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.“It’s fine, I’ll take her home.” Nate appeared out of nowhere.“Hey, boss man, what are you doing here?” Eddie stood up and held out his hand.Nate smiled slightly, but otherwise ignored him.Lauren took my hand, staring coldly at Nate.“I think you’ve done enough.” She turned her head.“Come on, guys, it’s time to go.” Then without waiting for Lily and Allison, she pulled me toward the exit.“Megan,” Nate called.I turned around to see his face full of regret.“I’m sorry.” But as soon as the words were out, his blank mask returned and he turned his back on me.Lauren led me out of the bar and to the car without any questions.Once inside she said, “I’m sorry, Megan, he’s a jerk.”I sat in the front seat beside her, looking out into the deserted parking lot.“I don’t want to talk about it.”She nodded and started the car.Not long after, the back doors opened, Allison and Lily climbed in.“What the hell—”“Don’t,” Lauren interrupted Allison with only one word and the car was suddenly quiet.The rest of the way home Lily prattled on about Eddie and how good a dancer he was and how sweet he was.It helped to get my mind off of Nate.Lauren dropped the other girls off at Allison’s, a nice middle-class gray stone home in a quiet subdivision.They stood outside of her house and waved as we drove away.“Do you feel like some company?” Lauren asked halfway to my house.I almost said no, but the idea of finally being able to talk about Nate was something I couldn’t turn down.And Lauren struck me as the kind of person I could open up to.Was I just a glutton for punishment or did he really like me, like I thought? I wasn’t one to throw myself at someone who wasn’t interested.Nate was just so confusing.I just wished I could walk away and be done with it.But every time I looked at his face and into his deep blue eyes, I was drawn to him.And I was sure he felt the same way until every time we came close, he pulled away.My heart couldn’t take much more rejection.Lauren drove me home and I invited her to stay over.We stayed up half the night talking.She was a really good listener and oddly comforting.At one point the tears did fall.She handed me a tissue and listened, telling me what a jackass Nate was.By morning, I had a new best friend and I felt much better.It was surprising how much talking to someone actually helped.She made me see that just being friends with Nate was good enough.Like me, she was sure Nate was interested, but there had to be a reason why he was holding back.“I know it’s hard, Megan, but just be patient.He’ll come around eventually.Guys are slow.Just go at his speed and maybe he’ll surprise you.”She left shortly after and instead of heading to the shelter, I decided to stay home.I wasn’t ready to face him, at least not yet.That night, as I was shoving my homework in my bag getting ready for the morning, the phone rang.It was Nate.I almost didn’t answer, but he was just so hard to resist.“What do you want?” I asked coldly.“I’m sorry,” he said for the second time.“I wanted to see if you were okay.”“I’m fine.” I hated to hear my own voice soften.I wanted to be mad at him.“About last night—”“I don’t want to talk about it.”“Are you still going to let me help you? Do we still have a deal?”Why couldn’t I resist him? What was this pull I felt towards him? “Yes,” I whispered.“Good, I’ll see you at school.Good night, Megan.”“Good night.”The next day and for the rest of the school week, Nate was civil toward me.He walked me to and from classes, protecting me from the big, bad football boys.I chose to eat lunch with Lauren and her friends, since I wasn’t sure whether or not he would brush me off even though he said he wouldn’t.At lunch on Wednesday, Lily, Allison and I stood in line for food.Lauren was late but told us not to wait for her.“What’s this, Megan? Scraping the bottom of the barrel for friends, I see?” Jenny stood in front of me, with an embarrassed Mandy standing behind her looking away.Jenny smiled and gave Allison and Lily the same look she gave a waiter when she found a hair in her salad.“You’re welcome to come back to us, we forgive you.”My eyes widened in shock.“You forgive me?” I asked in disbelief.She nodded as if she were some sort of saint.“For what? Keeping your secret? Not telling anyone that your boyfriend threatened me, slashed my tires and tried to run me down with his car?” She blinked at me, her smile fading.“I wouldn’t come back to you guys if you were the last people on earth.I finally have friends who I trust and have fun with.These two girls may not have a lot of money.But they like me for who I am and not because my daddy’s the boss.I know you hung out with me so your father could get in with my dad.And just so you know, I only tolerated you because Mandy wanted to get close to Chris.”Jenny huffed and spun on Mandy, who only looked down at the floor.I pulled Allison and Lily toward the cashier, leaving Jenny standing where she was, looking stunned.Mandy walked away and headed for their usual table.I paid for their food, ignoring their protests.“Come on, I owe you for having to listen to Jenny’s crap.”“Please, it was worth it just to hear you tell her off,” Allison said.“But okay, you can pay this once, but we’ll buy next time.”I smiled at them.I wasn’t used to being friends with normal girls who genuinely liked each other and treated one another with respect.I had a flashback of Jenny whining about smashing her car again and almost laughed.The difference between my new friends and my old ones was almost comical.“What did I miss?” Lauren asked, sitting across from me, beside Lily.“Oh, not much, just Jenny insulting us and Megan telling her off.” Allison held up a fry and took a bite.Lauren’s eyes widened in surprise.“Really?”Lily nodded and related the story to a very disappointed Lauren.“That’s it! 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.“It’s fine, I’ll take her home.” Nate appeared out of nowhere.