Scoring Love

Wait... What?!

I looked at Topanga's face. "What Cory?" I couldn't talk. Her nose was bleeding, her lip was swollen, and she had a black eye. "Did you just fall straight to the ground?" She looked into my eyes, barely being able to open her own. "I think I hit the counter and the table too."

I slowly shook my head sat on the floor besides the couch. The front door flings open. I hoped to god it wasn't Jed. Shawn bursts in. "Did you tell her yet?"

Topanga tried to sit up but I made her lay back down. "Tell me what?" She said barely legible. "Oh hey Topanga."

"Shawn, now isn't a good time." Shawn looked at me with an eyebrow raised. "Why not? I think Topanga deserves to know you kissed another girl." Topanga jerked up. "You what?!" She immediately turned her head towards me.

I gulped real hard. "Topanga I can explain-" she stood up. "No Cory. It's over." I could tell she was trying to hold back tears. I watched as she got off the couch and started to head out of the door.

I stood up and grabbed her wrist, firmly, but gently. She pulled her arm away and slapped me in the face.

What happened to my sweet innocent Topanga? I tried to stay calm but that didn't work...

"Shawn what the hell is wrong with you?!" I said shoving him against the wall. "You two don't belong together. You're nothing alike. If anything me and Topanga should be together. After all, neither of us have our moms. Let me go so I can go romance the love of my life."

I released my grip on Shawn and he walked out the door. I went up to my room and just laid in a ball, staring at the wall. And then what do you know? Eric!

"Hey Cor. Where's Pangers?" I ignored him and stared at the wall. "Wait... laying in a ball, ignoring conversation... Cory's first breakup."

"Eric leave me alone." He, to my surprise, listened and left.

Within the next hour I fell asleep.

*****

I didn't wanna go to school. Topanga would be there. I couldn't look at her face or I would probably cry. And Shawn. What if Topanga said yes? I DIDN'T EVEN KISS ANOTHER GIRL! 

I finally got the courage to rolled out of bed and get on with my life. I threw on the first thing I saw in my drawer.

I walked into school and kept my hood on so no one would see me. I sat down in Feeny's class. Shawn tapped my shoulder. "Hey-" I interrupted him before he could go on. "I really don't give a crap you lying asshole." I turned back around and saw Topanga sitting down in front of me.

I could still smell her hair from my seat. Vanilla bean.

"Cor, don't you want me to be happy?" I turned back around. "Happy involves lying to your best friends girl to get that girl? Is that happy Shawn? Or is that back stabbing?"

I looked back towards the front of the room hoping this day would end.

But boy, it's only barely begun...