Last chapter! Yay!
The story starts when it was hot and it was summer
And I had it all, I had him right there where I wanted him
She came along, got him alone, and let's hear the applause
She took him faster than you can say sabotage
It's all her fault. Things would be good right now-bloody fantastic, actually-if it hadn't been for her. It was the Leaving Feast when everything started going the wrong way.
Sam Rose had been totally falling for me. Or, at least, he'd been talking to me more than normal, and looking at me a lot, and always laughing at my jokes. It seemed like he'd been falling for me, but I guess I was wrong. Anyway, I'd thought that after liking him for ages, maybe he finally liked me back! So I decided I had to ask him out before we left school for the summer.
Naturally, I had to procrastinate, and suddenly it was the last day and I still hadn't asked him. So I was sitting at the Gryffindor table getting ready to say something when Natalie effing Chang-Williams came over. She whispered something in his ear, he smiled and said yes, then she giggled, wedged herself on the bench beside him, and held his hand under the table for the rest of the feast. I'm telling you now that, as a spectator sitting across from them, it was a sickening sight.
I never saw it coming, wouldn't have suspected it
I underestimated just who I was dealing with
She had to know the pain was beating on me like a drum
She underestimated just who she was stealing from
At the time I couldn't believe what had just happened. I would never have imagined that Natalie would do that. We'd been friends since first year, and she knew I liked Sam. Sure, we had a fight in the fall and stopped talking, but I didn't think she actually hated me. I guess she did this as payback, which is ridiculous because she's the one who even started it. I could see her little smirk as she glanced at me to see how I was taking it. But you missed the memo, Natalie: I'm stronger than you think. I'm not gonna let some jealous ex-friend and an idiotic boy mess up my life. But before I move on, you, Natalie Chang-Williams, are going to be very sorry indeed.
She's not a saint, and she's not what you think
She's an actress, whoa
She's better known for the things that she does
On the mattress, whoa
I should've seen through her sweet, childlike facade when we were friends. I saw all the signs of her devilishness, but our friendship cause me to ignore them. It was the same with her reputation of being rather...blasé when it came to relationships, if you know what I mean.
Soon she's gonna find stealing other people's toys
On the playground won't make you many friends
She should keep in mind, she should keep in mind
There is nothing I do better than revenge
I remember when we were younger, I came down to breakfast one day and saw her wearing my necklace. "That's my necklace, Natalie!" I had said. Her eyes had gone all wide and she'd said innocently, "What do you mean? This is mine, I've had it for ages!" I'd been confused, and thought maybe I was wrong and it actually was hers, so I'd dropped the subject. Now I know it definitely was mine, and her attitude in that situation should have prepared me for this one.
I remember another time when we were younger. I humiliated one of my classmates in front of the entire school as revenge for them getting me detention. For her own well-being, I hope she remembers that as a warning.
She lives her life like it's a party and she's on the list
She looks at me like I'm a trend and she's so over it
I think her ever present frown is a little troubling
She thinks I'm psycho 'cause I like to rhyme her name with things but
Natalie's always so carefree. She acts like everyone loves her and therefore she can do whatever she wants. I used to admire her for being confident, but now I realize she's actually just obnoxious. Now, she always wrinkles her nose whenever I'm nearby. It's like I'm tarnishing her by associating her with my horrible uncool-ness.
Sophistication isn't what you wear or who you know
Or pushing people down to get you where you wanna go
Oh, they didn't teach you that in prep school, so it's up to me
But no amount of vintage dresses gives you dignity
She thinks I'm a loser because I wear jeans and t-shirts to Hogsmeade dates instead of designer dresses. She thinks she's so cool because she's friends with the popular crowd, and because she doesn't let people's feelings stand in the way of what she wants. Someday she'll realize that these things make you hated by most of the world.
I'm just another thing for you to roll your eyes at, honey
You might have him, but haven't you heard?
I'm just another thing for you to roll your eyes at, honey
You might have him, but I always get the last word
Now she just talks about how lame I am behind my back, but soon enough she'll regret everything she's ever said and done to me. She's got Sam, sure, but if all goes according to plan I'll end up winning even without him.
And do you still feel like you know what you're doing?
'Cause I don't think you do, oh
Do you still feel like you know what you're doing?
I don't think you do, I don't think you do
You think you're so clever, Natalie. Oh man, you took Sam from me! That is just so intimidating. Excuse the cliché, but I've got more brain cells in my pinky finger than you've got in your entire head. Right now you're congratulating yourself for doing the right thing, but someday really soon you are so going to regret it.
Let's hear the applause
C'mon show me how much better you are
See you deserve some applause
'Cause you're so much better
She took him faster than you can say sabotage
Watch out, Natalie. I'm gonna get you back for this.
"Better Than Revenge" by Taylor Swift. This one came the most naturally to me because I was in a similar situation just a couple days ago. I'm finally done with this story-reviews would be awesome!