Chapter 3
While Mr. Melbourne was giving his daily lectures on parallelograms, I couldn't help but think about Riku, his lovely blond hair in spikes surrounding his perfectly shaped face and his lovely blue eyes that can capture you in their essence. Wait a minute Riku doesn't have blond hair. But Roscoe has spiky blond hair that surrounds his face. I have to get Roscoe back. I know that he just wants me to feel this way, to be challenged and have this strong desire to go crawling back to him. But nothing lasts forever, and our relationship seemed like a revolution. I mean, who would've thought that the coolest football player would date the smartest tenth grader at Madison High. Maybe he just did it to change the school and not because he actually liked me. As I began to question the basis of our relationship, Ricky passed me a letter.
Dear Rikku,
Wow, who would've thought that Ricky Carson actually knew the prettiest girl at Maddy High? I just want to tell you that I think you should forget about Roscoe and date me. I mean, in my opinion, I look better, I am smarter, and I dress better. Plus, I can guarantee you that I will treat you like the princess that you are.
Always and Forever,
Ricky
After reading his letter, I couldn't help but put a smile on my face. Ricky is cute and he is always doing his best to make me laugh. I just can't see him as a boyfriend and I don't feel like dating yet. It seems as if every guy I speak to today is just trying to hook up with me. Maybe this "revolution" wasn't such a bad thing.
Dear Ricky,
I am flattered that you feel that way about me. Don't get me wrong, I do think you are very cute and probably the nicest guy to be around. But right now, I just don't feel as if it would be fair for you to be in a relationship with me just because my heart has been broken. I don't want to hold you back Ricky, and I wouldn't want to lose you as a friend. Trust me, I think this is best for the both of us.
Love always and forever,
Rikku ( I passed the letter back to him and saw him blow a kiss at me. I did what any girl who knew Ricky and loved him would do, catch it and blow him another one. The bell rang and he grabbed my hand. "Have you spoken to Shane yet?" "Why? What's wrong?" "He's gonna try to get you into this trouble with Melissa." "What do you mean?" As soon as we stepped out of the class, the speakers went on and the conversation I had with Shane earlier blasted the loudspeakers in every room. "I can care less about Melissa. If I fight her, it will be a disgrace to the both of us because I will kick her ass so badly but at the same time, I will be degrading myself for stooping down to her level." "Oh! That's really messed up." "Someone once said that the truth is usually messed up." "Who?" "Me." "Oh shit, Ricky that was me." "I knew it. Shane and Melissa are trying to mess you up. They're going to ruin your reputation." "Ricky, what am I going to do?" "I'll protect you." We could see Melissa strutting across the hall toward me. She had her crew with her, "The Melissas", Melissa R, Melissa H, and Melissa P. "I heard what you said, bitch." "And?" "And, I'm going to kick your ass." "That's nice that you bring your three slaves with you. Are they going to beat me up to?" "What do you think?" "I think that you're too chicken to fight me alone." "Oh, really?" "Umm, yeah." "Ladies, there is no reason to fight, at school." "Don't worry Ricky, this will be quick." "I heard that hot shit." She grabbed my hair and began to pull me to the floor, but I swung at her and hit her nose. She let go of my hair and grabbed her nose. "I guess I broke your nose." "You little bitch. Go Melissas!" Before I could say anything, let alone move, all of her cronies jumped on me and threw me to the floor. I could feel Rivera hitting my stomach and Harper was scratching my face. Then, Peterson started kicking my legs with her humongous feet. At this moment, my life flashed before me. I could barely see through my eyes because Harper had punched me a few times, but I saw Shane and Ricky fighting and Riku was there with a confused look on his face. He didn't know what was going on or why it was happening but I could tell from the look on his face that he wanted to help. I could barely move but I threw a punch with all of my might into Harper's face and she got off me. Then I kicked Rivera off me and she flung to the wall on the other side. Then