Chapter Forur: Me, a Tattle-Tale? Yeah Right.

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"Awww! Isn't that your friend Isabel?" There was a hint of conviction in the little girl's voice.

The young woman of whom Monica was speaking of turned around to look at us, her brilliant green eyes widening in a mixture of shock and fear. A nervous laugh sounded from her lips.

The guy she was with reminded me a lot of X-Ray, except without the coolness of my friend, He wasn't really tall or muscled, more lean and slim with thick glasses bridged on his nose, almost carelessly. I know him from school, he was in one of my classes, but I'm not sure which one. His dark brown eyes were wide with fear as well, but I think that was because he feared Mike, most people did, and here he was, fooling around with Mike's girlfriend. I mean, how dumb can you get? I'm not even that stupid.

We crossed the distance between our groups, Monica still bouncing around on my shoulders. I wish the girl could settle just a little bit, but I don't think that will happen anytime soon. In truth, she reminds me of Twitch. the way she bounces is like the way he twitches.

"Now, AJ, Monica, we don't hace to tell Mike about this, do we?" She tried using an innocent tone. Keyword: tried. I think she has a little too much vixen in her blood to be innocent anymore.

"Isabel, you know we have to. We're his friends, it's our job to tell him when his girlfriend is being a tramp." Mariah had a calm tone in her voice and was talking slowly, almost as if she were trying to convince my mother to quit drinking. I don't think she would ever get Isabel to stop cheating or my mother to stop drinking, but I don't know, Mariah has this thing about her that you don't want to ever let her down , kind of like how you never wanted X-Ray to loose his cool. Or maybe that's just me.

"But, you know what? Mike won't believe you!" She narrowed her eyes at us. Like that would scare us.

"Probably not, but we're going to tell him anyway because we're nice like that," I told her. It sounded pathetic, I know, but it wiped the smirk off her face. I would have so paid to see it, that's how good it felt that I stripped her of her throne of authority for at least a few minutes, but it didn't last for long.

"You're no better that a little tattle-tale, AJ. I thought you were better than that, and I was actually attracted to you, but that is so over."

What the? She was, attracted...to me? My eyes widened in shock and my jaw dropped, Monica's yanking of my hair is what brought me back to the situation at hand.

The guy that had been groping the stunning vixen was slowly sneaking away. Mariah hurried over to him and grabbed his arm.

"This isn't my problem. Hey, Girl get off me!" His protests were useless, I could've told him that.

"You should've thought about the consequences of your actions for touching the girlfriend of our friend." Her silky, honey-like voice never raised a bit, its calmness shook the guy, and I don't blame him.

He was shaking as Mariah dragged him back to our little group. Monica kept plling at my hair nervously and it was starting to get on my nerves, but I was trying to keep my cool and not yell at one of my new best friend's little sister.

"Monica, will you please stop!" Oops. I didn't do too well at keeping my temper under control. Oh well, at least she stopped, though I got a quick glare from Mariah, barely noticeable, but I somehow caught it. Great job, Dumbass. I mumbled an apology to the little girl in time to see Isabel stomp off to her place, I'm guessing to wreck more havoc on Mike's heart.

Mariah let go of the still nameless guy and he ran off before anymore confrontation could occur.

"Monica, get off of AJ now, we're going home."

"But," the little girl pouted.

"No buts. You're annoying him and I probably am too, so let's go back home." I lowered Monica down, not wanting to get Mariah even more mad at me.

Mariah grabbed her little sister's hand and stormed off back to her house while I just stood there trying to thing of what I'd done wrong.

This old guy shook his head in amusement and pity for me. It was creeping me out as I realised I'd just been in a huge scene of interest and everyone was staring, so I went back to my house.

I was so glad to see that my mother's car wasn't in the driveway again. I had had enough drama today.

I trudged up to my room, jumping on the bed, not really messing it up too much more than it already was. I had a picture of Mariah, Mike, Monica, and I all together. I took it off the wall, I just couldn't look at it right then, but I looked at the picture of all of D-tent together, well all that I know anyway, other than Barfbag that is.

I really miss them all, even Zero and his quiet, unnerving self, but I miss Ziggy and Magnet most.

ZigZag was my best friend at Camp Green Lake. We told each other almost everything. Sometimes, I think he knew me better than I know myself. I wish he was here so he could help me with my problem with Mariah. I don't know why it was effecting me so bad. I just felt horrible.

