The Things I Hate About You: Chapter 5

Plot twist!!~♪ Oh, and the end of Part 1. Don't be surprised if nothing else is added to this for a while; there's another story coming.

     It's been a month-and-a-half since April 1st.  Since then, track meet season has started, with predictable losses by the girl's team, and stellar wins by the guy's team.  Of course.  And, like always, I've lost every single event I've been entered in. Plus, because of all of these meets, combined with my homework, I've had no computer time at all, meaning that I've been completely isolated from my not-so-close-to-home friends.

     And, paralleling this athletic world of mine are the studious and social worlds.  Classes, like always, are a breeze.  Unfortunately, this isn't scoring any points with him.  Socially, well... Disastrous, as of late.

    

     Cue the story line...

 

May 8, 2009

     I sat on the curb with the rest of the team, with my cell phone in hand, awaiting a response from Taylor.  The silvery-pink PDA buzzed gently in my hand, displaying her response to my violent mood. Why would u want to punch Brian? she asked.  I tapped the 'reply' button. Because that idiot shouted at me all day to stop liking You-Know-Who!! I just wanna knock his teeth out!!D8<

     Despite my anger, I couldn't help but giggle.  There was no way I'd really hit him.  I was the good girl in class.  Always did my work on time, never got in trouble, straight-A's.  For God's sake, I gave the teachers a Christmas and an end-of-the-year gift every year.  Complete brown-noser.  Still, the mental image of me punching that pudgy jerk hard enough to break his nose was an appealing one.  I was distracted by another buzz.

     Oh, ya.  He and Jon were talking 2 me about that.  Jon said something like u didn't deserve to like him, and u thought u were so much smarter than him.  That was the last straw.  EXCUSE ME!?!?!?!?!? I don't deserve to like HIM!?!?!?!? What kind of an arrogant, self-absorbed jerk does he think he IS!?!?!? I was pissed.  How dare he say that! I slammed the 'send' button a little harder than I meant to, causing the little phone to beep in protest.

     I knew she wasn't lying; Taylor had been over him for about 2 months now.  Plus, Ally was over him, too, so Taylor wasn't lying to protect her.  And as far as I knew, I was the only girl in school who liked him at that point.  Taylor was a little faster with her response that time.  Idk, but I think u should just give up on him.  He's a jerk. Ur 2 good 4 him.  I knew she was right, and to be honest, I had been feeling less...... attracted to him for the past week or so.  You know what? I think I have moved on.  What a relief.  I sent the message with a smile on my face.  It felt good to realize how I felt again.

     Lol, that's gr8!!  I couldn't help but laugh a little.  Y'know what? I have some sucky relationships.  It was true.  Even just a stupid crush, and it gets messed up.  Lol, u just haven't found the right guy yet! I bet he'll be super-smart, like u! Lol, u'll get married after u get ur masters:)  I almost burst out laughing.  Typical, optimistic Taylor.  If that happens, you'll be the first person I invite to the wedding, lol.  I grinned.  She would deserve it, after all the support she's given me.

     Heck yes!!XD

     I rolled my eyes.  I sent her a quick message saying I needed to go, and then boarded the newly-arrived bus.  I popped my iPod headphones into my ears, and picked an appropriate song for the day.  I usually listened to stuff according to my mood.  That, or whatever has a good beat; it seems as though I've really gotten into dance stuff lately.  The bus started to pull out of the parking lot, and I grinned as I heard the next round of lyrics.

 

 

♪♫~Raise up your hands, say I don't wanna be in love, I don't wanna be in love...~♪♫

 

 

♥END PART 1♥

Author's Note

River, I used that not-so-great scene from our latest work and put it in here. I figured it'd work better.