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Warning: Mild homophobic language in case that triggers anyone
Now onto the story
Music Room
Monday, September 24th, 2012
"Thank you all for coming to our first official band meeting, it means a lot to me that you guys even auditioned." Eddie enthused to the quartet in front of him
If Eddie was being honest he was surprised that the amount of people who did audition even did, he was hoping for at least eight people to come. He was more than flabbergasted when fifteen people showed up, sure a good chunk of them were middle schoolers but he had his desired amount of ninth graders. Milton agreed to come to the auditions to help him judge the candidates for the band since he agreed to be the keyboardist of the band. All Eddie was looking for was a bassist, drummer, and another lead singer since he wants to be a singer as well. Preferably a female since a lot of good bands combine male and female voices and luckily he didn't have to look for long after Anastasia Walters cornered him one day after choir to ask about the sound he was looking for and the rehearsal schedule for the band. The band which is soon-to-be-named after inspiration hits Eddie, or after a band member suggests something that is cool. If the yellow belt was being honest he was hoping for her to be interested since she had one of the best voices in choir but instead of propositioning her like he did to Milton he played it cool and had her audition as well even though she's going to be a part of it despite if she has a terrible audition.
When Randy auditioned Eddie thought about declining him on the spot but after playing his bass, Eddie knew he needed him. The only other bassist that auditioned was a seventh grader and Eddie refused to have a junior high kid in the band out of fear that it will make them look childish so begrudgingly he was accepted. When none other than Stacey Wiseman entered the room, shocked didn't even begin to cover how he felt, he was astonished. Eddie tried hard to forget his attempt of asking her out, that was on the list of one of the top three most embarrassing moments of his life so far. For some reason he believed Jerry when he told him that he heard Stacey confess in the bathroom that she liked him. He should of known right then and there that it wasn't true since Stacey and him barely even talked let alone interacted but he was desperate to believe any female liked him. So, during their shared gym class when they were playing baseball he asked her out and she rejected him.
Eddie knew he should of respect her response and move on, after all she did it nicely but he was desperate and continued pestering her. He kept asking for one date just one and she continued shooting him down and he could tell she was getting annoyed but he didn't care. Eventually she reached a breaking point and next thing he knew he briefly saw the first base speeding towards him and he was down. Luckily nothing broke his nose was just bruised so he left the nurse's office with an ice pack and was surprised to see Stacey waiting for him. She apologized for hitting him with the first base then continued saying that he seemed like a nice guy but she had a crush on Steve Hubbard the lacrosse player. Also, that he needs to respect a girl's wish when they say that they're not interested instead of pushing them. She finished off promising he'll meet someone one day who'll reciprocate his feeling but that person isn't her then she left. The rejection didn't hurt him that much because he never that interested in her to begin with, he just asked her out because Jerry said that he liked her and he wanted a girlfriend. Eddie heard that Stacey and Steve became an item for a few weeks until he was caught cheating on her with Swathmore student Claire Zimmerman.
Eddie didn't talk to her ever since that day two years so he was astonished to see her walk through the music room doors twirling drum sticks. Seeing her again the yellow belt was once again reminded of how attractive she really was; her light brown skin practically glowed under the horrible fluorescent lighting, her figure hugging blue jeans showed off the curves she grew from puberty, her long, light curly brunette hair tumbled down a little past her shoulders looked soft to the touch, and a hesitant smile was tugging at her full mouth. Stacey's performed a cover of Fall Out Boy's Thnks Fr Th Mmrs that blew the other drummers who auditioned out of the water. Eddie and Milton shared a look that stated they both agreed she was good and they need her in the band.
"Now first thing we need to focus on is making harmonizing music together and finding our sound." Eddie stated, taking control of the meeting
"I'm already on that in fact I have three songs already written." Ana piped up, quickly standing up from her seat next to Stacey pushing three music sheets into his hands
"Of course, you do." Randy muttered under his breath and Stacey who was next to him gave him a look
"These songs looks good but they're all solos for you."
"Yeah, is that a problem? I audition to be the lead singer of the band."
