You had me to get her.
And here, I thought it was me.
I was changin', arrangin' my life to fit your lies.
It's all said and all done.
I gave it all for the long run.
Can she say the same thing?
I guess this is good-bye and good luck.
(I can't be what you want me to be.)

I Won't Apologize-Selena Gomez


Chapter Three

Robbie was depressed the whole day. Cat, the girl he loved, was gone. Now the girl that was in her place was….depressing looking. He couldn't look at her and not long for Cat to come back. He opened his locker and stuffed some books in his locker.

"Hey Robbie," Beck said from behind me.

"Hey," Robbie mumbled.

"Tori said you were upset about something," Beck said putting his hands in his pockets.

Robbie closed his locker with a bang. "Yup."

"Something about Cat?" Beck asked.

"Look," Robbie stated, "I don't give a damn anymore. If she wants to change fine by me. Just, leave me alone."

"Look, Robbie, come sit down with me. I'll give you some advice," Beck said motioning to the stairs. Robbie sat down and Beck followed. "Look, Rob, Cat said she want to change, right?" Robbie nodded. "Why don't you change too?"

"How?" Robbie said hanging on Beck's words.

"Cut your hair, get some new clothes. I could make you the best looking guy in Hollywood Arts. Scouts honor," Beck said smiling and raising up his hand. "Here, meet me at my car after school's out and I'll help you out. That's what friends are for, right?" Robbie smiled. They were friends. His only good friend was Cat and now she's well…. "Don't worry, Jade won't be there. She has an eye appointment at 1," Beck smiled.

"I'm in."

Beck winked.

Beck brought Robbie to a nearby barber shop. He plopped Robbie in a chair. "Sit," he commanded.

The barber came up. He looked about 54, Italian, gray hair and mustache, etc. "So what do you want for him eh?" said the barber in a heavy Italian accent.

"Cut it all off," Beck said winking.

Robbie jumped out of the chair, "Woah WOAH NO! Heck no!" Robbie shouted.

"Robbie do you want Cat or not?" Beck asked. Robbie sat back down.

"A shave?" asked the barber holding up a razor.

"No no no, a disposizione, sbarazzarsi dei afro," Beck said speaking in Italian. The barber nodded.

"Beck..." Robbie said worried.

"Don't worry Robbie, I'm not going to let him shave off all your hair. Just a good cut that's all. I swear to God," Beck said calmly. "Now, glasses."

"I can't see anything without those!" Robbie exclaimed.

"Exactly, after this we can go and get contact-"Beck began.

"NO! You can change my hair and my clothes BUT the glasses stay!" Robbie warned.

"Ok, ok, stay cool. The glasses stay. I'll just keep these until Mr. Moretti is kindly down with your hair," Beck said sitting down in a chair by the door. Robbie breathed calmly and closed his eyes.

About 10 minutes late Mr. Moretti announced that he was "Finished with a capolavoro!" Whatever THAT means. Robbie snatched his glasses back from Beck and shove them on. He gasped. His hair, it was almost all gone. His hair was short but, not a buzz cut. He still had his curls but they were short. He looked older somehow now. Mr. Moretti laughed and said a bunch of things in Italian while Robbie looked in the mirror.

"Thank you Mr. Moretti!" Beck said shoving a 10 in his hands. Robbie was speachless.

"Ok Robs, now onto clothes," Beck said hopping into the car. Robbie followed rubbing his head. Geez, he thought. "Now, what style do you want, hip and cool, sexy, rocker, romantic, um...?" Beck asked him.

Robbie snapped back into reality. "Ummm how about a nice dress shirt with jeans and sneakers with a flare fleece jacket?"

Beck was speechless as they pulled into a Men's Warehouse store. "I think you might be onto something Robs."


Tori smiled at Cat. "You look GREAT now!"

Cat twirled around. "You think?"

"Your date with Justin is going to be very special!" Tori said winking. Jade came into Cat's room with a new pair of sparkly blackpumps. "You look ohmazing!"

Cat was dressed up in a black strapless dress that went down to midthigh. It was a big ribbon in the back and it had sprinkles of snarkles going up the dress. Cat's new brown hair was curly and piled high on the top of her head. She had on red lipstick and a smoky black eyeshadow. Her eyes sparkled against the dress. She was wearing big disco balls as earrings and on her neck was Robbie's giraffe necklace. On her arms were about 15 bangles.

Jade's cell phone beeped. "Oh I better take this," she said winking at Tori. This Justin freak was going to go down.


Beck got a text from Jade.

Jadelyn Bear :) 3

My cousin said she would love to come. She has tons of acing experience too.

Beck

Good. This plan is going to work. Robbie is paying for his new clothes right now. We are brilliant.

Jadelyn Bear :) 3

;)

Beck got a text from Tori.

Torious :D

It's all set. Make sure Robbie is there at exactly 7:05 to help Cat out. The plan goes down at 7.

Beck

What resturant again?

Torious :D

Rossi's Little Italy

Beck

Awesome.

Robbie came out of the store. He was wearing a gray and white soft plaid dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up, jeans, loafers, and sunglasses.

"Robbie, we have to go on a few errands...if you don't mind," Beck said glancing at the clock. 6:16.

"Sure. My parents aren't home anyway. Better than nothing," Robbie shrugged putting his bags in the back of the convertible.

"Awesome."