The Reluctant Prom Date (Reluctant Series Book 4) by Melanie Brown

Author:Melanie Brown [Brown, Melanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: DopplerPress
Published: 2017-06-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

I felt like I was in a movie.

As I walked slowly down the main hall of John Wilkes Booth High School, people would stop talking and turn to stare at me. It was terribly embarrassing. I wanted to crawl into a hole somewhere and die. All I could see were faces watching me pass. The expressions on those faces ran from sympathy to ‘you got what you deserved’ to ‘maybe I have a chance with her now…’

I clutched my book-bag tightly in front of me, staring at the floor as I walked. I really didn’t want to come to school. I argued with Mom over it. She won. If I could just survive the day, I’ll be okay. I mean, people break up all the time, right? How much entertainment value can that be?

The phone rang all day Sunday. All my fellow cheerleaders came over to try to cheer me up. Several other girls from school dropped by as well. Apparently word had gotten around pretty quick. Most of the day was spent with me crying and discussing just what Jeff and the horse he rode in on could go do.

And of course before that, there was Saturday afternoon. Gwen had brought me home since she didn’t think I should drive in the emotional state I was in. Mom and Diane were both in the living room and were taken by surprise by my outburst that I hated Jeff and never wanted to see him again as I rushed through the room. I ran to my bedroom, slammed the door and locked it. I threw myself on the bed and started crying again.

Mom had tried to get me to open the door and explain myself. After being told repeatedly by me to go away, she finally did.

Later that evening, Diane knocked softly on the door, “Hey sis. Please, open the door. We need to talk, okay?”

I slowly opened the door, “Sure, come in.” I sat down in the middle of my bed. Diane entered the room and shut the door behind her. She took a seat next to me on the bed.

“Chrissy, I’m very sorry,” Diane said, taking my hand. “Gwen told me all about what happened. It’s just awful what Jeff did to you.”

I just nodded meekly. I was totally drained of all emotion. Finally, I said, “I know. Losing him was bad enough. But the way he let me know he wanted to break up just really sucked. A phone call would have been nice. Hell, I would have settled for a text message.”

Diane nodded, “Yeah, Jeff seems to lack a certain amount of sophistication. You know -- and I know what this sounds like — there are other fish in the sea. Jeff isn’t the only boy. The world is full of them, trust me.”

“That doesn’t really help, Diane,” I said quietly. “For starters, I don’t want any other guy. I loved Jeff. I still love Jeff and I probably always will, even if he is an asshole.

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