How you get the girl

Important.

That morning I didn't even care how I looked. As my alarm went off, I just left it, and dragged myself to the bathroom In my boxers, where I brushed my teeth and washed my face. I brushed my hair carelessly, and it was still frizzy. But I didn't care. I was in a rush to hear what Joey had to tell me. I knew it wasn't going to be anything about Carlie. But you never know with joey. It was 6:49 and I got there just in time. I saw Joey and slowly walked over to him, but he walked to me before I could.

"James, you're late."

"Joey, it's 6:49. You told me to meet you here at 6:50. If anything I'm early here. And what does it—''' I started but joey put his finger on my lips. He does that when he wants people to shut it.

"No time for that. Just listen." He sighed, "it's about Carlie.." I put my hands over my ears bc I couldn't listen. I couldn't bare being heartbroken again.

"Listen James. I don't think I can help you anymore. Honestly I think you should give up on her, considering you don't want to be heartbroken... but she... has a boyfriend."

I looked up at Joey with despair in my eyes. My world shattered in a matter of seconds. Everything I have worked for, and put so much effort into, gone. I should just throw myself into a garbage barrel and have the trash men take me away.

"Who is it?..." I asked. I don't want to know.

"It's... it's..." joey started.

"SAY IT JOSEPH" I demanded. He punched me in the arm. He hates when people call him by his full name.

"It's Vincent."

"No..." Vincent is my biggest bully. He made me go to the hospital last year bc he put food all over the floor at lunch, I slipped, and broke my arm. Yeah, he's that evil. What did she see in him, or him see in her, that made them get together?? She knows he's a jerk, she's been bullied by him in the past. And I witnessed it. I didn't do anything about it. I was a freshman. I didn't know her then. I just walked away like nothing happened. I regret every single second of that moment. I could have stopped her from getting... I'll get into that later... but something REALLY bad happened. If I would've said ONE word, I could've maybe stopped it. But I didn't. This brought tears to my eyes. As the bell rang, joey put his arm on me.

"I'm sorry buddy I wish I could help you but I have to get to class. We'll talk about this later. You'll get through it" Joey said, and ran off with everyone else inside the school.
But I just stood there, until everyone was inside, and I walked. Home. Away from school. Away from everything. I ran home crying, crying all the way, and no one was home but the door was unlocked so I busted it open and plopped myself on my bed, balling my eyes out. I was starting to cough and I felt myself about to throw up. But I didn't care. I didn't care about anything anymore, not anything. What joey just told me, is something that will crush me forever.

For the next 5 hours, I sat there still crying. I heard the door open and my mom walked in. I quickly dried my eyes and took out my backpack and took out some homework so it looked like I was actually doing something.

"Hey honey how was school today?" My mom asked while walking into my room.

"Good" I answered, not looking up at her.

"James honey, what's wrong? You usually don't do homework this late.... did you not study for a test or something??" She asked me, now sitting in my bed.

"I'm fine mom" I assured her, and she nodded her head and left the room. I got up and closed the door behind her bc she never closes it. I like to be alone.

Little did she know, I was writing a note to Carlie. I wouldn't have the courage to actually go up and give this to her, so I'll ask Anthony or someone to give it to her maybe. I just can't let Vincent know about it. He'll actually kill me possibly. That is, if he even cares about her. He never cares about anyone.

I threw the notebook across the room and got under my covers. It was no use. I'm just a depressed little boy who can't handle his problems on his own. No one likes me, and no one ever will, and I've tried to learn to accept the fact that it's true. But hey, you never know, maybe one day someone will come around and I'll find love. But I want love with Carlie. And Carlie only. I'll keep trying.

The next day at school, I arrived at school in a bad mood. I didn't sleep AT ALL. all during math, I couldn't keep my eyes open. As usual, Vincent came up to me and blew an air horn in my ear. I think I'm almost deaf.

"Hahaha WAKE UP LOSER!!!" Vincent shouted. Him, Matty, and Miguel started cracking up. The teacher told them to sit down, and they did, while I just kept my head down. Anthony ran over to me and shooed the bullies off. I was honestly so sick and tired of them, but I didn't have the energy to waste on them.

"Hey man you ok?" Anthony asked me.

"Does it look it?" I back talked him.

".. meet me in the back of the school today right when we get dismissed. We're going the long way to my house" Anthony said as the bell rang for second period. We got up and got through the day, like normal. Vincent kicked the back of my seat non stop in science, and I asked to sit at a lab table. At lunch, I sat with joey Anthony and his girlfriend. They like to play with each other's food and honestly it's kinda gross. Geeana shoved a sandwich down Anthony's pants, and he enjoyed it. Don't ask.

After the dismissal bell, I ran right out to the back where I was supposed to meet Anthony, and surprisingly, he wasn't with geeana.

"Hey Anthony where's Geeana?" I asked.

"It's a long story, I'll tell you when we get to my house." He grabbed me by my backpack and sped off with me so no one could approach us and we could get to his house as fast as we could. I wondered what was so important he couldn't meet up and talk with his friends or something, like he usually does. But I didn't question, just followed him.

Heylooooo everyone did ya like? ;) what do you think Anthony has to tell James? Is it good or bad? [and btw, I have recently gone through a breakup today which has left me utterly destroyed so if any chapters are very dark, sad, or just odd, then you know why] anyways, have a great night/day everyone 🌧💔