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Thanks soooooo much, as always, to all the reviewers!
Chapter 7:
For the next few days, Marta felt increasingly more terrible. All she could think about was Zack, and how much she was hurting Katie. She felt sick to her stomach all the time, not like sick-sick, but she had no appetite. It was four days before the trip, and she barely got sleep at night and hadn't eaten much. Marta wasn't usually like this, she hardly ever got emotional. But this was different, she had never felt like this before, she was so confused...
She came to the conclusion that she had to tell someone. See, usually when she had problems, she would always talk to Katie. Katie had always been there. And here Marta was, betraying her. Everytime she thought about it, it made her want to throw up. Still, she knew it would only get worse if she kept it to herself.
She went downstairs and logged onto AIM. "Please be on..." she whispered. Her buddy list appeared and she scrolled down to her "Best Friends" catagory.
"Shoot!" she said out loud. Michelle had an away message up that said she was out shopping, as usual. She was the only person Marta could turn to now. She was close with Eleni too, but Marta didn't think Eleni would understand this kind of thing. She would get too emotional and possibly even tell Katie. Marta knew Michelle would listen to her, and she could trust her not to tell Katie. Marta started thinking about what to do next. How and when was she going to tell Katie? What would happen after? Poor Zack doesn't even know anything about this...
A beep from her computer interrupted her thoughts. She looked up to see a message pop up. It was Zack. She smiled to herself, then she got mad at herself. This kept happening, every time she thought about him, or talked to him.....
gobletofrock00: hey
Heartofglass05: hey
gobletofrock00: how are you?
Heartofglass05: tired, could be a lot better, lol
gobletofrock00: awww, what's wrong?
Heartofglass05: um...long story...
gobletofrock00: you probably don't want to talk about it, huh?
Heartofglass05: exactly, thanks for understanding
gobletofrock00: anytime, i'm always here if you need to talk
Heartofglass05: thanks so much Zack
gobletofrock00: anytime, really
Marta smiled to herself, and just for a second, that sick feeling disappeared from her stomach and it was replaced by a happy sensaition, she forgot about Leonard, who she was already totally over, she forgot about Katie, about the field trip, about school, about the future, about everything, she only thought of Zack, and how much he was starting to mean to her...
...but only for a second.
About three hours later, Marta went downstairs again to see if Michelle was back. She was, thank God.
Heartofglass05: hey mich, do you have time to talk?
This felt a little weird becuase usually the only person Marta had deep conversations with was Katie, and lately, Zack. Zack had told Marta a lot about himself, and vice versa. Marta just couldn't believe that she went through four or five years of her life with him being there, and not ever really knowing him or talking to him....
Twirler866: yea i do, what's up?
Heartofglass05: okay michelle, i really need to talk to someone about this huge problem i have, and you're the only person i can turn to, so please, please don't say anything to anyone...especially katie
Twirler866: wow, this is about katie?
Heartofglass05: well, sort of
Heartofglass05: as of right now, no one else knows about this, so you've got to promise me you'll keep it secret, at least until i figure out what i'm going to do
Twirler866: mar, you know i wouldn't tell anyone
Heartofglass05: thanks so much mich
Twirler866: okay, now tell me what's going on
Heartofglass05: okay, you know how katie really likes zack, right?
Twirler866: yea....but she showed me a convo she had with gordon that said he liked you..
Twirler866: i feel so bad for her
Heartofglass05: yea, well i feel a whole lot worse
Twirler866: ...are you about to tell me what i think you're about to tell me?
Heartofglass05: probably...
Heartofglass05: michelle, i really like zack too
Twirler866: oh my...
Heartofglass05: i know! i don't know what to do! i'm losing sleep, i can't eat, and i can't concentrate! katie's my best friend, i don't know what i would do without her, and here i am turning on her!!
Twirler866: marta, calm down, it's not exactly your fault, you can't exactly control who you like
Heartofglass05: i know...but i still feel so bad, after all, i mean, i AM the one who practically told her to like Zack
Twirler866: yea i know...so, what are you going to do..?
Heartofglass05: i don't exactly know yet, i really need time to think about it
Twirler866: we need to figure something out before this thursday, what if something happens at the dance?
Heartofglass05: oh no, i totally forgot about that!
Heartofglass05: wait a minute...we?
Twirler866: yea, we, i'm going to help you of course!
Heartofglass05: you would do that for me?
Twirler866: duh mar! what are friends for? of course i'm going to help you!
Heartofglass05: thank you so much michelle, i really mean it, bff
Twirler866: anytime mar, bff
Marta looked at her watch, it was pretty late and she had to get to bed soon. She put up an away message and went upstairs to change into her pajamas. As she was walking out of her room, she noticed the photo album that Katie got her for her birthday. She opened it, as she did from time to time. The first picture was of Katie and Marta, and on the inside cover, there was a note from Katie.
To Marta, thanks for everything. Best friends always and forever
She looked at that, and the picture for a really long time. Then she closed the album, put it back on the shelf, and for the first time in a really long time, Marta Hale cried.
(A/N): Well there's chapter 7. I'm almost positive that the next chapter will be the trip. I might accaully spilt the trip into two chapters, I don't know yet though. What did you think of this chapter? Please review!!
