One Last Kiss

|Chapter 16|

PLEASE READ AUTHORS NOTE AT END!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-Dana

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      This curse has its way of destroying me slowly. Hopefulness will turn into doubt. Happiness will turn into hurt. In the end, I was designed to be forever alone and depressed. After what Cynthia told Rebecca and I about the curse I found myself going into a deep depression. It happens sometimes when dealing with this curse. I don’t ask for the depression to come upon me, but it finds me anyway. It feels like your walking around and everyone else sees you as you, but inside you feel empty—like an empty shell. I get to points where I don’t want to do anything. After what I saw with Derek I went through a minor depression—nothing too big. Until now.

          Homecoming was tonight, but I didn’t feel the energy to go. My dress is hanging in my closet and my shoes are on the ground below it. Derek was supposed to take me tonight. I wonder if he even remembers or if he’s taking Jackie instead. Bile rose in my throat just thinking of her name. Jackie makes me sick and I don’t usually think this toward people, but she’s earned my hate. I cuddle into my pillow and kept thinking about random stuff so Derek doesn’t enter my thoughts again.

          A knock sounded on my door and opened. “A friend is here to see you,” my dad said. I didn’t answer back. My dad sighed and closed the door behind him. I don’t know if he’s going to be sending up the person or not. He usually hates when I shut down like this because he sees the pain I’m in and can’t take it away from me.

          “Hey,” I heard Melanie’s voice say as she closed the door behind her. I turned over on my other side and she smiled. “Are you going to your Homecoming tonight? Rebecca told me to come and hang out with you if you’re not.”  

          I know Rebecca means well, but it just makes it seem I’m on suicide watch. I sighed and ran my fingers through my hair. “I don’t need babysitting,” I say emotionlessly.

          “I know,” Melanie says as she sits down beside me on my bed. “I want to be here for you. Riley was a dick by going to Derek saying what he did, but so was Derek. He doesn’t deserve you. Now, if you’re not going to homecoming I have a way to get your mind of the pricks in your life.”

          I eyed her suspiciously, “What did you have in mind?”

          “We’re going to see Gangster Squad! Ryan Gosling is bond to get your mind of Derek.”

          I did want to see that movie…, “Okay. I’ll go.”

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          As I was in line to buy tickets I saw Melanie talking furiously into her cell phone. I was curious of who she’s talking to. When she hung up she walked back over to me looking annoyed. “Who was on the phone?” I asked.

          She looked frustrated. She sighed and answered, “Riley.”

          “What did he want?”

          “He keeps apologizing,” she said. “After I heard he was the one who caused you to break it off with Derek I broke whatever we had off. He caused one of my good friends pain with a stupid observation.”