The whole night was pretty awkward. Shannon tried to start conversations but I couldn’t talk. I didn’t know what to say. I was to busy worrying. It didn’t help that I couldn’t sleep. I thought about phoning Justin but I wasn’t sure if it was a good idea. I had to know what was going on, so I dialled his number and pressed call. It rang for a while then someone picked up. “Hello?” they said. It wasn’t Justin. Well it didn’t sound like him. “Justin?”
“Uh, no, who’s speaking?”
“Caller ID?” I joked, just like Justin had said.
They laughed a little. “Two minutes.” it sounded really like Scooter. OMG!
“WAIT! IS THIS SCOOTER? OHMYGOD!”
“Uh..” he paused for a while he maybe thought I was crazed or whatever. I heard him walking, but he still didn’t reply. I decided to just wait.
“Hi steph.” it was Justin now. He was speaking really quietly.
“Look I’m so sorry..”
“Hey, this isn’t your fault. I was stupid.” I didn’t know what to say. “Are you ok?” he asked.
“Yeah, I was just worried that’s why I phoned.”
“Don’t be. Look I gotta go. Speak later babe.”
“Aw.” I didn’t want him to go. “Yeah, speak soon.” He hung up. He didn’t even say goodbye or whatever. He’s probably busy, this long distance thing is hard.
I sighed to myself then looked at Shannon who was staring at me. I sighed again. My bedroom door opened and I looked at my mum who was standing in the doorway. “Who was that?”
“OMB do you not know?” Shannon said. “She’s dating Justin Bieber! They had their first kiss and now he’s-”
“Shannon!” She interrupted. “So Stephanie’s got you in on this as well? Seriously. You cant keep telling people stuff like this! Some people will get really jacked off you know.”
“Ohmygod mum! Seriously -”
“STEPHANIE” she shouted. “Chloe I think you should go.” she said. Oh my god. So she’s saying I’m a liar and she’s sending my friends away!? I really hate her right now. On demand Chloe grabbed her stuff and left the house.
My mum sat on the bottom of the bed and looked at me with sorry eyes. “Stephanie, what’s going on?” I didn’t know what she was talking about. Untrue shit probably. I didn’t reply.
“Seriously Steph. You’ve not been yourself lately.”
“Nothings going on mum. Well except the fact that I have a mum that wont believe a word I say.”
“Stephanie, you’ve got to stop with this Bieber crap. Its getting old.”
“MU-”
“No steph.”
“AGH. I HATE YOU!” I stormed out of my bedroom, out the front door and starting walking down the street. I didn’t know where I was going to go. I just knew I wanted away from here. PERMANETLY. I cant believe my mum’s being so vague over this. Why didn’t she believe me? UGH. Seriously.
I walked, and walked. I just kept going.
I walked for ages until I sat down at the side of the road. I’ve been in this position before, not long ago. Like, last week. Only it ended with Justin picking me up and kissing me in the rain. But that couldn’t happen now that he was in another freaking country.
I was on the complete other side of town. It had taken me like 3 hours to get here and at a decent pace. I was tired and my legs were stiff. I didn’t want to move but I had to get home. I didn’t want to go home. But I knew I had to. I reluctantly dragged myself to my feet and scuffed along the pavement. “Steph?” I heard as a familiar voice spoke behind me. I sighed. I wanted to be alone. “Steph, wait!” I turned around. I had to at least see who it was.
I regretted doing so. Of all people, this was the one person I didn’t want to see. Well probably second, my mum being first. “Chloe, No.”
“Steph seriously wait.” Oh what the hell have I freakin got to loose, my life cant really get much worse. Even though I have, well I feel like I had, the perfect boy. I waited, I had to hear her out. “Steph, look, uh.. What’s going on? Are you ok?”
“No Chloe I’m not ok. You of all people, told the whole school that I’m a lying bitch, my mum won’t believe a word I say, and my perfect boyfriend that I feel like I don’t have anymore is in another FREAKIN country.”
She just stood there, staring at me with a sorry look on her face. I felt a tear come to my eye and Chloe suddenly started crying, which made me start to cry. Sometimes it’s better to just, Y’know, cry it out.
Chloe quickly hugged me and I cried on her shoulder, she cried on mine. I felt forgiving, but I didn’t want to. I knew I couldn’t keep ‘hating’ her. She was one of my best friends. But with all that she did to me. “I’m so sorry Steph.” she blurted. This wasn’t something I was going to forget after a simple sorry but it would do for now. She was here, when no one else was. I was thankful for her at that moment event though something in the back of my head was telling me not to be.
