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CHAPTER 2: Their Plan?

"Oh my god! Stand up, Casey. Let's go," Sally whispered and they dragged Casey away from the scene. Casey was still shocked, her eyes wet with tears. She just can't believe that her 'perfect' boyfriend turned out to be such a—

"Fucking scumbag," Kendra muttered. They drove Casey back to her house, and fortunately, the rest of her family is out to the movies. Sally was about to go back to the back room and give the couple, or more like asshole and slut, a piece of her mind, but then she decided not to. Casey's state is much more important than ahem, the safety of those wankers. Besides, Casey was still so shock that she hasn't started crying yet… which worries them deeply.

"Casey, honey, are you alright?" Sally asked her when they entered Casey's room. The McDonalds are really rich. Casey's father is one of the Supreme Court judges, and thus they have a huge family income. They're living in a mansion, but Casey hated every second she's staying there. Her mom and dad are always… 'arguing'.

Kendra rolled her eyes at Sally's question. "Duh. Her asshole of a boyfriend just cheated on her with her whore of a friend. Of course she's fucking alright." Kendra added sarcastically. Sally glared at Kendra. Obviously, Casey does not need this kind of stuff right now. What she needs now are some great friends, ice cream and chocolate, and yeah, maybe some wine or beer, too. Why can't Kendra shut up for a moment? She really has the worst 'potty-mouth' ever.

"Not helping." Sally muttered. Kendra sighed, and she approached Casey on the bed and hugged her. "I'm sorry, Case."

Sally sat with the two of them, and they're really worried now because Casey started to cry silently. No sound can be heard from her but tears continuously flow from her face. They will murder those two bastards. Kendra thought, angrily. Casey doesn't deserve these.

Casey continued crying, and she placed her head on Kendra's lap. Sally removed her shoes for her, and she retreated to the kitchen, hoping to get some food and maybe alcoholic drinks. Nothing suits a broken heart like alcohol and chocolate, right? Kendra arrived moments later with pizza and ice cream on one hand, while the other hand's holding a can of beer and some chocolates.

"What's this? Drink-your-way-to-sorrow-night?" Kendra asked, incredulous by the quantity of beer Sally brought back up.

Sally smiled and she tossed a can of beer to Casey. Casey caught it, and she drank it thirstily. "You can say that." Sally answered.

Casey sat on the bed, staring blankly at the window for hours; she couldn't bring herself to do anything else. Well, aside from sob and drink beer, that is. Kendra and Sally just sat by her quietly, just soothingly rubbing her arm and handing her some chocolate and ice cream every once in a while. They never said anything to her; they just sat by her, supporting her, even though in truth, they wanted to kick Max's balls so hard that he'll run back to his mother. Kendra turned the CD player on, and Swift's song entitled 'Pictures to burn' began playing in the background.

State the obvious
I didn't get my perfect fantasy
I realized you love yourself
More that you could ever love me

"What's wrong with me?" Casey asked her friends, suddenly breaking the silence. Sally looked at her, and then to Kendra, and she sighed. "I mean, there must be something wrong with me. After all, he wouldn't cheat on me if there wasn't anything wrong, right?" she asked, her lips quivering. Casey's eyes darted back to the windows and she can't help but close her eyes. She can never forget the scene playing in front of her eyes: Max and Emily having sex. Max and Emily kissing each other. Max and Emily… Casey can't help but break into tears again.

So go and tell your friends
that I'm obsessive and crazy
that's fine, I'll tell mine
you're gay and by the way

Kendra embraced her, not knowing what to say. Sally, on the other hand, spoke up, "Casey, there's nothing wrong with you. You can't honestly blame yourself for having an ass for a boyfriend. He's naturally a cheater. Forget about him." Sally drank her beer. Casey shook her head.

I hate that stupid old pickup truck
You never let me drive
You're a redneck, heartbreak
Who's really bad at lying

"I can't do that." Casey whispered.

Kendra stared at her, incredulous. "And why the hell not?" She asked. Sally nodded in agreement. What the fuck is Casey saying?

"I still love him," she quietly admitted, creating the most pathetic heart breaking picture they'd ever seen. "I want him to need me like I need him… I just-- I wish I made him feel the way that he makes me feel-- so complete, perfect, even if for a short period of time,"

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Derek slammed their door. What the fuck is he supposed to do now? His date turned out to be such a total whore, oh and wait, a total bore also. At first he wasn't complaining on how the things between the two of them were progressing, but when she suddenly mentioned the words, "father", "dinner", and "meeting" while making out with him… well, you cannot honestly blame him for running away, right? Meeting your Date's dad is like asking for her hand in marriage, and there is no way in hell he's doing such thing.

"Hey, Smerek! You're here." Marti squealed at him. Derek smiled at his little sister, and he can't help but chuckle upon seeing her wearing Barney's costume.

