Don't Leave Me., chapter 6
Okay, I was angry. No, angry didn't even cover it. I was fuming! I go to all this trouble to change, for a boy I barely know, and then he just throws it STRAIGHT back in my face! Well, to Hell with Mike! To Hell with Kelsey! And to Hell with his goddamn awkward friend!
I wanted to go home. I'd go to my room, play my music and fall asleep, like I always did. Mike could hang out with Kelsey all he wanted. The two jerks, together. The two blond-haired morons, with the little black haired guy trailing along too. They were all stupid. I was far too good for any of them.
I nodded to myself, crossed my arms and marched off. I held my head high. A little too high actually. I ended up tripping over three times. I hoped against hopes that nobody from school saw me. Especially Mike! Wait... Why did I care about Mike? Grr, he was still running through my mind!
I let out a small cry of anguish and ran the rest of the way home. I flew through the door and ran straight into Callum.
"Hey, watch it, idiot!" He yelled cruelly. I was too upset to answer. Callum's face softened, something I hadn't seen happen for a long time. "Gem?" he said softly. Wow, it had been long since he'd called me Gem. It had been long since he'd called me anything that wasn't an insult. "Gem, what is it?"
I scowled at him. "What do you care?" I spat.
"Christ! I try to be nice to you and you shove it right back at me! No wonder no one likes you!" He snapped, angry again. That made me cry harder. I stole away to my room, choking on my sobs.
'Oh God' I thought, once I was in my room. 'Is this the effect Mike has on me? I've never felt this way about a boy before! Especially not a jerk like him! '
I eventually fell asleep, my pillow sodden from my tears.
The next day was Wednesday. G-reat. I don't think.
I didn't play my Ramones Album that morning. I didn't yell at Callum. I didn't bother with not putting on the black stuff, though. I did it automatically, and then went to school.
I didn't see Mike until I got to my homeroom. It was so awkward, with him sitting next to me and all. I decided I didn't care. I glanced round casually, as if I'd never met Mike in my life.
I couldn't help myself though. I had to speak to him. I just had to. And before I could stop myself, I'd said,
"I met your friend yesterday."
Mike slowly turned to me.
"Oh?" he said, "Chasing him too now?"
I scowled at him. "No," I said firmly, "I was asking him where I could find you. And in fact, he was very awkard!"
"Look, whatyourname, uh, Gemma! Yeah, look, don't drag my friends into this. When are you gonna understand that it's Kelsey I want, not you?" he asked.
I sighed. "I... I thought we connected in some way. I thought we would be great together because we liked the same things. I thought you liked me, Mike!"
He turned and looked straight at me. Then he just said, "You thought wrong!"
I wanted to go home. I'd go to my room, play my music and fall asleep, like I always did. Mike could hang out with Kelsey all he wanted. The two jerks, together. The two blond-haired morons, with the little black haired guy trailing along too. They were all stupid. I was far too good for any of them.
I nodded to myself, crossed my arms and marched off. I held my head high. A little too high actually. I ended up tripping over three times. I hoped against hopes that nobody from school saw me. Especially Mike! Wait... Why did I care about Mike? Grr, he was still running through my mind!
I let out a small cry of anguish and ran the rest of the way home. I flew through the door and ran straight into Callum.
"Hey, watch it, idiot!" He yelled cruelly. I was too upset to answer. Callum's face softened, something I hadn't seen happen for a long time. "Gem?" he said softly. Wow, it had been long since he'd called me Gem. It had been long since he'd called me anything that wasn't an insult. "Gem, what is it?"
I scowled at him. "What do you care?" I spat.
"Christ! I try to be nice to you and you shove it right back at me! No wonder no one likes you!" He snapped, angry again. That made me cry harder. I stole away to my room, choking on my sobs.
'Oh God' I thought, once I was in my room. 'Is this the effect Mike has on me? I've never felt this way about a boy before! Especially not a jerk like him! '
I eventually fell asleep, my pillow sodden from my tears.
The next day was Wednesday. G-reat. I don't think.
I didn't play my Ramones Album that morning. I didn't yell at Callum. I didn't bother with not putting on the black stuff, though. I did it automatically, and then went to school.
I didn't see Mike until I got to my homeroom. It was so awkward, with him sitting next to me and all. I decided I didn't care. I glanced round casually, as if I'd never met Mike in my life.
I couldn't help myself though. I had to speak to him. I just had to. And before I could stop myself, I'd said,
"I met your friend yesterday."
Mike slowly turned to me.
"Oh?" he said, "Chasing him too now?"
I scowled at him. "No," I said firmly, "I was asking him where I could find you. And in fact, he was very awkard!"
"Look, whatyourname, uh, Gemma! Yeah, look, don't drag my friends into this. When are you gonna understand that it's Kelsey I want, not you?" he asked.
I sighed. "I... I thought we connected in some way. I thought we would be great together because we liked the same things. I thought you liked me, Mike!"
He turned and looked straight at me. Then he just said, "You thought wrong!"
