I own nothing.
I decide to walk home alone that afternoon. I need time to think. I walk on the curb, trying to push the yelling and laughing from the rest of the kids out of my head. I stop for a minute and turn around to watch two girls walking and laughing. They seem really happy. As if they didnt have a worry in the world. Of course, I know that they do have worries. . .but all those worries disappear for a moment because they are with their best friend. I watch them laugh, and suddenly I feel jealous. Is that what I want? I wonder. A best friend? I blink and continue to walk. I consider it for a moment, and think of how better life would be if I had a best friend. I go back to the curb. Suddenly, another pair of best friends run past me, causing me to fall off the curb. I dont stand up at first. I stare after them, wondering how they didnt see me. Then I remembertheyre with their best friend. But I still dont get up. I look down, when suddenly, a hand is thrust in my face. My best friend? I wonder, my stomach churning. I glance up and see. . . Oh, hi Trevor. I say. I take his hand and he helps me up. I saw you leave alone. He says. Im about to defend myself, but he continues with, You couldve just said you didnt have a ride. . .Conner wouldve driven you home. He gives me a concerned look, and for a moment I think maybe its okay if I like him. But I push that thought out and say, I know. . .but I wanted to walk home. Oh. How come? To think. . . I say. About what? I imagine him asking. In my mind, I reply, About how I dont have a best friend. Or any friends. And dont say that youre my friend, or that Mitzy is my friend, or that Hannah or Conner or anybody else are my friends because I know youre just making that up to make me feel better and its going to work because I know I dont have any friends or what it takes to have any friends, let alone a best friend which I think is exactly what I need right now. But he doesnt that. He just nods and says, I understand. Then we walk in silence and Trevor is kicking a rock with his foot. I try to swallow the rock in my throat and wonder why I suddenly feel like Im going to cry. And before I know it, I am crying. Right in front of Trevor! He stops and immediately asks me whats wrong. So I spit out everything Ive been dying to tell someone. Everything. . .about my mom, my sister being best at everything, my lack of friends, how I wish I could be what I used to be, and finally Im done. Im just standing there with my mind clean and my mouth smiling. Trevor has a look on his face as if hes trying to calculate and add everything together. Then we start walking again and Im still smiling and I look at Trevor, and hes smiling too. I realize weve stopped walking. Then I feel like Im being watched, so I turn around and who do you think I see, sitting in the car with Mitzy driving, glaring at me? Thats right. . .Hannah.
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Guys, I would've made this chapter longer, but there's something I really want to add. I reall, really like this chapter. . .at the beginning, the part with being best friend-less, that's exactly how I'm feeling right now, in my life. I just wanted to add that. . .and also that it's really easy to write something when you know exa ctly how the charcater is feeling.
I know what you mean...at the end....about writing when you know how the character feels....thats what i do....but yeah...I LOVED this chapter...but i got kinda confused....When she was rambeling on about not having a best friend...did she say that or was she thinking it??? And PLEASE tell me mitzy is going to be Selenas friend!!!!! please!!! =D
xxrainlover94xx 2 years ago
Haha, Mitzy is gonna be Selena's friend. :)
jellybelly992 2 years ago