"A lead singer, not the lead singer. You can sing lead for a few songs but I also want to sing a few songs as well." The yellow belt tried to delicately explain to the diva-in-training, he didn't want to upset her since it is known that she can throw a tantrum when she gets really upset
"Oh, okay I guess I can rearrange these into a duet instead." Ana told him trying but failing to hide the disappointment in her tone as she turned to put the music sheets back in her backpack
"Shouldn't we be focused on finding a name for this band instead?" Milton thought out loud and Stacey nodded her agreement
"Yes, that is the main topic of our meeting today since we don't have enough time to rehearse. Speaking of rehearsing I printed out four schedules to know when we're all free to have rehearsals." Eddie informed the group as he reached into his backpack to grab the folder that held the schedules
Once he got ahold of them he placed the folder back in the backpack then zipped the latter up. He turned to face the group and handed the schedule to Ana who took one then passed it to Stacey who also after grabbing one then continued passing the papers around.
"Now sadly we can't have rehearsal at all this week because I'm a be busy at practice with the cheerleaders all week."
"Why? Don't tell me you're one of those fags who are in cheerleading." Randy hissed his disgust
'You are such an ass!" Ana exclaimed to the boy, throwing him a look of disgust
"Why? Because I hate fairies who like kissing dudes?!"
"No, we're all entitled to our own opinions it's the fact that you resort to name calling that's disgusting." Milton retorted and earned nods of agreement from the rest of the band
"You don't have to be a jerk all the time Randy." Stacey added, speaking up for the first time since the meeting started
Randy rolled his eyes, "Whatever." He scoffed
"To answer your question even though I don't need to, no I'm not a cheerleader, I'm the mascot." Eddie told him
"That's even worse." Randy chuckled his amusement
"Anyway, fill out the schedule please so we can start rehearsing ASAP and I'll like them to be filled out by the end of the week. Now like I said before our main goal for the rest of the meeting is finding our name so," Eddie pulled out a notebook and pencil from his backpack before sitting down in an empty seat and opening the notebook to a blank page, "Hit me."
4th Period AP Biology
"Our last question is what are the six functional groups." Nigel read off the paper in front of him on the desk
Milton's eyebrows scrunched together as he thought about the answer,
"Hydroxyl, amine, phosphate, carboxyl…" The Scottish teen began, mind blanking for the last two groups
"Crap I always have trouble remembering the last two."
"Carbonyl and sulfhydryl." Nigel finished the listing off
"I knew that, I swear I did."
"Sure." The prep gently teased and Milton chuckled while writing down the last two answers
Milton was surprised at how easy he got along with Nigel considering all the badmouthing he's heard about Nigel and his friends. Like they're obnoxiously smart, shallow, painfully boring, looks down on anyone who isn't as wealthy as them, doesn't live in Crystal Rock or aren't members of the country club, and are friends with students from Swathmore Academy. Milton was never one to believe the rumors or stereotypes since he himself has been subjected to a few that was nothing near to how he actually is. So far, he was proven right, Nigel has been nothing but nice to him and hasn't acted snobby or shallow at all. Then again it could be argued that it was because Milton lives in Crystal Rock, is a member of the country club, above average smart if he was to brag, and comes from an upper middle-class family which is something his friends tease him about incessantly. They never let him forget the fact that he's basically a prep, or as Jerry likes to say prep-in-training and he knows the jabs are all in good nature but they can get real tiring.
"And with that being answered now we're done." Milton concluded
"Don't say that too loud or Lorie might hear and throw a tantrum." Nigel joked while subtly pointing over to the blonde a few feet away
While Grace is known for caring about school and her grades, she ran for freshman president for crying out loud, Lorie Sullivan took that drive and amped it up times five. Lorie is known as the type A friend of The Elite, she aims to be the best of the best, top of the class and only accepts A's. In the classes that Milton has shared with the blonde she seemed to be deem him as a rival for being the smartest in the class and tried to one up him. So that makes two people that have some personal vendetta against him, Albert and Lorie, luckily he shares the classes with Nigel too.
"We don't want that now do we?" The Scottish teen joked back once he finished writing the answers
"Definitely not, I can only take so many tantrums before I lose my mind." Nigel agreed with a shudder
At Milton's quizzical look the prep further explained,
"Since the Zimmermans go to SCC, I witnessed many times Claire expressing her displeasure loudly." He disclosed
Most Swathmore Academy students having memberships at Riverside Country Club since it was closer to Crystal Rock, the neighborhood where most of them lived. Only Claire Zimmerman's family go to Seaford Country Club instead, and the few times Milton goes the country club he also witnessed her tantrums.
"Oh, yeah I've seen a few of her tantrums at the country club." Milton shared with a nod as he started drawing on the empty space of his paper
"Yeah but as sad as it is to say, it's something you get used to." Nigel replied back
"Well my little sister Daphne throws a few tantrums here and there so it was nothing I haven't seen before." The Scottish teen retorted causing Nigel to chuckle
"You're on the JV football team, right?" Nigel sought for confirmation which was granted by a nod
"Are you nervous for your first game this Thursday?'
