Does He Love Me? An RFR/ Degrassi Fan Fic
By Beautiful22-PG-13
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from Radio Free Roscoe or Degrassi. Also, the character of Alayna Rosalinda (I've changed the name from Tatiana to Alayna, because I thought it sounded better) Maxwell, although I have written her to look and act like a young Rita Hayworth, this is in no way any way to idolize the late and great Rita Hayworth, a famous actress from the 1940's. It's a minor tribute to a great person. However, this is another version of a previous story I wrote for the Degrassi fanfic page except it's called "Get It Together", but it's slightly different. I hope that you all will enjoy it.
Chapter 1It was another day at Roscoe High and Robbie was feeling a little depressed. While he was walking the hallway with his best friends Ray, Lily, and Travis, he passed by the Cougar Radio Station and saw Kim cuddled on the lap of Frank Richards, a star quarterback who was in the twelfth grade. Robbie couldn't understand what Kim liked about him so much. Yeah, he was handsome, but so was Robbie. He was intellectual, but so was Robbie, but he was constantly flirting with other girls when Kim wasn't around. Robbie couldn't understand why a girl like Kim who was beautiful, ambitious, brilliant, and sweet sell herself short for Frank. He probably figured since Frank was in the twelfth grade and he was in the tenth, that Kim probably chose Frank over Robbie because of the age difference.
It hurt Robbie though that Kim was like all of the other girls that he'd been interested in. They were beautiful, cool, popular, and shallow. Well, except for Lily, but that that was only for a slight moment when he thought that Lily was interested in him. Robbie now decided that he needed to take a break from girls, because Kim breaking up with him really hurt him.
"So man, you wanna hang out after the show", Ray asked Robbie.
"Nah, I just feel like being by myself tonight", Robbie said to Ray.
Ray, who was concerned about Robbie, asked him,
"Hey Robbie, is everything okay?"
No, Robbie wanted to reply, everything isn't okay, I just broke up with a girl I really cared about. But instead, he replied nonchalantly and shrugging his shoulders,
"Nah man, I'm cool".
"Okay man, whatever you say", Ray replied.
Even though it was over, Robbie still kept it a secret that he once dated the lovely Kim Carlisle.
Around 3:30, the show began. After playing Linkin Park's song "Numb", Robbie began to say,
"Do you ever wonder whether or not love is really worth it or not? I mean, you really love a person, but if they don't reciprocate that love back, is it really worth it to try to fight back for them? Callers, let's hear your responses."
Lily, Travis, and Ray were all a little concerned. They'd never seen Robbie this sad for a while.
While they waited for the callers, Lily asked Robbie,
"Robbie are you sure you're okay?"
"Yeah, why", Robbie replied.
"Because, you seem like you've been kind of down today and we're not used to seeing you like this", Lily replied.
"Well Lily, the only thing that I can is that it's good to be in a mellow mood. It gives you time to reflect and be introspective", Robbie replied.
"Okay Robbie, but if anything is bothering you, you know that you can always come and tell one of us what's wrong okay", Travis said.
"Yeah man, I know, but nothing's wrong", Robbie said.
Just then, they noticed that there was a caller on line one.
"Caller on line one, what's your name", Travis said.
"Well, I can't disclose my real name, but just call me Sad Girl", the caller said.
"Okay Sad girl, what's on your mind", Lily said.
"I'm here to reply to Question Mark's question about is love really worth it and I want to say that it is. No matter how badly a person treats you, it is better to have loved and been burnt, than not to have loved at all. I know, because I truly like my next door neighbor, but he doesn't act like I'm even alive", Sad girl said to them.
Robbie knew exactly how she felt.
"Well, you wouldn't mind telling us more about this guy do you", Lily asked curiously.
"No, I don't mind at all. You see, he's handsome, he's really mature and he's intellectual. He's unlike any other guy that I've met. He's not like these bad boys, pretty boys, or thugs that I come in contact with every day. He's just himself and I totally respect him for that. But I know that I'm not his type at all. You see, I just happen to look like a carbon copy of a famous Hollywood actress from the 1940's whose name was Rita Hayworth. I'm also a back-up dancer for Keshia Chante, I'm a cheerleader at Degrassi Community School and I'm also a part-time model", Sad Girl continued to say.
