I'm here again! Okay, so this concentrates on the hardships of Jabian, Nina being depressed, and the group routines form! P.S., next chapter is the talent show =).
Joy
I finally had everything I could possibly want! Yet, I felt bored. I wonder why? "Fabes, you like the movie?" I asked him, nudging him with my popcorn box. He smiled, but that quickly vanished. "It's good…" he said unconvincingly. I laughed. "Not one for rom-coms, eh? Well, we could always forget the movie and…" I set the popcorn on the table and kissed him on the lips.
Fabian
Was it possible to get bored with your girlfriend? I'd never gotten bored with Nina, but with Joy we were always watching movies or kissing. I didn't even feel…a spark like when I did with Nina. Also, I felt like a piece of me was missing, a part that Nina took. Then, an epiphany (I love that word!) came over me. I loved Nina, even if she didn't love me.
Nina (during Fabian and Joy's date)
"Okay, Gran. I love you too. Good luck with chemo." I set the phone down and started sobbing. Gran was getting worse, and the doctors weren't sure if she'd last more than a month at this rate. A month. And I couldn't even be there for her.
I felt arms wrap around me, but they weren't the ones I wanted. They weren't Gran's, or James's, or Fabian's. They were Amber's. "It's okay. She'll get through this. She's strong. She won't leave you. I promise you," Amber said. I nodded, wiping away stray tears. "I just need Fabian," I said nasally, since my nose was running. "I need him, as a best friend at least." Amber nodded understandingly, and I raced downstairs to find Fabian's arms.
*Line Break*
"You're an amazing kisser," I heard Joy say. I froze, and peeked around the hardwood paneling of the hallway. There they were, my ex best friend/boyfriend, and my enemy, locking lips. Joy immediately saw me, but Fabian was too busy clearing the popcorn for her. She sneered at me, and as soon as he sat back down, Joy kissed him-with her eyes OPEN. When they pulled away, she winked at me, and said, "Fabian, who's your least favorite person in Anubis house?" Fabian wasted no time in answering, "Nina."
Eddie
I was laying on my bed, listening to a marathon of Sick Puppies, when all of a sudden, my vision blurred. Then, it abruptly came right into focus. Except, I wasn't in my bedroom anymore, but in the girl's bathroom. There, Nina sat on the toilet, her face tear streaked. In her hand was a bottle of Aspirin, and she held a grungy piece of loose leaf notebook paper in the other. She looked up at the ceiling, and whispered, "I'll be there soon, Mom."
Nina
"I'll be there soon, Mom," I whispered. I set my note that I had rewritten many times on the marble countertop, and took a deep breath. "Nina!" I heard someone call, but it was too late. I uncapped the bottle, and was about to dunk the entire contents into my mouth, when someone knocked it away.
*Line Break*
Fabian
"So, why did you ask me that?" I asked Joy. "Oh, I just wanted to hear you say that," she said, grinning slyly. "Look, Joy…as great as you are, all I want is Nina right now. I'm sorry." I stood up to leave, but Joy grabbed me. "Please, Fabes…she broke up with you through text message. Doesn't that make her despicable?" she asked. "Joy, you sent that text message all along! I've been waiting for you to admit it, but you won't give up!" I shoved her off and went to my room.
*Line Break*
Eddie
"Nina!" I screamed as soon as my vision returned to normal. I ripped out my earplugs, and sprinted upstairs. She was tilting the bottle into her mouth…don't die, Nina! I'm your protector! I whisked the bottle away, and threw the tablets she was about to eat out the window. She spat out the rest, and lunged at me. "Give me them back!" she screamed. "Nina, why would you commit suicide? There's so much to live for!" "NO THERE ISN'T!" she screeched. Tears started pouring out of her eyes, threatening to create a flood unless stopped.
I pried her off my back-she was still clawing at me-and set her gently on the toilet. I grabbed a box of tissues, and offered her one. While she dabbed at her eyes, the story came out just like the flood of tears. "And nobody cares!" Nina sobbed at the end. "Nina, I care," I told her, sitting on the edge of the bathtub. "No, you don't! I've been crying in my room every day, and nobody comes up. Joy bullies me in front of you all, and you don't stop her. Nobody cares!" I immediately felt bad. I was her protector, and I didn't care anymore about her. "I'm so, so sorry. Is there any way I can repay you?" I said sincerely. She sniffled, and said, "Carry me to bed."
*Line Break*
Joy
Nina did this to me. All she has done is cry her eyes out, for no reason! One thing's for sure, and that is that she needs to be taught a lesson.
Today was group rehearsals. We decided to talk about what we were dancing to, when Nina spoke up. "Guys…I need to do a dare for Jerome, and that means we have to dance to that song I made him do. I'm sorry." Everyone seemed cool with it, but I wasn't. Who does she think she is, making us do a song? I wanted to do a song by Cinderella, and Nina was going to be the wicked ugly stepmother. Now, I couldn't do it! I snapped, and attacked her.
Nina
Thank god everyone liked the idea. Jerome would've pranked me until I couldn't bear it, if they didn't. I was happy once again, that is, until I saw Joy hitting my chest hard.
Thank goodness my parents made me take karate when I was little, and I got a black belt. I kicked Joy upwards, and flipped off my back and onto my feet in a second. Joy seemed stunned, but I came in from her side and jabbed her in the gut. She doubled over in pain, so I hit the back of her legs, making her fall to the ground, and walked out unharmed.
*Line break*
I was feeling pretty good about myself, until I came down. Joy was being tended to by everyone, and they all glared at me as I walked in. "What did I do?" I asked, grabbing an apple and biting into it. "You hurt Joy!" Patricia snapped. Oh, I hurt her? I was angry beyond words. "I HURT JOY? I HURT JOY?" I yelled. "Nina calm dow-" "No, I won't calm down. You all hurt me! First, my brother dies, leaving me so sad I wanted to die, and then you shut me out with only Amber. Joy starts bullying me, but then Fabian helps me through it, and things are good. Oh, but when I go to my brother's funeral, it turns out my gran has incurable cancer. So I help her, and when I come back, my oh-so-loving boyfriend is cheating on me! So then I end up in the same situation I was in last time, but this time, it's tearing me up. I thought you were my friends. You know, I tried to get away from all this, but only Eddie stopped me. You guys didn't care. Go die in a hole, except for Amber, Alfie and Eddie." I left the room, not caring what they thought of me.
This was really enjoyable to write!
~ChocoAwesomeness~