Chapter 2: One-Sided Love
Disclaimer: Um, no! I don't! I only wish! But the poems are mine. Yes, they suck. But that's not the whole thing is it?
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Eyes like diamonds,
Worth a million,
Just to look at.
Hands like gold,
Worth a fortune,
Just to touch.
Lips like chocolate,
Worth a life,
Just to kiss.
Words like law,
Worth treasure chests,
Just to hear.
Hah. Who ever said I could write? Actually, no one. Not even myself. I bet when Sam reads all my poems, she laughs. She shows Danny and they both laugh.
Laughing, laughing, laughing.
Laughing at me.
I can feel it. I can feel their mocking.
Looking at a picture of Sam, I wonder why I love her.
Is it become of her beauty?
Maybe.
Or is it because she's so original? Is it that I can't help but love her because if I spent more time with her, her different style would rub off on me?
Possibly.
But it's probably because of her heart. Even if she rejected me, she wouldn't do it like I didn't matter.
No, she wouldn't would she? I would still be her friend right?
Wrong.
It doesn't work that way. Even if I did beg and plead, nothing would be the same.
She only loves Danny.
Pretty sad huh? I'm a one-sided lover.
I'll never get a girlfriend. Even if I did, I wouldn't be happy.
Only Sam makes me happy.
"Hi Tucker." I glanced up. It was Danny, sitting in the desk next to me. Oh right, it was my free period. How did he find me? I was hiding out in an empty classroom.
I looked at Danny. He probably heard my thoughts of Sam and wanted to come talk about her, flaunting their new found love in my face.
"Hey." I muttered. I really wasn't in the mood to talk to Mr. Ghost Boy.
The paper I was writing on was taken from me. I wasn't paying attention, but when it left my possession, I yelped, "Wait a minute!"
"Tuck, is this a love poem?" Danny asked, his eyebrows going up while reading it.
I grabbed it away from him. "Don't read that! Ever hear of privacy?!" I shouted at him.
"It's good though Tuck. I'm sorry I read it, but...it is good." he remarked to me.
Yeah right. He's just trying to comfort me. "Whatever..." I said under my breath, sitting back down in my chair.
"Who's it for Tucker? Pretty please tell me?"
"No."
He looked at me funny. As if saying, 'Hello? I'm your best friend?' "Well, anyway...Tucker. I need to ask you about Sam."
Great; first Sam expressing her love about Danny now it's the complete opposite. Danny gushing about Sam. Yippee. Sam, I could handle, since I loved her. But Danny talking about Sam just didn't work out for me.
"What about her?"
"Tuck, I like Sam."
How blunt. "Really? That's a big secret." I said sarcastically.
"No, I really like Sam. But..."
"But?"
"I don't know if she likes me."
I rolled my eyes. Is Danny really this clueless? Danny and Sam, the clueless couple.
Clueless. Clueless. Clueless.
Jesus, they would make a good couple.
"Danny, honestly, she's head over heels for you."
"I don't think so though."
"Why's that?"
"These days, she always seems like she's thinking about someone else other then school and everything."
"So?"
"So...I think she likes someone else. Not me."
"So?"
"So! So, Tucker, that's a big deal!"
"Why?" I was getting a kick out of annoying Danny. I have such a great sense of humor.
"Tucker, I don't know what to do. What do I say to her?"
"Just tell her. Sometimes that's the best thing." I advised him. "Good luck." I stood up, ready to leave.
"Good luck with your girl too."
I ignored him, looking like I didn't hear him. I walked right out of there. I heard him calling after me, but I didn't care.
I held the poem in my hand, then plopped it in Sam's locker. I knew I should stop but...
Danny told me good luck with my girl right?
I know.
Crummy excuse.
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Author's Note: I should label this, Author's Excuse For A Crummy Chapter. Well! Everyone, I missed basketball practice because I'm so dumb. ALSO: My chapters in this fic are short. Yes, throw meatballs at me. I'm not proud of this fic...actually, I kinda am. I like writing stories about the odd man out. Poor, poor Tuck.
People are asking if this will be Tucker and Sam. Actually, I don't think it will be. As you can see from the chapter title, it's called One Sided Lover. So, yeah, this is a one sided love fanfic. At least I think so. I don't think Tuck and Sam make a great couple. Well, maybe if you squint and turn your head...
Allie
