Chapter 14
Robbie's POV
"Beck! Hey Beck!" I yell, clasping his shoulder.
He swiftly turns around, "Hey Robb, what's up?"
I take a moment to catch my breath, "I want Cat back"
He laughs, "Took you that long to realize?"
I shake my head, "I've always wanted her back…Beck I don't care that she's going to New York. What I didn't realize was how stupid I was to break up with her"
Beck nods, "You did make a stupid move"
I roll my eyes, "Yeah I know, you don't have to tell me again"
Beck places his hand on my shoulder, "But I'm glad you realized you're mistake"
He smiles, I smile back.
"Thanks man…When should I tell her?"
Beck looks beyond my shoulder, "How about now?"
He motions his head; I turn around noticing Cat at her locker.
I take a breath, slowly inching my way towards her.
My palms become sweaty; my heart beat was throbbing out of my chest.
"Cat?" I ask quietly.
Cat slowly closes her locker, "Oh hey Robbie"
I smile, "Hi, I want to talk to you about something"
Cat's POV
"Okay, about what?" I reply.
Robbie scratches the back of his head, "I, uh, well…"
I cock my head, "Are you okay?"
Robbie twitches, "Y-yeah I'm fine. It's just that…"
He makes eye contact with mine. "Cat…I wan-"
"Cat?"
I jerk, surprised to hear a voice behind me.
I swiftly turn around, "Oh hey Steven"
Flowers?
Robbie's POV
Steven?Who the heck is Steven?
I look past Cat's shoulders, noticing a tall slender guy in front of Cat.
Flowers?!"Hey Cat, can I ask you something?" He asks in a suave voice.
Cat doesn't move for a while, until she slowly nods her head.
I start to feel hot.
Please don't tell me."I was wondering if you weren't busy Friday night, I'd like to take you on a date"
"Oh…" Cat replies.
I choke, tightening my fist.
"So what do you say?" Steven asks.
Cat remains quiet, looking down on the floor.
Please say no. Please say no.
Makes me want to punch him until he sees stars.
I take a deep breath, hoping to hear rejection.
"I would but…I don't think I'm ready to go out on dates just yet" She finally replies.
Inside of me I want to scream "YEAH! Get out of here Steven, she doesn't want you!"
But instead I remain quiet.
Except I couldn't help but smile.
Steven looks crushed, "Oh…okay"
Cat hugs him, "I'm sorry"
Steven tries to smile, "It's okay. But here"
He hands her the flowers, Cat smiles "Thanks"
I watch as Steven walks away, until I realize Cat was facing me.
"Sorry about that" She murmurs.
"Don't worry about it, not your type?" I casually ask before realizing that was a stupid thing for me to say.
I wanted to bash my head against the wall.
Did I really just ask that?
Cat looks down, "He is…"
I stare at Cat, "Oh…"
Cat shakes her head, "But I'm still trying to get over you" She says softly.
I slowly open my mouth.
I didn't know what to say.
But that hurt.
A lot.
"Cat I-" I say, reaching my hand out.
"I gotta go" Cat says, shoving past me.
I curse under my breath, slamming my hand against the lockers.
That didn't go as planned.
Not one bit.
Beck approaches me, "Hey man how did it go?"
I shake my head, "Terrible"
Beck frowns, "Hey don't give up. You have all day to get her back, and if all else fail tomorrow."
"I don't want to wait until tomorrow…Someone else might take her away"
Beck shakes his head, "Doubt it"
I sigh, "I hope"
*Diiiiinnnnnnggg* "I'll see you around" Beck says, waving off.
I stay put for a while, strategizing how I'm going to get my Cat back.
Don't say anything stupid.I nod, before heading off to class.
This is basically my last chance.
Cat's POV
"I can't believe you turned down Steven!" Tori says quietly.
I sigh, "Why does it matter?"
Tori jerks, "Uhm hello?! He's one of the hottest guys here!"
I roll my eyes, "Well I said no. I can't take it back"
Tori sighs, "You're still in love with Robbie huh?"
I look down at my desk, twirling my pencil around "Incredibly"
Tori leans back against her chair, "He still loves you"
I nod, "I know…I can tell whenever I look into his eyes"
"I just don't see why he hasn't asked for you to take him back!" Tori says.
