Girl Talk

I wasn't in any shape to challenge Whitney after Chris left me standing there in the street. I ran back to my room and cried my eyes out three times over. It wasn't fair! I had just fallen in love with him, and he has to leave! Of course, I did unterstand all that about his dad. But just the thought of knowing I may never see him again just brought wave after wave of sobs.

But my mother always said that problems won't be washed away with tears. When my will returned, I went and got that third badge. The road ahead would be tough, but I stood facing it like a fortress.

It was June when I got my third badge, and as the days rolled by, and as I added new Pokemon and badges to my collection, my life began to change. I became tough, aggressive, and fearless in battle. My Pokemon built up that image as well.

I also became friendly with a group of girls from Ecruteak City, and we went out frequently, gossiping and shopping, and that sort of thing. Each of us had at least 4 badges, (I had 6), and one October evening, we sat in our room at the Pokemon Center, watching a video and speculating as to whether or not we could be successful at the Indigo Tournamnets.

"So which league should I try out for?" A picnicker named Tracy asked. "I don't want to start with anything too hard."

"Well, It's not going to be a walk in the park anyway," I reminded her. "Plus, you'll move up anyway and then get to the hard stuff."

My friend Cindy spoke next. "What about you, Kris? Are you gonna go for it?"

I sighed. "I'd like to. I really would."

"You've got the most badges out of any of us," said an older girl, Lisa. "You should have no problem."

"My boyfriend says I should start with the Anafeem League." Cindy said. "I trust him."

I snorted. "At least you have a boyfriend."

Tracy's head popped up. "Oh, now we're talking about boys! Cool!"

"You never had a boyfriend, Kris?" Lisa asked.

"I used to."

"What was he like?"

I smiled sadly. "You'd never forget him if you saw him. Tall, brown hair, gorgeous eyes…"

"And did this Romeo have a name?" Cindy asked.

"His name was Chris," I told her, "And I loved him more than anything in the world. I still do."

"And he broke up with you?"

I didn't want to let the memories in, but these were my friends, so I felt safe telling them what happened. "No, he didn't 'break up' with me, but he did leave me. He had to help his dad, who was badly hurt and sick."

"That's SO sad!" Tracy gasped. "So what did you do? Did you cry?"

I glared at her. "No, I went out to White Castle! Of COURSE I cried! I cried for three hours straight!" I in fact felt like I was about to start crying again.

"Hey, calm down," Cindy said. "She just asked a simple question."

"Well maybe she needs to have some common sense."

"Why you…"

"Okay, okay, no fighting." said Lisa, standing up. "Who wants to watch Leo DiCaprio?"

The matter of Chris was officialy put aside.