Part of the song "Love Makes the World Go Round," by Ashlee Simpson is featured in this chapter.
"What about your sister?" J.T. asked.
"I mean, I know little sisters can be a pain, so she won't bother me or anything,"
"I know, I know," Liberty replied. J.T. gave her an odd look. "If she knows that her younger sister won't bother me, what's the big deal?" he asked himself. "The thing is, I have an older sister," Liberty said, and glanced at the floor.
"What makes the difference?" he asked, raising his eyebrows slightly. "Little and older-two different words," she replied, and rolled her eyes. J.T. groaned silently. "You know what I mean," he said. "No, actually, I don't," she playfully said, and chuckled silently.
"C'mon, am I going to your house or not?" he asked, saying it a bit impatiently. "Like I said, no, you are not going to my house," Liberty replied, and started to walk toward her locker. "Liberty! C'mon! Please!" he made a puppy dog face, and smiled.
"Don't even use the fact that you know I can't resist that to persuade me!" she pleaded, but smiled herself. "Please!" J.T. continued to say, sounding desperate. "Fine, okay, fine!" she said, and reached her locker, where she found Manny waiting for her.
"JT scores, oh, yeah, yes!" JT said, and gave Liberty a quick hug. "JT, I really like-," she began to say, but was interrupted. "Oh, hey, Manny!" JT quickly noticed Manny, and kissed her.
Manny kissed JT back, and leaned him against the locker next to Liberty's. She licked his lips, waiting for JT's approval. His eyes went wide immediately, but he was used to it. JT opened his mouth wide.
Manny smiled to herself, and let her tongue out. Liberty glanced at them, not making a noise, nor moving. How she wished she was Manny! She had everything! Friends, boys, the attitude, the looks, everything-you name it!
Liberty began crying silently, leaning against her own locker. She slid down, and continued to cry.
Here, here I am again
And I'm staring at these same four walls
Alone again
And now all the colors blend
And I'm growing numb and I've become this empty page
Hold on it's tragic, stumbling in through all this static
I just wanna talk to you
My broken heart just has no use
I guess promises are better left unsaid, yeah
Well every time you try to tell me
Say the words that I'm the only
But I'm the one that's crawling on the ground
When you say love makes the world go round
My love look at what you've done to me
For someone who has felt so strong
It's amazing I'm completely gone
Hold on it's tragic, stumbling through all this static
I guess the kind of love you give me
I'd rather be alone believe me
Is that the way you 'posed to treat me
I'd rather walk away
Yeah
You say love makes the world go round
Every time you try to tell me
I don't care you're not the only
Don't you know I'm coming back around
'Cause I say love makes the world go round, yeah
'Cause I say love makes the world go round
Both J.T. and Manny stopped kissing, and glanced at Liberty crying. "Liberty, what's your problem? Don't you see we're busy?" Manny snapped, giving Liberty a cold look. "Yes, actually, I did notice," Liberty muttered, putting her hands at her eyes, covering them.
Manny put her hands on her hips, rolling her eyes. "Whatever. C'mon, JT, shall we continue?" she asked, smiling up at him. "Well, actually, Liberty and I-," he started to say, but Manny interrupted him. "Never mind Liberty," she said, glancing back at Liberty. "Would you rather be with her, or me?" Manny twirled her hair with her finger around a bit, smiling up at him.
Liberty suddenly stopped crying. "This is finally his chance-his change to tell off Manny!" she thought to herself, slightly smiling. She pulled her hands away, but didn't dare look at JT. "I-you know that isn't fair," he said, glancing back at each of them. "Yes, it is. Would you rather hang out with your oh-so-hot girlfriend or...her?" Manny said, who stopped twirling her hair.
Liberty immediately stood up, and growled at Manny. "If JT isn't going to tell you off, I am," she said, glancing at JT for a moment, but then back to Manny. "Manny-," Liberty began saying, but then lost all confidence. How in the right mind could she 'tell off' Manuella Santos?
Manny just gave her a 'Come on, bring it,' look. Liberty breathed hard, and just stood there, like an idiot, not saying anything. "Uh, right, freak," Manny replied, and grabbed JT's arm. "Let's go to, ahem, my house," she said, and smiled at him. J.T. glanced back at Liberty, who was still starring into space.
