Nearly Euphoric {Nate Jacobs}

Chapter 9

I woke up the next morning full of nerves. I needed to come up with a game plan for what I should do. I think the best thing for me to do is just go up to Maddy immediately and tell her how sorry I am. Maddy may not be the most understanding person, but she should be able to see that everything I told Nate was an accident. Right?

I got dressed into one of my favorite outfits (hey, if I'm going to have a crappy day, I might as well have a crappy day while looking good), and drove to school.

When I pulled into the parking lot, the first person I saw getting out of their car was Maddy. That has to be a good sign.

I walked up to her with a fully prepared speech that explains how I had no prior knowledge of her secret, therefore I was not aware I was doing anything wrong. But before I even got a second to think Maddy noticed me... she went psycho.

"YOU BITCH!!!" Maddy yelled at me from across the parking lot.

Oh great, I should've known better than to think Maddy Perez would just let this slip. She storms up to me so that now she's only a couple of feet away.

"What the hell do you think you're doing, going around telling my boyfriend who I fucked?"Maddy fumes.

"Maddy I-- I did-- didn't know..." I try to get out, before quickly being interrupted by Maddy.

"No, you shut the fuck up and listen. Nate didn't need to know anything about my virginity. That was my information to share. I know exactly what you were trying to do," she says confidently.

"What do you mean? I wasn't trying to do anything. I honestly just had no idea that you told him you were a virgin. But the second I realized I tried to cover it up. I swear. I was just coming over here to tell you how sorry I am. I feel terrible," I finish, surprised that Maddy didn't interrupt me again.

"Yeah, you should feel fucking terrible. You just broke me and Nate up for good. There's no way he's going to get back together with me now that he knows I lied. But I guess you're probably happy to hear that, aren't you?" she says.

"What?" I ask, confused about what exactly she's trying to suggest.

"You told Nate all that shit, just so you could break us up and have him all to yourself," she tells me.

Ummm... WHAT!! Why would Maddy think that? I mean I know I started to have a tiny crush on Nate. But I would never sabotage their relationship. Besides, it was already falling to pieces before I even had anything to do with it.

"Why would you even think that Maddy? I've always been a good friend to you. I literally just helped you calm Nate down when you started making out with that boy at the party. I was also the one that told you to stop before you made a total fool out of yourself. I can't believe you would assume that I would ever try to break the two of you up," I say.

"Yeah well, how the hell am I supposed to trust anything you say when you just went behind my back?" Maddy questions me.

"I didn't go behind you're back. Riddle me this, Maddy, how would I have known that Nate would freak out about you not being a virgin when you never told me you lied to him in the first place?" I ask.

"I don't know. But riddle me this, Sabrina," she says in a mocking tone, "how can you be such a stuck-up little prude and a total fucking slut all at once?" she sneered and then turned around, and walked into the school, leaving me totally crushed.

I'll be honest I've never felt so totally sick to my stomach. I just wanted to immediately run to my car and cry for eternity. Maddy was one of my best friends since kindergarten, and I've never once gotten into a fight with her. And I know that seems completely crazy, but it's all because of how nonconfrontational I am. Anytime I even sense drama, I avoid it at all costs or else do something that I know for sure will make it better. That's why this whole thing has been eating me alive.