Derek scooped her up in his arms, and she giggled happily. "Now tell me, Smarti, why are you wearing the costume of the stupid purple dinosaur?" He asked, amused.

Marti raised her eyebrow at him, and she glared. "Barney's not stupid. He's very smart because of all the colors there is, he chose purple." Marti answered, pouting.

Derek can't help but laugh. "Okay, okay. Whatever you say, Smarti." He put her sister down, and he went straight to his room. He's just so tired. Tired of hockey practices, brainless girls, and oh yeah, tired of his dad's continuous nagging about college. He switched his lights on, and he frowned when he saw the Grade Grubber crying her eyes out in front of her friends. Kendra's massaging her back, and Sally's actually braiding her hair.

I wonder what's wrong. Derek thought. He shrugged it off, thinking that she's probably crying because she didn't ace a quiz or something. He went straight to his bed and he grinned when he saw her Mathematics text book lying there. That girl really is psychotic.

He grabbed the book, and flipped some of its pages. A picture fell down, and Derek can't help but grin. "Now this will be interesting." He muttered, glancing back at Casey's now closed window.

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Kendra and Sally looked at her like she's deranged or something. Maybe she is. Both of her best friends thought. Now, who in their right mind would still love her boyfriend who cheated on her like that?

"I want him back," Casey announced. "I'm going to get him back." She added, her voice determined.

Kendra stared at her, "Wait. What the fuck? What?" she cannot actually believe that her intelligent friend is that dense… ugh! That stupid.

Kendra sent Sally a deadly glare once that statement was made, clearly telling her that she handle this one cause frankly, she's lost for words. Sally turned to Casey, hoping to smooth things out, wishing to convince her against what she obviously wanted. Is this the effect of alcohol or what? "Casey, are you sure? Do you really think that scumbag; I mean that he's worth it? Worth all the pain? The trouble?"

Casey sobbed again, and this time Sally's heart melted. Casey looked at them, fierce agony and desperation in her eyes. She answered painfully, "Yes. I love and need him so much. I… just can't imagine life without him," Casey finished pathetically. Kendra can't help but look at her. Damn. She just officially fulfilled the most pathetic role of a heart broken and desperate teenage girl in their eyes.

Sally sighed, and unwittingly, she responded, "Fine, if you think so. We'll help you get that bastard back,"

Kendra stared at Sally, and she glared at her other best friend. She dragged Sally out of the room, leaving a crying Casey all by herself. Kendra slammed the door after her, and she slapped Sally's hand. "WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU JUST SAY? Oh wait, let me rephrase that… DO YOU HAVE ANY, ANY IDEA, AT ALL ON WHAT YOU JUST AGREED TO???" she shouted loudly, happy for once that Casey's mom is an obsessive freak like her daughter and she made her room sound proofed like everybody else's.

Sally pushed Kendra away, sighing loudly, "Don't you get it--?"

"I obviously don't." Kendra snapped at her. Sally glared at Kendra, and she gave her the look that simply means, 'Shut up, and let me talk.' Kendra nodded, and she pursed her lips.

Sally wiped her face with her hands in frustration. "Kenn, listen to me. We're not really going to help her, instead we'll make her think that we're helping her but in truth we'll make her realize that that fucking moron doesn't deserve her… that she's better off without him. Besides, think about it. She'll still continue with her plan even though we don't help her. This is much better this way since we can control what she will do. We'll have some leverage or some shit like that." She finished. Kendra just glared at her. She wanted to dismiss the idea like hell… it's a shitty plan, after all. But she can't help but see that Sally has a point, and she also wanted Casey to realize what's good for her...

"That's a stupid plan." Kendra commented. Sally smirked, knowing that sooner or later, Kendra will agree with her. "Well it's worth it. I'll do whatever I can to make sure Casey's better off without that jerk."

Kendra sighed. She actually wanted to argue more but she decided not to push it anymore. If you can't beat them, then fuck, join them. "Damn it to hell. Fine, I'm in. just make sure that shitty plan of yours will work."

"Yes!" Sally exclaimed, ecstatic that she had convinced her. Kendra grumbled and kept on muttering curse words, but what the heck? She already said yes. "I don't like it, though." She warned her.

Sally smiled, "I don't care. As long as you're helping. What the hell? Let's go inside. We can't trust her to be alone by herself now."

Kendra nodded. "Yeah, her room's on the third floor after all. I don't want her neck broken or something." Sally glared at her and they rush back inside the room.

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"I'm sorry Derek, but I love him. I care for you, I do… it's just that…" She paused, crying. Derek can't even look at her anymore. He can feel his heart being shattered to pieces and he hates it. Now he knows what those girls had felt when he dumped them. It's bloody fucking awful.

