| Chapter Five |
| Teresa: I was just sitting on my bed in my room when I suddenly felt this urge to get out an old scrapbook. I guess I felt the need to reminisce. I picked up the first book I saw when I opened my closet. I sat back down on my bed and opened it up, and felt a my heart skip a beat. It was the photo album that Scott and I had created one day when we had found all kinds of pictures. It consisted souly of pictures with Scott and I in them. It began with pictures from when we were really young and went all the way to the most recent pictures of us. As I made my way through the album I laughed at all the pictures. When we were younger we both preffered revealing our tounges and making funny faces rather than a cheesy smile. Speaking of cheesy smiles...I found a picture of us making huge fake smiles, it was a few years ago. As I moved along I saw more smiles, but of course the occasional (and traditional) goofy photo. As I reached one of the last pictures I tingled a bit. In this pic Scott was standing behind me and had his arms around my waist and we were both smiling like we had been laughing for hours. I remembered that day, it wasn't all to long ago, infact quite recent. I could still feel his arms around me... Nikki: "Knock Knock roomie" I said, my way of announcing my entrance to Teresa's room. She looked like she was just shaken out of a trance or something, sometimes I wondered about her. "So..um...what's up?" she asked. "Oh! Well I wanted to tell you how much I appreciate what you're doing for me. Thank you so much for letting me stay here for the last few days, and possibly the next, and answering the phone and telling Rich I don't want to speak to him and-" she cut me off "Okay, okay. It's no problem. Seriously Nik, you can move in for all I care, but I really hope you don't" I raised my eyebrows "What's that suppose to mean?" "I want you and Rich to stay together...I think you're meant for eachother" She said, looking at her feet. I sat down on her bed and hugged her "Aw Rease, you're the best" I bumped into something and it thudded to the ground. I looked down and saw a photo album that had fallen open. "Aww, it's you and Scott" I said as I picked it up. "Yeah..we made most of this album together" Teresa smiled. "Look he's even got his arms around you...you guys would be like the perfect couple" Teresa looked a bit weird but her expression was unreadable. I heard a knock at the door and Teresa jumped up and muttered "I'll get it" and she walked rapidly out of the room. Ritchie: I stood outside Teresa's flat. I had called so many times that I don't think I'll ever be able to dial again. But every time, Teresa would answer and explain that's she's sorry but Nikki didn't want to speak to me. I took a deep breath as the door opened "Ritchie..." Teresa said hesitantly. "Rease I'm real sorry about you having to be in the middle of all this but I've got to talk to Nikki" She nodded and said "Shhhh" she walked out into the hall where I stood and closed the door, but left a little crack since she didn't have her key. "Listen Rich, I can't make Nikki listen to you, but I will listen to you. Now I think that you're truly sorry, but you know, maybe I'm too forgiving. Why don't you tell me why I should use my magical powers to make Nik come back to her senses?" Ritchie stood there for a moment as if trying to comprehend all what I had just said. He nodded and simply said "Alright.." Nikki: I put down the photo album that I had been looking through. I swear I had heard people talking, plus Teresa hadn't come back to her room yet. As I walked toward the door I noticed it was opened just a crack. I was about to close it or see what was outside when I heard an all too familiar voice. "....I was wasted Rease! I can't remember everything..." It was Ritchie. I listened some more "...some slut had approached me early in the evening-but I turned her down. Well, several drinks later, she returned...next thing I remember is me being a total ass to Nikki....I wanted to go after her, but I figured she wouldn't speak to me" "She wouldn't of..." I heard Rease say. "Teresa...you've got to help me...I need Nikki...I...I love her" "I knew you two were meant for eachother" Rease said quietly. I heard some moving and I figured they were going to end the conversation soon so I went back to Teresa's room. When Teresa walked back in she began "Nik, can we talk?" "I already know Rease, I overheard" I sat there silent for a moment. "Well?" Teresa questioned. "Well what?" I asked. "C'mon Nikki! Go get your guy back!" I jumped up and hugged Teresa, "Thank you" I said as I pulled away. She smiled "Anytime. Now go!" Ritchie: "So it's not enough to stalk me but you have to visit my friends too?" I heard an angry voice say. I turned around, "Nikki! Please just-" "Please what? Forgive you?" she said just as mad "Well yeah but-" "You want me to forgive you?" she said it so angrily and so sternly that all I could say was a meek "Yeah, but-" 'So you're question is Do I forgive you? Do I forgive you for being all over another girl? Do I forgive you for liking a slut? Do I forgive you for embarrassing me?!?" I look at my feet, "I'll go then" I headed towards my car but she grabbed me and pulled me close to her face and planted a hard kiss on my lips. "Of course I forgive you love" |
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