Heartbreaker in Training

Chapter 6 - Get Off Me,You Fat Llama

Chapter 6

“I don’t think you should be in here.” I heard Lesley say uncertainly.

“I think I should be.” I heard a more stern voice say. It was familiar but I couldn’t quite remember who it belongs to. A tall figure came forward towards me and sat in the chair next to my bed. My vision was blurry because I had just woken up from sleep and he outstretched his hand to me. I hesitantly stared at it before I heard Lesley retort again.

“Garyn, you should leave.” she said more firm than before.

“Lesley, can you just give us a minute. Please? And then I promise I’ll leave.” He seemed like he meant serious business. As my vision cleared, I rubbed my eyes and scooted over a bit when he moved the chair closer. I was still that nervous shell of a girl. The cancer didn’t bring me out of it.

“Look, Lori, I know you hate me, but let me say this one thing.” He stopped a moment and looked down at his hands that he placed in his lap. “I never wanted to hurt you. You should know that.” He stared at me.

“Well I didn’t, and I don’t believe you. You played me, Garyn. You played me and didn’t give an explanation to why you just left me there that night in the diner.”

*Flashback*

I walked into the Davies Diner about ten minutes before Garyn said he’d be there, at 8 o’clock. I waited about five  minutes before I saw what I thought was his car pull into the parking lot. I stayed in the colorful booth, waiting for him to show up, but he never did.

I figured I would act like nothing happened and hit the ladies’ room before leaving to go home. I checked to make sure no one else was in there before standing in the mirror and holding back tears. I told myself I’d be fine,even though I knew I wouldn’t be.

When I left and made my way to my car, I saw Garyn and his friends watching me from the outside. They were all laughing at me. They saw how crushed I was and just laughed and pointed at me. I got in my car and swerved away from the cackling group of nobody’s.

As soon as I got home, I lept into my mother’s lap and just cried. She didn’t even ask, because she knew what had happened. I was home too quick to have been there with him long enough to love him again and again. I cried myself to sleep for a month after that.

*End of Flashback*

“I wasn’t laughing that night, you know.” he said.

My eyes shot up to his and I narrowed my eyes, readying my tears to let them flow, and let his own guilt rise.

“What are you talking about?” I said curiously.

“I said, I wasn’t laughing at you. I wanted so badly to stop everything and come get you but my friends, they wouldn’t let me. You remember that Carrie girl?” I nodded in response. “Well it was her idea. She wanted to hurt you so badly for ‘taking’ me. She was jealous of you. I promise. Trust me, I couldn’t stand to see you like that, I just didn’t know what to do.”

“So...then what now?” I asked, completely confused and clueless.

Before I knew it, our lips met and I let my eyes close. It was strong and meant a lot to the both of us, I could tell. When he pulled away, we just stared at each other for a little bit, astonished. His mouth started to curve into a smile. One tugged its way onto my face as well.