A/N: whooo! here we go, chapter five! this chapter took a lot out of me to write! thank you for all the reviews this has gotten so far. i'm almost done with this story so enjoy this chapter and stay tuned for the next and possible last chapter!
CHAPTER FIVE
Carly dropped to her knees and cried as she stood in front of her locker. The whole entire row of lockers were spray painted in red with the words "CARLY SHAY IS A SLUT"
She broke down and sobbed. The whole school watched as she began to breakdown.
"Oh my god, Carls!" Shannyn ran to her "Who did this?"
"I don't know." She sniffled. "I really don't know…"
Sam was at the end of the hallway trying to get to her locker when she saw the huge commotion. She ran towards the crowd where by coincidence her locker was at. She pushed and shoved her way through to see that the whole row of lockers were covered in red spray paint. She read what it said and then saw Carly on the floor crying.
"Carls, what's wrong?" Sam went to her.
"Leave her alone, Sam" Shannyn said trying to comfort Carly.
Sam knew that this was all Shannyn's doing "No, why don't you back off and stop trying to mold her into some fucking retard, Shannyn…"
"Well, I'm not the one who left her to be with new friends. If you were any kind of friend, Sam, you would know better…"
Sam looked like she wanted to kill Shannyn. Instead, she held back and went to open her locker. As she opened it, a can of spray paint fell out and rolled towards Carly. Carly looked at it and then looked at Sam.
Sam looked at her back. She had been framed. "Carls, I swear, I didn't do it!"
"You bitch…" Carly stood up and was comforted by Shannyn. The girls whisked her away to her class as Sam stood there. Everyone else looked at Sam like she was chopped liver. Freddie came by just as the commotion was dying out. He looked at Sam trying to figure out all the mess.
"Sam, you should tell Carly. I know you didn't do it. You wouldn't do it…" he said.
"Yeah, but who's gonna listen to me?" Sam had tears running down her face "You're the only one who will listen to me! And Shannyn and the lemmings? They've got Carly under some sort of spell…there is now way she'll listen to me!"
"We'll we will show her what kind of evil bitch Shannyn really is, Sam. Don't worry…"
"Just forget about it, okay?" Sam walked away from Freddie. She was trying to walk away from everything. Until she bumped into Shannyn who came back from walking Carly to class.
"Don't think I didn't see you and your ugly shoes hiding in that stall the other day, Puckett…" she said.
"I knew you planted those spray paint cans in my locker." Sam replied.
"Wow! Gee, Sam. Really?"
"Will you please get out of my way? I've had enough shit for today, thank you…" Sam moved passed her trying not to start anything else with her.
"Aww, you gonna go home and cry?" Shannyn laughed. Her laugh was high, boastful and full of evil.
It made Sam want to do the unthinkable.
"BITCH!" Sam charged at Shannyn bringing her down to the floor. Punching her, almost clawing her eyes out! Sam didn't hold back. Ms. Grady, the gym teacher came running to the hallway.
She blew her whistle "GIRLS!" she yelled as she pulled Sam off of Shannyn. Blinded by rage, Sam couldn't stop swinging "LET ME GO! LET ME GO!" she yelled wanting to get her hands on Shannyn just one more time.
Shannyn got up from the floor with a bloody nose and a few rough spots on her face "SHE HIT ME, MS. GRADY!" Shannyn yelled.
"YOU STARTED THIS YOU DIRTY BITCH!" Sam yelled back.
The girls argued and argued shouting insults at each other. Ms. Grady blew her whistle one more time "PUCKETT! BRANDEN! PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE NOW!" she sent the girls to the principal's office.
Once there, the girls sat in separate chairs not saying a word to each other. They just passed dirty looks back and forth.
Principal Duvall came in "Hmm…Samantha Puckett and Shannyn Branden…I am very familiar with both of you. Anyways, will some explain to me what happened?"
"Mr. Duvall" Shannyn spoke up "I think I deserve to go first since I'm the victim here…"
"You're the victim?" Sam questioned giving her yet another dirty look.
"Of course I am the victim you stupid hood rat!"
