I just want to say thank you so much to all my reviewers! You guys rock! Please keep reviewing. Oh and sorry for not saying in the last chapter, but Chad and Taylor broke up because she just thought they weren't working out. Not a big deal in the story.
It was Thursday night. Gabriella was getting ready in her college dorm room. She was about to go on a date with her boyfriend, Jerry. Tonight was their anniversary. It was so special. She couldn't believe they've been going out for three months already. She thinks that she might be in love with him. Gabriella curled her long, dark hair. She wore diamond earrings and a small black dress. They were going to a fancy restaurant so she had to look nice.
"So, what do you think?" Gabriella turned to her roommate, Rachael, who was sitting there reading a book.
"Looks nice. What's the occasion again?" Rachael asked.
"It's our three month anniversary!" Gabriella squealed, jumping around. "I am so excited!"
"Yeah, almost too excited."
"No. I just really like Jerry. He's like, the perfect man!" Gabriella said, putting on the last bit of mascara so her eyelashes were in perfect order and size.
"You really like him, don't you?" Rachael asked. Gabriella nodded and smiled. "Your lucky." Rachael said, and then turned back down to her book. Gabriella remembered that Rachael didn't have a boyfriend. She felt bad for her. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you feel bad."
"I'm okay. Really. I'm happy for you." Rachael told her. They hugged just as there was a knock at the door.
"That must be for me!" Gabriella pounced off Rachael's bed, grabbed her coat and purse, and then answered the door. Of course, it was Jerry.
"Hi, baby." She said, giving him a kiss.
"Hey." He handed her a rose.
"Oh! For me?" She asked, knowing it really was for her. She smelled it and smiled at him. She shut the door and they were off to the restaurant.
When they got there, they were seated in a cozy closed off area in the corner.
"Happy anniversary." She whispered, holding his hands from across the table.
"You too." He started looking at the menu. Gabriella was a bit upset that he didn't say it back to her. It was silence as they looked through the menu. They ordered and just sat there.
"You look beautiful." He said, looking in her big, brown eyes.
"Thank you." She couldn't wait until her anniversary present from him. Maybe it was earrings. Or a necklace.
"Listen. Gabriella, I need to talk to you about something." He said to her as he looked down at the table.
"Jerry, what's wrong?" She looked puzzled at him.
"Here's your wine." The waiter set down the glasses and went to another table.
"Well. Uh... I really don't know how to put this but I think that we should take some time off." He finally looked up.
"What do you mean? This is happening too fast. You want to break up with me? Jerry, maybe you didn't know, but this is our anniversary." Her eyes were filling with tears.
"I'm so sorry. I was going to tell you sooner, but I just didn't know what to say."
"So you waited until our anniversary dinner? Why are you anyway?"
"Well, I sort of... um... well... um... met someone else." He mumbled under his breath.
"How could you? I loved you and you went behind my back." She was having tears in her eyes.
"Please, let's still be friends. Take this in a good way!" He pleaded. She got up.
"I hope you take this in a good way!" She dumped her wine glass on his face. She grabbed her purse and jacket and called a cab to pick her up and go home.
When she got back, she quickly ran to the bathroom. She just sat down, sobbing. She felt so stupid right now. Why didn't he like her? It was someone else. Probably prettier and smarter.
"Gabi! What's wrong?" She could hear Rachael pounding on the door. She obviously heard her. Gabriella didn't feel like getting up to open it. Rachael opened it herself, since it wasn't locked.
"What's wrong?" Rachael asked, even though she knew what probably really happened. Why else would Gabriella be sitting on the bathroom floor, crying her eyes out?
"Jerry dumped me." She let out another sob.
"What! Why?" Rachael said, rubbing her back, trying to calm her down.
"Because he likes somebody else. This was our anniversary, Rachael!"
"I know. I'm so sorry this happened. He's a jerk. Why would he not want to go out with you? Your funny, smart, beautiful, and talented." Rachael said, helping her up.
"Your right." Gabriella slipped into her pajamas and got in bed. She was still heartbroken about Jerry. She cried until she drifted to sleep.
She was woken up from her phone ringing. She looked at the clock. It was 11:29 p.m. Who would be calling at this time? She got up to answer it. Rachael sat up and turned on the light, rubbing her eyes. "What time is it?" She asked.
Gabriella didn't mind her and answered.
"Hello?" She yawned.
"Gabriella? I need you back. Forgive me. I'm so sorry. I love you." Jerry said, hopeful.
"Jerry. What are you calling me for at 11:30? Rachael and I are sleeping."
"I want to get back together. I was so horrible. I hate myself, Gabriella. Please!" Jerry reminded her of a puppy begging for a chew toy.
"Jerry. We can't. You said so yourself, you like someone else. We can't make this relationship work anymore. I'm sorry." She hung up the phone and they went back to bed.
A few days passed. Gabriella missed Jerry so much. She felt like calling him, asking to get back together but she couldn't date someone who would do that to her. She knew that she didn't deserve to be treated this way. She felt so lonely. Nobody to go out with, except Rachael but she had classes. Gabriella took 4 days off. She was so stressed out. She was on the internet, checking her mail. She had an e-mail from a dating website. It was advertising to sign up. It wouldn't hurt to sign up, would it? She quickly filled an application. She decided not to use her real name. Just something close to it, for safety purposes.
Name: Gabrielle
Status: Newly single
Orientation: Strait
Hair color: Dark brown
Eye color: Brown
Height: 5' 5''
Age: 22 yrs. old
Qualities in a male: Handsome, tall, funny, sweet, good sense of humor, good listener
Hobbies: Math, science, school (haha!)
Hidden talent: Singing
Gabriella hit enter and signed off. Maybe her true match was really just a click away.
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