*Saturday night at dinner*
I sat at the table, not really feeling much like eating anything. I played my fork in the pasta lay on my plate and sighed. Beth had not yet returned from her shopping trip. I figured there was probably an unmissable sale on shoes somewhere. Mid-way through the meal, Beth came bursting through the door of the dining room in excitement, a huge smile on her face.
"You will never guess what just happened to me!" she grinned, throwing her bag to one side and sitting on a chair.
I looked up from my pasta to see Beth had my parents' full attention, as usual.
"I was out shopping and this woman came up to me," she continued. "And she said she was a scout for a modelling agency." At this point Beth's smile grew even wider. "She wants me to have a test photo shoot next Sunday!!" Beth squealed with delight.
My mum immediately jumped up from her seat and hugged Beth tight. I decided that no one had realised next Sunday was my 19th birthday.
"Oh, darling that's wonderful!" she beamed. "I always told you how beautiful you were didn't I?"
I forced a smile in Beth's direction and then went back to my pasta. I wasn't surprised. Things always went Beth's way it seemed to me. She was everything I wasn't, she had long slim legs and a great figure. She was tall and had wavy blonde hair that reached her shoulders and baby blue eyes. I, on the other hand, wasn't small but definately not tall. My legs were a little stumpy, although I was pretty slim and I had brown hair and eyes to match.
Needless to say, the rest of the conversation that night was centered around Beth and I half-listened as she was showered in compliments and my parents asked her all kinds of questions. However, in the midst of all this, Beth said something that sparked my interest.
"Well, I'll bet Jeff will be sorry he left me soon," she grinned looking around the table. I had lifted my head upon hearing Jeff's name. Then she fixed her eyes on me, a smirk on her face. "I bet he's already found someone else anyway. In fact, I bet he's with her right now, it wouldn't surprise me if he's living with her."
I looked into Beth's eyes. They had a menacing gleam to them. Silence fell around the table.
"Don't you think so, Kim?" Beth asked me, her voice seemed colder than usual.
All the eyes of my family shot towards me expectantly. I couldn't understand Beth's sudden interest in my opinion and I didn't like it one bit.
"Err.....I dunno," I finally said, swallowing.
Satisfyed with this response, my family continued their conversation. I took my plate into the kitchen and wandered up the stairs to what was still officially my room unoticed.
I lay on the bed and stared at the plastered white ceiling. I wanted to cry, but I held back the tears. I didn't want Beth to have the satisfaction of knowing she had hurt me.
~Why is she acting like this.....? Does she know....? No, she couldn't.....and anyway, what would it matter if she did...........its over..........he's changed his mind.......what do I do now?~
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*It was Friday night and I still hadn't heard from Jeff. I sat down on the sofa to watch Raw is War. My parents were there as well, chattering in the background about Beth's photo shoot, just 2 days away. Beth had gone out with some guy, I guessed it was the guy she had cheated on Jeff with*
I was already wearing my pyjamas as I settled down to watch Raw. I held my knees close to my chest and rested my chin on them. I found it hard to concentrate. I think there was a match for the women's title though. And then I heard it. The Hardy Boys' music blasted through the PA system. My heart began pounding. I looked away from the TV screen, but that wasn't enough to hide myself from the truth I dreaded. I heard Lilian Garcia's voice announcing the match.
"The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, form Cameron North Carolina, at a combined weight of 240 pounds.....Matt and Jeff the Hardy Boyz!!"
My heart stopped for a moment and I looked up at the screen. There he was, Jeff was back in the USA, he'd gone back without me. There must have been noise around me, but in my mind, all was silent. I felt the tears trying to escape my eyes. I rushed up the stairs, getting surprised looks from both my parents on the way - I never missed Raw.
I dashed into my room and locked the door behind me. I stumbled, letting myself fall to the floor and lay there as tear after tear ran down my face. Any small hopes I had still held of Jeff taking me away with him had been shattered. He had left, he was back where he belonged without me, and the truth was right there on my own TV screen. All the dreams I had of us being together, all the illusions I had of how happy we would be were gone.....forever. I clutched the soft carpet with my nails and cryed for what seemed like hours. I sobbed until I couldn't anymore.
By the time I got to my feet, my eyes were red and my head ached. My hair was tangled and twisted and I seated myself, trembling, at my dressing table. I heard Beth let herself into the house and then my parents' voices greeting her. I pulled open the top drawer of my dressing table to get a comb.
A blue envelope lay in the drawer, it looked just like the one I had seen Beth stuff into her pocket last Saturday. I quickly looked to check that the door was still locked and then picked it up and turned it over. It had no stamp and must have been posted by hand. As I studied the envelope, I was shocked to find that it had 'Kim' hand-written on the front. I had a sick feeling in my stomach and my fingers trembled, my throat was dry, as I carefully spread the contents across the dressing table.
I picked up a folded piece of paper that had fallen out of the envelope. I carefully unfolded it and read the handwriting that was scribbled inside.
"Kim, here is your ticket. Meet me at the airport at 6am. I know its early but it was the only flight I could get. No need to bring many clothes, we can get you some when we get to Cameron. I'm so glad that I didn't ask Beth to marry me. You were telling the truth all along. Sorry for ever doubting you.
I love you
Jeff xxx"
My eye became blurred once again from tears, but I picked the ticket up from the dressing table and could just about see that the date printed on it was for last Sunday.
I slowly stood up, dropping the ticket to the floor. I was almost paralysed by my anger. This time, Beth would not get away with it, she would pay this time. she had gone to far, she'd not only destroyed my dreams......she'd ruined my life.
I grabbed the envelope, the note and the ticket and stormed down the stairs, prepared for battle.
