Chapter 12: Everybody's Fool
A few months later, it was graduation time for the seniors, including Magnet and Zigzag, Kristi and Marissa. Marissa was really showing in her pregnancy, being 7 months in, and Kristi was showing just as much, even though she was only 4 months.
Jessie was back to her normal self; she and Zero had finally started going out back in May. It was now Friday, June 11, 2004, and the seniors were graduating. It had been a few months since Jessie's breakdown, which had occurred in March.
When the graduation ceremony was over, the gang was hanging out in the back. The gang consisted of: Zigzag and Marissa, Magnet and Kristi, Zero and Jessie, X-Ray and Carmen, Twitch and Carla, Squid and a new girl, Lindsay, Caveman and Kayla, and Armpit.
After joking around for a few minutes, Marissa suddenly clutched her stomach in sat down quickly.
"Marissa!" Zigzag cried, bending down.
"Ricky..." She gasped. "The baby... the baby is coming... call 911."
"Right... right," Zigzag fumbled for his cell phone. He got ready to dial, stopped, and then asked, "What's the number?"
Marissa stared at him, sweat dripping down her face. Then she screamed, "IT'S 911 YOU IDIOT!!"
"Right!" Zigzag exclaimed, and dialed quickly.
It rang once, and then a lady answered.
"Hello?" She said.
"Hello, my, um, girlfriend is giving birth. I need someone down at Lembi Park immediately. We're at the graduation."
"We'll be right down," The lady said and she put him on hold.
Kristi, Jessie, Carmen, Carla, Lindsay, and Kayla were gathering around Marissa.
Kristi was gripping her hand. Jessie had gotten a moist paper towel and was dabbing her forehead. The other four were just telling her to relax.
Within minutes, the ambulance had arrived. They took Marissa into the ambulance, and reluctantly let Ricky in too.
The rest of the teens piled into Squid's, Armpit's and Magnet's cars'. They followed them to the hospital and waited in the lobby while Marissa and Zigzag were in the delivery room.
Marissa had to have a sea section. Zigzag went to the lobby and told them it was going to be a while.
So, all the girls went down to the gift shop and each bought her something. When they came back, there were huge amounts of gifts and balloons filling the lobby. People everywhere stared.
An hour later, Squid and Armpit took the guys out to lunch while the girls discussed the baby name issue.
"If it's a boy, I want Marissa to name is Henry," said Kristi.
"Ew, I would name it Spencer," Carmen said.
"Well, if it was a girl, I would like Jessica," Lindsay giggled.
Another hour later, Zigzag rushed in saying Marissa was almost done. All the teens waited anxiously, some even pacing.
Zigzag rushed in half an hour later, beaming with glee. "It's a girl!" He was smiling a mile wide.
All thirteen clapped, as well as the other people in the lobby. The guys thumped Zigzag on the back, while the girls squealed excitedly. Zigzag told them he had to go help clean up the baby.
Zigzag was gone for an unusually long time. It was two hours before he finally came back.
He was chalk white and breathing deeply.
"What happened?!" They all asked.
"Is something wrong with the baby?" Kristi asked.
"No... not the baby..." Zigzag choked.
"What?!" Magnet exclaimed.
Zigzag took a deep breath. "Marissa and I... we have... we have AIDS."
"Oh my God..." Lindsay said, breaking the several minute silence.
"Oh Ricky!" All the girls gave him a big hug.
"Can we see Marissa?" Kayla asked.
Zigzag nodded gravely.
All the girls went to Marissa's room while the guys stayed with Zigzag.
The girls peeked into Marissa's room. She was silently crying, cuddling with her daughter.
"Marissa?" Lindsay whispered.
Marissa wiped her face and smiled. "Come in... You guys wanna hold Arielle?"
They nodded. "What a beautiful name..." Jessie whispered.
Arielle was now one month old, and both Zigzag and Marissa were tired out of their minds. They hadn't had a full night of sleep since Arielle was born. They both had bags under their eyes, but they loved Arielle and were happy to have her.
They were living in an old trailer in a trailer. But, they still loved Arielle.
At least, Zigzag did.
A couple days after Arielle turned one month, Zigzag woke up to a screaming baby and an empty bed, besides him.
