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Chapter 15: Promises Broken

Mitchie hates him. With a passion. How can he just move on so quickly? Did he really not care about her, at all? Was their entire relationship a crappy lie? Mitchie can't help herself, but think about what could have been.

"What do you mean?" Mitchie asks with tears running down her face.

Caitlyn sighs and pulls Mitchie into the girl's bathroom.

"Mitch, he's moved on. He's going out with Riley."

Riley Haynes. The name makes Mitchie's blood boil. Shane and Riley were first partnered together in Chemistry II, how she managed to get into Chemistry II was unbelievable. Anyway, Mitchie had once caught Riley-kissing Shane in the hallway. After about seven thousand apologies from Shane, none from Riley, and a promise from him that he would never ever talk to her again, Mitchie forgave him.

"He's going out with that, slut?" Mitchie asks rhetorically.

Caitlyn knows better than to mess with Mitchie when she's mad about something. Especially involving her stupid ex-boyfriend. Mitchie rambles on and on for a few minutes before she stalks out of the bathroom, still mad. Caitlyn has to nearly run to catch up with her.

"Where are you going?" Caitlyn says, trying to catch her breath once they stop at a familiar locker.

Mitchie says nothing as she walks up to Shane and pulls him around to face her.

"Do you hate me, that much? I mean really! Am I nothing to you now?" Mitchie yells.

Everyone in the hallway looks at her. She doesn't care if she's making a scene. Shane tilts his head like a confused puppy not knowing what he did wrong. He opens his mouth to speak, but Mitchie interrupts.

"You promised me, Shane. You promised me." Mitchie whispers and puts her head down.

Shane suddenly remembers and opens his mouth again.

"Mitchie.." he whispers.

Caitlyn stays back, afraid for what might happen. Of course, she notices him. He's leaning against his locker, staring at her. She looks away quickly. Mitchie runs away before Caitlyn can even process what's happening. Caitlyn looks up at Shane and sees a red handprint on his face. Before she knows it, she's laughing. Shane glares at her and she stops.

"What the crap with miss slut, Shane?" Caitlyn asks, walking up to him.

Shane shrugs and looks away.

"Hey, don't give me that crap! You weren't the one in the bathroom when I told Mitchie," Caitlyn yells then whispers, "You weren't there to see her cry, Shane."

Shane's head snaps up.

"She.. cried?"

His voice is unbelieving.

Caitlyn rolls her eyes, "She loves you, Shane. Of course she cried! You need to cut the crap if you ever want to get her back."

Caitlyn walks away without looking at Nate. Caitlyn's phone vibrates and she answers it.

"Hello?"

Caitlyn stops in the middle of the hallway, she still feels his eyes on her.

"We're… moving? Again? No! You promised!" Caitlyn whispers into the phone angrily.

Caitlyn closes her eyes and says, "My best friend is having a breakdown right now, I can't deal with this. I'll call you when I'm coming home."

With that said, she hangs up the phone with tears running down her face. She hears her name being called and she turns around.

"Caitlyn.. what's wrong?" Nate asks while walking toward her with Shane right behind him.

Caitlyn shakes her head and says, "I'm fine."

She walks away from the two confused teenaged boys while calling her best friend.

Hey this is Mitchie, leave a message..

"Dang it, Mitchie." Caitlyn mutters to herself as she hangs up and tries again.

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That was on Wednesday. It's been a full 52 hours,. She sighs and looks around the cafeteria. She hasn't told her best friend the news.. yet. Caitlyn's family is moving3120 minutes, and 187,200 seconds. Not that she's counting … again.

Caitlyn watches Mitchie dance with Jack, captain of the football team. Mitchie laughs at something Jack has said and Caitlyn rolls her eyes. It's all a show. For Shane, of course. Except for the fact that he hasn't showed up yet.

"Neither has Nate.." Caitlyn whispers to herself.

"Did you say something?"

Caitlyn freezes, talking to herself is starting to become a problem. She's considering going to a mental institution.

"Um.. nothing. Sorry." She says with a slight smile towards the cute boy who interrupted her conversation with herself.

He smiles and takes a sip of his punch.

"So.. why's someone pretty like you here without a date?" he asks.

Caitlyn blushes and says, "Um.. I don't know.. Wait how'd you know that I'm-"

Suddenly he pulls her in for a kiss. He pulls away first, smiling at her. She smiles back.

"What was that for?" She asks, then adds, "Not that I'm complaining."

The boy laughs and says, "Nate was watching."

Surprised, Caitlyn looks in the direction he nodded in and sure enough, there was Nate.. with a huge scowl on his face. Caitlyn turns around to thank the mysterious boy, but he's gone. Confused, Caitlyn pours herself a cup of punch. Conveniently, she's been by the concession stand since the dance started.. at eight o'clock. It's well past nine now, and Caitlyn's gotten bored. She's even counted how many tiles there are on the floor, 562. Caitlyn sighs and wishes she brought a date. Thinking about this, she looks over towards Nate. Shockingly, there's not a girl attached to his arm. Caitlyn rolls her eyes and thinks to herself bitterly, at the moment.

"hey Cait!" Mitchie says while walking up to get a cup of punch.

"Hey, so.. How's Jack?"

Mitchie puts on a fake smile, prepared to lie, obviously, when Caitlyn cuts her off.

"No need to lie, Mitch. I'm your BFFFFFFF remember?" Caitlyn says with a laugh.

Mitchie laughs whole-heartedly and smiles.

"I want to play a song, you think the teacher's would let me?" Mitchie says quietly.

Caitlyn looks around. No teachers in sight.

"Um Mitch, hate to break it to you, but there are no teachers."

Mitchie looks around frantically then sighs, "oops. I was supposed to handle the chaperones… "

Caitlyn laughs and pushes her towards the DJ station. Across the cafeteria, Shane's been trying to convince Nate to talk to Caitlyn.

"But what if-" Nate starts again.

Shane groans and slaps Nate on the head, "If you don't go over there and talk to her, I'm going to punch you. So, go. Now."

Nate looks back at Caitlyn, unsure.

"Go!" Shane nearly shouts and pushes Nate in the right direction. Literally.

Nate stumbles, trying to make it look like he meant to do that.

"Hey Caitlyn, I-" Nate starts to say but a voice shushes him.

Caitlyn looks over at him and whispers, "Shhh, Mitchie's

going to sing."

Nate raises an eyebrow as he watches Mitchie get up on stage. Caitlyn smiles, seeing her best friend awkwardly trying to introduce herself and why she's on stage. Suddenly, a hand grabs hers. She relaxes to the familiar touch and smiles to herself as the music starts playing.

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