Chapter 2: The Creation of The Letter

I here knocking coming from downstairs while I'm sitting in my bedroom. I spring out of my bed and go downstairs and open the front door to see my best friend, Eric.

It is to no surprise that he makes himself at home as soon as he walks inside. We head upstairs as he says, "I am so excited for Aimee's party tonight!"

"Ugh." I pout.

"Don't tell me you're not going?" He flops onto my bed.

"Of course, I'm not going. There is no way I can go."

"Is this because of Maeve?"

"What else would it be about?" I quickly utter.

"Jeez! You don't have to be so harsh."

"I'm sorry. I'm just upset over Maeve. I spilled my heart out and she just rejects me so hard. That hurt."

"Well, did you ever consider your actions?"

"What do you mean?" I sit down next to Eric.

"Well, you did humiliate her in front of a whole high school party and were a complete asshole."

"But I thought that she was going to let me make it up to her."

"Well, I guess you're going to have to try a lot harder now if you really even want her in your life. Forget trying to get her to be your girlfriend."

"Thanks for that."

"I'm just telling you the harsh truth."

"I guess. What time is it even?" I ask Eric and he looks at his phone.

"It's 8 o'clock. We should probably head over." Eric says.

"I already told you that I am not going." I insist as I pick up a magazine laying on my bedside table.

Eric snatches it out of my hand and launches it across the room. "Stop being such a pussy. She might not even go. And even if she does, so what? Show her that you aren't a bitch and how good of a guy your truly are. But, don't be an asshole even though you're good a being that."

"Hey!"

"Its true and you can't deny it because I have the whole school to back me up."

"Okay, fine! I'll go" I can't take the guilt anymore. I can't let Maeve's and I's entire friendship end because I can't make up for the things that I did. I need to end this now!"

I grab a piece of paper and write a long letter on it.

"What are you doing?" Eric asks.

"Doing what I should have just done in the first place." I fold it up and put it in my jacket pocket.

I leave my room and as I rush downstairs, I hear Eric bumble from in my bedroom, "Where are you going?"

"To fix everything! I'll meet you at the party!" I yell as I close the door. I jump on my bike and head to Maeve's place. I am nervous and kind of hope she's not there to slam the door in my face and I can just slide it into her window or something. If she is there and answers, I don't know what I will say to her. If she'll even let me say anything that is. I can see the trailer park in the distance, and I start to get even more nervous.

I set my bike down on the ground and take a deep breath in and out. I knock on the door and there no answer. I relax a bit until I notice the door open and see Maeve. At first, she had a smile but then it turned to a frown when she saw me, and my heart dropped. That's not what I want for her at all. I don't want to make her feel that way, I just want her to be happy.

"What are you doing here?" She asks. I can tell she's ready for me to make one sound and she'll shut the door on my face. I don't even say anything. I suddenly don't even know what to say.

"First off you look really pretty tonight." Damn, she is so beautiful. I notice she curled her smile for a split second from my compliment. "To be honest, I came here and I was going to give you this," I hold up the folded up paper in my hand, "But, I realized how selfish I have been and how big of a dickhead I am. I don't think I can make it up to you because you're such a good person but quite frankly I don't think that I deserve it at this point. You're such an amazing person and you deserve everything that you want, and I will never get in the way of that for you because you work so hard for it. You're such a smart person, you're the smartest person I know. I know you'll do great things for sure and you'll probably be really successful. So, I just had to tell you that if you are never going to speak to me ever again."

"Are you going to give me that piece of paper?" She asks inquisitive about what could possibly be on that paper.

"I came here entirely for the reason being that I was going to give you this letter, but I realized how selfish I have been, and I feel like doing this could make it even worse. The fact that you're here even listening me out right now is crazy since you told me you never wanted to see me again." I put the paper back into my pocket. "So no, I am not going to give you this letter. I am sorry I bothered you." I turn around and begin to walk away. I feel this is the right thing to do. I probably shouldn't have even come in the first place.

"Hey Dickhead." I hear Maeve's voice from behind me. I turn around to see she has a half smile.

"Yea?"

"Thank you."

"You're welcome." She goes back into her trailer as I walk off with my bike and my heart is still pounding from that interaction. I head to Aimee's party and on the way all that I can think about is Maeve and how gorgeous she looks and how much I'm going to have to make it up to her.

I arrive at the party and there is already a ton of people here. I put my bike somewhere where no one will see it and head inside.

While I am walking inside, I notice a couple girls laughing by a bush and…ew I think one is throwing up. I quickly go inside and the music is blasting. I look around to see if I can spot Eric anywhere but so far, no sign of him. I go to the kitchen and fix myself up a drink. I look up to see Ruby walk into the room and start making herself a drink.

"Hey." She awkwardly says.

"Hey, how are you?" I ask Ruby.

"I am good." She quickly says as she rushes out of the room. "Bye." What an awkward encounter...

I turn around and see Eric, "What did Ruby say?"

"Nothing. She's acting a bit strange though. How long have you been here?"

"I came here as soon as you went all dodgy at your house like an hour ago."

"Oh yeah."

"Where did you go?"

"I went to Maeve's house. I was going to give her this?" I hand Eric my letter.

Eric opens it and looks over it quickly, "Holy crap. Why didn't you?"

"Because, I don't want to make anything worse for Maeve and I. I want to make it up to her and honestly, I don't know how."

"For how much you love her, you probably already know how."

"How do you know for sure though?"

"I am your best friend, Otis. I know you more than you know yourself most days." Eric pauses for a short moment and then says in surprise, "Well, why don't you look at that? The universe works in mysterious ways." He grabs my shoulders and turns me around. I look up and there is Maeve walking right towards me.

Author Note:

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