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Chapter 11
The rest of the day went extremely slow for both Tristan and Rory. They had avoided each other the rest of the day. Tristan drove home and tried to occupy himself by swimming in his pool but it didn't last long. He knew he had to talk to somebody about what had happened between himself and Rory. He obviously couldn't talk to his parents because they never really cared. Things he said went through one ear and out the other.
Tristan sighed and picked up his keys. He drove to the only person's house who really understood him, Brad.
When he arrived he was immediately told that Brad was in his room. He opened the door only to find Brad lying on his bed with his eyes closed and listening to music blaring from his speakers. Tristan went into his room unnoticed by Brad and turned the music off. "What the." Brad yelled as he opened eyes, "Oh, it's just you."
Tristan laughed but then asked, "Brad, man, what do you do when you finally get what you want but then it goes out the window?" Tristan sighed and sat down in one of the chairs. Brad sat up in his bed and looked over at Tristan.
"It's Rory again, isn't it? What happened this time?" Brad asked.
Then Tristan told him the whole story about him asking her and what she had told him this morning.
"I don't want her relationship to be all screwed up just because of me. I just want her to be happy. It tore me up inside when she started crying and knowing that I caused it made it even worse. I just don't know what to do. I have tried everything possible but she still doesn't get that I like her as more than a friend," Tristan said and finished with another loud sigh.
"Maybe, you know, you should just make her feel what you feel when she is around you. It might not work but a least it's something to try," suggested Brad.
"True. Very true," said Tristan and with that he said goodbye to Brad and left his house.
Tristan was really nervous about what he was going to do. He was driving down the high way to Starshollow and he had to keep reminding himself to concentrate on the road instead of a certain "Mary".
After about a half and hour, Tristan finally arrived in Starshollow. He made a quick pit stop at Luke's and picked up four cups of coffee. He knew getting coffee would automatically make Rory feel better. Tristan also had a quick talk with Jess about Rory. Jess had said that Rory came in after school and looked quite depressed. This made Tristan feel even worse but was determined to make everything right again.
Tristan got into his car and finished driving to the Gilmore house. Hesitantly, he got out of the car and made his way to the front door. It took a couple of minutes for Tristan to regain his confidence and when he did he rang the doorbell. He heard some yelling inside the house about whose turn it was to answer the door. Rory opened the door and was extremely surprised when she found Tristan outside her door.
"Umm, hi. Can we talk?" asked Tristan in a quiet voice. Rory nodded her head and opened the door farther so Tristan could come in. She led him to the living room where Loriali was screaming at the television.
"Who was at the door, Hun?" asked Loriali but didn't receive a reply. She turned her head and saw Tristan. "Hi, Tristan. Oh, Rory, I just remembered that there was this one convention that Sookie was talking about earlier. She told me to meet her at 5 and oh, look what time it is. Its 5, I better get going. Bye Hun. Bye Tristan," Loriali rambled on until she was out of the house. There was silence and until they heard Loriali's jeep driving away from the house and down the road.
"That was.uh. strange," Rory said. Tristan nodded in agreement.
"Here I brought you some coffee and don't worry it's from Luke's not some other coffee place," stated Tristan and handed a cup of coffee to a now excited Rory.
They both sat down on the couch and silently sipped on their own cup of coffee.
"I'm sorry about leaving the classroom this morning. I just remembered that I had to talk to Paris about a paper. You know how demanded Paris is with meeting times," Tristan said and they both chuckled. Tristan knew it was a pathetic excuse for a lie but it was the only thing that he could come up with at the time.
"So is everything good with Alex now?" asked Tristan.
"Yeah, when I got home, I invited him over and we talked. He apologized and we finished making all the little details," stated Rory.
Tristan nodded and said, "Good. That's good."
Then an uncomfortable silence fell upon both of them.
Rory couldn't take it anymore and said, "This is weird, you know,
us just having periods of silence. This never used to happen. And we would always tell each other everything. What happened between us?"
Tristan shrugged. Inside he really knew what was wrong. He liked her but she didn't notice and didn't feel the same way.
"I really don't know. Maybe it's because all the tests lately. I know I am pretty stressed about them and by the looks of it, it seems that you feel the same way," said Tristan. Rory nodded her head in agreement.
Tristan then remembered what Brad had told him earlier that day.
