At Starbucks,
Jeremy sits at one of the chairs, holding an ice-pack against his chin. He sighs dolefully out
at the empty parking lot, when Jolene bursts through the door.
"Hey Jer, what's up?" she says then she notices the ice-pack, " Oh my gosh! What
happened??" She rushes over to him.
Jeremy feebly shrugs and says, " It's no big deal. Michael caught me and Mary
kissing, and he punched me." Jolene looks crushed, then she says briskly, " I hope you're
all-right."
Jeremy, talking to himself, says, " I don't like Mary like that, this feeling came over
me, and I just had to do something."
Jolene looks sympathetic and reaches out to touch Jeremy's hand.
A couple days later,
Mary is lying on her bed, staring at the ceiling miserably. She is thinking about how bad
her life is now that Michael's gone. Someone knocks on her bedroom door and she
tonelessly answers, "Come in."
The door opens, and there is Jolene, a sympathetic smile on her face. "Mar, you're still in
bed?! This really must be hard for you if you refuse to get up, usually you're up before
most normal people are even thinking about waking up."
"Yeah well, I have no reason to get up. Michael's out of my life, and no one,
including Jeremy, can take his place." Mary said melancholy.
Suddenly she brightens, and says excitedly, "Hey maybe Michael will be at the dance! I
can talk to him then, and maybe we'll work things out."
Jolene, a smile forming on her face, says, " Hey, that's not a bad idea, maybe
Michael will have cooled down enough to talk."
Mary jumps out of bed and looks ecstatic. " Why are we here? We should be
shopping for the perfect dress so I can look good on Friday. Come on, lets go!" Mary
says, while changing into clothes, the first time she's actually changed clothes all week.
Jolene and Mary have just come back from shopping and Mary has found the
perfect dress. It is a light blue off the shoulder dress. She even found the perfect pair of
shoes, though she'll have to have them professionally dyed to match her dress.
Mary looks at the dress and says, " Do you think that Michael will talk to me,
honestly?"
Jolene looks uncomfortable and says, " I don't know Mary, he seemed pretty sad
when I saw him at school. He looked like he just lost his best friend."
Mary sighs softly. " I really messed things up didn't I? Why did Jeremy have to kiss
me? Why did I have to kiss him back?"
Jolene said, " What's done is done, you shouldn't focus on what has already
happened, you should focus on what could happen in the future, if you make it happen."
Mary smiled. " Jolene, you are the greatest. If it weren't for you, I would probably
still be lying in bed, wallowing over the past, and eating a carton of ice -cream."
Jolene shrugged." Hey I do what I can, and I just want to see you happy again."
Mary and Jolene hug, and Jolene leaves, letting Mary think things over.
At the dance,
Mary is just arriving, and looks around the gym in awe. It has been turned into a
magic wonderland, with all it's bright, happy decorations. She looks around for Ella, but
instead, runs into Ella and Jeremy.
Ella knows that Mary and Michael broke up, but she doesn't know that Mary and
Jeremy kissed. She glared at Mary as she said, " Come on Jer, it smells over here."
Jeremy looks miserable and he says to Ella, " Can I talk to Mary for a second,
Ell?" Ella turns to glowered at him and mumbles angrily, " Like, whatever."
Ella dashes off to find her friends and Jeremy says to Mary, " I'm really sorry about
what happened. It's all my fault, and if you want me to tell Michael that, I will. I also know
that while I can't stand being with Ella any longer, I also can't really be with you. The truth
is, I really like Jolene. She puts a smile on my face when I come to work, and she makes
me laugh, even when I'm really depressed."
Mary, relieved that Jeremy didn't like her, leaned over and hugged him. She said to
him, " It's okay, I understand. And I think Jolene likes you back, she looked awfully upset
when I told her about our kiss, even though she knew it had happened. I think she was
jealous. I'm glad you found someone that is not Ella, I hope you find Jolene that and tell
her!"
Mary and Jeremy walk away from each other, and Mary continues looking for
Michael. He is standing alone, to her great satisfaction. She hurries over to him and says,
"Before you turn and walk away, just listen to me, okay? Michael just stands there,
waiting for her to go on, " I know what I did really hurt you and I can't take it back, but I
can stand here and apologize, and let you hear how I feel." Mary takes a deep breath, then
continues.
" I love you, Michael. You are the best boyfriend, friend, and protector, all rolled
into one. I can't sleep because of what I did to you, and I sincerely hope you'll forgive me.
I know that I betrayed you, but doesn't a really great relationship deserve a second
chance? Mary says, looking into Michael's chocolate brown eyes.
Just then, a perky blonde squeezes through and says to Michael, " Were you
waiting for me for very long? The line over by the drinks was so long, it took ages. I
missed you." Then she turns to Mary.
" Hi I'm Jennifer, I'm Michael's date, who are you?" she says lively, unaware that
Mary and Michael are staring at each other in a strange way.
Jennifer waves her hand in front of Mary's face. "Hello? Who are you?"
Mary mumbles to Michael, " Oh, I didn't know that you had come here with someone
else. I guess I'll just be leaving now." She starts to walk away, but Michael suddenly says,
"Wait! She's not my date, I don't even know this person."