"Not really honestly. For one I'm not going to be used that much in the game as the other players, and two, I've been kicking pretty far during practices so I know I'm a do well in the game." Milton answered gamely, surprised that what he said was true
"You are confident, that's good, impressive actually." Nigel praised with a small smile
Milton shrugged modestly, "Like I stated I have no reason not to be, and I feel like a lot of players faults are that they are not confident in their abilities."
"That's wise, you never cease to impressive me Milton. That's what I like about you." Nigel replied with a smile
Milton chuckled awkwardly, "Thanks I guess."
"Anyway, who are you guys playing against?"
"Mission Creek, from what Coach Marmur told the team their JV team post no real threat to us. They haven't won an actual game since they got a new principal, a woman named Terry Perry who is more concerned with spending money on herself." Milton continued
Mission Creek is a relatively large town that's roughly an hour and a half away from Seaford and was near Los Angeles county. It was also the town that Donald Davenport, CEO of Davenport Industries, a futuristic, technologic worldwide company that builds new inventions for the better of humanity. Milton would be lying if he said that he didn't love Donald Davenport, he was everything Milton inspired to be; rich, a genius, and an inventor that does what most people say you can't do. There are even rumors that the inventor was trying to bionic technology to allow robots to do what humans can't. Some go as far as to speculate that the inventor already made the robots and keeps them in some secret underground lab. Milton doesn't believe the ludicrous rumors but does find himself drawn to the trashy gossip sites that try to throw together loose facts to prove their ridiculous theory.
"Well good luck to you and the team, I would go the game but my family has a banquet that I have to attend to as well." Nigel told him in regret
Milton looked at him curiously, "What's it for?"
"Just one of my mother's many business banquets, nothing really special." Nigel dismissed with a shrug of his shoulders
Nigel's mother, Victoria Vaughn was owner and CEO of Seaford Enterprise, a property and real estate company that owns a big amount of property in Seaford County. The infamous woman was known for her pretentious and haughty behavior as well as lavish banquets. It's been quoted that she claimed she 'owned' Seaford because of how much real estate she owned in the city.
"Oh, my parents went to a few of those dinners. They loved the food Bobbitt catering is always top notch." Milton thought backed to when his parents brought home a few plates from the banquet, they said that was the only good thing about it
"Indeed, do you have plans for Saturday?"
The boy in question paused his doodling to think. Karate practice was only during the weekdays so that was off the table, there was football practice but that was only in the morning to early afternoons. He might do something with Julie if she doesn't have something planned with Cathy or doesn't have cheer practice.
"Um, no don't really have anything planned, why?" The Scottish teen looked at him questioningly
"Well my friends and I are going to hang out at the Country club. There having an ice cream social event Saturday and I was wondering if you'd like to join us?" The prep proposed hopefully
Milton was a little taken back by the proposition, these days teens don't just ask other teens to hang out. There was also the fact that that Nigel wanting to hang out with him was still surprising as well, he didn't understand why. Ever since the beginning of the school year he's been friendly with him, he didn't get it,
"I know it's probably weird for me to ask you this and I understand if you don't want to-" Nigel started to retract self-consciously
"No, it's fine, I'd love to go." Milton quickly assured him, not wanting to make him feel discomfort or awkward
That was the right thing to say from the brightened look in Nigel's eyes,
"Really? That is excellent, I'll give you my number so that I can contact you and I hope to see you then."
So it looked like he was hanging with the preps Saturday, go figure.
After School
Football Field
"Come on Eddie that was just awful." Ms. Killian scolded
School ended around fifteen minutes ago but Eddie couldn't leave for his home just yet since he had mascot duties. He'd much rather be focusing on his band and working on creating songs or he'll even take karate practice over this. Ms. Killian was the cheer coach for both JV and varsity as well as also was responsible to help create skits and routines for the mascot. Since the JV cheerleaders were under the watchful eye of their captain, Ember Chung and were practicing their game routine, Ms. Killian turned her attention to Eddie.
"No, I can't. I'm clearly not cut out to be the mascot, I can just quit right now." Eddie more than eagerly suggested after taking off the mascot head and tucking it under his left armpit
The cheer coach leveled him with a not-quite-glare, "Mr. Jones."
"Come on you know I suck at this."
