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Sorry for the long wait(again... lol), but I had a million things I needed to do. But here it is [and it's a longer chapter!] So, I hope you enjoy it :)
The other day I was sitting in Algebra 2 when I looked over and saw my neighbor playing with an origami dinosaur. When I asked if he had made it he replied, "Yes do you want one?" Guess who now has an army of 40 paper dinosaurs and a new best friend. MLIA
[slightly mentioned…]Today I was sitting in class crying because my boyfriend broke up with me. Then I felt a tap on my shoulder and when I turned around the boy behind me handed me an origami dinosaur. I think I found my next one. MLIA
Today, I broke up with my boyfriend of 2 years, so I was kinda mad and didn't feel like talking to anyone. My guy best friend decides after 9 calls and 5 text that he is gonna drive over to my house, let himself in, pick up my phone call me, hand me my phone and leaves to go sit in his car just to ask me if I was okay. I love you Best friend. MLIA
Today, I received a text message from my crush asking me out. I looked at the time received, and it said 11:11. I realized that my wish was granted without me even thinking it. MLIA
"So, are you sure he likes me and is gonna ask me out?" Mercedes asked Kurt for the fifth time since he picked her up twenty minutes ago.
"Yes. And if you ask me one more time I will take all your shoes and sick them to the bottom of a lake."
"Sorry. It's just a little hard to believe that he'd like me."
"How is it hard to believe? You are fabulous! You have a great sense of fashion, are beautiful, and have an amazing voice! If I weren't dating I would totally want to date you. Now, stop getting down on yourself and accept the fact that you are hot and he wants your luscious body." Kurt told Mercedes, not understanding how his best friend couldn't see how amazing she was.
"Thanks Kurt, but… never say luscious again…"
"I'll never say it again if you stop asking me about Matt!" Kurt said as the bell rang, "Well, Ill see you later darling."
The two parted ways, Kurt going to English, Mercedes going to history. Mercedes walked with a smile on her face, happy that her crush on Matt was going to become more. Then she saw it. She saw some stupid, blonde bimbo from the Cheerios! flirting with Matt, touching his arm. At first she was only a little jealous, but only after she saw the Cheerio! kiss Matt on the cheek and saw Matt only smile and say something was she heart broken. She knew it was too good to be true, she knew Kurt had the wrong information.
Over on the other end of the hall Matt was looking for Mercedes when one of the Cheerios! came up to him. He met her a few times before, bet couldn't remember her name. She kept talking to him, but Matt didn't really know what was being said because he was still looking for Mercedes. Out of nowhere the girl leaned in and kissed him on the cheek. Matt simply smiled and told the girl that he was interested in someone else and he was sorry if he somehow managed to lead her on. That's when he saw Mercedes looking over at him and the girl with tears in her eyes. He wanted to go over and explain, but she bolted before he even moved. Matt was about to run after her, but the bell rang. All he could do was sigh and walk to class.
Mercedes really didn't feel like going to class and probably would have skipped the rest of the day if it weren't for that damn history test. She was proud of herself that she didn't actually let any of her tears spill over until she was in the math room, but as soon as she was in her seat everything she was holding back spilled over. All she could think was that she was glad that she sat in the back and was hoping beyond hope that no one would notice her.
After five minutes with no one noticing her she thought she got lucky, but she forgot Artie was in her class and sat next to her.
"Hey, Mercedes, how are- oh. What's wrong?" Artie asked after seeing his friend in such a state.
"Nothing." She was embarrassed that a boy she wasn't even dating had this affect on her.
"It's obviously not nothing, but I understand if you don't wanna tell me. Here." Artie handed Mercedes an origami dinosaur.
With a shaky laugh the black girl took the dinosaur.
"Thanks, Artie. Where did you get this?"
"Tina was looking up origami online and taught me to make some stuff."
"Well, thanks. Um… can you do me a favor?" Mercedes asked only continuing when Artie nodded, "Could you tell Kurt that I went home. I'm only here right now because of the test."
"Sure, but you know he is gonna wanna know what's wrong."
"I know…" Mercedes said quietly as she took her test from the teacher and began writing.
[later in the hall]
"Kurt, Mercedes wanted me to tell you that she went home." Was the first thing Artie said when he saw the effeminate boy.
"What? Why?" Kurt asked confused and concerned.
"She wouldn't tell me why, but she was in tears for most of history…"
"What. I don't… Did she say anything that would give you a hint as to why she was upset? Anything at all?"