Jennifer turns to him and giggles, " What are you talking about, silly? You asked
me to the dance two days ago, saying something about how much you like me, how much
you've liked me since last year, don't you remember, sweetie pie?" on this last word his
voice takes on a chilled tone, and she glances at Michael with her chilly ice blue eyes.
Mary starts to walk faster and once she gets outside, she breaks out into a run.
Michael takes off after her, and finally she stops and says in a sad voice, " Don't you have
to be with your date? Why are you out here chasing me?"
Michael says confused and angry, " I swear Mary, I didn't ask that girl to the
dance, I don't know why she thinks that, maybe she's insane."
Mary, unsure, but not wanting to break the trust says," I don't know why I believe
you, but I do, because I know you would never lie to me. Will you ever forgive me?"
Michael stares at Mary contentedly and says, " I forgive you Mary, and I have
loved you from the moment I asked you out on that wonderful first date." They stare at
each other, then leaned in for a long kiss. And they lived—
Wait, someone is throwing a shoe at them! It misses them by a mile, but they can
tell it was aimed at them. They look up, and there is Ella, standing there with one shoe on.
She looks beyond angry, or even beyond sanity.
" HOW COULD YOU KISS MY BOYFRIEND????!!!!" Ella screams at Mary,
getting ready to throw the other shoe.
Mary says calmly, " I didn't kiss him, he kissed me. Please go talk to him about it,
I am busy making up with my boyfriend."
Ella screams in rage and is about to throw the show, when a shoe comes flying at
her, hitting her in the head and knocking her out.
Mary hears a familiar laugh, and she turns to find Jeremy and Jolene strolling hand
in hand towards them.
" OOPS!" Jolene says, and everyone laughs, " Mary we were going to come out
here and warn you that Ella paid some chick to pretend like she was Michael's boyfriend,
but instead we rescued you from Ella, the dangerous shoe flinger, ready to attack you! I'm
glad you guys made up, but I can't help but feel sorry for......no, wait, I don't feel sorry
for Ella, she doesn't deserve it."
Mary smiles at her best friend." And I'm glad you guys got together, you both
deserve happiness." Jeremy and Jolene glance at each other bashfully, and grin.
" Now if you'll excuse us, Michael and I have a lot of making up to do." Mary
said, leaning over for another kiss.
" You're right about that." Michael says softly, as their lips meet. And as they
kissed, all their problems ceased to exist.
The End
Authors Note: Please R&R tell me if it's too sappy. I'm happy with the way it came out,
let me know if you agree/disagree. Thanks!!
Jeremy sits at one of the chairs, holding an ice-pack against his chin. He sighs dolefully out
at the empty parking lot, when Jolene bursts through the door.
"Hey Jer, what's up?" she says then she notices the ice-pack, " Oh my gosh! What
happened??" She rushes over to him.
Jeremy feebly shrugs and says, " It's no big deal. Michael caught me and Mary
kissing, and he punched me." Jolene looks crushed, then she says briskly, " I hope you're
all-right."
Jeremy, talking to himself, says, " I don't like Mary like that, this feeling came over
me, and I just had to do something."
Jolene looks sympathetic and reaches out to touch Jeremy's hand.
A couple days later,
Mary is lying on her bed, staring at the ceiling miserably. She is thinking about how bad
her life is now that Michael's gone. Someone knocks on her bedroom door and she
tonelessly answers, "Come in."
The door opens, and there is Jolene, a sympathetic smile on her face. "Mar, you're still in
bed?! This really must be hard for you if you refuse to get up, usually you're up before
most normal people are even thinking about waking up."
"Yeah well, I have no reason to get up. Michael's out of my life, and no one,
including Jeremy, can take his place." Mary said melancholy.
Suddenly she brightens, and says excitedly, "Hey maybe Michael will be at the dance! I
can talk to him then, and maybe we'll work things out."
Jolene, a smile forming on her face, says, " Hey, that's not a bad idea, maybe
Michael will have cooled down enough to talk."
Mary jumps out of bed and looks ecstatic. " Why are we here? We should be
shopping for the perfect dress so I can look good on Friday. Come on, lets go!" Mary
says, while changing into clothes, the first time she's actually changed clothes all week.
Jolene and Mary have just come back from shopping and Mary has found the
perfect dress. It is a light blue off the shoulder dress. She even found the perfect pair of
shoes, though she'll have to have them professionally dyed to match her dress.
Mary looks at the dress and says, " Do you think that Michael will talk to me,
honestly?"
Jolene looks uncomfortable and says, " I don't know Mary, he seemed pretty sad
when I saw him at school. He looked like he just lost his best friend."
Mary sighs softly. " I really messed things up didn't I? Why did Jeremy have to kiss
me? Why did I have to kiss him back?"
Jolene said, " What's done is done, you shouldn't focus on what has already
happened, you should focus on what could happen in the future, if you make it happen."
Mary smiled. " Jolene, you are the greatest. If it weren't for you, I would probably
still be lying in bed, wallowing over the past, and eating a carton of ice -cream."
Jolene shrugged." Hey I do what I can, and I just want to see you happy again."