I grabbed onto Peterson's skirt and pulled it down. I heard the entire student body erupt into extremely loud bursts of laughter as she ran to the bathroom. When I finally got up, Melissa was there holding onto Roscoe's arm. I couldn't believe that he had just stood there and let me get beat up. I felt like unleashing a punch on him but he looked at me with a wide stare and quietly whispered to me. "Stay down!" "Why? So this can prove that she's stronger than me?" "I already know she isn't." "It isn't about you." "What is it about then? Stay down! I don't want to see you get hurt." "Why didn't you leave then?" "... I couldn't." "I don't understand you Roscoe." "Get off my boyfriend, skimpy hoe!" Melissa pushed me into Shane and I fell on him. "Hi sweet thing!" "Bye, pervert!" I threw a punch into his face and he pushed me off him. "Ricky, are you okay?" "I'm fine. Are you?" "As good as it gets." After about five minutes of hell, the principal finally came to settle things. He took Ricky and me into his office first and Shane and the Melissas were waiting outside of his office. "What happened out there, Richard? You are the Sophomore President, you are supposed to set an example for others." "Well if my best friend is getting beat up, no wait jumped, by like twelve people, I am not going to let her take it alone." "Do you know, Miss Metzger, why you were being "jumped"? "Because of the announcement that you allowed Mrs. Krumpling to play on the loudspeaker." "Why did you say those hurtful things about Miss. Gonzalez?" "Simply, I don't like her." "Why?" "Honestly Sir, with all due respect, it's none of your business." "Close enough. Richard, Rikku, I expect you know that fighting results in suspension. However, I like you two so I am willing to be lenient. One month of detention if you apologize." "Mr. Belmont, I understand that you desire to be fair to all students but if you are asking me to apologize to someone who made the first move, then I am going to have to refuse. I would rather be suspended than apologize when I know I did nothing wrong." "What about what you said about her? Don't you think you should apologize for that?" "Shane tricked me into saying that so that Melissa would find out what I actually thought about her." "I suppose this wasn't entirely your fault, so I am going to give you two months of detention instead of the suspension. Mr. Carson, I am not going to suspend you because your presence in this school is necessary and I don't blame you for being helpful to your friend. You do however have a month of detention. Understood?" "Yes, Sir." When we left his office, Melissa gave me a very dirty look and Shane gave us the finger. So Ricky grabbed his crotch. "Suck this, asshole." "Maybe your bitch will." "Ricky just give him some time, he probably needs to ask his mother Melissa if he can do it." "Don't be so immature, Rikku. We both know that Shane has Savannah and I have Roscoe." "That's not even what I said." "I know, but I am just making it clear that Roscoe has a girl much better than you." "Poor Roscoe, what was he thinking going out with someone who cannot even be compared to Rikku?" "Shane, Melissas, come in." They stepped into his office after giving Ricky and me horrible looks. "Thanks for having my back Ricky. I don't know how I will be able to thank you." "I know. Be my girlfriend." "That's not fair!" "I'm just kidding, I heard you the first time." "Thanks, for everything." I gave him a hug and we both left the office area and went to our lockers. When I walked into the bathroom near my locker I looked in the mirror. Staring back at me was a different image than I had ever seen. There were scratches all over my face and my left eye could barely open. Ricky was still trying to flirt with me even though I look like this? Wow, he really does like me. It was a little after four o'clock since detention ended and the halls were empty. I went into the bathroom again and just couldn't help but stare at the hideous creature gazing back at me. I felt like I was in another dimension where everything was backwards, Roscoe and Rikku not dating anymore, Richard Banks and Rikku Metzger fighting? The occurrences of the day had been ridiculous and unbelievable. "What are you still doing here?" I heard a voice exclaim from outside the bathroom. I went to look and there was Riku. "I had detention, remember the fight." "Oh