A/N: Don't own Lizzie McGuire. Thanks to reviews!!
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Chapter 3: When Nothing Makes Sense
"Here", said Kate shoving a white envelope into Ethan's hand.
Ethan began to open it, "what's in it?"
She started to put on some lip-gloss. She looked up from her pocket mirror, "just read it, genius."
Once she began concentrating on getting the perfectly blended lips Ethan shoot her an evil look.
Ethan reluctantly opened the envelope. Most likely it was an invitation to one of Kate's friend's parties. Although they were generally wild he actually enjoyed them. He didn't have to spend every waking minute with Kate since she was usually socializing with some fellow cheerleaders. Of course there were the slow dances, but that was the only bad part.
He looked at the piece of paper that was inside of the envelope. He was right. It was an invite to another party.
"I guess I can go", he said looking at the invitation.
Kate looked up, "of course you're going. How do you think I'd look if my boyfriend didn't come with me?"
Ethan hated it when Kate referred to him as her "boyfriend." He hated the third degree.
Although he didn't want to go, within hours Ethan found himself driving to Kate's house in his father's Jaguar.
He honked the horn once he had arrived at Kate's house. She didn't come. He figured that she wanted him to actually come inside to get her.
He rang the doorbell. The loud sound rung through his ears. He rang it again.
"Coming!" he heard a sharp voice scream from the other end of the door.
It was Kate. She opened the door. "About time", she said as she pushed her way past him to the car.
Ethan walked after her. She was already seated in the car.
"You know that you're supposed to actually come in and get me. Don't honk to get me to come outside. It makes it seem like you don't care", Kate said coolly.
"Sorry", Ethan said in the same cold tone. It was going to be a long drive.
In reality, it was only about ten minutes from Kate's house to the party. But to Ethan it seemed like an awkward eternity.
He remembered what it was like months ago. When they were truly like fools in love. At that time, being with Kate was like being with the true girl of his dreams. She was like his angel but now she was only in it for the attention.
Every minute that they spent together was like being in agony. It was awkward. You could cut the tense fog that seemed to surround them with a knife.
Ethan turned the steering wheel quickly toward a big home, almost like a mansion. It was made of bricks and it had a swimming pool in the back that could put a hotel's to shame.
Finally the drive was over. Ethan parked in the circular driveway.
At that very same moment out of the corner of her eye, Kate saw some popular girls walking near the car.
Kate immediately kissed Ethan passionately. She was brushing her fingers through his hair kissing him wildly as Ethan just seemed to sit there. Ethan was sure it was only because she wanted to impress some upper classmen.
Kate pulled away after about a minute. Ethan was left with a puzzled expression.
"Kate," one the girls squealed, "That was interesting..."
"What can I say? I'm a stunner," she said with pride and flipped her hair.
The other girls giggled.
Kate grabbed him by the hand, "come on Ethan", she said suddenly acting sweet and sociable.
It amazed Ethan how capable Kate was of changing her emotions so quickly. One minute she was a cold, mean bitch. The next she was a warm and sociable girl.
As soon as they entered the party, Ethan broke away from Kate. He gave her a quick kiss on the cheek, just as he was trained to do so.
He found some friends. They were where they usually were. Some stood with drinks in their hand while others talked. He waved to them.
"There you guys are!" Ethan said in relief.
"Heard Kate gave you some action in the car just before you arrived, " remarked on of the guys.
Ethan looked at him strangely, "what the?"
"The girls' gossip", replied the same guy.
"You'd be surprised what we hear", said another.
Ethan shrugged, "oh well."
He talked some more, glancing over once in a while over to Kate. She was talking to a group of seniors until she suddenly disappeared. It was also the first slow dance, something she'd never miss.
"Hey", interrupted Ethan trying to get out of the conversation, "I'm gonna go find Kate."
He pushed his way through the mass of teens. She was nowhere to be seen. "Kate!" he would call once in a while. He soon began to worry.
It was odd that no matter how much Kate treated him like crap he still worried for her.
He gave up on finding her downstairs so he headed up the spiral staircase. He heard a girl giggling. The sound resembled that of Kate.
Ethan wanted to investigate. He crept closer to where the sound was coming from.
It was coming from behind a closed door. He slowly opened it.
His froze, his eyes wide by what he had just seen. There was Kate kissing another guy. A senior named Rick Freeman.
He slowly closed the door, shocked by what he had just seen. He needed to get away. He needed to think.
What had possessed Kate to do that? According to her, they were the school's hottest pair. According to her, she was content with her boyfriend because of the popularity she kept gaining from their relationship. But he guessed that that all had changed.
He looked up at the sky. It was a deep navy blue. A few twinkling stars decorated the skies. It was strange. Ethan actually felt hurt that Kate cheated on him. He buried his head in his hands and let his thoughts slip away.
Being cheated on was a new feeling for Ethan. He was always around girls who adored him though few were considered to be his "romantic type."
He had never really experience any heartbreak. Usually, he was the one doing the heartbreaking. He didn't like this horrible feeling. Kate would have to pay.
But he didn't know why he felt so hurt by Kate. Kate meant nothing to him. She treated him like shit. Yet the fact of being used like that tortured his soul for it had never happened to him before.
He thought Kate was his type. Maybe it was because he thought she understood what his life was like. HEe thought that she could be the one person that could understand him.
Nothing was making sense to Ethan. He needed to get out of his popular, fake life. Just one time, one escape, just to know what it's like to be free of it all. Free of all the expectations, the qualifications.
He ran out the back door and shut it with a loud boom. He ran to the pool area.
"I hate this", he screamed up to the sky.
He looked down at the swimming pool. It was a crystal clear blue. The moon above shone upon it. Ethan's mind went blank. He closed his eyes and then jumped in and let his body sink to the icy depths of the deep end.