"You don't suck, you have a lot of potential you just don't want to use it. Also, if you were actually paying attention to the task at hand instead of the cheerleaders you'll be better."
Eddie gaped a little in embarrassment for being called out, especially since he was in the middle of doing it right now. He couldn't help it; preppy, pretty girls in tight shorts was his kryptonite, especially when one of those girls was his one true love, Grace Overland. Grace has legs for days and was very flexible, Eddie being a normal hormonal teenage boy notices those things. Any straight, teenage boy would watch Grace, though Ember Chung- the captain- was also very attractive but not as much as Grace.
"What's the real problem here Eddie?" Ms. Killian sighed exasperatedly
"Being Niles isn't cool! It'll just put me further down the totem pole than I'm already am and I'm trying to do the exact opposite."
The cheer coach sighed, "What is it with you kids and wanting to be popular?' She asked rhetorically
Eddie bit back a snort, from the looks of it the woman was popular in high school. She looked no older than thirty and still had the looks from her high school days; fit body, acne free skin, long beautiful blonde hair tied into a messy bun, and a heart shaped face with flattering features. People like her will never understand how it's like to be in high school on the outside looking in. How it's like to not have everyone love or adore you but instead they look at you with contempt.
"Eddie you're in a suit, no one will know who's beneath it. You're also forgetting that the mascot is the good luck charm of Seaford High and all sporting games. Everyone loves Niles, especially if he's a good performer then everyone will love him even more."
The yellow belt thought about the cheer coach's words, there was some truth in her words. The students in the school does have more school spirit than the average school and always took spirit week seriously. They loved Niles the killer whale on principal, or at least the majority of the students, there was still a few students who think that the mascot was stupid.
"The first game is this Thursday Eddie and we need Niles to be at his best. Think about it this way if you do a superb job at the game everyone will love Niles which means they love you."
"I didn't think about it that way." Eddie murmured to himself
Niles is already loved by most of the student body, he brings excitement and spirit to the sports games, riling the crows up. From what Eddie knows about the previous student in the mascot costume, Harry who just that they graduated last year, was that he was a creep who hit on the cheerleaders. There was a whole scandal that was covered on Seaford High's news station and printed on their newspaper as well that both Julie and Kim ranted about for days. Before the whole scandal though, most of the students loved him for his entertaining performances and hilarious skits that had the students aching with laughter and whooping in support. Eddie wasn't sure if any of the student body still loved Niles after the scandal but if he proves that he can be just as hilarious without the grossness Harry had then people will learn to trust him then love him too. Why is he just now thinking of that?
"Uh huh, so now are you going to be at your A game? Going to actually try?" The cheer coach pressed
"Yes ma'am."
"that's what I thought, well we don't have much time left since you wasted most of it. Let's take a five minute break then we're back at it and this time I want energy." The woman demanded and Eddie the younger boy nodded his understanding
As she walked away Eddie's eyes trailed back over to the cheerleaders a few feet away from him. All of them were donned in the same attire; a yellow school pride shirt with the word Seaford across the chest and blue short sorts. They were all grinning as they ran through their routine, sharing the same perky attitude that a cheerleader was supposed to embody. Everything about them was perky, everything and he had a front row seat to it all, Ms. Killian even said that he might do a skit with them sometime in the future. Maybe being the mascot won't be so bad after all.
Ember, who was the only one not doing the routine but instead was standing in front of them observing, grinned at the group when they finished. "Great job ladies that was almost perfect but Erica tighter on the jumps and Cathy make your toe touch a little higher okay?" The Korean critiqued and both girls nodded sharply
"Excellent then let's take a ten minute break then we'll practice our routine for the festival." With that being said some of the girls wandered off while others sat on the grass in exhaustion
Eddie spotted Kim amongst the girls, sitting with Katie and Cara and talking to them. As if she felt him looking at her, she turned her head and caught him staring. She gave him a smile and waved, he waved back. Julie- who was one of the cheerleaders sitting on the grass with Cathy and Erica- noticed him watching them and face contorted in displeasure,
"Spy much? Why are you just standing there watching us like a creep?" She called him out gaining the attention of a few cheerleaders close by which included Ember.
The yellow belt froze at being caught and his mind went blank at an excuse he could use to explain his staring. Ember Chung stopped talking to Rose, one of her best friends to look at him. He gulped, Ember was a member of the Elite and was really friendly but she did have a dark side. After their former mascot was caught for perving he was later rumored to have been beaten up. Students believed it was Benny Matlin, Trent Blue, and Smooth- who were all friends with Ember-. Eddie didn't want to be next. He expected Ember to be disgusted as well, to glare or call him out do anything in that range. Instead when she turned to look at him she, smiled?