"Wow, you sound like you're quite the "it" girl", Ray said jokingly.
"Sounds like it right? Well, it's how people view me anyway. Another thing is, because I'm all of these things and I hang out with the so-called popular kids of the school, people automatically assume that I'm stuck-up and mean. But I'm not at all. I'm a nice and quiet person. Also, I like to dress like the late Aaliyah, Eve, Keshia Chante, Ciara, and Vanessa Milano from the states version of Much Music, Christina Milian, and Lucy Liu; but again I'm automatically judged. So, because I happen to dress and look a certain way, I'm sure he thinks that I'm just another stuck-up girl", Sad Girl continued to say.
However, Robbie knew exactly who Sad Girl was. She was his gorgeous next-door neighbor Alayna Maxwell. Alayna was the same age as him, fifteen years old and she attended Degrassi Community School. It was true that looked like a carbon copy of a young Rita Hayworth, especially from the 1941 Columbia Pictures film, "You'll Never Get Rich" starring Hayworth and the legendary Fred Astaire. She did dress nice, but he never really paid her any attention because he was always spending time with Kim. He had to admit to himself, she was really a sweet girl and at times quite shy. She was a total contradiction. But Robbie never felt as though he was Alayna's type, because some basketball player, b-boy dancer, wanna-be player, or thug always tried to talk to her. Robbie noticed that Alayna never paid them any attention and always wondered whether or not she had a boyfriend. Once he broke up with Kim, Alayna was very compassionate towards him and always asked him if he wanted to ask out, but he always turned her down. Now, it saddened him that he was the guy that Alayna had the crush on, because she was a nice girl and at times, he knew he judged her unfavorable thinking that she was something that she wasn't Robbie realized that he could have been hanging out with a really cool and sweet girl who really liked him, instead of wasting his time with Kim.
"Continue to talk, why don't you this guy would like you", Robbie asked.
"He was always spending time with this girl around his house and she was older than him. She was also beautiful, brilliant, and she kept him intrigued. He would always complain about how she would get on his nerves, but the next minute, he would call her on his cell phone and tell her how much he missed her and adored her. Now that they've broken up, he seems so sad. He told me that I was the only person he could confide to about how much he missed her. He told me that he couldn't tell his other friends, because if his other friends found out he was dating this girl, they would ostracize him because this girl is not in their social group, in fact, she's one of the most popular seniors at their school. That's not the point, I don't think this guy would like me, because he probably sees me as everyone else, an ice princess. If he would just give me a chance, he would see that I'm smart, I'm fun, and I love to laugh and besides being a model, cheerleader, and dancer, I also love to play basketball, and I'm a very active member of my church", Alayna said.
"You know Sad Girl, I'm sure if you tell this guy how you feel, he can't help but feel the same way. I mean you seem like you're a beautiful and intelligent young lady who's just misunderstood", Robbie said knowing that he was setting himself up. Robbie had to admit, he always did have a slight crush on Alayna, but never knew how to approach her. Now that he knew she had a crush on hi, he couldn't wait to hear what she had to say.
"Thank you guys so much for listening to me. I think tonight, I'll tell the guy how I feel about him. Question Mark, thanks for the advice and if I knew whom you were, I'd have the biggest crush on you. All of you are completely amazing and keep up the good work. But could I please request a song if you guys have it", Alayna asked.
"Sure Sad Girl, what song would you like for us play", Travis asked.
"Could y'all please play 'Does He Love Me' by Keshia Chante, that's my song", Alayna said.
Surprisingly, Lily, who had Keshia Chante's album, reached into her leather knapsack, pulled it out and handed it to Travis.
"Well, this next song goes out to Sad Girl, 'Does He Love Me' by Keshia Chante", Travis said.
While the song played, all Robbie could think about was Alayna and her telling him how she felt about him.
Look out for the next chapter and check out the other version of this story titled "Get It Together" on the Degrassi page and the character of Alayna's name is Tatiana.