She held his hand, but he pushed her away. Her blue eyes are filled with tears, and Derek hates himself more for adding pain to her agonized self already. "I get it. You still love him. Go." He pushed her away, and tears fell down his face. She kissed his cheeks, and then she left… her brown locks being caressed by the wind as she walk away… from him.

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"Casey," Kendra called out to her when they returned, trying to gain her attention from where she was staring at. "I'll—we'll help you out, we promise. But tell me on thing, what makes him so desperately important to you?" She asked, exasperated. She loves Casey, but sometimes she just can't understand her and her issues per se.

Casey bowed her head, ashamed. Tears fell down her face again, and Sally embraced her, giving her comfort. "I need him to make me whole. I'm broken without him," and yes, her voice did break when she said those statements.

Sally looked at her, pity in her eyes. Where is the strong Casey she knows? "Case, you're better off without him. You don't need him."

Casey stared at her, panic and disbelief in her blue eyes. "Then how come he can replace me so easily?" she asked them, sobbing. "There must be something wrong with me because he was able to fuck other girls behind my back. I must be a horrible girlfriend."

"Okay, okay, calm down," Sally told her in a placating manner, hugging her, desperately trying to soothe her. Kendra sighed, and she just caressed Casey's hair. Damn that Max for breaking her like this.

"Well, if we're going to really do this then we need a plan," Kendra announced.

"We do?" Sally asked at the same time Casey said, "You'll help me really?" Doubt is eminent on the voice and expressions of her two best friends. Kendra smiled at them sweetly, and she answered, "Yes to both of your questions. Now, quit whining, and let's start rolling."

Casey squealed and she hugged her friends, smiling. "Thanks, you two." Kendra and Sally can't help but smile. What the hell? If this stupidity will make her happy again, then what the fuck? She'll give it a go.

"Okay, let's start. We must set some ground rules." Kendra announced. Sally nodded, and Casey looked at them, clearly confused.

"Rules?" Casey asked. They can hear some honking below and she figured that the rest of her family's back from the movies. Oh great. Let's just hope they won't start calling for her.

"Yup, ground rules: the do's and the don'ts of getting a guy to fall head over heels in love with you." Sally answered for her. Kendra smirked. Sometimes, she and Sally really act like their twins. They know what the other one is thinking.

Kendra added, "In love with you again, and this time, it will last." She smiled. Casey still looked worried and clueless.

"How will we do that?" She asked them. Sally smirked, and Kendra rolled her eyes.

"It's pretty simple really. Be a challenge. Be a tease. Make him chase." Kendra started. Sally high-fived her, and she added, "And how will you do that to your boyfriend? Easy. Make him come. Make him want you. Make him suffer."

"What else should I do?" Casey asked, liking the fact that she has hope now. Oh, how she love her friends. She's really lucky to have them beside her.

Kendra paused for a minute, and then she added. "Don't have sex with him. He's fucking another girl, so stop giving him pleasure. Make him want you bad. Besides, you might catch whatever germs and disease that bastard may have from screwing a whore like Em. Who knows what the two of them might have in their itchy organs?" Sally laughed at that one, and Casey also grinned. Kendra looked at them, and she smiled sheepishly, "What?"

Casey rolled her eyes, but then she pursed her lips again when she remembered Emily. "What am I supposed to do with her?"

Sally chimed in. "Pretend nothing happened. Act like you're still best friends with her, but stop telling her your secrets."

"But how will she still think that I'm still her friend if I kept on hanging out with you guys?" Casey asked, confused yet her eyes looked calculating already.

Kendra looked at Sally, and Sally did the same. They winked at each other, and they grinned. "Simple. You'll sabotage, I mean, 'plan' her sweet sixteen next month."

"I will not help that bitch." Casey protested indignantly.

"Oh come on, Case. You will. After all, you're great at party planning." Kendra reasoned out. Casey still looked doubtful.

"Besides, who said anything about the party being GREAT?" Sally grinned evilly. Kendra laughed at that one.

Casey smiled uncomfortably, but hey, a girl with a broken heart can be convinced to anything right? "Okay then. What about Max?" she asked. She really wanted him back to prove to him and to herself that she deserves him.

"Make him jealous. Flirt with a constant guy. Find a boy toy that you can hang out with, but it's simply pretend and completely platonic. Noel, maybe?" Kendra suggested. Casey and Sally merely rolled their eyes. Like that will happen. Never again is she dating that sappy, possessive bastard. Besides, how can it be platonic when Noel is her ex? "No." Casey answered. "Too complicated."

Sally kept quiet for a moment, and then she clapped her hands. "I know! How about Derek?"

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Done. I know, this chapter sucks. I hate it myself. But what the hell? It's part of the plot. :D Read and Review please, if you want an update. XD

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