Chapter Nine: Walk the Wire For You
"So are you psyched about today," Scott asked me as I packed up my guitar and headed for the bus.
"I'm happy to be doing what I want to do, if that's what you mean, but I'm not "psyched." Geez I hate that word," I replied as I rolled my eyes at Scott.
"And I hate the word geez," Scott shot back as he nudged me when he saw Ashley approaching. "I get a weird vibe from him so be careful, okay," he whispered, moments before Ashley came up to me.
"Hey Shelby, Scott," Ashley greeted us with a huge grin. I could tell that Scott was irritated by his presence.
"Hey. Do you want to help me carry this," I said as I tossed him the guitar and he rushed to the bus.
"You really don't like him, do you," I asked as Scott shook his head and I laughed. "If you think he's going to steal away your best friend, then forget it," I joked as I wrapped my arms around his waist. "No one can every weplace my best fwiend," I said in a baby voice. I pinched his cheeks and he blushed.
Later on the bus .
"So Ashley, who's your favorite group," Scott asked as he turned his nose up at us. Both of them were really making me feel uncomfortable. I mean it was obvious that they did not like each other. At the bottom of Scott's list, I know Ashley wasn't even under "considered" or extra."
"I don't know . I have a lot of favorites, but right now, I'm really feeling Mariah Carey," replied as he smiled up at me and stroked my face.
"Am I ruining your privacy or something," Scott asked angrily.
"No, but I do think you two need to stop being so childish. I know you two hate each other, but could you just get a long for a little while. We're going to have to work together and see each other everyday," I demanded as I escaped Ashley's grasp and sat in a chair, by myself.
"Whatever. I'll be back in a few," Scott said as he went up to the front of the bus.
"Ashley. I have to go check up on him. Will you be okay," I asked, hoping that he would understand my situation.
"Yeah. Everything will be cool."
"Scott. Why are you being such a baby? Why can't you be happy that I'm finally in a relationship? You always said I needed a boyfriend so that I wouldn't be in your business all the time," I questioned as he ran his hands through his hair.
"I know I said that, but not him. He's so predictable Shelby. I know exactly what he's thinking and you deserve better. You're not the "All American Guy" type," he finished as he stood up and his voice Shelby .
"How are you going to tell me who's my type and who's not my type Scott?! You don't even know ME anymore. All you do is sit around and stress about what's going on in YOUR life and how this didn't go the way you wanted or whatever. Why do you have to be such a jackass," I yelled back at him, instantly regretting it. Why did I have to curse him?
"You're right! I don't know you anymore. The Shelby I knew was an obsessed Titanic freak that always watched out for me and cared about me just as much as herself. The Shelby I knew would never put some guy she met a few weeks ago before me, who she's known since 3rd grade. The Shelby I know would never use profanity. Ever. What happened to her, huh," Scott asked me as his eyes grew dark and angrier.
"Scott. Wake up. I'm not a girl anymore. You never wanted to face it. I'm growing up. I'm becoming a woman. I'm sorry if I'm changing okay. You're changing too. You've been changing ever since you and Kat started going out, but I never said anything to you. I let you have your space and experience life. Why won't you let me do the same? Why won't you let me go out into the world and do what I want," I asked with a scream.
"Shelby. I don't want you to "grow up" and leave me behind. You're . I need you and don't want you to just leave like Kat did," Scott said as he turned away from me.
"Scott. Is that what you think? That I'm just going to up and leave you because I found a guy? I can't believe what I'm hearing. Gosh! We've known each other for eight years. If you honestly think I'm that phony and fickle then maybe you never knew me. Maybe this was all a joke. Maybe our friendship was phony and a waste of time," I said as I ran into the back of the bus and pulled on my headphones. I was in dire need of Jewel right about now.
~Scott~
"Scott. Is that what you think? That I'm just going to up and leave you because I found a guy? I can't believe what I'm hearing. Gosh! We've known each other for eight years. If you honestly think I'm that phony and fickle then maybe you never knew me. Maybe this was all a joke. Maybe our friendship was phony and a waste of time," Shelby said to me as she rushed to the back of the bus, and my heart was crushed.
How could she say that eight years of being there for each other meant nothing? How could she? I've almost known her as long as Kat, but we've always been closer. I guess that what I considered to be a perfect friendship . I don't know. All I know is that I need time away from her right now. Maybe that's what she's needed for a long time.
A/N: Sorry about any grammar mistakes, but I wrote this about two years ago and I'm way too lazy to fix them. Keep reading and reviewing!!
