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Chapter 3; Mario

       I locked myself in a stall and pulled my phone out of my bra ( I didn't care if it could cause breast cancer or not I kept it there for emergencies) and punched in Mattie's cell. I needed to get out of here. He didn't answer. Mattie always answered. I went to hit the redial button when water splashed on my phone screen. That's when I realized I'd been crying. I was such an ugly cryer. The thought of crying in front  of the whole school made me shed more and more tears. I couldn't believe Jake did that to me. I tried Mattie's cell again, nothing. I started getting really nervous was something wrong? On the fifth try he answered. "Mattie hey, it's me can you please come and get me?" But who answered me was not my brother." Um, is this Noah?" The strange voice asked me. I sniffled and answered yes. What this person said next made me drop my phone and I felt myself slide to the floor. It told me that Mattie had gotten in a bad accident earlier this morning on the way to the grocery store and was so injured he was in the hospital in the ICU. The voice said his car was wrapped around a tree like Christmas lights. It said he was diagnosed with a coma. A coma. And was put on life support. I hung up my phone and felt my soul crumple into a little ball and disappear.

To say I was crying was an understatement. I was dying. I felt like a chunk of my heart got ripped out of my chest. It hurt to breathe to move to think. Out of everything that had happened to me this was the worst. I would rather die than to have Mattie be hurt in any kind of way.

For the first time in my life I wanted to die. To be rid of this world.

I didn't want to exist.

I lied on the floor for what felt like weeks, months, years. Until a pair of big warm hands on my hips, trying to shake me back into reality. I refused to go back, but when the shaking got rougher I involuntarily opened my eyes to see Parker kneeling over me . He looked so concerned, so worried.

"Noah! Thank goodness you're alright. I'm sorry about everything! I know you didn't cheat on that fool. He's just a jerk! Ugh don't... Don't let that low life get to you..." Parker said to me. And I'd honestly forgot about my perv of an ex. I didn't even care anymore. I only cared about Mattie. And thinking of him made me cry again. Parker noticed and pulled me into his arms and rocked me back and forth. WHICH IS WHAT MATTIE DID TO ME JUST THIS MORNING. I began to shutter. The only reason why I wasn't on the ground lifeless right now was because Parkers arms were holding me up right. Then through the door came Kila, Macy, Quinn, and Robin, my closets girls. They all kneeled around Parker and I.

"Is she okay?" I heard Kila speak first.

"Would you be okay if your boyfriend dumped you in front of the whole school?" Robin replied to Kila, irritation laced throughout every word. Robin was the only on of us who wasn't s cheerleader, she played basketball.

"Hey, I was trying to help, it wasn't like you were gonna say something to break the awkward silence" Kila said equally irritated. Would you believe me if I told you that they didn't really get along?

"Guys, bickering isn't making anything better." Macy said, she was the peace maker.

"Ditto guys." Quinn replied to Macy's comment. I figured this conversation was either gonna escalate positively or negatively so I tried to speak up but it was harder than I thought.

"I don't c-care about him.. I just- called M-Mattie and.....the person..said he was..on life support...that he is at d-deaths door." I could barely get it out of my mouth. I really hoped they could understand what I said cause I didn't wanna repeat myself. My friends gasped, I could feel Parker's chest stop moving. Everyone fell silent. I figured this'd be as good a time as ever to tell them about my parents. "And my p-parents are filing a...a....a d-divorce." Well every thing was out in the open now. I wasn't hiding a thing. I heard a bunch of mumbled of sorrys and oh my gosh's but I didn't say anything to them. I just let Parker rock me, rock me out of time and got lost in my own m i n d.
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My friends and I sat there for a while but remembered that the volley ball girls had practice and they always had their meetings in here. My cheer girls went on to practice and told me they'd tell coach that I'd gone home and may or may not come to the game tonight. Robin had to go home and study for a history test if her mom was ever gonna let her go to the big game. Parker insisted that he take me home but I'd told him that was the last place I wanted to be. So instead we were inside of his house in his room. I had just taken a shower and was wearing Parker's shorts and a Red Sox's shirt. I tried to wash away the tears and the last couple hours but that didn't work. I was now sitting on his bed eating pretzels when he walked into the room shirtless and in boxer shorts. As depressed as I was I couldn't suppress my laughter. He turned to me and growled. Which made me laugh even louder. That's when Parker bolted over to his bed , where I was sitting, and tackled me. The pretzels went all over the place and we were both laughing. He was lying directly over top of me. Geesh I never realized how big Parker was. Then his door burst open and in came his little sister Hayley and on her heels his mother. Aw crap. Parker was still laughing oblivious to the fact that his mother probably thought I was a ho because he was on top of me. I tried to shove his giant body off of mine but that did nothing. So instead I decided whispering in his ear,"Your mother is in here watching us," would be more affective. Instantly Parker jumped off of me and was at the edge of the bed.