yeah. I meant to ask you about that. What happened?" "That's a very general question." "I mean, why did it start? I heard the announcement but..." "I am not sure why but I know that it started because Shane tricked me into saying these malicious things about Melissa. He was trying to convince me into fighting her." "That's pretty low." "I know. I am happy we fought though because it helped me release my anger." "Why exactly are you angry with her?" "She... you're going to laugh at me." "I promise I won't laugh." "She is dating this boy that I used to go out with and we still have feelings for each other." "You have feelings for each other? Then why did he go out with her?" "Ricky says because he needed a change. It's like he is saying I'm old." "You're not old. He is lucky to have gone out with you, Rikku." "Thanks. You're always so nice to me, Riku." "I can't help it. You make me feel happy." "I do?" "You're always smiling. Even when they kept trying to beat you up, you kept fighting. I have never seen anyone more determined than you." "Thanks. I am not that determined." "You really do like Roscoe." "How did you know I was talking about him?" "Ricky told me. We take math together. I asked him about the two of you and he told me that you were trying to get back with Roscoe." "I didn't want to tell you because I like you too, Riku." "It's okay. You don't have to pretend. I understand." "I am not pretending. I really do like you. You are the nicest guy, besides Ricky, that I have ever met. It's just that Roscoe and I had been together for like four years. It's hard to throw away feelings that had been there for so long." "I understand. Don't try to explain." "Riku, please!" "I'll see you tomorrow." Then he left. I felt horrible. Riku is very kind and I do like him. I am so confused! I don't know what to do anymore. "Ready to go home?" "Yeah." "What's wrong?" "Riku and I were talking. He got upset because he found out the truth about Roscoe and me." "Roscoe and you? There is no such thing." "Ricky, shut up! I need help! I don't know what to do. I like Riku and I love Roscoe." "Where am I in the list?" "Ricky, I'm serious." "I'm serious too. I know that you only see me as a friend, but I think that has to change. Rikku..." "..." "Forget you." "Ricky, come back." There I was, all alone in the halls of Madison High. I was angry with myself for being so negligent of Riku and even Ricky. But right now, I don't know what to do anymore.
While Mr. Melbourne was giving his daily lectures on parallelograms, I couldn't help but think about Riku, his lovely blond hair in spikes surrounding his perfectly shaped face and his lovely blue eyes that can capture you in their essence. Wait a minute Riku doesn't have blond hair. But Roscoe has spiky blond hair that surrounds his face. I have to get Roscoe back. I know that he just wants me to feel this way, to be challenged and have this strong desire to go crawling back to him. But nothing lasts forever, and our relationship seemed like a revolution. I mean, who would've thought that the coolest football player would date the smartest tenth grader at Madison High. Maybe he just did it to change the school and not because he actually liked me. As I began to question the basis of our relationship, Ricky passed me a letter.
Dear Rikku,
Wow, who would've thought that Ricky Carson actually knew the prettiest girl at Maddy High? I just want to tell you that I think you should forget about Roscoe and date me. I mean, in my opinion, I look better, I am smarter, and I dress better. Plus, I can guarantee you that I will treat you like the princess that you are.
Always and Forever,
Ricky
After reading his letter, I couldn't help but put a smile on my face. Ricky is cute and he is always doing his best to make me laugh. I just can't see him as a boyfriend and I don't feel like dating yet. It seems as if every guy I speak to today is just trying to hook up with me. Maybe this "revolution" wasn't such a bad thing.
Dear Ricky,
I am flattered that you feel that way about me. Don't get me wrong, I do think you are very cute and probably the nicest guy to be around. But right now, I just don't feel as if it would be fair for you to be in a relationship with me just because my heart has been broken. I don't want to hold you back Ricky, and I wouldn't want to lose you as a friend. Trust me, I think this is best for the both of us.
