Chapter 7: The Truth Hurts
WARNING: THE CHARACTERS WILL BE VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY OOC (OUT OF
CHARACTER) IN THIS CHAPTER! SO YOU MUST DEAL WITH HOW I WANT MY STORY TO
BE!
Ellie and Rick walked out of school together at the end of the day. They
went to the alley to talk.
"I need to talk to you about something," said Ellie.
"What?" Rick asked.
"I got mad at Terri."
"What does this have to do with us?"
"Well, she said that you abused her. Is that true?"
"What! How can you listen to her? What is wrong with you?"
"I'm sorry! Calm your nerves! Geez!"
Rick slapped Ellie in the face. He did it very hard. There was a little
scar on Ellie's face.
"I don't like it when people tell me to calm down when I don't need to,
damnit!"
"Rick!" Ellie cried. "Why did you do that?"
"You don't like me when I'm angry."
"I should have listened to Terri." Ellie ran away, tears streaming down her
face.
"Where are you going? You can't walk away from me! No one can! No one! No
one!" Rick screamed like a psycho.
People around the block were staring at him. He immediately stopped
screaming.
Meanwhile, back at Ashley's house: Terri, Ashley, Jimmy, Paige, Marco and
Spinner are studying for a test in geography.
"Where is Ellie?" Ashley asked, while looking at the time. "She was
supposed to be here an hour ago.
"I don't know," Marco said. "Maybe she's with Lick. Oops, I mean RICK!"
They all started to crack up.
"But seriously Marco, did she say anything?"
"Ash, how do you expect me to know? Now everything is between her and
Rick."
"But you're like one of her best friends!"
"Doesn't mean I know EVERYTHING about her. She's a girl. Girls don't say
everything to guys."
"Would the two of you just quit it already?" Paige screamed. "Either way,
Ellie didn't tell either one of you. So deal."
"Fine," said Marco.
"Fine," said Ashley.
"Let's continue studying," said Spinner. "If I don't ace this test, my
parents will kill me! Unless I cheat."
"Spin, how are you ever gonna learn if you depend on cheating all the
time?" Paige asked.
"Maybe I can cheat off of you."
"I don't think so."
"So, going on. Spinner, who is the 16th president of the United States?"
Jimmy asked.
"George Washington? I knew it! I'm right, aren't I?"
"Um, yeah! You're wrong!" Jimmy said. He and the rest of them started to
laugh. "It's Abraham Lincoln. George Washington was the 1st president."
"Whatever. I will understand this stuff soon. Besides, this is Canada, not
the USA."
"But our test is on USA."
Ellie walks in. Ashley gets up.
"Ellie, where have you been!!!?" Ashley asked. "I've been worried sick!"
"Well thanks for caring, Mom."
"El, this isn't a joke. You can't just ditch us like that without telling
us," said Marco. "I have to agree with Ashley."
"Stop worrying so much. I was with Rick."
"Typical," Ashley muttered.
"Excuse me? Are you jealous because I have a boyfriend and you don't?"
Ellie asked.
"I may not have a boyfriend, but why would I be jealous of Rick? At least
if it was Jimmy or something, why would I be jealous?"
Jimmy smiled at that comment.
"Hun, she kind of speaks the truth."
"Shut up Paige, no one asked you your opinion."
"And no one asked you," said Jimmy. "You think that it's okay to leave your
friends hanging while you have a make-out session with Rick?"
"First of all, we were never friends Jimmy. Second of all, what we do is
none of your business."
"Ellie, it's all your fault that we're so behind. We've been waiting for
you. So don't waste any more time," said Terri.
"Forget you people," said Ellie. "I'm out of here."
"What's that scar on your face?" Terri asked.
"I hit a pole."
"That's impossible. You hit the pole right smack dab on your cheek? Rick is
beating you and you know it."
"No he's not! Would you stop it with your jealousy already?"
"There's nothing to be jealous of! I've got Jimmy!"
"Just proved my point."
"You idiot!"
"Ellie, Rick is not your type!" Marco screamed.
"Couldn't have said it any better," said Ashley.
"Marco, just shut your mouth. Go back to your new best friend Dylan."
"Dylan is my boyfriend, not my best friend. You are."
"Until now."
"Rick is boring. B-O-R-I-N-G. Boring!" said Marco.