The girls went at it again. Arguing and Arguing till there wasn't much a point anymore. "GIRLS! PIPE DOWN!" Principal Duvall yelled some more "Now we are never going to get to some closure if you two keep attacking each other every second!"
The girls quieted down again. Principal Duvall cleared his throat "Okay, now, Shannyn, you may proceed."
Sam just rolled her eyes as Shannyn was ready to explain "Okay, so first off, I was just asking her if she was going to go home and like, you can't leave school till the day's over right? So anyways, she just started to jump on me and start abusing me…"
Sam shot another dirty look at Shannyn. Everything coming out of her mouth was utter garbage.
"Is this true Samantha?" Principal Duvall was now looking at Sam.
"Yeah, but" Sam sighed "I did it because…"
"Oh, and she also wrote 'Carly Shay is a slut' in the hallway." Shannyn added.
"Really?"
"I didn't write it!"
"Then why did we find a can of spray paint in your locker, Sam?"
"You put that in there!"
"Miss Puckett, I have no choice but to suspend you for two weeks."
"Why? You have no proof I wrote that on the lockers. I mean, anyone could've put those spray paint cans in my locker. Its not very hard to break into those lockers, sir…" Sam stood up furious.
"Well, you assaulted Miss Branden here. And Miss Branden, you will serve two days detention."
"Very well, Mr. Duvall. I would be very happy to serve it."
"Alright, get on to class, you two."
After school, Carly walked home as Freddie caught up to her "Carly, listen, we need to talk…"
"What's there to talk about?" she replied.
"Sam got suspended."
"She deserved it."
"You know she wouldn't write that about you!"
"Oh yeah, like she didn't dump me as a best friend and ignore me…"
"She has done nothing but tried to be your friend again!"
Carly and Freddie stood there. She then pulled him into a kiss hoping that he would shut up about Sam. Freddie's knees went weak at feel of her kiss. She then let him go and he was in a daze "Whoa, what was that for?"
"You are so hot when you take charge like that…" Carly replied seductively.
"Really?" and it did what Carly hoped it would do. Freddie didn't say a single thing about Sam on the way home.
And from that day on, Carly had been able to control everyone around her. She had played the innocent naïve girl role so good that her scheming evil ice queen side was beginning to show. Sam was out of the picture and she had Freddie completely wrapped around her perfectly polished finger. She had Sean as her boyfriend. And the whole school admired her. She and Shannyn were seen as a duo so much that people forgot about Brenda and Ashley.
One day after school, Carly, Shannyn, Brenda, Ashley and Sean were all standing around chatting. While chatting, Carly noticed Freddie talking to a girl from afar. She didn't know why but it bothered her. It bothered her more than she thought it would She all of a sudden lost track of what everyone was talking about and was more focused on Freddie and his mystery girl.
"Babe?" Sean called "Carly? Are you alright? You're silent…"
She was the bolted back to her little group "Yeah. Sorry…"
Freddie then came up to the group "Hey, everyone" he looked at Carly "You ready?"
Carly looked at him and then at everyone else "Well, I have to go. I always walk home with Freddie. We live right across from each other…"
Sean looked down at his feet then away. Shannyn looked at Freddie and Carly suspiciously "Alright. Well, later bitch. Call me! Love you!"
"Love you" Carly then turned to Sean "I'll call you when I get home okay?"
"Yeah" he gave Carly a kiss before she went on her way.
As soon as Carly and Freddie were gone, Sean turned to Shannyn "You're close friends with Carly…I don't know…do you think there's something going on with those two?"
"Freddie and Carly?"
"Yeah. She always talks about him and like, they always walk home together…"
Shannyn felt an idea coming on "Um, well, she says she's known him for awhile…well, I don't know, Sean…If I were you I'd better be careful with Carly. I mean, you saw how willing she was to switch partners when we had that makeout party a few weeks ago, right? Yeah I know she was holding back a bit but If you were my boyfriend, I'd never want to switch you with someone else…"
All of this was putting ideas in Sean's head. Right in the direction Shannyn was going.
When Carly got home Spencer had been waiting for her on the couch. "Hey Spence" she said as she placed her stuff on the couch.
"Great, I've been wanting to talk to you." He replied.
"Whats up?" she sat next to him.
