Thank You For Being There For Me

Chapter 12

Achilles:

After the spa, my mom and I went to get something to eat at a diner where we went in and sat at a table.

"I gotta say that spa was very relaxing" she said "You need to try it."

"Uh, I'm a guy so no thanks" I said.

"Suit yourself" she smirked.

After we ordered our food, my mom needed to use the restroom so I was now alone at the table. But as I turned, I spotted a guy sitting alone at a table. I recognized him as Simon, a loner at school who is also bullied. But unlike me, whenever he gets bullied, he usually has a seizure. Sometimes he fakes it so the bullies will leave him alone, but sometimes it's real, which is why he always carries his inhaler with him wherever he goes.

I felt bad for him, not only is he getting picked on, but he has seizures with it. But all of a sudden, as he was take a sip of his water, a group of people I knew from school went up to him as one of the guys purposely knocked into him as the water spilled all over him.

"Oh I'm sorry" the guy said with sarcasm "I didn't see you there."

And with that they all laugh as they went away. I quickly looked away so they wouldn't notice me as they left the diner. After making sure they were gone, I turned to Simon who was cleaning up the spilled water with a sad look on his face. Poor kid, I knew he needed help so I went over to him with extra napkins.

"Are you okay Simon?" I asked.

"Oh uh, I'm fine" he said as he continued to wipe the spilled water.

"Here" I handed him the extra napkins.

"Oh thanks" he said as he took the napkins "Bad day for me."

"Don't blame yourself, blame those assholes."

"Yeah" he sighed as he took out his inhaler and used it "I wonder if I'm gonna have to take this to Prom."

"Oh you're going to Prom?"

"I'm not sure actually, I mean it's Senior Prom, I feel like I should go, but I don't know who to go with. No girl would want to be my date."

"Hey don't give up so easily, I'm sure you'll find a girl."

I gave him a small smile as he smiled back. Who knows, maybe he will find a girl.

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Helen:

Okay, hearing Randy gag after drinking his sweaty drink was the best thing that happened today, it was so worth it getting my hands dirty. Anyway, after the gym, my dad and I went to Walmart where we went to the pharmacies section. As my dad was getting some vitamins, I turned and was surprised to see Belle here, she was getting some cough drops and vitamins. Well since she's here, I decided to go talk to her.

"Hey Belle" I said.

"Oh, hi" she said shyly.

"So uh, how you been?"

"Fine."

She does talk quietly, so it was hard to get words out of her.

"So uh, Prom's next month" I continued "Are you going?"

"I don't think so" she mumbled.

"How come?"

"I'm not into Prom."

"Why not? It's Senior Prom, I think you should go."

"No I'm good" she mumbled.

"You sure?"

"Yeah" she sighed.

I can tell she was lying by the look in her eyes, she does want to go to Prom, but I don't think she has anyone to go with. Poor girl, it must be sad to be lonely.

"Well if you don't have anyone to go with you can go with me and my friends" I suggested.

"No thanks" she mumbled "I'm good."

Before I can say anything else, she walked away. I feel so sad for her, hopefully she'll find someone to go with.

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Achilles:

When my mother and I returned home, I went into my room where I began to text Helen.

Me- I ran into Simon at the diner today

Helen- The seizure kid?

Me- Who else?

Helen- Well I ran into Belle today

Me- The bookworm?

Helen- Who else?

I gave a small chuckle, oh Helen.

Me- Simon's thinking he may go to the Prom

Helen- Belle too, even though she wont admit it

Me- Should we pair them up?

Helen- Belle and Simon? Sounds cute, but I don't think we should get in the way

Me- Yeah you're right, let them do it themselves

Helen- Agree :)

After texting Helen, I set my phone down and started to think about her. All this talk about Prom makes me wonder if I should ask her to be my date. Man, I don't know what's wrong with me, ever since I told Glinda about me liking Helen, it's like Helen's in my mind 24/7, I can't stop thinking about her. Am I in love? Or is this just a crush.

I don't know, I don't know what to do. Helen really is a great girl, but are we really meant to be? Although, I think we should start off slow, I can still ask her to be my date for Prom, I mean she's just gonna be my date, nothing else, I think. Maybe I will ask her to be my date, who says, maybe she'll say yes. It's a start right?

But when should I ask her? Prom is only a month away, so maybe I'll ask her next month. Perhaps a few weeks before Prom. I don't know, I'll just have to wait and see. If she says yes, does that mean she likes me back? Or does she still see me as a friend and only said yes because I'm her friend? Man, so many questions are filling my mind right now.

But the one question I can't seem to answer is, am I in love with Helen? Or do I have a crush on her? I know the difference between being in love and having a crush. And from what I'm feeling right now, it's confusing. But wait, what I'm feeling right now doesn't feel like a crush, I mean my heart is skipping right now just thinking about her.

Oh man, I have to face it, I'm in love with Helen.