| �Can I speak to Rachel please,� I asked one of the ladies. Rachel came up and started talking with us. She went back to her desk and brought back two white bears. Each with a little card that read �will�. We thanked her and walked out. I grabbed Lance�s hand and told Shannon that we would beat her. She ran right after us, but as soon as I was at the curb, I stopped. I saw the limo pull up. I went straight to the car but I was too late. I heard someone calling out my name. I slowly turned around a sigh of relief came out. �Hi Kevin. How are you?� I asked as he gave me a hug. �I�m okay. A little tired though.� �Oh, sorry to hear that. By the way, thanks for staying last night. �No problem. I�m here if you need anything.� �I know. Um, by the way, how is D?� �Well, why don�t you ask him yourself.� I just looked at him and then I saw Howie getting out of the limo. I felt Lance came up next to me. I just turned to him and smiled. �Hi Lance,� Howie said. �Hi Theresa.� �Hey D,� I said. I just locked eyes with him and deep down something inside of me told me he was hurting too. I felt Lance�s hand in min and he squeezed. I squeezed back letting him know that I would be okay. Howie noticed this and just smiled at me. I looked at Lance and then walked over to D. �Once again, we broke up. Well, at least we took time away from each other. You were once upset when Nick liked me. Remember what I told you then because I feel the same way still. Please don�t forget that.� I walked back to the car and left. I went to my room and cried when I got home. There was a message but I�ll just let Shannon get it. I laid there, just thinking if I still loved Howie. �Yes I do,� I thought. The phone started ringing and I decided to pick it up. �Hello?� �Hi. Is this Theresa?� �Yes. Who is this?� �You don�t know me but my name is Samantha. I�m Amanda�s sister.� �I don�t want to talk to her,� I said. �No. But can I talk to you?� �I suppose. What about?� �Where do I began? I know that Amanda and Emily left you a note. But you have to understand that Howie has done this to quite a few girls. I was one of them. I�m not pregnant, but Howie did cheat on me. I�m pretty sure you don�t believe me. But I just thought you should know what�s going on.� �Thanks Samantha. I�m very tired, so I�m going to go.� �Bye.� I hung up the phone and just closed my eyes. I let my tears fall once again. I felt like he was truly hurting but I guess he really wasn�t. �Hey Theresa, can I come in?� Lance called out from the door. �Yeah,� I mumbled into my pillow. He sat down on my bed and started rubbing my back. He drew me up and wrapped his arms around me. I leaned my head against his shoulder. I smiled as I smelled his cologne. Cool Water. I started crying again. �Shh,� Lance said. He kissed my cheek softly. I turned my head and then I felt Lance�s lips on mine. The kiss was sweet and it reminded me of our first kiss. It didn�t send my head spinning, like Howie�s did. Lance pulled away and just looked into my eyes. �Lance, please tell me you don�t want to get back together?� �No, I was just hoping that would make you forget about Howie,� he said, smiling. I gave him a hug. �Well, sorta.� �It�s a start.� I just sat back against my pillows and talked with Lance. �Oh my God,� Shannon thought. �I need to call Brian.� She just heard the talk between Samantha and me. She got out the note that Brian wrote and called the number. �Hello?� Brian said. �Hey Bri, it�s me.� �Hey girl. What�s up?� Shannon explained what she overheard. She was glad nobody said anything about AJ. She was already pissed and she didn�t need anyone to add fuel to the fire. �I remember Samantha. She was a total bitch to D.� �Look Brian, I have to go. Bye,� she said. She sat on her bed and looked at the wall. Theresa had gotten a lot of shocks these last few days and Shannon wished she could be there. She left her room and went to watch TV. She turned it on and started watching this movie. She was to into it, she didn�t hear the phone ringing but she did catch the message. It was AJ singing �That I would be another victim of your sexuality,� and a click. Shannon just stared at the machine. She laid down on the couch and closed her eyes. Once again, she let the tears fall. She felt a hand on her shoulder and saw Lance. She moved and he sat next to her. He wrapped his arms around her and let her cry on his shoulder. She fell asleep and Lance took her to her bed and laid her down. He covered her and left. He laid down on the couch and he fell asleep as soon as he hit his pillow. �Hey D. Remember Samantha?� Brian asked as he stepped into AJ�s and Howie�s room. �Of course. Why?� �She dropped a call to someone.� �Who did she call?� Howie asked. �Ms.Lambe.� �What? Why? What did she say?� �Well, she said stuff like when you went our with her, you were cheating on her.� �God, why?� �Who knows. They won�t let us tell them the truth.� �I know.� �So, um, when you saw Lance and her today, what did she tell you?� �Oh, to remember what she told me when Nick liked her.� �And what was that?� �That she would always love me and I would always have her heart. I think it�s about time to finish up the plan,� Howie said. Shannon woke up and walked into the living room to find Lance and me already up. �Hey,� she said. �Can I talk to you Theresa?� �Yeah.� I followed her back to her room. She sat on her bed and I stood against the wall. �Look, I�m sorry for yelling at you like I did. I really didn�t mean to..� |
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