Author's Note: Last one shot for a week! That's a fair warning, since most of you guys know I'm going on a class trip to London tomorrow. I will not be bringing my computer and probably won't be getting a lot of time to write, so unfortunately, I am going to be gone for a week, at best :(
Day Eight: Homewrecker by Marina and the Diamonds
My best friend, Spencer, sighed dramatically as she sat down on the couch. I sat next to her.
"What happened?" I asked so I could quickly begin to pick on her ex, like all good friends do after a breakup.
"The same old thing, Hanna. And don't even use that line where you 'knew he was trouble from the beginning,' because I already know; every boyfriend is 'The One' until he's not anymore," she replied sardonically.
I sighed. "Well, what do you want me to say, Spence? What was wrong with this guy?"
She scoffed just thinking of him. "He was too clingy and suffocating. I was thinking of just keeping to one-night stands."
I gave her a small smirk. "You're a heartbreaker, you know? You're a bit of a homewrecker."
Spencer responded with a half-smile.
I heard the door open behind me. I immediately turned to see who it was. In walked my boyfriend, Caleb, and his friend, Toby, who I had met on occasion. He was nice, but a bit enigmatic.
They briefly said hello before they both hid away in Caleb's den of sorts. Spencer broke the silence.
"Who was that with Caleb?" she asked.
I shrugged. "One of his friends. Toby, I think," I said absentmindedly. Right after I said it, my head snapped up. I looked at her with worry. I saw she was still looking his way, thinking about him. "No."
"'No,' what?" she asked innocently.
I shook my head. "No, you're not hooking up with him. He's Caleb's best friend! You're my best friend! You guys are bound to bump into each other again. Please don't make it awkward," I pleaded.
She rolled her eyes. "Hanna, calm down. I can handle myself like an adult," she answered.
"No, you can't. Besides, he has a girlfriend. Can't you just find someone else?"
She pursed her lips.
Spencer was hanging out with some friends at a bar. Those friends included Toby.
As their friends slowly started to leave, Spencer got closer to him.
After a lot of small talk, she began to flirt. Shamelessly, even. She couldn't lie; she wanted him. She thought he was adorable and gorgeous and she liked him.
She smiled, flashing her pearly whites as she twisted a lock of hair around her finger. She continued to flirt until she found herself faced with a decision—let him go or leave the bar with him.
She unbuttoned his shirt hastily. As she attempted to unclothe him frantically, she thought about it all. This really wasn't how things were supposed to happen. She wasn't supposed to be that girl he cheated on his girlfriend with.
But still, she was.
"I hate you," she growled. To some extent, this was true. He was so perfect; it stirred up these feelings of hatred. And at the same time, she loved him because he was a liar. He was a liar for her.
She thought about how he had a girlfriend. Poor girl, really believing her boyfriend was being faithful. He had her played for a fool. He really wasn't a bad person; he just made bad choices.
She felt her own shirt being peeled off of her. She tossed it aside easily.
For a moment, she tried to forget about how twisted and sad this situation actually was. Of course, this relationship would never be easy, just because of how great it really was.
For a moment, she pretended that they were a loving, trusting, happy couple. She pretended they had that pure love people in the movies always lusted for.
Sadly, she wouldn't get that. For a while though, around him, she could just pretend.
She woke to find their legs, their arms, their bodies intertwined in the mangled mess of sheets.
She slowly disengaged herself, grabbing his shirt and covering herself slightly.
She reached out to touch him, hoping to keep the moment intact for a while, even though she knew how this would end up.
One of them—probably him—would end up getting their heart broken. She was a lifetime member of the lonely hearts club, never meant to be anything serious, nor was she meant for a relationship. True, she did want to start over again, but knew that wouldn't be happening anytime soon.
Especially not with him.
He had a girlfriend, for crying out loud! He was practically already promised to someone. And she…well, she had worse demons from her past which she could not escape. They would never last, even if they could be in a relationship.
She got up from bed and slipped back into her dress.
She looked over her shoulder sadly at him.
I was about to follow Spencer out the door when I saw the letter she had dropped on the floor. I picked it up and opened it cautiously, almost like I didn't want to get caught.
I skipped past all the formalities, finding out it was meant for Toby.
I'm very empty nowadays. It's not because of you. You know it could never be because of you. I can't be monogamous. I've never been a person for it. I don't know if you are (considering your whole situation with your girlfriend), but this couldn't have worked out anyway. One of us would've gotten hurt, and it probably would've been you. It's better that we stop whatever we have right now than later on. I'd say I hope we can be friends, but how cliché is that? Once people admit they like each other and they start becoming lovers, you can never go back to the way things were. It's sad, but it's true. Especially with a person like me. I know I keep saying that, but I really need you to understand that it's not you; it's me. Wow. Here I am talking about wanting to avoid sounding like a cliché as I give you one of the most classic clichés out there. So I guess I'll try and fix this by saying that I'm a deceptive, cold-hearted bitch you don't need in your life. I'm a hot mess that can never sit still in one place, with one person, for too long. I'm writing this letter because I need to run. I can't even stand still long enough to talk it out with you.
I sighed as I folded it up again. I thought about Spencer and how torn she felt on this whole situation. But somewhere deep down, I realized that she must've forgotten it here on purpose.
Maybe, like the letter, she would ditch her homewrecker/heartbreaker status. I could only hope.
This one was slightly happier than the other ones! You have to give me at least that!
eveningshades1107: I think that the whole 3B situation fit perfectly with this song and my idea. And it's my song, too :) I've been learning Castle on a Cloud, I Dreamed a Dream, and On My Own with my singing teacher, and I would LOVE to do Les Mis in school. I think I heard that Janel Parrish played Young Cosette, but yeah, that's cool!
Spobyforever259: I'm immortal. I'm some kind of goddess. I'm Princess Kayson (and my name actually was the name of a princess so...make of that what you will). And YES, yes, YES, I love this song so much. It's so raw and unique. Like, what other song do you know of the same genre that features singing only in the chorus? It's so weird, but it's also just so genius of Marina to do something like that. Have you heard her acoustic version of the song? My god, it's amazing. Thank you very much!
AL3110: The moment you've been waiting for...Marina Diamandis!
Guest: Thank you! But...really? You feel as though they're all sad? I thought most of them (sans the last two) were actually pretty happy.
Guest17: Thank you for the wishes and the review! I am really excited!
prettylittlespobette: I love Bruno and I think that I have a couple of songs in my playlist for Bruno. It's just a matter of when they pop up :) But I think I have at least two or three on here.
Yay! And boo! My next one-shot when I come back is slated to be One And Only by Adele, which I just so happen to love. It's a lot lighter than the past few one-shots. I'm trying to finish it tonight so I can work on the next two or three one-shots while I'm away. I have a geeky book-nerd roommate, so she's going to try and steal my writing book while I'm taking a shower. It should be amusing :)
So see you in about a week! Bye! -Kayson