ok, so this is actually chapter 2,3,4,5. my computer messed up so i had to put all these together. i do not own any characters on the OC.
Two weeks later, Kirsten recieved another college letter in the mail. This was the university she wanted to go to since she was 5 practically.Although it was a little late on arrival. Still, if she ended up being accepted, She would gladly throw away the NoCal, SoCal, Yale, Harvard, and countless other college acceptance letters she recieved over the past three months.This university that she wanted so badly was NYU.New York University.Far,far FAR away from her dad and rich socialite friends.Plus, Jimmy applied to NYU too.How perfect is that?
Kirsten quickly opened the letter, with shaking hands and read the letter:
'Dear Ms. Kirsten Nichol,
We, at NYU, would like to welcome you to our prestigous university for the 1978-1979 school year.
We have reviewed your application countless times and feel you are to be a great addition along with others, to our school.The staff here at NYU look forward to having you in their classes.Your fall schedule will be mailed to you shortly.Freshman Orientation will be held July 17th at 8:30pm.We look forward to seeing you there!
Signed,
The Headmaster of NYU
Dr. David P.Schellings'
Kirsten jumped up and down and squealed excitedly.She yelled so loudly, Lorena ran down to the kitchen to see what was wrong.
"Oh nothing is wrong! everything is perfect!I got in to NYU! NEW YORK UNIVERSITY!"Kirsten said happily,crying tears of happiness,again.
Lorena smiled like crazy and said, "You go to NYU! Your dream school! Yeah Kirsten is going to NYU!"She began jumping up and down and started hugging Kirsten.
"Oh man! I have to tell Jimmy!He's going to be so excited.He applied there too! I have to call him!"Kirsten ran to get the phone from the living room and dialed Jimmy's number.He answered on the fifth ring.
"Jimmy!Hi!I have great news to tell you!"Kirsten said.
"What?"Jimmy asked,a little sadness in his voice.
"I got in!"
"Got in where?"
"NYU, Silly!"
"Oh.Great.Thats real great.Yeah Im happy for you." Jimmy said in a montone voice
"You dont sound happy.Jimmy what's wrong?"Kirsten said concerned.
"I am.Its just, I didnt get into NYU."
"Oh jimmy!Im so sorry bout that!Where are you going to go instead?"
"NoCal.."
"But thats so far away from NYU.Why dont you go to a closer college?"
"Because thats the only college I got accepted to!"
"What about Yale? Ohio State? That one in Maine?You filled out tons of applications"
"Yeah, but I never turned them all in and Yale basically said I didnt have the right grades.So now Im stuck in California while you go to NYU!"
"Cant your dad pull some strings?Get you in?"
"NO! you know my old man wants me to get into college on my own accords instead of relying on him to get me in."
"Oh.. yeah. Well, we'll find a way to be together. It'll work out."
"Yeah well dont be too sure"
"Okay, well I have to go.Bye,I love you."Kirsten said, distressed about Jimmy's attitude.
"Yeah." Jimmy said and hung up.
Kirsten began to cry.She was afraid of losing Jimmy after being away for so long on the other coast. 'What if he finds someone new while I'm away?' She thought to herself then brushed the thought away. 'dont be ridiclous!He loves me!But still?'
Jimmy was in the living room of his mansion,the one he lived in with his parents for 15 years.He had a shot glass and two bottles of Vodka in his hand.He drank away his dissapointment with alcohol, slowly... one after the other. 'But what if she finds someone at that school?I'm too far away? What if the next time I see her, She's completely different?Dont be ridiculous.She loves me.Still, I cant be too sure' Jimmy's thoughts swam together till he passed out on the couch.
"Well, thats the last of it then!"Kirsten said cheerfully as she brought the last of her boxes to her dorm room.
Her roomate, a blonde-haired tall lean girl named Linsaee, was helping her unpack her stuff.Linsaee and Kirsten began talking of their homes.
"Well, I grew up in a Southern mansion in Montgomery,Alabama. My daddy was into the music industry. He produced albums for all the popular bands like BeeGees, Eric Clapton, Aerosmith..."Linsaee was telling of her southern roots in a heavy southern accent.
"I love the BeeGees!They are my favorite band!I love the drummer and the song 'You Should Be Dancing'!my fave song of theirs!"
"Really?I love them too!I loved 'Boogie Child'"
"Really?"
"I also have their new-yet-to-be-released album 'Tragedy' It's rockin"
"How did you get that one? It doesnt even come out for the next two months!"
"My dad has connections remember?"Linsaee said then laughed.
