"we are young, we run green
keep our teeth nice and clean
see our friends, see the sights
feel alright"
or
rachel macfarlane and
her brother find themselves
having one of the best summers ever
but a couple of crushes may
add to their "crush free"
su...
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RACHEL FELT guilty. She didn't think she would be the reason Nate and Nikki had broken up in front of the group, especially in that way. She was in more distress than before as she lay on the couch with her face pressed against the cushions.
Her father Richard soon entered the living room and saw his youngest (by two minutes) watching reruns of Saved by the Bell flashed across the screen.
He sighed and made his way over to the couch, he gently lifted Rachel's head and placed it down on his lap as he sat down.
"What's wrong, Roach?" Richard asked.
"Waiting on Nikki to come over so she can toss me down the stairs." She mutterd.
"Why would she toss you down the stairs, Roach?"
Rachel sighed and sat upright. Her hair had been a mess as she ran her fingers through it. It felt like one of the hottest days of the year and summer had just started. And just like the weather, everything had been a mess. Nothing going as planned and everyone seemed miserable... but maybe that was just Rachel.
"I'm the reason Nate and Nikki broke up." Rachel said. "You should've been there. We were all high and-"
"You got high?" Richard asked.
Rachel continued without answering her father's question. "you'd think it was a joke at first because they were laughing, but then it got all serious, and then, all of a sudden, Nate tells Nikki that it might've been if he'd gotten with me last year." Rachel sighed, turning in her seat as she slumped down onto the couch. "I just feel like this is all my fault."
Richard looked at Rachel with a concerned expression. "Listen to me, Rachel," he said gently. "It's not your fault that Nate and Nikki broke up. You can't control other people's feelings or actions, no matter how hard you try. You need to stop blaming yourself for things that happened. Nikki and Nate's relationship was already on shaky ground. What's done is done, but that doesn't mean that you're responsible for their breakup."
Rachel nodded slowly. "I just wish I could undo everything." She murmured.
"I know," Richard replied sympathetically. "But life doesn't work like that. We all have to live with our mistakes and learn from them so that we can grow and become better people. It's not easy, but it's necessary if we want to move forward."
