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All's Fair in High School
Chapter 4
Kay smiled at Miguel as she squeezed his hand. They had been
sitting at this cute little cafe for nearly ten minutes and he
hadn't shifted his gaze from her. His beautful brown eyes seemed to
be melting into her...
" So do you always celebrate 45 minutes away from Harmony?",
Kay asked.
" I just didn't want to run into anyone from school.",
Miguel explained.
" Why not?", Kay asked. She would have loved nothing more
than running into one of her friends with Miguel.
Miguel's eyes slid down to the table. " Uh, well, first of
all, we're celebrating something that no one is supposed to know
about yet."
Then he looked up into Kay's eyes. "And I just wanted to be
alone with you."
Good answer. Kay's heart jumped with happines as she leaned
him and rewarded him with a light kiss.
She had been wrong earlier. She and Miguel were just
perfect. Nothing could possibly ruin this for her.
Ethan lead Theresa into Sally's Chinese Restaurant. Tonight
was not going to be fun. He just wasn't sure how to bring up his
college acceptance.
" Hello, Theresa and Ethan. You're both looking great
tonight.", Sally greeted them.
" Hi, Sally! It's great to see you.", Theresa said to Sally,
her eyes bright.
Ethan started to panic as Sally lead them to a private booth
in the far corner of the restaurant.
" And what would you like tonight?", Sally asked.
" Go ahead.", Ethan motioned for Theresa to order first.
" Well, I'll have the Lemon Chicken with an iced tea.",
Theresa responded.
" And I will go with the Mongolian Beef with a Sprite,
please.", Ethan said.
" Your orders will be out shortly.", Sally answered, taking
their menus.
" So--", they both said at the same time.
" Let me go first, Ethan.", Theresa said firmly. " I've been
thinking about this whole college thing. I know it will be hard, but
I don't want you to put off your life for me."
" But you're not--", Ethan protested.
" No, listen. I know it sounds selfish, but I didn't want
you to go because I was afraid of losing you. But I've realized that
I have a bigger chance of losing you if I didn't let you go to
college. I would end up feeling guilty, and you would end of
resenting me for holding you back from your full potential. If we're
meant to be together, Fate will keep us together while you're
away.", Theresa said, looking at her hands, clasped nervously
together.
" Theresa.", Ethan responded, clasping a hand over hers. "
How could I ever resent you? You're the most wonderful woman I could
ever ask for."
Theresa looked up at him, a tear spilling on to her cheek. "
So that's it huh? When will you be leaving?"
" Well, Harvard actually starts about a week from now. I
could go an retract my deference. That way I could start at the
beginning of the school year instead of missing a semester.", Ethan
suggested slowly.
" I love you. And I have to not be afraid to let you go.",
Theresa whispered.
But can I?
Charity stared deep into Miguel's eyes. They kept on
shifting from her gaze.. Avoiding her eyes.
" Congratulations on getting the starting postion. I just
wished that you would of told me, instead of having to find it out
from the rumor mill.", Charity said with a bitter twist in her
voice.
" I'm sorry. I wasn't allowed to tell anyone.", Miguel said
with an apologetica look in his eyes.
' You're a lousy liar Miguel. I know you too well. You
weren't allowed to tell anyone, but you did.', Charity thought
angrily.
Someone had taken him from her. And this wasn't some
no-brainer either. Someone had managed to slip into his soul and
take his heart from her.
And that girl, whoever she was, would pay.
" So my company needs me to go to Chicago for about 3 weeks.
We have a big case there, and they've offered me a generous bonus if
I take the job.", Chad's mother, Lisa, explained.
" Really? Sounds like fun.", Chad replied.
" So your okay with it?", Lisa asked, with obvious relie in
her voice.
" Yeah, why wouldn't I be?", he asked suspiciously.
" Well, you're not legally an adult yet, so I can't leave
you here alone for nearly a month...", she trailed off.
" What!?! Mom, come on. I'm seventeen. I can take care of
myself.", Chad said, exasperated.
" I know, I know. But I have to do this. Otherwise, someone
will accuse me of neglecting you or something, and I really can't
afford to hire another lawyer.", Lisa said, cracking a smile.
" Mom...", Chad whined.
" Chad, listen. I already have something lined up. There's a
coach at your new school that will give you a room at his house for
a month. It's very private, it's got it's own entrance so you can
come and go as you please without disturbing the rest of the
family.", Lisa offered.
" Mom, I'm only doing this because I love you.", Chad
grunted.
" Thank you so much, honey! After I get this bonus, I'll
take you somewhere nice, I promise! ", Chad's mom exclaimed, giving
him a hug.
Somehow I have a feeling I'll regret this.", Chad muttered.
" And after dinner, we shared this amazing banana split.",
Kay was saying to Theresa, a girl in the her drama class.
" Really? That sounds great!", Theresa said. " What did you
say his nam was again?"
" Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald.", Kay replied. Just the name was
so romantic...
Theresa looked shocked, and opened her mouth to say
something but was interrupted by Ms. Nelson.
" Girls! Are you going to sit on the stage gossiping all
hour?", she called over to them.
They joined the rest of their class, and were working away
busily until the end of the class.
Theresa gave Kay a sympathetic look and passed her a note.
Kay read the note. It was brief, but really, really painful.
Kay-
I don't really know you, but you seem like a cool person.
Beware,
Miguel has a serious girlfriend. She had major power at
Castleton,
and I'm sure she will here, too.
Theresa
Chad looked at the address his mother had given him. This
was the house, alright.
He grabbed his suitcase and knocked on the door.
The door opened, and he couldn't have been more shocked if
Julia Roberts had opened the door.
" What the hell are you doing here?", Whitney demanded.