Chapter 4- WHY?
The play soon ended. The audience, consisting of mostly old ladies, cheered wildly at the end. People congratulated the actors on the wonderful performance. As soon as the play ended, Shaun went straight to the men's dressing room and changed at record speed. As soon as he was dressed into his regular clothes, he went looking for Mandeline. He looked everywhere, around the stage, in the community center, he even asked someone to check if she was in the girls bathroom. Finally he found her with her father and they were leaving.
"Mandy!" he yelled to her.
Mandeline turned around and saw him running towards her. She smiled and said, "You did great."
"Thanks. So did you. Better, in fact."
Mandeline laughed. "Don't say that. You know we both did good."
"Yeah, well-"
"Mandeline, let's go. It's late." Mandeline's father interrupted Shaun in mid sentence.
"I'm sorry." Mandeline said. "I have to go. I'll see you at school."
"Yeah." Shaun said, disappointed. "Bye."
He sulked off to find to his mother. "Shaun! You did absolutely marvelous!" his mother cried when he found her. She swept in him for a big hug.
"Yeah. Thanks, mom." His mother let go of him.
The next day was a Monday and Shaun was eager to tell Mandeline how he felt. But first he wanted to ask her out on a date. He decided he would walk with her home then ask her. Shaun thought the long school day would never end, but finally, the bell rang. He rushed out of the school eager to Mandeline. He saw her walking out of the school.
He caught up to her and said, "Hey!" Mandeline jerked a little then saw it was Shaun.
"Oh, hi." She said.
"Can I walk with you?" Shaun asked.
"Sure." They started walking.
They had been walking for a few minutes when Mandeline started wondering why Shaun wanted to walk with her. Or better yet, just hang out with her. First, he sat by her in class, then he walked home with her for the first time, then he asked if they could go out for drinks, then he went with her to the bookstore, and now this! Mandeline was beginning to wonder is Shaun had something up his sleeve. After all, he was one of the most popular guys in school. Why would he want to hang out with the Reverends daughter? As Mandeline was thinking this, anger rose in her. She had to ask him to explain everything.
She turned to Shaun. He opened his mouth as if he was about to say something, but instead Mandeline blurted out, "Why have you been hanging out with me all of a sudden?"
Shaun looked surprised. "W- What?" was all he said.
"Why have you been hanging around me?" Mandeline repeated, angrily.
"I don't know what you mean. Wh-"
"You know exactly what I mean!" Mandeline interrupted. Her voice was raising into a shout. "First, you sat by me, you walked with me, we went to get drinks, you came with me to the bookstore, and now this!"
"Well what about it? Ca-"
"Just answer my question!" Mandeline shouted.
"Why should I? You said it was all right to keep a secret! You even s-"
"Just tell me the truth!"
"Well, maybe I would if you gave me the chance!" Shaun was now shouting, too.
"I AM giving you a chance!"
"Not if you keep interrupting me!"
Mandeline was quiet for a minute. "Ok. I'm sorry I won't interrupt you anymore. Go ahead."
"Ok." Shaun wasn't shouting anymore. "I've been doing all those things because...because.."
"Because what?"
"Uh..I just thought it would be cool to make some new friends with different people."
"Argh!" Mandeline shouted with frustration.
"What?" Shaun asked, confused.
"See, this is the kind of thing I HATE about you popular people. You're always trying out some kind of new trick. You don't think I know these things do you? But I do, ok? I've been around and I've seen your type."
"What do you mean TYPE? And what are you trying to say?"
"I'm trying to say: WHY? Why are you trying to befriend me all of a sudden?!"
"I told you already that I-"
"Well, you're not telling the truth! I know you're not!"
"How do YOU know?"
"Common sense, Shaun! Why would Mr. Popularity start hanging out with Ms. Virgin Mary, as you see it? why would the guy everyone likes, try to befriend the girl who is constantly teased?"
"Because!.uh..You tell me!" Shaun shouted.
"Fine, I will! It's because YOU set me up! You and your so-called friends. You tried to get chummy with me and after you have, you're gonna do something real nasty. Well guess what. Your little plan? It didn't WORK." Mandeline then turned and ran away leaving Shaun alone on the sidewalk. Shaun was just startled. Mandeline was wrong and he knew it.
