Chapter 9
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The next day, Sam walked to school by himself. He had another restless night and didn't know what lay ahead. He figured he would walk to school by himself to avoid Reggie, atleast until the bell rang for class. He reached the school and Otto grabbed him, pulling him behind a wall.
"What's the big idea, Squid, making Reggie cry. She's at home crying right now, because of you." Otto said, holding up the piece of paper. "She really loves you, dude."
"She has a funny way of showing it." Sam yelled at him. "Even you said she was acting weird!"
"You know the only reason she did those things was because she loves you and you're too stupid to notice what a great person she is. You remember what happened with Trent?"
"I've always noticed what a great person Reggie is. I....I love her. I just don't know what to do." Sam explained.
"You have to quit being a Squid, go to my house and tell Reggie how you feel. If you love her so much, you wouldn't be standing here. You hated it the first time she ignored you, well do you really want that again?" Otto walked towards the school. Throwing the paper behind him. "Think about it."
Sam picked up the paper, seeing Reggies scribble all over the page. He looked up at the school, and against his better judgement walked away.
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Sam stood outside the Rocket house, he stared at the door, wondering what he would say to Reggie when he saw her. After what seemed like hours, he rang the doorbell and hoped that he could say what he had to.
Reggie heard the doorbell ring. She didn't want to get out of bed, but knew she had to answer it. With blotchy eyes and tear soaked pyjamas, she went downstairs and opened the door. Sam stood there, looking down at his feet. Reggie left the door open and sat down on the couch. Delibratly avoiding eye contact by staring hard at the wall.
"Can I come in?" Sam asked from the doorway.
"Like I care." Reggie replied bluntly.
"You told me that you liked me, I think you do." When Reggie didn't reply, Sam walked over and sat beside her. "Please look at me, Reggie. I don't want us to fight again." Sam grabbed her hand, Reggie jerked it away
"If you hurt someone, I think you're asking for it." Reggie said.
Sam sighed and told her everything. "I'm sorry Reggie. I'm not very good at this stuff, because I've never liked someone this much before. At Laser Crates I pretended I was joking because I was scared. The thing is when you avoided me and when I thought you liked Twister, I was really bummed. I didn't want to go through that again. But Reggie, I love you and I'm sorry....I guess that's all I have to say." Sam looked towards her for a few seconds, waiting for a response. After he knew she wasn't going to get one he walked out the door and snuck into his house through his window. He didn't know if Reggie was going to do anything about what he said or how his words affected her, but he hoped that she could forgive him.
Reggie didn't know how long she kept looking towards the open door, hoping that Sam would come back and wondering if she should go after him. Eventually she turned her blurry eyes to the TV.
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Otto burst into Reggie's room after school. "So, did Sam come over and see you?" Otto asked her. "What did he say?"
"He told me he loved me." Reggie replied. "But I don't know what to think."
"Geez, you two are just lame. You love each other, so why don't you go kiss and make up." Otto exclaimed.
"He hurt me Otto. You can't just forgive someone who hurts you." Reggie told him.
"What about someone who loves you? I mean, its going to be a drag having you guys fight all the time. Especially when you know that you could change it if you just went over to his house right now." Otto said, attempting to pull her out of bed.
"I can't Otto, I just can't." Reggie said, pulling away.
"Well if you want more sleepless nights then be my guest." Otto said, walking out of the room.
"Wait, you're not going to his house are you?" Reggie jumped off the bed and out the door after him.
"Why should it concern you? After all- you just can't." Otto said mocking her. "Lame Reg. Really bogus."
Otto open the front door to find Twister. "Hey Twist. Stay here with Reggie, I have to go visit the Squid for a minute." Without any hesitation, Twister agreed.
Reggie sat down on the couch. "So, I suppose you're going to give me lectures too," she commented as Twister sat beside her.
"Why should I? How am I meant to know what's wrong?" Twister grinned. "Unless you wanna tell me."
"I doubt that. Anyway, I'm glad you're here. Rather you than Otto or Sammy."
Twister took this opportunity to put an arm around her. "Well I'm glad to be here Reggie. It's been cool working on footage with you. I've never felt this close to you before."
Reggie was starting to feel a little uncomfortable. I can't believe it, she thought to herself. "Do you want something to drink?" She hopped up off the couch and prepared to walk away, but Twister grabbed her hand.
"First I want to find out what's upsetting you." Twister stood up beside her. "I want to know if I can make it better somehow." Slowly he moved his face closer to hers.
Oh no, Reggie thought. She could feel his arms begin to slide around her waist. She pulled away. "I can't do this!"
"Why not?" Twister asked, swearing in his head.
"I'm sorry if I gave you the wrong impression, but I don't like you that way. Sure it was fun working on movies with you and stuff, but..." Reggie couldn't continue, she felt sick at having to tell Twister how she felt.
"I don't get you Reg, I really don't!" Twister turned his back to her.
"It wouldn't have worked anyway. You only like me because you thought I looked great in a few outfits. It's not me Twister! We're friends." Reggie knew that as soon as Twister left she would probably throw up.
"Maybe that was the reason I noticed you, but you haven't acted this weird since you liked Trent. Who do you like this time? Squid!?" Twister meant the last bit as an angry remark, but the look on Reggie's face told him he was right.
"Yes! I like Sammy! Infact, I love him! I just wish everybody would get off my case about it." Reggie ran into the bathroom. Twister walked out the door and over to Sam's place.
