"He's a total creep," Victoria said to Ellie during homeroom the next
Monday morning, "ignore him."
"But what if it's just like a one time thing...what if he didn't' mean to be like that," Ellie suggested.
Ellie knew that Max was a jerk but she really wanted him to be her Dream Guy.
"If you don't want to go to get drunk on your dates find someone else," Victoria said emphasizing 'someone else.'
"But doesn't like everyone drink?" Ellie asked, "I mean you do."
"But that's me," Victoria explained, "It doesn't have to be you."
Ellie shrugged and put on her head phones. Victoria was different. She was...the only way she could put it was wild. Victoria went out with way older guys, drank and Ellie had seen her doing drugs after school.
"But maybe it should be," she said as the bell signaling the end of homeroom rang.
Ellie grabbed her stuff and raced out of homeroom to avoid talking to Max. He had sat himself across the room, out of his normal seat.
"Ellie...Ellie! Wait up!" Paige called after her.
Ellie stopped in the hallway and turned around to face Paige. Dressed in a short jean skirt and pink tank top, Paige was drawing glances from the jocks. But the guys that Ellie liked focused on girls like...well Victoria.
"What?" she asked looking towards the ground as to not meet Paige's eyes.
"Did you get home okay? Er...was your grandma there?" she asked nervously.
"No...I mean...yes I was fine and no Gram wasn't home," Ellie muttered.
"Okay. Well, Dylan jus' wanted..." Paige said as the bell starting classes rang, "Gotta go."
Paige hurried off into the MI classroom as Ellie headed for the library. Every day, right before lunch Ellie had a study hall period.
Ellie kept her head down as she walked down the hallway. She felt invisible this way, and this was the way Ellie wanted to feel. As she hurried down the hall her head whacked into something hard. She looked down and saw a pair of recognizable feet. She was afraid to look up.
"Ellie, hi," came the voice of Max Peters.
Ellie had to look up at his.
"Er...hi," Ellie said, "I gotta go...I'm kinda late. Bye."
"Could you wait," Max said, "I gotta talk to you."
"Maybe later," Ellie said pushing past him.
Max grabbed her arm, "Listen Ellie, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I acted...out of line...on Friday."
"Whatever."
"Listen, I wanna make it up to you," he said, "Let's go out...again...to that place in the mall. Please, Ellie."
"Fine," Ellie said bluntly.
"I'm really sorry," he said, "for the way I acted and for not driving you home. For being a shitty date."
Ellie looked up at him in shock. At the moment Max sounded like a normal person. Like... a nice, caring, sensitive person.
"It...it's okay," Ellie said, "I'll go out with you again."
"Great!" Max said, "I'll see you later!"
Max smiled at her as he left. Ellie stood in the empty hallway for a minute before continuing to walk. She wasn't sure if giving Max a second chance was the best thing but Ellie didn't want to seem like a loser.
'If Ashley was here she'd tell me what to do...' Ellie thought sadly pushing the library door open and beginning her homework.
A/N: I'll update when a get some responses to my story. I'm glad people like it. Now, I've had people asking what was the horrible thing that happened to Marco. I'd like to give the readers a chance to send me their suggestions/ chapter ideas. I'm having a bit of writers block so your help will be great! Thanks!
"But what if it's just like a one time thing...what if he didn't' mean to be like that," Ellie suggested.
Ellie knew that Max was a jerk but she really wanted him to be her Dream Guy.
"If you don't want to go to get drunk on your dates find someone else," Victoria said emphasizing 'someone else.'
"But doesn't like everyone drink?" Ellie asked, "I mean you do."
"But that's me," Victoria explained, "It doesn't have to be you."
Ellie shrugged and put on her head phones. Victoria was different. She was...the only way she could put it was wild. Victoria went out with way older guys, drank and Ellie had seen her doing drugs after school.
"But maybe it should be," she said as the bell signaling the end of homeroom rang.
Ellie grabbed her stuff and raced out of homeroom to avoid talking to Max. He had sat himself across the room, out of his normal seat.
"Ellie...Ellie! Wait up!" Paige called after her.
Ellie stopped in the hallway and turned around to face Paige. Dressed in a short jean skirt and pink tank top, Paige was drawing glances from the jocks. But the guys that Ellie liked focused on girls like...well Victoria.
"What?" she asked looking towards the ground as to not meet Paige's eyes.
"Did you get home okay? Er...was your grandma there?" she asked nervously.
"No...I mean...yes I was fine and no Gram wasn't home," Ellie muttered.
"Okay. Well, Dylan jus' wanted..." Paige said as the bell starting classes rang, "Gotta go."
Paige hurried off into the MI classroom as Ellie headed for the library. Every day, right before lunch Ellie had a study hall period.
Ellie kept her head down as she walked down the hallway. She felt invisible this way, and this was the way Ellie wanted to feel. As she hurried down the hall her head whacked into something hard. She looked down and saw a pair of recognizable feet. She was afraid to look up.
"Ellie, hi," came the voice of Max Peters.
Ellie had to look up at his.
"Er...hi," Ellie said, "I gotta go...I'm kinda late. Bye."
"Could you wait," Max said, "I gotta talk to you."
"Maybe later," Ellie said pushing past him.
Max grabbed her arm, "Listen Ellie, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I acted...out of line...on Friday."
"Whatever."
"Listen, I wanna make it up to you," he said, "Let's go out...again...to that place in the mall. Please, Ellie."
"Fine," Ellie said bluntly.
"I'm really sorry," he said, "for the way I acted and for not driving you home. For being a shitty date."
Ellie looked up at him in shock. At the moment Max sounded like a normal person. Like... a nice, caring, sensitive person.
"It...it's okay," Ellie said, "I'll go out with you again."
"Great!" Max said, "I'll see you later!"
Max smiled at her as he left. Ellie stood in the empty hallway for a minute before continuing to walk. She wasn't sure if giving Max a second chance was the best thing but Ellie didn't want to seem like a loser.
'If Ashley was here she'd tell me what to do...' Ellie thought sadly pushing the library door open and beginning her homework.
A/N: I'll update when a get some responses to my story. I'm glad people like it. Now, I've had people asking what was the horrible thing that happened to Marco. I'd like to give the readers a chance to send me their suggestions/ chapter ideas. I'm having a bit of writers block so your help will be great! Thanks!