That can't be right. Then she started jogging over to him which confused him even more. Was she coming over to punch him?
"So you're our new mascot." She stated as she reached him, Eddie looked over her shoulder to see that a few of the cheerleaders were watching them curiously
"Uh." Was his ineloquent reply, he wasn't expecting this at all
From her friendly smile and non-defensive stance she seemed to mean him no harm, which was crazy. She caught him looking at her and the rest of the cheerleaders but wasn't going to do him any physical harm?
"What's your name?" The Korean continued
Her expectant gaze was what gave him the ability to finally find his voice and he cleared his throat.
"Ed-Eddie Jones." He croaked out
"Nice to meet you Eddie, I'm Ember Chung." She stuck out her hand to shake
The yellow belt quickly shook her hand with his hand that didn't have the killer whale head tucked under it. He fought back the reply of 'I know' out of fear it will sound creepy so instead he nodded dumbly.
"The mascot last year was a creep, I hope you're nothing like him." Ember continued as if talking to someone like him was something normal and acceptable
Eddie stood there frozen for a few seconds before his brain processed the tenth grader's words and violently shook his head,
"No! No,I''m nothing like that, I respect girls, my mom taught me to." He babbled out idiotically, his brain always seem to turn to mush around attractive girls
Ember laughed the sound sent shivers down his spine. He just made Ember Chung laugh!, "I'm glad, we don't need another repeat of last year's basketball game, though Harry did have it coming. I'm sure you're going to do good, Ms. Killian takes this very seriously. I can't wait to see what she came up with this Thursday." The older girl enthused and Eddie just nodded along
"Anyway, I should go back to see if any of the girls need help with any of the moves. It was nice meeting you Eddie." With that the girl left him with a smile before turning around and jogged back to the other cheerleaders
"It was nice meeting you too." Eddie told the spot where she previously stood
If being the mascot had one of the most popular underclassmen girls talk to him, then he had absolutely no problem taking the position.
Bayview Mall
Food Court
"-She made me a base, a freaking base! I can't believe it I deserve to be a flyer but no instead that position to Erica and Cathy. Don't get me wrong I'm happy that they has the position but I want it too. Ember obviously doesn't like me, she didn't even want me on the squad she wanted to make me the mascot. I was luckily able to get out of it by making Eddie do it and the fact that they were one girl short." Julie continued to rant, not even stopping to take a breath or take a sip from her cup that was almost still full
The couple decided that after their respective practices to meet up at the mall for an impromptu date. When Jack actually suggested the group to head over to his house to hang Milton was more than happy to have a solid reason to decline. He still had trouble looking at Kim without being overtaken by guilt from what he had done. Luckily the group thinks that the reason he was avoiding Kim was because the way she acted during the election or because he felt guilty for winning. Besides his guilt Milton want to spend time with his girlfriend. They haven't had any real alone time since they were both busy with their own important activities, Milton the election and his AP classes and Julie with cheer and her new friends.
Julie insisted they head to the mall and honestly Milton didn't want to go to there, he would've preferred the science museum, the park, or even the beach but he always had trouble saying no to Julie. So, the young couple spent a few hours aimlessly walking around the mall going from department store to department store which ended up with Milton holding most of her bags. When the Scottish teen voiced his concerns over how much money she was spending, she assured him her uncle Ty won't mind so he let it go. After a few hours he was finally able to convince her to take a break and head to the food court for a rest which is where the two ended up now. Sitting at a picnic table with food from Panera Bread on the small table.
"I'm sorry I've the whole time talking about me, tell me about you sweetie. What's new with you?" Julie asked, finally taking a breather and a sip from her cup
"Well besides the usual, karate practices, trying to keep up in my AP classes, preparing for the game this Thursday." Milton listed which caused Julie's eyes to light up
"I know I am so ready for the game this Thursday! You're going to do amazing and everyone is soon going to see how amazing you are at football and you will help lead the JV team to a win." Julie butted in with a grin
"Yeah, also Nigel you know the prep ask me to hang out with his friends Saturday at the country club." The boy continued as he tried to get some of his Caesar salad on his fork, unlike Julie who seemed to forget she even had any food right in front of her
"Really?" The girl asked in shock and her eyes wide as saucers
"Yeah, I'm honestly surprised but he's been really nice to me lately and he's nothing like what people says he is. I never listen to the rumors people spread but so I wasn't that surprised but his friends I'm not sure."