When he saw that Marissa was gone, he was frantic. He searched everywhere for her, but then saw that there was a note on her pillow.
He began to read:
To Ricky,
I'm sorry. I can't stay here with you or Arielle any longer. I don't love you anymore.
Zigzag's heart fell to his stomach.
Perfect by nature
Icons of self- indulgence
Just what we all need
More lies about a world that
I think it's time you finally knew. You were just a step on my ladder to popularity.
Never was and never will be
Have you no shame
Don't you see me
You know you've got everybody fooled
You were a hottie senior and I was a popular freshman. But then, you got me pregnant. You bastard. You know what that did to my reputation?
Look here she comes now
Bow down and stare in wonder
Oh, how we love you
No flaws when you're pretending
But now I know she
People called me a whore. A slut. It killed me. So, I told myself after this baby was born, I was going to leave your sorry ass.
Never was and never will be
You don't know how you've betrayed me
And somehow you've got everybody fooled
Then, Arielle was born, and it was too hard to leave. But I had to. I had to leave you and Arielle. Who cares how cute and adorable she was? Who cares if she looked at me, eyes full of love?
Without the mask
Where will you hide
Can't find yourself
Lost in your lies
I know the truth now
I know who you are
And I don't love you anymore
I certainly didn't care. I had to leave you. It would make me look cool. And popular. Marissa, the girl who dated the senior, got pregnant, and ditched him and the kid. It was perfect.
It never was and never will be
You don't know how you've betrayed me
And somehow you've got everybody fooled
And, now you know the truth. Now you know my plan for the past nine months. I hope you're not too sad.
-Marissa
Never was and never will be
You're not real and you can't save me
Somehow now you're everybody's fool
Zigzag stared at the letter.
Arielle was still crying.
He was a fool.
He was Marissa's fool.
He was everybody's fool.
I don't own the song Everybody's Fool by Evanescence. YAY! I UPDATED!!!! WHOO! Oh, and Arielle is not pronounced like Ariel in the Little Mermaid. Just say these three letters, R E L, say them, the letter individually, and then you have the name hehe.
REVIEW PLEASE!!!!!!!!!
A few months later, it was graduation time for the seniors, including Magnet and Zigzag, Kristi and Marissa. Marissa was really showing in her pregnancy, being 7 months in, and Kristi was showing just as much, even though she was only 4 months.
Jessie was back to her normal self; she and Zero had finally started going out back in May. It was now Friday, June 11, 2004, and the seniors were graduating. It had been a few months since Jessie's breakdown, which had occurred in March.
When the graduation ceremony was over, the gang was hanging out in the back. The gang consisted of: Zigzag and Marissa, Magnet and Kristi, Zero and Jessie, X-Ray and Carmen, Twitch and Carla, Squid and a new girl, Lindsay, Caveman and Kayla, and Armpit.
After joking around for a few minutes, Marissa suddenly clutched her stomach in sat down quickly.
"Marissa!" Zigzag cried, bending down.
"Ricky..." She gasped. "The baby... the baby is coming... call 911."
"Right... right," Zigzag fumbled for his cell phone. He got ready to dial, stopped, and then asked, "What's the number?"
Marissa stared at him, sweat dripping down her face. Then she screamed, "IT'S 911 YOU IDIOT!!"
"Right!" Zigzag exclaimed, and dialed quickly.
It rang once, and then a lady answered.
"Hello?" She said.
"Hello, my, um, girlfriend is giving birth. I need someone down at Lembi Park immediately. We're at the graduation."
"We'll be right down," The lady said and she put him on hold.
Kristi, Jessie, Carmen, Carla, Lindsay, and Kayla were gathering around Marissa.
Kristi was gripping her hand. Jessie had gotten a moist paper towel and was dabbing her forehead. The other four were just telling her to relax.
Within minutes, the ambulance had arrived. They took Marissa into the ambulance, and reluctantly let Ricky in too.
The rest of the teens piled into Squid's, Armpit's and Magnet's cars'. They followed them to the hospital and waited in the lobby while Marissa and Zigzag were in the delivery room.
Marissa had to have a sea section. Zigzag went to the lobby and told them it was going to be a while.
