Chapter 2 of Naïve Wishes! Enjoy!
I was asleep on the cold floor of the janitor's closet. Even though I had cried until I was exhausted, I was still crying in my sleep.
Slowly I sat up and pulled out my Pearphone to look at the time. 4:50 pm. School had let out over an hour ago.
Ping!
My hone alerted me that I had 12 missed calls and 17 new messages. *The names in front of the text are who it's from.*
Beck: Hey, man. What's up?
Tori: Robbie! Why are you not here? Call me!
Jade: Beck told me I should text you to see if you're okay. I really don't care.
Andre: Yo, Robbie! Pick up the phone!
And so on...
Not a single message from Cat. How could she be so blind?
I decided to call Beck.
*Phone Call*
Me: Hey, Beck. I skipped school because I'm feelin' down.
Beck: What happened?
Me: Well, Cat is dating this Ethan guy...
Beck: So what? She's dated other guys around you.
Me: He tried to rape her this weekend.
Beck: *silence*
Me: Beck?
Beck: HE DID WHAT?
Me: She came running to me saying how he tried to rape her on Friday, but now she's dating him again. She said that he told her it was a joke he was playing on her.
Beck: AND CAT BELIEVED HIM?
Me: Well, yeah.
Beck: Alright. I'm going to find that bastard and beat the crap out of him.
Me: *silence*
Beck: Bye, Robbie. I'll tell everyone you're okay and call you later.
Me: Bye, Beck.
*End of Phone Call*
I sighed and tossed my phone into my bag. This day was going great, I thought sarcastically. I waited until 5:30 to go home.
As I was walking into my house, a rush of cold air blew over me. I rubbed my hands along my arms to heat myself up. What does the thermostat say?
It's 53 degrees Fahrenheit in here. Almost as cold as I felt inside. I quickly changed the temperature to 72 degrees.
Ring, ring! Ring, ring!
My phone startles me into reality.
*Phone Call*
Me: Hello?
Beck: Hey, Robbie. I talked to Cat. You're right. She's being totally naïve and stupid. Jade and I tried to talk some sense into her, but she wouldn't listen. What should we do now?
Me: I really don't know. I...I implied that I liked her, but she turned me down. It was so cruelly, though. I said she didn't know what love was, because if she did, she'd be with me. Her voice got scary and mean and she said "Do you think I'd ever be with you?"
Beck: Wait, wait. You like Cat?
Me: I love her.
Beck: Cat Valentine?
Me: Yes.
Beck: Wow. That doesn't sound like Cat.
Me: I know.
Beck: Why don't you call her?
Me: She won't talk to me...
Beck: Then go to her house.
Me: *silence*
Beck: Do it. If you need anything, give me a ring.
Me: Fine. I'll talk to you later.
*End of Phone Call.
I sighed for the billionth time that day and grabbed my car keys from the coffee table.
It was a short drive to Cat's place, but with my stomach doing summersaults, it felt like 2 seconds. I pulled into Cat's driveway and turned off the car.
Taking a deep breath, I opened the car door and walked to the front porch. I reached out with a shaking hand and rang the doorbell.
"Coming!" I heard Cat's voice call cheerfully.
She arrived a few seconds later and opened the door. As soon as she saw my face, I knew she was going to slam the door, so I pushed past her and into her house.
"Robbie! Get out!" she yelled.
"No, Cat. We have to talk!" I yelled back at her.
Cat pouted and crossed her arms. Even though I'm angry with her, she looked so adorable.
"Cat, I'm sorry for yelling at you earlier, but you need to see the truth. Ethan is just using you for sex, nothing else. I know his type, he's lucky he reeled you into his trap, and I know your relationship will only lead to heartbreak." I said as calmly as I could.
Cat sighed sadly and uncrossed her arms.
"I...I know that, Robbie. I just...I just thought I loved him. I didn't want to believe he'd do that to me." She said after a long pause.
"You dated him for a week before he tried to rape you. I wouldn't call that love." I told her.
"What do you know about love, Robbie?" She asked me defensively.
"I know that when you love someone, you want to be with them at all times. They are the only ones that can make you feel truly happy. They are the only ones who-"
Cat shut me up with a kiss.
Sorry it's so short! New chapter will be up within the next three days!