"Um, I'm going to be going out of town for the weekend for a big art convention. And I hope you don't have plans for the weekend cause you will be coming with me."
"Aw, come on, Spence. Can't I just stay home?"
"I can't leave you here all by yourself."
"Yes you can! I'm old enough!"
"Carly…"
"Please, please, please! I have plans already…me and Freddie planned to spend the whole weekend studying…"
Spencer sighed "But I just can't leave you alone…"
"I'm totally responsible. Even more responsible than you! Come on, please? I'll be on my best behavior!" she gave Spencer one of those innocent looks she had been so good at turning on lately.
He bit his lip and the released it "I guess you're old enough to spend a week end alone…but I'm gonna have Mrs. Benson check up on you, alright?"
"Sure! Whatever!"
The next day at school, Carly made sure to tell Shannyn and the lemmings about the small get together she was going to be having at her place. She only wanted the girls, their boyfriends, and maybe about three more people show up. Shannyn had another plan up her sleeve.
On Friday, Carly helped Spencer pack for his trip. He was going to be gone until Sunday evening. She helped him take his second piece of luggage down to the car.
"No parties, okay? Try not to stay up too late. You can have friends over but not too many. I'll only be an hour away and Mrs. Benson will be checking up on you…" Spencer commanded as they got to his car "Look, I know I might seem like I'm raining on your parade here but I have to at least act like some sort of adult..."
"Don't worry, I got it!" Carly gave a warm smile.
"I left about forty bucks on the counter just for pizza and anything else you might need. I'll call you." Spencer got inside his car "Later, kiddo! Have fun!"
"Bye Spence! You have fun, too!" she waved as he took off.
A few minutes after he was gone, Shannyn and the lemmings came and got Carly to go shopping for their get together tomorrow. They picked up beer and snacks and various other alcoholic beverages. Shannyn managed to seductively talk the clerk into selling her the drinks and it worked.
By Saturday afternoon, Carly was getting things ready for the get together. She called the girls over to help her set up. They arrived an hour later and brought extra food and drinks.
"Don't you think that's a little too much food for everyone? I mean, we're only gonna have like eight people over…" Carly asked.
"Oh come on, you can never have enough food." Shannyn replied.
The girls all got dressed as it began to get more dark outside. Carly was wearing a dress and leggings and came out of the room "How do I look?
"You look hot!" Brenda and Ashley said in unison.
"Great!" Carly looked around "Where's Shannyn?"
"Oh, she ran across the street to get some ice." Brenda replied.
"Okay. Good. Um, I'm just gonna go across the building for a second. Okay?" Carly left the apartment and knocked on Freddie's door.
Freddie answered it and looked at Carly in her cute dress and all done up "Hey, Carls…what's going on?"
"Um, Freddie…I have a favor I need to ask you…"
"Yeah, sure, go ahead…"
"I'm kinda having a get together tonight and I know Spencer told your Mom to check up on me here and there but could you kinda like…stall her?"
"Carly, I can't do-"
She grabbed him from the collar of his shirt and kissed him. Freddie was completely gone. She then released him.
"Alright. Alright I will try my best…"
"Great! Oh, and you can come tag along, too. Just as long as you make sure your Mom doesn't try and bust everything."
"No problem"
"I'll call you" Carly turned and went back to her place to do some last minute setting up. About five minutes later, Shannyn returned with loads of ice and more drinks.
"That's a lot of drinks…" Carly looked at the bottles.
"Hey, you never know…"
And at about nine thirty in the evening, Carly's apartment was PACKED. She was only expecting eight people but some how, word had gotten out and the get together turned into a full blown party. Loud music and everything.
Carly walked around. People! People everywhere! She didn't know half of them. They were drinking drinks, eating snacks, dancing and everything else you did at parties. She was not too thrilled. "Hey!" she saw a few kids messing with a few of Spencer's sculptures and art supplies "Be careful!" she said shooing people away from one of the sculptures.
It was pure madness. Carly went to the counter to get a drink. She grabbed a cup and saw Freddie coming through the front door with a stunned look on his face. She walked up to him.
"Carly!" he yelled over the music "I thought you said you were having a get together!"
"I was!"
"Then what's all of this?!"
