Episode 15: When It Isn't Like It Should Be
AN: I don't own OTH, just Charlotte, Paige, Jason, and whoever else I come up with that you don't recognize. Okay so Paige is Brie Larson, Jason is the guy that plays Travis from the HM movie.. AKA: Lucas Till, and Charlotte is Demi Lovato. That's what I picture them to look like, but it doesn't matter. Read and Review!
She was mad. No.. she was beyond mad. Pissed is more like it. Her best friend and her boyfriend. Her boyfriend and her best friend. Paige tries not to let the tears fall as she exits, more like runs out of, the library. She had caught them making out in the nonfiction section. Today was supposed to be an awesome day, considering it's the last day of her sophomore year and all.
Earlier that day:
"Hey boyfriend." She said with a smile.
Jason, her boyfriend of three months, smiled at her and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"Hey girlfriend." Jason said with a smile.
His smile didn't reach his eyes as it usually did. She frowned in slight disappointment as she pulled him to the side of the hallway, by her locker.
"Okay. Spill it." She exclaimed impatiently.
He had been acting weird for about 3 weeks and it'd been getting on her last nerves.
"Spill what?" Jason asked innocently.
Paige rolled her eyes and untangled her hand from his.
"Tell me what the hell has been up with you these past few weeks. Whatever it is, I can help you."
Just as Jason opened his mouth, the bell for second block rang.
"Saved by the bell, huh?" She said bitterly and started to walk away. Just before she got all the way down the hall she turned towards Jason.
"Don't think you're getting away with this, mister. Today, during lunch. You're telling me."
Jason gave her a half-hearted smile and nodded understandingly. Paige turned and started walking again.
Lunch..
"Hey Sara, have you seen Jason?" Paige asked to her chemistry partner.
Sara looked away and said quickly, "I think I saw him in the library.."
Paige barely had time to thank Sara before Sara walked away. Confused, Paige got up from her lunch table and walked towards the library.
When she got to the library, she quickly walked inside. She laughed to herself as she realized that she didn't even know that Jason knew where the library was.
"Jason?" Paige called, while looking around.
The librarian had a note plastered to the desk saying 'be back in 10' which usually meant she had gone to smoke a cigarette behind the old gym. Hearing a noise from the nonfiction section, Paige started towards the section in the back of the library.
"Jason? I didn't know you liked-" She started then stopped suddenly when she saw her best friend, Charlotte, kissing her boyfriend.
"What the hell is this?!" Paige nearly yelled.
She watched as they broke apart immediately and their eyes widen in shock and guilt.
"Paige.. I can explain. It isn't what it looks like.." Jason started walking towards her.
Paige stood there, arms crossed, waiting for an explanation.
"Oh yeah, and what does it look like?" Paige said sarcastically, then without waiting for a response, continued, "I just found out that my boyfriend has been cheating on me with my best friend for months!"
"It hasn't been for months, honestly. We never meant to hurt you, Paige." Charlotte tries to explain.
Anger gets the best of her as she walks towards her ex-best friend and slaps her across the face.
"Don't. I can't believe you! You are what they say." Paige says.
Charlotte looks at her suspiciously, then says, "what's that?"
Paige glares at her then whispers, "A slut.. just like your mother."
"Well, if you took better care of your relationship then he wouldn't be here with me!" Charlotte yells.
Paige's eyes widen as tears fall down her face.
"Paige.." Jason says as he watches her run off.
End flashback.
Suddenly, she arrived outside of school with fresh tears falling down her face. She quickly wipes them away before anyone can see. She digs into her purse to find her cell. Paige quickly types in a number and presses send.
"It's Paige.. I'll meet you behind school in five." She says quickly then hangs up.
If only her mother knew what she's going to do.
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"She hates us!" Charlotte sobs.
Jason pulls her close and places a kiss on her head.
"She doesn't hate us.. she's just.." Jason trails off.
Charlotte looks at him and says, "Pissed beyond words?"
Jason smiles sadly and says, "Yeah. Basically." He pauses and then adds, "I should go talk to her."
Charlotte wipes her face of tears and nods.
"Yeah. That'd be a good idea. I'll.. um.. see you.. umm.." She stutters.
Jason puts his hand on her cheek and forces her to look him in the eyes.
"Hey, I'm not leaving you, Charlotte. I love you, you know that, right?" Jason whispers.
Charlotte nods into his hand as he caresses it.
"I love you, too." She whispers.
Jason smiles and kisses her on the lips before walking away. Charlotte watches him leave.
Sighing, she slides down into a sitting position. Maybe Paige was right.
"I'm just a whore." Charlotte whispers.
It's hard to believe that just a mere hour ago, her friendship with Paige was as strong as ever. Too bad Romeo found his Juliet in someone else.
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Jason walks everywhere. He even asks a few people if they've seen Paige, but apparently she's nowhere to be found. Sighing, he looks around the courtyard and sees Paige talking on the phone.
"Paige!" He yells.
He watches her end the phone call, then.. completely ignore him. Jason watches her stuff her phone into her purse and start walking towards the back of the school. Oh no. He knows the kind of people who hang out behind the school. Drug dealers.
To Be Continued
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