Chapter 2: And the plan unfolds
"I can't believe she dumped me, " I said gloomily leaning onto the locker beside my best friend Jimmy.
"I'm really sorry man," Jimmy consoles, my two other friends Emma, clutching her books, and Sean, arms around Emma's waist, nod in agreement.
"You know once I got into school, everyone was staring at me?" I explain, "even people I don't know are pitying me"
Flashback
I get out of my black Mustang, and head toward the place I've been dreading the whole weekend. I've got to pretend that everythings fine I say to myself. No one could possibly know yet, could they? Yes they could, and they did. Once I walked into the school, I felt a million pairs of sympathetic eyes staring at me. I plastered my fakest smile and quickly walked towards my locker. As I headed down the hallway, I could hear whispers starting with "Poor Craig" or "They were so cute together". I need to find my friends fast! I thought to myself while opening my locker. I quickly got my books, and right when I closed the door, I was greeted by two unfamiliar girls.
"We heard what happened Craig," one said
"Yeah we're really sorry" said the other.
"Who are you two?" I asked giving them a confused glare, and walk straight past them towards Jimmy's locker.
End Flashback
Emma looked at me shocked, Jimmy gave me a questioning glance, while Sean tried hard not to laugh.
"You know what she said to me yesterday," I said still remembering our conversation like it was two seconds ago "That we don't "mesh"."
"You don't say?" Sean asked slightly amused.
"Yeah! She said we're like cashmere and flannel!" I explain as I feel the anger from yesterday rise again "I happen to like flannel!"
"How can you like flannel," Emma cringed, "Flannel is so 90's,"
I completely disregarded her statement as I tried to clear my thoughts. "I still can't believe she cheated on me" I sighed.
"Tell me you're kidding me," Emma said completely shocked, "You didn't know that she cheats on you?"
"She cheats on me," I say curiously, "I thought she only cheated on me with Spinner." Am I missing something?
"Whoa!" Sean said as shocked as Emma, "Either you're deaf, or really behind."
"Did you know Jimmy?" I asked looking at my best friend.
"Yeah," he said easily. Why does everyone know everything before I do in my own relationship!
"Why didn't you guys tell me!" I cried raising my voice.
"Well," Jimmy said looking at Emma and Sean for aggreement, "We thought you already knew,"
"Come on Craig," Emma said patting my shoulder, "You didn't actually believe that she was with a tutor after school, everyday. Did you?"
"Well..." I said looking down at the ground. I can't believe she's done it more than once, I really did believe that she was at tutoring lessons, I trusted her and she betrayed me. One question was ringing in my head, I didn't want to ask it in fear of the answer, but I needed to know.
"Who has she been with other than Spinner?" I asked softly
"Well, there was Peter,Chris, Tyler..." Emma said
"Ned and Ted the twins, Mike, Josh..." Sean added
"Keith, Kevin, Brad..." Jimmy continued
"Raul.."Emma added.
"The Dance Instructer?" I asked getting angry. Emma nodded to reassure her answer
"Pierre..." Sean said
"The voice coach?" I asked getting angrier. Sean nodded too.
"Chester..." Jimmy answered.
"Ok, that enough," I chocked out. I could feel my chest burning, and my heart beating against my chest as it slowing began to tear in half, I didn't think it would be this many people. My head was throbbing and I felt like I would pass out. I love her! I loved her! I screamed in my head. How could she do this to me. I felt all the pain go away and the anger resurface. "Well, she's not getting away with this," I say breathless.
"What are you going to do?" Emma asked
"I'm going to show her that I've moved on," I said," and that I don't need her."
"That's a great plan," Sean answered sarcasticly. Emma quickly nudged him in the stomach to stop.
"I'll flaunt my new girlfriend around in her face," I said letting the plan formulate in my head. "Only, the girl has to be someone that will really piss her off!" I smiled thinking about my brilliant plan. "Maybe, after she sees that I don't need her, she'll take ma back."
"Are you sure you want her back?" Sean questioned looking concerned.
"Of course!" I said, "Even if she did cheat on me a lot, I still love her." Emma, Sean and Jimmy all look at each other, then at me like I was the biggest idiot in the world. I can't help it though, I can't deny my feelings for her, I need her.
"Well...do you need any help?" Jimmy asked.
I thought about it for a moment, of course! "Yeah, I need you guys to make a list of any available girl I could "go out" with to really make her mad." I said, "We'll go through the lists at lunch.
"Okay, well me and Sean gotta get to homeroom," Emma said tugging on her boyfriends arm, "See you guys later!"
"Bye Em, bye Sean" Jimmy and I say in unison. I keep repeating the plan in my head, and each time it sounded better and better. Manny, you're gonna beg for my forgiveness after this I thought to myself as Jimmy and I head for homeroom.
Ashley POV
"So what did your parents say?" Ellie asked me while getting her books out of her locker.
"No," I said with my back against the locker beside her, "They said I have to earn the $70."
"You mean like a job," Ellie responded looking up at me.
"Unfortunately," I sighed.
"I heard Sam Goody's at the mall is looking for some employees, " she said closing her locker.
"But having a job, means I'm working for the man," I said as we walk down the hallway.
"Yeah, and the man will pay you, giving you that $70 you so desperately need." she said. I just hate it when she makes sense.
"Well, maybe I'll stop by there later this week." I said as we stop at Marco's locker.
"Stop where?" Marco curiously asked.
"Ashley's parents are forcing her to get a job to pay for that demomaker thing," Ellie explained
"It's not some demomaker thing," I said looking at Ellie, "It's Spishacks demomaker 5000,"
"Whatever, guess what Scott got me for our two month anniversary?" she excitedly asked
"A romantic dinner?" Marco questioned getting just as excited.
"A baby?" I asked faking my excitement. I'm sorry, but when Scott and Ellie are in the same room, you need a hose to keep them apart, and even then they try to cling on as much as possible.
Ellie and Marco both glared at me. "No," Ellie coldly said
"Kidding," I said defensively, putting my hands up.
"Anyways," she said rolling her eyes, "He bought me this tennis bracelet." She shoved out her wrist so we could see the jewelery. Though sometimes Scott can be pretty annoying, he knows how to buy the perfect gift.
"It's gorgeous!" Marco gushed.
"It is really pretty," I said slightly envious.
"That's not it, " Ellie remarked ecstatic, she quickly took off the bracelet and showed the inside. Engraved on the other side of the bracelet was "Scott and Ellie forever".
"That's so sweet!" Marco said rereading the enscription.
"That is really romantic," I smiled. I envy Ellie sometimes,okay most of the time, Scott is a great boyfriend. I've never had a boyfriend buy me anything that didn't involve a drive-thru. It sucks but as I say, who cares, once I become big, they'll be plenty of boys to choose from, way cuter than the ones here.
"I know he is so sweet!" Ellie blushed. "I wish he was here though,"
"Where'd he go?" Marco and I asked curiously.
"He has to go visit his Grandmother in the states for a couple of days," Ellie sighed, "but he should be back by Thursday."
"BRING, BRING!" the warning bell sang through the halls.
"Let's go ladies or we'll be late," Marco said, and we walked down the halls.
"Why?" I asked bored, "not like anything's going to happen today." But boy, was I wrong.
