Things are about to get pretty hairy…

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I rinsed my mouth out with as much mouthwash as I could fit in my mouth. As soon as I got away from Beth, I ran straight to my room and got out my toothbrush. It wasn't that I found Beth disgusting or anything; just that tasting another girl's lips was felt so… Wrong… Ugh… I spat out the mouthwash, wiping my mouth off with a towel. I was starting to wonder if Beth really was doing that for science… Hopefully Gwen's still out there…

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Gwen was an absolute mess. She was curled up into a shivering ball, holding a pillow tightly. Even though her face was crammed into the pillow, I could hear her crying from the hallway. I'd never seen her like this; it wasn't nearly this bad when Heather went playing around with Trent at the island. I sat down on the bed, resting a hand on her shoulder.

"Let it out, girl…" I said. She looked up at me; her face was stained with tears. "What happened…?" She flung her arms around me, sobbing louder than I had heard anyone ever before.

"B…B…B…" She could hardly speak.

"Shhh… Calm down, girl…" I patted her back. "Just take a few breathes and speak," She took a few long breathes, although it still took a few minutes for her to calm down enough to speak.

"Cody… Cody…" She just repeated his name.

"What about Cody?"

"He… She… They… Pool… Kiss…" I could already start to see what was going on.

"Come on, you can do this…" She took one more elongated breath.

"C-Cody…Cody was kissing Beth!!" She screamed, crying even harder. My eyes narrowed.

"You sure that's what you saw?" I felt her nod.

"I… I was going to meet him at the pool… I was going to tell him what I really felt… But when I got there…" I cut her off.

"Hold up… You sure it wasn't Beth that got Cody first?"

"I…I wanted to believe that too…" She started. Great… "B-But…" She was sobbing again, making it hard for her to speak. "The way he was positioned… She… She had her arms flailing with her eyes wide open… His eyes were… Were shut... His had his hands around her…" She hugged me tighter, shaking violently. I simply held her, waiting for her to calm down. "Wh-What's w-wrong with me!?" She yelled suddenly. "E-Every guy… Every guy I date…" I released her suddenly, looking at her sternly.

"Listen up, Gwen. There ain't nothing wrong with you. Almost all guys are filthy pigs 'round here… We all thought Cody was different, but it seems he's no different from the rest,"

"He said… He said he loved me… And he acted like he really meant it…"

"I've seen some guys who can really say things like they mean it… Doesn't mean they do…"

"B-But…" She sniffed. "I really do love him… I know that…" I shook my head sadly.

"Sorry, girl… But he just wasn't the guy…" I sighed, trying to assure her it was going to be fine. "Look, we're just high school kids… We don't need no guys to keep us happy!" Thankfully, she seemed to finally be tiring herself out from all the crying. "Now look, cheer up, and try to forget him…"

"It's… Not that easy…" She said, wiping her eyes. She had finally calmed down enough to stop crying. "I want to know what made him do that…" She sighed, shaking her head.

"Look, some guys just ain't possible to understand…" I shook my head. "And sometimes guys just don't get us… That's how it works," She nodded, wiping her eyes more.

"I guess you're right…" She said quietly. Man… she had stopped crying and all, but she still looked like crap; I could tell it'd be awhile before she got over this one…

The door knocked. We both looked over.

"Gwen? You in here?" My eyes narrowed at the sound of Cody's voice. I turned to Gwen, hoping hearing him wouldn't make her more miserable. I nearly jumped when I saw her. Well, she wasn't really sad anymore, but… This was no better…

I saw raw hate in her eyes as she rose.

"Now Gwen, don't do anything too rash…" I said, starting to fear for Cody's life. She didn't seem to hear me.

She opened the door.

"Oh, Gwen!" He greeted happily. "I've been looking all over for you… I've been down at the pool waiting…"

BAM

Before he could finish that sentence, Gwen had punched him so hard across the face that was sent spiraling to the ground about 5 feet back. I stood, eyes and jaw agape. She was breathing quickly and heavily; pure rage had formed on her face.

"Get the hell away from me," She said, sounding like she would be willing to kill. He stood, clutching his nose and eye.

"…Gwen…" He said, quivering. "What… What's…?" The fool was playing dumb.

"Cut the bull crap. I saw you and Beth out there, you dirty little cheater!" She screamed. His one visible eye widened.

"Oh God… Oh crap, no…" He took a breath. "Look, I know what that looked like, but please, you gotta believe me, that was all Beth that…"

"Shove it," Gwen hissed. "I saw it for a good 5 seconds; YOU were kissing HER. And by the looks of it, she wasn't particularly enjoying it, either!"

"Gwen, please! I swear to God that it was her!" He jumped back a foot when he saw her make a fist.

"I know what I saw, Cody," She growled.

"Gwen, if you'd just let me talk, I can…"

"I thought you were different…" She said, her anger now being replaced by sadness. "I thought you were pure… I can't believe I fell for the whole "I know you hate me" thing…" She looked away.

"Gwen, honest, I did not kiss…"

"And to think I was about to tell you I really did love you…" His eye widened even more. "At least you finally slipped up before I did…"

"No, please, Gwen…!"

"It's over, Cody. Just get the (CENSORED) away from me," I gasped at what she said. Cody backed away, completely silent. His mouth opened and closed a few times, but he didn't speak.

Now would be a good time to go…

I got up and slowly walked out of the room. I looked at Cody as I passed, shaking my head at him.

"You're pathetic, you know that?" As soon as I left, Gwen slammed the door, locking it. Cody just stood, stunned by what had just occurred.

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Alright, this was more like a half chapter. I really am wishing I had just added this onto the other one… Regardless, I'll try to get a good long chapter out soon. Sorry!