"I don't know!"
They both heard a loud breaking sound and both turned around. The head from the soda can robot Spencer built fell off "SHIT!" Carly yelled and went over there. "MY BROTHER IS GOING TO KILL ME!"
"I'm sorry!" the random partier yelled "Was it expensive?"
"Just get out of here!" she yelled back trying to fix the head. Sean was right behind her "Carly!" he yelled.
"Sean!" she turned around "Hey, babe! I'm glad you could make it!"
"I thought this was supposed to be a small little shindig type thing?"
"It was but I guess you know, word got out…"
Freddie watched from afar as Carly and Sean were talking. He just tried to look away and went back to his place. Sean grabbed Carly's hand "How about we go to your room or something?"
Carly smiled. But then she heard something else breaking "Ughh, hold on. I'll be right back…" she rushed over to where the commotion was. Sean sighed watching her. All he wanted to do was be alone with her.
"Still stressing over Carly?"
Sean turned to the side. Shannyn was there "She could possibly be seeing Freddie behind your back, you know? She's been so weird lately…"
"As much as I want to believe you, I still have faith in Carly…she wouldn't do that. Yeah, she's been acting a little hot and cold but I don't think its Freddie…In fact, I think she's been acting so weird lately because of you."
"Me? That's crazy."
"You're acting on Carly as if she's your Barbie doll…"
"I'm back!" Carly walked up to him "So uh, lets go into my brother's room…" she grabbed Sean's arm and led him into Spencer's room. They both sat on the bed.
"Wow, so this is your brother's room?" Sean looked around at all the sculptures and art stuff hanging around "Pretty…festive."
"Oh, haha, well, he's an artist." Carly took a swig of her drink and placed it on the nightstand.
Sean faced her "I've been wanting to be alone with you all night…its like crazy out there…"
"I know"
Sean held her hand close to his and then went in for a kiss.
Meanwhile, Freddie was sitting on his couch with his laptop trying to do some homework. Mrs. Benson came out of her room "Fredward, there is some awfully loud music coming from the Shay's apartment. Are you sure Carly's not having a party?"
"No! She's just…dancing…"
"I'm just gonna go over there and check on her for a second…"
"Mom! Wait! No, please don't…" Freddie tried to stall but she wouldn't listen. He text'd Carly on her phone to warn her that his Mom was about to check up on her.
Carly was busy making out with Sean when her phone started to beep and vibrate. She took a look at it. "Oh god, Freddie…" Carly bailed and left Sean there. He was becoming very suspicious now.
Carly moved aside all the other kids to get to the front door. She got outside just in time just as Mrs. Benson was leaving the apartment.
"Carly…What is all that racket inside? Are you having a party?" she asked.
"No, just dancing around trying to shake off some jitters while doing some homework!" Carly replied smiling her never failing smile.
Mrs. Benson gave Carly a suspicious look "Alright…but I will be checking back again. Keep the music down, okay?" she went back inside and Carly sighed of relief. Time to head back into the party. She went back into Spencer's room as Sean was still there.
"Now, where were we?" she said.
"I don't know. Maybe Freddie could tell you…" his tone was sour.
Carly looked at him strangely "Freddie?"
"Yeah, Carly…You're always talking about Freddie. You guys walk home together and just right now, you went off to see him. Do you love him or me?"
"I love both of you! You're my boyfriend and he's my best friend!"
"Well, you're gonna have to choose. Cause I can't be with you knowing Freddie is always gonna be there…"
"You cannot make me choose, Sean…"
"Alright. Well, later…" Sean got up and moved passed her to get out. Carly felt like she was gonna barf. She chased after him "Sean! Sean, wait!" she yelled. He got out of the apartment and she followed him "Sean!" she yelled but he didn't turn around. She went down to the lobby and outside to see if she could still catch up to him but he was gone. But as she was going to leave. Someone else was headed towards her way.
"Carly, I need to talk to you…" Sam was walking towards her.
"What are you doing here? Aren't you grounded or something?" Carly didn't want to look at her.
"My suspension is over but I just came over to talk to you. Freddie told me you were having a party and-"
"Look, I have no time for it." Carly was about to leave. Her phone was beeping. Another signal from Freddie to tell her that his Mom was gonna check up on her again but she ignored it due to the fact that she was distracted by all the mess that was happening.
