All That You Can't Leave Behind
Chapter 5- A Circle of Hurt
A/N: yodels, sorry it took so long, too lazy to write a disclaimer you all know the drill don't own anything blah blah blah, and yeah no one has like reviewed, im hurt and im sure Danielle is too, oh well if ya love me you will review or if you love the story and hate me review still.
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"So you want to go skateboarding?" said Hayden on the phone. Danielle had a terrified look on her face.
"Yeah, but I haven't been in a really long time," said Danielle hesitantly, *god I hope I can still ollie* thought Danielle.
"Wicked. I have never met a girl that skateboards before." said Hayden happily.
"Yeah, so I'll see you tonight!" said Danielle *I hope I have enough time to practice. *
"Can't wait." said Hayden. Danielle put the phone on the receiver. *Oh god what have I gotten myself into.* she thought rummaging through her closet. *Finally* she thought grabbing her skateboard. It was a zero deck; it had the British flag on it and said zero in large letters. Danielle walked quickly down the flight of stairs holding her skateboard next to her. When she got to the parking lot she got on, hoping that all her memories would come back to her.
She glided smoothly down the parking lot and then attempted at the ollie. She did it! *Thank GOD!* she thought happily. She figured that she could move onto bigger and better tricks so she was attempting to give it her full attention when she heard a familiar voice come from behind her.
"Giving skateboarding a try?" said Ephram walking up to her.
"Well kind of," she said smiling, "I used to do it more when I was in high school, you know thought guys would think it's cute. But now I am attempting to remember how to do it."
"Just randomly?" he said raising an eyebrow.
"Well kinda.." she was mid-sentence when she was attempting to do a kickflip, she landed it but barely, falling and landing at Ephram's feet.
"Are you okay?" he said reaching for her and helping her up. *She was right* he thought, *it definitely is cute*.
"Yah," she said brushing herself off. She looked up at him. "Well gotta go!" she said quickly grabbing her skateboard.
"Oh," he said looking confused. "Okay. I'll see you around."
"Ephram, you know what?" she said just as he had turned to walk away, "our roommates are such good friends and yet we barely know each other, maybe we could all meet for coffee tomorrow morning or something."
"Sure that sounds cool," said Ephram now smiling. *He reminds me so much of someone* thought Danielle, *his smile, Brady.*
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"How was your date with Hayden?" asked Rory excitedly.
"Not as disastrous as I would have thought," said Danielle sipping a cup of coffee, "I told him I needed a few 'pointers' though." Danielle smiled mischievously.
"Hmm classic Danielle move," said Robin laughing.
"How so?" asked Danielle sensing an oncoming sarcastic comment.
"Well lets see, you lure a guy in and then act like you don't know anything, then he educates you, even though you know very well almost everything about it, like oh what was it with Ryan, oh yah you didn't know how to change the oil in your car. I remember that. And then I remember you a week later installing a new radio in your car, and a new muffler. But I'm sure you just couldn't manage to change the oil yourself." said Robin. She gave Danielle a sideways glance. Danielle sighed.
"Well they think it's all cute if they teach you something." said Danielle. She stopped for a second to think. "This brings me to my next point. I told Ephram that me and him and you guys and Tristan and Jess should all meet because we still don't all really know each other well."
"That's a good idea," said Rory, "especially because I would like to see if my feelings for Jess are mutual."
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"Hey so we're gonna meet the girls tomorrow." said Ephram.
"Really?" said Jess thinking, *Maybe I can finally get a chance to talk to Rory.* Tristan however didn't seem as excited. He just sat there staring at the floor.
"You cool with that Tristan?" asked Ephram.
'Sure," said Tristan. He thought back to the previous night when he heard Rory. He recalled her words, 'I don't think I'm over Jess'. The words pierced his skin like a knife. He would just have to move on he determined. But how could he face moving on, again?
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The girls woke up early and got ready to go to Starbucks. Robin noticed that Rory had actually attempted to awaken herself before her first cup of coffee, a near miracle in her opinion. Danielle lazily threw on a pair of AE jeans and an AE t-shirt and put on her new bomber jacket. She was tired because the previous night she and Hayden had gone clubbing again. When they got down to Starbucks the boys were sitting on a couch. The girls sat on the opposite couch from them.
"Hey you guys," said Jess smiling at Rory, Rory smiled back. Tristan looked down into his cup of coffee trying hard not to hit something. He looked into the cup of coffee seeing his own eyes. Even he could read the disappointment in them.
"Danielle, god, wake up already!" said Robin shaking Danielle. Tristan looked up and looked at Robin. *She's pretty cute* he thought to himself. *I'm an idiot. How could anyone replace Rory. But on the other hand...*
"Let me sleep," said Danielle resting her head on the back of the couch.
"Long night?" asked Ephram smiling.
"You could say that." She said. And she was being truthful. After coming back last night she thought of someone who was often on her mind, Brady. Brady had been her first love, the only man who Danielle thought that she ever did truly date in seriousness. She had loved Brady so much and something about Ephram had made her remember him, his comments, his smile, something. She took out her guitar and began to play the song she had written for him. She wondered if he would approve of how many boyfriends she went through lately. But now all she could do is look at Ephram and smile back.
They chatted for a few hours sharing laughs. But secretly all were hurting. Rory and Jess were hurting to tell each other how they really felt. Tristan hurting over the loss of Rory, and looking for a new love. Danielle hurting for Brady, someone she was sure she could never replace no matter how many boyfriends she went through. Ephram hurting for a new love and someone who he could confide in, because like the others his life had been filled with anger and bitterness. And Robin was hurting for someone who would return her love.
