A/N: Lol guess who feels like shit for not updating. I didn't realize so many people would read this story. Sorry. Classes at College have sucked the living soul out of me and it usually takes me like an hour or two to write even a short chapter since I think really hard about what I'm writing and the words I'm using to portray how the characters would are, even if Austin Aimes is your usual football, high school, white jock lol. Also, he's so oblivious about Sam it's frustrating and hard to make it natural.

When I had my costume for the dance all laid out and ready for when I got back from the diner, it was already 5:30. I didn't realize time had flown by so quickly, and proceeded to grab my wallet and keys.

"What time do you think you'll be home tonight?" My dad asked when I ran down the stairs.

"Uhmm… Late..?" I hadn't really thought about it.

"Look son, I know you're eighteen, and you have those… teenage hormones-"

"Oh, god dad. Please. No. I will not be having sex tonight. Okay?" I assured him. I smiled at the embarrassment of it all. "I'm going to dinner with my friends, coming back here after to get ready, going to the dance, and then coming home."

"Okay… Well…" My dad looked away from me, from obvious embarrassment and coughed. "Have a good time. And if anything does happen-"

"Nothing will!" I insisted.

"Son. Please?" I sighed and nodded. "If anything does happen, use protection."

"Gross. I'm leaving!" I walked out to my car and went to go meet my friends at the diner.

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As soon as we got there, Shelby and her friends were already complaining about the choice of the restaurant. I figured it would actually killed her to eat a burger and fries. I didn't care though. I liked burgers and fries. We walked in and sat down in one of the circle booths by a window. Once we sat down and looked at the menus, Caitlyn said, "I don't think I can eat anything here."

"Why do I have a feeling I won't be getting a Zone meal here?" Shelby replied, while looking at the menu.

"I already ate," Madison proclaimed.

"Madison," David started, "Laxatives don't qualify as a food group." Caitlyn giggled. "Surprised you didn't know that," David added.

"Stop it," Shelby told David in response. The waitress at that point had arrived at our table, thankfully.

"Well, if it isn't diner girl," Shelby began. David laughed.

I could see our waitress, who I've strangely encountered these past few days randomly, was annoyed, but didn't say anything in response besides, "What can I get you guys?"

"What can I get here that has no sugar, no carbs, and is fat-free?" Shelby asked, almost sarcastically.

The waitress thought about her answer for a split-second and replied, "Water." I chuckled quietly.

"Water? Feisty." David stated. Ryan made an "ooo" noise.

"Was that supposed to be a joke?" Madison demanded.

"It was funny," I muttered, shrugged, and looked at Ryan who also laughed with me.

"I'll have a Vos," I looked at Shelby in confusion.

"Excuse me?" Apparently, the waitress didn't understand either.

Caitlyn giggled. "It's water, from Norway." Ryan and David were openly laughing at the waitress. I couldn't help but feel my stomach turn in guilt.

"She's the worst!" Shelby told Maddison.

"Sorry, we only have water from the Valley." Okay, David was right, she is feisty, yet I didn't blame her.

"Oh, well, then I'll have an iced tea," Shelby told her.

"Make that two and uh, you know, I'm still waiting on that breakfast burrito, diner girl," David chimed in. I didn't realize I needed new friends. Everyone began laughing as the waitress turned around in annoyance to get the drinks. Maddison waved her hand in a shooing motion for added effort.

"She is so not getting a tip," Shelby rolled her eyes.

"Shelby, we really need to talk," I began. "… Privately." Last thing I needed was for everyone to hear what I was about to say.

She gave a small sigh, "Anything you say to me, you can say in front of my peeps."

Peeps? You gotta be fucking kidding me.

Instead, I clenched my jaw. "Okay." Shelby looked at me expectantly. "I want to break up." Maddison and Caitlyn gasped. Shelby's face turned furious.

"What?!"

"Ouch. Ooh," David said. God, I hate I had to do this in public.

"That'll leave a mark," Ryan added.

"Are you in love with somebody else?" Shelby demanded.

"I think so," I said truthfully.

"What? Who, bro?" David persisted.

"I don't know," I answered half-honestly. I didn't technically know who Princeton Girl was. "I mean we can still be-"

"Don't say the word 'friends'." Shelby's finger was pointed close to my face and Ryan pulled my back from Shelby's wrath. "Now, fortunately for you, I'm going to over look this mental breakdown of yours." I scrunched my eyebrows together in confusion and almost scoffed. "Now just chill out. We're going to go get ready for the dance, and I'll see you there, hmm?" I could tell Shelby was trying not to freak out. Caitlyn, Madison, and Shelby began getting out of the booth.

"Later," David said, and the girls left. He laughed. "That went well bro."

"Yeah, she took it well," Ryan smiled.

"Good lookin' out," I replied. They began climbing out of the booth.

"Right." As they began walking, our waitress had begun her way back to our table. I wondered if she was going to the dance or if she was working here all night. I had a wad of bills in my hand, trying to give it to her. At least to make up for my asshole friends.

"Oh, don't worry about it," she refused and turned away. I sighed, the guilt ate away at me, and put the money back in my pocket. I checked the time. 6:24. I went out to my car and drove home. I smiled and tried to do homework to pass the time before getting ready for the dance. Eleven o'clock wouldn't get here soon enough.