Mary and Jolene hug, and Jolene leaves, letting Mary think things over.
At the dance,
Mary is just arriving, and looks around the gym in awe. It has been turned into a
magic wonderland, with all it's bright, happy decorations. She looks around for Ella, but
instead, runs into Ella and Jeremy.
Ella knows that Mary and Michael broke up, but she doesn't know that Mary and
Jeremy kissed. She glared at Mary as she said, " Come on Jer, it smells over here."
Jeremy looks miserable and he says to Ella, " Can I talk to Mary for a second,
Ell?" Ella turns to glowered at him and mumbles angrily, " Like, whatever."
Ella dashes off to find her friends and Jeremy says to Mary, " I'm really sorry about
what happened. It's all my fault, and if you want me to tell Michael that, I will. I also know
that while I can't stand being with Ella any longer, I also can't really be with you. The truth
is, I really like Jolene. She puts a smile on my face when I come to work, and she makes
me laugh, even when I'm really depressed."
Mary, relieved that Jeremy didn't like her, leaned over and hugged him. She said to
him, " It's okay, I understand. And I think Jolene likes you back, she looked awfully upset
when I told her about our kiss, even though she knew it had happened. I think she was
jealous. I'm glad you found someone that is not Ella, I hope you find Jolene that and tell
her!"
Mary and Jeremy walk away from each other, and Mary continues looking for
Michael. He is standing alone, to her great satisfaction. She hurries over to him and says,
"Before you turn and walk away, just listen to me, okay? Michael just stands there,
waiting for her to go on, " I know what I did really hurt you and I can't take it back, but I
can stand here and apologize, and let you hear how I feel." Mary takes a deep breath, then
continues.
" I love you, Michael. You are the best boyfriend, friend, and protector, all rolled
into one. I can't sleep because of what I did to you, and I sincerely hope you'll forgive me.
I know that I betrayed you, but doesn't a really great relationship deserve a second
chance? Mary says, looking into Michael's chocolate brown eyes.
Just then, a perky blonde squeezes through and says to Michael, " Were you
waiting for me for very long? The line over by the drinks was so long, it took ages. I
missed you." Then she turns to Mary.
" Hi I'm Jennifer, I'm Michael's date, who are you?" she says lively, unaware that
Mary and Michael are staring at each other in a strange way.
Jennifer waves her hand in front of Mary's face. "Hello? Who are you?"
Mary mumbles to Michael, " Oh, I didn't know that you had come here with someone
else. I guess I'll just be leaving now." She starts to walk away, but Michael suddenly says,
"Wait! She's not my date, I don't even know this person."
Jennifer turns to him and giggles, " What are you talking about, silly? You asked
me to the dance two days ago, saying something about how much you like me, how much
you've liked me since last year, don't you remember, sweetie pie?" on this last word his
voice takes on a chilled tone, and she glances at Michael with her chilly ice blue eyes.
Mary starts to walk faster and once she gets outside, she breaks out into a run.
Michael takes off after her, and finally she stops and says in a sad voice, " Don't you have
to be with your date? Why are you out here chasing me?"
Michael says confused and angry, " I swear Mary, I didn't ask that girl to the
dance, I don't know why she thinks that, maybe she's insane."
Mary, unsure, but not wanting to break the trust says," I don't know why I believe
you, but I do, because I know you would never lie to me. Will you ever forgive me?"
Michael stares at Mary contentedly and says, " I forgive you Mary, and I have
loved you from the moment I asked you out on that wonderful first date." They stare at
each other, then leaned in for a long kiss. And they lived—
Wait, someone is throwing a shoe at them! It misses them by a mile, but they can
tell it was aimed at them. They look up, and there is Ella, standing there with one shoe on.
She looks beyond angry, or even beyond sanity.
" HOW COULD YOU KISS MY BOYFRIEND????!!!!" Ella screams at Mary,
getting ready to throw the other shoe.
Mary says calmly, " I didn't kiss him, he kissed me. Please go talk to him about it,
I am busy making up with my boyfriend."
Ella screams in rage and is about to throw the show, when a shoe comes flying at
her, hitting her in the head and knocking her out.
Mary hears a familiar laugh, and she turns to find Jeremy and Jolene strolling hand
in hand towards them.
" OOPS!" Jolene says, and everyone laughs, " Mary we were going to come out
here and warn you that Ella paid some chick to pretend like she was Michael's boyfriend,
but instead we rescued you from Ella, the dangerous shoe flinger, ready to attack you! I'm
glad you guys made up, but I can't help but feel sorry for......no, wait, I don't feel sorry
for Ella, she doesn't deserve it."
Mary smiles at her best friend." And I'm glad you guys got together, you both
deserve happiness." Jeremy and Jolene glance at each other bashfully, and grin.
" Now if you'll excuse us, Michael and I have a lot of making up to do." Mary
said, leaning over for another kiss.
" You're right about that." Michael says softly, as their lips meet. And as they
kissed, all their problems ceased to exist.
The End
Authors Note: Please R&R tell me if it's too sappy. I'm happy with the way it came out,
let me know if you agree/disagree. Thanks!!
