-Chapter Sixteen-
"Emma, oh my god, Emma where are you?" Christie called frantically.
"Upstairs Christie."
Christie ran up the steps, taking them two at a time. She finally got into Emma's room and she stopped, dropping everything on the floor, including herself. Emma looked at Christie, her hands were shaking and her eyes were red from crying.
"Cris, what happened?" she said, running to her cousins side.
"Emma, it was horrible. Ashley confronted me about Craig this morning, she was being a royal bitch, but little did I know that would be the worst of my problems. I sat with Paige and Terri a lunch and."
"You WHAT? Paige is such bad news Christie, you KNOW that."
"I know Em, she was being so nice tho, I actually thought she cared."
"Well you thought wrong, Paige is a hypocrite and she's fake. Very fake."
"Emma I get it, would you listen to me?"
"Yes, go ahead."
"Well they asked me about New Years Eve, and I didn't tell them anything but somehow something got to Craig, something totally wrong. Sean and Manny came up to me and said that he had blown up at lunch and basically told Sean that they weren't friends anymore if he was going to be friends with me. So I went to Craig to try and tell him what was really going on, but he wouldn't listen. He took that photo album I gave him for Christmas, and threw it across the hall. All the pictures went flying everywhere. He told me that I was heartless, and cold, and he asked why I hadn't just told him in the first place and saved him all the pain. He said -At least I have Ashley, I know she cares- and then he left." Christie looked at Emma, tears welling up in her eyes, and Emma pulled her close.
"I'm so sorry sweetie. I guess it's just going to take a little longer for things to get back than we thought.."
"No Emma, that's just it. I don't think that they EVER will. Craig hates me. I don't know what he heard, but he believes it, and he won't listen to anyone else."
Emma shook her head," He's stubborn when he wants to be."
"I think he wants to get back together with Ashley again. They were so close today, she has him under some sort of spell already."
"Well, if you think it's best, then maybe you should just move on. Give him some space."
Christie didn't think it was best, but she knew it was right, and she knew it would be the hardest thing she would ever have to do.
The next day at school Christie was lucky to always have someone by her side. Jimmy had come to her rescue, because he was in all of her classes and kept her busy talking to him so no one would harass her when she couldn't be with Sean, Emma or Manny. Every time she saw Craig and Ashley in the hall it was like a dagger pierced her right through the heart, but she thought that she was doing the right thing.
When she was walking from Emma's locker to meet Jimmy in her next class, someone grabbed her arm and pulled her into an empty room. She turned around and saw Spinner.
"Look Spinner.." He covered her mouth with his hand before she could finish her sentence. "I was the first one who liked you Christie, and if I can't have you neither can Craig. You are NEVER to tell ANYONE what happened on New Years Eve. Let them go on with what they know already, or else."
Christie narrowed her eyebrows, as if she was questioning his statement.
"Live in fear Christie, just live in fear," he whispered into her ear, pushing back her head before letting go of her mouth," just remember what I said. Don't take it lightly."
Christie looked after him horrified, but she held her composure and grabbed her books, sprinting to her next class. Luckily she got there in time, sliding into the seat next to Jimmy as Ms. Kwan started talking.
"Where were you," he whispered.
"Bathroom," said Christie, trying to smile, so he wouldn't get suspicious.
"Oh," he said nodding. He turned his attention to Ms. Kwan and they said nothing else for the remainder of the period.
When Craig got home from school that day Angie came running up to him ready for a hug as usual. He scooped her up, spinning her around.
"Angie, I missed you today!"
She smiled and kissed Craig's nose. "I missed you too." "Hey Craig?" she said
"Yes?"
"Where's Christie?"
Craig's smile vanished," What do you mean?"
"I never get to see her," she said.
Craig put her down and knelt in front of her," Christie isn't going to be around for awhile."
"But Craig.."
"Ashley's coming over later."
Angie suddenly looked liked she had eaten a sour grape. "I don't like her. She never play games with me, or brings me presents, or anything."
Craig sighed," Face it, not everyone is like Christie. Okay?"
"Okay Craig." Said Angie, as she ran over to play with some dolls.
No one else will ever be like Christie, he thought to himself, no one.
