Creek - Crush

Chapter 17

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I wake up to the sound of my alarm. It's Tuesday...

I don't want to go to work today.

I should've just kept my feelings to myself.

Work is going to feel so awkward.

I drive extra slowly to school. When I get there, Clyde is waiting for me.

"Craig! What's up? How'd it go?"

I look past him. "I told him that I like him."

He gasps comically. "Seriously?! Congratulations dude!"

"He rejected me."

"Wait, what?"

"He friend-zoned me."

"That can't be right..."

"Well, it is."

"Craig..."

"I don't feel like talking."

He actually listens for once. He backs off right away.

I go through my day in a slump.

4 years is a long time to have a crush. It makes sense that I wouldn't get over it in a day.

I just wish the pain would stop.

I sit quietly at lunch. Clyde doesn't say much, but he tells me that he talked to Tweek and got me today and tomorrow off of work for personal reasons.

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Another day passes. I'm avoiding him.

I missed him a lot today.

Damn it...

That is such a lie.

I miss him every day. Even when he's right next to me I miss him.

I guess it never stops. Even after the heartbreak.

How...

Annoying.

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A month passes. I've gotten used to being around Tweek again, but I still can't bring myself to be super friendly again.

It's Halloween. Tolkien invited us all to his house for the night. He said he got his hands on some drinks and we can watch horror movies on his giant TV.

This will be the first time I've hung out with Tweek outside of work.

We haven't talked about that night since it happened.

Clyde and I get to the party at the same time. He's the only one who dressed up. He's in a football uniform that he stole from the school: helmet and everything.

"Hey, dudes. Come in." Tolkien answers.

We go to his basement. We were the last ones to arrive.

I usually sit on the couch with Tweek. That's always been our arrangement, but I don't want to do that anymore.

I try to sit on the floor next to Clyde.

Tweek tilts his head. "Craig? I saved you your spot... come sit."

Damn it. Does he not feel bad at all? Does he even care that I'm still healing?

I'm getting more upset with him by the day.

He's acting like this was all no big deal.

Maybe I shouldn't have liked someone like him in the first place.