Just Maggie

Chapter 13

Short and sweet(: Enjoy guys!

No one’s home, so I figure mom went to the store or something. I walk into the kitchen and make grab some Arizona from the fridge. I also take out a bowl and fill it with pretzels, my guilty pleasure and head upstairs to my room. I get started on my homework from algebra, and by get started I mean throw it on my desk and put my laptop over it. I check Tumblr, reblog some cats dancing, and scroll through my dash. I didn’t realize how long I had been on until my mom yelled for dinner.

            “Not hungry” I yell down, total lie, I was starving to say the least but I needed to finish my work like now.

            “Are you sure” she asks, concerned.

            “YESS!” I lie.

            I finally close my laptop and put it under my bed so I can’t see it. Which helps a little, until my phone buzzes.

            “NO!” I shout, pointing at my phone.

            Come on Maggie focus… I start the homework page and it’s pretty easy until I get about halfway and realize I’m doing the wrong page. I smack my desk and mumble under my breath as I crumple up the paper and throw it behind me. I look at my phone and see a text from Finn Can you call me? I need a break so I decide to call him like he asked.

            “Hi Maggie” He says in a rough voice.

            “Hey, is everything okay?” I ask.

            “Yeah, but can I tell you something?” He asks.

            “Of course!” I reply, worried.

            “uhmm..” He takes a really long pause and I hear deep breaths.

            “Finn!?” I say, kind of loudly “What’s going on?”

            “Okay Maggie, I’m going to tell you this straight up, I like you okay? I just really do, and I don’t care if you like me back, I just thought I should tell you, because I just… I don’t know I just did. I’m babbling aren’t I, I’m sorry Mags…” he finally finishes.

            Oh sweet Jesus, what the hell am I supposed to say!? I don’t like Finn like that, well this’ll make things awkward. I can’t just not say anything, what the hell Finn!?! I can’t even process this. I don’t know if I like him, I’m confused, I don’t even know ):

            “Look I’m sorry Maggie, I didn’t mean to.” He said to fill in the awkward pause.

            “Finn… I don’t know how I feel, I just think I need time. I just broke up with Andrew and I can’t jump into anything too soon. I’m sorry, please be my best friend again, I don’t want to lose you.” I say, instantly regretting it. How could I do this to sweet little Finn… There was probably a minute long pause, of pure silence.

            “Alright” He replies dryly.

            “…Finn pl-“ He interrupts me.

            “Bye Mags” He says, and he ends the phone call.

            “…Bye” I manage to choke out. I start to cry, like a lot. I just bawl, as I put rest my head on my knees that are pulled to my chest. As soon as I’m happy something has got to come and ruin it, always. I can’t stop crying, I just lost one of my best friends. Me and Finn had this instant connection, why do feelings have to get in the way. Maybe he’ll act like nothing even happened, and it will be normal. Right?

            I shuffle to my dresser and change into sweatpants, it’s already 9pm and it doesn’t make sense to me to stay up any longer, I plop onto my bed and shape myself into a ball beneath the covers and cry. I cry myself to sleep, too many times in one week.

            I wake up on a wet pillow, thanks to the wonderful night I had. I close my eyes and am instantly depressed about the whole Finn thing. This was when I would talk to Finn, but I can’t, or I’d talk to Claire but once again, I can’t because if she knew that Finn liked me, she would hate me forever. Jesse maybe? Definitely not, I guess I will just keep this to myself. My clock reads 4:27am, I still have like an hour and a half. So I go back to sleep without a second thought.

            “MAGGIE!!” My mother screams.

            I fall out of bed and instantly see a very upset mom in my doorway, what did I do to deserve this? I start to open my mouth and before anything comes out mom point at my alarm clock. It’s blinking…

            “Did the power go off last night?” I ask her.

            “It doesn’t matter! You’re going to be late to school! It’s 8:00!” She hollers ”hurry up!”

            I leap of the floor and throw my hair into a messy bun, grab a pair of jeans, and a sweatshirt. I give myself a once over in the mirror, and sigh, I look like a mess, so I go the extra mile and put on a little more eye makeup  than I normally do, hoping it would distract from everything else, which it did. I finished getting ready in a solid 15 minutes, I better call Guiness later.

            I grab my backpack, and notice it’s light, I mentally scream, I never finished my homework… I snatch everything off my desk and throw it in my bag, and run out the door. Mom is waiting in the car with Niall and Becca looking worse than I do, yawning in the back seat. She gives me an annoyed look, like she could’ve gotten ready any quicker. I get in the car and take a sip of mom’s coffee from the cup holder.

            “Excuse me?” She raises an eyebrow, as I hold the cup in my hands.

            “Sorry, a little tired…” I reply gently setting down the coffee mug.

            Mom speeds down the road, and drops of Niall and Becca. I watch them sprint to the office door with no intention of being late, even though they missed the bell by about 15 minutes. Mom pulls into the parking lot at East and waits for me to get out.

            “Thanks.” I grumble as I slam the door. She sped away, screeching tires and all. That’s my mom…

Alright so I know this was shorter than my normal chapters, but I am trying to make them more frequent, sooo... yeah(: Give me your feedback, it's very appreciative! Ideas for the future? Please Vote, Comment, and Fan, It means so much to me.  Thank you for reading and putting up with my intense writers block! <3

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