“Hey, boss man, what are you doing here?” Eddie stood up and held out his hand.Nate smiled slightly, but otherwise ignored him.Lauren took my hand, staring coldly at Nate.“I think you’ve done enough.” She turned her head.“Come on, guys, it’s time to go.” Then without waiting for Lily and Allison, she pulled me toward the exit.“Megan,” Nate called.I turned around to see his face full of regret.“I’m sorry.” But as soon as the words were out, his blank mask returned and he turned his back on me.Lauren led me out of the bar and to the car without any questions.Once inside she said, “I’m sorry, Megan, he’s a jerk.”I sat in the front seat beside her, looking out into the deserted parking lot.“I don’t want to talk about it.”She nodded and started the car.Not long after, the back doors opened, Allison and Lily climbed in.“What the hell—”“Don’t,” Lauren interrupted Allison with only one word and the car was suddenly quiet.The rest of the way home Lily prattled on about Eddie and how good a dancer he was and how sweet he was.It helped to get my mind off of Nate.Lauren dropped the other girls off at Allison’s, a nice middle-class gray stone home in a quiet subdivision.They stood outside of her house and waved as we drove away.“Do you feel like some company?” Lauren asked halfway to my house.I almost said no, but the idea of finally being able to talk about Nate was something I couldn’t turn down.And Lauren struck me as the kind of person I could open up to.Was I just a glutton for punishment or did he really like me, like I thought? I wasn’t one to throw myself at someone who wasn’t interested.Nate was just so confusing.I just wished I could walk away and be done with it.But every time I looked at his face and into his deep blue eyes, I was drawn to him.And I was sure he felt the same way until every time we came close, he pulled away.My heart couldn’t take much more rejection.Lauren drove me home and I invited her to stay over.We stayed up half the night talking.She was a really good listener and oddly comforting.At one point the tears did fall.She handed me a tissue and listened, telling me what a jackass Nate was.By morning, I had a new best friend and I felt much better.It was surprising how much talking to someone actually helped.She made me see that just being friends with Nate was good enough.Like me, she was sure Nate was interested, but there had to be a reason why he was holding back.“I know it’s hard, Megan, but just be patient.He’ll come around eventually.Guys are slow.Just go at his speed and maybe he’ll surprise you.”She left shortly after and instead of heading to the shelter, I decided to stay home.I wasn’t ready to face him, at least not yet.That night, as I was shoving my homework in my bag getting ready for the morning, the phone rang.It was Nate.I almost didn’t answer, but he was just so hard to resist.“What do you want?” I asked coldly.“I’m sorry,” he said for the second time.“I wanted to see if you were okay.”“I’m fine.” I hated to hear my own voice soften.I wanted to be mad at him.“About last night—”“I don’t want to talk about it.”“Are you still going to let me help you? Do we still have a deal?”Why couldn’t I resist him? What was this pull I felt towards him? “Yes,” I whispered.“Good, I’ll see you at school.Good night, Megan.”“Good night.”The next day and for the rest of the school week, Nate was civil toward me.He walked me to and from classes, protecting me from the big, bad football boys.I chose to eat lunch with Lauren and her friends, since I wasn’t sure whether or not he would brush me off even though he said he wouldn’t.At lunch on Wednesday, Lily, Allison and I stood in line for food.Lauren was late but told us not to wait for her.“What’s this, Megan? Scraping the bottom of the barrel for friends, I see?” Jenny stood in front of me, with an embarrassed Mandy standing behind her looking away.Jenny smiled and gave Allison and Lily the same look she gave a waiter when she found a hair in her salad.“You’re welcome to come back to us, we forgive you.”My eyes widened in shock.“You forgive me?” I asked in disbelief.She nodded as if she were some sort of saint.“For what? Keeping your secret? Not telling anyone that your boyfriend threatened me, slashed my tires and tried to run me down with his car?” She blinked at me, her smile fading.“I wouldn’t come back to you guys if you were the last people on earth.I finally have friends who I trust and have fun with.These two girls may not have a lot of money.But they like me for who I am and not because my daddy’s the boss.I know you hung out with me so your father could get in with my dad.And just so you know, I only tolerated you because Mandy wanted to get close to Chris.”Jenny huffed and spun on Mandy, who only looked down at the floor.I pulled Allison and Lily toward the cashier, leaving Jenny standing where she was, looking stunned.Mandy walked away and headed for their usual table.I paid for their food, ignoring their protests.“Come on, I owe you for having to listen to Jenny’s crap.”“Please, it was worth it just to hear you tell her off,” Allison said.“But okay, you can pay this once, but we’ll buy next time.”I smiled at them.I wasn’t used to being friends with normal girls who genuinely liked each other and treated one another with respect.I had a flashback of Jenny whining about smashing her car again and almost laughed.The difference between my new friends and my old ones was almost comical.“What did I miss?” Lauren asked, sitting across from me, beside Lily.“Oh, not much, just Jenny insulting us and Megan telling her off.” Allison held up a fry and took a bite.Lauren’s eyes widened in surprise.“Really?”Lily nodded and related the story to a very disappointed Lauren.“That’s it! Next time you choose to tell any of them off, wait until I get here.” She pointed a carrot stick at me as if threatening to hit me with it.I smiled, taking a bite of a cucumber [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]