Chapter 24 – Hell Hath No Fury (Like two teenage girls fighting over a boy)
Miranda just stared at Lizzie. She had no idea where to even begin. She had to tell her the truth, all of it. If she didn't do it now, Lizzie would find out anyway and she would rather Lizzie hear it from her than someone else. Still that didn't make what she was about to tell her any easier. There was no easy way to tell her best friend that she had fallen for her boyfriend.
"Lizzie, you know I would never want to hurt you but..." She paused; she had every emotion she could feel running through her and Lizzie just staring at her blankly wasn't helping. After a deep breath she continued.
"Lizzie, there is something you need to know. There is something I need to tell you." Miranda began trying to choose her words carefully. Lizzie gave her a confused look.
"Well what is it?" Lizzie asked just wanting her to hurry up and say what was on her mind.
"Ok, here goes...David ran out. He got upset with me because we were talking and...I told him that I'm in love with him." She stated trying to be as sincere about it as she could be considering the circumstances.
Lizzie just stood there for a moment in shock. Soon however, the shock wore off. "What? No wait.... I knew it! I knew something was up. That's why you have been acting weird lately! That's what you were doing at the cemetery that day. I knew it! Well too bad Miranda! You can't have him. He's mine! I love him and he loves me! I don't even know why you thought you would have a chance with him! He doesn't have feelings for you! I'm the one he has wanted for so damn long and he has me now and I'm not letting him go!!!" Lizzie yelled with rage in her face and pain and anger in her heart.
"He doesn't have feelings for me? Shows what you know! Before he left he told me that he is in love with me too!" Miranda fired back now suddenly filled with anger being fueled by the emotions from the past few minutes.
"Liar!! Besides, if he is in love with you then why did he leave?" Lizzie snapped back not wanting to believe what she was hearing.
"Because he is confused; Maybe because he is having conflicting emotions? Because he needs to be alone with his feelings. Maybe the situation got too much for him to deal with. I don't know. Lizzie why would I lie about this to you? You think I want to make you pissed at me? Do you really believe that I wanted to fall for him? That I didn't know how incredibly complicated and messed up it would make things? Lizzie you are like a sister to me, and David is like a brother to me. I never wanted anything but for all of us to be happy. I love you guys so much and because I do I just couldn't go on lying, to either one of you. This is so hard. I don't know what's wrong or right anymore. All I know is how I feel about him. Lizzie I don't what else to say. I can't change how I feel. I just can't. I'm sorry, I...." Miranda started to say something else but her emotions had overcome her.
"Just get out! Leave now! Go!" Lizzie yelled, then turned and ran up stairs to her room clearly about to break up.
"Miranda..." Jo started trying to comfort the young girl. Miranda was having none of it. She picked up her backpack and rushed towards the door.
"Just.... don't," She said as she raced out the door slamming it behind her. Sam and Jo just looked at each other in silence.
Miranda just stared at Lizzie. She had no idea where to even begin. She had to tell her the truth, all of it. If she didn't do it now, Lizzie would find out anyway and she would rather Lizzie hear it from her than someone else. Still that didn't make what she was about to tell her any easier. There was no easy way to tell her best friend that she had fallen for her boyfriend.
"Lizzie, you know I would never want to hurt you but..." She paused; she had every emotion she could feel running through her and Lizzie just staring at her blankly wasn't helping. After a deep breath she continued.
"Lizzie, there is something you need to know. There is something I need to tell you." Miranda began trying to choose her words carefully. Lizzie gave her a confused look.
"Well what is it?" Lizzie asked just wanting her to hurry up and say what was on her mind.
"Ok, here goes...David ran out. He got upset with me because we were talking and...I told him that I'm in love with him." She stated trying to be as sincere about it as she could be considering the circumstances.
Lizzie just stood there for a moment in shock. Soon however, the shock wore off. "What? No wait.... I knew it! I knew something was up. That's why you have been acting weird lately! That's what you were doing at the cemetery that day. I knew it! Well too bad Miranda! You can't have him. He's mine! I love him and he loves me! I don't even know why you thought you would have a chance with him! He doesn't have feelings for you! I'm the one he has wanted for so damn long and he has me now and I'm not letting him go!!!" Lizzie yelled with rage in her face and pain and anger in her heart.
"He doesn't have feelings for me? Shows what you know! Before he left he told me that he is in love with me too!" Miranda fired back now suddenly filled with anger being fueled by the emotions from the past few minutes.
"Liar!! Besides, if he is in love with you then why did he leave?" Lizzie snapped back not wanting to believe what she was hearing.
"Because he is confused; Maybe because he is having conflicting emotions? Because he needs to be alone with his feelings. Maybe the situation got too much for him to deal with. I don't know. Lizzie why would I lie about this to you? You think I want to make you pissed at me? Do you really believe that I wanted to fall for him? That I didn't know how incredibly complicated and messed up it would make things? Lizzie you are like a sister to me, and David is like a brother to me. I never wanted anything but for all of us to be happy. I love you guys so much and because I do I just couldn't go on lying, to either one of you. This is so hard. I don't know what's wrong or right anymore. All I know is how I feel about him. Lizzie I don't what else to say. I can't change how I feel. I just can't. I'm sorry, I...." Miranda started to say something else but her emotions had overcome her.
"Just get out! Leave now! Go!" Lizzie yelled, then turned and ran up stairs to her room clearly about to break up.
"Miranda..." Jo started trying to comfort the young girl. Miranda was having none of it. She picked up her backpack and rushed towards the door.
"Just.... don't," She said as she raced out the door slamming it behind her. Sam and Jo just looked at each other in silence.