I Don't Own Life With Derek
"This is worse than Kendra." Nora gasped, throwing her head in her hands. "How could this happen? I thought they hated each other... I like that better." She sighed into her hands as she sat at the kitchen table, across from George.
"I just want her to be happy." She said after a few minutes of silence.
"Than let her be with who she wants to be with." George said, instantly regretting it.
"Go talk to her." Nora demanded, pointing to the steps.
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Dear Diary,
The impossible has happened! I'm falling for my worst enemy!! Maybe I'm just on the rebound... Maybe I'm actually starting to like him. Whatever is going on... I like it.
She closed her diary, and looked up as she saw the bedroom door open through the corner of her eye.
"Hey George." Casey said, waiting for him to speak as he stood awkwardly in the middle of the room.
He hated to do this, but it was almost as if he had no choice. Nora was making him do this, and he couldn't, or wouldn't say anything against it.
"Casey, I saw you and Derek tonight." George said in a small voice.
Casey's heart was beating so fast, she swore it was going to pop out of her chest, and fall right to George's feet. She tried her hardest to make it look like she wasn't panicking, but George knew just how bad she was freaking out inside of her head.
"Do you like him?" George asked bluntly, stuffing his hands into his pockets, and awaiting an answer.
"Would that be a problem?" Casey managed to force out.
"Yes." He said sternly.
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"How the hell did that happen?" Sam asked on the other line of the phone.
"I don't know. It's like, I just woke up one day and started liking her." Derek said, running his hands through his hair.
"Dude, do you hear yourself?" Sam asked, still in shock.
"Well, you liked her too, so I cant be that crazy." Derek said, shrugging his shoulders, as if Sam were there with him.
"Well, you hated her." Sam rolled his eyes and sighed. "Look man, I don't care who you re into these days, just didnt get too caught up in her." Sam said before hanging up the phone.
Casey burst into Derek's room, slaming the door behind her, with tears in her eyes.
"Is there a problem?" Derek said, raising his eyebrow.
She took a deep breath, and let it out with a tear, that Derek didn't care much for.
"I'm in trouble, were in trouble. We cant be! This isn't fair! Oh my God!? Derek!?" Casey panicked.
"Whoa whoa whoa, calm down." Derek said, walking over to her slowly. He put a hand over her shoulder. "Now what happened?" He asked, concerned after Casey calmed down a little.
"Your dad told me that we cant be together." Casey cried, as she let her head fall onto his shoulder.
"He just came out and said it?... Just like that?" Derek was confused.
"Yea, he didn't even say why!?" Casey cried, not bothering to move her head.
"What about your mom?" Derek asked.
"It was all probably her idea." Casey cried louder.
"Damnit." Derek whispered under his breath, angerly.
He placed a hand on Casey's lower back. "Listen, Case. Before I do anything... You have to tell me... Am I just a rebound? Or do we actually have something worth fighting for?"