Living life as Macy

Chapter 2

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[Still in grade 8]

I don’t know how it happened, but people started to tease me again. But this time they said I liked Malcolm, Michael’s best friend. It felt so wrong, but I decided to stop all these rumors.

One day, I told Sabrina that I really did have a crush on Malcolm. It wasn’t true, but I thought that if I lied about it, maybe everyone will stop teasing me and Malcolm. But guess what, my plan backfired. Sabrina, the big mouth, told everyone, including Malcolm, that I had a crush on him. Since I couldn’t back out of my lie, I told everyone that it was the truth. They were all happy for me, but the teasing still didn’t stop.

I continued my story for months and pretended in front of everyone that I was head over heels for Malcolm. Whenever I was with my friends and Malcolm passed by, I would pretend to look at him and fall in love. I guess it was because of that, that somehow I fell for him for real. Just pretending to watch Malcolm made me fall for him for real. I realized who he really was and I had a crush on him.

A few months later, Sabrina decided to unite Malcolm and me. Since he knew that I liked him, he kept on ignoring me. Whenever I passed beside him, he’ll turn around. It hurt like hell. Sabrina, who saw me suffering, went and talked to Malcolm. I don’t know what she told him, but the next day he asked me out. I didn’t understand what was happening, but I was really happy. My crush finally asked me out. I agreed and jumped into his arm, giving him a huge hug.

Everyone was happy for us, except Malcolm. We went out together for three months, but I knew something was wrong. I asked him what the problem was.

"Macy, I really like you. But… only as a friend. I only asked you out, because Sabrina forced me to. If I didn’t do it, she would have revealed a secret no one should know of. So I’m sorry. I know you deserve better. That is why… I’m breaking up with you. I can’t lie to your face anymore. It’s hurting me so much. You’re such a good girl; I know one day you’ll end up with the right man. Let’s just go back to just being friends." Malcolm said.

He opened his arm, waiting for me to hug him, but I just pushed him and ran home crying. I cried for two whole days, without coming out of my room. My family and friends were starting to get worried about me. The third day, I just woke up and went to school.

Everyone was really quiet around me. Victoria was the only one who dared to talk to me. She knew I didn’t want to talk about Malcolm, so she didn’t ask anything about him. That is why she was my best friend. She knew me so well and I knew her just as much.

A week later, things went back to normal. I started to talk to my friends the way I used to and started smiling again. The only thing different now, was the fact that I was ignoring Malcolm. He tried talking to me twice, but I guess he got the message when I didn’t respond.

The year ended this way and soon it was summer.

Years passed and finally it was time I went to high school. The high school I now go to is Coldwater High School. All my friends went there as well and so did Malcolm.

[Grade 10]

After almost more than two years without talking to Malcolm, I finally started to be his friend again. Well I didn’t really have a choice since he was in my class and all and I also think he has a crush on Victoria. I bet they’ll look cute together, but I wasn’t going to tell Victoria that I knew Malcolm liked her, because I wanted him to confess. It was more right and romantic. After thinking about what happened between Malcolm and me, I realized that I only liked him, because people told me I did. By pretending, I somehow forced myself to fall for him, without even realizing it. Oh well, at least now I know I don’t like him anymore.