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Chapter 5- A Circle of Hurt
A/N: yodels, sorry it took so long, too lazy to write a disclaimer you all know the drill don't own anything blah blah blah, and yeah no one has like reviewed, im hurt and im sure Danielle is too, oh well if ya love me you will review or if you love the story and hate me review still.
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"So you want to go skateboarding?" said Hayden on the phone. Danielle had a terrified look on her face.
"Yeah, but I haven't been in a really long time," said Danielle hesitantly, *god I hope I can still ollie* thought Danielle.
"Wicked. I have never met a girl that skateboards before." said Hayden happily.
"Yeah, so I'll see you tonight!" said Danielle *I hope I have enough time to practice. *
"Can't wait." said Hayden. Danielle put the phone on the receiver. *Oh god what have I gotten myself into.* she thought rummaging through her closet. *Finally* she thought grabbing her skateboard. It was a zero deck; it had the British flag on it and said zero in large letters. Danielle walked quickly down the flight of stairs holding her skateboard next to her. When she got to the parking lot she got on, hoping that all her memories would come back to her.
She glided smoothly down the parking lot and then attempted at the ollie. She did it! *Thank GOD!* she thought happily. She figured that she could move onto bigger and better tricks so she was attempting to give it her full attention when she heard a familiar voice come from behind her.
"Giving skateboarding a try?" said Ephram walking up to her.
"Well kind of," she said smiling, "I used to do it more when I was in high school, you know thought guys would think it's cute. But now I am attempting to remember how to do it."
"Just randomly?" he said raising an eyebrow.
"Well kinda.." she was mid-sentence when she was attempting to do a kickflip, she landed it but barely, falling and landing at Ephram's feet.
"Are you okay?" he said reaching for her and helping her up. *She was right* he thought, *it definitely is cute*.
"Yah," she said brushing herself off. She looked up at him. "Well gotta go!" she said quickly grabbing her skateboard.
"Oh," he said looking confused. "Okay. I'll see you around."
"Ephram, you know what?" she said just as he had turned to walk away, "our roommates are such good friends and yet we barely know each other, maybe we could all meet for coffee tomorrow morning or something."
"Sure that sounds cool," said Ephram now smiling. *He reminds me so much of someone* thought Danielle, *his smile, Brady.*
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"How was your date with Hayden?" asked Rory excitedly.
"Not as disastrous as I would have thought," said Danielle sipping a cup of coffee, "I told him I needed a few 'pointers' though." Danielle smiled mischievously.
"Hmm classic Danielle move," said Robin laughing.
"How so?" asked Danielle sensing an oncoming sarcastic comment.
"Well lets see, you lure a guy in and then act like you don't know anything, then he educates you, even though you know very well almost everything about it, like oh what was it with Ryan, oh yah you didn't know how to change the oil in your car. I remember that. And then I remember you a week later installing a new radio in your car, and a new muffler. But I'm sure you just couldn't manage to change the oil yourself." said Robin. She gave Danielle a sideways glance. Danielle sighed.
"Well they think it's all cute if they teach you something." said Danielle. She stopped for a second to think. "This brings me to my next point. I told Ephram that me and him and you guys and Tristan and Jess should all meet because we still don't all really know each other well."
"That's a good idea," said Rory, "especially because I would like to see if my feelings for Jess are mutual."
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"Hey so we're gonna meet the girls tomorrow." said Ephram.
"Really?" said Jess thinking, *Maybe I can finally get a chance to talk to Rory.* Tristan however didn't seem as excited. He just sat there staring at the floor.
"You cool with that Tristan?" asked Ephram.
'Sure," said Tristan. He thought back to the previous night when he heard Rory. He recalled her words, 'I don't think I'm over Jess'. The words pierced his skin like a knife. He would just have to move on he determined. But how could he face moving on, again?
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The girls woke up early and got ready to go to Starbucks. Robin noticed that Rory had actually attempted to awaken herself before her first cup of coffee, a near miracle in her opinion. Danielle lazily threw on a pair of AE jeans and an AE t-shirt and put on her new bomber jacket. She was tired because the previous night she and Hayden had gone clubbing again. When they got down to Starbucks the boys were sitting on a couch. The girls sat on the opposite couch from them.
"Hey you guys," said Jess smiling at Rory, Rory smiled back. Tristan looked down into his cup of coffee trying hard not to hit something. He looked into the cup of coffee seeing his own eyes. Even he could read the disappointment in them.
"Danielle, god, wake up already!" said Robin shaking Danielle. Tristan looked up and looked at Robin. *She's pretty cute* he thought to himself. *I'm an idiot. How could anyone replace Rory. But on the other hand...*
"Let me sleep," said Danielle resting her head on the back of the couch.
"Long night?" asked Ephram smiling.
"You could say that." She said. And she was being truthful. After coming back last night she thought of someone who was often on her mind, Brady. Brady had been her first love, the only man who Danielle thought that she ever did truly date in seriousness. She had loved Brady so much and something about Ephram had made her remember him, his comments, his smile, something. She took out her guitar and began to play the song she had written for him. She wondered if he would approve of how many boyfriends she went through lately. But now all she could do is look at Ephram and smile back.
They chatted for a few hours sharing laughs. But secretly all were hurting. Rory and Jess were hurting to tell each other how they really felt. Tristan hurting over the loss of Rory, and looking for a new love. Danielle hurting for Brady, someone she was sure she could never replace no matter how many boyfriends she went through. Ephram hurting for a new love and someone who he could confide in, because like the others his life had been filled with anger and bitterness. And Robin was hurting for someone who would return her love.
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