"AJ!" Seth.

"What?" I called, not moving. I'm so lazy.

"Mail for you! Come get it now!" I craned my head up and raised an eyebrow. I got mail? Lots of stuff happening today.

I hurried out of my room and down the stairs, tripping on the last step and recieving a face-plant at the bottom.

"Ouch! Don't worry, World, I'm still intact and my handsome face has not a scratch," I said to my invisible, non-existant audience that watches my whole life.

"Nice to know, AJ, but really, I wasn't worried." Seth laughed at me and threw my precious letter at me as I sat up before he retreated back to the "Haven."

I raced back up the stairs before seeing who the letter was from, tripping again, but catching myself before I hit the floor.

I walked in my room before shutting the door and looked at who it was from. My jaw dropped for the second time that day. It was from Magnet and I eagerly openend it.

Yo Squid,

Hey Dawg, how ya doin'? Jus' chillin' here in Texas. Ya know, where our "home" is. Hah! I actually miss that place.

It's just not the same without D-tent. Amigos para vida.

Anyways, I'm thinkin', since I finally got my liscense, I'm gonna come up north. Mexican food up there is probably dead boring, but I'm having my abuela pack me some good stuff. I'll pack you some as well and force you to eat some real Mexican food!

Well, I'll be up in about two weeks, probably a week and a half from when you get this, so have our rooms ready. Yes I'm bringing a mystery person. Hah!

Best Buds,

Magnet

Magnet was coming here? Woo hoo! I miss D-tent. I wonder who the "mystery person" is. I kind of hoped it was his cousin, ummm, I think her name was Angela. The way it's pronounced is kind of wierd, but, hey. she's gorgeous.

I have a gut feeling though that it won't be Angela. I don't know why, but I don't think Magnet would bring her around me since he knows I think she's hotter than Satan could ever make Hell. It possibly could be that he thinks of her like a younger sister, but I don't know.

Magnet's letter got me in a great mood, so I folded it up really neat-like and started outside yet again. I started to head over to Mariah's to tell her the good news, but then I remembered the little spat we had just two hours ago, so then I went over to Mike's.

Mike's parents are rich. I mean, they have this huge house that was designed not by his mom, but by an interior decorater. That's just wow, but then again they're both lawyers. Mike was able to speak Lawyer from before he could walk, which is why I want to know how he can be so oblivious to what Isabel is doing to him, but he is.

Mike could do better than Isabel, but, I guess love makes you blind to everything, or maybe it gives you a different way to view things, like, you see what the final outcome is, and that's why people do the stupid stuff they do. My mom used to wait up every night for my no good dad to come home. Every night; stay up, drinking 'til she passed out, all the while crying. Sad and pathetic really, but that was my mom.

See, Mike is tall, like, six-four or something, and pretty well built. His black hair was curly and kept short. The ladies loved his blue eyes, they weren't really dark like sapphire, but not baby blue either, more like cerulean or cornflower. So he could have his pick of girls, but why he chose such a jezebel is beyond me.

I knocked on the huge, mahogany doors that led into Mike's "humble" abode. I heard the loud clopping of my friend's feet going down the stairs, and jumped when the doors thrusted forward.

Mike appeared a little flushed and without a shirt. His breathing was ragged, which I know wasn't from running to the door, and he was sporting a few newly-made hickies.

"Hey, AJ! You think you could come back later? Isabel is here." He winked at me.

"Ummm, you do know she was just cheating on you this morning, right?"

"Yeah, sure, whatever. Bye!" He shut the door in my face to go back to his beloved Isabel, God, right now, you have no idea how much I was to beat the shit out of him. I know I could deal him a lot of damage even though he could probably hurt me just as bad, but I'd have the advantage since I'm used to being beat.

I stormed off to the park, ranting about friends who don't listen when friends tell them that their partner is cheating. I sat by the pond and threw rocks in, venting my anger.

My day was like an emotional rollercoaster for me. The hardest day on me since Mom had come and my aunt died. It started off horrible, then good when I was with Mariah, then Isabel ruined it. My temper hurt Mariah and Monica so they got mad and then I felt like a jerk and very confused. Unknowingly, Magnet helped, then evil Mike and Isabel. My day was ruined by Isabel!

And my temper.

Sometimes, I hate my conscience. No, make that most of the time.

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