Chapter 7: Love Gone So Fast

"He did what?" Manny exclaimed the next day at school.

"Well I don't know…he just left. Well I probably did something wrong." Desiree replied.

"No, there is no way a girl can go wrong, you didn't bite him did you!" Manny awed.

"No!" Desiree yelled offended.

"Well he isn't getting away with this."

"Why? What are you going to do? Not anything embarrassing?"

"Of course not, I am your friend." Manny reassured.

Lunch in the Ravine.

"Have you seen Craig?" Manny asked Marco.

"He's taking pictures of the Ravine."

Manny walked over to the edge of the green filled land. In it she spotted something or someone moving around dressed in all black and hurried towards it.

"Craig!" Manny shouted.

"Um…yeah?" Craig sounded dazed.

"What's up?" Manny roared.

"Nothing really."

"No I mean with you and Desiree!"

"I have no idea what you're talking about."

"Craig she told me. Why are you lying?" Manny groaned.

"Okay Manny I'm sorry but I can't have a repeat of last year okay?"

"What are you talking about?"

"I broke Ash's heart once and I won't do it again."

"Well sorry to break your record, but you shouldn't get yourself into situations like this."

"Like what?"

"In a triangle! You think your so hot and so sexy…'I'm Mr. Gorgeous and every girl needs me!' Well guess what they don't!"

"Manny, is that what you think? That every girl needs me? After all we have been through together? This is the conclusion you came up with?"

"Well Craig I don't have much to base it on besides the fact that you played me, Ashley and now Desiree."

"I know and I'm sorry." Craig Pleaded. "But Manny there is nothing I can do about it now…and I love Ashley. I am sorry you can't get that through your head. I don't want you or Desiree or anyone else besides Ashley."

"Well then don't lead people on!" Manny roared.

"Manny I have a disease! Okay? Are you happy! I am bipolar. I can't control the things I do! I am sorry, I am so sorry…" Craig began to sob.

"Craig…I…I didn't know. I am so sorry." Manny gave Craig a comforting hug.

Just then Ashley walked up. She didn't understand why her boyfriend was hugging the one person who came between them before. Why was he holding her in his arms and leaning on her shoulder? Why were they deep into the Ravine together? The next thing Ashley remembered was charging after Manny and toppling over. She landed on top of Manny just as she wanted and pulled her hair so hard it was surprising her hair didn't fall out. Ashley felt Craig's strong grip and heard him repeating to stop. She heard the screams of Manny both outraged and scared. After a few seconds Ashley had become separated from Manny.

"What is your problem Ash?" Craig roared.

"Me? Me? I came to see the love of my life taking beautiful pictures for me…and I see her! And you! Hugging! Why? Why are you down here with her? You promised never again Craig! You PROMISED!" Ashley screamed.

"It's not like that Ash, you came at the wrong time."

"Oh so what I should've waited another 30 minutes for you to finish cheating on me?"

"No, It's no like that at all!" He tried to make her understand.

"Okay, okay. Go ahead, explain yourself Craig."

Craig looked around and saw Manny lying on the floor looking up at the both of them. Her eyes wandering back and fourth.

"Well Manny came to ask me something and we began to argue. Then I…I told her about my disease and I started to cry. And-and then she hugged me because she was sorry…"

"Oh really? So she asked you what? What was it that she asked, was it so important that you had to tell her about you being bipolar?"

"Well, well…I have been acting funny lately and she wondered why."

"Is that true Manny?" Ashley jerked her direction to Manny.

"Um…" Manny looked over to Craig who had a deep puddle of desperation in his eyes. She felt in power and loved it, if she had any common sense she would tell Ashley. She would hurt Craig as much as possible for taking her virginity, for taking her heart, for taking a part of her soul. But for some strange reason, she felt compelled to help him.

"Yeah, He was just so out of the ordinary. Don't worry Ashley, I have my own man now. And unlike yours, mine is fresh and not all used up."

Craig turned red but was relieved that Manny hadn't told Ashley the real reason she was down there.

"Yeah well, I wouldn't be talking about being all used up. And you're right he is my man and he'll stay that way. Glad to see you have your own."

"And another thing is he sticks to one girl only." Manny drawled after getting up and walking to the top of the Ravine.

"Stop living in the past Manny." Ashley shouted after her.

"I very much am…." Manny whispered, loud enough for Ashley to hear fragments.

Manny walked over to her usual place very happy with herself. She was thinking of how she should break the news to Desiree that there was no chance with her and Craig, but when she turned the corner she had lost almost all conscience in her body. There around the corner was Derrick and Desiree…Lip locking! Manny felt as if her heart had just been yanked out and was painfully going threw a tree shredder.

"De-rick?" Manny choked.

"Manny!" Desiree pulled away and slapped Derrick. "Derrick Manny is my friend!"

"How could you…?" Manny breathed, still in shock.

"He wouldn't stop Manny. He wouldn't leave me alone." Desiree excused.

"Manny, baby..I…I…" Derrick stuttered.

Desiree made her way over to Manny and had her arm wrapped around Manny's shoulder. Then Manny began to feel her legs and arms back in motion and walked over to Derrick.

"Baby. Please I am so sorry." Derrick pleaded.

"No, no Derrick I've heard those words too many times." Manny seared a hand across his face.

After she turned and walked next to Desiree.

"Manny he deserved it I mean I would never do an-" SLAP! "Manny! I am sorry! It wasn't my fault!" Desiree cried.

"Bull shit!" And Manny ran through the crowd of students observing the situation.

She didn't know where to go so she ran into the washroom sobbing harder than ever.

He was supposed to be there forever…I loved him. Why? Why was it her? Do I deserve this? God…I hate this world. I hate my life…I might as well die!

Manny cried until the school day was over and didn't attend any of her classes that day. She sat in the stall by herself and many girls came to try and talk to her. But she didn't move. No she stayed until the janitor threatened to tell the principal. She walked home crying and couldn't control herself. There she lay on her bed holding one of her many stuffed animals.

A/N: Sorry for the long awaited new chapter. I am going to make modifications to it! Tell me what you think. Sorry for the lack of love in this chapter. I will write as soon as possible. I have to use the schools computers. Mine crashed!