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Chapter 3: When Nothing Makes Sense
"Here", said Kate shoving a white envelope into Ethan's hand.
Ethan began to open it, "what's in it?"
She started to put on some lip-gloss. She looked up from her pocket mirror, "just read it, genius."
Once she began concentrating on getting the perfectly blended lips Ethan shoot her an evil look.
Ethan reluctantly opened the envelope. Most likely it was an invitation to one of Kate's friend's parties. Although they were generally wild he actually enjoyed them. He didn't have to spend every waking minute with Kate since she was usually socializing with some fellow cheerleaders. Of course there were the slow dances, but that was the only bad part.
He looked at the piece of paper that was inside of the envelope. He was right. It was an invite to another party.
"I guess I can go", he said looking at the invitation.
Kate looked up, "of course you're going. How do you think I'd look if my boyfriend didn't come with me?"
Ethan hated it when Kate referred to him as her "boyfriend." He hated the third degree.
Although he didn't want to go, within hours Ethan found himself driving to Kate's house in his father's Jaguar.
He honked the horn once he had arrived at Kate's house. She didn't come. He figured that she wanted him to actually come inside to get her.
He rang the doorbell. The loud sound rung through his ears. He rang it again.
"Coming!" he heard a sharp voice scream from the other end of the door.
It was Kate. She opened the door. "About time", she said as she pushed her way past him to the car.
Ethan walked after her. She was already seated in the car.
"You know that you're supposed to actually come in and get me. Don't honk to get me to come outside. It makes it seem like you don't care", Kate said coolly.
"Sorry", Ethan said in the same cold tone. It was going to be a long drive.
In reality, it was only about ten minutes from Kate's house to the party. But to Ethan it seemed like an awkward eternity.
He remembered what it was like months ago. When they were truly like fools in love. At that time, being with Kate was like being with the true girl of his dreams. She was like his angel but now she was only in it for the attention.
Every minute that they spent together was like being in agony. It was awkward. You could cut the tense fog that seemed to surround them with a knife.
Ethan turned the steering wheel quickly toward a big home, almost like a mansion. It was made of bricks and it had a swimming pool in the back that could put a hotel's to shame.
Finally the drive was over. Ethan parked in the circular driveway.
At that very same moment out of the corner of her eye, Kate saw some popular girls walking near the car.
Kate immediately kissed Ethan passionately. She was brushing her fingers through his hair kissing him wildly as Ethan just seemed to sit there. Ethan was sure it was only because she wanted to impress some upper classmen.
Kate pulled away after about a minute. Ethan was left with a puzzled expression.
"Kate," one the girls squealed, "That was interesting..."
"What can I say? I'm a stunner," she said with pride and flipped her hair.
The other girls giggled.
Kate grabbed him by the hand, "come on Ethan", she said suddenly acting sweet and sociable.
It amazed Ethan how capable Kate was of changing her emotions so quickly. One minute she was a cold, mean bitch. The next she was a warm and sociable girl.
As soon as they entered the party, Ethan broke away from Kate. He gave her a quick kiss on the cheek, just as he was trained to do so.
He found some friends. They were where they usually were. Some stood with drinks in their hand while others talked. He waved to them.
"There you guys are!" Ethan said in relief.
"Heard Kate gave you some action in the car just before you arrived, " remarked on of the guys.
Ethan looked at him strangely, "what the?"
"The girls' gossip", replied the same guy.
"You'd be surprised what we hear", said another.
Ethan shrugged, "oh well."
He talked some more, glancing over once in a while over to Kate. She was talking to a group of seniors until she suddenly disappeared. It was also the first slow dance, something she'd never miss.
"Hey", interrupted Ethan trying to get out of the conversation, "I'm gonna go find Kate."
He pushed his way through the mass of teens. She was nowhere to be seen. "Kate!" he would call once in a while. He soon began to worry.
It was odd that no matter how much Kate treated him like crap he still worried for her.
He gave up on finding her downstairs so he headed up the spiral staircase. He heard a girl giggling. The sound resembled that of Kate.
Ethan wanted to investigate. He crept closer to where the sound was coming from.
It was coming from behind a closed door. He slowly opened it.
His froze, his eyes wide by what he had just seen. There was Kate kissing another guy. A senior named Rick Freeman.
He slowly closed the door, shocked by what he had just seen. He needed to get away. He needed to think.
What had possessed Kate to do that? According to her, they were the school's hottest pair. According to her, she was content with her boyfriend because of the popularity she kept gaining from their relationship. But he guessed that that all had changed.
He looked up at the sky. It was a deep navy blue. A few twinkling stars decorated the skies. It was strange. Ethan actually felt hurt that Kate cheated on him. He buried his head in his hands and let his thoughts slip away.
Being cheated on was a new feeling for Ethan. He was always around girls who adored him though few were considered to be his "romantic type."
He had never really experience any heartbreak. Usually, he was the one doing the heartbreaking. He didn't like this horrible feeling. Kate would have to pay.
But he didn't know why he felt so hurt by Kate. Kate meant nothing to him. She treated him like shit. Yet the fact of being used like that tortured his soul for it had never happened to him before.
He thought Kate was his type. Maybe it was because he thought she understood what his life was like. HEe thought that she could be the one person that could understand him.
Nothing was making sense to Ethan. He needed to get out of his popular, fake life. Just one time, one escape, just to know what it's like to be free of it all. Free of all the expectations, the qualifications.
He ran out the back door and shut it with a loud boom. He ran to the pool area.
"I hate this", he screamed up to the sky.
He looked down at the swimming pool. It was a crystal clear blue. The moon above shone upon it. Ethan's mind went blank. He closed his eyes and then jumped in and let his body sink to the icy depths of the deep end.