"I think he was going to…" I say quietly.
Tori scoots closer to me, "What do you mean?"
"Well before Steven, Robbie came up to me. He didn't say much, but by the way he was acting…he seemed like he wanted to ask me to take him back"
Tori slightly smiles, "That's great… right?"
I scribble in my notebook, "Yeah it is…but I said something stupid"
Tori tilts her head, "What did you say?"
"Well he asked me if the reason why I rejected Steven was because he wasn't my type, but I told him it was because I'm still getting over him" I reply.
Feeling stupid.
Tori shakes her head, "That's not stupid, if anything that was a smart thing to say. It'll show him that he made a stupid mistakes by dumping you"
"But now what if he never asks me back? He probably thinks I'm over him now…which is completely false"
"Doubt it, I'm pretty sure Robbie's going to ask you back sometime this day" Tori replies sincerely.
I sigh, "I hope"
Don't say anything stupid next time.
Robbie's POV
It's like fate is trying to keep me away from Cat.
This whole day every time I tried talking to her, something would turn up.
Fire drills, people coming up to ask us about homework, more guys asking Cat out; which is completely pissing me off.
I sigh, leaning against the lockers. "Maybe we're not meant to be together"
I shake my head, "No…I'm not going to think like that" I nod, putting my books away in my locker.
I head off to Sikowitz class, the last class of the day.
Basically my last chance to win Cat back.
I enter class, taking my usual seat next to Cat.
I face her, she faces me.
I smile, "Hey Cat"
Cat's POV
Remember. Nothing stupid."Hey Robbie. Again" I say smiling.
This whole day has been filled with uneventful distractions.
Every time Robbie would ask to talk.
Some unpredictable thing happens.
It's really getting on my nerves but maybe I'm having high expectations.
I don't want to get my hopes up.
"So listen Cat…" He says softly.
I nod, my heart beats out of my chest.
"There's something I want to say…"
"Okay" I reply softly.
"I wanted to start off by saying…I'm a complete idiot, I made a mistake Cat. What I'm trying to say is…"
I lean in closer to him, anxiously waiting to hear the words.
"I wan-"
"Robbie! Tori! On stage now!"
I groan.
Are you kidding me!
"I'm kind of in the middle of something…" Robbie replies.
My eyes widen in shock.
Tori nods, "Uh yeah! Sikowitz I could be partnered with someone else…"
Sikowitz shakes his head, "No! I want Robbie on that stage right now or everyone gets an F!"
The class groans, Robbie reluctantly gets up looking back at me before he does.
I lean back against the chair in frustration.
Will I ever get my Robbie back?
"Alright Sikowitz, what kinda stupid scene will you have us do?" Robbie asks in frustration.
Clearly we're on the same boat.
"This stupid scene I'll have you act is Tori just got promoted on her job and you're congratulating her but all your dialect has to be angry. So say your lines, angrily! ACTION!"
Tori faces Robbie, "Hey! I just got a stupid promotion!"
Robbie scrunches his face, "Congrats on your stupid promotion! I'm so happy for you!"
"I am so honking happy that I'll be making more money now!" Tori yells.
"Can't wait for mine!" Robbie yells back.
Even I think this is a stupid scene.
By the looks on Robbie and Tori, they might think so too.
"Alright, good job" Sikowitz says, dismissing them off the stage.
*Diiiiinnnnnggggg*
"See you tomorrow class!"
I sling my bag over my shoulder, making my way out the door.
"Hey wait, Cat?"
I turn around seeing Robbie approaching me.
"Hey Robbie! Would you come here for a second?" Sikowitz calls out.
Another distraction.
Of course.
Robbie sighs, "Yeah…"
He turns and faces me "I'll talk to you later okay?"
I slowly nod; "Okay"
I drag myself to my car and head home. I curl up against the couch with a blanket in the living room.
Trying to hold back tears.
"Maybe we're not meant to be together" I quietly say.
*Ding dong*
I sigh, prying off the blanket and head towards the door.
I swing it open; Robbie appears in front of me with a bouquet of flowers in his hand.
"Hey…"