~Chapter 9~
Kevin came back from the bathroom, and could sense that something bad had happened when he was gone.
"Yo, you guys, what happened?"
"You wanna know what happened?" Sean asked, sounding a bit sarcastic.
"Nothing happened!" Scott insisted, although he himself knew this wasn't true.
"Really." Kevin said, skeptical.
"No, actually.okay, I said Sean and Joanie were going out, and.apparently they aren't going out, but I thought they were.and, Joanie is mad at Sean now, and he's blaming this all on me.but it's not really my fault..."
"Not really your fault?!" Sean yelled, "Then, please Scott, tell me who's fault it really is?"
"Well, whatever happened, he didn't get that idea offa me." Kevin added.
"I said I'm being heavily medicated, I am, I hardly even remember what we're talking about!"
"Oh, so you're gonna use that as an excuse?" Sean asked.
"No..well.."
"And you guys were gonna be something too..nice job, Scott."
"I already apologized.what more could you want?"
"Look, Sean," Kevin began, ignoring Scott's question, "Maybe its not too late.just explain what happened, explain that Scott is on all sorts of stuff, and then maybe things will be okay.."
"You really think so?"
"Yeah, don't let Scott screw this up."
Sean found Joanie back at the arena, and he could clearly see that she was distraught. He felt really bad all of a sudden; like it was his fault, but it wasn't, it was Scott's. It wasn't even really that big a deal; all he had to do was explain exactly what had happened, and then hopefully things would be good again, hopefully.
"I can't believe you." Joanie said.
"Look, you don't even understand what happened."
"Then what did happen?"
"Scott somehow misunderstood the whole thing. He thought that just because you came to hospital with me that we were going out."
"And what would make him think that?"
"Well, maybe I told him that I had feelings for you."
"What?"
"I said maybe!"
"But do you?"
"Yeah. And I'm really, really sorry about all this." He said, and then suddenly, out of nowhere, he kissed her. He didn't know what came over him, it just happened. Then he was gone.
"It's okay." Joanie said, her heart racing.
"So are you sure this is gonna work?"
"Yes, trust me, if everything goes right, then she won't get out of this alive."
"So, explain this to me again. What exactly happened?" Mike asked Sean a few days later.
"Well, I just told her what happened, then I told her how I felt about her, then it just kinda happened."
"Alright Sean! Good job! See, I told ya not to let Scott screw this up." Kevin said.
"Yeah, well, thanks for the advice."
"So, where exactly does this leave you two?"
"I dunno."
"Well, you'll know soon enough." Mike added.
Joanie had been feeling that same familiar, yet scary feeling all morning that someone was watching her. And with this guy who had been after her lately, it made that feeling even more credible. But right now, she didn't let it get to her. She was still absolutely shocked over that kiss a few days ago. It had happened so fast, it didn't even seem real. But it was; it had happened and it was real. Joanie didn't know what was going to happen now; they obviously couldn't remain friends, not after that, but something was going to happen for sure.
The door to her locker room wouldn't open, and as she fumbled with the doorknob, she felt someone behind her. She turned around and elbowed whoever it was right in the face. They were wearing a mask and black clothes; this helped them remain totally invisible in the dark. The person took of the mask, revealing who it was.
"Stephanie?!" Joanie asked, shocked.
"Yes, it was me!" She said, suddenly addressing her nosebleed.
"But why?"
"First, it was to get you away from Paul, but after we got together, it was just fun ."
"I can't believe this!"
"So? What are you gonna do? You can't tell Daddy, he's gonna be on my side and you'll just end up getting fired! So what are you gonna do?"
"Well, your dad may be my boss, but the cops sure aren't."
"You're gonna have me arrested?!"
"Sure, if it'll get you away from me."
"No! You can't do that!"
"Actually, I can."
"Please don't! I'll do whatever it takes so you don't!"
"Fine. You stop harassing me."
"Fine."
"No more of this stalking business, no more trying to attack me, or kill me, or whatever your intent was. You have Paul, now just leave me alone. Okay?"
"Yes, sure, whatever it takes."
