5SOS - BABYSAT BY IDIOTS

Chapter 98

I finally decided what to do. It was wrong but I had to do it. "Of course I will," I said to Eli. He responded, "That's great. See you there." I said, "You too." Then I left to hang out with Jessica, Emma and Taylor. "What did he say?" asked Emma. I replied, "He's not my secret admirer, Emma." Taylor took a deep breath and said, "Oh, thank goodness! I would've been devastated if he was!" I felt bad for Taylor. All of a sudden, some other girl in school called Taylor over. Jessica followed Taylor as she left.

Emma: I suppose we should go over too.

Nicole: Emma, there's some I need to tell you.

Emma: What?

Nicole: Eli is my secret admirer.

Emma: What? What do you mean?

Nicole: I asked Eli and he confirmed it. He even asked me to the Valentine's Day Dance and I kind of said yes.

Emma: What?! Why did you say yes?!?!

Nicole: Shh! We can't let Taylor know! And I said yes because I thought it would be way embarrassing if I said no in front of all his friends.

Emma: Nicole, that means Eli is cheating on Taylor! With you!!

Nicole: I know, I know. I'm having trouble taking it too.

Emma: You have to tell Taylor.

Nicole: No! She won't be friends with me!

Emma: Well what are you gonna do then?

Nicole: (sighs) I don't know.

Emma: Wait! I have an idea!

Nicole: What is it?

Emma: Break up with Eli!

Nicole: What?

Emma: Get Eli to be alone so he's not in front of his friends. Tell him you know he's cheating on Taylor. Then say its over and leave him to rot.

Nicole: I don't know. That seems kind of harsh.

Emma: Fine. Then let him down calmly and bring tears to the eyes to make it more realistic.

Nicole: Fine. When should I do that?

Emma: At lunch.

Nicole: Great.

AT LUNCH IN CAFETERIA

I sat down with Taylor, Emma and Jessica at a table in the cafeteria and immediately remembered what I was supposed to do. "Um, excuse me for a second," I said as I stood up and went to find Eli. I saw him at his table with some friends. Great, now I have to say to him, "Listen, we need to talk," and then I have to pause and say, "Alone." And that's exactly what I did. Eli stepped away from his table and said to me, "Whats going on?"

Nicole: Listen, I know your secret, Eli.

Eli: What secret?

Nicole: (voice fake cracks up) Oh, don't play dumb with me. You're cheating on that Taylor girl.

Eli: What?

Nicole: Geez, Eli! Does 'what' have to be in your every statement? 'What's going on?' 'What secret?' 'What this?' 'What that?' Oh, please.

Eli: Nicole, its not what you think it is.

Nicole: (fake tears come) Well it sure seems like it. It's over.

Eli: No, it can't be over. It just can't.

Nicole: Eli, you cheated. I don't know how to deal with that. How do I know that when we're older, you won't be cheating on me?

Eli: Because the fact that we are actually together until we are older proves it.

Nicole: (silence)

Eli: Come on, Nicole. Think it over.

Nicole: No, it's too much, Eli.

Eli: But I'll just break up with the other girl. She's trash anyway.

Nicole: What?

Eli: Taylor's weird and only goes on about her new clothes. I don't like that about her. But you are different.

Nicole: And what else do you think about Taylor?

Eli: Well where do I start? Her hair smells like green apple which I absolutely HATE and she's too clingy. She doesn't know how to give people their space.

Nicole: Hm. Is that all?

Eli: Yeah, pretty much. So have you made your mind up?

Nicole: Oh, I sure have. 3 words. Kiss. My. A**.

Eli: Excuse me?

Nicole: And for your information, Taylor is a wonderful girl and for any guy who doesn't like green apple, well then I don't believe you're ever gonna get a girlfriend because ALL girls have green apple scented hair. Duh!

Eli: Uh, heh, I was just kidding.

Nicole: Wow, nice save, loser. (puts L on forehead) Go die in a hole. (walks back to table)

Well.... that went well. As I sat back down, Taylor asked me, "Hey, why did you leave?" I responded to her, "Oh, just had to take care of some business." Then I winked at Emma. I finished off that topic by saying, "Wow, I love the smell of your hair. What is it? Green apple?"