Sam wasn't come all the way here just to look stupid so she grabbed Carly by the shoulder and turned her around "Okay, you know what? I came here to just finally tell you that I'm sorry and that you didn't have to be my friend again if you didn't want to and leave it at that but no. What's happened to you? Shannyn has turned you into some kind of bitch and you're too blind to see it. And everyone else has been kissing your ass lately but they've been talking shit behind your back cause they're afraid of you. But you know what? I'm not afraid of you, so I'll say it…YOU ARE A BITCH, CARLY SHAY! A SCUM SUCKING, SECOND RATE VERSION OF SHANNYN, BITCH!"
Carly stood there looking at Sam. It was a rude awakening. A hurtful one at that "Gosh, Sam. That was way harsh…" she was about to cry.
"I gotta go…" Sam turned the other way and went on her way home. Carly stood there as the tears streamed down her face. She made her way back upstairs feeling miserable. The night had turned into a total nightmare. She got inside the apartment and kids were still partying up. Mrs. Benson had checked on Carly while she was downstairs but checked silently so no one noticed her. Carly sat on the couch in slump not noticing the party world around her.
An hour later, Freddie came through the door "Carly! Carly!" he said shaking her.
"What's up?" Carly said nonchalantly.
"Spencer's here!"
"WHAT?" Carly snapped out of her state "He's not supposed to be home till tomorrow!"
"My Mom called him!"
"Why didn't you tell me she went to check!"
"I did!"
Carly checked her phone. The text was there "Shit!" she then stood up on the couch "OUT, OUT! EVERYONE OUT! THE PARTY IS OVER!" she yelled. Kids pilled out of the door just as Spencer was coming in. He looked around and was confused. Confusion turned into anger as he stepped inside.
"Hey! You're back…" Carly tried to use her un-failing smile.
"Carly…I told you no parties!" he yelled.
"Yeah, but-"
"No! I specifically said 'NO PARTIES'! I had to drive back in the middle of an art dialogue just because Mrs. Benson called me and told me you were having a party. I told her she was crazy cause I trusted you. She told me to see it for myself and then I come home to this…" he looked to the side and saw that two of his sculptures have been destroyed "OH MY GOD…"
Carly had never seen Spencer so angry before. This was definitely a first. "I was trying to-"
"Carly, go to your room…No, you're gonna clean up this mess first and then I'm gonna ground you."
Freddie watched as Carly was being scolded. He couldn't see her like this.
"Freddie, go home. Carly has some cleaning up to do…"
"But I was in on this, too…" Freddie spoke.
Carly looked at him. She was surprised that he had stuck up for her.
"I was in on this too. Carly and I waited till you were out of the house and we planned this party together…"
"Well, tell your Mom that you're staying to help Carly clean the mess up." Spencer then went inside his room.
Carly and Freddie picked up all the garbage and swept in silence. She kept on watching Freddie to see if he would talk to her.
"Freddie, I really appreciate you doing this for me…" she stopped picking up the paper cups for a second.
"Well, great. I'm glad that you do. Cause all I ever do is fall at your feet." Freddie replied. He furiously picked the trash up and shoved it into the garbage bags.
"What do you mean?"
"You don't get it, Carls. You use me. That's all you ever do. And like the tool I am, I actually allow it to happen."
Carly sighed "Freddie, please…I've had enough shit for tonight…"
"Yeah, you've had enough shit for tonight. But I've been taking shit from you ever since I've met you! You have no idea what its like to watch you with Sean and then using me around cause you know you can!"
"Why are you jealous of Sean? I hope you know that Sean and I broke up tonight because he asked me to choose between him and you. And you know who I chose? I chose you!"
"Yeah, but why don't you start acting like it? I guarantee you, Carly. No guy is gonna love you as much as I do." He was finished picking up the trash "I'm done…" He walked out of the apartment and slammed the door as he left.
Upset, Carly kicked a plastic cup that was on the floor and then retreated to the couch where she sat down and sobbed. She had hit rock bottom and from the looks of it, there was no way back up.
