CHAPTER 4: HAZEL'S REBELLION
~*hie people! Everyone thot I gave up on this story...but I didn't....im back! ( ~*
IN THE CAFETERIA
"Paige, this party is gonna be so cool!" Hazel squealed.
"Yeah," Paige said, trying to be enthusiastic. "Cant wait."
"Paige," Hazel started softly. "Are you okay?"
"Of course," Paige said smiling. Hazel nodded, turning back to her lunch. The truth was; Paige felt like she wasn't worth anything. She had just lost Spinner, her best friend and boyfriend, and now she liked J.T. She was hoping this party she was planning would cheer her up, but it only made her think of Spinner and J.T. even more.
Suddenly, Spinner appeared out of nowhere carrying his lunch. He shot a look of pure suspicion at Paige, making her shift nervously in her chair. Ever since she had been raped, Paige had always felt different around men. She had some crazy notion that they would try to attack her or something.
"Um, hello?" Hazel said, waving her hands in front of Paige.
"What?" Paige asked, annoyed.
"What was that? You and Spinner totally snobbed eachother."
"We had a fight," Paige admitted, trying to keep her voice as firm as possible.
"Is everything all right? What happened? Are you okay? Did he do ----------- ------------"
"Just leave it alone, Hazel." Paige said angrily.
"Okay.......well......about the party...." Hazel began, trying rapidly to change the subject. "What kind of food should I bring?"
"I don't care." Paige said dryly.
Something changed in Hazel's eyes as she began to speak. "WHAT is your problem, Paige?" She yelled, slamming her lunch tray furiously.
"All I ever try to do is help you. Why isn't anything ever good enough?" The words seemed to fly out of her mouth, as if they had waited this day to be free, free for Paige to hear. Paige and Hazel had stared to make a scene, and kids were beginning to stare.
"Im sorry Hazel," Paige said solemnly. "I just don't have time for this right now."
Paige stormed out of the cafeteria, Hazel following her. Paige walked slowly, her immense depression seeming to drag her down.
"Paige," Hazel said, walking in front of her. "I'm not letting you go until you tell me what's going on." She said firmly.
Fiery anger and irritation swirled within Paige, almost making her fists fly out at Hazel's face. Instead, she furiously shoved Hazel out of the way. But resistance was futile, for Hazel continued to follow her, walking at her side.
"Leave me alone, you freak!" Paige yelled angrily, her voice ringing throughout the empty halls.
"No," Hazel said firmly. "I always do what YOU want. What about what I want?"
Paige abruptly stopped walking, and turned around to face Hazel. "Well if I'm so controlling, why do you stick around so much?" Paige shot back.
"Because," Hazel began gently. "That's what friends do."
At that moment, it was as if time froze itself, so that Paige could understand the seriousness of Hazel's words. She knew deep down inside that Hazel was right, but she didn't want to admit it. She didn't have the emotional strength to deal with this today.
Paige turned away from Hazel, her high-heels clicking the tile as she walked. Hazel stood in the hallway, watching Paige walk away. It almost seemed as if she were walking away from their friendship.
"You just think about what I said," Hazel said, making Paige stop in her steps. "It would be really sad to see you end up like Ashley."
And with that, Hazel walked back to the cafeteria, her words seeming to chain Paige in a dungeon of despair and guilt.
~*hie people! Everyone thot I gave up on this story...but I didn't....im back! ( ~*
IN THE CAFETERIA
"Paige, this party is gonna be so cool!" Hazel squealed.
"Yeah," Paige said, trying to be enthusiastic. "Cant wait."
"Paige," Hazel started softly. "Are you okay?"
"Of course," Paige said smiling. Hazel nodded, turning back to her lunch. The truth was; Paige felt like she wasn't worth anything. She had just lost Spinner, her best friend and boyfriend, and now she liked J.T. She was hoping this party she was planning would cheer her up, but it only made her think of Spinner and J.T. even more.
Suddenly, Spinner appeared out of nowhere carrying his lunch. He shot a look of pure suspicion at Paige, making her shift nervously in her chair. Ever since she had been raped, Paige had always felt different around men. She had some crazy notion that they would try to attack her or something.
"Um, hello?" Hazel said, waving her hands in front of Paige.
"What?" Paige asked, annoyed.
"What was that? You and Spinner totally snobbed eachother."
"We had a fight," Paige admitted, trying to keep her voice as firm as possible.
"Is everything all right? What happened? Are you okay? Did he do ----------- ------------"
"Just leave it alone, Hazel." Paige said angrily.
"Okay.......well......about the party...." Hazel began, trying rapidly to change the subject. "What kind of food should I bring?"
"I don't care." Paige said dryly.
Something changed in Hazel's eyes as she began to speak. "WHAT is your problem, Paige?" She yelled, slamming her lunch tray furiously.
"All I ever try to do is help you. Why isn't anything ever good enough?" The words seemed to fly out of her mouth, as if they had waited this day to be free, free for Paige to hear. Paige and Hazel had stared to make a scene, and kids were beginning to stare.
"Im sorry Hazel," Paige said solemnly. "I just don't have time for this right now."
Paige stormed out of the cafeteria, Hazel following her. Paige walked slowly, her immense depression seeming to drag her down.
"Paige," Hazel said, walking in front of her. "I'm not letting you go until you tell me what's going on." She said firmly.
Fiery anger and irritation swirled within Paige, almost making her fists fly out at Hazel's face. Instead, she furiously shoved Hazel out of the way. But resistance was futile, for Hazel continued to follow her, walking at her side.
"Leave me alone, you freak!" Paige yelled angrily, her voice ringing throughout the empty halls.
"No," Hazel said firmly. "I always do what YOU want. What about what I want?"
Paige abruptly stopped walking, and turned around to face Hazel. "Well if I'm so controlling, why do you stick around so much?" Paige shot back.
"Because," Hazel began gently. "That's what friends do."
At that moment, it was as if time froze itself, so that Paige could understand the seriousness of Hazel's words. She knew deep down inside that Hazel was right, but she didn't want to admit it. She didn't have the emotional strength to deal with this today.
Paige turned away from Hazel, her high-heels clicking the tile as she walked. Hazel stood in the hallway, watching Paige walk away. It almost seemed as if she were walking away from their friendship.
"You just think about what I said," Hazel said, making Paige stop in her steps. "It would be really sad to see you end up like Ashley."
And with that, Hazel walked back to the cafeteria, her words seeming to chain Paige in a dungeon of despair and guilt.