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One week later
"Jess, what do I do? He won't talk to me" Amanda said, laying on her bed.
"Ok, start over, what happened after he said he couldn't believe you kept it from him?"
"Well, we drove to Animal Kingdom to look at the animals, spent an hour or so there and then drove home."
"What'd you guys talk about?" Jess asked, fearing she already knew the answer.
"We didn't" Amanda quietly said, covering her head with her pillow.
"Oh…and you haven't talked since?"
"What do you think?" Amanda snapped "sorry, Jess I've really hurt him. He won't pick up his phone, whenever I go to his house, he's never home. I can't find him at school. I don't know what to do anymore."
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"It's been a week man, you gotta talk to her" Maybeck, of all the people in the world, said.
"I agree, believe it or not" Philby chuckled at the thought of agreeing with Maybeck.
"I know, I know but, I just can't" Finn said, as he was lying on his bed. It wasn't that he was mad at Amanda; he just hadn't gotten over the initial shock of being separated from his girlfriend.
"I know you're hurt" therapist Philby said "but if I know girls…"
"IF being key word" Maybeck interrupted.
Philby stopped and stared at the constantly interrupting jock. "And you do?"
"Well, my girlfriend isn't in tears all the time about not being with you at college" Maybeck said.
"What do you mean?" Philby asked, suddenly intrigued.
"Willa's been a mess lately. I don't know this from personal experience, just what Charlie's told me, but you need to talk to her. She still hasn't been accepted yet has she?" Maybeck asked.
Philby put his head down, for he knew all too well what was going on with Willa. "No."
"Sorry to point out the obvious solution but, you both need to talk to your girls."
"I hate it when you're right" Philby said.
"Nah, you just hate admitting I'm right" Maybeck grinned, then looked at Finn with sad eyes. "This is hard on Amanda too…don't be mad cause she told us and not you."
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"Willa? Are you in here?" Charlene asked as she welcomed herself into Willa's bedroom. "Your mom told me to come on up."
Willa came out from her sanctuary under her sheets.
"Oh Willa, what's wrong? And why did I have to hear about it from your mother and not you" she jokingly scowled, even though it was the truth.
"Sorry, I'm just depressed. Everybody is and I guess it got to me. Do you realize after graduation, we won't be together anymore?"
"I'm trying not to think about it" sighed Charlene.
"Me either but I can't help it."
"It's scary, a new experience, new people, a new life. We've been so used to saving Disney World and now…now we move on. There's nothing we can do to stop it, it's the circle of life" Charlene smiled at her Disney reference.
"Charlie, that was beautiful" Willa grinned, and hugged her best friend.
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"Call her!" Maybeck said.
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A few blocks away…
"Call him!" Jess said.
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"I can't, she probably wouldn't pick up" Finn said, knowing for a fact she wouldn't since he'd ignored her so many times.
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"No" Amanda said.
"Go to him" Jess begged.
"I've tried that" Amanda said, flustered.
"You haven't tried Saturday's" Jess pointed out.
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"I can't go to her house" Finn responded to Philby's ridiculous request.
"Give me one good reason why not" Philby said, waiting patiently for something stupid to escape Finn's mouth.
Finn paused, "Cause I think I hurt her more than she hurt me" he answered quietly.
"Go, apologize. Even if nothings your fault, still apologize just because you're a guy and it's always our fault" Maybeck said.
Philby turned to give Maybeck a look of shock.
"Yeah, I can be deep" chuckled Maybeck.
…..
"I can't believe I'm doing this" Amanda whispered as she turned the corner. She could see Finn's house at the end of the block.
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"At least fix your hair! You look like you crawled out of bed or something" Maybeck said as Philby smacked him.
Finn stopped halfway down his drive and turned around to give Maybeck a look that said 'Duh'.
"Right, sorry, now go get your girl" Maybeck said as he and Philby waited behind.
"I suppose you fix your hair before going to see Charlie?" Philby asked.
"Are you serious? If I showed up at her house looking like that" he said pointing to Finn "she'd kill me."
"So you're not seeing Charlene today?" Philby asked, preparing to run from Maybeck once he'd understood what he'd just said.
"Yeah I am but…wait…hey now! Come back here!" Maybeck said as he noticed Philby jogging around the house.
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Finn thought he saw a figured running towards him but decided he was hallucinating.
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There he is, Amanda thought. She picked up her speed without realizing or remembering why her and Finn hadn't been talking. She thought he looked confused but didn't care. She needed him to hold her in his arms and tell her that everything was going to be ok.
As she got close enough that if she sprinted, it'd take her seconds to reach him, Amanda cried out "Finn!"
Finn started running towards her faster than she was and whispered "Amanda."
Amanda approached him and without hesitation, jumped into his arms and wrapped her legs around his waist. They stayed there for what seemed like hours. Finn didn't want to let go, for fear that when he did, she wouldn't stay. He was the first to break the silence.
"I'm sorry" he whispered in her ear without breaking apart.
Amanda tilted her head back slightly to say something, but it was long forgotten when Finn beat her to it.
"Don't" and with that one word, Finn brought Amanda's face to his in a kiss that made Amanda pull back for oxygen.
"I should've told you" Amanda breathed as Finn put her down.
"I should've been more understanding" Finn shook his head in embarrassment and chuckled "what are we doing?"
Amanda suppressed a giggle "being stupid teenagers.
Finn slightly nodded and said "we still need to talk…"
"I know" she agreed, though she didn't want too.
"My place. Come one" he smiled, taking her hand and holding on for dear life.
Awwwww! I love this chapter…review and let me know your thoughts
By the way, if you noticed in the reviews, I had my friend Story say that I wasn't able to get on fanfiction from my college internet….well….I typed in .com not .net so that makes a difference! I'm here to stay! -Amanda