The Girl with the Golden Curls

Train Tracks

*Masons P. O. V*
When I saw her hanging out with that stoner Joseph, I knew she was in trouble. He only liked three things in this world: weed, partying, and desperate girls he could take advantage of. I needed to find a way to warn her but she would only think that I was jealous. Which I am not, by the way. I just didn't want to see her get hurt, or pregnant. I felt that the only way to get close to her was to get close to that slut Britney first, and I needed to set my plan into motion as soon as I could. I get out of the building, and call to Matt who is making out with some freshman. He looks up from the girl and turns to get in his car, the girl turns to get in but he then says "What are you doing?" She lets go of the door handle and looks away embarrassed. I come up to her and she looks at me "What's your name?" She gives me a small smile and says "Sarah" I shake her hand "Nice to meet you Sarah" I get in the car and she stares at me until we drive off. "I swear it takes you less than 2 seconds to get a girl to fall in love with you." Matt laughs. I roll my eyes and ask "Why were you making out with a freshman anyway? Legit every girl in the senior class would make out with you, you're like the most popular guy in the grade." He looks at me and bursts out laughing, "I am the most popular? Have you seen yourself? Every girl and guy stares at you when you walk down the hallway, that's why you gotta go for Britney man" he says. I nod my head and finally we make it to his house, at the same time that Britney is making out with a guy in his car. She glances up between kisses and notices me. She pushes the guy off of her and gets out of the car, her top half off. She pulls it up and walks towards me, placing her hands on my chest. "Hey Mason, our meeting was so short earlier. Do you wanna go inside and finish what we started?" She flirts. I have to fight the urge to roll my eyes at her. I shake my head but then I remember the deal I made with myself. She turns away and I call to her "Britney!" She turns around with shiny eyes and I nod my head at her. She squeals and grabs my hand pulling me into her house. I look toward Matt and he gives me a thumbs up. We get inside and she starts to take her top off "So my parents will be home at 4, so we have a little over 1 hour to do this this" before I have time to register what she just said she presses her lips against mine and starts to unbutton my shirt. I push her off of me and she gives me a confused look. "What are you doing?" I ask her. "I thought we came to talk" she laughs and then she asks "You're being serious?" I start to button my shirt back up and grab my backpack, "Babe, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you" Britney says, her eyes glistening with fake tears. I give her a hard look before slamming the door behind me. When I start to walk down the steps I run strait into Alice and her books fall out of her hands. "I'm sorry" I mumble. She looks up at me and squints. "Mason? What were you doing in my-" she starts then Britney comes bursting out of the house, pulling her top back on and her confused look subsides. "Oh" she whispers. I grab the books off the ground, shove them into her hands and my hand accidentally touches her arm, sending tingles up my arm. My arm shoots back down to my side and turn to walk back to my house. I hear Britney calling after me but I don't turn back. I hate the way Alice makes me feel and there has to be a way to get over it. I hear the door to Britney's door shut and then I hear feet pattering behind me, a soft voice calls out to me and says "Mason I have your chemistry book" I look behind me and its Alice, I take a deep breath and turn around to face her. She hands me the book and then she touches me hand and says "Are you ok? I know Britney is kind of hard to handle. But since you guys are going out now I guess you're going to have to get used to it" my eyes shoot to hers and I say "We aren't dating and never will be." I realize that she is still
touching my hand and I pull it away. I turn around and start to walk home. I don't know why it makes me so mad to talk to her. Probably because I know that i can never have her, or that she will never want me, or I am scared to love someone again. I start to run and I keep running even when I pass my house. I have no idea where I am running to but I can't sit at home.  I end up running to the railroad tracks. I sit there until the sun sets behind the hills and I fall asleep under the stars. I wake up at about 2 in the morning and whisper "shit" my mom is gonna flip out. I run back to my house and when I get back home the door is locked and all the lights are out. I take a deep breath and sit down on the porch leaning against the wall. I don't fall asleep but instead I sit there and think. Finally I see the sun peeking over the horizon and I slowly stand up, my legs stiff. I walk down the steps of my porch and almost on cue Matt pulls up and we drive off