Love always and forever,
Rikku ( I passed the letter back to him and saw him blow a kiss at me. I did what any girl who knew Ricky and loved him would do, catch it and blow him another one. The bell rang and he grabbed my hand. "Have you spoken to Shane yet?" "Why? What's wrong?" "He's gonna try to get you into this trouble with Melissa." "What do you mean?" As soon as we stepped out of the class, the speakers went on and the conversation I had with Shane earlier blasted the loudspeakers in every room. "I can care less about Melissa. If I fight her, it will be a disgrace to the both of us because I will kick her ass so badly but at the same time, I will be degrading myself for stooping down to her level." "Oh! That's really messed up." "Someone once said that the truth is usually messed up." "Who?" "Me." "Oh shit, Ricky that was me." "I knew it. Shane and Melissa are trying to mess you up. They're going to ruin your reputation." "Ricky, what am I going to do?" "I'll protect you." We could see Melissa strutting across the hall toward me. She had her crew with her, "The Melissas", Melissa R, Melissa H, and Melissa P. "I heard what you said, bitch." "And?" "And, I'm going to kick your ass." "That's nice that you bring your three slaves with you. Are they going to beat me up to?" "What do you think?" "I think that you're too chicken to fight me alone." "Oh, really?" "Umm, yeah." "Ladies, there is no reason to fight, at school." "Don't worry Ricky, this will be quick." "I heard that hot shit." She grabbed my hair and began to pull me to the floor, but I swung at her and hit her nose. She let go of my hair and grabbed her nose. "I guess I broke your nose." "You little bitch. Go Melissas!" Before I could say anything, let alone move, all of her cronies jumped on me and threw me to the floor. I could feel Rivera hitting my stomach and Harper was scratching my face. Then, Peterson started kicking my legs with her humongous feet. At this moment, my life flashed before me. I could barely see through my eyes because Harper had punched me a few times, but I saw Shane and Ricky fighting and Riku was there with a confused look on his face. He didn't know what was going on or why it was happening but I could tell from the look on his face that he wanted to help. I could barely move but I threw a punch with all of my might into Harper's face and she got off me. Then I kicked Rivera off me and she flung to the wall on the other side. Then I grabbed onto Peterson's skirt and pulled it down. I heard the entire student body erupt into extremely loud bursts of laughter as she ran to the bathroom. When I finally got up, Melissa was there holding onto Roscoe's arm. I couldn't believe that he had just stood there and let me get beat up. I felt like unleashing a punch on him but he looked at me with a wide stare and quietly whispered to me. "Stay down!" "Why? So this can prove that she's stronger than me?" "I already know she isn't." "It isn't about you." "What is it about then? Stay down! I don't want to see you get hurt." "Why didn't you leave then?" "... I couldn't." "I don't understand you Roscoe." "Get off my boyfriend, skimpy hoe!" Melissa pushed me into Shane and I fell on him. "Hi sweet thing!" "Bye, pervert!" I threw a punch into his face and he pushed me off him. "Ricky, are you okay?" "I'm fine. Are you?" "As good as it gets." After about five minutes of hell, the principal finally came to settle things. He took Ricky and me into his office first and Shane and the Melissas were waiting outside of his office. "What happened out there, Richard? You are the Sophomore President, you are supposed to set an example for others." "Well if my best friend is getting beat up, no wait jumped, by like twelve people, I am not going to let her take it alone." "Do you know, Miss Metzger, why you were being "jumped"? "Because of the announcement that you allowed Mrs. Krumpling to play on the loudspeaker." "Why did you say those hurtful things about Miss. Gonzalez?" "Simply, I don't like her." "Why?" "Honestly Sir, with all due respect, it's none of your business." "Close enough. Richard, Rikku, I expect you know that fighting results in suspension. However, I like you two so I am willing to be lenient. One month of detention if you apologize." "Mr. Belmont, I understand that you desire to be fair to all students but if you are asking me to apologize to someone who made the first move, then I am going to have to refuse. I would rather be suspended than apologize when I know I did nothing wrong." "What about what you said about her? Don't you think you should apologize for that?" "Shane tricked me into saying that so that