"Oh yeah,I forgot!"Kirsten said, then smiled. Her and Linsaee were going to the best of friends, she just knew it.
"So, what about you? Whats it like to live in the 'Sunshine State?' I bet there are alot of cute guys there!Ohhh do you surf?I always wanted to know what its like to surf the ocean!''
"Well, first of all, its pretty cool to live in California.it hardly ever snows! But sometimes that can really bite! As for surfing, never had the time to do that. There is no such thing as a girl who can surf. Guys dont respect you when you're a girl and you surf. So I just never wasted my time doing it. Also, I had to study for school constantly because my dad was a total control-freak and he had to be sure I was first in my class. the guys there are pretty groovy."
"Really? So, did you live in a Mansion or what? I bet you did!"
"Yeah. I guess you could say it's a big house. It was in the O.C. where all of the Newport goldiggers and snobs lived. There were your typical 'friends' who stabbed you in the back if you did something unnacceptable in the Newport society.I'm so glad I left there.I really dont like like those people. But I had to be nice to them since half of them were my dad's clients and everything."
"Wow thats just not right! Total prison it sounds like!"
"Yeah. But not all of California is like that.There are parts in southern Cali that are really groovy!"
"Wow! Far out!"
"Yeah. Like laid-back-not-a-care-in-the-world-dont-care-how-much-money-you-got people live there. Of course, I never been there though!Dad wont let me! He says 'it would be a disgrace to our society Kiki' Whatever!"
"Kiki?"
"Yeah, a nickname my dad calls me by. Stupid I know!"
"No! I think its cool!My nickname is Lee-lee!Talk about stupid!"
"Yeah Lee-lee really beats Kiki!"Kirsten said
"Well Kiki! We better go get our books today. Store isnt open tomorrow!"
"K, Lee-lee!"
They both giggled as they went out the dorm room door and into the crazy New York world.
"Jimmy! Hey baby! Come over here. I want you to kiss me like you never kissed me before!"a young and witchy Julie Kleinwich(not sure what her real maiden name is) laughed as she made her way to Jimmy at the party his friend Beau was having.
"okay, suuuure"A drunk Jimmy said as he picked Julie in his arms and gave her a huge kiss on the mouth.
"oooo I like! I love you Jimmy Cooper!"Julie squealed.
"I love you too Kirsten Nichol!"
"What? My name is Julie! Are you seeing someone else?"Julie said becoming angry.
"NO! I meant to say Julie! Kirsten is the name of...um...my, my sister!Yeah, I love my sister so much and I just miss her!"
"Ohhh, well whatever! kiss me some more!"
"Um I have to go! Call me later okay?"
"Oh FINE! be that way! ok I'll call you later!"
"Bye"
"Bye baby!"
"Hey hun!"
Kirsten and Linsaee turned around as two very cute guys made their way to the girls.One was a tall black-haired blue-eyed guy with uncontrollable eyebrows.The other one was shorter with blonde-hair and blue-green eyes.
Linsaee sqealed with delight and ran over to hug the Blonde guy.
"Hey Jake! I havent seen YOU in a while! How you doing?"Linsaee asked her boyfriend.
"Fine!And you?" Jake said giving her a nice kiss on the cheek.
"Just great! Oh this is my friend Kirsten Nichol. She's from California!"
"Cali huh? live near the ocean? I hear they have some of the gnarliest waves ever!Dude!"
Kirsten giggled at his attempt of being total Cali.
"Yeah they have some pretty GNARLY waves!"Kirsten said, slightly mocking him.
"Groovy! OH! sorry I didnt introduced you earlier buddy. This is my good friend Sanford Cohen."
"Hi! Um call me Sandy"Sanford said a little quietly. yes, at one point Sandy was shy around the ladies.
"Hi. Kirsten Nichol"
"Call her Kiki for short!"Linsaee said, smiling.
Kirsten gave her a death look. That shut Linsaee up pretty quickly. She mouthed a 'sorry' to Kirsten.Kirsten mouthed 'its all good' back to her.
"So Sandy, Where are you from?"Kirsten asked him.
"The Bronx.Ever hear of it?" Sandy asked her seeing her blank look.
"Sorry no I havent heard of it."Kirsten said smiling a little because he was just so cute, cuter even than Jimmy.But Sandy mistook the smile for sympathy and became defensive about his hometown.
"Ohh so you are one of those sheltered rich kids that daddy gave them $300 for weekly allowance.You've never heard of poor people huh?"
"Umm yeah I know what poor people are, There arent many in Newport thats all."