"Manny, I'm sorry, but, it's-it's-," he began saying, but stopped. 'WAIT! What am I doing? I'm dating Manny right now! Hot Manny-THE Manny! Why should I be dumping her?' Then he looked at Liberty-that's why. "It's-um-it's-it's-it's-over,"
JT finally finished saying it, but closed his eyes hard. What did he just do? Manny looked shocked. Her mouth and eyes, at the same time, went wide. "JT-please-please-you're-you're making a-a-mistake," Manny choked out, starting to tear up.
Liberty looked happy-she was smiling very wide. "Well, JT, we better be off," she said, rolling her eyes at Manny. "No," he simply replied back, letting go of Manny's hand. "Look, I've got to go-bye," he murmured, running off to the school doors. After a few moments, the doors slammed. Liberty watched him go, mouth wide.
She then glanced at Manny, whose eyes were very red from crying. "How could he-," Manny kept on whispering, heart broken. "Manny, come on...It isn't that bad," Liberty said, trying to fake cheer her up, but then a memory came through her head. It showed her crying on the bus, watching Manny and J.T. holding hands. It is that bad.
Late that night
Setting: Liberty's house
Liberty lay on her bed, and sighed. What had happened earlier that day? Oh, yeah. J.T. broke up with Manny. J.T. ditched her. That's what. Suddenly, the phone rang. "LIBERTY! PHONE!" her mom yelled.
Liberty's eyebrows rose. She never got any calls. Nevertheless, Liberty still answered the phone from her room. "Hi-who is this?" she talked into the phone.
"Hi, this is-well-JT," the phone replied.
Liberty froze. JT! Why was JT calling her-especially after what had happened?
"Why'd you call?" she snapped into the phone.
"Earlier today, that was a mess," he replied calmly.
"Yeah, yeah, it was," she said back, this time just as calmly as him.
"Yeah..., but Manny and I got back together-fortunately,"
Liberty screamed at the phone. "WHAT!! HE GOT BACK TOGETHER WITH HER?" she thought to herself.
"You-you got back together with her?" Liberty replied back, sounding a bit calmer then she actually was.
"Yeah, you make it sound like a bad thing," JT replied back.
"Because it is," she whispered.
"Liberty-what-," he began saying, but Liberty quickly interrupted him. "Look, I've-I've got to go. Bye," she hung up the phone, and sighed.
"That was close," she thought out loud. Liberty silently went over to her wardrobe. Now that JT was back with Manny, she had to steal him-somehow. Wait-did that just sound slutty-like Manny? Liberty ignored her thoughts, and began looking through her closet. She didn't have any clothes like Manny's. She had to work with what she had.
Liberty found a pair of jeans, and took them off their hanger. She threw them on her bed, and continued looking. Liberty then found a pink tank top, and did the same thing. She raised her eyebrows slightly, and ran to her drawer.
Liberty rummaged through her drawer, and finally got out a hot pink thong (Authors Note: Sorry, I know Liberty wouldn't do this, of course, but you'll later see why...unless you already know). She smiled slightly, and ran back to the jeans, and tank top. Liberty got out a pair of scissors from her desk drawer, and cut of the straps from the pink tank top.
"There! A tube top!" she said, continuing to smile. Liberty now went back to the jeans. "Hmm, ultra low rise jeans...," she thought out loud, biting her lip. Liberty quickly ran out of her room, into her sister's. "Rosie! I need help-fast!" she said, not bothering to knock. "What do you need?" Rosie snapped, rolling her eyes.
"Ultra low rise jeans," Liberty muttered. "HA! Ultra low rise jeans...isn't that a bit...out of your league?" Rosie said, chuckling. Liberty just gave her a cold look. "Ultra low rise jeans, coming right up!" Rosie quickly said, running to her closet. She looked through it, and after awhile, came across a pair of ultra low rise jeans.
Rosie handed them to Liberty almost immediately, and backed away. "Thanks!" Liberty said, and rushed off to her own room. She hung up her version of a tube top, and the ultra low rise jeans on her drawer, along with her thong. "Hmm..., what's missing?" Liberty asked herself, and looked into the mirror.
She grabbed her hair, and smiled. "That's what's missing," Liberty grinned to herself.
I hope you liked chapter seven!
Why is Liberty changing her look?
Why did Manny and JT get back together?
Stay tuned!