The Last Year

A Confrontation Between Old Friends

Dating Wesley was no easy thing. He expected things of me. He wanted me to always be by his side. Some days it was like he wanted me to give up my friends just for him but that was something I never intended to do. Dating him during the summer was no big deal because it was like we had unlimited time but now with school and curfews back it was like time was just slipping through our fingers. A month into school and he had become more controlling and possessive of me. That meant spending more time with his friends and going to parties I didn't want to go to. Specially with Jeremiah Parker always being there.

"Mia Maria Lurks you have to go to this party!" Christy basically screams that me. "Chris I went to last weeks party. I don't wanna go to this weeks. I can't stand Kate and Jeremiah. They're always following Wesley around and Wesley he just leaves me with his friends and goes off with whoever." I say laying on my bed. "Well this time me and Kelsey are coming." Chris says with her hands on her hips. She looks almost triumphant. I look up at her. Usually they didn't go to parties. "So you and Kels have turned into sudden party animals?" I say smiling wide at her. "No not at all its just we're your wing girls and we're gonna help you. Specially with Jeremiah always around." She rolls her eyes and lays down beside me on the bed."Chris do you think it's possible for me and Jeremiah to be actual friends again?" I ask. I look at her and she looks very much in thought about this. "Mia would that even be a good idea?" She asks looking at me with this look of are you crazy. "Why not? I mean we can't change the past but with me and Wesley dating we might as well try to get along." She sighs. "Getting along with Jeremiah Parker is practically impossible." Chris says. She then stands up and says "I'm going to change first and when I'm done I hope your sanity returns." I throw I pillow at her but my aims off and she had gotten to bathroom too quickly. Yes Jeremiah was impossible to be around but there was a time not too long ago when it wasn't impossible to be with him.

*flashback*

I walk into math almost late but not quite. Sadly all the seats are mostly taken so I take one in the back corner away from everyone. Right as the bell rings a tall dirty blonde boy with sea blue eyes walks in. He looks frantic and a little panicked. "I'm sorry I'm late sir it won't happen again." He says standing shamefully in the doorway. Something was familiar about him but I didn't know what. "It's fine mister..." The math teacher Mr. Say looked at him waiting for him to say his name. "Jeremiah Parker sir." He says. "Well Mr. Parker make it certain you will not be late next time. Take a seat there." The teacher points to the empty seat next to me and he sits there. He looks at me and smiles. "You're Mia Lurks aren't you?" I look at him in total shock. He knew my name. "I am but I can't say I've met you before." I say returning the smile he gave me. "No we haven't met before but I have a friend that knows you his name is Jersey."
He says looking at me. When he looks at me I feel almost pressured to do everything right. "Yeah. Me and Jersey we're really good friends but I can't say he's ever mentioned you before." I say. "Well that's too bad." He says acting very comfortable. A little too comfortable for my liking. "Why's that so bad?" I say questioning him. "It's too bad because you haven't heard any of the amazing stories about Jeremiah Parker." I roll my eyes. Of course he's totally full of himself. "Maybe I don't want to hear any of these amazing stories about Jeremiah Parker." He looks at me with a look that almost looks like he's completely shocked but I can't say his acting expressions are good at all."Oh Mia Lurks you're in for quite a year this year then." He says almost like it was some secret. "Well then I guess it's game on." I say crossing my arms. Jeremiah was going to say something but then Mr. Say interrupted. "Miss Lurks and Mr. Parker since you two seem so fond of talking to each other. How about you two talk about whatever it is you're talking about after school in detention." I was shocked. Detention. No not me. I'm almost about to cry or freak out because that's the kind of person I am but when I looked at Jeremiah and saw this huge smile on his face I couldn't help but giggle just a little. He was mocking the teacher and soon enough we were both mocking Mr. Say in the back of the classroom. We both were laughing quietly in the back corner. After that we had quickly become friends.

*present*

I stand in the corner reading silently. Kels and Chris got a little too into the party and Wes was off with his friends again. Once again I was alone at another party. I shut my book and closed my eyes. I tried to block out the strong smell of alcohol and the loud music. I took a deep breath and tried to clear my mind. Why did I torture myself with Wesley? I wasn't happy with him and I didn't like him much anymore. He's not the same person I met over the summer. He's different now. I wanted to talk to Kels and Chris about my dying feelings for Wesley but by this far into the party there would be no one sober enough to talk to. "Hey Mia Peea." I open my eyes to see the devil himself. I roll my eyes at Jeremiah and just opened my book and I pretend to read hoping he'll just walk away. Of course he doesn't . "What are you doing over here alone Mia?" He asks. "I'm staying away from drunk people at the moment. So if you'll excuse me." I say starting to push past him. "Mia I'm not drunk." He says stepping in front of me. "That's a first." I say trying to go around him once again."Mia what's wrong?" I meet his eyes and for the first time in a very long time it looks like he might actually care. "How would you know if something was wrong Parker? You think you know everything about everyone but you don't so if you could just-" he then cut me off and said. "Mia that's where you're wrong. I might not know everything about everyone but I know a lot about you." I stand there just looking at him. I look into his eyes trying to see what angle he was playing at. He then says "Mia I know your middle name is Maria. I know you hate it when people hum in class. I know how much you hate breakfast foods. I know you care a lot about school and your friends and family . I also know you can be quite a heartless person at times." At that I playfully hit his shoulder. He smiles and says " Hey you know it's true and lastly Mia I know when you're upset." At that last part I'm taken back a little. "So you know a lot about me Parker. That's just because we were close friends once." I say not meeting his eyes. "Mia what changed?" He asks. I look at him and he looks frustrated like he's been waiting to say this. "You tell me." I say once again trying to get past him. "I'll tell you what changed." He said this almost sternly. "You told me you had feelings for me. That you cared for me and then you ran off. You avoided me and ignored me for weeks. We didn't talk the rest of the year or all of summer and then we come back to school and then there you are dating my best friend. So explain to me Mia why did you push me away? Why are you with Wesley?" The way he's looking at me hurts me. It's the I'm concerned about you tell me everything look. "I'm dating Wesley because we became good friends over the summer and he was there for me even when I pushed him away but Jeremiah I didn't push you away because you were never there to push." I say that and then walk right out of the house. He doesn't come after me or call my name. That's because he's the same old Jeremiah. I walk home alone. There was no way I was staying there one minute more. Jeremiah Parker was not going to get the best of me. Not this time. He was wrong about the whole situation. Yes I avoided and ignored him but that was only because after I had told him everything about how I truly felt him and dear Katey Faulkner had started dating.