"Yeah well. Here's a poor kid from Brooklyn who had to keep up his grades and apply for scholarships to attend college. Nice to meet you!" Sandy said and stuck his hand out to Kirsten giving her a glare with steely-ice blue eyes.
"Umm well, Linsaee Im going back to the dorm I'll catch up with you later ok?"Kirsten said before turning out the door and began crying.
"Look whatcha did! Sandy she cant help it if she was better off growing up than you were! Dont judge her just because she's really rich! She's really a fun person to be around! She isnt like the rest of the Newport 'snobs'! She said she didnt even like those people and was relieved that she left Newport."Linsaee said to Sandy. making him feel guilty.
Sandy turned around and ran out the door and saw Kirsten standing outside in the rain waiting for a cab to go back to the dormitory.
"How can such a cute guy be so mean?"Kirsten asked herself as she waited outside for a cab.
"Because he was such an idiot to judge a nice girl so quickly because of her rich roots."Said a voice behind her.She turned around and came face-to-face with Sandy.
"OH, hi."
"Listen Kirsten Im sorry about the way I acted in there just now. Its just when I came to this university alot of people were rude to me because of my "poorness". everywhere I went they said 'look there Financial Aid Sanford!' and teased me and made me mad everyday. When I saw you smile I automatically thought you were you know amused because you saw a poor guy and was thinking of how much better you were than me.Im sorry I judged you like that."
"Its ok. actually the real reason I was smiling was because I thought you were kinda cute,I never thought of how much money you have or didnt have.But I wasnt judging you and I think its a little unfair that you were judging me."
"oh sorry bout that. Hey whatdya say bout dinner at Frank's Hamburger Palace? Betcha never been there!"
"OK I love hamburgers! although my mom never liked me to eat them, always talked of how much grease and fat were in each bite.But. Im 18 now and an adult capable of making her own descisions about food so lets go!"
"OK. So, Linsaee told me you hated where you grew up. Me too."
"Yeah but lets not talk about all that. Lets just have a good time!So do you like the BeeGees?"
"LOVE them! I especially love the first album."
"Really! You have the first one? I only have the latest one and the second one.Linsaee has the one thats not even relaesed yet! Can you believe that?"
"You dont have the first one? I got it from my older cousin up in Cleaveland. I'll let you borrow it sometime.Sound ok?"
"Yeah I would LOVE that! Thank you!"
They got into such a great discussion about music that they didnt even realize the time.
"Oh! Wow! I should get back! First day of classes starts tomorrow.I am so nervous."
"Im nervous too this semester I'm in Criminal Law.Intense course I heard"
"Law? You're studying law?"
"Yeah I've seen how so many of these kids who are 12 or 13 in the Bronx end up on the street or doing drugs cause of bad parents.I thought how that coulda been me if I hadnt set goals for my life.I dont want anymore kids to end up like that. Its sorta my mission to help them get brighter futures and end their lives of crime."
"Wow! thats very ambitous!"
"So what are you studying to be?"
"Im not sure exactly what yet but it will probably be something like my dad does."
(Author Note: not sure exactly what Caleb's job is but im just gonna say he's in building management.Sound OK?)
"oh.And what does he do?"
"Building management."
"Awesome! Well, we better get back to the dorms.I'll go with you. I dont like the idea of women walking alone to thier place at night.New York can be pretty dangerous"
"OK Thank you."
"Yeah.No prob"
So Sandy walked her to her dorm and then went to his.But all the time Kirsten was supposed to be sleeping, she kept thinking of Sandy. All her thoughts were on Sandy.She felt something with Sandy that she didnt feel with Jimmy.Suddenly she got up, turned on the lights and dialed a phone number.
"Yes Information, I'd like the number for Northern California University.564-9876? (A/N: not the real phone number)ok thank you."
Then Kirsten called NOCal's office and asked for Jimmy's number.Then when she dialed the number someone who WASNT Jimmy answered the phone.
"Oh I'm sorry I must have gotten the wrong number.I was trying to reach Jimmy Cooper."
"This is his number" Julie said.
"Oh? well this is Jimmy's fiance,Kirsten. Can I please talk to JImmy?"Kirsten said growing angrier.
"Fiance? He never said he had a fiance.You would think after you slept with a guy he would of said he had a fiancehmmm how strange"Julie said in that condescending tone.
"he slept with you! THAT JERK!we're engaged! DAMN IT!WHO ARE YOU ANYWAY?SOME TRAMP WHO LET JIMMY RENT YOU FOR LESS THEN $100 OR SOMETHING!"Kirsten screamed at Julie.