"Mandy!" he called desperately. "Mandy, wait! Mandy!" but she was already out of sight.
"DAMN!" Shaun shouted. 'This isn't the way it's supposed to go!' Shaun though angrily. He stood in the place where Mandeline left him for a while longer. Then he finally walked home.
Meanwhile, as soon as Mandeline got into her house she ran up to her room and flopped down on the bed. Before she knew it, it was morning. She washed herself up, got dressed and slowly headed downstairs to be greeted by her father.
"Mandy." The reverend said. "You were in bed early."
"Yes, Dad, I know. I'm sorry." Mandeline said.
"It's ok." He checked his watch. "You're a little behind, today. Now hurry up and eat your breakfast so you can get to school."
"Ok." Mandeline quickly ate her breakfast and gulped down some orange juice. She grabbed her book-bag and hurried out the door. She walked to school quickly and entered the building. When she reached her homeroom class, it was empty except for (dun dun dun) Shaun. And he was sitting in Mandeline's seat looking anxiously at Mandeline. Mandeline didn't bother to ask him to move. She just sat in a different seat away from him. Meanwhile, Shaun frowned at her.
"Hey." He called across the room. "Why aren't you sitting in your regular seat?" Mandeline just shrugged.
"Mandy." He said more softly. "It's ok if you're gonna give me the silent treatment. Even though you're wrong about me and my friends."
Mandeline didn't say anything. She just looked at him and raised an eyebrow.
"You are." Shaun insisted. "we weren't setting you up, my friends don't even know that I've been hanging out with you."
"Aha!" Mandeline exclaimed. "So you finally admit you've been hanging around me."
"Well...yeah."
"Good. Now tell me WHY."
"I can't." Shaun said. He quickly rushed on. "At least not now. Can I tell you tonight?"
"Tonight?" asked Mandeline, puzzled.
"Yeah. When I, uh, take you out for dinner." Shaun said nervously.
~ Authors Note ~ O0o0o..is it love? Heehee...tbc!
The play soon ended. The audience, consisting of mostly old ladies, cheered wildly at the end. People congratulated the actors on the wonderful performance. As soon as the play ended, Shaun went straight to the men's dressing room and changed at record speed. As soon as he was dressed into his regular clothes, he went looking for Mandeline. He looked everywhere, around the stage, in the community center, he even asked someone to check if she was in the girls bathroom. Finally he found her with her father and they were leaving.
"Mandy!" he yelled to her.
Mandeline turned around and saw him running towards her. She smiled and said, "You did great."
"Thanks. So did you. Better, in fact."
Mandeline laughed. "Don't say that. You know we both did good."
"Yeah, well-"
"Mandeline, let's go. It's late." Mandeline's father interrupted Shaun in mid sentence.
"I'm sorry." Mandeline said. "I have to go. I'll see you at school."
"Yeah." Shaun said, disappointed. "Bye."
He sulked off to find to his mother. "Shaun! You did absolutely marvelous!" his mother cried when he found her. She swept in him for a big hug.
"Yeah. Thanks, mom." His mother let go of him.
The next day was a Monday and Shaun was eager to tell Mandeline how he felt. But first he wanted to ask her out on a date. He decided he would walk with her home then ask her. Shaun thought the long school day would never end, but finally, the bell rang. He rushed out of the school eager to Mandeline. He saw her walking out of the school.
He caught up to her and said, "Hey!" Mandeline jerked a little then saw it was Shaun.
"Oh, hi." She said.
"Can I walk with you?" Shaun asked.
"Sure." They started walking.
They had been walking for a few minutes when Mandeline started wondering why Shaun wanted to walk with her. Or better yet, just hang out with her. First, he sat by her in class, then he walked home with her for the first time, then he asked if they could go out for drinks, then he went with her to the bookstore, and now this! Mandeline was beginning to wonder is Shaun had something up his sleeve. After all, he was one of the most popular guys in school. Why would he want to hang out with the Reverends daughter? As Mandeline was thinking this, anger rose in her. She had to ask him to explain everything.
