"New American Classic"
A/N:
This chapter switches from Spencer's POV to Aiden's, as well as
Ashley's.
Disclaimer:
The lyrics by Taking Back Sunday.
Spencer's
POV
"We've
got to get better," I said, "It's all in your head."
We
could live through these letters or forget it all together.
See
the months they don't matter, it's the days I can't take,
When the
hours move to minutes and I'm seconds away.
The
next day at school, I knew I had to break up with Aiden. He'd want
a reason why and I would tell him the truth. I figured that he might
decide to be nice and not let out my secret. At least that's what I
was depending on. I was definitely worried.
"Hey Spence." He
came towards me, eyes gleaming. He grabbed my hands, giving me a
quick peck on the lips. I feigned a smile, pondering exactly how I
was going to tell him.
"Aiden, I have something I want to
talk to you about." I urged, looking into his eyes. He nodded,
grinning widely. He kissed my hands.
"That's fine, but not
right now. I need to get to class. We'll talk second period." He
winked, letting go of my hands and heading off to class. Ashley
walked up to me as he left, huge smirk present on her face.
"He took that well," She teased. She knew I hadn't told him yet, and her hazel eyes were mocking me. She dropped her voice. "I can't wait for you and I to be together, finally. We deserve it." She paused, looking at me. "Let's get to class." We went to first period, and it flew by. It figured that it only went fast when I didn't want it to. As I walked to my next class, I felt anxious. I took a seat beside Aiden, who seemed glad to see me. I was to know he was going to be upset with me soon. I just hoped I wouldn't lose his friendship, because I really valued that.
"Aiden,
I can't date you anymore." I blurted out, just to get it over
with. He looked shocked, then he laughed. Oh god, he thought I was
kidding.
"You're joking, right?" He narrowed his gaze,
running a nervous hand through his dark hair. I didn't want to meet
his eyes.
"No, I'm not joking." I replied, leaning back into
my chair. He stared at me for a moment, forehead crinkled.
"It's Ashley, isn't it?" He asked, voice heavy with disappointment. When I nodded, he hit his desk in frustration. "Why does this ALWAYS happen to me?" I heard him mutter under his breath. With a sigh, I looked towards the window. I was beginning to feel terrible already, and I knew it was only going to get worse.
Aiden's
POV
Just
ask the question, come untie the knot.
Say you won't care, say you
won't care.
Retrace the steps as if we forgot.
Say you won't
care, say you won't care.
Try to avoid it but there's not a
doubt,
and there's one thing I can do nothing about.
I was half expecting her to break up with me. She didn't seem that into me to begin with, but I was hoping that would pass. It didn't. It made me feel like there was something wrong with me. Two of my ex girlfriends turned gay. And another one I hadn't told anyone about. That was not a good sign, to say the least.
I knew that Ashley liked Spencer, and I also knew that Spencer was confused, but I didn't think anything would happen between them. I didn't think Spencer had a thing for her. It seemed she figured things out since that almost kiss between her and Ashley. I couldn't help being a little angry. After all, she strung me along like some love puppet and it made me feel pathetic. I didn't blame her, though. Ashley was a beautiful girl.
At basketball practice, I was still feeling a little bent out of shape. I was playing hard, and then it happened. The jerk came up to me, smirk on his face. He looked thoroughly amused. I was going to wipe that grin right off of his cocky face.
"I heard my sister dumped your sorry ass." Glen said, in extreme distaste. He laughed, throwing the ball at me. I grabbed it, bouncing it as hard as I could.
"You don't know the whole story, Glenny boy. You missed the part where your sister is into girls. That's right." I said quickly, and Glen laughed at me.
"You're
making that up," He paused, looking up at me as if he wanted me to
confirm that I was pulling his leg. I raised my eyebrows.
"I'm
not." I said simply, making my way into the locker room. He stood
there, a look of shock on his face. I probably shouldn't have told
him that, but I was upset and it just came out. I knew Spencer was
going to get the third degree from her brother and I felt a little
sorry for that. After all, Spencer was my friend even though she did
this to me. I felt angrier towards Ashley, actually. I decided to
give her a talking to.
I
approached her at lunch, when I saw that she was alone. I knew we
were going to get into a fight, no doubt about that.
"Ashley, I
need to fucking talk to you. Now." I took a step forward as I said
this, standing up straight and looking her in the eye.
Ashley's
POV
If
chasing our dreams is just a distraction,
I want to remember when
I know that I can't go back.
"You're such a drama queen," I practically laughed in his face when walked up to me, trying to look all macho. Like I was intimidated. It was almost like he wanted to hit me. That much made me laugh. I didn't believe boys should ever hit girls and anyway, I'd taken loads of martial arts & self defense classes. So I could definitely take him. I knew that Spencer had broken up with him, because she told me, and it didn't surprise me that he was seeking me out. He would at least yell at me in front of everyone in school, which wouldn't bother me one bit. It would just make him look like an idiot.
"Go ahead and say whatever it is you wanna say." I challenged, clenching my teeth and gazing up at him. I wanted to hear this.
"You're just a spiteful bitch. You stole my girlfriend. This has just gone too far," He glared at me, pausing for a moment. I couldn't help thinkinf all of this was very out of character for him. I knew it was because he was upset, and his pride was hurt. "But you know what? I don't even care. Spencer is no loss anyway. I've got plenty of girls willing to be with me." He said this snidely, and I just looked at him. I'd never heard him say something so uncaring. It made me angry that he'd say that about Spencer. He was wrong. She was a huge loss on his part, and well, a huge gain on mine.
"Oh yeah? It seems I've got plenty of girls wanting me as well. But I chose HER." I grinned, turning around and getting ready to walk away. He spun me back around.
"I accidentally might have let something slip to dear brother Glen. So don't be surprised if things start growing worse for your little girlfriend." As soon as those words escaped his mouth, I punched him as hard as I possibly could. He fell backwards, dropping onto the floor, nose bleeding. Looking down at him, I walked away. I didn't want a fight in the first place, and I didn't want to hurt him, but it really pissed me off that he went and told Glen.
I had to warn Spencer. She was not going to be happy. Knowing Glen, he was probably going to have quite a talk with Spencer. Hopefully, he wouldn't have that same talk with Mrs. Carlin as well, or there would be some serious drama going on in their household. I knew that she wouldn't react well to the news. Clay already knew, and he didn't react badly at all. Then again, he was the least judgmental of the entire family. I didn't know Mr. Carlin very well, so I wasn't sure what he would think of the whole situation. All I knew was, Spencer needed to shut Glen up before he could say something to anybody else. There was no way she was ready for everyone to know yet.
Just
ask the question, come untie the knot.
Say you won't care, say you
won't care.
Retrace the steps as if we forgot.
Say you won't
care, say you won't care.
Try to avoid it but there's not a
doubt,
There's one thing I can do nothing about.
A/N: Sorry the chapter was a little short. Review and let me know what you think of the story so far!