"Im Julie Kleinwich. I am NOT a $100 hooker however much you may like to think otherwise.Who did you say YOU were again?"
"Kirsten.Jimmy's ex-fiance."
"Ewww! Jimmy was engaged to his sister!"
"Jimmy has no sister. What the hell did he tell you about me anyways?"Kirsten said sounding suspicious.
"Well, one night.I think we were very drunk,anyway I told him i Ioved him and he said 'I love you too Kirsten Nichol!' so i said 'My names not Kirsten its Julie! who's Kirsten?' and he said 'Kirsten is the name of my sister who I love very much' and that was the end of that."
"Well Im Kirsten Nichol.Im not Jimmy's sister and he proposed to me about 4 months ago.I used to think he was the best thing that ever happened to me but you can tell him , Im breaking off the engagement Right NOW!hope you two have a wonderful life together and goodbye!"Kirsten said and hung up the phone.Then she went back to bed fuming over what Jimmy did.
"Julie? Who was that on the phone?"Jimmy asked as he came out of the shower.
"your ex-fiance Kirsten.She broke off your engagement. She found out about us. I would have never answered the phone if I wasnt expecting a phone call from my sister who's supposed to visit next week, Im sorry" Julie looked at him with puppy-dog eyes and her fake tears.
"NO its okay.She would have found out sooner of later.Better she found out over the phone than here where she would kick my a but since she's a thousand miles away, she cant do anything about it.Besides, I knew sooner or later that she would fine a nice smart lawyer guy who would love her more than an investment banker could"He said dejectedly.(i know that sounded a little bit like how a parody went. and i know Jimmy really wouldnt act like that. but this story is bout Sandy and Kirsten, not Jimmy and Kirsten.)
"Yeah ok Im gonna go to bed.See ya in the morning!"Julie said as she kissed Jimmy on th lips than went to her own dorm room.
"Yeah. see you"Jimmy said distractedly, because the truth of it was that he loves Kirsten very much and he knows that no matter what, He will still be in love with her even after she's married and has a son.(yeh foreshadowing to the future. sorry bout that. i just couldnt help it. i LOVE foreshadowing)
Jimmy's life was spinning more and more out of control as the seconds go by on the huge clock.He decides life really isnt worth living if you dont have someone who loves you.Sure he has Julie but even now he can tell she's only after him for his money and as soon as she gets bored with his money or goes broke,She'll leave him.Jimmy went to the medicine cabinet and took all the pills in the cabinet and went to his bed and downed all them with a glass of vodka. Then he walked out of his dormitory not realizing where he's going and collapsed in the hallway outside of his room.Then a phone began ringing somewhere.
Kirsten went back to sleep after she hung up with Julie but than a half an hour later shot back up as a bad feeling came over her about Jimmy.She dialed his number and waited as the rings kept on coming.Then she hung up realizing nothing bad really happened and she just imagined it all
Kirsten woke up the next morning to the sound of the phone ringing.Sleepily, she got up and answered it.
"Kirsten! Jimmy...hospital...tried to kill himself..."was all Kirsten could make out from what the person on the other line was saying.
"What? Hello? Who is this?"
"Kirsten. this is your father. Jimmy is in the hospital. He took a whole container of pills and was found unconscious in the hallway by another student. Kirsten he tried to kill himself!"
"What? Why would he want to kill himself?"Kirsten said completely forgetting the conversation she had last night wiht Julie.
"The doctors dont know.He keeps asking about you and saying he is sorry that he hurt you. Did he hurt you Kirsten? cause if he did ANYTHING at all to you I will press charges in a second"
"NO.He didnt hurt me like that.He..."Kirsten said then remembered what happened last night.
"Go on he what?"
"He cheated on me with some chick named Julie something."
"Julie Kleinwich?He told me she was his cousin from Sacremento when I caught her at his dorm one time.The nerve of him!"
"Why were you at his dorm anyway?"
"I was in town on business and wanted to see how he was and if he heard from you yet."
"SHE WAS AT HIS DORM!you know what that means right? I cant BELEIVE I WAS ABOUT TO MARRY THAT SON OF A BITCH!AHhhhhhhhhhhhh"Kirsten screamed.
"Kirsten, calm down now.We dont actually know they did anything. I hope you broke off the enagagement though. I dont want anything like this getting out to the society.If you marry him now ,you two will be the town gossip for years and years from now.Kirsten its not good for our status or my business."
"Who cares about you? We're talking about the fact that my FIANCE cheated on me with some penny-licker bang-baby hooker!"
