The Pond

Chapter Eleven: Tears

    I eventually got situated to drive home, or as I'd now decided was going to be Quinn's house. It was pouring the rain now and I was already so stressed out I couldn't even think, but as soon as I looked up to put my hands on the wheel, I noticed a silhouette.

I couldn't tell exactly who it was, but I knew I'd seen him before. It was a boy and he had a girl pressed to the tree in front of him. It was dark so of course nobody around cared.

I decided to let it go and turned on my headlights to leave. But the first thing I saw when I turned them on was exactly what I'd feared...

     Jackson, my boyfriend, was too occupied to notice the headlights shining. He pulled away from the girl he had backed up and looked up at my car.

     Sadly, my windows aren't tinted and he saw my tear stained face. He automatically pulled away from the girl and started to run over to my car. But I shifted the gear and pulled out of the park as quickly as I could. I drove away, leaving him feeling stupid on the pavement.

    
     I drove as fast as I could without totally breaking the law, making it to Quinn's house in five minutes flat. I knocked on her door and when she saw me, she pulled me outside and sat me down in her driveway.

    After choking on tears, trying to explain what happened, she pulled me in for a hug.

     "I knew Jackson was a cheat! But I can't believe what happened with Wyatt!"

     I looked down at the driveway, drowning out Quinn's every word. My heart collapsed as I replayed the night, over and over again in my head.

     When I was with Wyatt, I completely forgot about Jackson. But I hurt him and now he'll never know that. I wanted Wyatt!

     But when I saw Jackson with that girl, I felt betrayed. I pulled my phone out of my pocket and tossed it down on the concrete, in between  Quinn and I. "Text Jackson and tell him what he needs to hear from me, just make sure he knows that I'm not his girlfriend and I don't ever want him to talk to me again."

     My eyes stayed locked on the driveway, not moving an inch. Anger welled up inside me and I got up from the ground. Quinn looked up at me. "Where are you going?" She looked worried as I ignored everything happening around me and went to my car.

     "I need to get away." I slammed my car door and turned the key. I wanted nothing more than to die at the moment. My heart was in pieces and I didn't feel like talking about it. I pulled out of the driveway and into the wild rain, and went back to the park.

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Quinn's P.O.V.
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     I watched Zoey's car pull out and looked down at her phone, being blown up by the boy who just broke my best friend's heart. She left without explanation and didn't have her phone.

     I'd never seen Zoey like this before. She was strong and watching her heart break in front of me was the hardest thing I'd ever witnessed, especially knowing I couldn't do anything about it. But if there was one thing I knew about Zoey, it was that she rarely broke down. And when she did, she got into trouble. So, as her best friend, I had to find her.

     There was one problem. I had no way of knowing where she was and obviously I couldn't help her, so I had to find the one person I knew who could.

     Knowing he wouldn't answer to Zoey, I took the number from her phone and called it on mine.

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Wyatt's P.O.V.
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     The park was where I'd normally go when I was mad like this, but I didn't want to go there now because it reminded me of the girl who just broke me.

     I sat on my front porch, staring out into the darkness. I couldn't see anything but a hallucination of her pitch black silhouette, moving towards me in my front yard. My own mind was driving me crazy when an unknown number starting calling my phone.

     I answered it and held it up to my ear. "Hello?"

     The voice was familiar in an odd way, but I listened closely. "Wyatt! This is Quinn!"

     I rolled my eyes, knowing how close she was to Zoey. "What do you want?" My voice was low, but I tried not to be disrespectful. I may be mad at Zoey, but Quinn is still a pretty good friend.

     "Wyatt, I know you don't want to listen to me but Zoey is in serious trouble." As soon as I heard her, I completely forgot about the events of tonight and tuned my ears in to listen to her. I may be upset but if she's in trouble then I'm going to risk my life to make sure she's okay.

     "Zoey? What do I need to do?" I spoke up like I'd been slapped in the face.

     "After you left, she ran to her car and saw Jackson. She caught him cheating on her and came to me. She gave me her phone but I could barely communicate with her because she looked dead. Now, being Zoey's best friend, I know that she is rarely ever this upset, but it's never been this bad. I'm so scared, Wyatt," she talked so fast I could barely keep up.

     "Continue, and hurry," I was eager to know what was up. I grabbed my car keys and ran to my car, starting it up and listening to Quinn.

     "She gave me her phone and told me to text Jackson for her. But as soon as I started, I saw her get up and go back to her car. She didn't say much. I don't know where she went and I have her phone. She's upset and she could hurt herself. Its dark and pouring the rain I don't know what to do. I know that she won't listen to me because I already tried to help. You're the only person who can help her and I feel like only you would know where she went. Please, help her, Wyatt!" I heard Quinn beg me as I felt a pull at my heart. She was crying and I wasn't helping by sitting here.

     "I'll go get her, don't worry." Without another word, I hung up the phone and took off to wherever my heart took me. I'd been around Zoey enough lately.

     Her eyes showed every emotion she felt. I knew this because I hardly ever spoke to her without looking her in the eye. But I'd never seen her cry. I knew she'd be shook after I left, but after seeing her boyfriend cheating, I could only imagine.

     If she was in trouble, then I would be the one to save her.
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