BETRAYAL

Chapter 1- Today's the Day

One bright sunny morning in Cali I wake up feeling like today was the day I told Nick I liked him and I wanted to be more than friends. As I woke up and got ready for school, my best friend Marianna came to pick me up and walk to school.

"Are you ready to tell him Vanessa?"

"Yes I am."

We got to school and my other friend Jasmine ran up to us and said,"Have you heard the news? Jessica and Nick are going out."

When I heard this I felt my heart shatter. My Middle School life was over. What was I going to do? I couldn't tell him now. When I see him I will know what to do.

It was a late start so we had an hour until school started. We usually got together with some guy friends to talk about Knott's and the pool/sleep over party. We had decided that the pool party/sleep over party would be at my house. The seventh grade teachers told us that each girl had to partner up with a boy for the field trip. So for Knott's, it was going to be Jasmine and Mike, Marianna and John, Tracy and Richard, Sophia and Luis, it was going to be me and Nick and then Jessica and Oscar but that had to change. The guys knew very well what happened and how I liked him. I asked Oscar if he would switch partners. Oscar easily agreed to this change. He kept smiling after it was official. I felt like he had a crush on me but I let it go. Nick and Jessica weren't with us so we had to tell them later. I assumed they were together talking about their happy relationship. This saddened me and the worst part was I was the one who had to tell them. I felt like I couldn't do it. I excused myself from the group. I went to the restroom and went into a stall. I blew my nose and wiped my tears when I heard someone come in. It was Jessica. Just my luck. She was going to see me red eyes teary over the guy she stole from me. I bet she didn't care. I got out of the stall and walked up to her.

I tapped her on the shoulder and said," Hey Jess. You know how for Knott's it was going to be me and Nick then you and Oscar? Well we changed it. Now it's you and Nick then me and Oscar. Are you cool with that?"

"Of course I'm cool with that. I was actually going to tell you if I could switch so I could be with him. Now it's settled thank you. Now Nick and I can be together."

She left the restroom and it was just me in there. She disgusted me when she talked about her relationship with Nick. That ex-friend guy stealer. She and Nick were now outcasts. I looked in the mirror and saw my eyes were red. I let that cool down before I went back outside. I found my group and caught up to them. It was just us girls and the guys parted. Our group walked around the quad and we talked about the end of school field trip to Knott's.

"Partnering up with boys isn't that bad. But if we could change it I would," said Marianna.

I didn't pay much attention to that last comment. I searched for Nick. I had to tell him about the change of plans for partners. I spotted him.

"See you later girls. I'll meet up with you all later."

He wasn't with Jessica so that was a relief. It was just his friends and I pulled him away. At the sight of his face made me cringe with pain knowing Jess sees this face and has it all to herself.

"Hey Nick."

"Hi Vanessa."

"Listen Nick, I can't be your partner for Knott's anymore. I know you would rather be with your girlfriend so we changed partners. Now it's you and Jessica and me and Oscar. You cool with that?"

"Yeah Vanessa. Whatever you want."

I pushed him back to his friends and I found Mari.

Ring ring!!

That's the bell, let this horrid day begin.

"Good luck Vanessa."

"Thanks Marianna."