Rue's Mad World

Chapter 1

 A/N: Yeah so this is my first book. I have no clue where it's going or if it will even make sense at the end. So yeah thanks for reading. This is sort of like fanfiction but not exactly using certain boyband hotties names haha. Please comment what you think. Any feedback is good. Oh by the way I'll probs go back and change things as i continue to write because it is very raw and unedited. Love you!

-abby

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"But I thought he loved me!"

It was the first weekend of summer holiday and instead of enjoying the warm breeze outside, I was sitting on my bed with my best friend Pax. She was crying her eyes out and I didn't know what to do.

I think out of the earth's 7 billion people, I am single handily the worst consoler out of all of them. You know those people that after talking to them for only 5 minutes, make you feel like you can conquer the world? Well yeah I'm not one of them, but at that moment I needed to be.

"Well...umm maybe," I started nervously. 

Ugh come on Rue think think think.

"Well umm maybe he wasn't the "one"  and now he's freed you to ultimately find true love." 

Oh gosh was that the best I could do? It sounded like a cheesy line out of some lame teen movie. Apparently Pax thought so too because she looked even more distressed.

Oh boy here comes the water works again.

"I just don't understand *sniff*, things were going so well! He even bought me this necklace last month." She preceded to pull out an infinity pendant that had slipped under the collar of her shirt. I almost gagged. Could Edward Weston be any more cheesy? He'd bought her an infinity necklace? Pax should be happy she's rid of him!

"Like who does that? Who buys someone a promise necklace and then dumps them after dating all throughout secondary school!" her voice had undertones of anger in it.

"Over pompous jerks who don't realize that you are the most incredible girl in the world." I tried this time trying to sound more uplifting. Pax nodded slowly and used the sleeve of her top to wipe her eyes.

 She sniffled weakly." Do you mind if I just lay on your bed for a bit? I don't really want to go home and have to tell my parents that Edward and I broke up just yet." I half expected her to burst into tears again but she didn't. Maybe I was a better comforter than I thought?

"I'll go grab two bowls of Ben & Jerry's and Season 1 of Gossip Girl!" I said before heading out my bedroom door. Nothing was more comforting than ice cream and, Serena and Blair.

As I walked down the stairs to the kitchen I smiled. I'd never really liked Edward (one time, last year at a party, he said Coldplay was awful--people like him couldn't be trusted.) and now he was out of Pax's life and she could really just focus on herself.

I pulled out the tub of chunky monkey and two bowls from the cupboard, when i reached the freezer. I was looking forward to our little girl time even if it did come at the expense of Pax's happiness. We hadn't been able to hangout lately because we'd both been so busy with final exams.  But now highschool--or sixth form as the Brits called it-- was officially done and I was so ready to have an amazing care free summer with my best friend.

Pax was actually the first person I'd met when we moved to London 5 summers ago. After spending my entire life in beautiful Los Angeles, my parents decided to move their Art  business down to London, in order to be closer to my Grandma. To my surprise, my new neighbours had a daughter my age.