Chapter 13
Resisting The Past
Thalia was sitting at her desk in English class twirling her pencil. Remembering last night, all day she was eager to find out more about this mystery guy. Where he came from?. How he knew who she was? She had tried to find him during lunch, she persumed he wen't to County High, either that or he was gatecrashing the dance. Something attracted Thalia to this guy, he seemed different, almost normal, she only knew him for a few seconds but she could tell he was the kind that deserved a closer look. The bell rang and Thalia was the first to leave class. She passed Amy who was standing by her locker talking to a blonde guy, she handed him a sheet of paper and he smiled and walked away. She saw Thalia approach her and smiled warmly.
Hey Thalia, Did you have fun last night?" Amy asked, shutting her locker and walking down the hall with Thalia at toe.
"It was the most boriest thing I've ever done, I was this close to bursting into tears and begging for my mommy" Thalia said sarcastically.
Amy rolled her eyes and stopped abrubtly. In the distance she saw someone she never thought she ever see again. Tommy. Thalia followed her gaze and saw the boy from last night approach them.
"Hi Thalia...Amy" Tommy said, leaning on the lockers, Amy looked at Thalia confused.
"You to know each other?" She asked, looking at Thalia, hoping for a no.
"Yeah, I met him last night, he's my date for the movies:" She said nervously "Do you know each other?"
Tommy mumbled a sort of and looked at Amy for her response, she just grabbed Thalia's arm and continued walking. Thalia turned back and waved. Tommy waved smiling, then his smile turned into a frown.
"What's going on?" Thalia asked once they were out of the school.
"You can't go on a date with him" Amy replied, letting go of her arm roughly.
"Why not?" Thalia demanded, crossing her arms over her chest, "I can go on a date with anyone I want".
Amy clenched her fists. She didn't want to tell Thalia the truth. "What about Bright, you guys were doing so well".
Thalia laughed, "I'm not dating a guy that thinks mahognany is some kind of wood. Bright and I have nothing at all in common, last night was the worst date of my life".
"Oh really" Bright said, coming into view, Ephram walking slowly behind him. Thalia turned to him and sighed.
"Great. Yes last night was the worst date of my life. There I said it, now can we go back to why I can't date that guy. By the way whats his name?"
Amy looked at Bright and Ephram before responding knowing what there rection would be. "He's name is...Tommy" She said, looking to the ground, "Tommy Callahan"
"What??" Ephram and Bright said at the same time, Thalia smiled at the name. Tommy Callahan, catchy. Bright spun her around to face him.
"You can't go out with the likes of him?" He said, defensively. Both Amy and Ephram agreeing with him, with a nod of there head.
"Why not??" She replied, looking at all three of them.
"Amy and him used to date, it would just be awkward" Ephram said, looking at Amy who was glaring at him, he shook his head confused.
Thalia turned around and stared at Amy, then she shrugged. "So?"
"So you can't date him, or even be seen in public with him. He's dirty" Bright said, trying to sound tough.
Thalia brushed them all off and started walking towards her car, they all followed her. "So, are you going to see him again" Amy asked, running beside her. Thalia nodded.
"But we are friends. Shouldn't you put friends before guys."
Thalia shook her head and turned to face them all. "Unless you give me a good solid reason why I can't go on a date with him, other then the fact that Amy and him have history, then yeah tonight. The movies. that's it"
Ephram and Bright stared at Amy, who breathed out.
"I don't have a good reason, other then the fact, that he broke my heart. Yes, he's a criminal, and yes this town don't like him. But other then that he's a pretty decent humen being. But, if you go on a date with him, then I guess your not that good of a friend anyway, I don't want to go into full detail, but he'll make you believe a lie, and when you finally realise that, don't come crawling back to me" Amy walked away, Thalia followed her movements with her eyes, she turned back to Bright and he shook his head and walked away also. Hoping Ephram would cut her some slack she turned to him, he was just staring at her.
"It might not seem such a big deal. But, Amy is right, friends before guys and if she doesn't want you to date him, you should just leave it at that,"
Ephram walked away aswell. Thalia scrunched her nose up and focused on nothing, very confused, she saw Tommy standing near the buses and he walked away when there eyes made contact. She threw her hands up in the air and got into her car. She didn't know what to do, she didn;t want to go home, not just yet.So she just sat there for twenty minutes thinking where she could go, she needed air so she got out of the car locked it and decided to go for a walk.
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"Sorry for keeping you waiting," Dr Brown explained, "I'm just running a bit late this morning."
