Hey! Sorry it took so long to update. I had a HUGE case of writer's block. I really hope this chapter doesn't suck :/
"C'mon Isabella, cheer up, it can't be as bad as you think".
Isabella sat crying in a corner of the outdoor courtyard with her friends trying desperately to console her.
"I-I'm such an idiot!" Isabella sobbed, "I screw everything up, and now I've lost my best friend".
"Everything will be okay" Katie consoled, "Give it an hour or two and it will all blow over".
"But what if it doesn't?" Isabella choked, "I don't think I could handle not being friends with him. Oh! How did I become so pathetic?"
"That's love for you" Gretchen answered, "it changes people, both for good and for bad".
"Just listen to us Izzy, Phineas would an idiot to walk away forever. He needs you in his life as much as you need him in yours" Ginger said, attempting to instill hope into her broken friend.
'He needs me?' Isabella thought, 'Why would he need me? I don't do anything for him'.
"Izzy, you're his emotional stability, you are the reason he's so optimistic and happy most of the time" Addyson told her seriously, "you have to believe you mean as much to him as he means to you".
Isabella stared at Addyson, awestruck.
"How did-"
"I know you Izzy. Just listen to us please".
Isabella looked up from her corner and tried to locate Phineas. She found him sitting at a table across the courtyard, going over blueprints with Ferb. He glanced up and their eyes met. At first Phineas glared at her angrily, but his eyes softened, and the look of hate melted into one of sadness and hurt, and even from across the courtyard Isabella could see his eyes glisten with tears threatening to spill.
Isabella couldn't bear the intensity and broke the gaze. Turning back to her friends, she wiped her eyes and sniffled.
"I'm sorry you guys, I shouldn't let a petty argument get to me like this" Isabella apologized, "I should know better than to think our friendship would end because of this".
"Atta girl!" Addyson cheered, "glad you came to your senses".
"Yeah" Isabella responded, "Thanks for cheering me up".
"Have you eaten yet?" Katie asked.
"Not yet" Isabella told her.
"Well there is still a little time left in the lunch period" Ginger pointed out, "we don't want a repeat of History now do we?".
"Yeah, yeah" Isabella muttered, "I get it".
She got up from her spot and walked towards the vending machines on the other side of the courtyard, making sure to take the path that brought her inches from Phineas's side. As her arm brushed his, she felt a shock run down her spine. When she reached the vending machines, she took a moment to look back at Phineas. Apparently he felt something too, because he was staring at her with a look of confused shock on his face.
'Whoa! That was weird' Isabella thought, 'well, I better get something to eat, all that crying made me REALLY hungry'.
Isabella turned to the vending machine closest to her, which was selling chips. She picked out some potato chips and started to feed quarters into the machine. One of them was rejected and flew out of the return slot, falling to the floor. As she bent down to pick it up, she saw something reflected on the glass of the vending machine out of the corner of her eye. Turning to get a better look, she dropped the quarter in shock. In the shadows, almost hidden from view, was Raquel. And she was kissing a guy who certainly wasn't Phineas. From the looks of it, it was the German exchange student Frederick. Not wanting to be seen, Isabella quickly bought her chips and hurried back to her friends…
A few minutes later…
"No way!" Katie exclaimed, "she's cheating on him?"
"It's only been a week" Gretchen added, "that's low, even for her".
"And I was gonna flirt with Frederick next period" Addyson said disappointed, "but I don't want to go out with a guy who will do something like that".
"You realize you have to tell Phineas about this, right Izzy?" Ginger asked.
"Yeah, I know" Isabella replied, "but I really don't want to hurt him".
"It's your choice" Gretchen advised, "put yourself in his position".
"You're right Gretch" Isabella agreed, "if I were him it would hurt worse to know that my best friend knew about it and didn't tell me. I'll tell him".
The girls got up from their seats and threw their trash away. They made their way to the doors at the other end of the courtyard and went inside.