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Chapter 11
The rest of the day went extremely slow for both Tristan and Rory. They had avoided each other the rest of the day. Tristan drove home and tried to occupy himself by swimming in his pool but it didn't last long. He knew he had to talk to somebody about what had happened between himself and Rory. He obviously couldn't talk to his parents because they never really cared. Things he said went through one ear and out the other.
Tristan sighed and picked up his keys. He drove to the only person's house who really understood him, Brad.
When he arrived he was immediately told that Brad was in his room. He opened the door only to find Brad lying on his bed with his eyes closed and listening to music blaring from his speakers. Tristan went into his room unnoticed by Brad and turned the music off. "What the." Brad yelled as he opened eyes, "Oh, it's just you."
Tristan laughed but then asked, "Brad, man, what do you do when you finally get what you want but then it goes out the window?" Tristan sighed and sat down in one of the chairs. Brad sat up in his bed and looked over at Tristan.
"It's Rory again, isn't it? What happened this time?" Brad asked.
Then Tristan told him the whole story about him asking her and what she had told him this morning.
"I don't want her relationship to be all screwed up just because of me. I just want her to be happy. It tore me up inside when she started crying and knowing that I caused it made it even worse. I just don't know what to do. I have tried everything possible but she still doesn't get that I like her as more than a friend," Tristan said and finished with another loud sigh.
"Maybe, you know, you should just make her feel what you feel when she is around you. It might not work but a least it's something to try," suggested Brad.
"True. Very true," said Tristan and with that he said goodbye to Brad and left his house.
Tristan was really nervous about what he was going to do. He was driving down the high way to Starshollow and he had to keep reminding himself to concentrate on the road instead of a certain "Mary".
After about a half and hour, Tristan finally arrived in Starshollow. He made a quick pit stop at Luke's and picked up four cups of coffee. He knew getting coffee would automatically make Rory feel better. Tristan also had a quick talk with Jess about Rory. Jess had said that Rory came in after school and looked quite depressed. This made Tristan feel even worse but was determined to make everything right again.
Tristan got into his car and finished driving to the Gilmore house. Hesitantly, he got out of the car and made his way to the front door. It took a couple of minutes for Tristan to regain his confidence and when he did he rang the doorbell. He heard some yelling inside the house about whose turn it was to answer the door. Rory opened the door and was extremely surprised when she found Tristan outside her door.
"Umm, hi. Can we talk?" asked Tristan in a quiet voice. Rory nodded her head and opened the door farther so Tristan could come in. She led him to the living room where Loriali was screaming at the television.
"Who was at the door, Hun?" asked Loriali but didn't receive a reply. She turned her head and saw Tristan. "Hi, Tristan. Oh, Rory, I just remembered that there was this one convention that Sookie was talking about earlier. She told me to meet her at 5 and oh, look what time it is. Its 5, I better get going. Bye Hun. Bye Tristan," Loriali rambled on until she was out of the house. There was silence and until they heard Loriali's jeep driving away from the house and down the road.
"That was.uh. strange," Rory said. Tristan nodded in agreement.
"Here I brought you some coffee and don't worry it's from Luke's not some other coffee place," stated Tristan and handed a cup of coffee to a now excited Rory.
They both sat down on the couch and silently sipped on their own cup of coffee.
"I'm sorry about leaving the classroom this morning. I just remembered that I had to talk to Paris about a paper. You know how demanded Paris is with meeting times," Tristan said and they both chuckled. Tristan knew it was a pathetic excuse for a lie but it was the only thing that he could come up with at the time.
"So is everything good with Alex now?" asked Tristan.
"Yeah, when I got home, I invited him over and we talked. He apologized and we finished making all the little details," stated Rory.
Tristan nodded and said, "Good. That's good."
Then an uncomfortable silence fell upon both of them.
Rory couldn't take it anymore and said, "This is weird, you know,
us just having periods of silence. This never used to happen. And we would always tell each other everything. What happened between us?"
Tristan shrugged. Inside he really knew what was wrong. He liked her but she didn't notice and didn't feel the same way.
"I really don't know. Maybe it's because all the tests lately. I know I am pretty stressed about them and by the looks of it, it seems that you feel the same way," said Tristan. Rory nodded her head in agreement.
Tristan then remembered what Brad had told him earlier that day.