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A/N: This chapter is the last one set before the first. Please review, and to those who did: robtaymattlouned - Thanks. Glad you're liking it, and thanks for making me laugh! :)
Chapter 9: Punch -Drunk - Love!
I was walking down the school corridor when I heard it. Lana was talking to her friends.
"Did you hear about Victoria and Michael?" she laughed. "Apparently they slept together!"
Holy Shit! How the hell does Lana know that I 'slept' with Victoria? I turned away before Lana could see me, and set out to find Victoria. I saw her sitting by herself, and I headed over. Judith stopped me though.
"Michael," she said. "Are you okay? You were pretty out of it on Saturday night."
"I'm fine thanks," I replied, wanting to get away from her.
"I heard about what happened too," said Judith, looking at me, and then at Victoria.
"It's not true Judith," I spat. "Don't believe everything you hear."
"Hey, I don't care," said Judith defensively. "It's just the whole school is talking about it. Thought you should know."
"Thanks," I said apologetically. "I have got to go."
"Bye," said Judith as I walked off. I made my way to Victoria, trying to ignore the pointing and sniggering.
"Michael," said Victoria, seeing me. "Have you heard?"
"Have I?" I said angrily. "Bloody hell, even Lana Weinberger is talking about it! Did you tell anyone?"
"Well a lot of people saw you drunk. People overheard I guess. But I only told Lilly about the sleeping arrangements."
"I've got to speak to her, see if she told anyone. It was Mia probably. I guess I should see her. See what she knows."
"Well," said Victoria. "Good luck. Mia isn't talking to me."
"Why?" I asked.
"She's blaming me for you being drunk."
"But I was the one who drank it," I said logically.
"Hey, I know that. But she's determined it's my fault. And remember, you did kiss her."
"I will," I said, starting off for Mia. I found her eventually. With Kenny. Crap.
"Mia," I said. "Can I talk to you?"
"Sure," she said, rolling her eyes slightly.
"Alone," I said, staring at Kenny. He glared back at me, and then gave Mia a kiss. I did all I could not to say something to him. After he'd left, I took a seat next to her.
"Well what did you want?" she said bitterly.
"I want to talk about Saturday night."
"What is there to talk about?" she said. "You were drunk, and things happened."
"Yeah," I said, staring straight at her. "Things did happen."
"Do you even remember?" she asked. "I guess Victoria told you I was crying."
"Yeah, she filled me in," I said, trying to laugh it off. "But was I that bad?"
"No," she said, her eyes beginning to water. "It was perfect."
"Mia," I said, trying to realise what she was saying.
"But you don't even remember Michael. It meant nothing. So let's just forget about it okay."
"Sure," I said, a pain jabbing through my heart. "If that's what you want."
"I have a boyfriend Michael. That's exactly what I want. And don't worry, I haven't told him."
"Thanks," I said standing. "And I'm sorry. I'm really sorry."
****
"Victoria and Michael, sitting in a tree, K.I.S.S.I.N.G," squealed Lana and the rest of her group. I shook my head as I walked past them. Josh jumped up and stood in front of me.
"Can I help you?" I said, staring at him grinning at me.
"Was she good?" he asked, his eyebrows raised.
"Good?" I repeated. Was he talking about Victoria.
"Yeah, you know," he said, nudging me with his elbow. "In bed!"
And then I did it. I hit Josh Richter, square in the jaw. He stumbled back, shocked. I walked off and I could hear Lana fawning over Josh, yelling that they were going to report it. Not long after, Gupta called me into the office.
"Michael, violence is not tolerated in school. Do you understand me?"
"Yes, Mrs. Gupta," I said, expressionless. I didn't care.
"I've got no choice other than to suspend you from school."
She stared at me, waiting for a response, but I didn't give her one.
"Now," she continued. "You're a good kid Michael. Spectacular grades. So I'm cutting the suspension down to a week. All I hope is that you learn your lesson."
****
FtLouie: Hi Michael. I heard that you punched Josh, and you're suspended? Why? CracKing: Yeah, for a week. He deserved it. But I don't want to talk about it. FtLouie: Okay. Well I hope everything's fine. And I hope we're still friends. CracKing: Yeah, we are. I'm sorry about how I was on Saturday. I drank way too much. FtLouie: Well, at least you've learned your lesson. CracKing: I have, don't you worry. But are you angry at Victoria? Please don't be. FtLouie: She gave you the beer Michael. It's ALL her fault. CracKing: Yeah, but I drank it. It's not her fault. FtLouie: I suppose. But I'm still annoyed. CracKing: At least that's an improvement. Well I hope you make up with her.
****
I'm so glad everything's okay with Mia and I. At least she's talking to me. She's talking to Victoria also, but I can tell she's still annoyed. At least they are being civilised. The school is still talking about how Victoria and I slept together. Well from what I hear. Mum and Dad were pissed about the suspension, but they're just glad it isn't going to affect my grades. They have no clue about what happened on Saturday night. No one does actually, except Victoria, Mia and I.
Everything in my life seems to be revolving around those two girls. But I only love one of them.
