Quitters never win

Chapter 10

       Ms. Vale stood up. "Ok guys Halloween is this Friday so i thought we'd do a Halloween favorite. Seems to me everybody is into vampires these days, so we're going to be reading Abraham Stoker's Dracula, Or as he was known Bram Stroker. Please take out your books and were going to watch this movie so follow along. She started to put the DVD in the player. Was Halloween already coming up? It seemed like we had just started school.

        "Now i want you to get with your partner when were done and one of you become Dracula, the other is the victim. You need to think of a clever way for Dracula to bite the victim. Ok?" She hit play and took a seat at her desk.

        The next day i went to find Tyler to see if he wanted to walk to first block together but he was kissing Katie at his locker. Wait WHAT!? I walked over to him and yanked his shirt. "What the heck do you think you're doing?" I asked him. He looked at me as if he was looking right past me. Katie however glared at me. "Kissing me what does it look like? What are you doing?" She asked icily. 

       "Tyler." I said ignoring her. "You said you just needed time, that you weren't ready to kiss me but somehow you're ready to kiss her? So now you want to date other people?" "Duh." She said. 

       "Can you please shut up and let him talk for him self?" I asked. "You told me that you needed time and that you were sorry for not just telling me that. So is there something you're not telling me?" I asked. Katlyn walked up. "Want me to deck her for you?" I turned around. "No i can deck her myself i don't need you to fight my battles." I said clinching my fist.

        "Why don't you and your girlfriend run along?" Katie asked. "No not until i get some answers." I said. "He doesn't like you, you're ugly, fat, have horrible legs why even wear a skirt...and stuffing your bra is so sixth grade." She said laughing. 

       "Really Tyler this is the kind of girl you want to be with?" A tear fell down my face but not because of what she said but because he was choosing her over me. I thought he'd at least stand up for me. "Fine, i hope you're happy." I said.

       Katlyn pulled me towards the bathrooms so i wouldn't hit this girl in the face. When she got there i kept pulling her arm. I went straight out the front doors. "What are we doing?" She asked. 

       "Leaving i can't be here today." "Well won't we get in trouble?" She asked. And this is why we were beset friends. Neither of us were keen on doing things that would get us in trouble. "Nobody saw us." I said. "Well ok then" She smiled. "Let's go get some breakfast." "You in?" I asked wanting to cry but smiled instead. "Yes of course. IHOP baby were gonna get the grand slam breakfast and pig out." She said.

        We got into my car and i pulled out onto the street. I slammed my fist down onto the steering wheel and it honked. "What does he see in her?" I asked angrily. The guy in front of me started yelling so i put my window down. "How about you get back in your car..." I started to yell and Katlyn grabbed my arm. 

       "Wow this boy has got you mad." I rolled the widow up and turned to her. "Do you blame me? Okay so yesterday he tells me he likes me then this Katie chick comes out of no where and now all of a sudden they're dating? How is this even possible? I mean it's to fast." I said.

        "I don't know it is kind of weird" She agreed. I pulled into a parking space and we got out. "Tell me about it, i don't even know what i did wrong. Do you think i should confront him?" I asked.

        "What like you did today? Yea...cause that turned out so well. She's just jealous." She said. "She said i was fat!" I said. "And that you stuffed your bra...which means..." "She thinks they're fake!" I said. "Did you see her hair? So fake blonde. She has no room to talk." "Maybe I'm still hurt though." "I know come on lets go drown your sorrows in some syrup." She said leading me inside.

       Once we were at our table i turned to her. "Did you see how MAD he got when i had Ryan as my fake boyfriend?" I asked. "Yea he was pretty mad." "He had no right to be, because the second i got mad he was like well you don't really have a right to be mad. Why not? He had a right??" I threw my hands up in the air.

       I was rambling now and i knew it but i was so mad i couldn't help it. The lady came and took our drink orders then left. "I just want to punch him." I said. "Or kiss him." She said. I glared at her. "Come on you've got it bad." 

       "Ok yea so maybe i do want to kiss him but he's still a jerk! And I'd rather punch him than kiss him for choosing that girl over me!!" I said loudly, the people at the next table looked over. The waitress came back with our drinks and took our food order.

        "Maybe we could break them up?" I asked. "What are you? No that never works and when he finds out you broke them up he will just me more mad at you. Besides it just makes you look petty." She said. "Mad at me for what? I haven't done anything yet." I said.

       "You must have done something." She mused. "But what?" I asked. "I don't know something. He went from liking you to not in one day how is that possible?" "I'm not sure maybe if i got him alone." "You think that would help?" "It has to, she is like his public speaker now." "Right well when he comes over this week maybe try talking to him?" "I'll have to." I said matter of factly. The lady brought our food and we ate in silence.

       When i finished my food we got up. "Well do we go back to school?" She asked. "And see his smug face in English? I'd rather not." I said. "Well okay then, i guess were skipping. No harm we already left school anyways." She said. "Well what do you want to do?" I asked. "You pick you're the one with a broken heart." She said. "Fine let's go get pedicures." I said.

       "Perfect idea." She said. We headed to the nail salon across the street. Once i had chosen my girl i turned to Kaitlyn. "So did you see all those drawings he did for me?" I asked. "No, but i saw the stack. That's why I'm so confused. How can a guy draw you and then date somebody else? None of this is adding up." She said. "That's why I'm so confused. And now my perfect sister is going to marry perfect Richard and I'm going to stay single. Just perfect." I said. "Come on, now you're just being dramatic. You're not going to be single forever." She said.

       "Well it certainly feels like it." I said. I knew she was right. I knew that there would be other guys and even if Tyler and i got together i knew there was a possibility that there could be other guys after him. But the thought of sharing all the stuff i already shared with him seemed daunting. We finished up at the nail place and spent the rest of the day hanging and eating. What girls did best with a broken heart.