Gossip Girl

I Must Forgive.

6 Days Later

I woke up with Nate's arms wrapped around me, I tried to move but his grip was to tight so I reached over to the side table and grabbed my phone. As it has been the past 6 days I had a dozen messages from Chuck, I still haven't brought myself to read any of them. But this morning I had a message from Blair 'hey, I know ur still mad at C. but plz come home. It's been a week,'
'I'm not just mad a C. Blair, I mad @ u. U knew and didn't tell me! U act like my sis in public but behind closed doors u treat me like another competitor on the U.E.S. trying to steal ur crown' I slammed on my keys as I typed, I read it over a deleted it. I couldn't lash out at Blair because I was mad at Chuck, 'ya, ik it's just been hard. I'll b back when I'm ready, but idk when tht will b' then hit send. I put my phone down and went back to sleep.

I woke up 2hrs later and saw a note from Nate on the side table 'morning, went to go see B. for breakfast at your house, I'll try to sneak you some clothes for the week' I put the note down and walked downstairs to the Archibald's medicine cabinet to see if they had any cold and flu medicine and to my luck. Nothing. So I went back upstairs to send Nate a text and ask him to pick up some cold medicine and as I got to my phone I heard the door open, so obviously I was to late. I walked downstairs and saw Nate's parents and suddenly was fully aware I was still only wearing the same blue dress shirt of Nate's, "oh hello Alice, how are you?" Mrs. Archibald asked
"Ughhh... I'm good... how are you?" I responded
"Well that's good, Nate told us you were sick and staying here cause you didn't want to get Blair sick before Ivy Week, so we brought you some cold and flu medicine," said Mr. Archibald as he held up a bag from the drug store
"Oh thanks," said as I leaned in to get the bag, just as I went to go back upstairs Nate walked in
"Hey, I got you some clot..." He stopped as he saw his parents "oh hi Mom, hey Dad!"
"Hello Nathaniel, what's in the bag?" His mother asked
"I just picked up some of Ali's stuff from her house for her," he responded
"Oh that was nice of you!" Mrs. Archibald responded "well Alice you should go get some rest and Nate don't you have the big test tomorrow?" we both nodded and darted up the stairs "Nate!" We heard his mother yell,
"Ya" he responded
"Your father and I only stopped by to wish you good luck this week on our way to Rochester for some meetings Sunday meetings,"
"Okay!" Nate said as he met me at the top of the stairs. We laughed as we walked into his room.

"Hey, you have psych this semester right?" I asked
"Ya, why?" Nate responded
"You know how we learned about how someone's emotional state can effect the physical health? I think I have that!" Nate started laughing at me "what, I've been scorned."
"Oh my god Alice! Shut up!" We started laughing "here, let's watch a movie so you can fall asleep" Nate said as he closed my books "what movie do you wanna watch?"
"Grease," I responded
"And you hate on the Sound of Music," Nate snapped
"It's a classic!"
"So is the Sound of Music!"
"Fine we can watch Grease, the The Sound of Music?" I offered
"I can live with that!" Nate responded, we pulled out his laptop put in Grease, I fell asleep during the tele-a-thon scene. And woke up in the middle of the night with messages from Chuck, I locked my phone in a drawer and went back to sleep I didn't need and more pressure with Ivy week coming up tomorrow.

There's plenty of upside to being the spawn of the fabulously wealthy, but the downside? Super successful parents expect nothing less from there off spring. And when it comes to college that means the the Ivy's it's more than just getting into college, it's about setting the course for the rest of your lives. And for those few who aren't legacies the pressures are no less. When parents gave sacrificed for their children's futures, what kid would want to let them down
"NATE HURRY UP, THE CAR IS HERE!" I yelled as I picked up my bag and phone, my phone buzzed as I grabbed it
"Okay okay let's go" Nate said as he wiped past me "Apple or orange?"
"Apple," I answered as Nate threw me the apple, I caught it turned around and locked the door and ran to the car. As I sat in the car I read the message 'good luck this week! You'll do great! Love you --C' "ugh..."
"What?" Nate asked
"Chuck... He just can't give me my space, ugh... I need my space and he's just won't let it go!"
"Well he loves you A. he always has," Nate responded
"Well he should have thought about that before he forced himself on a 15 year old!" I said biting into my apple aggressively
"Okay," Nate paused as he started to peel his orange "pull over at the corner before Constance," Nate asked the driver
"Why?" I asked Nate
"Cause I love you, but Chuck's still my best friend and I don't wanna get in the middle of this so I'll walk to St. Jude's from the corner and you can get off at Constance!" Nate said as he shoved an orange slice in his mouth
"I love you too" I said as I cozier up to him
When we got to the corner Nate got out and I drove literally 15 seconds farther and the got out, to my surprise Chuck was right there.
"Hey, how are you?" Chuck asked, I looked down the street and wished that I had gotten out of the car at the corner
"I'm fine," I said as I walked away
"Hey?!" Chuck yelled as I walked away, I turned around tears in my eyes and saw Nate standing with Chuck. I saw Blair, Kati and Izz and walked with them "Ali! I missed you so much!" Blair said ecstatic, "ya A. we really missed you" Kati and Izz agreed
"Ya I was sick last week," I responded
"Ya Blair told us," Kati responded
"How was the spa?" Izz asked, as she asked the bell rang
"I'll tell you all about it later!" I said trying to smile and be happy
"Okay!" Kati and Izz walked infront of Blair and I "when we get home your telling me where you really were!" Blair threatened