Author's note: This chapter is a little racy. Please rock, and read and review
"Craig, what are you…"
Spinner chimed in this time. "Craig…"
"Well, I was walking to your house to say sorry for being a jerk earlier…"
Everything that was going through Quinn seemed to be hitting her hard at this moment. Craig, Spinner, her mom, her dad, her sister, her abortion, Charlie, moving. Everything was moving through her so fast. She couldn't believe what she had just done to Craig. She had truly loved him and she was messing everything up with Spinner
Craig started walking past them with a dazed and confused look on his face
And then he stopped
"Well… I didn't mean to interrupt you two"
"Craig, I, am, so, sorry"
"What do you mean you're sorry?" Spinner said loudly
Craig looked like he was sad and depressed. He was going through a lot right now and she had just made him feel worse.
Quinn ran up to Craig and put her arms around him. But this time, he didn't accept the hug.
He pushed her back slightly.
"No. Not this time…"
"But Craig…"
"But what?"
Spinner started walking towards them. For about 10 minutes he just stood there dumfounded.
He went on. "Maybe we should…"
A heavy feeling fell in the pit of Quinn's stomach, she gulped. "Maybe we should…what?"
"Quinn maybe we should see other…"
She squeaked. "People?"
She took a good look at Craig. He had dark, purplish circles underneath of his eyes. His curly hair was starting to look like a wild afro. He didn't look like the Craig she had met at the beginning of the year.
"Maybe that's what we need to do"
"So you want to break up with me?"
"Well…I didn't. But now. Yeah"
"So…we're broken up?"
"I guess"
She looked over at Spinner. He was just sitting on the bench, being Spinner.
He went on.
"Bye Quinn" and he started walking on
She tried to tell him goodbye but she just couldn't. It was too much for her. She went over and sat by Spinner.
"So, you and Craig no more"
She didn't like that feeling. The feeling when stupidity, idiocy, and guilt, all come together in your stomach.
"I'm, I mean, yeah" she surprised herself that she said it. She didn't want to admit it. Craig was her first real love. She didn't want it to end.
Spinner's legs came together and he put his arm around Quinn.
"So, since you and Craigy pooh are done, would you like to my girlfriend?"
How could he ask me at a time like this?
Quinn got up away from him and got into her car. She didn't want to deal with him right now. In a matter of a day, she had just ruined her entire relationship with Craig, and built a new one with Spinner. She didn't like the feeling but she didn't want to be living in a state of denial her whole life. She did a U-turn in the street and drove to her house. She pulled into the driveway and shut her car off. She walked around her house to the corner and started climbing up the ladder like structure. The window was still open of course. She rolled onto the window and rolled over and she rolled onto the floor.
Her room was untouched. She was pretty sure her sister was out somewhere, as was her mother. She didn't care. She sat on her bed and looked down at the floor. It was the remote of her stereo. She picked it up, turned it on, and blasted the music
All of a sudden, Coldplay started coming on. It was their song 'Green Eyes'
Quinn walked towards the door, opened the door, and peeked her head out slightly. No one was home. She went back to her closet and found a pair of jeans and put them on. She seen her flip flops in the corner and grabbed those. On her way out of the door, she looked in the mirror. There was still a little bit of mascara residue on her cheeks and she slightly wiped it off with a Kleenex. Her hair was still pretty wet, but it was presentable. She slowly opened the door once again and closed it softly. Quinn didn't have a clue on where she was going, but she didn't want to stay at home. She tiptoed on the brown hardware floors until she reached the opening to porch. She walked outside and then she reached the sidewalk. Quinn was quite used to being outside at night, but she was always with someone, like Craig.
She kept on walking on the sidewalk until she heard the noise of a stereo booming, which was quite strange, seeing how it was a Sunday night. Oh well, she thought. She turned the corner and there were at least 75 cars parked in the front yard. She was at least 30 minutes from her house, but she didn't care. There were lights beaming from within the house. There were hundreds of people inside and outside. She recognized quite a few of them. She seen Ellie's boyfriend, Sean, and she recognized some of the people who went to her old school. Might as well go in, I mean, it can't hurt anything she thought to herself.
Quinn dodged over empty beer cans, and seemed to familiarize the smell of a joint. No one seemed to be guarding the door so she just walked in. She recognized the song playing in the background, which was "I'm a rebel" by Bob Marley. She looked around. The ground was covered with trash, there was a huge keg full of beer, and there seemed to be about 10 people over in the corner smoking weed. Suddenly someone came behind her.
"Hey baby"
Someone's hand suddenly went around her waist. She turned around, it was Charlie.
"Um, um…"
She didn't know what to say. The only reason she had transferred schools was because of him. She hated him and here he was, right in front of her. She wanted to leave, but she was afraid of him
"I missed you, ya know. I thought we had somethin' special"
Just then, Ashley Kerwin was leading Craig by the hand, up the stairs.
Craig stopped when he seen her and let go of her hand.
"Quinn" he tried shouting over the music.
"Who's that? He better not be your boyfriend…"
She smelt beer on his breath.
She shouted loud enough for Craig to hear her, "Don't worry, he's not"
I bet that's him. I bet that's the guy. What I'm doing here? What did I do?
Charlie's hands slipped underneath her shirt. "Well, than, can I get you something?"
Craig walked down the stairs leaving Ashley dumfounded.
"Get off of her man!" Craig pushed Charlie
"Listen to the music buddy, let's get together and feel the love…"
Ashley was now by Craig's side. Almost losing her balance, she whispered in Craig's ear.
