Teen Heart Throbs Suck

Chapter 8

I waved out the door to a tired looking Ludus, walking a few houses over to her own front door.

Finally, when she was gone down the street to the point where she was nothing other than a red blob in the dimly lit street, I marched to my room. I stopped at the second to last step, hearing the faint sound of sobbing.

In curiosity, I followed the sound.

My sockless feet tiptoed on the tile flooring as the sound grew louder.

When next to My mother's door, I discovered the sound was Not from her, though she was having an intense phone conversation.

"I know,I know!I want to tell the Kids too!"

I could hear her sigh in defeat. "Yeah, love you too."

I stopped My evesdropping, Not beacause I felt guilty, but mostly beacause My original mission to find the source of the crying and stranggled sobs.

I continued tip-toeing.

After about five minutes I found myself entering our livingroom, where a small figure was shaking and letting out raspy sobs.

"Nathan?" I asked suddenly, making him turn towards me his red eyes wide and alert.

He relaxed a bit when he recognized it was only me. His face settled into a frown.

"Hey,"

"What's wrong,Nathan?"

His eyes filled with tears before whipping his head around again.

"Nothing," He stated.

"Does it have anything to do with you and Mark?" I guessed.

"There Is no 'me and Mark' he just dumped me."

I gasped, Mark and Nathan had been together for two years now, usually couples like That didn't just break up in the random, especially when they seemed so happy.

"He said I was a phase, somthing he 'tried out' and now he's back to dating chicks." Nathan finished saddly.

"A phase," he scoffed, "Who in the HELL, makes out with a phase?"