A Typical Teen Love Story

Chapter 2: Arguments

I grabbed my Chemistry books and shut away all the feelings I had felt from seeing the pictures.  I was mad at Josh, and that was the feeling that needed to stay.  I didn't want to forgive him, but I could feel myself missing him already. 

"Maybe I should let him explain himself..." I said to Karolina.

 "NO! Don't! You're going to forgive him, and what he did wasn't right! Going behind your back to a club is horrible! He doesn't deserve to be forgiven!" argued Karolina. 

"Fine..."

I walked towards the door and Mrs. S was just about to start teaching.  I was about to knock when the door opened and Josh walked out of the classroom.  I quickly looked away and walked straight into the classroom.  I avoided eye contact and walked straight to my seat without a word.  Patricia and Sam looked at me weirdly and then focused back to the front.  Karolina apologized for being late and something had just come up.   I felt like a helpless little grade eight walking into a class full of twelfth graders.  Everyone was looking at me.  It didn't help that many of Josh's friends were in the same class.  They had all probably heard the news of our breakup, and I wasn't ready for the hateful glares that were to be coming my way.

As Karolina walked towards me with the notes for today's class, Josh walked in.  I opened my binder like the wind would tear open a book lying helplessly in the open. I ignored his entrance, and he seemed to be getting the message because he had walked right past me and sat down in his other regular seat.  I could feel my longing for Josh to sit beside me like always, but pushed it aside quickly.  I needed to stay angry.  I couldn't let Josh push me over yet again.  I wasn't going to be easy any longer.  Josh needed to know that he couldn't do this to me.

Mrs. S started the lesson and there was no talking what so ever in the classroom.  I felt awkward and I missed his embrace around me.  I wanted him to hug me and tell me everything was all right.  I wanted him to erase all the damage he had done and forget everything that happened to make me mad.  I wanted him to nuzzle into my neck and kiss my forehead.  I couldn't focus at all.  Little memories of him kept jumping in my memory like small raindrops sliding down a roof and I couldn't learn anything. 

As soon as the lesson ended, Karolina looked at me. 

"Don't you need to go to the washroom?" hinted Karolina.

She knew I was distracted throughout the lesson.  She wanted me to vent to Robin and Mihika so that I would be mad again.  I understood and got up.  I started to walk towards Mrs. S's desk and I could feel someone following me from behind. 

"Mrs. S, can I go to the washroom?" I asked. 

"Yeah!" she said.

I quickly turned around and Josh was a couple steps away from me.  I quickly walked out and tried to get out as fast as possible.  Karolina was right; he was going to follow me. 

I shut the door and quickly walked towards the stairwell.  Just as I entered the stairwell, I heard the door from the Chem room open and I started to run down the stairs as fast as possible.  I felt as if I were a zebra running away from a lion that wanted to feast on me.  I quickly turned the corner into the art room and squatted down by Robin and Mihika. 

Robin and Mihika were two of my other close friends.  I absolutely adored them, and whenever I got into arguments with Karolina, the two of them were there with me to reason everything out.  They were like my go to girls for advice and consultation.

"Hey! Feeling better?" they asked.

"No...not at all..." I said. 

"Oh no, what happened?"