The Pretty And The Popular

Chapter Fifteen

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Chapter Fifteen

Lucas, you can't be gone forever. Were going to see eachother soon, right? We always said "see you tomorrow." so I'd see him soon.

My eyes never seemed to get a break. It was like a leak in the sink. Mom was making me go to school. It's been a week and I've ignored all attempts of people getting in touch with me. Aparently I've been missing a lot. Parties and baseball games included.

I took a quick shower and dried my hair. It fell fine and I dint bother to do anything else to it. I pulled on a black strapless dress and black six inches, along with my black leather jacket to keep out the cold. Why all the black? I'm upset. Depressing, right? Well my heart had been ripped out so I guess I should be wearing red.

I agreed with the thought but kept the shoes and jacket. I managed to get into the kitchen for the first time in the past seven days. My stomach was empty but I couldn't bring myself to eat. If I did, it'd probablly end up in the trash can. Lindy was watching my swirl my cerial around, not touching it to my lips.

"Lets go." I said. "let's get this over with." I stood up.

"Eat something. This is the second day you haven't touched a piece of food."

"I ate six carrots yesterday." I said.

"I don't care." I stalked to the fridge and got out a long carrot and bit off the top, bringing it to the car with me. "Come on. Your driving." she didn't protest. She was worried about me.

When we reached the school everyone was outside. I found Parker. He ran up to us, but Lindy stopped him. She whispered into his ear, "She hasent eaten anything but a few carrots for the past two three days." she said. "Its not getting any better."

"K." he turned away from her and came up to me. "Is it alrigh if I hug you?"

"I could rely use a hug." I put my arms around his neck and held on tight. I started crying again. Not as bad, but the tears came almost rythmically. I inhaled deeply, and smelled that woody pine sent that Parker always had.

"Ive ruined your shirt." I pulled back. He took my hands as they slid from his shoulders.

"Its okay." he smiled. "I'm your shoulder to cry on." he looked about to kiss my foehead, but stopped. I turned away, eyes on the floor, the familliar 'omg it's parker' butterflies returnig slightly, just to be smothered bythose for Lucas. I walked to first class and sat in my chair and waited for the bell with my face in my hands. Parker came in and sat down next to me with his hand gently rubbing my back.

"Come on, Tiff. You're gonna be okay." he whispered. The other kids came in and class began.

"Parker, I can't get him out of my head! I can't be here. I should be in Nebraska with him." parker looked hurt, but didn't say anything. I grabbed the hand on my knee and squeezed it hard.

"Im sorry." he said. I think he was talking to himself, but I couldn't help it.

"About what?" I asked.

"About me being such a jerk." he replied, that hurt and sefl disapiontment look on his face. "I'm in love with you, Tiffany." the fire alarm went off and I sprang up, thanking everything and everything for the drill. We went out the front door and I found Lindy next to me.

"Parker just told me he's in love with me." I whispered.

"Ouch." she winced. "I feel bad for the guy. I mean he can't force you into anything. Your eighteen. An adult." she put stress on 'eighteen' and 'adult.' what am I, stupid? Everyone has been saying I'm eighteen like I'm some dumb ass. I saw Alecia walk towards Parker.

"Great. Just what we need." I walked close enough I could hear the convorsation.

"So you'll be at the party, right?" she asked.

"Yeah, would miss it." he said. She started kissing him. He noticed me and pulled away a moment later. I pressed my lips hard togeather, trying to keep the angry words and emotions locked in. I spun around and walked to davin and Marc. Davin put his hands on my shoulders and started massaging them hard. There was a not he was working in that hurt baddly.

"Whats going on with alecia and Parker?" I asked the group at large.

"Sex. Alecia won't stop. Now that she has Parker she's queen of the school. Her and her crew of bitches prowel the halls looking for victims." Marc said.

"So what's up with him? Does he like her?"

"Not nearly as much as you, but if he can't have you he'll have to settle for second best." Davin shrugged.

"he's just told me he loves me." I said, crossing my arms, staring down at the ground.

"There no one here that dosent love you." he said.

"Are you trying to ask me out?" I smiled a bit.

"Of course, but I know how you feel about Lucas. Since your eighteen you've got free options." there was the eighteen again.

"So your saying if I was still seventeen you'd make me go out with you?" I actually laughed at the sloppy grin on his face. We were standig at the back of the line, ad there was a buzzing noise. I look around.

"Dropped ma phone." Lilly bent down to grab the ringing cell and I faced front again with everyone else. Cooking accident in the home ec room. Everything was cleared and we started headign back in. I took a step and my six inch wasn't there to help. I reached out and grabbed davin's arm, trying to stay up.

"Woah!" he said, pulling me all the way up.

"Lilly." I growled. We both looked up at her. She waved, a minture electric saw in her hand. I hadn't felt a thing.

"Do you have another pair?" he asked.

"Yup." I nodded. "In my gym locker." he helped me in and I pulled off my shoes at the locker room door. I had a pair of strappy black, gold threaded six inch heels. I strapped them up and met Davin outside, wishing he was Lucas.

"What class does she have gym?" I asked him in class, eyeing her jeans.

"Sixth. When we have free." he said.

"Perfect." I smiled, an idea forming. I just either Lucas would be here to see this.

I managed to get through fifth and I walked into the girls locker room with Lindy. I pulled a pair of shiny silver scizors and cut out the crotch in alecia's jeans, an lindy did the same to Lilly's.

"Okay." we left out the back door and sat outside the hall leading from the gym that they'd come from after. The bell rang and we slowly packed up our things, and the doors opened. Lilly came out and strutted down the hall. I looked after her and we both burst out laughing. Alecia came out a moment later and we werent the only ones laughing. The group of girls behind her were cracking up. It felt good to laugh, but it was all empty. It didn't feel right without Lucas to share it with.

~*~Lucas POV~*~

I sat in the classroom of the wierd smelling public school that my mom was forcing me to go to. The teachers never called on me, being the newbie, but the girls were the opposite. They would all stare at me, and I got a few numbers that I threw into the trash can. The girl named Tracy looked a lot like Tiffany. Her hair always caught my eye, and my heart lept when I saw her, thinking it was Tiffany. She noticed and asked me out.

"So?" she asked.

"I don't know." I said. "I'll think about it."