Not Over You

Chapter 4 - Who's To Blame?

They all watched Melissa as she headed down the street.

"Where is she going?" Taylor asked curiously looking at Nathan. "Uh, I don't really know." Nathan replied back.

Without saying anything Jackson glared at Nathan as if to say 'you very well know where she's going, Mel tells you everything....doesn't she?' Jackson thought. But Nathan just shrugged at Jackson's glare.

"You know, Melissa's being a ...." Taylor began but she was cut off by Nathan. "Can we please change the subject?" Nathan yelled at her.

"Fine." Taylor replied. Giving Nathan a dirty look.

Eric saw his friends coming towards him and Abby and waved at them. "Hey, folks." he said. Jackson, Taylor, Nathan and Daley sat and joined their two friends under the tree.

"Hey, what's going on?" asked Daley.

"Oh, we're just sitting here, chillin'." Abby replied.

Eric began. "Man, I'm hungry." He whined. "Eric, we all had lunch not too long ago." Daley pointed out. "Yeah, I know but I'm hungry again." he said. Daley rolled her eyes.

"Ah, where's Melissa?" Abby asked.

'Oh no, not the Melissa talk again.' Nathan said to himself. He hated when anybody mentioned Melissa's name and especially in front of Taylor. She always tried to find a way to cause drama.

Daley moved towards Abby and whispered. "She didn't want to join us." Abby sighed and shook her heard in disappointment. Over hearing what Daley just said to Abby, Taylor opened her mouth once again. "What is Melissa's problem?"

"Like you don't know? Abby replied. Then she continued. "You boyfriend stealing bitch."

All mouths dropped at what Abby had just said and utterly shocked not knowing what to say. Taylor then stood up looking down at Abby.

"WHAT?" Is all Taylor could say looking at Abby wide-eyed. Abby joined Taylor standing up and looked directly into Taylor's eyes. "You heard what I said".

Taylor was looking totally mortified and her eyes started filling up with tears. She still didn't know what to say. Taylor was so embarrassed that she ran off. Abby shifted her gazed at Jackson who didn't look shocked like the others but he looked boiling mad. His eyes were fixed on Abby who didn't seem to have any remorse to what she just said to his girlfriend.

"What the hell is your problem?" Jackson asked Abby.

"Oh, you very well know what my problem is." she replied.

Eric looked at Nathan and Daley. " This could get very ugly." Eric said.

Jackson began walking closer to Abby and Nathan noticed Jackson's fists folding up. "Jackson, don't!" Nathan yelled at Jackson and he got up and stood between Jackson and Abby.

"Guys, just stop alright?" Nathan said. But the two ignored him.

"Aren't you gonna go after your girlfriend?" Abby asked Jackson with a devilish grin on her face.

Jackson looked at Nathan. "Go." Nathan told him. Jackson eyes went back to Abby's looking at her with full of hatred and he quickly ran off after Taylor.

"Awe, man!, it's been awhile since we had a little drama goin' on." Eric said with a slight giggle. Abby turned around and gave Eric a sharp look. Eric stopped giggling. "And I'll be shutting-up now." He said looking at Abby terrified.

"Abby, that was way out of line." Daley said.

"They're the reason why Melissa doesn't hang out with us anymore." Abby blurted out.

"Jackson and Taylor are not to blame." Nathan started. "Melissa is still hung up over Jackson, even though she doesn't want to admit it, she still has feelings for him. And she can't stand seeing Taylor and Jackson together, that's why she doesn't hang out with us. It was her decision." Nathan said.

"I really didn't want to be the one to say this but, Melissa should have gotten over this Jackson and Taylor thing a long time ago." Daley said.

"I know, and it's not like she and Jackson had anything going on." Nathan pointed out.

"Well, you don't know that." Eric said. " You weren't there when...."