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The dreadful call came on Halloween night. I was passing out candy to the trick-or-treaters that came by, when the phone rang.
"Hello"
"Hi is this Claire Lyons?'" asked a strong male voice.
"Yes it's her speaking, May I ask who this is?"
"Claire its Cam Fisher"
That name made my stomach hurt and my eyes flood over. Since the day that he had moved, this is the first that he has called.
"Do I know you from somewhere Cam?"
"Claire stop messing around. You remember me cuz I was your first "true love"!"
He said true love like it was a total joke. That hit me hard.
"Oh now it's all coming back to me… Were you the guy that I had that amazing night with! Why didn't you call sooner?"
In reality I had never been to a bar and would never get together with anyone who was at a bar!
"What? Claire seriously I didn't call to play games with you!"
"Oh I'm sorry I'm wasting your precious time. I guess I do that a lot. Have a nice life Fisher!"
I slammed the phone down so hard I was sure I had broken it. By now my eyes were stinging and my stomach was doing 360s over and over. All he could say is I didn't call to play games with you! He didn't even want to catch up on what he had missed in the years he was gone. Cam didn't really miss much anyways.
The phone started ringing again but it wasn't Cam's number.
"Hello?"
"Claire I'm really sorry I was a jerk, but I need to talk to you!"
I spoke to soon.
"This isn't your number though…"
"Yeah it's my house phone. Before was my cell."
"That's great! What do you want? I don't have all day!"
I felt like screaming at the top of my lungs.
"Claire what you're about to hear may surprise you a lot, but just listen to the whole thing"
"Sure. Whatever."
"I'm getting married."
The phone immediately fell out of my shaky hands. Married? That was impossible. He was going to get married to me. We were going to have a fairy tale happy ending. I had already thought this through many times in my head. The only thing I missed was that fairy tale endings never happen.
My whole world just came crashing down in the last 10 minutes. I lost the love of my life, I—
My thoughts were interrupted by Cam screaming my name over the phone. I quickly picked up the phone.
"Yeah?"
"Are you okay I heard a big crash?"
"Oh I'm just peachy!"
"Great!"
Obviously he doesn't get sarcasm.
"Yeah…."
"Oh back to the wedding. I was inviting you to mine and Olivia's wedding!"
Back up did he just say Duh-livia!!
"You and Olivia are getting married?"
"Yeah… She's great!"
The last thing he had said made me wince. Since when was that thing "great".
"Uhhh…. When is the wedding and stuff?"
"Oh it's gonna be November 23! That's Olivia's birthday! It'll be at our house in Illinois. I'll give you the directions later."
The way he told me about the wedding made me feel sick to my stomach even more than I already was. He made it sound so great and fantastic. It was for him. And what about "our house"! He and Olivia living together… that must be fun!
"Wait the wedding is in less than a month!!"
"Yeah! Sorry for the late notice…. I just proposed to her and we want to get the wedding over with…."
I could see him doing his innocent look.
"That's just wonderful! Anyways I don't know if I can come!"
"What? Why? Claire I need you there you're like my only friend that I have…. Everyone else hates me!"
"I wonder why Cam? Wait I do know why! Let me see you are gone for 10 years and you only call to say something when you're getting married!? Cam do you know how I felt when you never returned my calls or letters! My whole world collapsed, I was in depression until like last month. And you were just sitting on your big fat ass in Illinois having a gay old time! Oh and you don't know how I felt and obviously you really don't care how I felt!!"
I felt like screaming at him more, but I decided to let him take that much in first. After all, he was a sensitive guy!
The line went quiet and I thought for sure he had hung up. That's when I heard the sniffle.
"Cam?"
My own voice sounded shaky like I was on the verge of tears. I actually was.
"Claire look I'm really sorry, but there's nothing I can do about it now….."
He was right, but he wasn't even sensitive about it. He really didn't care at all. I think that's what bothered me the most.
"There's nothing you can do about it now, but if you would have done something….. Never mind! Just don't expect me to come to your wedding!!"
I was about to hang up when I heard a pleading cry shout "Claire Stacey Lyons I will never forget you!"
"I will always remember you Cam Fisher."
The last day we were together, those were the last words we had said to each other.
"Claire the last day we were together it runs through my mind everyday! Then I wonder to myself why am I not marrying you? That's when I realize that you and mere just like 2 cars passing by…….. Were just meant to be friends. I never forgot about you it just hurt too much to look at your letters and listen to your voice over the phone."
That made me break down. By the time he was finished talking I was bawling again. I wasn't just bawling because he didn't want to marry me, I was crying tears of joy. What he said was so cute and adorable, wait I'm supposed to be mad at him. I put on my serious face and picked up the phone.
"Cam what you did to me….. it hurt me bad. I don't know if I can forgive you anymore or if I can go to your wedding. It'll hurt too much…."
Over the phone I could almost hear Cam's face change from a hopeful one to a sad one.
"If that's the way you feel, then so be it."
"Cam….. I'm really sorry. Send me the directions just in case. Bye."
I hung up before he could answer. I didn't want him to hear me cry. Then I would look like an emotional piece of crap, which I kinda was.
My phone started ringing AGAIN! It was Cam…. Great!
"Hello?"
"Hi Claire this is Olivia!"
Oh so the slut decides to call! Whoop-de-do-do.
"Oh hi"
"Yeah so I heard you aren't coming to mine and Cammie-Poo's wedding!"
Ugh! Cammie-Poo??
"Yeah why do you care?"
"Oh well I think you should cuz, maybe then you can actually make real friends!!"
That bitch went too far!
"Wait! I don't think I'm the one that needs friends. Anyways how many people are actually coming to your wedding? Like 2!"
"My whole family and Cam's are coming for your information!!
"That's just wonderful! Anyways I have a date with my BOYFRIEND that day. Sorry!"
The truth was I haven't gone on a date with anybody since Cam! I knew it would hurt too much and I didn't want to get hurt again.
"Oh really! Why don't you just ask your date to go to the wedding with you!? Then you'll be there for Cammie-Poo!!"
Ugh! That girl disgusted me!
"Oh I never thought of that! Jeez Olivia you're such a genius!!"
"Why thank you Claire! Anyways I can't wait to meet your boy friend! I'm sure he'll be ugly as hell!"
"Oh and I can't wait to go to your wedding! I'll definitely come in all black! Chao!"
I hung up before she could answer.
That stupid bitch! How dare she insult me like that. I had bigger problems then slut-ivia though. I needed a date for the wedding and fast! But who? I mean like nobody would want to date me. Well there was maybe one person….. but he would be a challenge to get! He would be perfect though. I had already made Cam jealous with this guy before.
Who could go wrong with Josh Hotz?? Good question but I bet you know the answer….. me!
Sorry I haven't updated in like forever! My teachers are all giving me last minute projects! Grrrrrrr! Anyways I'll try to put up the next chappy soon! Review!
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