Thanks soooooo much, as always, to all the reviewers!
Chapter 7:
For the next few days, Marta felt increasingly more terrible. All she could think about was Zack, and how much she was hurting Katie. She felt sick to her stomach all the time, not like sick-sick, but she had no appetite. It was four days before the trip, and she barely got sleep at night and hadn't eaten much. Marta wasn't usually like this, she hardly ever got emotional. But this was different, she had never felt like this before, she was so confused...
She came to the conclusion that she had to tell someone. See, usually when she had problems, she would always talk to Katie. Katie had always been there. And here Marta was, betraying her. Everytime she thought about it, it made her want to throw up. Still, she knew it would only get worse if she kept it to herself.
She went downstairs and logged onto AIM. "Please be on..." she whispered. Her buddy list appeared and she scrolled down to her "Best Friends" catagory.
"Shoot!" she said out loud. Michelle had an away message up that said she was out shopping, as usual. She was the only person Marta could turn to now. She was close with Eleni too, but Marta didn't think Eleni would understand this kind of thing. She would get too emotional and possibly even tell Katie. Marta knew Michelle would listen to her, and she could trust her not to tell Katie. Marta started thinking about what to do next. How and when was she going to tell Katie? What would happen after? Poor Zack doesn't even know anything about this...
A beep from her computer interrupted her thoughts. She looked up to see a message pop up. It was Zack. She smiled to herself, then she got mad at herself. This kept happening, every time she thought about him, or talked to him.....
gobletofrock00: hey
Heartofglass05: hey
gobletofrock00: how are you?
Heartofglass05: tired, could be a lot better, lol
gobletofrock00: awww, what's wrong?
Heartofglass05: um...long story...
gobletofrock00: you probably don't want to talk about it, huh?
Heartofglass05: exactly, thanks for understanding
gobletofrock00: anytime, i'm always here if you need to talk
Heartofglass05: thanks so much Zack
gobletofrock00: anytime, really
Marta smiled to herself, and just for a second, that sick feeling disappeared from her stomach and it was replaced by a happy sensaition, she forgot about Leonard, who she was already totally over, she forgot about Katie, about the field trip, about school, about the future, about everything, she only thought of Zack, and how much he was starting to mean to her...
...but only for a second.
About three hours later, Marta went downstairs again to see if Michelle was back. She was, thank God.
Heartofglass05: hey mich, do you have time to talk?
This felt a little weird becuase usually the only person Marta had deep conversations with was Katie, and lately, Zack. Zack had told Marta a lot about himself, and vice versa. Marta just couldn't believe that she went through four or five years of her life with him being there, and not ever really knowing him or talking to him....
Twirler866: yea i do, what's up?
Heartofglass05: okay michelle, i really need to talk to someone about this huge problem i have, and you're the only person i can turn to, so please, please don't say anything to anyone...especially katie
Twirler866: wow, this is about katie?
Heartofglass05: well, sort of
Heartofglass05: as of right now, no one else knows about this, so you've got to promise me you'll keep it secret, at least until i figure out what i'm going to do
Twirler866: mar, you know i wouldn't tell anyone
Heartofglass05: thanks so much mich
Twirler866: okay, now tell me what's going on
Heartofglass05: okay, you know how katie really likes zack, right?
Twirler866: yea....but she showed me a convo she had with gordon that said he liked you..
Twirler866: i feel so bad for her
Heartofglass05: yea, well i feel a whole lot worse
Twirler866: ...are you about to tell me what i think you're about to tell me?
Heartofglass05: probably...
Heartofglass05: michelle, i really like zack too
Twirler866: oh my...
Heartofglass05: i know! i don't know what to do! i'm losing sleep, i can't eat, and i can't concentrate! katie's my best friend, i don't know what i would do without her, and here i am turning on her!!
Twirler866: marta, calm down, it's not exactly your fault, you can't exactly control who you like
Heartofglass05: i know...but i still feel so bad, after all, i mean, i AM the one who practically told her to like Zack
Twirler866: yea i know...so, what are you going to do..?
Heartofglass05: i don't exactly know yet, i really need time to think about it
Twirler866: we need to figure something out before this thursday, what if something happens at the dance?
Heartofglass05: oh no, i totally forgot about that!
Heartofglass05: wait a minute...we?
Twirler866: yea, we, i'm going to help you of course!
Heartofglass05: you would do that for me?
Twirler866: duh mar! what are friends for? of course i'm going to help you!
Heartofglass05: thank you so much michelle, i really mean it, bff
Twirler866: anytime mar, bff
Marta looked at her watch, it was pretty late and she had to get to bed soon. She put up an away message and went upstairs to change into her pajamas. As she was walking out of her room, she noticed the photo album that Katie got her for her birthday. She opened it, as she did from time to time. The first picture was of Katie and Marta, and on the inside cover, there was a note from Katie.
To Marta, thanks for everything. Best friends always and forever
She looked at that, and the picture for a really long time. Then she closed the album, put it back on the shelf, and for the first time in a really long time, Marta Hale cried.
(A/N): Well there's chapter 7. I'm almost positive that the next chapter will be the trip. I might accaully spilt the trip into two chapters, I don't know yet though. What did you think of this chapter? Please review!!