Chapter 7

Rachel looks at Jesse as the song ends and can't believe his nerve. All she wants is to disappear into a black hole. Rachel turns to Samantha. "I need to go."

Samantha turns to look at Rachel, gets up, and follows her outside. Rachel is sitting on the ground with her head in her hands. She says a word as she just takes a seat beside Rachel and rubs her back.

"How could he, Sam? I am so embarrassed he doesn't get it. I can't handle his attempts to pursue a relationship right now. ".I know you don't, but we need to go back in there and do your best acting performance and I will deal with him after class, I promise you.

"Okay, Thanks, Sam. "

"I don't know what made him think what he did in there was a good idea. I told him to give you some space."

"Come on, Sam, this is Jesse. We are talking about you know as well as I do that once he gets an idea in his head, there is no way to stop him."

"Why don't we head out and grab some lunch and we can pick the best revenge love song for you to sing in response?

"Sounds good to me."

The girls head out of the music all and off campus to find lunch. Once off campus, Rachel pulls out her phone and turns to Samantha.

"What are you in the mood for?"

"Before we left Ohio, I did some research about the restaurants around campus and found a Thai place that had great reviews and has vegan options."

"Okay, how far?"

"About a twenty-minute walk."

"Okay, Perfect."

"So, what's going on in your head right now?"

"Like I said, I am so angry and confused that he did that in front of everyone on the second day of the course."

Samantha just puts her arm around Rachel as they walk to the restaurant. When they arrive, they grab a booth. They spend a few minutes looking at the menu. After a while, a server arrives.

"What can I get you?"

Samantha taking the lead for both of them

"I'll have a cheeseburger with fries, and a Diet Coke, please".

The server turns to Rachel and "What can I get you, miss?"

She looks up and replies, "I will have the tofu stir-fry and a Diet Coke as well please.

"OK, I'll get that started for you. Your dirks will be right out."

The server leaves, and Rachel turns to Samantha. "What do you think I should do in response to Jesse?"

"What do you wanna do?"

"Truthfully, I want to forget it ever happened, but I can't do that."

"No, you can't, but you can make him sweat for a while. You don't need to have your feelings on display when we get to class tomorrow, either. Take a few days, and figure out how to get your point across to him."

Rachel nods, thinking about what Samantha is right. She really needs to hit Jesse in the heart. He truly needs to understand how much their relationship hurt her. The girls enjoy dinner and leave the Jesse situation for a later date. When they arrive home, they get changed and enjoy Fiddler on the Roof and cookie dough ice cream.

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The next morning, Samantha can tell Rachel does not want to face Jesse at all