Joy was sat alone backstage going over her lines for the show in her head.
"Hey beautiful" John said sitting down next to her.
Joy frowned slightly, since when did he call her beautiful.
"Hey John" she said with a smile
"Can i talk to you for a bit?" he asked
"Go for it" she replied
John took a deep breath and Joy stared at him with a perplexed expression on her face.
"You ok?" she asked
"Yes" he replied
"So you were saying..."she started
"Joy i love you" he blurted out and she stared at him blankly.
"I said i love you" he told her
"So what" she said looking over her script again.
"So plenty" he retorted
"John you don't love me, we're just friends" she told him
"don't tell me how i feel" he told her.
Joy just sighed.
"Do you love me?" he asked
"It's complicated" she replied
"No it isn't" he argued
"Yes it is John!" she yelled standing up"You don't know a thing about me!"
John looked away and headed off down the hallway ignoring everyone who tried to speak to him. Joy went back to reading her script as if nothing had happend.
She heard the clicking of heels coming towards her. She looked up to see Torrie standing infront of her with her hands on her hips not looking happy at all.
"What?" she asked
"What did you do to John?" she asked
"Nothing" Joy replied
"He told you he loved you!" Torrie exclaimed
"Yeah i was there" She said sarcastically.
"Don't get smart with me" Torrie told her with a serious face. Joy just sighed
"What's wrong with John?" Torrie asked sitting next to her friend
"Nothing" Joy replied
"but you don't love him..." Torrie said
"I don't love anyone in that way, i love my family and i love my friends but that's all" She told her
Torrie looked at her confused"Why don't you want a relationship?" asked Torrie
"Because i don't want to be hurt again" She said alot louder than she had intended.
"John would never hurt you" Torrie assured her.
"They all do eventually" Joy told her in a matter of fact one "We're better off as friends."
Torrie sighed and wondered why Joy felt the way she did. Joy and John had so much chemistry, and they were always flirting and playing practical jokes on each other. They were always together. She had never seen John so happy, But know both of her friends seemed miserable. Somthing needed to be done about it. But Torrie knew she would need some help investigating and plotting.