The Story of Us

Chapter 12: Jealousy

By: WoopWoop10

That Monday it was back to school as usual.  Nobody was shocked or surprised to see Guy and Connie walking arm around arm down the hallway again except for Nikki.  "I'll see you later," Guy said kissing Connie goodbye as he walked to his next class.

"Later," she smiled walking into her class.

Guy walked down the hall as a hand tapped him on the back.  He flipped around, "Yeah?" he asked turning to Nikki, "oh, um, hi."

"Hey, we barely got to talk the other night and I was hoping we could together sometime, if that's okay with you." She asked not seeing the scene Guy and Connie had just made.

"I'm really, really sorry but I'm kind of seeing somebody right now," Guy said brushing his hair out of his face.

Nikki stared at him strangely, either this guy was a man slut or he really didn't want anything to do with her.  "Look, I understand if you don't like me, but seriously just tell me if you want nothing to do with me."

"No, it's not like that," Guy said feeling awful.  He hated it when people hated him.  "I like you but not in a sexual I wanna date you kind of way, it's more like hang out be my friend kind of way."

"Well you seem to date lots of people why can't I just be one of them," Nikki asked still rather disappointed.

            "You do realize I've only been with one girl my whole life?" he snickered a bit.

She starred at him strangely, "you mean that girl you were fighting with at the party on Saturday?"

"Yeah, we have a love hate relationship; we've been dating off and on since fifth grade."

"Oh," Nikki sighed, "I guess I should go then." She said as she walked away.

That night Guy sat on his bed talking to Connie on the phone, "so do you wanna do something this weekend?" he asked her looking at her through his window.

"Sure," Connie shrugged.

"How about Friday?"

"I'm going to the movies with Kenny."

"What?" he asked sitting up.

"Kenny's my friend what's wrong with that?"

"Well, nothing I guess it's just that seems a little weird."

"How is that weird?" she asked giving him a strange look through her window.

"Well that's like going on a date with your close male friend while your boyfriend gets jealous images in his head driving him to the point of insanity."

"I'm sure that's what will happen," Connie said sarcastically.

"Well it better cuz I would hate for it to actually happen," Guy insisted.

"Oh, yes Guy I love Ken, I want to marry him, in fact instead of going to the movies we're secretly going to drive off to Vegas and secretly get married.  Charlie is going to be our best man and musical entertainment by singing 'I Just (Died in Your Arms Tonight)' by the Cutting Crew, Julie is going to be our maid of honor and we bribed Portman into being the flower girl, I can't believe you figured me out!" Connie said in a sarcastic tone again.

"See now that, that just wasn't funny."

"C'mon Guy lighten up, stop being so paranoid." She tried to reason.

"I'm sorry if I'm a controlling bastard."

"Well your parents were married when they had you so seriously your not."  She laughed.  "Anyway on to more important things, who were you talking to today," Connie asked in a more serious tone.

"What are you talking about?"

"That girl, who was she you were talking to her at that party and somebody told me that you were talking to her again."

"Who's being paranoid now?"  Guy asked turning the tables.

"Well come to think of it you were talking to her that first time we broke up too.  Who is she Guy?  And what the hell is going on between you too?  Because I'd be pissed if I found out that you were the one who was cheating."

"She's just a friend; I don't have any feelings for her."

"Somehow I don't believe you Guy, why won't you even tell me her name?" Connie asked raising her voice.

"Her name's Nikki!" he said his voice raising as well, "why the fuck do you care so bad?"

"Because I'm a paranoid controlling bitch," Connie yelled into the phone.

"Why won't you just trust me?"
            "Why won't you trust me Mister Can't let his girlfriend hang out with her friend?"

"Oh you are such a hypocrite!  Why don't you just go, go on a real date with your good friend Kenny Wu, I'm sure you two will be happy together and enjoy your two lines from 'I Just (Died in Your Arms Tonight)' sung by Charlie cuz that's all he knows!" Guy screamed at her his stomach twisting in different directions like it had been placed into a meat grinder and placed on high.

"Yeah well why don't you just go with your little bitchy 'girlfriend' Nikki, I'm sure you'll be happy together."  She cried back her voice filled with anger but her eyes welling up with tears.

"Have a happy life because we are over for good, I never want to talk to you again," Guy said slamming the phone on the hook as he pulled down his shades and rolled over on his bed fighting the tears coming to his eyes.  He rubbed his eyes a bit as he reached for the phone and dialed a number.

"Hello?"

"Hi," he sighed, "um I'm sorry about today, really I've just been being really mean and stupid."

"It's okay," she replied.

"I was wondering if you wanted to go to Luis's party with me Friday night."

"I'd love too."

"Okay, good, see you at school."

"Yeah see you too," Nikki said as she hung up her phone and smiled.

Guy fell back into his bed, it seemed like he and Connie were over for good this time.  But he wasn't sure if he was ready to let go.