Later in the day, Anthony and I went to visit Alyssa at the hospital. When we got there, Alyssa was sitting on the bed watching tv. She turned around seeing Anthony and I at the door.
“AMANDA!! ANTHONY!!! I AM SO GLAD TO SEE YOU! I MISSED YOU GUYS SO MUCH!”
I ran up to her and gave her a hug. I haven’t seen her in day, but it felt like years. I was so glad to see her. I felt this vibrating in my pocket. I looked down, and my phone was buzzing. I opened it up to see Tyler’s number on the screen.
“Hello?”
“Amanda, I’ve been waiting outside the door for 30 minutes. Where are you?”
Uh oh. I totally forgot that Tyler was coming over after school.
“I’m uh…at the hospital visiting Alyssa. I am so sorry. I forgot.”
“Wow. Thanks. Thanks for not telling me. I wasted 30 minutes waiting outside in the rain and you didn’t at least call?”
His voice was beginning to crack. It sounded like he was about to cry.
“Tyler. I am really sorry. I didn’t mean too. Please don’t get mad at me!”
“You know what? Just forget it. Forget about us. “
He hung up. I felt so bad. What was I going to do? I told Anthony what was going on and we left. It wasn’t long enough when we got home. I tried calling Tyler but he wouldn’t pick up. It wasn’t that surprising. I was kind of expecting it. For the rest of the evening, I spent the whole time thinking how stupid I was. But then every time I told Anthony and dad that, they would just say,
“No. You weren’t stupid. You just forgot. These things happen.”
Well. I guess these things do happen. But I should’ve still left a message! URRGG! What should I do? What should I do? What should I do? I kept thinking to myself.
Saturday and Sunday went by, and it was finally Monday. In just 4 more days, Tyler would be going to California. Would he still love me after all this happened? Ahh..Love is so complicated. Sometimes I would regret that I ever agreed to be Tyler’s girlfriend. I mean. When I pictured having a boyfriend, I never expected me chasing after him when he was mad. I’ve always thought the opposite.
I went to school the next morning alone. I saw Tyler around school a few times but he would just avoid eye contact. Since I didn’t have many friends at this school, I didn’t expect people to notice me. I was walking through the hallways alone holding my textbooks, when I tripped over a guy’s foot. He turned around to see me on the ground. This guy was pretty cute. Brown hair, piercing blue eyes, tall and fit. This guy was Kyle. The captain of the grade 11 football team. He was one of the most popular people in the school. Anyway, I was lying on the ground with my head on the ground. Yes I was crying. When you land face first on the ground, it hurts. And plus. I wasn’t having a good day. People were whispering and laughing. I could hear people say stuff like
“Wow what a loser.”
“Who is she?”
I looked at Kyle, and he looked at me. My faced was red. He looked sorry. Then he yelled,
“Guys! It’s not funny! Would you just give her a break and leave her alone?!”
He looked at me and smiled.
“I am really sorry Amanda. Are you okay?”
Oh my gosh. The captain of the football team knows my name. teehee.
“It’s alright. Just having a bad day. No big deal.”
I walked away but Kyle just grabbed me by the wrist. Not tightly, but a friendly grab. It theirs such thing.
“You know, if you want someone to talk to, I’m always here.” Kyle said with a smile on his face.
We walked out onto the field, with him still holding on to me. But this time not my wrist, but my hand. We passed by Tyler and he looked pissed. I ignored looking at him and just walked out. We sat on a bench and he asked,
“So, Amanda, What’s going on?”
“Well. I have one question first.”
“Sure. Ask away.”
“How do you know my name? and why would you bother talking to a loser like me?”
“The first day you arrived here, you were the first person I noticed. I got people to find out who you were cuz I didn’t have the guts to ask myself. Amanda, why would you think you’re a loser? You one of the nicest girl I’ve seen around this school .”
I looked up at him to see him wink at me. Just like Tyler used to do.
“Really? You were scared to talk to me. You’re one of the most popular guys in school and the captain of the football team!! How could you be scared?”
“Hey! Just cuz I’m “popular”, doesn’t mean I have the guts to do everything. Sometimes I wish I wasn’t popular. This may sound weird, but I’m not used to talking to pretty and nice girls like you. The girls I talk to are always….mean, just because they’re cheer leaders, or just popular.”
Uh. Why was he telling me all of this?....weird.
“Oh…You always look like you enjoy your life being popular. But you think I’m pretty? I say, very curious.
“Hahaha. Yes. You’re one of the prettiest girls I’ve met. With or without makeup on. So let’s stop with the question about me for now. Now I got questions for you. You’ve seen sad lately. What happened?”
“Well…Alyssa has cancer, so she’s in the hospital, and Tyler dumped me.”
“Wow. That’s horrible. Would you mind telling me why he dumped you?”
“He dumped me, because I forgot to tell I was going to the hospital to see Alyssa. So he went to my house and had to wait outside for a long time. I apologized. I really did. I didn’t mean too. I just forgot.” I said with tears watering in my eyes.
“It’s not your fault. These things happen.”
“Yes it is! If I told him, this would have never happened. He told me he would love me no matter what happened before. And now. I bet he’s regretting it.”
I began to cry. I put my hands over my eyes, and just sat there. Kyle put his hands on mine, and put them down. He wiped the tears away from my eyes, just like Tyler did. He looked down at me and smiled.
“It will be alright. I will be always here for you and can talk to me anytime you want. Just call me, text me or email me.”
He gave me a small piece of paper that had his email and cellphone number on it. It was like he was planning this out the whole time. But who cares. I had just met a new friend, and I was happy.
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