A/N: This chapter is the last one set before the first. Please review, and to those who did: robtaymattlouned - Thanks. Glad you're liking it, and thanks for making me laugh! :)
Chapter 9: Punch -Drunk - Love!
I was walking down the school corridor when I heard it. Lana was talking to her friends.
"Did you hear about Victoria and Michael?" she laughed. "Apparently they slept together!"
Holy Shit! How the hell does Lana know that I 'slept' with Victoria? I turned away before Lana could see me, and set out to find Victoria. I saw her sitting by herself, and I headed over. Judith stopped me though.
"Michael," she said. "Are you okay? You were pretty out of it on Saturday night."
"I'm fine thanks," I replied, wanting to get away from her.
"I heard about what happened too," said Judith, looking at me, and then at Victoria.
"It's not true Judith," I spat. "Don't believe everything you hear."
"Hey, I don't care," said Judith defensively. "It's just the whole school is talking about it. Thought you should know."
"Thanks," I said apologetically. "I have got to go."
"Bye," said Judith as I walked off. I made my way to Victoria, trying to ignore the pointing and sniggering.
"Michael," said Victoria, seeing me. "Have you heard?"
"Have I?" I said angrily. "Bloody hell, even Lana Weinberger is talking about it! Did you tell anyone?"
"Well a lot of people saw you drunk. People overheard I guess. But I only told Lilly about the sleeping arrangements."
"I've got to speak to her, see if she told anyone. It was Mia probably. I guess I should see her. See what she knows."
"Well," said Victoria. "Good luck. Mia isn't talking to me."
"Why?" I asked.
"She's blaming me for you being drunk."
"But I was the one who drank it," I said logically.
"Hey, I know that. But she's determined it's my fault. And remember, you did kiss her."
"I will," I said, starting off for Mia. I found her eventually. With Kenny. Crap.
"Mia," I said. "Can I talk to you?"
"Sure," she said, rolling her eyes slightly.
"Alone," I said, staring at Kenny. He glared back at me, and then gave Mia a kiss. I did all I could not to say something to him. After he'd left, I took a seat next to her.
"Well what did you want?" she said bitterly.
"I want to talk about Saturday night."
"What is there to talk about?" she said. "You were drunk, and things happened."
"Yeah," I said, staring straight at her. "Things did happen."
"Do you even remember?" she asked. "I guess Victoria told you I was crying."
"Yeah, she filled me in," I said, trying to laugh it off. "But was I that bad?"
"No," she said, her eyes beginning to water. "It was perfect."
"Mia," I said, trying to realise what she was saying.
"But you don't even remember Michael. It meant nothing. So let's just forget about it okay."
"Sure," I said, a pain jabbing through my heart. "If that's what you want."
"I have a boyfriend Michael. That's exactly what I want. And don't worry, I haven't told him."
"Thanks," I said standing. "And I'm sorry. I'm really sorry."
****
"Victoria and Michael, sitting in a tree, K.I.S.S.I.N.G," squealed Lana and the rest of her group. I shook my head as I walked past them. Josh jumped up and stood in front of me.
"Can I help you?" I said, staring at him grinning at me.
"Was she good?" he asked, his eyebrows raised.
"Good?" I repeated. Was he talking about Victoria.
"Yeah, you know," he said, nudging me with his elbow. "In bed!"
And then I did it. I hit Josh Richter, square in the jaw. He stumbled back, shocked. I walked off and I could hear Lana fawning over Josh, yelling that they were going to report it. Not long after, Gupta called me into the office.
"Michael, violence is not tolerated in school. Do you understand me?"
"Yes, Mrs. Gupta," I said, expressionless. I didn't care.
"I've got no choice other than to suspend you from school."
She stared at me, waiting for a response, but I didn't give her one.
"Now," she continued. "You're a good kid Michael. Spectacular grades. So I'm cutting the suspension down to a week. All I hope is that you learn your lesson."
****
FtLouie: Hi Michael. I heard that you punched Josh, and you're suspended? Why? CracKing: Yeah, for a week. He deserved it. But I don't want to talk about it. FtLouie: Okay. Well I hope everything's fine. And I hope we're still friends. CracKing: Yeah, we are. I'm sorry about how I was on Saturday. I drank way too much. FtLouie: Well, at least you've learned your lesson. CracKing: I have, don't you worry. But are you angry at Victoria? Please don't be. FtLouie: She gave you the beer Michael. It's ALL her fault. CracKing: Yeah, but I drank it. It's not her fault. FtLouie: I suppose. But I'm still annoyed. CracKing: At least that's an improvement. Well I hope you make up with her.
****
I'm so glad everything's okay with Mia and I. At least she's talking to me. She's talking to Victoria also, but I can tell she's still annoyed. At least they are being civilised. The school is still talking about how Victoria and I slept together. Well from what I hear. Mum and Dad were pissed about the suspension, but they're just glad it isn't going to affect my grades. They have no clue about what happened on Saturday night. No one does actually, except Victoria, Mia and I.
Everything in my life seems to be revolving around those two girls. But I only love one of them.