Kevin came back from the bathroom, and could sense that something bad had happened when he was gone.
"Yo, you guys, what happened?"
"You wanna know what happened?" Sean asked, sounding a bit sarcastic.
"Nothing happened!" Scott insisted, although he himself knew this wasn't true.
"Really." Kevin said, skeptical.
"No, actually.okay, I said Sean and Joanie were going out, and.apparently they aren't going out, but I thought they were.and, Joanie is mad at Sean now, and he's blaming this all on me.but it's not really my fault..."
"Not really your fault?!" Sean yelled, "Then, please Scott, tell me who's fault it really is?"
"Well, whatever happened, he didn't get that idea offa me." Kevin added.
"I said I'm being heavily medicated, I am, I hardly even remember what we're talking about!"
"Oh, so you're gonna use that as an excuse?" Sean asked.
"No..well.."
"And you guys were gonna be something too..nice job, Scott."
"I already apologized.what more could you want?"
"Look, Sean," Kevin began, ignoring Scott's question, "Maybe its not too late.just explain what happened, explain that Scott is on all sorts of stuff, and then maybe things will be okay.."
"You really think so?"
"Yeah, don't let Scott screw this up."
Sean found Joanie back at the arena, and he could clearly see that she was distraught. He felt really bad all of a sudden; like it was his fault, but it wasn't, it was Scott's. It wasn't even really that big a deal; all he had to do was explain exactly what had happened, and then hopefully things would be good again, hopefully.
"I can't believe you." Joanie said.
"Look, you don't even understand what happened."
"Then what did happen?"
"Scott somehow misunderstood the whole thing. He thought that just because you came to hospital with me that we were going out."
"And what would make him think that?"
"Well, maybe I told him that I had feelings for you."
"What?"
"I said maybe!"
"But do you?"
"Yeah. And I'm really, really sorry about all this." He said, and then suddenly, out of nowhere, he kissed her. He didn't know what came over him, it just happened. Then he was gone.
"It's okay." Joanie said, her heart racing.
"So are you sure this is gonna work?"
"Yes, trust me, if everything goes right, then she won't get out of this alive."
"So, explain this to me again. What exactly happened?" Mike asked Sean a few days later.
"Well, I just told her what happened, then I told her how I felt about her, then it just kinda happened."
"Alright Sean! Good job! See, I told ya not to let Scott screw this up." Kevin said.
"Yeah, well, thanks for the advice."
"So, where exactly does this leave you two?"
"I dunno."
"Well, you'll know soon enough." Mike added.
Joanie had been feeling that same familiar, yet scary feeling all morning that someone was watching her. And with this guy who had been after her lately, it made that feeling even more credible. But right now, she didn't let it get to her. She was still absolutely shocked over that kiss a few days ago. It had happened so fast, it didn't even seem real. But it was; it had happened and it was real. Joanie didn't know what was going to happen now; they obviously couldn't remain friends, not after that, but something was going to happen for sure.
The door to her locker room wouldn't open, and as she fumbled with the doorknob, she felt someone behind her. She turned around and elbowed whoever it was right in the face. They were wearing a mask and black clothes; this helped them remain totally invisible in the dark. The person took of the mask, revealing who it was.
"Stephanie?!" Joanie asked, shocked.
"Yes, it was me!" She said, suddenly addressing her nosebleed.
"But why?"
"First, it was to get you away from Paul, but after we got together, it was just fun ."
"I can't believe this!"
"So? What are you gonna do? You can't tell Daddy, he's gonna be on my side and you'll just end up getting fired! So what are you gonna do?"
"Well, your dad may be my boss, but the cops sure aren't."
"You're gonna have me arrested?!"
"Sure, if it'll get you away from me."
"No! You can't do that!"
"Actually, I can."
"Please don't! I'll do whatever it takes so you don't!"
"Fine. You stop harassing me."
"Fine."
"No more of this stalking business, no more trying to attack me, or kill me, or whatever your intent was. You have Paul, now just leave me alone. Okay?"
"Yes, sure, whatever it takes."