Backstage Season 3 *DISCONTINUED*

Saturday

Grayson's POV
It's Saturday and I'm just laying in bed. All I can think about is Carly. The rest of the week was torture for me. Every time I saw her all I wanted to do was hold her, but I can't. Every time I try to speak to her I run away. I've heard that liking someone is the best feeling ever. But people never mention how much it hurts when you can't have that person. I decide to get up and go out. Maybe some fresh air will help. I get changed and I walk down to the town. I just wander around until I see Carly. She's in this ice cream place sitting in a booth with Daniel and Vanessa. I try to walk away but my legs take me inside. I look at Carly. It takes everything I have to not walk over there. I decide to sit on a stool that is near the main counter.

Cook: How may I help you?

Grayson: I'll just have a chocolate milkshake.

Then the cook leaves to make the milkshake. I then look at Carly again. I don't know what to do. Then I see Carly walk over to where I am.

Cook: Here is your milkshake. Also the three mini ice cream sundaes for the lady.

Then Carly tried to grab all three of them. She almost drops one of them but I catch it.

Carly: I can handle it.

Grayson: No you can't, let me help.

Then I take the other one from her hand. I bring over to her table with her.

Grayson: I guess I'll see you guys around then.

I pay the cook and I walk out of the diner with my milkshake. After I walk out I hear the door open again. I look back and I see Carly walking out of there alone and coming towards me.

Grayson: What do you want?

Carly: Why?

Grayson: Why what?

Carly: Why did you kiss me then kiss someone else two days later?

Grayson: It was just a kiss. Stop making such a big deal out of it.

I can't believe what I'm saying. I can tell that I'm hurting Carly and that is the last thing I want to do.

Carly: You said that you really liked me.

Grayson: It's called a pick up line. I say it to all the girls I meet.

Carly: Why do you do this? You act like a jerk all the time but you're different.

Grayson: That's just the way I am.

Carly: You're doing it right now.

Grayson: Just accept it. I don't like you. Everything I told you that night was a lie.

Then Carly just goes back inside. I saw tears in her eyes. All I want to do is apologize to her and comfort her. I just stand there. I can't push myself to leave but I'm trying to fight myself from going in there. Everything in my head is telling me to leave, that Carly is better off without me. But there is something else that is telling me to walk in there, and to comfort Carly, to apologize. I don't know which one to listen to. Every second of the day I think about Carly. I know that I'm doing the right thing for her, but all I think about is being with her. I need to show Carly why I can't be with her, why I'm not good enough for her. I'm still standing still on the sidewalk. I look at Carly through the window. Her friends are comforting her. She catches my glance and looks away. Then Vanessa walks out of the diner. She comes towards me. I hate lying every hour of the day. Especially when I have to try to act like I don't care about Carly.

Vanessa: What do you think you're doing?

Grayson: God will people stop asking me that.

Vanessa: Then stop being such a jerk. Carly falls for you and then you break her heart. And you won't even give her an explanation.