NOTE:
This is just a story, I have nothing
against Val, or would want this to happen on the show, I just had this
in my head one day and decided to write it. I appreciate all comments or
suggestions, but flames are not appreciated. I think it is rude for you
to take your time to read someone's story and then go and flame it and
call it stupid, it's mean and calice, and shouldn't be done. I don't see
what people get out of flaming someone's story.
~*~
I close my eyes
And I can see
The day we met
Just one moment and I knew
You're my best friend
'Do anything
For you
We've gone so far
And done so much
And I feel
Like we've always been together
Right by my side
Through thick and thin
You're the part of my life
I'll always remember
The time has come
It's for the best I know it
Who could've guessed that you
and I...
Somehow, someday
We'd have to say goodbye.
You've helped me find
The strength inside
And the courage
To make all my dreams come true
How will I find
Another friend
Like you
Two of a kind
that's what we are
And it seemed
Like we were always winning
But as our team
Is torn apart
I wish we could go
Back to the beginning
The time has come
It's for the best I know it
Who could've guessed that you
and I...
Somehow, someway
We'd have to say goodbye.
Somehow today...
...we have to say goodbye
~*~
Catie Roth sat on the edge of her
bed, her long black hair with the usual purple streaks in it was in tight
pig-tails, her eyes lowered to the age-old piece of paper in her hands.
It was yellow and torn, by just glancing it you could tell that it was
old, that it had many years in it. Catie flipped the folded piece of paper
open and let her eyes devour the text of the note:
Would you want to be my best friend?
If so check yes or no.
Catie brought her fingers to the
end of the note, where the box that said 'yes' was crossed
out with a big check sign, the black ink was still as dark it had been
the day she had marked yes, all those years ago.
Val had gave her this note in kindergarten;
Val had walked up to the lunch table Catie had been sitting in alone, and
gave her the note, and before Catie could ask what she wanted or even who
she was, Val had run off, her blonde hair whipping behind her. Catie had
smiled when she read the note, she had checked yes right away and found
Val and gave her the note, and after that day they had been best friends,
the best of friends. Nothing could tear them apart, even when Catie turned
into the rebel and Val into the popular cheerleader, they had still remained
best friends, but also had friends on their own.
In best friend material, Catie Roth
had two best friends, one was Val Linear, but the other was Jamie Waite.
Jamie matched Catie's personality a 100%, they were completely alike, people
would often call them the goth twins.
They all had been best friends...
Tyler, Catie, Val, Jamie and Hank. Although at times Catie felt out of
place because the rest of them were on the EMT squad and Catie wasn't,
but they overcame obstacles and remained friends, and Catie thought it
would be like for a long time, but something happened today, that changed
everything Catie Roth thought she knew about her best friend.
[ Flashback - Pep Rally - Monday,
July 09 ]
Catie leaned against one of the poles
that held up the bleachers, she rolled her eyes as she saw her best friend
jumping up and down, as some jock beefy football player made a touchdown.
"Oh rah rah." Catie said, turning to Jamie.
Usually there was a group of them,
but today it was just her and Jamie, she kind of liked it that way, it
was rare when it was just her and Jamie and no one else, and when they
did get some alone time he always had to leave on account of a EMT call.
Jamie peered through the bleachers
and rolled his eyes as he watched all the popular jocks and cheerleaders
rejoicing because their football team won against the visiting team. "Oh
shall we rejoice in superficial happiness about some braindead jocks winning
a game where you grunt and throw a ball? And by the way it's rah rah rah,
three times, not two times."
Catie rolled her eyes. "Well excuse
me Jamie, I don't know the finer etiquette of the number of rah rah rah's
you're supposed to say."
Jamie grinned. "I'll forgive you
this time."
"She's total freak material Val,
why do you hang out with her?"
Catie grabbed Jamie by his arm and
pulled him behind the pole so they were hiding, Catie brought her hand
up when Jamie opened his mouth to ask her what she was doing, Catie leaned
against the pole and watched the group of girls talk to Val. "Ssh." Catie
said to Jamie, not turning to look at him.
"Yeah, Val total freak material.
I know that you two have been, like, best friends forever, like since you
two were in kindergarten, but people grow up and you two are obviously
way different." A red head said, nodding at the blonde haired girl's
earlier comment.
Val took a sip of water. "Catie has
been my best friend since kindergarten, I'm used to hanging out with her."
Val filled up her water cup.
"She is SO freaky, and what about
Jamie Waite? I mean is the guy never NOT in detention? Detention is his
home away from home." A brown haired girl replied, giggling.
Val sighed. "It's not like she can
help it." Val shook her head, walking off with the group of girls.
Jamie turned to Catie, who had a
look of pain on her face. Jamie sighed and touched Catie on the arm. "She's
an idiot Catie, come on."
[ End of flashback ]
Catie crumpled the note up and threw
it across her room, there was so much anger in her body, at the time she
couldn't believe Val had said that about her, although it wouldn't be the
first time Val said mean things about her, there had been this one time
at the school's recycling charity benefit, Val had said her and Jamie were
vampires, accused them of being cheaters... Catie wiped her eyes from the
tears, Catie had forgiven Val that day, but deep down the wounds Val had
opened that day never went away.
"Catie?" Jamie peeked his head into
the room, he smiled and walked in. "What's up?"
Catie moved on her bed so Jamie could
sit down next to her, Catie shrugged. "Besides re-thinking my whole friendship
with Val Linear then not much. I have been friends with Val since I was
a little girl, and not being her friends seems impossible, how can things
have gone so wrong Jamie?"
Jamie sighed. "Catie, people grow
up, grow apart and that is what you and Val are doing. If those stupid
cheerleader girls were right about anything, they were right about you
and Val being different. You and Val at one time may have been the best
of friends, but you two are heading on two different roads, wanting two
different things. No one stays best friends forever, isn't it better that
you learned that in senior year of high school then years down the road?"
Catie looked at Jamie. "You don't
understand, you don't understand how it is to have a friend who doesn't
like who you or what you do."
Jamie shook his head. "Hmm, I remember
you calling me a traitor because..."
Catie hit Jamie playfully on the
shoulder. "I didn't mean that, well at the time I did, but not anymore."
Jamie laughed. "Catie, there is life
outside of Val Linear you know. I mean there are plenty of people who would
be glad to walk by your side and never leave you, never dare say a bad
word about you, there are a lot of people who have watched you from afar
and admired you for the person you are."
Catie stared at Jamie, her eyes drilling
into his deep eyes. "Or maybe just one."
Jamie smiled. "Yeah maybe."
