Give Me Another Chance
chapter five
I woke up the next morning in my bed, hoping the previous night had been just a dream. My world came crashing down when my mom came into my room, bags under her eyes, red from tears. "Good morning sweetie," she said, forcing a smile. "Morning mom," I smiled, trying to comfort her. She just walked out of my room as though she were a ghost that could blow away at any moment. Today was November 20th, my dads birthday, one year from the day he died. I looked up at my ceiling and said, "Happy 31st birthday, Dad," I said. My parents had me when they were 15. That's why Lacey is so much younger than me. Unlike most teen parents, they didn't struggle at all. Both sets of my grandparents are very wealthy. And unlike most teen parents, they got married, had another kid, and stayed together until one died. My mom still goes by our last name and still wears her wedding ring. I walked downstairs to see a piece of toast with peanut butter on it. My mom must have been even more upset than I thought she was; she didn't even make me breakfast. I sighed and ate it. "Summer, I'm taking the day off from work to stay with Lacey and I'm bringing her with us," my mom said. I turned to her to see Lacey sleeping in her arms and nodded.
Once again, Cal wasn't waiting for me at my locker when I got to school. I waited for him, then decided it was hopeless and went to first period. By lunch time I still hadn't seen him, or Payton for that matter. I sat down with some other friends, took a couple bite from my pizza, then excused myself. I was going to go look for them. I had searched every hallway and was about to give up, when I remember one hallway that wasn't used anymore. Since our school had been totally rebuilt, you had to go through the teachers bathroom to get to this one hallway. I tested the handle on the one-person bathroom to make sure no one was in there, then walked through. I slowly opened the door, just in case there was anyone in the hallway. What I was broke my heart. No, it shattered it into a million pieces.
Payton was kissing Cal, Cal was kissing back. And when I say kissing, I mean tongue in the mouth, Payton's legs wrapped around Cal's waist, Cal pushing Payton's back into the lockers, full on make out. My best friend and my boyfriend. A small whimper escaped from my throat and Payton turned her head towards me, eyes wide, but Cal continued to kiss along her jaw line. "Oh my God, Summer," Payton said, and this time Cal looked up. Tears were forming in my eyes. "Sum..." Cal said, but I began talking. "By the way guys, we found out Lacey probably has cancer. Cal, you can have Payton. I'm done with you," I said, turning on my heel before they could answer. I ran into a student bathroom and called my mom, still crying, and told her to pick me up. She said she would be there in 30 minutes. I stayed in the bathroom until my mom called me to say she was there. I ran out of the bathroom and plowed into who other than Ray. I just kept walking to the front doors. When I saw our small black car, I broke into a sprint and threw open the door, jumping in. "Honey?" my mom said. I gasped for breath through my tears. "Cal. Cheated," I said. She shook her head said, "Sum, I'm sorry." I shook my head, then said, "And it was with Payton." She reached over, keeping one hand on the wheel, and stroked my brown hair.