iCarly Chronicles of the Future
Chapter 8 of my iCarly story, enjoy.
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Disclaimer: iCarly belongs to Dan Schneider.
Chapter 8: iFace the Ex
At school again, seventeen year old Paige Benson and her boyfriend, Lloyd Sadat were simply going about their day. Like any normal teenage couple, especially having got together at fifteen, they had their fights, had broken up, dated other people. But now they were back together and stronger for it. However, there was something bothering Paige, that much was clear as she looked around, biting her lip.
"Lloyd?"
"Hmmm?" He turned to her, wondering.
She sighed and explained. "I don't know if you noticed but, we're being followed, I'm sure of it."
"Oh?"
"Yeah."
Well, now that you mentioned it." Lloyd replied. "I have felt like someone was watching me for a good few days now."
Paige shuddered at that. "Creepy."
Lloyd nodded and, knowing this, it was with some reluctance they split up, heading for their respective classes. However while walking to the class, she realized she was indeed being followed. For glancing over her should, she could see a girl, one she knew wasn't in her class, following her.
'What the?' She thought before turning quickly to face the girl. "Excuse me."
The girl stopped and Paige got a good look at her. She was taller than her, around five foot nine, with long blonde hair, dark eyes, definitely a girl the other boys found attractive. The girl stopped and glared at Paige.
"Hmmm?"
Paige shook her head. "Who are you and why are you following me?"
"I'm the one who belongs with Lloyd, I'm here to tell you to back off him, if you know what's good for you." She snarled.
Paige stepped back, startled. "What…?"
"You heard me."
With that the girl turned and stalked off.
The encounter had left Paige shaken, but she still spoke to Lloyd about it; telling him what had occurred and describing the girl.
"Oh God, Paige, I..." Lloyd gasped; eyes wide. "It's...that's Andrea Drake, my ex-girlfriend."
Paige bit her lip, now it made sense. "Ah, I see...should I um…?"
"No, sorry, I should have warned you about her." Lloyd explained. "She...Listen, she may come off tough, but she's actually quite insecure. I just can't believe she'd do this."
Paige nodded slowly. "Was the break-up…?"
Lloyd shook his head, which just made things more confusing. Hugging Lloyd Paige wondered just what they could do.
The answer to that question soon turned out to be, confronting Andrea. The girl's eyes widened as they approached her, but Lloyd spoke first.
"Andrea, what do you think you are doing?"
She shook her head. "Lloyd, I still love you, and..."
He sighed. "We spoke about this, you didn't have a problem with us breaking up and..."
"You're not gonna leave me!" She suddenly cried.
Both of them stepped back, startled. Andrea tensed, as if realizing what she had just done.
"Oh God, I...I'm sorry, I, I can't, I..." She stammered.
Lloyd and Paige shared a look and then, Paige spoke.
"Um, can you please explain what just happened there?"
So it was Andrea did explain, breaking down in the middle and reduced to sobbing the rest out through tears. Yet she revealed her history to them.
So it was, later, at lunch, Paige and Lloyd met up. Paige was lost in thought, thinking over Andrea's story. The girl had lost her parents in a fire when she and her twin sister were seven, then raised by an aunt.
However years later, her twin sister was killed and Andrea was framed for the murder, until DNA evidence cleared her, months later. This had badly affected the poor girl and led to her suffering from a case of Autophobia, fear of abandonment.
Seeing Paige's expression, Lloyd wondered what she was thinking. Paige was thinking the same thing, noting Lloyd's expression.
Wanting to see if they were on the same page, she got his attention. "Lloyd?"
Lloyd sighed. "Paige, I...I know it sounds crazy, but, I wanna help her."
"So do I." Paige admitted, surprising him. "It's just so sad."
"How can we do it?"
"I don't know." Paige admitted. "But I'm not giving up."
Lloyd smiled; that perseverance was yet another thing he loved about Paige.
Andrea was finally found by them after school, she looked lost and despondent, but froze when they approached her.
"Lloyd?"
Lloyd explained. "We want to help you, Andrea."
"You…?"
Paige nodded. "Lloyd told me, a little bit more, we understand now, you have some...issues. But we don't judge you for that, we want to help you overcome them, help you be happy again."
Andrea's eyes filled with tears. "Paige, even after what I said, you..."
She nodded and Andrea startled both of them, by hugging them. "Thank you."
They shared an awkward but happy look, hopeful for the girl's future.
A few days later, they would come across Andrea again and she would tell them, with them backing her, she no longer felt afraid, and was able to seek the proper help she needed. She still had a long way to go, but she had taken that first step, and that was always the hardest.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.