I sat at the table, not really feeling much like eating anything. I played my fork in the pasta lay on my plate and sighed. Beth had not yet returned from her shopping trip. I figured there was probably an unmissable sale on shoes somewhere. Mid-way through the meal, Beth came bursting through the door of the dining room in excitement, a huge smile on her face.
"You will never guess what just happened to me!" she grinned, throwing her bag to one side and sitting on a chair.
I looked up from my pasta to see Beth had my parents' full attention, as usual.
"I was out shopping and this woman came up to me," she continued. "And she said she was a scout for a modelling agency." At this point Beth's smile grew even wider. "She wants me to have a test photo shoot next Sunday!!" Beth squealed with delight.
My mum immediately jumped up from her seat and hugged Beth tight. I decided that no one had realised next Sunday was my 19th birthday.
"Oh, darling that's wonderful!" she beamed. "I always told you how beautiful you were didn't I?"
I forced a smile in Beth's direction and then went back to my pasta. I wasn't surprised. Things always went Beth's way it seemed to me. She was everything I wasn't, she had long slim legs and a great figure. She was tall and had wavy blonde hair that reached her shoulders and baby blue eyes. I, on the other hand, wasn't small but definately not tall. My legs were a little stumpy, although I was pretty slim and I had brown hair and eyes to match.
Needless to say, the rest of the conversation that night was centered around Beth and I half-listened as she was showered in compliments and my parents asked her all kinds of questions. However, in the midst of all this, Beth said something that sparked my interest.
"Well, I'll bet Jeff will be sorry he left me soon," she grinned looking around the table. I had lifted my head upon hearing Jeff's name. Then she fixed her eyes on me, a smirk on her face. "I bet he's already found someone else anyway. In fact, I bet he's with her right now, it wouldn't surprise me if he's living with her."
I looked into Beth's eyes. They had a menacing gleam to them. Silence fell around the table.
"Don't you think so, Kim?" Beth asked me, her voice seemed colder than usual.
All the eyes of my family shot towards me expectantly. I couldn't understand Beth's sudden interest in my opinion and I didn't like it one bit.
"Err.....I dunno," I finally said, swallowing.
Satisfyed with this response, my family continued their conversation. I took my plate into the kitchen and wandered up the stairs to what was still officially my room unoticed.
I lay on the bed and stared at the plastered white ceiling. I wanted to cry, but I held back the tears. I didn't want Beth to have the satisfaction of knowing she had hurt me.
~Why is she acting like this.....? Does she know....? No, she couldn't.....and anyway, what would it matter if she did...........its over..........he's changed his mind.......what do I do now?~
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*It was Friday night and I still hadn't heard from Jeff. I sat down on the sofa to watch Raw is War. My parents were there as well, chattering in the background about Beth's photo shoot, just 2 days away. Beth had gone out with some guy, I guessed it was the guy she had cheated on Jeff with*
I was already wearing my pyjamas as I settled down to watch Raw. I held my knees close to my chest and rested my chin on them. I found it hard to concentrate. I think there was a match for the women's title though. And then I heard it. The Hardy Boys' music blasted through the PA system. My heart began pounding. I looked away from the TV screen, but that wasn't enough to hide myself from the truth I dreaded. I heard Lilian Garcia's voice announcing the match.
"The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, form Cameron North Carolina, at a combined weight of 240 pounds.....Matt and Jeff the Hardy Boyz!!"
My heart stopped for a moment and I looked up at the screen. There he was, Jeff was back in the USA, he'd gone back without me. There must have been noise around me, but in my mind, all was silent. I felt the tears trying to escape my eyes. I rushed up the stairs, getting surprised looks from both my parents on the way - I never missed Raw.
I dashed into my room and locked the door behind me. I stumbled, letting myself fall to the floor and lay there as tear after tear ran down my face. Any small hopes I had still held of Jeff taking me away with him had been shattered. He had left, he was back where he belonged without me, and the truth was right there on my own TV screen. All the dreams I had of us being together, all the illusions I had of how happy we would be were gone.....forever. I clutched the soft carpet with my nails and cryed for what seemed like hours. I sobbed until I couldn't anymore.
By the time I got to my feet, my eyes were red and my head ached. My hair was tangled and twisted and I seated myself, trembling, at my dressing table. I heard Beth let herself into the house and then my parents' voices greeting her. I pulled open the top drawer of my dressing table to get a comb.
A blue envelope lay in the drawer, it looked just like the one I had seen Beth stuff into her pocket last Saturday. I quickly looked to check that the door was still locked and then picked it up and turned it over. It had no stamp and must have been posted by hand. As I studied the envelope, I was shocked to find that it had 'Kim' hand-written on the front. I had a sick feeling in my stomach and my fingers trembled, my throat was dry, as I carefully spread the contents across the dressing table.
I picked up a folded piece of paper that had fallen out of the envelope. I carefully unfolded it and read the handwriting that was scribbled inside.
"Kim, here is your ticket. Meet me at the airport at 6am. I know its early but it was the only flight I could get. No need to bring many clothes, we can get you some when we get to Cameron. I'm so glad that I didn't ask Beth to marry me. You were telling the truth all along. Sorry for ever doubting you.
I love you
Jeff xxx"
My eye became blurred once again from tears, but I picked the ticket up from the dressing table and could just about see that the date printed on it was for last Sunday.
I slowly stood up, dropping the ticket to the floor. I was almost paralysed by my anger. This time, Beth would not get away with it, she would pay this time. she had gone to far, she'd not only destroyed my dreams......she'd ruined my life.
I grabbed the envelope, the note and the ticket and stormed down the stairs, prepared for battle.