Disclaimer: I still have the rights to nothing. Song by Chevelle, the title if you have yet to notice a pattern, is the name of the chapter :D, but if you're too lazy to avert your eyes a mere 2 inches, here you go... 'I Get It'
So you say you're ignored
As it is,
Well, Give us your sad, sad trip
It had been a week since Emma had been helping Jay; they were both getting at each others nerves, as was to be expected. One day, while studying in the library, Emma had been trying to help Jay with a math problem, but found herself getting frustrated.
"Jay, how do you not get this!?" Emma sighed, throwing her pencil down at the paper. My head hurts, my stomach hurts, and i can't believe he doesn't understand this! How many times do I have to explain it to him?!
"It's not that simple, Greenpeace!" Jay bit back, grabbing the paper out of her hand. What is her problem? Did I even do anything snap-worthy today? All I asked was help on the certain geometry problem, but no, I got super nature freak.
You're right, I get it
It all makes sense
You're the perfect person
So right, so wrong
Let's all live in your imaginary life
"Stop calling me that!"
"Come on, it's just a nickname. Lighten up" Jay replied.
"Jay, I'm taking time out of my lunch period, where I could be hanging out with people who actually like me, to help you. I would appreciate it if you could at least try"
Jay rolled his eyes and scratched the back of his head, "Easy for you to say, Nelson. Everything is so simple for you!"
Emma couldn't help but laugh, "Yeah! So Simple! 7th grade, Snake's cancer, having a gun held to my face, STD, it's all just a dream in Emmaland!" Not to mention: Jordan, Manny ditching me, Snake and my mom separating for that period. Me being a fat ass. Peter always trying to get me to have sex.
Assumed, it's whether
We're right, I'm wrong
We're doomed, and there's plenty for all
Emma just picked up her books and ran out of the library. I'm not going to sit here and take this from Jay Hogart. Soon enough she heard Jay's voice calling to her as he too walked outside into the sunlight.
"Then why do you care so much about the fucking environment, if your life sucks so bad" Jay asked, throwing his arms up questioningly.
How dare you catch me counting
How dare you call at all
How dare you call it suffering
How dare you call at all
"OH MY GOD. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU! YOU JUST PLAYED THE ENVIRONMENT CARD?" Emma raged, "AND HERE I THOUGHT YOU WERE OVER MAKING FUN OF ME FOR THAT!"
"I WASN'T MAKING FUN OF YOU! IT WAS A QUESTION" Jay shouted while walking to his civic.
Emma just stood there, narrowed her eyes and responded, "Because maybe I care about something other than myself! All you care about is getting drunk and getting laid! Well, sorry JAY! The world doesn't revolve around you!"
You're right, I get it
It all makes sense
You're the perfect person
So right, So wrong
Let's all live in your imaginary life
"Where are you getting this from? You are such a freak!" Jay replied while pounding his fists on the top of his car.
"Why don't you have another guy shoot me?!" Emma screamed, an allusion to the Rick incident.
Pressed on these tannins
they're doubled in time
the touch of life, once failed to mention so far
of course the law is fountains
of face to face remorse
a fast and restless blackmail
like pent-up fetish force
Upsetting Jay Hogart to the point where he drove away without a smart reply was a seemingly impossible task. One Emma Nelson could accomplish.
What the fuck? How could she even bring up the Rick incident? First of all, it's not like I gave the guy a loaded gun and told him "FIND EMMA NELSON". How was I supposed to know he would come in with a gun? I didn't even know he had a problem with Emma! They were all buddy-buddy when I planned that prank. That's all it was a prank. The bastard tagged my baby and Spinners. But if Emma's gonna pull that shit, then she can suck my dick… again. Fuck you, Greenpeace.
Do you want it enough?
Do you want it all?
Should you need it at all?
Takes a minute to see
Do you want enough?
Do you want it at all?
Should you need it at all?
Do you want it or not?
Wow. I can't believe I said that to Jay. That was a pretty low blow.
Emma, ultimately feeling terrible about what she did, decided if he was at school she would apologize to him, face-to-face. But since today was a Tuesday, she still had a few classes left in the day, and she would have to go to school.
When she was walking down the hall with Manny, she saw him. He was standing at his locker, searching for something.
You're right, I get it
It all makes sense
You're the perfect person
So right, so wrong
Let's all live in your imaginary life
"Manny, I have to talk to someone. I'll be right back" Emma told her best friend who just shrugged and walked away.
"Jay…" Emma said, trying to get his attention.
"What?" He snarled
"I, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said what I said. It's not like you made Rick do that. So, I'm sorry for what I said, and hopefully we can put this behind us"
"Fine" Jay said, turning around to face her, "but, I didn't want that to happen"
"I know" Emma said, while looking in his eyes.
The bell rang and they both parted ways.