"If Rick is boring, I don't even want to describe what a selfish,
disrespectful, immature jerk you are! I can even go further than that!"
Ellie immediately regretted the words she said to Marco, but she was still
angry.
"Ellie, that was out of line."
"Marco, the truth is the truth."
"Even I can't go that far. I'm disappointed," said Paige. "Marco is your
friend, treat him like one."
"Oh yeah you can," said Ellie.
"You better take those rude words and the new rotten Ellie Nash out of
here," said Ashley.
"You better listen to what I have to say-
"GET OUT! I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAS GOTTEN INTO YOU, BUT RICK HAS TAKEN OVER
YOU! FINE, LET HIM BEAT YOU. BUT YOU'LL BE SORRY WHEN RICK TAKES IT TOO
FAR!"
"Okay, I'm leaving! So much for friends."
Ellie left the house.
"Guys, this has been a rough day. I think you should go. But Marco and
Terri, stay for a second," said Ashley.
Everyone left. Marco and Terri stayed. Jimmy kissed Terri good bye and
left.
"You guys, we have to get rid of Rick. We know Rick slapped Ellie real
hard," said Ashley.
"It's time for extreme action," said Marco. "But I don't know what to say.
I thought Ellie and I were best friends. I never really knew she felt that
way about me and Jane."
"Why would she say anything," said Terri. "Those kinds of things are meant
to be between girls only."
"Anyway, I think that we should keep an eye on Ellie. But make sure she
never sees us," said Ashley.
"Ellie is really getting on my nerves," said Terri. "But I can't stand to
see her get hurt. So I'm in."
"She may have hurt me, but she's my best friend. I've got to be there for
her to prove to her what a true friend I am," said Marco. "Let's do this.
For real."
Note: I was having so much fun writing this chapter that I decided to make
it so much longer. I hope you like it. You can tell me if you dislike
something, but please say it in a helpful way, not a mean way. Mean
comments make me feel dumb. Please review if you want me to update! By the
way, can you please provide an idea for Terri and Jimmy's first argument? I
was thinking Terri would be staring at Rick 24/7 or something, and Jimmy
would get mad, but still, I need ideas! Thanks a ton, all of you!
WARNING: THE CHARACTERS WILL BE VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY OOC (OUT OF
CHARACTER) IN THIS CHAPTER! SO YOU MUST DEAL WITH HOW I WANT MY STORY TO
BE!
Ellie and Rick walked out of school together at the end of the day. They
went to the alley to talk.
"I need to talk to you about something," said Ellie.
"What?" Rick asked.
"I got mad at Terri."
"What does this have to do with us?"
"Well, she said that you abused her. Is that true?"
"What! How can you listen to her? What is wrong with you?"
"I'm sorry! Calm your nerves! Geez!"
Rick slapped Ellie in the face. He did it very hard. There was a little
scar on Ellie's face.
"I don't like it when people tell me to calm down when I don't need to,
damnit!"
"Rick!" Ellie cried. "Why did you do that?"
"You don't like me when I'm angry."
"I should have listened to Terri." Ellie ran away, tears streaming down her
face.
"Where are you going? You can't walk away from me! No one can! No one! No
one!" Rick screamed like a psycho.
People around the block were staring at him. He immediately stopped
screaming.
Meanwhile, back at Ashley's house: Terri, Ashley, Jimmy, Paige, Marco and
Spinner are studying for a test in geography.
"Where is Ellie?" Ashley asked, while looking at the time. "She was
supposed to be here an hour ago.
"I don't know," Marco said. "Maybe she's with Lick. Oops, I mean RICK!"
They all started to crack up.
"But seriously Marco, did she say anything?"
"Ash, how do you expect me to know? Now everything is between her and
Rick."
"But you're like one of her best friends!"
"Doesn't mean I know EVERYTHING about her. She's a girl. Girls don't say
everything to guys."
"Would the two of you just quit it already?" Paige screamed. "Either way,
Ellie didn't tell either one of you. So deal."
"Fine," said Marco.
"Fine," said Ashley.
"Let's continue studying," said Spinner. "If I don't ace this test, my
parents will kill me! Unless I cheat."
"Spin, how are you ever gonna learn if you depend on cheating all the
time?" Paige asked.
"Maybe I can cheat off of you."
"I don't think so."
