Second Chance, Second Choice.

Chapter 10 - Decisions

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Second Chance, Second Choice.

Chapter 10 – Decisions.

Tori's POV

Ok, I dropped the bomb on the group.

I understand why the confronted me. I was acting different and had on odd things. Though I understand why they did it, that didn't prevent me from stopping their little effort in their tracks.

Can you blame me? I have a chance to redo my life right and nothing will stop me.

Besides, seeing Cat and Beck coming down on me because, I wasn't being a good friend, really burnt me.

I'll even admit I enjoyed exposing those two. Cat's response was perfect and of course devastating.

Yes, I am doing things differently, but I'm making no bones about it. Cat and Beck were lying to everyone. Sure, they hadn't gone all the way yet and I was wrong about that detail, but they were still lying.

Jade, who had obviously heard the news, confronted me a bit later and called me a doomsday machine. That was actually kind of funny. I'm not destroying anything; I'm just being very honest.

At lunch I came out onto the asphalt café and could see the split in the group already in play. At one table sat Jade, Robbie and Andre, all looking a bit like they'd had the rug pulled out from under them.

On the other side of the café sat Cat and Beck. The pair sat alone and though they weren't speaking, neither looked very happy with the other. I of course didn't want to sit with Cat and Beck and sitting with the others would only exacerbate matters.

I could sit with the girls from choir. They're ok, but a bit simple minded and childish. Turning my head, I see an attractive girl with long and very straight sandy brown hair smiling at me. Her name is Kara Watson, she's a musician and I have her in two classes. As I recall, she later joins a critically acclaimed rock band that never gained superstardom, but did maintain a very loyal cult following.

It was then, I suddenly remembered. The first time, when I started to date Jade, she took an interest in me. She'd try and talk, with me, sit near me. But Jade quickly put a stop to that, by glaring at her nonstop whenever she'd come near me. Actually, Jade did that to anyone that took an interest in me. She doesn't like other people playing in her sandbox, or at least she used to. I told you I cried the first time I cheated on Jade. I never told her it happened, but she would have been blind and deaf not to notice. She knew alright and did she say a word, yell or scream, kick me out.

No, not at all; Instead, she turned around and cheated on me.

I think I wanted to get caught. She showed how little she cared for me right then and there. Soon after, I became convinced she never really cared for me at all. So, when she cheated on me, I didn't say a fucking thing.

Regardless, I couldn't even think about talking to Kara at the time.

I can certainly think about it now. Fuck you, Jade! This time, I'll do it right in front of you.

Returning her warm smile, I walked up and greeted her, as one would greet an old friend.

"Hey Kara. How's it going?"

"Great. I just wanted to say I loved your performance of rapture. That is one of my favorite songs. "

"Thank you." I could tell she was genuinely impressed.