BETRAYAL

Chapter 16-Tuesday

I enjoyed yesterday. Oscar gave me a kiss and it was just our secret, or so I thought. It was late start again so I woke up at 7:30. I woke up and I was super happy. I looked at the picture of me and Oscar in the third grade. I saw there was the picture of me my mom and my dad. He had seen it. He didn't know the story so it was okay. I got dressed and I went downstairs. I skipped down the stairs and grabbed an orange. My mom saw how happy I was.
"You seem different. What happened to you?"
"Oscar happened mom. Oscar happened."
"My girl has a secret admirer."
"It's not a secret anymore."
We laughed and I waited for Marianna outside my door. While I was waiting I saw Nick walking down the block. He looked up and waved happily. I waved back. He kept walking and that's when Mari arrived.
"Vanessa are you hiding something from me?"
"No. Why?"
"That's a lie."
"What do you mean?"
"I saw you kiss Oscar yesterday in your room. I followed him."
"Stalker," I said as I gave her a little push. We laughed and walked to school.
When we arrived I was walking behind Mari and someone grabbed my backpack.
"Hey!"
It was Nick.
"What do you want Nick?"
"I was wondering if you wanted to go to the dance with me?"
"No. I'm going with Oscar. And I'm staying partners with him for Knott's too. You had your chance. It's over now."
I took his hand off my backpack and ran to the MU room. Nick was in my old life. I've started a new one.
I got to the MU a minute later. Mari ran up to me and said," Where did you go?"
"Nick grabbed my backpack and took me to the side."
"For what?"
They were all looking at me. Oscar had a worried look once I mentioned Nick.
"Nick asked me if I would go to the dance with him and I said no."
They all gasped in shock.
"First he goes behind our backs with Jessica and now he expects us to move on and have you say yes to him. He is just plain stupid," shouted Marianna.
The group replied with arguments.
I left to the restroom and Oscar followed me.
When I was halfway there, Oscar grabbed my hand.
"Vanessa. Don't let Nick get to you. He screwed up and that's his fault. I don't want to lose to him again."
"Don't worry Oscar. Nick can't get to me anymore. You're right. He screwed up. He's gone."
"Ok. See you later."
He went back to the MU and I walked towards the restroom. When I turned the corner my eyes caught something. What I saw in the corner was too much. I rubbed my eyes thinking I was dreaming, but I wasn't. The last person I expected to see was right there in front of me.