"So, going on. Spinner, who is the 16th president of the United States?"
Jimmy asked.
"George Washington? I knew it! I'm right, aren't I?"
"Um, yeah! You're wrong!" Jimmy said. He and the rest of them started to
laugh. "It's Abraham Lincoln. George Washington was the 1st president."
"Whatever. I will understand this stuff soon. Besides, this is Canada, not
the USA."
"But our test is on USA."
Ellie walks in. Ashley gets up.
"Ellie, where have you been!!!?" Ashley asked. "I've been worried sick!"
"Well thanks for caring, Mom."
"El, this isn't a joke. You can't just ditch us like that without telling
us," said Marco. "I have to agree with Ashley."
"Stop worrying so much. I was with Rick."
"Typical," Ashley muttered.
"Excuse me? Are you jealous because I have a boyfriend and you don't?"
Ellie asked.
"I may not have a boyfriend, but why would I be jealous of Rick? At least
if it was Jimmy or something, why would I be jealous?"
Jimmy smiled at that comment.
"Hun, she kind of speaks the truth."
"Shut up Paige, no one asked you your opinion."
"And no one asked you," said Jimmy. "You think that it's okay to leave your
friends hanging while you have a make-out session with Rick?"
"First of all, we were never friends Jimmy. Second of all, what we do is
none of your business."
"Ellie, it's all your fault that we're so behind. We've been waiting for
you. So don't waste any more time," said Terri.
"Forget you people," said Ellie. "I'm out of here."
"What's that scar on your face?" Terri asked.
"I hit a pole."
"That's impossible. You hit the pole right smack dab on your cheek? Rick is
beating you and you know it."
"No he's not! Would you stop it with your jealousy already?"
"There's nothing to be jealous of! I've got Jimmy!"
"Just proved my point."
"You idiot!"
"Ellie, Rick is not your type!" Marco screamed.
"Couldn't have said it any better," said Ashley.
"Marco, just shut your mouth. Go back to your new best friend Dylan."
"Dylan is my boyfriend, not my best friend. You are."
"Until now."
"Rick is boring. B-O-R-I-N-G. Boring!" said Marco.
"If Rick is boring, I don't even want to describe what a selfish,
disrespectful, immature jerk you are! I can even go further than that!"
Ellie immediately regretted the words she said to Marco, but she was still
angry.
"Ellie, that was out of line."
"Marco, the truth is the truth."
"Even I can't go that far. I'm disappointed," said Paige. "Marco is your
friend, treat him like one."
"Oh yeah you can," said Ellie.
"You better take those rude words and the new rotten Ellie Nash out of
here," said Ashley.
"You better listen to what I have to say-
"GET OUT! I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAS GOTTEN INTO YOU, BUT RICK HAS TAKEN OVER
YOU! FINE, LET HIM BEAT YOU. BUT YOU'LL BE SORRY WHEN RICK TAKES IT TOO
FAR!"
"Okay, I'm leaving! So much for friends."
Ellie left the house.
"Guys, this has been a rough day. I think you should go. But Marco and
Terri, stay for a second," said Ashley.
Everyone left. Marco and Terri stayed. Jimmy kissed Terri good bye and
left.
"You guys, we have to get rid of Rick. We know Rick slapped Ellie real
hard," said Ashley.
"It's time for extreme action," said Marco. "But I don't know what to say.
I thought Ellie and I were best friends. I never really knew she felt that
way about me and Jane."
"Why would she say anything," said Terri. "Those kinds of things are meant
to be between girls only."
"Anyway, I think that we should keep an eye on Ellie. But make sure she
never sees us," said Ashley.
"Ellie is really getting on my nerves," said Terri. "But I can't stand to
see her get hurt. So I'm in."
"She may have hurt me, but she's my best friend. I've got to be there for
her to prove to her what a true friend I am," said Marco. "Let's do this.
For real."
Note: I was having so much fun writing this chapter that I decided to make
it so much longer. I hope you like it. You can tell me if you dislike
something, but please say it in a helpful way, not a mean way. Mean
comments make me feel dumb. Please review if you want me to update! By the
way, can you please provide an idea for Terri and Jimmy's first argument? I
was thinking Terri would be staring at Rick 24/7 or something, and Jimmy
would get mad, but still, I need ideas! Thanks a ton, all of you!