"It's all right," Nina quickly replied as Dr Brown sat at his desk.
"Anyway, let's get down to business, shall we? What is is you need, Nina?."
"Not me..Thalia, is her sessions going well?" Nina questioned anxiously. Dr Brown frowned slightly as he looked down at his desk. Noticing his reaction, Nina frowned as well, "They're terrible, are they?"
Managing to partially smile, Dr Brown began, "They're not terrible, Thalia seems to be improving, opening up to me and telling me certain details of her life, but..."
"But what?, that's good, right?" Thalia perked up a bit.
"Well...it's just that ..Nina I'm going to be forthright with you. It's not Thalia who is changing.. or creating self-harm. It's her parents, Thalia seems to be rebelling against her parents, too prove that she can handle anything, Ephram has been hanging out with her alot and she seems happy and out-going around him."
"What does that mean?" Nina asked, "There's nothing wrong with Thalia, that this dramatic change is all for the good."
"Yes. My prediction is Thalia was a responsible, obediant, A grade student, to keep her parents happy. When really she's a out-going, independent, teenager, who like any wants to find herself in a world full of cliques, she was pretending all those years and now she has been pushed to the breaking point she doesn't care who knows the real her, she just wants to be free, able to make her own choices"
"Right," Nina began slowly."Just what I thought, in other news, her parents are coming down for her first recital in two weeks, were having a big party at my place. Would Delia, Ephram and you like to join us."
"And miss the scrumptious food you always serve, as if."
"I don't think it's scrumtious" Nina raised his eyebrow in disapproval, as she stood up and walked towars the door, Andy behind her.
Dr Brown smiled. "Your the best in the kitchen."
Shaking her head, Nina smiled saying, "Yeah, I learned from the best," before turning back to the door. "Anyway, When Cheryl and Ryan come they wanna speak to you, about Thalia is that alright?
Dr Brown nodded and Nina smiled again, "Thanks for looking out for Thalia, she needs soemone like you"
"No problem"
Dr Brown waved at Nina as she left. Grabbing his folder he walked into the waiting room.
"Mrs Baywelder in here please"
An old lady got up and walked past Dr Brown, he looked up and saw Nina drive away smiling to himself he got back to work.
Resisting The Past
Thalia was sitting at her desk in English class twirling her pencil. Remembering last night, all day she was eager to find out more about this mystery guy. Where he came from?. How he knew who she was? She had tried to find him during lunch, she persumed he wen't to County High, either that or he was gatecrashing the dance. Something attracted Thalia to this guy, he seemed different, almost normal, she only knew him for a few seconds but she could tell he was the kind that deserved a closer look. The bell rang and Thalia was the first to leave class. She passed Amy who was standing by her locker talking to a blonde guy, she handed him a sheet of paper and he smiled and walked away. She saw Thalia approach her and smiled warmly.
Hey Thalia, Did you have fun last night?" Amy asked, shutting her locker and walking down the hall with Thalia at toe.
"It was the most boriest thing I've ever done, I was this close to bursting into tears and begging for my mommy" Thalia said sarcastically.
Amy rolled her eyes and stopped abrubtly. In the distance she saw someone she never thought she ever see again. Tommy. Thalia followed her gaze and saw the boy from last night approach them.
"Hi Thalia...Amy" Tommy said, leaning on the lockers, Amy looked at Thalia confused.
"You to know each other?" She asked, looking at Thalia, hoping for a no.
"Yeah, I met him last night, he's my date for the movies:" She said nervously "Do you know each other?"
Tommy mumbled a sort of and looked at Amy for her response, she just grabbed Thalia's arm and continued walking. Thalia turned back and waved. Tommy waved smiling, then his smile turned into a frown.
"What's going on?" Thalia asked once they were out of the school.
"You can't go on a date with him" Amy replied, letting go of her arm roughly.
"Why not?" Thalia demanded, crossing her arms over her chest, "I can go on a date with anyone I want".
Amy clenched her fists. She didn't want to tell Thalia the truth. "What about Bright, you guys were doing so well".
Thalia laughed, "I'm not dating a guy that thinks mahognany is some kind of wood. Bright and I have nothing at all in common, last night was the worst date of my life".
"Oh really" Bright said, coming into view, Ephram walking slowly behind him. Thalia turned to him and sighed.
"Great. Yes last night was the worst date of my life. There I said it, now can we go back to why I can't date that guy. By the way whats his name?"