"Watch your mouth young lady! I did not raise you to talk like a heathen! where did you get that languauge from anyway? you never spoke like that here! Maybe we should talk about switching schools I dont think I want you to go to a school that has a negative influence on your attitude.Well, when you come back for Christmas break I expect you to have a good atitude and to NOT talk like some illiterate person again.Understood?"
"Yes sir."Kirsten said thinking of who taught her that phrase, Linsaee, and rolling her eyes.Her dad was worried more about his social status then he was with her.He didnt care about the fact that Jimmy cheated and lied to Kirsten, he just wanted to make sure they never got together and ruin his business with clients.
"well, Kiki i want you to come to California and tell him its over in person."
"But I already told him over the phone..."
"It makes it more real if you do it in person"
"whatever"Kirsten said and hung up on him.Then she got her bags packed and went to find Linsaee,who was at the coffee house, and tell her she was going to California and will be back in a couple of days.
"Well, ok.I'll get you caught up in your classes."Linsaee said who was studying to be the same thing as Kirsten.
"Ok.well, ill miss you!"Kirsten said
"I'll miss ya too!"
Then Kirsten said goodbye and gave her friend a hug.
"Promise me you'll call when you get there?"
"I promise"
Then she went to the airport and waited for a plane to arrive.While sitting in the really hard and uncomfortable chairs, She thought she heard someone calling her name.She turned around and there was Sandy, standing there.With a smile on his face.
"Hey Kirsten!What are you doing here?"
"Going to California to break off an engagement to a guy I thought I was in love with and then found out he lied and cheated on me and now he's in the hospital because he tried killing himself.Sorry if i scared you."Kirsten said noticing the shocked look in Sandy's eyes.
"Oh no its ok.You have a fiance?"Sandy said slowly,still absorbing what she just said.
"had. not going to have one when I get back."
"I cant believe he did that to you. Well, some guy who does that to a beautiful girl like you doesnt deserve to live."
"um thanks,"Kirsten said,taken aback by what he said about her being beautiful.jimmy never even told her she was beautiful. Pretty,yes, but never beautiful.
"you're welcome"
"so what are you doing here?"
"Waiting for my cousin, He's visiting me from Brooklyn"
"Oh"
"Now boarding Plane 177.177 all passengers for 177 now boarding."A voice came over the intercom.
"Well, thats my flight.Thanks for what you said, that means alot to me"Kirsten said getting up to leave.
As she was walking away Sandy called out her name.Before she could turn around he ran up to her and kissed her on the lips.Then, before she could respond he gave her a smile and ran back to some guy who was obviously his cousin.When she looked back at him, Sandy was looking at her and he waved to her.She began walking to her terminal and smiled brightly.
ON the plane trip to California, Kirsten thought of Sandy,and thought of Jimmy.But she mostly thought of Sandy.
She was feeling tired so she put her pillow behind her head and stared out the plane window where she had a flashback of what Jimmy said about never letting her down and the other lies he told her.
FLASHBACK:
"You know he cares for you! He probably has a good excuse for missing it! But you are right, it wasnt right for him to promise sopmething and then never show up. I would never do that to someone I love! I would never do that to YOU."Jimmy said as he hugged her.
"Thanks.I really needed that. I love you."
"I love you too, Kirsten Nichol. Which is why I wanted to ask you something..." Jimmy said and then appeared nervous.
"Like What?"Kirsten said smiling.
Suddenly Jimmy grabbed her hand and started running to the edge of the pier with her behind him all the way.
"OKay, thank you for that bit of excersise!Now what did you want to ask me?"Kirsten laughing.
Jimmy dropped down to one knee and grasped her hand and stared intensely into her eyes fro what seemed like forever
Then, as if he just snapped out of a trance and forgot something, he reached into his jacket pocket and took a small purple velvet box out.
He turned back to her and said,
"I thought this would be perfect for you as you are perfect for me.I love you Kirsten Nichol and when I said I would never even think of leaving you or dissapointing you, I meant it. Kirsten Renaee Nichol will you marry me?"
Kirsten looked at him shocked for a minute. Jimmy began to feel nervous. 'what if she turns me down?I could never love anyone again!'
END OF FLASHBACK
"All passengers put you seat in the upright postition as we prepare to land.Welcome to California's Famous WestAir airport in beautiful Newport Beach, California. Thank you for flying with us and enjoy your time in the Sunshine State!"The speaker crackled as the pilot said these words.
'Well, its time!'Kirsten thought nervously as she descended from the plane.