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More soon in Chapter 10
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The next day, Sam walked to school by himself. He had another restless night and didn't know what lay ahead. He figured he would walk to school by himself to avoid Reggie, atleast until the bell rang for class. He reached the school and Otto grabbed him, pulling him behind a wall.
"What's the big idea, Squid, making Reggie cry. She's at home crying right now, because of you." Otto said, holding up the piece of paper. "She really loves you, dude."
"She has a funny way of showing it." Sam yelled at him. "Even you said she was acting weird!"
"You know the only reason she did those things was because she loves you and you're too stupid to notice what a great person she is. You remember what happened with Trent?"
"I've always noticed what a great person Reggie is. I....I love her. I just don't know what to do." Sam explained.
"You have to quit being a Squid, go to my house and tell Reggie how you feel. If you love her so much, you wouldn't be standing here. You hated it the first time she ignored you, well do you really want that again?" Otto walked towards the school. Throwing the paper behind him. "Think about it."
Sam picked up the paper, seeing Reggies scribble all over the page. He looked up at the school, and against his better judgement walked away.
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Sam stood outside the Rocket house, he stared at the door, wondering what he would say to Reggie when he saw her. After what seemed like hours, he rang the doorbell and hoped that he could say what he had to.
Reggie heard the doorbell ring. She didn't want to get out of bed, but knew she had to answer it. With blotchy eyes and tear soaked pyjamas, she went downstairs and opened the door. Sam stood there, looking down at his feet. Reggie left the door open and sat down on the couch. Delibratly avoiding eye contact by staring hard at the wall.
"Can I come in?" Sam asked from the doorway.
"Like I care." Reggie replied bluntly.
"You told me that you liked me, I think you do." When Reggie didn't reply, Sam walked over and sat beside her. "Please look at me, Reggie. I don't want us to fight again." Sam grabbed her hand, Reggie jerked it away
"If you hurt someone, I think you're asking for it." Reggie said.
Sam sighed and told her everything. "I'm sorry Reggie. I'm not very good at this stuff, because I've never liked someone this much before. At Laser Crates I pretended I was joking because I was scared. The thing is when you avoided me and when I thought you liked Twister, I was really bummed. I didn't want to go through that again. But Reggie, I love you and I'm sorry....I guess that's all I have to say." Sam looked towards her for a few seconds, waiting for a response. After he knew she wasn't going to get one he walked out the door and snuck into his house through his window. He didn't know if Reggie was going to do anything about what he said or how his words affected her, but he hoped that she could forgive him.
Reggie didn't know how long she kept looking towards the open door, hoping that Sam would come back and wondering if she should go after him. Eventually she turned her blurry eyes to the TV.
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Otto burst into Reggie's room after school. "So, did Sam come over and see you?" Otto asked her. "What did he say?"
"He told me he loved me." Reggie replied. "But I don't know what to think."
"Geez, you two are just lame. You love each other, so why don't you go kiss and make up." Otto exclaimed.
"He hurt me Otto. You can't just forgive someone who hurts you." Reggie told him.
"What about someone who loves you? I mean, its going to be a drag having you guys fight all the time. Especially when you know that you could change it if you just went over to his house right now." Otto said, attempting to pull her out of bed.
"I can't Otto, I just can't." Reggie said, pulling away.
"Well if you want more sleepless nights then be my guest." Otto said, walking out of the room.
"Wait, you're not going to his house are you?" Reggie jumped off the bed and out the door after him.
"Why should it concern you? After all- you just can't." Otto said mocking her. "Lame Reg. Really bogus."
Otto open the front door to find Twister. "Hey Twist. Stay here with Reggie, I have to go visit the Squid for a minute." Without any hesitation, Twister agreed.
Reggie sat down on the couch. "So, I suppose you're going to give me lectures too," she commented as Twister sat beside her.
"Why should I? How am I meant to know what's wrong?" Twister grinned. "Unless you wanna tell me."
"I doubt that. Anyway, I'm glad you're here. Rather you than Otto or Sammy."
Twister took this opportunity to put an arm around her. "Well I'm glad to be here Reggie. It's been cool working on footage with you. I've never felt this close to you before."
Reggie was starting to feel a little uncomfortable. I can't believe it, she thought to herself. "Do you want something to drink?" She hopped up off the couch and prepared to walk away, but Twister grabbed her hand.
"First I want to find out what's upsetting you." Twister stood up beside her. "I want to know if I can make it better somehow." Slowly he moved his face closer to hers.
Oh no, Reggie thought. She could feel his arms begin to slide around her waist. She pulled away. "I can't do this!"
"Why not?" Twister asked, swearing in his head.
"I'm sorry if I gave you the wrong impression, but I don't like you that way. Sure it was fun working on movies with you and stuff, but..." Reggie couldn't continue, she felt sick at having to tell Twister how she felt.
"I don't get you Reg, I really don't!" Twister turned his back to her.
"It wouldn't have worked anyway. You only like me because you thought I looked great in a few outfits. It's not me Twister! We're friends." Reggie knew that as soon as Twister left she would probably throw up.
"Maybe that was the reason I noticed you, but you haven't acted this weird since you liked Trent. Who do you like this time? Squid!?" Twister meant the last bit as an angry remark, but the look on Reggie's face told him he was right.
"Yes! I like Sammy! Infact, I love him! I just wish everybody would get off my case about it." Reggie ran into the bathroom. Twister walked out the door and over to Sam's place.
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More soon in Chapter 10