Amy looked at Bright and Ephram before responding knowing what there rection would be. "He's name is...Tommy" She said, looking to the ground, "Tommy Callahan"
"What??" Ephram and Bright said at the same time, Thalia smiled at the name. Tommy Callahan, catchy. Bright spun her around to face him.
"You can't go out with the likes of him?" He said, defensively. Both Amy and Ephram agreeing with him, with a nod of there head.
"Why not??" She replied, looking at all three of them.
"Amy and him used to date, it would just be awkward" Ephram said, looking at Amy who was glaring at him, he shook his head confused.
Thalia turned around and stared at Amy, then she shrugged. "So?"
"So you can't date him, or even be seen in public with him. He's dirty" Bright said, trying to sound tough.
Thalia brushed them all off and started walking towards her car, they all followed her. "So, are you going to see him again" Amy asked, running beside her. Thalia nodded.
"But we are friends. Shouldn't you put friends before guys."
Thalia shook her head and turned to face them all. "Unless you give me a good solid reason why I can't go on a date with him, other then the fact that Amy and him have history, then yeah tonight. The movies. that's it"
Ephram and Bright stared at Amy, who breathed out.
"I don't have a good reason, other then the fact, that he broke my heart. Yes, he's a criminal, and yes this town don't like him. But other then that he's a pretty decent humen being. But, if you go on a date with him, then I guess your not that good of a friend anyway, I don't want to go into full detail, but he'll make you believe a lie, and when you finally realise that, don't come crawling back to me" Amy walked away, Thalia followed her movements with her eyes, she turned back to Bright and he shook his head and walked away also. Hoping Ephram would cut her some slack she turned to him, he was just staring at her.
"It might not seem such a big deal. But, Amy is right, friends before guys and if she doesn't want you to date him, you should just leave it at that,"
Ephram walked away aswell. Thalia scrunched her nose up and focused on nothing, very confused, she saw Tommy standing near the buses and he walked away when there eyes made contact. She threw her hands up in the air and got into her car. She didn't know what to do, she didn;t want to go home, not just yet.So she just sat there for twenty minutes thinking where she could go, she needed air so she got out of the car locked it and decided to go for a walk.
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"Sorry for keeping you waiting," Dr Brown explained, "I'm just running a bit late this morning."
"It's all right," Nina quickly replied as Dr Brown sat at his desk.
"Anyway, let's get down to business, shall we? What is is you need, Nina?."
"Not me..Thalia, is her sessions going well?" Nina questioned anxiously. Dr Brown frowned slightly as he looked down at his desk. Noticing his reaction, Nina frowned as well, "They're terrible, are they?"
Managing to partially smile, Dr Brown began, "They're not terrible, Thalia seems to be improving, opening up to me and telling me certain details of her life, but..."
"But what?, that's good, right?" Thalia perked up a bit.
"Well...it's just that ..Nina I'm going to be forthright with you. It's not Thalia who is changing.. or creating self-harm. It's her parents, Thalia seems to be rebelling against her parents, too prove that she can handle anything, Ephram has been hanging out with her alot and she seems happy and out-going around him."
"What does that mean?" Nina asked, "There's nothing wrong with Thalia, that this dramatic change is all for the good."
"Yes. My prediction is Thalia was a responsible, obediant, A grade student, to keep her parents happy. When really she's a out-going, independent, teenager, who like any wants to find herself in a world full of cliques, she was pretending all those years and now she has been pushed to the breaking point she doesn't care who knows the real her, she just wants to be free, able to make her own choices"
"Right," Nina began slowly."Just what I thought, in other news, her parents are coming down for her first recital in two weeks, were having a big party at my place. Would Delia, Ephram and you like to join us."
"And miss the scrumptious food you always serve, as if."
"I don't think it's scrumtious" Nina raised his eyebrow in disapproval, as she stood up and walked towars the door, Andy behind her.
Dr Brown smiled. "Your the best in the kitchen."
Shaking her head, Nina smiled saying, "Yeah, I learned from the best," before turning back to the door. "Anyway, When Cheryl and Ryan come they wanna speak to you, about Thalia is that alright?
Dr Brown nodded and Nina smiled again, "Thanks for looking out for Thalia, she needs soemone like you"
"No problem"
Dr Brown waved at Nina as she left. Grabbing his folder he walked into the waiting room.
"Mrs Baywelder in here please"
An old lady got up and walked past Dr Brown, he looked up and saw Nina drive away smiling to himself he got back to work.