The Tragedy of Freddy Walton

Chapter Two: The Project

November 22, 20-

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I got out of class for lunch later than I usually do, and as I went to wait in the lunch line I just so happened to be behind Freddy and Moe. They were talking about something, and it didn't look good as Fred had the most gloomy expression I've ever seen. Curious me decided to listen in quickly.

"...she really did break up with you for no reason?" Moe seemed so genuinely worried about his friend; I'd be too.

"Yeah, it just kind of happened. It completely blew me away. I-I really don't know how to feel about this Moe."

"Alright look, you know everything doesn't last forever; maybe this is all for a good reason. Maybe this a sign of something; a sign of better things to come hopefully. Maybe it's just the universe telling you to look for someone better."

"Better than Tori, no of course not! I mean like, who could even-"

There was a long pause; during the time I could tell where this was headed, but I didn't like it.

"I did remember meeting this one girl at the art show last week. She looked really pretty and she was totally into my portrait of Tori."

"Hey, maybe that's a sign that you're supposed to go after her instead. Perhaps this is why Tori wasn't your dream girl after all."

"Maybe, but Moe you know how hard it was for me to even talk to Tori, I stand no chance to even become close to her. I didn't even get to ask her what her name was yesterday before she left, Gosh why am I so awkward Moe?"

"Freddy, calm down it's okay. Trust me, you have a lot more confidence than you believe. Hey, maybe with good luck you'll find another way to meet her again. Don't give up yet."

"You're right, Moe. Man, I'm sure glad to have you around."

And just like that, the conversation ended as the three of us went to retrieve our meal for the day. I thought about the whole conversation for a second, and I did realize something. Freddy may not have truly loved Tori after all, or at least not as much as he thought he did. The fact that he was already trying to find a way to replace her says a lot about him. He tries to act like a good person, but maybe it's because on the inside he isn't. Maybe Tori finally saw that in him, and that's why she bailed before it got worse. The thought seemed too crazy though. I truly don't know if I'm seeing this whole situation right. Why did I even get caught up in all of this?

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November 23, 20-

I thought this would all blow over, but instead, I realized yesterday only fueled for the rest of the series of unfortunate events. During my second period Journalism class today, I was in charge of doing interviews that day for the school paper. My assignment was to visit the classrooms of pre-selected students and ask them the survey questions about social media. Without thinking much of it, I went on about my business like usual, then I had to visit the last person on my list. Looking at the name "Valeria Sanchez" at the time didn't phase me as I didn't know who she was, and then, of course, I walked into her class and asked the teacher if I could interview her and got a shocking surprise to see the face of the girl who wore the pretty red dress. The real surprising thing about all of this was that she was a sophomore too, and I can tell because this was a world history class, which is a sophomore only class. As I thought this was all just a coincidence, I wait for her to walk outside before I let the door close behind us. Without being consciously aware of what I was doing I started to scan her body. I guess you could say it was sexy. Her body was very curvy, and I mean very curvy. The way her hips moved and her posture presented herself, it was like staring at a goddess. It started to make me believe she was way hotter than I believed she was after seeing her the first time, but I snapped out of it, telling myself not to think that. I had no need to fall in love, especially with her. Besides, Fred probably wants her more, or does he? Know what never mind let's move from that. Thankfully as she was turned backward of me, she didn't even notice me staring, and this all happened within a matter of seconds. I had to speak so that she knew what I was doing, so I asked the questions for my assignment.