"Hey…I thought I was going to, I, mean we're going up to the room?"
She was drunk
Charlie aggressively pulled Quinn in front of him, and put his arms around her waist.
She tried to talk. "What room"
"Nothing…"
Ashley interrupted Craig. "Oh yeah, Craig was just taking me up to the room, actually, I don't know who's room it is" She laughed and went on. "But, we were just kissing and then he asked me if we wanted to go upstairs"
Quinn still wanted Craig and Craig still wanted Quinn. They could both tell, but they both were too stubborn to apologize.
She tried to fight Charlie's grip over her, but he was just too strong. He was about 6'3" but he didn't weigh very much. His straight, brown shaggy hair hung down across his face. His eyes were bloodshot, and he like Ashley, was staggering around.
"Come on baby. You don't want to leave me again, do you?" Charlie asked Quinn.
Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" starting coming on. Who ever must be hosting this party must be on some heavy drugs.
Craig answered. "I think she does"
Ashley started kissing Craig's neck. "But you don't want to leave me either Craig?"
Charlie forcefully turned Quinn around and kissed her. She found the strength to push him back.
"Charlie quit it"
He now lay on the ground in a pile of throw up.
"You stupid bitch"
"Fuck you Charlie"
She pushed herself through Craig and Ashley and looked around. Upstairs, yes! No one will know!
She ran upstairs and looked around. There were people smooshed together, wall to wall.
She cut about 10 people for the line in to the bathroom and knocked on the door repeatedly.
Someone finally came and opened up
It looked to be a guy who was 17. He had blonde, curly, shaggy hair and was wearing A Bob Marley Shirt.
"What"
"I need to use the bathroom…"
"No" the guy said in a flirtatious voice
She was going to get in the bathroom no matter what. She had to hide from Craig and Charlie.
"Well, I'm on my period, and I think it's leaking through my pants. You wouldn't know if there are any tampons in there, do you?"
The smile slid off the guys face. He shouted in the bathroom and some girl with a half unbuttoned blouse, came out.
"Um. No, I don't"
"Andrew, come on" the girl said to him
"One sec darling"
He went on. "It's all yours, sweetie"
"Um thanks"
He shot her a disgusted look and continued down the hall. Quinn quickly slammed the door and locked it. The bathroom wasn't half as bad as the downstairs looked, but it was still pretty bad. It was painted a dark navy blue, and had white tile. There were tons of pills spread across the floor and the bathtub seemed to be the only place safe to sit. She looked around. There were a bunch of cigarette papers all over the sink. The bag of marijuana seemed to be faithfully sitting by it. Someone starting pounding on the door.
"Gee, aren't we patient, I'm coming, I'm coming" she said sarcastically
She unlocked it and opened it. It was Craig.
"May I come in?" he asked
"How about…" She wanted to hurt him so bad. Everything was just confusing her.
She went on. "Okay"
A smile came across his face. "Thanks"
People started cheering in the hallway, and some even chanted. "Nice piece of ass"
Quinn went over to the bathtub and sat as Craig locked the door.
"Quinn, I think we have to talk"
"You've just read my mind Craig Manning, congrats"
"First off, what was with you and Spinner?"
Don't tell him. He doesn't care and he doesn't deserve to know…
She started pouring her heart out to him. "Honestly, Craig? I don't know, he starting saying all these things, how you cheated on Ashley, how you got Manny pregnant, how you manipulate people to feel bad for you, and then he just kissed me. I didn't do anything. I didn't stop him, and to tell you the truth, I kind of liked it…"
"So you like Spin now?"
"Craig listen to me. I don't know. I really don't know. Ever since Friday night, everything has gone down hill. I mean, I though you loved me, and then when I try to be there for you, you just treated me like dirt. I wanted to get back at you Craig"
"Well, honestly, I don't know either. I mean, I do love you. So much, you don't even know. But then I see Angie in the hospital, it just really shakes me up to see her like that. She's my little sister. The closest thing to my mom I have left…"
She interrupted him. "What do you mean? I thought Joey was your dad and then Spinner tells me your parents died?"
Tell her. It's time. You have to, he thought to himself.
"Well…" he hesitated. She knew him well enough. He went on. "My mom died okay? And my real dad used to abuse me. Then he died when I was in grade 9. I live with my step-dad, Joey. He was my mom's husband, after she divorced my dad. Angie is my half sister"
She wanted to know about Manny and Ashley too. "Then what does this all have to do with Manny and Ashley?"
He bit his lower lip. "Well, um, I cheated on Ashley on Manny. Manny got pregnant and got an abortion…"
"Yeah?"
"And I was the father…"
Craig sounded so sad talking about this all. She had milked out his whole life story in a matter of five minutes.
He smiled. "But, what is about you that I don't know, Quinn?"
She put her hand on the bathtub. "Well, when I was five, I got into a car accident, my grandmother died when I was 9, when I was 14, I was asked to go to a secondary school for tennis, but I didn't. When I was in grade nine, I went to Earl Haig secondary school, and got into the wrong crowd. I went to this school for Visual Arts; I don't really know how I got in. Elvis is amazing; Pink Floyd the Wall is my favorite album"
"Wow…"
"I know. I'm such a weirdo…"
"No, actually, I was thinking about how much we have in common"
"Craig, I am so sorry about tonight. What I did with Spinner, I mean it…"
"You know Quinn…"
"What?"
"We all do crazy things when we're in love"
Quinn leaned over, Craig tilted his head, and they kissed while Coldplay's 'Green Eyes' blasted over the house, not knowing what was in store for them tomorrow….
