Chapter 8: The Breakup

Jake was in his last hour class waiting for the bell to ring. He knew what he had to do after school and it made him a little nervous. He knew he was doing the right thing, but it still hurt him to know that the girl he had been dating had only been playing with his emotions. Jake was more worried about keeping his temper around Kate though. He hated it when people took advantage of him and his friends. Maybe he would be able to keep himself calm enough not to strangle Kate, at least he hoped so.

Finally the final bell rang and Jake collected his stuff and headed towards his locker. As he neared his locker he saw that Kate was already there waiting for him. Just seeing Kate at his locker made Jake feel upset. After today Kate would never be hanging around his locker anymore. Jake was about to open his mouth to tell Kate that they were so over, but he realized that Kate was already talking a mile a minute at him.

"Jake we have to talk," said Kate in a serious voice. "I think you've been spending way too much time with Samantha and not nearly enough time with me. I don't want you to see Samantha ever again. You can't talk to her, see her, or interact with her in anyway. I think this is the best for us."

Jake clenched his hands into fists. How could she seriously think that she could control who he decided to hang out with and who didn't? Then he realized another thing: Kate was making what he had to do much easier. She had just given him the perfect opening that he needed. He took a deep breath and counted to ten to stay calm and then said

"Kate I'm not going to stop seeing Samantha just because you want me to. She's one of my best friends and if you don't like her then that's your problem, not mine."

Kate stared at Jake in disbelief. She couldn't believe that Jake wasn't listening to her at all. She then decided to retort back

"But you have to stay away from her Jake. I mean it. I'm your girlfriend and you have to do what I say."

Jake was getting really angry. Kate couldn't boss him around anymore and Jake wondered why he had let her boss him around for so long anyway.

"I don't have to do anything you tell me to Kate. I have my own mind and can think for myself." Jake looked into Kate's evil eyes and said "I'm breaking up with you."

Kate stared at Jake in disbelief again. Of all the things she expected Jake to say it certainly wasn't those awful words. This can't be happening to me thought Kate over and over again. For awhile she was completely speechless. She decided that she must've heard Jake wrong. Yes that was it, Kate was sure of it. She had only imagined those awful words. Kate got her voice back and said

"What? I thought I heard you say you wanted to break up with me, but that's impossible. Nobody ever wants to break up with me. I'm perfect. I must've misheard you before."

Jake was finally starting to see the real Kate. The Kate that he thought he knew was just an act to go out with him. This girl who had once been his girlfriend was nothing more than a prissy, demanding princess. He had had enough of Kate and all of her games and just wanted her out of his life for good.

"No princess you heard me correctly," said Jake slowly emphasizing his words, so Kate would understand them. "I'm breaking up with you. We're done, we're over, and we're no more Kate."

"This is not happening," said Kate with tears and rage in her evil eyes. "This is just some crazy dream and I'll wake up soon from it."

"Kate this isn't a crazy dream. How many times do I have to tell you that I'm breaking up with you?"

"Why are you breaking up with me?" asked Kate finally realizing that this wasn't a crazy dream after all. "We're so perfect together and besides the dance is only three days away. If you break up with me now we'll never be voted Valentine Prince and Princess." Kate kept babbling on about stuff like this and when she finally stopped she looked at Jake searching for the answers to her questions.

"The thing is we're not so perfect together Kate," said Jake in a solemn voice. "You don't want me talking to my best friend and all you care about is being voted Valentine Princess and I don't care about that kind of stuff. In fact I hate that kind of stuff. But the main reason I'm breaking up with you is because you don't respect my friends and I found out that you've been cheating on me with some guy named Matt Whittles."

Jake couldn't believe he just said so many words at once. If Sam was around she would've told him that he had used up all of his words for the month. He had missed those types of comments from Sam from all the time he had spent with Kate.

Kate stared at Jake and looked very pale. She didn't know what to say and just continued to stare at Jake in silent anger. She had no idea how Jake had found out about Matt. It must've been that filthy little cowgirl thought Kate to herself. She had seen Sam and her friends at the mall when she had met up with Matt there. That little filthy cowgirl would pay for this Kate thought. Finally Kate was composed enough to speak.

"I don't know how you know about Matt, but I guess it doesn't matter anymore. If you want to break up then I guess that's what we'll do. We're over and I never want to see you or Samantha again. You and that filthy little cowgirl will be sorry that you ever messed with Kate Sanley."

With that Kate slammed Jake's locker shut, glared at Jake with venom in her eyes and walked briskly down the hallway. Luckily only a few people had witnessed the downfall of Kate Sanley, but to Kate that was still too many witnesses. By tomorrow everybody would know that Jake Ely has broken up with her, Kate Sanley. Nobody ever broke up with Kate and lived to tell the tale. Kate was the one who broke hearts. She promised to herself she would get Jake and Sam back at the Valentine's Dance. She would just have to get Matt to take her now though.

Jake watched his ex-girlfriend walk down the hallway and still couldn't believe that he hadn't seen the real Kate until today. How could he have dated that girl? Jake was just glad that it was all over with now. He was still staring at Kate walking when she slipped and broke a heel on her pink high heels. He didn't feel sorry for her at all. Instead he felt like he was free for the first time in a very long time.

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