It was the first day of school after Winter Break. Some of the older
kids liked to call this day, "fashion fest". Everyone was dressed to kill
in the hottest outfits Santa could buy. Manny wore a tight pink ski jacket
with a matching scarf and low cut jeans. She stood in front of her open
locker in a daze. She had tried her best to hide the puffiness in her
eyes. She hated when she cried herself to sleep. Craig had done this to
her too many times. That was the worst Christmas vacation ever. She
didn't ask for much. All she wanted was a choice. She wanted him to
choose her. So much for that. She shut her eyes tight to hold back her
tears. "Not again," she thought to herself.
"Hey Manny," JT said startling her out of her thoughts. "How was your break?"
"JT!" Manny exclaimed jumping back.
"I'm excited to see you too Manny," JT joked.
Manny flashed him quick smile for his effort, shut her locker and mumbled, "Gotta go JT. Talk to you later."
JT watched his friend walk away. Before she had even turned the corner four upperclassmen were surrounding her asking her about vacation. "You don't have a chance JT. Give it up," he muttered to himself.
"You got that right," a voice laughed from behind. JT spun around to see Spinner heading his way. "Manny would never go for a dork like you." JT's jaw dropped, and he couldn't hide his disappointment from his antagonizer.
"Awww, poor JT. Did I hurt your feelings?" Spinner asked with a grin that looked almost evil.
"Hun, that's enough," Paige said walking up to them. "You can walk me to class now." Paige smiled at JT and grabbed Spinner's hand. "Bye JT," Paige said as she dragged Spinner off.
JT breathed out a sigh of relief. It was good to be Paige's friend. Man, Spinner was going to get it. At least Manny wasn't there. That would have been too much for him to bear. He felt so awkward around her lately. Not only did she know he liked her, she ditched him for Sully and now she was in love with Craig. Then, both guys break her heart. "I'll never understand women," JT thought to himself. To make matters worse, she was one of his closest friends. They had practically grown up together. She had always been cute. He just never bothered to notice....until now. Until, she made sure everyone noticed.
He wished he could go back in time and tell his younger self to go for Manny while she was that "simple cute" that never got much attention. Boy did he have some competition now.
~*~*~
Manny hurried to class in desperation not to see Craig. He had left several messages on her answering machine in the morning asking if they could talk. Talk? She was tired of his talking....his lies. "God, who am I kidding?" Manny thought out loud. She had to restrain herself from picking up the phone and forgiving him a thousand times. She was so weak when it came to him. She had nearly given in at the mere sound of his voice. What would she do if she saw him? It was driving her crazy...this emotional roller coaster of anger, love, anger, confusion, love and anger. No. She couldn't see him now. Not like this. She reached for the doorknob to Mr. Simpson's class.
"Manny?" a familiar voice called from behind.
TBC
"Hey Manny," JT said startling her out of her thoughts. "How was your break?"
"JT!" Manny exclaimed jumping back.
"I'm excited to see you too Manny," JT joked.
Manny flashed him quick smile for his effort, shut her locker and mumbled, "Gotta go JT. Talk to you later."
JT watched his friend walk away. Before she had even turned the corner four upperclassmen were surrounding her asking her about vacation. "You don't have a chance JT. Give it up," he muttered to himself.
"You got that right," a voice laughed from behind. JT spun around to see Spinner heading his way. "Manny would never go for a dork like you." JT's jaw dropped, and he couldn't hide his disappointment from his antagonizer.
"Awww, poor JT. Did I hurt your feelings?" Spinner asked with a grin that looked almost evil.
"Hun, that's enough," Paige said walking up to them. "You can walk me to class now." Paige smiled at JT and grabbed Spinner's hand. "Bye JT," Paige said as she dragged Spinner off.
JT breathed out a sigh of relief. It was good to be Paige's friend. Man, Spinner was going to get it. At least Manny wasn't there. That would have been too much for him to bear. He felt so awkward around her lately. Not only did she know he liked her, she ditched him for Sully and now she was in love with Craig. Then, both guys break her heart. "I'll never understand women," JT thought to himself. To make matters worse, she was one of his closest friends. They had practically grown up together. She had always been cute. He just never bothered to notice....until now. Until, she made sure everyone noticed.
He wished he could go back in time and tell his younger self to go for Manny while she was that "simple cute" that never got much attention. Boy did he have some competition now.
~*~*~
Manny hurried to class in desperation not to see Craig. He had left several messages on her answering machine in the morning asking if they could talk. Talk? She was tired of his talking....his lies. "God, who am I kidding?" Manny thought out loud. She had to restrain herself from picking up the phone and forgiving him a thousand times. She was so weak when it came to him. She had nearly given in at the mere sound of his voice. What would she do if she saw him? It was driving her crazy...this emotional roller coaster of anger, love, anger, confusion, love and anger. No. She couldn't see him now. Not like this. She reached for the doorknob to Mr. Simpson's class.
"Manny?" a familiar voice called from behind.
TBC
