Forever & Always

Chapter 19

Chapter 19:

Rosie

Two weeks can go by extremely fast. Now all I have are two weeks left of school. This Friday, I have to perform the dance with Noah. And yet on a Tuesday, Amelia is deciding to make plans with me after rehearsal with Noah. And she invited Aaron much to my displease. But she has somehow gotten closer to him. I'm even starting to suspect she might like him as more than a friend.

"So Noah. Amelia, Aaron, and I are going out like" I check my phone "in a couple minutes. Wanna come with me?"

"I can't today babe. Cole is forcing me to hang out with him." I smile at the fact that he called me babe. "But have fun." He pecks my lips. "Okay. Bye I-" oh shit. I almost said it. Would I have meant it? Yes. I think that...I am in love with Noah. But he clearly can't be in love with me.

Staring at my shocked face I realized he probably heard my unfinished sentence. So I walk quickly out the door and on my motorcycle. I sent the fastest text to Amelia saying I was on my way then drove out of the studio.

I faintly see two figures as I approach the bowling alley and I can already tell it's Amelia and Aaron. I park my motorcycle next to Aaron's car and I'm guessing the two rode together. "Hey girl!" I smile at Amelia "hey!" We walk into the bowling alley and pay for two games. "So, bets anyone? Whoever loses will have to buy the other two ice cream." Aaron's idea was great.

"Deal!" Amelia and I said in unison. And so the games began. I potentially suck and bowling. But according to the scores Amelia was worse. The first game I was actually pretty good, I was winning! But in the second game Aaron really brought his best and well, I started sucking. But Amelia sucked both games so she lost. "You owe us ice cream!" Aaron yelled at her face in a playful manner. They really do look good for each other. "Okay okay come on!" Aaron laughs as he causally slings his arm around Amelia's shoulders. I couldn't help but smile.

As we walk out I see someone familiar. I squint my eyes as if it'll help but then I hear a dark voice, it's the douche. Also known as Cole. I start walking again until something clicks in my head. Wasn't Noah going to hang out with Cole today? Should I say hi to him? It seems like the right thing to do, I mean I am his girlfriend. Right? Next thing I know, my legs start walking forward getting closer to the three figures. Wait, three? I hear a deafening squeal. WAIT, WHAT?!? Ashley, the slutface, rolled the bowling ball and got a strike. And now, she's jumping into MY boyfriend's lap. And not only that, but she's sucking the life out of his neck and he's doing nothing. NOTHING! Fury takes over as I make my way towards Noah.

"Really Noah?! This is what you meant when you said you were going to hang out with Cole?" I bite back the tears.

"Rosie it's not-"

"What it looks like? I think it is Noah." The tears are now rushing down my cheeks. I could care less at the moment. "You know? I actually thought you changed. I thought I could really love you this time. I guess I was wrong." I glare at Ashley and she flinches back. "Rosie just let me explain."

"No!!" I yell straight at his face. "We're done Noah." My venomous voice drips with pain. I glare at Ashley once more and decide to flick her off. She opens her mouth with shock and I just run. I run as fast as possible out of there. I see Amelia and Aaron outside with worried expressions. "Hey Rosie what happened? What's wrong?"

"I-I have to go. I just have to get out of here!" I hop onto my motorcycle and drive extremely fast, leaving the bowling alley far behind.

Noah

I'd prefer to be with Rosie than with Cole at the moment. It's obvious that I am madly in love with her. But instead of being with my girl, I'm stuck in this bowling alley with Cole. And then she shows up. "Noah? Cole? I had no idea you guys were here?!" I growl at Cole. "You invited her?" Cole just smirks "I didn't know she'd be here. Ashley you want to bowl with us?" Ashley squeals and it makes me really want to throw a bowling ball at her face. She plops down on the seat next to me.

Halfway through the game, I think about just leaving. Ashley's up and I'm happy to have a few seconds of her not trying to flirt with me. She surprisingly makes a strike and does that annoying squeal of hers. Next thing I know she jumps in my lap and starts kissing my neck. I sit there for a while, completely surprised at what she's doing. "Ashley stop. I have-"

"Really Noah?! This is what you meant when you said you were going to hang out with Cole?" She stares flatly at me. Shit.

"Rosie it's not-"

"What it looks like? I think it is Noah." The tears are now rushing down her cheeks and all I want to do is wipe them off. "You know? I actually thought you changed. I thought I could really love you this time. I guess I was wrong." She glares at Ashley and I want to laugh at her jealousy. Ashley is nothing to me. "Rosie just let me explain."

"No!!" She yells straight at my face. "We're done Noah." Do you know how it feels when someone you love just breaks your heart? It feels like she ripped open my chest and took my heart out. I stood there frozen, still trying to process the words she just said. Then, she flicks Ashley off and just runs away.

Cole comes to my side immediately. "Please don't tell me you're gonna be hung up on her. She was just another bitch anyways." I hold back the anger surging inside me, resisting the urge to punch Cole in his face. "She is not a bitch! Shut the hell up man!"

"Damn that's the first time I see you defend a girl. What happened to you?"

"I told you to shut the hell up!" I punch Cole in the gut. He starts laughing cynically while falling to the ground. Ashley runs to his side, the slut. I leave immediately.

"Rosie!!" I see a small glint of her motorcycle. She's gone, walked away from me. I turn to see Amelia and Aaron glaring at me. "Where did she go?" I ask Amelia.

She scoffs. "Look I don't where she went but even if I did I would NEVER tell you. You really fucked up big time Noah." And with that she leaves with Aaron. Shit. I did fuck up.

Rosie

I park my motorcycle by some random store. Where should I go? I don't want to go back to my house for fear that Noah will be there waiting. But then where do I go? Home. I let sobs come out. My only true home, I wish I still lived there! I can try to go home right now...but I can't. Home is about eight hours away from here. I sigh in defeat.

I wound up in an arcade, the closest place to home.