Prom Committee

Fireworks

"Tara!"

That was the only word that kept being called out over and over again. I didn't listen or respond but instead I just kept running. The tears in my eyes started running down my face and all I could do was replay that moment in my head over and over.

Everyone knew that Sadie Witherton was conniving and mean to people she deemed lower than her, but never in a million years would I have expected her to do this. I knew that she wanted Josh, but I didn't anticipate her literally kissing him in front of me. I was so furious at her, but sadly I was angrier at Josh more than anything. How could he just let that happen? He didn't even pull away, and I thought our kiss meant something to him. It sure meant a lot of me and now my happy heart was shattered into tiny pieces.

I eventually reached the front doors of the school and pushed them open dropping down at the top of the steps. More and more tears fell down my cheeks as I brought my knees to my chest crying in low tones. I suppose I should have listened to my judgement earlier and kept a closer eye on her. There was always something with Sadie and now she can finally say that she won.

A couple minutes of me sitting there drowning in my tears were interrupted when I heard light footsteps coming up behind me. I didn't want to look up and see who it was because I was embarrassed. As of right now the only two people who it could have been were either Layla or Josh and frankly I didn't want to see Josh.

"Hey," a low voice said. Well that rules Layla out of the equation, but it didn't sound like Josh's. I lifted my head off my knees and shook my head hoping he would get the hint.

"I would like to be alone right now," I sniffled. I thought the guy would get the hint, but unfortunately to my dismay he didn't.

"I thought you might need someone to talk to," he sat down next to me.

I briefly glanced over and it was Beck who followed me. I was shocked more than anything, because of what happened yesterday. Why did he care all of a sudden?

I looked away and groaned, "I thought you didn't want to talk to me."

"I'm putting my anger aside and trying to support a friend right now," he sighed.

"Thanks but I really just want to be left alone right now," I whined, as more tears fell down my cheeks.

"Trust me," he softly voiced, "you don't really mean that."

"How do you know?" I questioned.

"You're obviously hurting, upset and angry all at the same time."

I retorted, "What's your point?"

"My point is," he turned to face me, "that's how I felt yesterday after you told me you and Josh kissed."

"So?"

"So after you saw Sadie kiss Josh back there and he didn't pull back you're quite frankly broken into a million pieces," he explained.

At this moment I didn't understand a single word that he was spewing. What did any of this have to do with me?

"Wow I'm glad you could figure that out. It's not exactly rocket science genius," I sarcastically mocked.

"Can you please stop pushing me away for a second and just talk to me about how you're feeling?" he asked.

"Yeah," I looked at him, "only if you talk to me about yesterday."

"Deal," he grinned.

"I just don't understand how one teenage girl can be so manipulative and evil. I don't know what I even did to her for her to hate me so much. And then the fact that Josh didn't even stop her and just let it all happen makes everything so confusing," I sputtered.