELF!"

"Whatever floats your boat Princess"

"UGH! STOP CALLING ME THAT!!! AND JUST BECAUSE I DONT PIG OUT LIKE YOU DOESNT MEAN I DONT EAT! UGH THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT"

"And why would that be?"

"If you didnt let me go then I wouldnt even be here because I would be at class!!!"

Duncan shrugged. He started to think about his last period. The one with the poem... This is what he was talking about, Its like God was try to make his life impossible. It didnt really bother Duncan that he was missing class but Courtney was... Yeah he liked to mess with her but thats when she enjoys it...

"Hey Courtney, Why were you crying that one day when I called you?" Duncan asked in wonder, He knew she would be sad but did she love Dylan or did she secretly love him? Duncan knew what he did was wrong but he loved her...


Courtney POV

Courtney sat on a upside down bucket.

"This guy he..." She paused, unsure to tell him. "He sent me a text and... I guess I was just a little sad."

"Oh..."

The closet grew silent for a while. Courtney was thinking about the skating rink, When she saw Duncan in the bathroom. She had heard a peep. You know, When you try to swallow that big lump in your thoat when your about to cry. When he came out, His eyes...They were red. Now that you think about, she had heard the peep after the phone rang. It must be about his dad. He said he hated him right?

"Duncan?"

"Yeah?"

"Remember in the bathroom at the skating rink?"

"Uh yeah"

"You were crying... Why?"

More silence.

"Was it about your dad?"

Even more silence.

"Its okay if you dont want to talk about it..."

"Yes"

"Huh?"

"It was about my dad..." He paused "He abandoned us when I was little and my brother called and said he had came back..."

"Oh..."

Silence.

Courtney felt hot tears stinging down her cheeks. No wonder Duncan acted so Tough. Why was life so painful?


Duncan POV

Duncan flipped his phone open. The light lit the dark closet a little bit. He stared at his screen saver. It was a picture of him and his mom on the porch steps. He glanced at Courtney and he noticed her tears.

"Oh its okay Princess..." He didnt know how to cheer he up but he hated her crying.

"No its not. Nothing is ever okay. Why does life have to be so painful???"

"Not everything is painful..." He thought about her... I Bet Its my fault shes crying...

"Yes it is!!! How can you bear it!!! I mean its like you dont care about anything! School, Rules THE LAW!!!"

"I care about you, and you make my life just a little more bearable."

Duncan sent Courtney a text:

I Luv u...


Courtney POV

Courtney felt her phone vibrete in her pocket, She opened it: 1 NEW MESSEGE From DUNCAN. She read it:

I Luv u...