"Nope. Sorry." Artie continued onto his next class, not wanting to be late, leaving Kurt to wonder what had gotten his friend so upset so fast.
"Kurt, have you seen Mercedes? I've been looking for her all morning." Matt interrupted Kurt's thought process.
"No. She went home, Artie said she was really upset."
"Oh, damn it." Matt put his head in his hands and leaned against the locker.
"What? You can ask her out tomorrow."
"No, it's just… I think it's my fault…"
"What did you do!" The small soprano rounded on the larger jock.
"Nothing! Just listen. I was waiting for her this morning and this Cheerio! was talking to me. I didn't think anything of it and just kept looking for Mercedes. Then this girl kisses me and I told her to back off, but Mercedes saw, or at least I'm pretty sure she saw. But, I didn't have a chance to explain. And now she probably won't ever give me a chance."
"Oh… Let me fix this."
Kurt walked away, muttering something about how he always has to solve everything.
Throughout the rest of the school day Kurt tried texting and calling, but with no answer. Mercedes always answers his texts. After the ninth call and twelfth text Kurt was starting to get frustrated. He was really starting to worry about her, he'd never heard of her being this upset before. He needed to make her listen.
Kurt finally decided that he would just make her answer the phone. After school the boy drove to his friend's house and let himself in, going straight to Mercedes room.
When he entered the room Kurt saw his best friend laying on her bed staring blankly up at the ceiling. He could practically taste her misery. He needed to draw her out of this and make her listen.
"'Cedes." No response.
"Mercedes." Still nothing.
"Mercedes Jones answer me!" The girl only blinked, seemingly oblivious to the fact that he was yelling at her.
"That's it." Kurt pulled out his phone and once again called his best friend. Only this time he answered the phone for her, forced it into her hand, put her hand to her face, and went to sit in the hall.
"Mercedes Jones you better listen to me. You need to get out of bed and stop being such a GIRL! I never thought you would be the one to mope over a boy! Now, get up and talk to me!"
During Kurt's little rant Mercedes realized what she was doing and was ashamed. She was not the type of girl to let a boy get her this upset. Kurt was right, she was being ridiculous. Matt was the one missing out, not her.
"Kurt. You can come in the room and stop yelling now." Mercedes said quietly through the phone.
As soon as he entered the room, the black girl ambushed the small white boy with a gargantuan hug.
"Thank you. I was being stupid. I think I just had my hopes up too high that someone actually liked me. It was dumb."
"'Cedes, honey, your not stupid, just getting wrong information. And obviously spending too much time with me and becoming a drama queen."
"I love you." She said through a laugh.
"Now can I tell you what I wanted to tell you all the times I called and texted?" Without waiting for an answer Kurt continued, "Matt really does like you and wants to ask you out-"
"Then why did I see that girl kissing him?"
"You are aware that the Cheerios! are mainly sluts, right? That girl was flirting with him and kissed him. If you would have waited for him to explain before running away he would have told you."
"Really?"
"Yeah. I wouldn't tell you if he liked you if he didn't. And I already told him that if he is playing you I will kill him and no one will find the body."
"I hope I didn't screw it up by being such a girl. He probably thinks I'm crazy now."
"I guess you'll have to wait and see. Come on, mani-pedi's on me."
[end of the day]
"Bye Kurt, I'll see you tomorrow. And thanks for the mani-pedi's!" Mercedes called to her friend from her porch as he left.
After cheering her up and their mani-pedi's the two sat around and watched some old movies that always made them happy. But, Mercedes still kept thinking that, even though Matt had liked her and was going to ask her out, she screwed it up and he wouldn't want anything to do with her.
Mercedes shook her head to clear her thoughts and started walking up to her room. While getting ready for bed her phone chimed telling her she had a text. Without looking at who it was from Mercedes opened the message and read, "'Cedes. i'm sorry 'bout today. kurt said he explained 'bout the misunderstandin & i hope u'll consider goin out w/ me? –Matt"
Mercedes practically dropped her phone in shock. She read and reread the text to make sure she wasn't seeing things. The third time she read it she noticed the received time read "11:11." She thought, with much amusement, that she got her wish by, for once, not thinking about it. With that she replied with a quick, and teasing, "ask me tomorrow…"
And with a smile on her face, Mercedes went to bed.
I really hope you all liked it. I'll try to update soon, but knowing me it won't happen :-P
I love you all! :DDD