So, all the girls went down to the gift shop and each bought her something. When they came back, there were huge amounts of gifts and balloons filling the lobby. People everywhere stared.
An hour later, Squid and Armpit took the guys out to lunch while the girls discussed the baby name issue.
"If it's a boy, I want Marissa to name is Henry," said Kristi.
"Ew, I would name it Spencer," Carmen said.
"Well, if it was a girl, I would like Jessica," Lindsay giggled.
Another hour later, Zigzag rushed in saying Marissa was almost done. All the teens waited anxiously, some even pacing.
Zigzag rushed in half an hour later, beaming with glee. "It's a girl!" He was smiling a mile wide.
All thirteen clapped, as well as the other people in the lobby. The guys thumped Zigzag on the back, while the girls squealed excitedly. Zigzag told them he had to go help clean up the baby.
Zigzag was gone for an unusually long time. It was two hours before he finally came back.
He was chalk white and breathing deeply.
"What happened?!" They all asked.
"Is something wrong with the baby?" Kristi asked.
"No... not the baby..." Zigzag choked.
"What?!" Magnet exclaimed.
Zigzag took a deep breath. "Marissa and I... we have... we have AIDS."
"Oh my God..." Lindsay said, breaking the several minute silence.
"Oh Ricky!" All the girls gave him a big hug.
"Can we see Marissa?" Kayla asked.
Zigzag nodded gravely.
All the girls went to Marissa's room while the guys stayed with Zigzag.
The girls peeked into Marissa's room. She was silently crying, cuddling with her daughter.
"Marissa?" Lindsay whispered.
Marissa wiped her face and smiled. "Come in... You guys wanna hold Arielle?"
They nodded. "What a beautiful name..." Jessie whispered.
Arielle was now one month old, and both Zigzag and Marissa were tired out of their minds. They hadn't had a full night of sleep since Arielle was born. They both had bags under their eyes, but they loved Arielle and were happy to have her.
They were living in an old trailer in a trailer. But, they still loved Arielle.
At least, Zigzag did.
A couple days after Arielle turned one month, Zigzag woke up to a screaming baby and an empty bed, besides him.
When he saw that Marissa was gone, he was frantic. He searched everywhere for her, but then saw that there was a note on her pillow.
He began to read:
To Ricky,
I'm sorry. I can't stay here with you or Arielle any longer. I don't love you anymore.
Zigzag's heart fell to his stomach.
Perfect by nature
Icons of self- indulgence
Just what we all need
More lies about a world that
I think it's time you finally knew. You were just a step on my ladder to popularity.
Never was and never will be
Have you no shame
Don't you see me
You know you've got everybody fooled
You were a hottie senior and I was a popular freshman. But then, you got me pregnant. You bastard. You know what that did to my reputation?
Look here she comes now
Bow down and stare in wonder
Oh, how we love you
No flaws when you're pretending
But now I know she
People called me a whore. A slut. It killed me. So, I told myself after this baby was born, I was going to leave your sorry ass.
Never was and never will be
You don't know how you've betrayed me
And somehow you've got everybody fooled
Then, Arielle was born, and it was too hard to leave. But I had to. I had to leave you and Arielle. Who cares how cute and adorable she was? Who cares if she looked at me, eyes full of love?
Without the mask
Where will you hide
Can't find yourself
Lost in your lies
I know the truth now
I know who you are
And I don't love you anymore
I certainly didn't care. I had to leave you. It would make me look cool. And popular. Marissa, the girl who dated the senior, got pregnant, and ditched him and the kid. It was perfect.
It never was and never will be
You don't know how you've betrayed me
And somehow you've got everybody fooled
And, now you know the truth. Now you know my plan for the past nine months. I hope you're not too sad.
-Marissa
Never was and never will be
You're not real and you can't save me
Somehow now you're everybody's fool
Zigzag stared at the letter.
Arielle was still crying.
He was a fool.
He was Marissa's fool.
He was everybody's fool.
I don't own the song Everybody's Fool by Evanescence. YAY! I UPDATED!!!! WHOO! Oh, and Arielle is not pronounced like Ariel in the Little Mermaid. Just say these three letters, R E L, say them, the letter individually, and then you have the name hehe.
REVIEW PLEASE!!!!!!!!!