Chapter 6 - The Third Wheel

I can't believe them! They are so not my friends anymore! How could they? First falling in love, then yelling at me? Ugh! Miranda walked through the front door of her house and immediately began to head to her room. "Miranda? Is that you?" yelled her mom.

"Yes! I'm going to my room. If anyone calls for me, tell them I'm not talking to anyone today!" Miranda slammed her bedroom door and fell on to her bed. I can't believe my so-called friends would do this to me. She got off her bed and went online. Please don't let anyone be on. I can't and won't talk to them. She logged on to her schools chat called Teen Speak and immediately got a PM.

KateyWatey: Hey Miranda, Have a nice day?

Miranda cringed.

MirandSan: What do you want Kate?

KateyWatey: Just seeing how you were.

MirandSan: No you weren't, so don't lie. What do you want?

KateyWatey: I was just wondering what you planned to do about Lizzie and Gordo.

MirandSan: Nothing.

KateyWatey: Oh, please. Don't lie Miranda. They've left you, and now you have to get revenge.

MirandSan: They never left me. What are you talking about?

KateyWatey: Please. Everyone knows they're together, I let them all know. Now that they are together, they don't need you. You're a third wheel. No one needs or wants a third wheel in a relationship.

MirandSan: Goodbye Kate.

MirandSan has now logged off.

Is Kate right? Am I now a third wheel? Miranda thought.

"Miranda? Are you okay?" asked her mom.

"I'm fine." she replied. She laid back on her bed and prayed that he mom would leave her alone. She didn't need someone bugging her. She was now on the verge of a breakdown.

"Sweetie, you aren't fine, so don't try and deceive me." her mom said in that ever sweet motherly voice she had.

"Mom... I think I've lost my best friends."

"What? What happened?" she asked. She sat next to Miranda and looked down at her 15 year old daughter. After 72 hours of labor and all the bumps and bruises her daughter had received in life, she never once lost an ounce of love or concern for her daughter.

"Well, Gordo told me that he was in love with Lizzie, and then I kind of broke my promise of not telling her. Gordo yelled at me and called me a blabbermouth and the next thing I know, they're together and now I have no friends." It took exactly 5 seconds for Miranda to spill all of that out of her. She began to cry.

"Oh, Miranda!" she held her daughter. "It's going to be okay!"

"But mom! They've been my friends since I was practically born!" she wailed. "I can't live without them!"

"Then don't! Tell them how you feel and don't let them go! You all have been through so much. Don't let this come between you."

Miranda sighed. "But... I can't be a third wheel. No one likes or needs a third wheel."

"What do you mean third wheel? How many best friends do you have?"

"Two."

"And how many people, including yourself, does that make?"

"Three"

Her mom looked at her and raised an eyebrow.

Miranda laughed. "God, I'm such a loser."

They both laughed and hugged. "Now Miranda, I think you need to talk to your friends and work things out."

"Yeah, I guess." Miranda smiled. "Thanks mom. You're the best"

"Just doing my job!" She smiled and kissed Miranda on the forehead. "Now clean your room young lady!" She gave Miranda a wink, and left her room.

Miranda continued to lay on her bed for a couple minutes and thought of what to say to her friends. Well, I can expect to see them smooching and holding hands from now on. I have such a weird life. And.. seeing them all lovey-dovey is going to be so weird. I'll have to get used to it though. She remembered who she was talking to on the chat, and jolted up. Kate is up to something.

[COMING UP: Kate. Nuff said.]