I Think I Love You [Girl×Girl]

Chapter 10

*Casey's POV*

"Ally! The tables this way."

Friday afternoons are the craziest days at lunch; absolutely no self restraint. I try to ignore the boy practically screaming Allys name from across the room. Its been three weeks since the incident, and I haven't talked to her since. Regardless, she seems to have settled in nicely with the other kids...you know, the social outcast kids. Not that I'm some popular blonde A+ student, but hey, I have standards. I wish I could save her from the geek hole she was falling into.

I head to my usual table with Jerry. He apologized before about taking a video of The Incident, and thats the only reason i'm still with him. Hes sitting across from Mackenzie, a high strung girl who definitely could use major therapy. I really cant stand her.

"Hey Jerry...and um... Mackenzie," I say sitting next to my boyfriend. He better have a good explanation as to why shes sitting here. Not that I'm annoyed...but I am really annoyed.

"Hi," they say quietly. I guess I should have taken thier withdrawn welcomes as the first sign of trouble. Instead, I take out my sandwich and start chowing down.

"Casey... I think we should talk, baby."

I stop mid-bite of my pb&j and look at him. "What about?"

"Can we maybe go in the library after you eat? Before lunch is over."

"Yeah, sure," I say, but now im really scared. I glance over at Mackenzie. She has her binder on the table and papers scattered all around it.

"Last minute homework cram?" I say pleasantly with a sneer.

"Yes. Jerry was so sweet and he said he would help me finish," she returns my mock smile.

My mouth drops open. I eat the rest of my sandwich quickly and angrily. When I'm done I grab Jerrys arm and pull him away from the table.

"Whoa, take it easy," Jerry snatches his arm away and follows me towards the exit.

I'm beyond pissed. That asshole! I know whats coming. The library is empty when we get there.

"Look, I know you're not gonna be happy but I have to tell you, and I'm sorry. You just...you seem so distant from me lately. I know your going through a rough patch with whatever happened before with your lesbo friend, and I've been more than patient. But you have to realize..." he coughs nervously before he says the next part. "...theres other fish in the sea."

I gasp, but he continues. "Dont take it too hard. Mackenzie and I have been dating for a while now...and she can give me what I want."

My eyes start to well up, but I stop myself,  pissed beyond belief.

"So this is it?? You're breaking up with me because you cant fuck me like you want to huh?" My sadness turns to anger. "I cannot believe you! God, how could I ever think you were better?"

"Well when you put it like that, it sounds way worse than it is," Jerry says quietly.

"Hm... lets see. You were dating some freak show behind my back, all you wanna do is steal my virginity, and you're an asshole! It was already worse, Jerry." I snarl the last part and stomp out.  I'm so done.

The bell rings as I'm walking back to the cafeteria to get my stuff. Mackenzie is still there, packing up her stupid homework.

"So what did you and Jerry talk about?" she asks sweetly as I grab my bag.

"Go to hell Mackenzie," I shout, a little louder than I intended. People from the table across the way look up at me. I ignore them and stomp out, heading to the next class. I didnt hear Rebecca calling my name until she came up beside me.

"Hey I saw you rush out of the lunchroom. You okay?"

"No," I say without stopping. I fill her in on what just happened.

"Oh jeez," Rebecca sucks her teeth, sympathetic. "Sorry."

"It's okay," I say although I dont believe what I'm saying. Becca and I split at the end of the hallway, and as I head to English,  I'm approached by someone else.

"Hey."

"I'm going to be late Ally," I push past her and keep walking.

"Casey, look I'm sorry okay? But its been like, a while and I feel like we should talk."

I stop and look back at her. "What is there to talk about? I thought I had a pretty good idea of everything when I saw you behind school." I can see the hurt in her eyes but I dont care.

She makes one last attempt, grabbing my hand desperately. "Look, I need to tell you something,  but not here. After school, meet me at the flagpole outside."

"Fine, whatever," I say angrily. She lets go of my arm, and I continue on my way.

I want to forgive her...I do, but she cant have me that easily.

*Alyssas POV*

Its been so hard settling here without the first person who was kind to me, but I am forced to press  on. It isn't until three weeks after the blowup that I realized we had to make up. So I caught her after lunch as she was going to class. she looked like she was in a bad mood even before I intercepted her in the hall.

It was tense, but I manage to get her to meet me after school. I was thinking about it last night, about what Leah had said about her knowing the truth. I didn't want to lose her.

I'm sweating and nervous throughout the rest of the day, but somehow I make it to the last period.

"Hey Ally, my house after school?" Tara sits at the empty desk next to me. She has Tourettes syndrome, but I have no idea why it stops people from liking her. Shes funny, and really friendly.

"Sorry, not today. I have to talk to someone about something important." I smile sadly.

"Oh ok," Tara looks like a little girl who just dropped her lollipop.

"I'll try though," I offer to try to make her feel better. "Maybe later on today."

"Okay," she says, and her old lopsided grin is back. I smile back and get out my homework.