I don't own any of the characters....show....ECT. As previously mentioned
if I did Jake Epstein (AKA: Craig) would be in a display case in my room.
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Chapter 4: Screw You
The next day of school seemed to drag on very slowly. Craig thought the day would never end. Especially last period, every minute seemed to last forever. Craig anticipated the end of the day because that was when he would meet up with Ash. He starred at the clock waiting for the bell. And then it rang. Craig was the first one out of the class room and most likely the first one out of the school. He ran down the concrete steps and around the corner to the Dot Grill. As he opened the door the bell chimed and the waiter behind the counter looked up.
"Hey Craig, what are you doing here so early." The waiter was surprised to see him there when school only ended a couple of minutes before.
"Hey Joe, I'm meeting someone here in a few and I didn't want to be late."
"Okay, but kids don't usually come here for a while so I hope you don't mind waiting." Joe turned around and went in the back.
A few hours later Craig was still sitting there waiting for Ash. He had seen kids go in and out getting drinks and food, but there was no sign of her. He looked down at his watch and realized that she wasn't coming. He grabbed his coat and his bag and pushed open the door letting it slam behind him. How could she do this to me he thought. He knew that it wasn't like her to blow someone off, and he didn't know why she did, but he thought that she could have at least told him that she wasn't going. He wasted the whole afternoon waiting for her.
He walked down the sidewalk towards his house, kicking a small rock along the way. When he got to his house he saw Ash sitting on his front stoop waiting for him. He stopped in front of her and she looked up.
"Craig I'm......." Craig cut her off.
"What," Craig said, "You're sorry that you blew me off and now you want to talk to me. I really don't want to hear you excuses right now." He tried to walk past her and go inside, but she stood up and blocked him from doing so.
"Yes okay I am sorry, but you know I really don't think I should be the one to have to explain anything. I was talking to Paige and........" He cut her off again.
"And what she told you that I'm a dirt bag, that I didn't mean anything I said, and that you should blow me off so you won't get hurt again."
"Actually yeah pretty much." She smiled, but Craig wasn't smiling and she could see that.
"Ash I love you and you know that I would never do anything to intentionally hurt you. I think you also know that I would never lie to you about something like this. I made an attempt to get you back and to be friends again and you just ruined every hope of that and you're joking about it."
Ash couldn't believe what she was hearing. "Wait a second I ruined any hope of that. Craig you seem to forget that you're the one who cheated on me with Manny. You have some nerve trying to make me feel guilty. I can't believe that I was going to meet you today." She stormed off hitting her shoulder into his as she passed.
Craig walked into his house and slammed the door. Joey jumped when he heard it slam.
"Hey Craig......,"Joey stopped.
Craig pointed upstairs and said, "I'm going to my room."
"Someone had a bad day," Joey mumbled to himself.
* * * *
Craig woke up the next day reluctant to go to school, but crawled out of bed anyway and got dressed. Today is gonna suck he thought to himself.
* * * *
He did everything and anything to avoid Ash. During his lunch period he went to the courtyard and thought about how much he hated being mad at Ash. Elle had heard what happened from Ash and she went looking for Craig. She looked through the window outside to the courtyard and saw him sitting there on a bench by himself.
"Hey Craig," Elle said softly hoping that she didn't disturb him.
"Oh, hey Elle," he said back.
"Sorry to hear about what happened. She told me this morning and I couldn't find you until now. Are you okay?"
"Yeah I'm fine I just screwed up again that's all which is usual when it comes to my relationships." He gave a little smile.
"Well at lest you tried right? It's not like you didn't make an attempt." Craig could tell that she was trying to make him feel better, but it wasn't working.
"Elle," Craig started.
"I know I tried, and I really am sorry about what happened, but I told you that I ruin all relationships I try to fix." She started to walk towards the doors that would lead her back into the school.
"Hey Elle, I really appreciate your help and everything that you're doing for me and I'm sorry, but I just...."
"I understand. You want some space. It's okay, but maybe I'll see you later." With that Elle opened the door and walked inside only to find Ash standing there.
"You're helping that Jackass try and get me back. How could you turn on me like that Elle, you're my best friend? I didn't expect this from you." Ash had heard everything Elle and Craig were saying to each other.
"Ash just because I'm helping him it doesn't mean I'm turning on you. And I still am your best friend."
"That's what you think," Ash replied.
Just as she was about to walk away Craig came in. He had heard Ash arguing with Elle and he wanted to try to stop them from destroying their friendship.
"Ash, leave Elle alone, just because you hate my guts it doesn't mean you have to drag Elle into it." He knew that it was no use and that she wasn't going to listen, but he had to at least try.
Ash didn't even listen. When Craig finished talking she just kept walking past him not responding to what he said. Elle started walking the opposite way when Craig tried talking to her.
"Elle, Are you okay?"
She turned around to face him, but continued to walk. "Of course, my best friend now hates me, I screwed up any relationship you and Ash had left, and life at home is falling apart, but I guess it could be worse, right?" Craig could hear in her voice that she was about to cry. She turned around and kept walking. He wanted to chase after her and apologize for dragging her into this, but he couldn't. He turned around and walked into Mrs. Kwan's class just as the bell rang.
