Save Me

Chapter 10-Gone

Natalie

I haven't seen Tristan since I flipped out on him for stalking me. I mean who does that? But I guess I was kinda harsh. I really feel bad about it now though.

"Hey Nat. Haven't talked to you in forever. But guess what? I'm dating Jaime now! Isn't it awesome? Hey... what's wrong?"

"I did something really mean and now its haunting me."

"Oh yeah I heard. What a creep!"

"Don't say that!"

"Why not he is."

"No he's not he's sweet, funny and I like having him around."

"Wait do you like him? OMG you like your stalker." Kelsey said with her eyes bulging.

"Who likes who?" Jaime and Marucho say coming. In the past weeks Marucho has been coming in my class and is actually an ok friend besides his constant arguing with Kelsey. He seems to like her though, he's always watching her when she's not looking and giving her little compliments but she doesn't notice in the slightest. I hope there isn't another stalker situation with them.

"Who likes who?" They repeat.

"Nat likes her stalker."

"WHAT?!?!?"

"Why? He's an idiot in my class."

"Shut up Marucho!" I scream. "Ugh I'm gone."

I go to the library where I see Tamz engrossed in a book. This is great cause I really need someone to talk to who isn't just looking for gossip. Who better than my bff? I really disconnected from some people in the past weeks, I guess you can say I changed. Not anything dramatic like a stalker scarred me or anything but I got new friends and didn't really catch up with the old ones. That was a mistake although we were all caught up with our own lives.
"Hey Tamz."
"Hi." She replied still reading. Nothing can distract this girl when she has a book.
"Tamz Tamica Tammy T hellooooooo," I say poking her constantly.
"Hm yeah," she says finally looking up, "oh hi Nat."
"Hey, haven't talked to you in forever."
"Yeah I know."
"How's life?"
"Wow we are bad best friends right now."
"Lol I know. What happened the past few weeks? We hardly talked."
"Lots of stuff. I'd rather not say here though, wanna come to my house after school?"
"Sure I'll ask my mum."
"K well I'll leave you to your reading."

I called my mum and asked if Tamz could come over and luckily she said yes. If she didn't I don't know what I would do. I went weeks without venting to my bestie and that should be a crime.
"Hey Tamz you ready to go? My mum is here." I said ten minutes after school finished. Tamz has to leave by six to go to a dance class so I need all the time I can get.
"Yh I'm coming."

"Tell me everything." She says as we enter the safe haven that is my bedroom. No nosy people and definitely no idiots always making assumptions.
I tell Tamica everything that happened from meeting Tristan and Ross to me sort of liking Tristan, everything except the stalking.
"OK so what's the problem Nat?"
"I, he, we-"
"Girl what did you do?" She gives me a disapproving look. One thing is my best friend understands me and she knows I did something I regret."
"TristanwaskindastalkingmeandthenhetoldmeandIflippedoutbutnowIthinkIoverreacted." I mumbled quickly, jumbling most of my words in the process.
"HE WAS WHAT?!?!?" I told her the entire story not leaving out a single detail. It was like reliving the whole experience and feeling guiltier every second. "I don't even know what to tell you but he had to like you if he took his time out to stalk you. Its not so bad you can just talk to him."
"So you don't think I overreacted and ruined everything."
"Oh no I never said that. You overreacted big time but I think you can fix it."
"But but he didn't come back to school so I can't. What if he hates me? What if he jumped off a bridge because of me?" Tears started rolling down my cheeks as I started to hyperventilate over all the things that could have happened.
"Nat calm down. You're being dramatic as usual. He'll come back and you'll try to fix it. Until then let's watch Disney and hope this turns out OK."
Unfortunately that was all I could do so I turned on the TV and we watched Disney until Tamz had to leave and then I was left alone with my thoughts once again.