She turned to Shaun. He opened his mouth as if he was about to say something, but instead Mandeline blurted out, "Why have you been hanging out with me all of a sudden?"
Shaun looked surprised. "W- What?" was all he said.
"Why have you been hanging around me?" Mandeline repeated, angrily.
"I don't know what you mean. Wh-"
"You know exactly what I mean!" Mandeline interrupted. Her voice was raising into a shout. "First, you sat by me, you walked with me, we went to get drinks, you came with me to the bookstore, and now this!"
"Well what about it? Ca-"
"Just answer my question!" Mandeline shouted.
"Why should I? You said it was all right to keep a secret! You even s-"
"Just tell me the truth!"
"Well, maybe I would if you gave me the chance!" Shaun was now shouting, too.
"I AM giving you a chance!"
"Not if you keep interrupting me!"
Mandeline was quiet for a minute. "Ok. I'm sorry I won't interrupt you anymore. Go ahead."
"Ok." Shaun wasn't shouting anymore. "I've been doing all those things because...because.."
"Because what?"
"Uh..I just thought it would be cool to make some new friends with different people."
"Argh!" Mandeline shouted with frustration.
"What?" Shaun asked, confused.
"See, this is the kind of thing I HATE about you popular people. You're always trying out some kind of new trick. You don't think I know these things do you? But I do, ok? I've been around and I've seen your type."
"What do you mean TYPE? And what are you trying to say?"
"I'm trying to say: WHY? Why are you trying to befriend me all of a sudden?!"
"I told you already that I-"
"Well, you're not telling the truth! I know you're not!"
"How do YOU know?"
"Common sense, Shaun! Why would Mr. Popularity start hanging out with Ms. Virgin Mary, as you see it? why would the guy everyone likes, try to befriend the girl who is constantly teased?"
"Because!.uh..You tell me!" Shaun shouted.
"Fine, I will! It's because YOU set me up! You and your so-called friends. You tried to get chummy with me and after you have, you're gonna do something real nasty. Well guess what. Your little plan? It didn't WORK." Mandeline then turned and ran away leaving Shaun alone on the sidewalk. Shaun was just startled. Mandeline was wrong and he knew it.
"Mandy!" he called desperately. "Mandy, wait! Mandy!" but she was already out of sight.
"DAMN!" Shaun shouted. 'This isn't the way it's supposed to go!' Shaun though angrily. He stood in the place where Mandeline left him for a while longer. Then he finally walked home.
Meanwhile, as soon as Mandeline got into her house she ran up to her room and flopped down on the bed. Before she knew it, it was morning. She washed herself up, got dressed and slowly headed downstairs to be greeted by her father.
"Mandy." The reverend said. "You were in bed early."
"Yes, Dad, I know. I'm sorry." Mandeline said.
"It's ok." He checked his watch. "You're a little behind, today. Now hurry up and eat your breakfast so you can get to school."
"Ok." Mandeline quickly ate her breakfast and gulped down some orange juice. She grabbed her book-bag and hurried out the door. She walked to school quickly and entered the building. When she reached her homeroom class, it was empty except for (dun dun dun) Shaun. And he was sitting in Mandeline's seat looking anxiously at Mandeline. Mandeline didn't bother to ask him to move. She just sat in a different seat away from him. Meanwhile, Shaun frowned at her.
"Hey." He called across the room. "Why aren't you sitting in your regular seat?" Mandeline just shrugged.
"Mandy." He said more softly. "It's ok if you're gonna give me the silent treatment. Even though you're wrong about me and my friends."
Mandeline didn't say anything. She just looked at him and raised an eyebrow.
"You are." Shaun insisted. "we weren't setting you up, my friends don't even know that I've been hanging out with you."
"Aha!" Mandeline exclaimed. "So you finally admit you've been hanging around me."
"Well...yeah."
"Good. Now tell me WHY."
"I can't." Shaun said. He quickly rushed on. "At least not now. Can I tell you tonight?"
"Tonight?" asked Mandeline, puzzled.
"Yeah. When I, uh, take you out for dinner." Shaun said nervously.
~ Authors Note ~ O0o0o..is it love? Heehee...tbc!