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Chapter 4

Wendy's POV

"I'm really shocked at how much time you've been spending with Cartman. I guess you're really attempting to win this bet." I'm on the phone with Bebe.

"I'm going to win this bet!" I tell her.

"Come on Wendy, be honest with yourself. Do you really think Cartman is ever going to be nominated as prom king? Over Stan?"

"I think he has a good chance."

She laughs. "On what planet?"

"You'll see on prom night."

"He's fat, wears glasses, he's clumsy, and he's clothes are outdated and dirty. That's not prom king material to me. Why don't you quit while you're behind?"

I start feeling guilty when I hear Bebe making fun of Cartman's appearance. In the past, I would've made fun of him with her, but now that I'm getting to know him, I don't find it funny at all. "You're going to be proven wrong."

"No I won't."

"You'll see." I look at the time and realize I need to leave to pick Cartman up. "I better get going."

"You have another date with your boyfriend?"

"He's not my boyfriend and it's not a date. We're going to the community center to work out."

"Work out?"

"Yes, I'm trying to help him lose some weight."

She starts laughing. "Do you think that's going to happen before prom?"

"Maybe not the goal he's trying to reach, but at least he'll make some progress by then if he stays committed."

She laughs again. "That's wishful thinking on your part!"

"Don't be so negative. Give the man a chance. I think he can do it."

"I don't think so. He'll probably get fatter if anything."

Now she's really starting to irriatate me. "Well I better go."

"Oh come on Wendy. Don't tell me I offended you..."

"No, but I have plans and I need to get going."

"Good luck with that. He won't last 5 minutes!"

"Whatever! I'll talk to you later."

Later that afternoon, Cartman and I are running on the exercise bike. We've been going at for almost an hour and it's obvious to me that it's too much for him. He's sweating profusely and short of breath.

"You ok?" I ask him.

He shakes his head. "Can we take a break? I feel like I'm going to pass out."

I nod. "It's been an hour, we can take a break."

"Oh thank God!" He gets off the machine and starts panting heavily like a dog. I notice his shirt is completely soaked due to the sweat. Disgusting...

"So what do you want to do next?"

"Go home and eat!"

"No! We had lunch before we came here. You can sip some of your protein shake if you feel you need food."

"Wendy, you're killing me!"

"You want to lose weight right?" He nods. "Ok then, you have to put in the work! No pain, no gain!"

He sighs. "Can we please call it a day?"

I shake my head. "You can't be lazy. You won't see results that way!"

"I guess."

"Hey Wendy!" I turn around and see Bebe, Nicole, Kyle, and Kenny approaching us. "How's it going?"

"Hi. What are you guys doing here?" I ask.

"You said you guys were coming here to work out, so we thought we would join you guys!" Bebe smiles.

I look at Cartman and notice how uncomfortable he looks. "Are you ok?" I whisper to him.

He nods, then looks at the group. "Maybe I should go..."

"No, don't leave. They're my friends, if we're going to be hanging out, you're going to have to deal with them eventually."

"What about Stan?"

"What about him?"

"What if he shows up?"

"You don't have to worry about him. He's all up his new girlfriend's ass."

"I hope you're right…" Wow, could Cartman be afraid of Stan? I never would've guessed that. Stan may be a popular jock and a prick, but he's harmless.

"I'm going to go catch up with the girls. Why don't you go ahead and bond with the guys?"

"Umm…"

"Don't worry, they're a lot nicer than Stan." I smile just before walking off.

Cartman's POV

I can't believe Wendy left me alone with these guys. For one thing, I'm sweating like a pig. Why did they have to see me like this? Will they rip on me for trying to lose weight? What are we supposed to talk about? Kenny excuses himself leaving Kyle and me alone. I figured this would be the perfect opportunity to speak to him since we're alone.

"Hi…" I say awkwardly.

"What's up?" He responds. I smile at him, but he frowns at me. "So what the deal with you and Wendy? Don't tell me you two are on a date?"

I shake my head. "No, we're just-"

"Friends?" He interrupts.

"Yeah, I think so anyway."

"Hmm…" I don't know what that "hmm" is supposed to mean, but it doesn't sound good. Kenny comes back over towards us dribbling a basketball.

"Hey Cartman, are you up for a game of basketball?" He asks, just as the girls rejoin us.

"That sounds like fun. It could be a 3 on 3 game!" Nicole adds in.

"You know I'm game!" Kyle steps in. Bebe and Wendy agree to play too.

"How about it Cartman?" Kenny asks.

I shrug. "I don't know guys."

Wendy grabs me and pulls me aside. "Come on Eric, it will be fun."

"I don't know how to play basketball…"

"So what? I'm not that good at it either."

"No, like I really suck at it. These guys will totally rip on me."

"Don't worry about that. We're just having some fun, plus will be a nice workout for you." She smiles.

I nod. "Fine, I'll do it."

"Good!" She looks at Kenny. "He's in!"

"Great. You, Cartman, and Bebe vs Kyle, Nicole, and me!" Kenny tells us.

The game turned out to be an epic fail for Wendy, Bebe, and me. We played three games and we lost all three of them. Surprisingly, I had a really good time though. I feel like I kind of bonded with all of them. I'm nowhere near as athletic as the others plus they're all in much better shape than I am, but for the first time, I felt like I wasn't judged by any of them.

"Great game Cartman!" Kenny high fives me as we're leaving.

"Thanks. I know I suck." I tell him.

"You need to work on your game a bit, but not bad for your first time ever playing."

"Yeah, maybe next you'll actually make a basket…" Bebe decides to throw her two cents in.

"Bebe!" Wendy gives her a warning look.

"Are you guys going to Token's party next Saturday?" Kenny asks Wendy and me.

"A party?" I ask confused. Wendy never mentioned a party to me before, but then again, why would she?

"Oh yeah, you have to come! Token throws the best parties! He's hella rich so he has a big ass house and his basement alone feels like you're in a bar and night club!"

Oh great, he's a rich kid. I don't see how I would fit in there. "I can't make it."

"Why not?" Nicole asks me.

"I...I have to work that night." I lie.

"Oh, well that's too bad."

"Yeah, maybe another time." Kenny tells me.

"That's probably for the best that you don't come…" I notice Kyle giving Kenny a strange look when he says that.

"I'll catch you guys later!" Wendy yells to them as we get in the car. "Now that wasn't so bad, was it?"

"No, not at all."

"I can't believe you have to work! I wish I had told you about the party sooner, I completely forgot about it."

"I wish I could go, but you I need as many hours as possible."

"Yeah I know…" The rest of our ride is silent. I may have gotten through this outing with Wendy's friends, but a party with all of the popular kids in school? There's no way in hell I could that. Honestly, I don't think Wendy really forgot, she probably didn't want me there anyway. Well at least I won't have to worry about this being an issue again.

Preview:

Stan asks Wendy why she's spending so much time with Cartman.

Wendy and Cartman discuss their future plans.