"This is brilliant the preps are almost as popular as the Elite, some may argue even more and if you're friends with them do you know what that can do for you? For your social status?"
"I don't know, it's not something I think about."
"It'll rise it enormously. Not only are you the president but also a football player and now a prep."
"I said nothing about that it's just one hang out and I don't even know if it'll go good or not." Milton commented
"It's going to go good obviously you guys have a lot in common." Julie assured
Milton's sudden tensed posture went unnoticed by his girlfriend, "What makes you think that?"
"Well you're already a prep basically; you dress like it, talk like it, sometimes act like it, and have the money like them. The only real difference is you don't flaunt your wealth or have the arrogant attitude that some of them possess." His girl explained not noticing that the boy tightened his hold on his fork he was holding
Does everyone really think that? That he was two steps away from a prep? It was bad enough hearing it from his friends which was where he was supposed to belong but their jabs made him feel otherwise but now his own girlfriend?
Julie seemed to have caught on to his displeasure at what she just said and grabbed his free hand from across the table,
"It's not a bad thing sweetie, it's just something that's part of what you are. One of the many reasons that people love you." She tried to comfort but it was only half successful
"Why does it bother you so much that people think of you that way?"
"Because to me that means that I never fully fit in with the gang, that they think I'm not fully part of them."
"Will it be such a bad thing if that happens? This is high school sweetie and you don't always leave it with the same people you entered with. Sometimes friends drift apart."
"Like you and Kelsey." The Scottish teen shot at her
"Exactly like me and Kelsey." She replied unfazed,
"We grew apart, I decided that I wanted different things this new and different people to hang out and I got it. I love my new friends and I don't regret how things turned out with Kelsey." Julie bluntly continued and from the steady pace of her voice and blank face she meant every word of it
Milton was shocked, "You mean every word of that." It was a statement
Julie nodded, "I do."
"How? You and Kelsey were best friends and now you don't talk anymore. You know it really hurts Kelsey that you don't right?"
Julie's blank façade broke a little as shame flooded her eyes but in a blink it was gone and replaced with coldness. She let go of his hand and placed it in her lap then stared down her meal.
"Like I said, people grow apart and want different things. She still has Kim and Donna so it's not like she's completely alone so stop trying to make me feel bad." Julie's voice rose with irritation as she spoke the last sentence
"I'm sorry I just can't imagine abandoning my friends, they mean the world to me."
"Well it's not like we were besties for life or been hanging out since we were babies." Julie snapped
Milton knew he hit a nerve and tried to placate the girl by grabbing her free hand that was still on the table and placing an apologetic kiss on it while murmuring an apology. As much as her transformation shocked him and rubbed him the wrong way, it wasn't really his place to judge. She was happy and by the sounds of it thriving and that's all that should matter to him, that she was happy. He needs to stop poking at the situation and instead let it play out.
"I really need you to support my change and not make me feel bad about doing this."
"I know I'm sorry I will from now."
"No I don't think you understand I can't have anyone holding me back, you're either with the new me or against me. If you're against my change then you're someone I have to let go of as well." Julie boldly laid out for him, staring him straight in the eye with no hesitation
The boy found himself once again taken back by his girlfriend. She told him the ultimatum with calmness, like the idea of breaking up wasn't a big issue for her. As if the last two years together means nothing to her as long as it meant she was around people that supported her instead of, quote, 'held her back' and he wasn't sure how to feel about that. It showed him how serious this really was for her, that she was willing to do anything as long as it meant she can continue going down this new road she paved. She promised him that despite making a few change to herself that a part of the old her was still there, the Julie he fell in love with was still underneath all the change. When he looked at her closely he did see flickers of her in her facial expressions or mannerisms and the blush when he complimented her. Milton was holding out hope that he will see more than the occasional flickers, he wasn't ready to let her go and hoped that he never got to the point that living without her in his life seemed acceptable.
"New you or old you it doesn't matter. I'm with you, always." Milton swore to the girl across from him, trying to ignore the way the words felt in his mouth, like they were lies
Julie's face remained impassive for a few more moments until a relieved grin spread across her lips,
"Good because I would to learn what life is like without you Milton. Now onto more important matters, like your hangout with the preps Saturday…"
Author's Note: And that wraps up the end of this chapter! Please leave a review if you like this chapter or if you didn't just type something in the box anyway. I can't say when the chapter will be posted but hopefully sometime within a month. Anyway have a nice day ;) xoxo
