Chapter Three: Break your heart
Freddie nervously walked into Ridgeway High School; he looked around the busy halls making sure neither Jennette nor Sam could sneak up on him. "Hey Freddie," He jumped at the mention of his name; Freddie turned and saw Carly standing in front of her locker. Freddie walked over to her still looking over his shoulder.
"Hey Carly," He said.
"Why you so jumpy?" She asked.
"I'm not jumpy," Freddie said.
"And why do you keep looking over your shoulder?" Carly asked.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Freddie snapped still keeping a lookout. Carly shook her head and closed her locker door.
"Have you seen Sam?" She asked.
"WHY?" Freddie snapped.
"Whoa, calm down she was just looking for you that's all," She said.
"She was here?"
"Yeah she left about five minutes before you arrived," She replied.
"Right, I gotta go," He said and started to walk away.
"Freddie are you ok?" Carly asked.
"Yeah great," He shouted back as he made his way to his locker. Freddie sighed, he had to find Jennette before Sam did and she found out that they had not broken up otherwise Sam may brake something. He opened his locker and took out a couple of books and for a moment, he forgot that he was on the lookout and he suddenly felt someone behind him.
"Guess who," A female voice said putting her hands on his shoulders.
"Errr, Carly?" He said closing his locker and standing up.
"Oh very funny," She said. Freddie turned round and saw the smiling face of his girlfriend Jennette. "I really appreciate you being there for me yesterday Freddie, it meant a lot to me," She said pulling him into a hug.
"Yeah no problem," He said awkwardly.
"Everything Ok?" She asked. The bell rang as Freddie was about to answer.
"Shoot I gotta get to class, look I need to talk to you later so I'll see you at lunch ok?"
"Yeah, see you at lunch," She kissed him quickly and headed off to her class leaving Freddie alone. He sighed running his hands on the back of his neck, he wasn't looking forward to seeing Jennette at lunch and he hoped that neither he nor Jennette ran into Sam until he could break up with her at lunch. If things went the way he hoped he wouldn't have to suffer the wrath of Sam.
Sam walked into the lunchroom and looked around to find familiar faces. Carly and Jennette were sat at their usual table eating lunch. Sam wondered over, "Hey guys." She said looking at Jennette in an attempt to read her facial expressions.
"Hey Sam, how are you?" Jennette asked happily.
"I'm good, what about you?" Sam replied.
"I'm good too thank you Sam," She said with a smile and continued eating her lunch. Sam looked at Jennette then to Carly. Her hands clenched into a fist and her heart began to pound hard.
"I have to go," She said to the two girls and left the cafeteria. Jennette turned to Carly,
"Did she seem off to you?" She asked.
"Yeah a little, but she's been like that since the party the other night," Carly said.
"Oh well I hope there's nothing too serious going on," Jennette added as she continued to nibble on her lunch. Carly nodded in agreement and the two returned to silence.
Sam had been angry before, she had been very angry at things that in retrospect weren't worth getting angry about. Now she wasn't angry which was a surprise to her and it would be to others if they knew what was going on. As she searched the halls of Ridgeway high school the only thing she felt was a heartbreaking disappointment. She felt like Freddie had led her on and made her believe he was going to end things with Jennette and then decided that he didn't want to be with her he wanted Jennette instead. Part of her felt horrible for hoping he'd broken her heart but it's the way things are. Sam felt stupid for allowing herself to feel something again for someone in a relationship, especially when that person were in a relationship with someone like Jennette. She incorporated all the best things about Sam, in fact some say the two look alike, but without any of the aggressive tomboy personality traits. To most on lookers, she was the perfect girl so how was Sam supposed to compete with that. The more she thought about it and the longer she was left alone unable to find Freddie the angrier she became and after a while, she just wanted to hit something. It seemed oddly appropriate that when she had reached this point she was standing in front of Freddie's locker. She clenched her left hand into a fist and gave the locker a firm blow. The sound of bashing metal echoed through the hall and Sam let out a small-satisfied smile. She then found herself leaning against the locker sliding to the floor.
Freddie walked into the cafeteria, he knew he would find Jennette here sat at her usual table and now was the time to talk to her. He walked over but before he could say a word, "Hey Freddie," Jennette said standing up to hug him.
"Hey Jen," He mumbled. "Hey Carly,"
"Hey Freddie, you just missed Sam again, I swear you two are destined not to find each other," She said. Jennette smiled as she pulled away from Freddie.
"I need to talk to you," He said looking down to her.
"Ok," She said not sure how to take that.
"Let's go outside," He said taking her hand and leading her out of the cafeteria. Jennette followed him outside, the silent walk from the cafeteria to the courtyard made her nervous. She sensed that what he was going to say was not good, at least not for her.
"What's up Freddie?" She asked.
"I don't know how to say this," Freddie said quietly. Jennette leaned against the wall, she could already sense what was coming, and she now tried to prepare herself and to put up a dignified reaction. "I don't think this is working anymore,"
"Oh," She said.
"I'm sorry, I must sound horrible but I just think we should be friends because I just don't see a future for us as a couple anymore," He said. Jennette opened her mouth to argue her case but nothing came out. She rubbed her eyes in an attempt to fight the tears but it seemed that it was a battle she was going to lose. It wasn't long before she gave in and let the tears out,
"Ah don't try," He said.
"I think it's a little late for that," She snapped.
"I'm sorry that was a stupid thing to say,"
"No I'm sorry there was no need to bite your head off,"
"Actually you're well within your right to bite my head off and even hate me," He said. Jennette shook her head.
"I don't hate you,"
"I would," He said quietly. She shook her head again.
"I don't," Freddie pulled her into a hug,
"I am sorry," He said again.
"It's ok," She said quietly whilst sobbing into his chest.
"Do you want me to leave you alone?" He asked. She nodded slowly. He smiled, kissed her forehead apologised again and left her alone.
Freddie walked back into the school with his hands rubbing his face in shame. Although he knew it was the right thing to do he couldn't help but feel awful for breaking Jennette's heart. He didn't have long to think about what just happened as shortly after he entered the hall he heard someone yell his name. "FREDWARD BENSON," A female voice yelled from behind him. Freddie turned on his heel to see the angry face of Sam heading right for him.
