The Eighth Breakup ✓

Chapter 5 You Dated the School Psychologist?!

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Chapter 5: You Dated the School Psychologist?!

I spent more time pondering over how to break up a couple than how to write in APA format for my psychology research paper. Nevertheless, I finished the paper on dissociative identity disorder (DID) and wondered if Nolan suffered from that.

He needed to have two or more different personalities to have that disorder.

He didn't suffer from DID.

He simply suffered IWTAIS Disorder aka I Want To Annoy Innocent Souls Disorder.

Nolan and I were paired to work together for a class assignment in AP Euro. Neither one of us offered to help each other out. We actually discussed the future plans of breaking Ashlyn and Connor apart.

"Basically, you're saying that one person tries to keep them away from each other. Meanwhile, the other one convinces them that they hardly have time for each other?" Nolan asked for confirmation.

I nodded. "But one has to join the swim team to keep Ashlyn away," I told him and quickly added, "Not it. I volunteer you for that." Swimming didn't sound like fun. The team had to wake up early and get to the school by five. Then, a school bus took them to a nearby school that had a pool for them to practice in.

No way was I getting up before five and then swimming for like two hours.

"Have you forgotten about the photographs already?" questioned Nolan.

"I don't have the transportation or the interest in swimming," I said frankly. "Don't ask me for something I'm not capable of. Please." I added the "please" part only to see if he would take it into consideration.

"Fine," he said. I exhaled in relief. "You take the talking and I'll try keeping them far away from each other."

"Good. I don't have transportation, so this breakup might take a while."

"No more than a week, Hel-en."

"Is it that hard to say 'Helen?'"

"Yes."

He wasn't going to change at all.

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Nolan only had to work with keeping Ashlyn away. He mentioned something about Connor being superstitious. I worked as an anonymous person who--believe it or not--left letters for Connor in his mail box. In every letter, I left an anonymous relationship advice (such as how a relationship in high school never works out, injuries during relationships divide couples, etc.) To my luck, Connor's home was on my way back home, so letter drops wasn't a difficult task.

Now, the problem with these plans was: the girl couldn't break up with the boy. It was the guy who had to call off the relationship.

And Connor seemed too happy to be with Ms. Popular.

One whole week passed with Nolan trying to keep Ashlyn away, but failing and me trying to work Connor against her and failing.

So disappointing.

Connor was coming back to school on crutches starting Monday. It was Friday and tomorrow, the community was having a thing called "Party Like It's 1999."

A fundraiser.

There was going to be a big party, dancing and many different booths for people to enjoy.

I had an idea. But it went against my own self. Hesitating to tell Nolan, I worked through it. When Nolan decided to unleash his wrath at my failure, I had but no other option than to tell him.