Chances Are
Chapter
24
Marcus and I saw them at the same time. The four of us made
awkward eye contact. Jason stood up and came over to me.
“We’re just talking about what happened that
night.” Courtney came up behind him looking a little
nervous. “Marcus, Nicole” “Courtney” we
all decided to sit and talk to figure out everything that
happened, because weather we liked it or not, we were in some
kind of weird love triangle square and our issues had to be
resolved. “So I took a pregnancy test. It turned out to be
food poisoning” I stared at Jason as Courtney told her
story. They though she could have been pregnant because they were
too drunk to use protection. Her parents were also getting
divorced and that’s why she decided to get as drunk as she
did. Jason went next and I stare at my hands while he
spoke. I felt his eyes glued on me as he explained “I was
upset because I knew Marcus liked Nicole and I got drunk. It was
a big mistake.”
I knew why he did everything and maybe that’s why I really
couldn’t be with him. I know if he went to West Point he
would be faithful and come back to me all the same. I know he
won’t die if he goes to war. But there’s nothing
romantic about predictable. I love Jason, because I know him.
Marcus went next “I knew I liked Nicole when I saw how she
reacted to Courtney being mean to her. I knew she was tough and
she was in the same situation I was.” I felt like I could
cry, and I didn’t know if I was happy or sad. “We had
so much in common, and handled it so differently. Courtney, I did
like you, when we were alone you were so sweet and nice but you
were bullying Nicole while she was in a bad place and you
didn’t even seem to feel guilty about it. I thought I loved
you, but I love the girl I thought I knew.”
Courtney was in tears holding her coffee like somehow if she
gripped it tight enough it would all go away.
I put my hand on her arm, to try to comfort her. I know she slept
with the guy I loved and hated me for several years but no one
deserved the hell going on in her life. She smiled at me a little
and loosened her grip on the coffee and took a sip. Once I picked
my hand up Marcus commented “your turn.” I looked up
at them not really knowing what to say. I didn’t do
anything really hectic here, I’m mostly a victim, but I had
to say something.
“Ahem well, Courtney I… I never meant to steal your
best friend. When we were in junior high I really though the
three of us would be great friends but you decided to go your own
way and I’m sorry if you felt I was a threat, I only meant
to be your friend because I didn’t have any and I hope we
can become friends someday. Jason, I… I love you, but we
both know I can’t be with you.” I’m going to
start crying, it’s inevitable, but I have to finish.
“You are meant to graduate, go to New York with that
scholarship to West Point graduate and go into the army.
You’ll come back one day and find a girl you’re meant
to marry. And I-I’m going to stay here, and see where my
life takes me whether it’s my own restaurant or running the
orphanage because I’m meant to live my life here.” I
was balling at this point but I stopped for a second and sucked
it up to finish. “Marcus, I don’t know how but
somewhere in the past week you’ve managed to make me fall
for you. And I think someday soon I’ll fall in love with
you. We both have time and money in this area to live. If we go
our separate ways then that’s how it’ll be,
But Chances Are if we end up together it’ll be
amazing”
Author Note: That was dramatic..but I needed to
finish a lot of the story line in this chapter cause honestly I
stopped liking this story in chapter 18 xD but oh wells you guys
seem to ike it. Tomorrow is the last chapter! I hope you guys
have Happy Holidays and I love you all!! :)
I just feel like telling you this: I'm overly addiceted to
gLee acoustic cover of Teenage Dream. I have no life.
<3
iwuvyou4eva · 1 decade ago
that was a sweet ending ♥ nicole is such a lovable character, i bet she would be an awesome best friend in real life ;)
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