The Girl Behind the Light

Chapter Seven: The Final Changes

November 13, 20-

A week ago we placed second in our division for finals, a truly heartbreaking experience it was. We were in first for so long, but we just simply fell short, by a tenth of a point too. Now with the marching season over, Tori was almost completely out of my life. It's been the Ariana show ever since, although I still didn't want to date her. I was pretty much ready to finally move on, ready to go my own for a bit, and hopefully, I will find someone else later.

We planned to meet out by the lake at the sunset today, and from there I planned to just put an end to our friendship. I already moved on from everyone else, but that was easy enough as everyone else became a couple. Nate and Carol have been having a great time, and Tori and Dillon have also been doing great, and I somehow just became the odd man out at the end. It was fun while it lasted, but I know that going solo for a while will help me out. Even though it drove poor Freddy to suicide when he did that, that was for different reasons. I have no reason to hate anyone, and I'll be okay. I'm ranting too much now, I apologize.

Of course, as it was Friday I still have to go through the motions. Band class was pretty boring, especially as now we're just a pep band and I've never been good at the music part of it. Journalism was a lot of fun though. I haven't written a thing about that class for a bit, but man I just love that class. I got to interview a celebrity today, he was a rapper named Young Nobody. He came to perform at one of the most hyped football games in the Tri-State Area, our rival game against Las Miras High School, which we ended up losing 39-42. Since he was around, I was given a chance by Ms. White to interview him before he left today. I got to ask him questions about his upcoming, his key to success, and advice for inspiring music artists. He was very humble, and he was so generous he gave me his email. He told me if I ever wanted to get in contact with him again for whatever reason, that was the way to. I don't care what people think about rappers, at least one of them is a good human being.

The school day ended, and I got home right away to finish writing this all down and relax for a bit before I leave. I'm just hoping that I don't upset her too much because of what I'm about to do, but it needs to be done. I gotta make a new beginning for myself, and that starts with today.

Fountain Lake looked so beautiful today, probably the best I've ever seen it yet. The sky was of a beautiful orange and the sun a dim yet glowing yellow. I saw Ariana there already, she was wearing a cute little Fedora, along with a coat and jeans. Because of where she stood, she was once again silhouetted by the beautiful view. I felt like I was staring at the presence of a beautiful painting in the making, it truly was a beautiful view.

I walk next to her, hanging out on the left side. We said hi and all, then we sat down after that. We planned to be out here until the sun settled along the horizon of the hills in front of us. The beautiful view only made it harder for me to tell her what needed to be said. I looked at her soft pale face, and the words leaped out my mouth.

"It's truly a beautiful view isn't it?" Her face lit up with a subtle smile.

"I love it, much as I have loved our friendship. I never understood why people wanted friends before I met you. Even though I had Lily and a couple of others I would talk to occasionally, I never liked to hang out with people. I would always get worried I would get too emotionally attached, and then I would get hurt in the process. It happened with Lily, it felt horrible, but you helped me through it. Here we are now, sitting together like the good buddies we are." She reminds me way too much of the way I used to be. It took Freddy's death and a relationship with Tori to finally get me out of my shell, only now I wanted nothing to do with friends anymore. Ariana is really cool though, so now I wonder if she is worth giving up any more. Can I repeat history and help her continue to grow out of her introvert ways?