AN: Alright, here's Chapter 5. And I have to say to catchastar, my one and only reviewer, this one will break your heart (get to reviewing people, she's lonley up there.) This is a little short, but I'm still, in catchastar's words, spreading the Chelsi love.
Chapter 5
"Oh gag me," Kelsi said as she left the drama room later that day with Ryan by her side.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
She pointed down the hall toward Taylor, whom had Chad pushed up against her locker, and was proceeding to kiss him furiously.
"The bell rang no more than 30 seconds ago, and they're already going at it," she stated in disgust. "That's the fifteenth time I've seen her do that since lunch."
"What can you say?" Ryan said shrugging his shoulders. "They're in love."
"More like lust," Kelsi said, stepping down the front steps to the parking lot.
"Yeah, isn't that the truth," he said, trotting beside her.
"Hey, do you have the French assignment?" Ryan asked, opening his car door.
"I think it's page 141, 1-8. Wait, let me check," Kelsi said, rifling through her books. She searched the pile for the thick book with the purple cover.
"Oh crap, I left it in my locker," she sighed. "I'll have to go back for it."
"Ok, I'll get it from someone else," Ryan said, turning on the ignition. "See ya."
"Bye," she said, turning around and going back the way she came.
Kelsi made her way down the hall front hallway, and of course, Taylor and Chad were still there, as caught up in each other as ever. Kelsi tried to ignore them as she put in her locker combo. That was not an easy task. They surfaced for split second, and then were back at it.
"Don't they know school is over," she thought, purposely opening her locker door as hard as she could. It made a loud clatter that echoed through the empty hallway, and the couple finally made notice that there was someone else in the world.
"Sorry," Kelsi fake apologized. "It was stuck."
"Hmm," Taylor scoffed, laying her head on his chest, while Chad was feeling very awkward at the moment.
"We should get going," he said, pushing her off of him. "I'll be out there in a second. I've got some things to get."
"Okay," Taylor said, putting yet another kiss on his lips.
She walked off, and Chad stole a quick, guilty glance at Kelsi.
"What?" she asked sharply, catching him.
"Nothing," he said, now concentrating on his locker combo.
"Yeah sure," Kelsi said, looking for her forgotten book.
Chad felt another pang in his heart as the lock clicked and he opened the door.
Kelsi finally found her French book.
"You and Taylor seemed be having fun," she said, slamming her door shut.
Chad couldn't take it anymore. He might have been avoiding her all day, but now he had to talk to her. And this was probably not the best way to do it.
"Do you have a problem?" Chad asked her as she stomped down the hall.
"That has got to be the stupidest question I've ever heard," Kelsi said, turning to face him.
"Well excuse my ignorance," he bit back. After all, that's exactly what it was. Ignorance. Fake ignorance, on his part.
Kelsi's face grew red with anger. She been going through a lot today because of him, but this was the final straw.
"Chad, for Christ's sake. Look at me!" Kelsi yelled, pointing to her clothes. "I don't do this. I don't dress up. I'm not a girly girl."
"What does this have to do with anything?" Chad questioned, already knowing the answer.
"I did this because I felt good. I was happy," she said, now fuming. "I was happy because, in case you forgot, you kissed me Friday night!"
Chad looked down at his feet.
"Yeah, I know," he mumbled.
"Good Lord, he admits it," Kelsi said, walking away.
"I'm sorry, okay," he called after her.
"For what?" she asked, stopping. "Acting like it never happened, or for actually doing it?"
He sighed.
"You've got to be kidding me," Kelsi said, turning back around.
Chad didn't want to do what he was about to do, but he had to.
"I'm sorry," he said, full of regret. "That night, I was all swimmy-headed and confused. Then you played me that song and I was just- just, caught up in the moment."
Kelsi was silent. Her eyes were full of confusion as her heart broke.
"Kelsi-" Chad said, reaching out to her.
"Don't bother," she said, finally stepping away.
He watched her walk down the hall, and out the doors.
"Asshole," he said, hitting the lockers.
Kelsi slowly slid into the front seat of her car. She placed her French book on the seat next to her, and put her head on the steering wheel.
"I'm so stupid," she thought. "What would ever make me think he was into me?"
She watched as Chad got into his car. She watched as Taylor kissed him, and he kissed her back. And she watched as they drove her away, leaving her, once again, alone.
When Kelsi walked into her house, Eric was sitting on the couch.
"Hey sweetie, what's wrong?" he asked seeing her long face.
"Nothing," she said, going up the steps to her room.
"Do you want me to bring some peanut butter and cookies?" Eric called after her.
Kelsi stopped at the stop of the stairs.
"No way," she yelled down, sadly.
- and though she looks so sad in photographs, I absolutely love her