Melissa would find out what I actually thought about her." "I suppose this wasn't entirely your fault, so I am going to give you two months of detention instead of the suspension. Mr. Carson, I am not going to suspend you because your presence in this school is necessary and I don't blame you for being helpful to your friend. You do however have a month of detention. Understood?" "Yes, Sir." When we left his office, Melissa gave me a very dirty look and Shane gave us the finger. So Ricky grabbed his crotch. "Suck this, asshole." "Maybe your bitch will." "Ricky just give him some time, he probably needs to ask his mother Melissa if he can do it." "Don't be so immature, Rikku. We both know that Shane has Savannah and I have Roscoe." "That's not even what I said." "I know, but I am just making it clear that Roscoe has a girl much better than you." "Poor Roscoe, what was he thinking going out with someone who cannot even be compared to Rikku?" "Shane, Melissas, come in." They stepped into his office after giving Ricky and me horrible looks. "Thanks for having my back Ricky. I don't know how I will be able to thank you." "I know. Be my girlfriend." "That's not fair!" "I'm just kidding, I heard you the first time." "Thanks, for everything." I gave him a hug and we both left the office area and went to our lockers. When I walked into the bathroom near my locker I looked in the mirror. Staring back at me was a different image than I had ever seen. There were scratches all over my face and my left eye could barely open. Ricky was still trying to flirt with me even though I look like this? Wow, he really does like me. It was a little after four o'clock since detention ended and the halls were empty. I went into the bathroom again and just couldn't help but stare at the hideous creature gazing back at me. I felt like I was in another dimension where everything was backwards, Roscoe and Rikku not dating anymore, Richard Banks and Rikku Metzger fighting? The occurrences of the day had been ridiculous and unbelievable. "What are you still doing here?" I heard a voice exclaim from outside the bathroom. I went to look and there was Riku. "I had detention, remember the fight." "Oh yeah. I meant to ask you about that. What happened?" "That's a very general question." "I mean, why did it start? I heard the announcement but..." "I am not sure why but I know that it started because Shane tricked me into saying these malicious things about Melissa. He was trying to convince me into fighting her." "That's pretty low." "I know. I am happy we fought though because it helped me release my anger." "Why exactly are you angry with her?" "She... you're going to laugh at me." "I promise I won't laugh." "She is dating this boy that I used to go out with and we still have feelings for each other." "You have feelings for each other? Then why did he go out with her?" "Ricky says because he needed a change. It's like he is saying I'm old." "You're not old. He is lucky to have gone out with you, Rikku." "Thanks. You're always so nice to me, Riku." "I can't help it. You make me feel happy." "I do?" "You're always smiling. Even when they kept trying to beat you up, you kept fighting. I have never seen anyone more determined than you." "Thanks. I am not that determined." "You really do like Roscoe." "How did you know I was talking about him?" "Ricky told me. We take math together. I asked him about the two of you and he told me that you were trying to get back with Roscoe." "I didn't want to tell you because I like you too, Riku." "It's okay. You don't have to pretend. I understand." "I am not pretending. I really do like you. You are the nicest guy, besides Ricky, that I have ever met. It's just that Roscoe and I had been together for like four years. It's hard to throw away feelings that had been there for so long." "I understand. Don't try to explain." "Riku, please!" "I'll see you tomorrow." Then he left. I felt horrible. Riku is very kind and I do like him. I am so confused! I don't know what to do anymore. "Ready to go home?" "Yeah." "What's wrong?" "Riku and I were talking. He got upset because he found out the truth about Roscoe and me." "Roscoe and you? There is no such thing." "Ricky, shut up! I need help! I don't know what to do. I like Riku and I love Roscoe." "Where am I in the list?" "Ricky, I'm serious." "I'm serious too. I know that you only see me as a friend, but I think that has to change. Rikku..." "..." "Forget you." "Ricky, come back." There I was, all alone in the halls of Madison High. I was angry with myself for being so negligent of Riku and even Ricky. But right now, I don't know what to do anymore.