"So are you psyched about today," Scott asked me as I packed up my guitar and headed for the bus.
"I'm happy to be doing what I want to do, if that's what you mean, but I'm not "psyched." Geez I hate that word," I replied as I rolled my eyes at Scott.
"And I hate the word geez," Scott shot back as he nudged me when he saw Ashley approaching. "I get a weird vibe from him so be careful, okay," he whispered, moments before Ashley came up to me.
"Hey Shelby, Scott," Ashley greeted us with a huge grin. I could tell that Scott was irritated by his presence.
"Hey. Do you want to help me carry this," I said as I tossed him the guitar and he rushed to the bus.
"You really don't like him, do you," I asked as Scott shook his head and I laughed. "If you think he's going to steal away your best friend, then forget it," I joked as I wrapped my arms around his waist. "No one can every weplace my best fwiend," I said in a baby voice. I pinched his cheeks and he blushed.
Later on the bus .
"So Ashley, who's your favorite group," Scott asked as he turned his nose up at us. Both of them were really making me feel uncomfortable. I mean it was obvious that they did not like each other. At the bottom of Scott's list, I know Ashley wasn't even under "considered" or extra."
"I don't know . I have a lot of favorites, but right now, I'm really feeling Mariah Carey," replied as he smiled up at me and stroked my face.
"Am I ruining your privacy or something," Scott asked angrily.
"No, but I do think you two need to stop being so childish. I know you two hate each other, but could you just get a long for a little while. We're going to have to work together and see each other everyday," I demanded as I escaped Ashley's grasp and sat in a chair, by myself.
"Whatever. I'll be back in a few," Scott said as he went up to the front of the bus.
"Ashley. I have to go check up on him. Will you be okay," I asked, hoping that he would understand my situation.
"Yeah. Everything will be cool."
"Scott. Why are you being such a baby? Why can't you be happy that I'm finally in a relationship? You always said I needed a boyfriend so that I wouldn't be in your business all the time," I questioned as he ran his hands through his hair.
"I know I said that, but not him. He's so predictable Shelby. I know exactly what he's thinking and you deserve better. You're not the "All American Guy" type," he finished as he stood up and his voice Shelby .
"How are you going to tell me who's my type and who's not my type Scott?! You don't even know ME anymore. All you do is sit around and stress about what's going on in YOUR life and how this didn't go the way you wanted or whatever. Why do you have to be such a jackass," I yelled back at him, instantly regretting it. Why did I have to curse him?
"You're right! I don't know you anymore. The Shelby I knew was an obsessed Titanic freak that always watched out for me and cared about me just as much as herself. The Shelby I knew would never put some guy she met a few weeks ago before me, who she's known since 3rd grade. The Shelby I know would never use profanity. Ever. What happened to her, huh," Scott asked me as his eyes grew dark and angrier.
"Scott. Wake up. I'm not a girl anymore. You never wanted to face it. I'm growing up. I'm becoming a woman. I'm sorry if I'm changing okay. You're changing too. You've been changing ever since you and Kat started going out, but I never said anything to you. I let you have your space and experience life. Why won't you let me do the same? Why won't you let me go out into the world and do what I want," I asked with a scream.
"Shelby. I don't want you to "grow up" and leave me behind. You're . I need you and don't want you to just leave like Kat did," Scott said as he turned away from me.
"Scott. Is that what you think? That I'm just going to up and leave you because I found a guy? I can't believe what I'm hearing. Gosh! We've known each other for eight years. If you honestly think I'm that phony and fickle then maybe you never knew me. Maybe this was all a joke. Maybe our friendship was phony and a waste of time," I said as I ran into the back of the bus and pulled on my headphones. I was in dire need of Jewel right about now.
~Scott~
"Scott. Is that what you think? That I'm just going to up and leave you because I found a guy? I can't believe what I'm hearing. Gosh! We've known each other for eight years. If you honestly think I'm that phony and fickle then maybe you never knew me. Maybe this was all a joke. Maybe our friendship was phony and a waste of time," Shelby said to me as she rushed to the back of the bus, and my heart was crushed.
How could she say that eight years of being there for each other meant nothing? How could she? I've almost known her as long as Kat, but we've always been closer. I guess that what I considered to be a perfect friendship . I don't know. All I know is that I need time away from her right now. Maybe that's what she's needed for a long time.
A/N: Sorry about any grammar mistakes, but I wrote this about two years ago and I'm way too lazy to fix them. Keep reading and reviewing!!
