DEAR LIE:
Mistakes
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When Scott reached his room he opened the door just in time to hear Shelby's sweet voice leaving a message on his answering machine. He grabbed the phone in a hurry; she was exactly what he needed right now.
" Shell" He said making sure she hadn't hung up yet.
" Oh Hey you" She said now happier that she wasn't talking to his machine. " Uh-oh, what's wrong?" She asked
" You know me too well" Scott laughed. " Its nothing, I just got in a fight with my dad."
" But what happened you guys were getting along so well" Shelby asked curiously.
" What do you think happened, he's trying to live his life through me" Scott snapped at her.
" You know what Scott I'm just trying to help you don't have to go and be mean to me like that," Shelby said getting angry.
" Oh calm down Shelby I'm not being mean to you" Scott yelled back.
" You know what I think we need some time apart, Bromwin asked me to go out with her tonight and I'm going, call me when your not being such an ass" She said and slammed the phone down on the receiver.
" Damn it Shelby" He said and then heard a click and then the dial tone. He slammed down the phone. The blinking number on his answering machine caught his eye and he played it.
" Hi Scott it's me Shelby, I just wanted to thank you for the flowers, they are so beautiful!" She said excitedly. " I love you so much, I hope we can get together tonight, I miss you! Oh and Juliet is here, she says hi!"
Scott sighed hearing her beautiful voice. He had just done what he promised himself he wouldn't. He took his anger out on her of all people he to do that to it had to be her, she was the best thing that had ever happened to him and he could barely believe the way he had just treated her. He pressed delete on his machine and ran his hands through his hair trying to grasp what had just happened. He would have to do a lot more than send her flowers to get himself out of this one.
" What up cuz?" asked Brandon entering the room.
" You going out with Brom tonight?" Scott asked.
" No she called and said that she was gonna spend some time with Shelby if you two weren't going out, I'm guessing your not" Brandon said he could tell that they had gotten in a fight, he had been blissfully happy all summer and the only thing that could upset him was her.
" No we just got in a fight" Scott sighed looking at the phone. " Did she say what they were gonna be doing?" Scott asked worried.
" I think Brom said something about going to another friends house for a party or something. Brandon's beeper began to vibrate. " Let me use your phone" Brandon asked. Scott laid back on his bed not paying any attention to Brandons phone conversation. He looked over at the picture of her on his nightstand and closed his eyes trying to tell himself that he hadn't ruined everything, and that she would forgive him.
" Hey Ed tell me do you know Bromwin Malloy?" Brandon asked
" Oh yea she and I have grew up together she's coming tonight," Eddie answered. " Oh so your the guy she's been raving about" He laughed.
" Ya well we'll have to talk about that later, Scottie and I will be there around 9, alright see Ya later Ed" Brandon said and hung up the cordless phone. " Jackpot" Brandon smiled. Scott rolled over to look at his cousin " I found your girl"
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Shelby, Juliet and Bromwin walked into Eddies the first ones there. He ran down the stairs and noticed the sad look on Shelby's face.
" You ok squirt?" He asked
" Ya I'm fine" she smiled and walked into the living room. She at on the couch and began to watch the TV.
" I'll see if I can snap her out of it" Juliet said and followed her.
" What's up with her?" Ed asked.
" She and Scott just got in a fight, she'll be ok, she just needs some time away from him I think" Bromwin smiled.
" Uh-oh" Eddie said getting scared, Bromwin was going to hurt him and he knew it.
" What uh-oh?" Bromwin asked fearing the worst and making a fist.
" He wouldn't by any chance be cousins with Brandon Barringer would her?" Before he could even finish the name Bromwin began to hit him. " OWW! " He said.
" Your such an idiot." Bromwin yelled. " Well I'm not telling her you can" Bromwin said and pushed Eddie into the living room.
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Bromwin walked into the kitchen and sat down taking a deep breath. She sat at a stool on the island and rested her head in her hands. After everything that was going on at home the only time she ever felt safe was when she was with Eddie and Shelby. Things were only going to get more difficult and she knew it. When September rolled around Shelby would be gone and Eddie would be back into football. She always had Brandon, sure she had only known him a couple months but there was something about him that kept her thinking about him constantly. As if on cue Brandon and Scott walked into the kitchen.
" Hey" Brandon smiled at her. Bromwin paid no attention to his sweet smile and glared at Scott.
" Don't start with me Bromwin" Scott sighed.
" Excuse me" Bromwin, said standing up. Scott could be a great guy but she hated when he acted like this, she had gotten to know him pretty well over the summer and he was definitely the male Shelby. Music began to play loudly from the living room and they knew that meant everyone was arriving.
" Lets all calm down and have some fun" Brandon said pushing Scott backwards. " Why don't you go find Shelby and make up"
" Whatever" Scott said walking out of the kitchen. He expected to find Shelby sitting alone somewhere and moping but instead there she stood on the living room coffee table dancing and laughing hysterically with Eddie and Juliet.
" Well looks like somebody cheered up" Brandon said as he walked out of the kitchen his arm around Bromwins shoulders.
" Guess you don't matter so much afterall" Bromwin through it back in his face. " She can live without you, just remember that" She said as they walked into the living room to join everyone else. Scott watched shocked as Shelby danced happily not caring that he was there or about the fight they had just gotten in. He shook his head and walked into the living room, if she could have fun so could he.
" Hi" A blonde girl smiled at him and handed him a drink. " I'm Carly"
" Scott" He said excepting the drink. He could have fun too.
