Reputation
Part Twenty

me and mandy got back to the house.

"im gonna take a shower aree"

"mk. theres shampoo and towels in there."

"k thanks"

i looked out into the dark fall night. somewhere, kyle was flying over the earth. he was flying to the navy. to his traing. where he will most likely be hurt. badly. for the millionth time that night, i wept. look what this guy did to me! i never cried, and now look at me! i was a mess. i fell asleep crying. 

in the morning, i found myself on my bed with a thin blanket over me. i shivered and looked at myself in the mirror. i looked awful. my mascara was smeared and my eyes were red. i shuffled into the kitchen to find my parents reading the paper and drinking coffee. typical.

"hi sweetheart. how did you sleep?" my dad said without looking up. i didnt answer and buzzed in miguel, our shef.

"vhat can i geet you, my de-ah?" he asked.

"can you make me and mandy to egg sandwiches with doritos?"

"coming vight up. vith yor-r or-range and str-rawber-ry spr-rite?" i nodded. then he left.

"who's mandy, dear?" my mom asked me.

"oh, shes living with us now. her parents are... unavailable..."

they hesitated and the nodded "ok. thats fine."

wow. they didnt even question the new resident in our house. typical.

just then, mandy walked into the room. 

"hi! you must be mr and mrs shoket! im mandy masons, aree's friend. thank you so much for letting me stay in your beautiful home!" that won them over. i could see it in their faces, they loved her.

"oh its our pleasure dear!"

"thank you!"

.................

months went by and nothing much happened. i was stilllllll teased and shunned at school. i remembered i had wanted to get revenge on ACL and bryan, but i didnt care anymore. all i caredd about was kyle, and he obviously wasnt here.