• tab Later that night, I opened the front door with Haley sitting on the bottom stair; half asleep. I shut the door, Haley’s eyes opened instantly. And started to babble questions.
    tab “How was it? What movie did u see? Did u guys share popcorn? Did he try to make a move? Did he kiss you?” Haley paused and stood up. “Did he kiss you?”
    tab I smiled and ran up the stairs to my room; Haley followed. She shut the door, looking excited. “Did he kiss you?”
    tab I smiled, “Well…”
    tab “Spill!”
    tab “No.” I turned towards my vanity, taking off my earrings. “I don’t…kiss and tell.”
    tab “So he did kiss you?”
    tab “Yes!” I flew onto the bed. “The earring thing worked! You were right!”
    tab “Again.” Haley added. We laughed. Haley flung herself onto the bed. “Is it ok if I sleep over tonight?”
    tab “Sure, why?”
    tab “My mom bought this new bikini and she likes to-”
    tab “I don’t even want to know.”

    tab “Wakey, wakey sleepy-head.”
    tab I slowly opened my eyes. Haley was in my face; cross-eyed.
    tab “Ah!” I screamed. “Don’t do that!”
    tab Haley started laughing, “I had to wake you up somehow.”
    tab I rolled my eyes, “Maybe a gentle shake wouldn’t hurt.”
    tab “Ok,” Haley then pushed me off the bed. “How’s that?”
    tab “Ow!” I rubbed my head. “I said gentle.”
    tab “Oh,” Haley stated sarcastically. “I didn’t here you. Well anyway, since you’re up, maybe its time to tell you…”
    tab “Tell me what?”
    tab “Tell you that Michael called and briefly asked you to be your girlfriend…”
    tab I sat up, “What did you say?”
    tab “I said that you say yes…and then I hung up.”
    tab “Why did u hang up?”
    tab “I didn’t have anything to say.”
    tab Haley can make me so frustrated sometime, but in a good way…some of the time.
    tab “Breakfast is ready girls” Mom called from downstairs.
    tab Haley and I suddenly shouted simultaneously, “Be right there.”

    tab It’s been days, or should I say weeks, that Michael and I have been dating. Many thought that we were a happy couple; we were, until one day, on the last day of school, Michael wanted to talk to me.
    tab “What’s up?” I asked. “Is something wrong?”
    tab “Well,” Michael paused. “I don’t think…well I…its kind of complicated…all I can say is…I’m moving.”
    tab I glared at him, “What? Why?”
    tab “My dad got this really good job,” Michael explained. “But it’s in New York. We don’t have money right now, and this job is pays very well. ”
    tab Then, I asked him, “For how long?”
    tab Michael was heartbroken, “Probably for a while…until after college.”
    tab “When are you leaving?”
    tab Michael closed his eyes, trying to hold back tears. “Tomorrow, at eleven o’clock.”
    tab I became furious. “Tomorrow! You’re leaving tomorrow and now you tell me?”
    tab “But I-”
    “Whatever.” I ran off, crying.
    tab Haley spotted me, an sprinted over to me. “Tory, oh Tory,” Haley clasped me. “What’s wrong?”
    tab “He’s leaving.” I whimpered.
    tab “Who?”
    tab “Michael!” I wiggled out of Haley’s arms. “He’s leaving tomorrow, and he just told me now!”
    tab “Oh,”
    tab “I just don’t want to see or talk him ever again!” I bawled and dashed to the bathroom, tears pouring from my eyes. Before I left, Michael was behind me, about to talk to me, but couldn’t.
    tab I skipped all my other classes, crying in the bathroom. Haley stayed with me the whole time. I refused to come out, even if Ms. Sofia, the principle, ordered me to.
    tab I came home late; I was “taking a walk”. I arrived at my house around ten o’clock. Luckily, Haley came over earlier to tell my mom what was going on, so hopefully she wasn’t too worried.
    tab I slowly dragged myself into my room, leaped onto my bed, and cried, and afterwards, cried myself to sleep.

    ~*~*~*~

    tab I woke up the next morning with three blanket on top of me. My mom came in to make sure I was ok. How sweet.
    tab Hazily, I looked at my clock…it was 10:55! That was when I realized I had to say goodbye to Michael, even though it may hurt.
    tab In a flash, I grabbed my robe, slipped on bunny slippers that Michael bought me, and popped a mint in my mouth. I raced to Michael’s house; my side hurt, I almost choked on my mint, and I was still wearing my pajamas. I didn’t care. I ran faster.
    tab Once I finally reached his house, it was already too late. His family’s van already drove off the driveway, and onto the road.
    tab “Michael!” I tried my hardest to chase it, but the van was too fast. I collapsed onto my knees, weeping my heart out while watching the car slowly disappear into the horizon.

    I didn’t even say goodbye…



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