Chapter 8
a/n: OMG! Thanx 2 one of my readers I realized that I forgot about Sean, who BTW, is one of my favorite characters! I'm soooo soooo soooo forgetful at times! Well anyway...
After two and a half hours of staring at one another, saying nothing much, and an occasional 'excuse me' after belching, Sean's group turned to see Rachel once again at the podium.
"Now, I know all of you are having a great time, but sadly, 'It's Okay to be Nice 2003's' third meeting is offically over_" Sean was positive that there was more to the speech, but it was drone out by the 'whoops!' and 'whoo hoos!' and even some 'yippee skippies!' As everyone was pushing past one another to leave, Ashley held Sean back.
"Hi." She said shyly. Sean looked slightly confused.
"Hey." He said and began to walk towards the now cleared door.
"Sean! Wait," Ashley began, following Sean quickly to the door. "why are you still angry at me? Is it because I wouldn't go out with you? Is that it?"
Sean gave her an angry look that Ashley found kind of scary. He was slighty shorter than her, but no doubt much stronger. What if he attacked her? He had deafened a guy, what could he do to her?
"I'm sorry." Ashley said stepping away from Sean. He grabbed her arm.
"No, I'm sorry, you're right. I shouldn't be angry with you. I have Emma now, we're happy...friends?" Sean said. Ashley looked at him and laughed. He looked like a little boy who'd been caught with his hand in the cookie jar. He gave her a startled look.
"Friends." Ashley said and gave him a hug, leaving Sean elated.
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Craig ran and ran and ran. He hopped over fences, he crossed streets without looking, all he could think about was getting Manny and saving her from him. He heard people mutter curse words at him when he accidently knocked people over trying to get to Manny's house.
Craig turned onto the small street closest to the park and ran up the porch steps to Manny's. He pounded the door.
"Manny!" Craig screamed at the top of his lungs. He pounded again.
"Manny, open the door!" He shouted. She must be upstairs, she'd called him on her phone. Craig glanced at two rocking chairs that were on the porch. He picked up one and threw it at the living room window. Mr. and Mrs. Santos would give him hell later, but he was saving their daughter for God's sake!
Craig jumped into the window, cutting himself when his leg got caught. But he wasn't worried about a little bleeding, when his girl might be in danger.
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"Craig." Manny said lowly so Eden wouldn't hear. She prayed he'd get upstairs soon. Eden looked at Manny, glaring at her.
"Who were you talking to Manny?" he said coming towards her. Manny began to hyperventilate.
"My mom...like I said." Manny said nervously. Eden glared at her, then angrily threw her on the bed.
"Leave me alone! I mean it! Help! Help!" Manny screamed. Eden laughed.
"No one can hear you Manny, only me and you here." He laughed again.
"That's what you think." Craig said from behind him. He threw Eden across the room and began hitting him. It was like he couldn't control himself he began punching Eden, so so hard. Not just from his frustration, but because Eden had touched Manny, had hurt her, forced her, and Craig didn't want Manny hurt, not like how he was hurt.
"Craig." Manny said in a small voice from behind him. Craig stopped hitting Eden and looked up at Manny. She was pointing to an unconscious Eden. Craig didn't seem to realize that Eden had stopped struggling.
Craig looked up at Manny, he didn't know whether to yell at her for letting that maniac into her house, or kiss her for not being dead. Manny, with tears in her eyes grabbed Craig and hugged him.
Craig sighed. How could he have wanted to yell at her just a second ago? He pulled Manny off him.
"Manny..." he began, he didn't know what to say. There wasn't anything to say. Manny seemed to understand, she shook her head and hugged him again. Craig smiled. Manny was safe, that was all that mattered.
a/n: Okay, maybe I made Craig a little too dramatic in some parts. Well tell me what you think, review...please.
a/n: OMG! Thanx 2 one of my readers I realized that I forgot about Sean, who BTW, is one of my favorite characters! I'm soooo soooo soooo forgetful at times! Well anyway...
After two and a half hours of staring at one another, saying nothing much, and an occasional 'excuse me' after belching, Sean's group turned to see Rachel once again at the podium.
"Now, I know all of you are having a great time, but sadly, 'It's Okay to be Nice 2003's' third meeting is offically over_" Sean was positive that there was more to the speech, but it was drone out by the 'whoops!' and 'whoo hoos!' and even some 'yippee skippies!' As everyone was pushing past one another to leave, Ashley held Sean back.
"Hi." She said shyly. Sean looked slightly confused.
"Hey." He said and began to walk towards the now cleared door.
"Sean! Wait," Ashley began, following Sean quickly to the door. "why are you still angry at me? Is it because I wouldn't go out with you? Is that it?"
Sean gave her an angry look that Ashley found kind of scary. He was slighty shorter than her, but no doubt much stronger. What if he attacked her? He had deafened a guy, what could he do to her?
"I'm sorry." Ashley said stepping away from Sean. He grabbed her arm.
"No, I'm sorry, you're right. I shouldn't be angry with you. I have Emma now, we're happy...friends?" Sean said. Ashley looked at him and laughed. He looked like a little boy who'd been caught with his hand in the cookie jar. He gave her a startled look.
"Friends." Ashley said and gave him a hug, leaving Sean elated.
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Craig ran and ran and ran. He hopped over fences, he crossed streets without looking, all he could think about was getting Manny and saving her from him. He heard people mutter curse words at him when he accidently knocked people over trying to get to Manny's house.
Craig turned onto the small street closest to the park and ran up the porch steps to Manny's. He pounded the door.
"Manny!" Craig screamed at the top of his lungs. He pounded again.
"Manny, open the door!" He shouted. She must be upstairs, she'd called him on her phone. Craig glanced at two rocking chairs that were on the porch. He picked up one and threw it at the living room window. Mr. and Mrs. Santos would give him hell later, but he was saving their daughter for God's sake!
Craig jumped into the window, cutting himself when his leg got caught. But he wasn't worried about a little bleeding, when his girl might be in danger.
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"Craig." Manny said lowly so Eden wouldn't hear. She prayed he'd get upstairs soon. Eden looked at Manny, glaring at her.
"Who were you talking to Manny?" he said coming towards her. Manny began to hyperventilate.
"My mom...like I said." Manny said nervously. Eden glared at her, then angrily threw her on the bed.
"Leave me alone! I mean it! Help! Help!" Manny screamed. Eden laughed.
"No one can hear you Manny, only me and you here." He laughed again.
"That's what you think." Craig said from behind him. He threw Eden across the room and began hitting him. It was like he couldn't control himself he began punching Eden, so so hard. Not just from his frustration, but because Eden had touched Manny, had hurt her, forced her, and Craig didn't want Manny hurt, not like how he was hurt.
"Craig." Manny said in a small voice from behind him. Craig stopped hitting Eden and looked up at Manny. She was pointing to an unconscious Eden. Craig didn't seem to realize that Eden had stopped struggling.
Craig looked up at Manny, he didn't know whether to yell at her for letting that maniac into her house, or kiss her for not being dead. Manny, with tears in her eyes grabbed Craig and hugged him.
Craig sighed. How could he have wanted to yell at her just a second ago? He pulled Manny off him.
"Manny..." he began, he didn't know what to say. There wasn't anything to say. Manny seemed to understand, she shook her head and hugged him again. Craig smiled. Manny was safe, that was all that mattered.
a/n: Okay, maybe I made Craig a little too dramatic in some parts. Well tell me what you think, review...please.