Mistakes
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When Scott reached his room he opened the door just in time to hear Shelby's sweet voice leaving a message on his answering machine. He grabbed the phone in a hurry; she was exactly what he needed right now.
" Shell" He said making sure she hadn't hung up yet.
" Oh Hey you" She said now happier that she wasn't talking to his machine. " Uh-oh, what's wrong?" She asked
" You know me too well" Scott laughed. " Its nothing, I just got in a fight with my dad."
" But what happened you guys were getting along so well" Shelby asked curiously.
" What do you think happened, he's trying to live his life through me" Scott snapped at her.
" You know what Scott I'm just trying to help you don't have to go and be mean to me like that," Shelby said getting angry.
" Oh calm down Shelby I'm not being mean to you" Scott yelled back.
" You know what I think we need some time apart, Bromwin asked me to go out with her tonight and I'm going, call me when your not being such an ass" She said and slammed the phone down on the receiver.
" Damn it Shelby" He said and then heard a click and then the dial tone. He slammed down the phone. The blinking number on his answering machine caught his eye and he played it.
" Hi Scott it's me Shelby, I just wanted to thank you for the flowers, they are so beautiful!" She said excitedly. " I love you so much, I hope we can get together tonight, I miss you! Oh and Juliet is here, she says hi!"
Scott sighed hearing her beautiful voice. He had just done what he promised himself he wouldn't. He took his anger out on her of all people he to do that to it had to be her, she was the best thing that had ever happened to him and he could barely believe the way he had just treated her. He pressed delete on his machine and ran his hands through his hair trying to grasp what had just happened. He would have to do a lot more than send her flowers to get himself out of this one.
" What up cuz?" asked Brandon entering the room.
" You going out with Brom tonight?" Scott asked.
" No she called and said that she was gonna spend some time with Shelby if you two weren't going out, I'm guessing your not" Brandon said he could tell that they had gotten in a fight, he had been blissfully happy all summer and the only thing that could upset him was her.
" No we just got in a fight" Scott sighed looking at the phone. " Did she say what they were gonna be doing?" Scott asked worried.
" I think Brom said something about going to another friends house for a party or something. Brandon's beeper began to vibrate. " Let me use your phone" Brandon asked. Scott laid back on his bed not paying any attention to Brandons phone conversation. He looked over at the picture of her on his nightstand and closed his eyes trying to tell himself that he hadn't ruined everything, and that she would forgive him.
" Hey Ed tell me do you know Bromwin Malloy?" Brandon asked
" Oh yea she and I have grew up together she's coming tonight," Eddie answered. " Oh so your the guy she's been raving about" He laughed.
" Ya well we'll have to talk about that later, Scottie and I will be there around 9, alright see Ya later Ed" Brandon said and hung up the cordless phone. " Jackpot" Brandon smiled. Scott rolled over to look at his cousin " I found your girl"
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Shelby, Juliet and Bromwin walked into Eddies the first ones there. He ran down the stairs and noticed the sad look on Shelby's face.
" You ok squirt?" He asked
" Ya I'm fine" she smiled and walked into the living room. She at on the couch and began to watch the TV.
" I'll see if I can snap her out of it" Juliet said and followed her.
" What's up with her?" Ed asked.
" She and Scott just got in a fight, she'll be ok, she just needs some time away from him I think" Bromwin smiled.
" Uh-oh" Eddie said getting scared, Bromwin was going to hurt him and he knew it.
" What uh-oh?" Bromwin asked fearing the worst and making a fist.
" He wouldn't by any chance be cousins with Brandon Barringer would her?" Before he could even finish the name Bromwin began to hit him. " OWW! " He said.
" Your such an idiot." Bromwin yelled. " Well I'm not telling her you can" Bromwin said and pushed Eddie into the living room.
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Bromwin walked into the kitchen and sat down taking a deep breath. She sat at a stool on the island and rested her head in her hands. After everything that was going on at home the only time she ever felt safe was when she was with Eddie and Shelby. Things were only going to get more difficult and she knew it. When September rolled around Shelby would be gone and Eddie would be back into football. She always had Brandon, sure she had only known him a couple months but there was something about him that kept her thinking about him constantly. As if on cue Brandon and Scott walked into the kitchen.
" Hey" Brandon smiled at her. Bromwin paid no attention to his sweet smile and glared at Scott.
" Don't start with me Bromwin" Scott sighed.
" Excuse me" Bromwin, said standing up. Scott could be a great guy but she hated when he acted like this, she had gotten to know him pretty well over the summer and he was definitely the male Shelby. Music began to play loudly from the living room and they knew that meant everyone was arriving.
" Lets all calm down and have some fun" Brandon said pushing Scott backwards. " Why don't you go find Shelby and make up"
" Whatever" Scott said walking out of the kitchen. He expected to find Shelby sitting alone somewhere and moping but instead there she stood on the living room coffee table dancing and laughing hysterically with Eddie and Juliet.
" Well looks like somebody cheered up" Brandon said as he walked out of the kitchen his arm around Bromwins shoulders.
" Guess you don't matter so much afterall" Bromwin through it back in his face. " She can live without you, just remember that" She said as they walked into the living room to join everyone else. Scott watched shocked as Shelby danced happily not caring that he was there or about the fight they had just gotten in. He shook his head and walked into the living room, if she could have fun so could he.
" Hi" A blonde girl smiled at him and handed him a drink. " I'm Carly"
" Scott" He said excepting the drink. He could have fun too.