"Emma, oh my god, Emma where are you?" Christie called frantically.
"Upstairs Christie."
Christie ran up the steps, taking them two at a time. She finally got into Emma's room and she stopped, dropping everything on the floor, including herself. Emma looked at Christie, her hands were shaking and her eyes were red from crying.
"Cris, what happened?" she said, running to her cousins side.
"Emma, it was horrible. Ashley confronted me about Craig this morning, she was being a royal bitch, but little did I know that would be the worst of my problems. I sat with Paige and Terri a lunch and."
"You WHAT? Paige is such bad news Christie, you KNOW that."
"I know Em, she was being so nice tho, I actually thought she cared."
"Well you thought wrong, Paige is a hypocrite and she's fake. Very fake."
"Emma I get it, would you listen to me?"
"Yes, go ahead."
"Well they asked me about New Years Eve, and I didn't tell them anything but somehow something got to Craig, something totally wrong. Sean and Manny came up to me and said that he had blown up at lunch and basically told Sean that they weren't friends anymore if he was going to be friends with me. So I went to Craig to try and tell him what was really going on, but he wouldn't listen. He took that photo album I gave him for Christmas, and threw it across the hall. All the pictures went flying everywhere. He told me that I was heartless, and cold, and he asked why I hadn't just told him in the first place and saved him all the pain. He said -At least I have Ashley, I know she cares- and then he left." Christie looked at Emma, tears welling up in her eyes, and Emma pulled her close.
"I'm so sorry sweetie. I guess it's just going to take a little longer for things to get back than we thought.."
"No Emma, that's just it. I don't think that they EVER will. Craig hates me. I don't know what he heard, but he believes it, and he won't listen to anyone else."
Emma shook her head," He's stubborn when he wants to be."
"I think he wants to get back together with Ashley again. They were so close today, she has him under some sort of spell already."
"Well, if you think it's best, then maybe you should just move on. Give him some space."
Christie didn't think it was best, but she knew it was right, and she knew it would be the hardest thing she would ever have to do.
The next day at school Christie was lucky to always have someone by her side. Jimmy had come to her rescue, because he was in all of her classes and kept her busy talking to him so no one would harass her when she couldn't be with Sean, Emma or Manny. Every time she saw Craig and Ashley in the hall it was like a dagger pierced her right through the heart, but she thought that she was doing the right thing.
When she was walking from Emma's locker to meet Jimmy in her next class, someone grabbed her arm and pulled her into an empty room. She turned around and saw Spinner.
"Look Spinner.." He covered her mouth with his hand before she could finish her sentence. "I was the first one who liked you Christie, and if I can't have you neither can Craig. You are NEVER to tell ANYONE what happened on New Years Eve. Let them go on with what they know already, or else."
Christie narrowed her eyebrows, as if she was questioning his statement.
"Live in fear Christie, just live in fear," he whispered into her ear, pushing back her head before letting go of her mouth," just remember what I said. Don't take it lightly."
Christie looked after him horrified, but she held her composure and grabbed her books, sprinting to her next class. Luckily she got there in time, sliding into the seat next to Jimmy as Ms. Kwan started talking.
"Where were you," he whispered.
"Bathroom," said Christie, trying to smile, so he wouldn't get suspicious.
"Oh," he said nodding. He turned his attention to Ms. Kwan and they said nothing else for the remainder of the period.
When Craig got home from school that day Angie came running up to him ready for a hug as usual. He scooped her up, spinning her around.
"Angie, I missed you today!"
She smiled and kissed Craig's nose. "I missed you too." "Hey Craig?" she said
"Yes?"
"Where's Christie?"
Craig's smile vanished," What do you mean?"
"I never get to see her," she said.
Craig put her down and knelt in front of her," Christie isn't going to be around for awhile."
"But Craig.."
"Ashley's coming over later."
Angie suddenly looked liked she had eaten a sour grape. "I don't like her. She never play games with me, or brings me presents, or anything."
Craig sighed," Face it, not everyone is like Christie. Okay?"
"Okay Craig." Said Angie, as she ran over to play with some dolls.
No one else will ever be like Christie, he thought to himself, no one.