Chapter 4: Screw You
The next day of school seemed to drag on very slowly. Craig thought the day would never end. Especially last period, every minute seemed to last forever. Craig anticipated the end of the day because that was when he would meet up with Ash. He starred at the clock waiting for the bell. And then it rang. Craig was the first one out of the class room and most likely the first one out of the school. He ran down the concrete steps and around the corner to the Dot Grill. As he opened the door the bell chimed and the waiter behind the counter looked up.
"Hey Craig, what are you doing here so early." The waiter was surprised to see him there when school only ended a couple of minutes before.
"Hey Joe, I'm meeting someone here in a few and I didn't want to be late."
"Okay, but kids don't usually come here for a while so I hope you don't mind waiting." Joe turned around and went in the back.
A few hours later Craig was still sitting there waiting for Ash. He had seen kids go in and out getting drinks and food, but there was no sign of her. He looked down at his watch and realized that she wasn't coming. He grabbed his coat and his bag and pushed open the door letting it slam behind him. How could she do this to me he thought. He knew that it wasn't like her to blow someone off, and he didn't know why she did, but he thought that she could have at least told him that she wasn't going. He wasted the whole afternoon waiting for her.
He walked down the sidewalk towards his house, kicking a small rock along the way. When he got to his house he saw Ash sitting on his front stoop waiting for him. He stopped in front of her and she looked up.
"Craig I'm......." Craig cut her off.
"What," Craig said, "You're sorry that you blew me off and now you want to talk to me. I really don't want to hear you excuses right now." He tried to walk past her and go inside, but she stood up and blocked him from doing so.
"Yes okay I am sorry, but you know I really don't think I should be the one to have to explain anything. I was talking to Paige and........" He cut her off again.
"And what she told you that I'm a dirt bag, that I didn't mean anything I said, and that you should blow me off so you won't get hurt again."
"Actually yeah pretty much." She smiled, but Craig wasn't smiling and she could see that.
"Ash I love you and you know that I would never do anything to intentionally hurt you. I think you also know that I would never lie to you about something like this. I made an attempt to get you back and to be friends again and you just ruined every hope of that and you're joking about it."
Ash couldn't believe what she was hearing. "Wait a second I ruined any hope of that. Craig you seem to forget that you're the one who cheated on me with Manny. You have some nerve trying to make me feel guilty. I can't believe that I was going to meet you today." She stormed off hitting her shoulder into his as she passed.
Craig walked into his house and slammed the door. Joey jumped when he heard it slam.
"Hey Craig......,"Joey stopped.
Craig pointed upstairs and said, "I'm going to my room."
"Someone had a bad day," Joey mumbled to himself.
* * * *
Craig woke up the next day reluctant to go to school, but crawled out of bed anyway and got dressed. Today is gonna suck he thought to himself.
* * * *
He did everything and anything to avoid Ash. During his lunch period he went to the courtyard and thought about how much he hated being mad at Ash. Elle had heard what happened from Ash and she went looking for Craig. She looked through the window outside to the courtyard and saw him sitting there on a bench by himself.
"Hey Craig," Elle said softly hoping that she didn't disturb him.
"Oh, hey Elle," he said back.
"Sorry to hear about what happened. She told me this morning and I couldn't find you until now. Are you okay?"
"Yeah I'm fine I just screwed up again that's all which is usual when it comes to my relationships." He gave a little smile.
"Well at lest you tried right? It's not like you didn't make an attempt." Craig could tell that she was trying to make him feel better, but it wasn't working.
"Elle," Craig started.
"I know I tried, and I really am sorry about what happened, but I told you that I ruin all relationships I try to fix." She started to walk towards the doors that would lead her back into the school.
"Hey Elle, I really appreciate your help and everything that you're doing for me and I'm sorry, but I just...."
"I understand. You want some space. It's okay, but maybe I'll see you later." With that Elle opened the door and walked inside only to find Ash standing there.
"You're helping that Jackass try and get me back. How could you turn on me like that Elle, you're my best friend? I didn't expect this from you." Ash had heard everything Elle and Craig were saying to each other.
"Ash just because I'm helping him it doesn't mean I'm turning on you. And I still am your best friend."
"That's what you think," Ash replied.
Just as she was about to walk away Craig came in. He had heard Ash arguing with Elle and he wanted to try to stop them from destroying their friendship.
"Ash, leave Elle alone, just because you hate my guts it doesn't mean you have to drag Elle into it." He knew that it was no use and that she wasn't going to listen, but he had to at least try.
Ash didn't even listen. When Craig finished talking she just kept walking past him not responding to what he said. Elle started walking the opposite way when Craig tried talking to her.
"Elle, Are you okay?"
She turned around to face him, but continued to walk. "Of course, my best friend now hates me, I screwed up any relationship you and Ash had left, and life at home is falling apart, but I guess it could be worse, right?" Craig could hear in her voice that she was about to cry. She turned around and kept walking. He wanted to chase after her and apologize for dragging her into this, but he couldn't. He turned around and walked into Mrs. Kwan's class just as the bell rang.