Feb 17, 7:23 pm

Mary,

Please disregard my previous e-mail.  Over the past few days I have come to the conclusion that maybe Valentine's Day isn't all that bad.  No, Brick and I didn't miraculously kiss and make up or anything.  I still hate his guts, and wouldn't be surprised if in a way he hates mine as well.  I mean, he did cheat on me.  But now I can say with the utmost satisfaction that I am completely over the cheating scumbag and can say with even more satisfaction that he is not completely over me.  I guess I should rewind and tell you how I spent Valentine's Day and what brought me to the conclusion that February 14 isn't so terrible for single people everywhere. 

Well, my day started off as a terrible day.  After I sent you my first e-mail, Brick and I had a nasty conversation on MSN.  He said some incredibly mean things to me.  Anyway, I was feeling pretty miserable because Mike Believe, (you remember him right?) came over because we're lab partners and we have a project due today.  He insisted that we work on it Saturday and so I thought I was going to spend Valentine's Day working on our science project.  That's how it started anyway. 

When Mike arrived I was on the verge of crying.  I had eaten 3¼ of box of chocolates that I bought for myself, and was in the process of tearing up all the pictures taken of me and Brick wearing my baggy grey hoodie and a pair of old sweats, looking like a wreck.  I put all that away when Mike came and it wasn't until we got the books open that the tears began to flow.  Poor Mike, it must've been so awkward for him.  When he asked me what was wrong I turned into a bumbling idiot.  I told him everything which is weird because I don't normally share that kind of thing with anyone but my closest friends and I hardly know Mike as anything more than the shy nerdy guy.  He told me that he always hated Valentine's Day too, because he's never had a girlfriend so he just decided long ago to treat it like any other day and not worry about it.  That somehow made me cry even harder.  While poor Mike scrambled to find some Kleenex or something, the doorbell rings.  I half expected it to be Brick but instead it was Cuppo. She gave me a hug and kissed my cheek all ready with the Kleenex while Mike awkwardly followed holding a roll of toilet paper.  Meanwhile Mitch was kicking at the packed snow looking rather bored.

"We're going to a movie, coming?" Cuppo asked, but you know how it is with her, sometimes her questions sound more like orders.  I refused, pointing out that we were busy working on our project and how much of I mess I was in, I looked terrible.  But then, hen Mike surprised me, he said, "You look beautiful no matter what you wear."  I did not expect that from anyone except Bloss or Bubbles who are always so quick with the compliments on my 'ugly' days.  After three months of Brick the Dick, I certainly never expected such a compliment from a guy because I was coming to the conclusion all guys were manipulative sex crazed jerks.  The funny thing is, Mike sounded like he meant it.

Anyway, as it turns out, I was wrong about Cuppo and Mitch, they really are just friends (for now—I still think they're going to hook up sooner or later) and Cuppo still planned all along for us to have our anti-Valentine's Day bash together and only invited Mitch along for the ride.  So this year, instead of just Cuppo and I, we dragged Mitch and Mike along.  I had a great time.  There we were four Valentine's Day haters surrounded by young lovers, watching some lame-o tearjerker-- it was great!  While the theatre was flooded by sobbing girls and their boyfriends rolling their eyes but taking advantage of the moment, the four of us laughed at all the wrong moments (on purpose mind you).  The looks on some people's faces were priceless! 

Later we had supper at McDonalds and made lists of why Valentine's Day is the worst holiday ever.  Who'd have thought dorky Mike could be so funny!?  That night, I honestly saw him in a new light.  Perhaps he isn't such a dork after all.  No, I don't have a crush on him, if that's what you're thinking.  If only one good thing came out of Valentine's Day, it's Mike.  He's quickly become a valuable friend over the past few days, and I have our shared hatred of the holiday to thank for it.  But seriously, there was one more good thing that came out of Valentine's Day which I didn't find out about until today.

Of course I had been avoiding Brick and Princess ever since I caught them making out but I bumped into both Princess and Brick today, although not at the same time.  When I ran into Brick I coldly asked him how his big date with Princess was.  He gave me a dirty look and said it was the best date he ever had, and went on into elaborate detail about how wonderful it was.  This got me pretty miserable but then I overheard Princess talk to her money hungry circle of friends about how much of a disaster their date was.

I wish I heard the story in its entirety because I missed most of it but it's satisfying to know that he's miserable.  The best part was that she said something about him crying my name in a passionate moment.  "He wouldn't stop talking about her!" Princess complained, referring to me. I can say with the utmost pleasure that it is over between them, and now Brick the dick (which according to Princess is surprisingly small) is left with nothing but the knowledge that he's all alone and it's all his fault.  Sucks to be him.  May he never find love and happiness, and if he does, may she give him a taste of his own medicine.  Serves him right.

Anyway, as for me, I am not alone.  Who needs romance when I have my best friend Cuppo and her sisters to cheer me up, and now, Mike.  Our project turned out well; after Valentine's Day we had a blast working on it.  He's really a cool guy once you get to know him.  He wrote me a sweet note today telling me he had a great time on Valentine's Day and how much he enjoyed working with me, but I assure you, we are just friends (for now).

Anyway, talk to you later.

LOL :p

Robyn

A/N Thanks to everyone who reviewed. I'm glad you all seem to enjoy it even though it's only something I threw together in a style I'm not used to in order to cure insomnia.   I hope you all enjoyed this chapter.

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