• Chapter 2, Love War
    I didn’t speak a word after that. How could a guy like him, be in love with a girl like me? “Idiot” Andrew came in without us noticing, “Rick you should just tell her the truth, not make a scene. How could I have a dumb friend?”
    “Shut up… I wasn’t making a scene. I was making a point. If you were me, what will you do?” Andrew smiles and was heading to me. “It’s simple, just do this.” Andrew holds my hand and kisses it tenderly and said, “Would you go out with me?” I blushed and Rick was shock in what Andrew did.
    “I know what I do, you’re not my teacher.” Rick pushed Andrew away and pulled me out of the hospital. I pushed Rick’s hand away and gone mad, “What’s wrong with you!? I don’t get you at all. In fact I never did. I just want to go home and I missed class because of your stupid lies! I should have never listened to you! You just embarrassed me in front of Andrew! Don’t you ever, ever see me ever again!” I walked away and went home.
    “Look what you did Rick? You just made your girl cry.” Andrew said with a laugh. “Why do you always make a fool out of me? Why does every girl I wanted, you make them hate me?” Rick questioned Andrew and he just smiles. “Because I hate them but one of them I just don’t want you to have.” Rick look towards Andrew, “Haydey?” He nodded and walks away, “She’s just too perfect.”
    When I got home I cried like a girl and it sucks. I know that crying makes me look old but I can’t just be patient all the time. “Umm, where’s my bag? NO way! I left it in school.” I thought. Thanks to the Dumbass Rick, I left my bag in school. I hope it’s not close. Better bring my torch and jacket. I run to school as quickly as possible and reached school and damn, its lock. Now how do I get in? I just got to climb. I on my torch and went to my classroom. It was dark and cold. It was pretty spooky but I made it. I took my bag and books and went outside.
    “Haydey?” Gasp, I look behind. “It’s me Gregory Steve.” Thank god, it’s my class mate. I thought it was somebody else. “What are you doing this late? Oh and I’m just patrolling the school. I have a job here. 1 month for $300. Cool right?”
    “Right….. I’m just here to get my books and bag. Nothing else, I better get going. It’s getting late, so bye.” Greg wave goodbye and I went home safely like always. Phew, I was safe from chatting in the night. I remember when chatting with a friend at night and I was caught by strangers. They raped my friend and nearly raped me. It was safe that there were people who called for help. My friend was send to the hospital and she died because of HIV. I couldn’t help but to pity her. “Hey! What’s up?”
    “Gasp! Andrew, you scared me. Anyways, I’m not doing anything so don’t bother me.” Andrew smiles and pulled me out of the window. “What are you doing!? I could fall!”
    “No worries hold on to me tightly. I want you to see something.” I closed my eyes tightly and hold him. He climbs up to the roof and put me down there. “Look up. Isn’t it beautiful?” The stars were shining brightly and the moon was in shape. “Why did you bring me here anyway?”
    “Nothing… I’m just bored. Rick is bored to ya know?”
    “So why do I care?” Andrew laughs. “What’s so funny?”
    “I don’t know, maybe I’m just lucky to have met you first.” What does he mean by that? Does he have feelings for me too? Wait, I shouldn’t say that since I don’t know anything, but I want to. “Haydey? If I was Rick, will you go out with me?”
    “Depending on your behavior and his, I’ll say yes and why you ask?”
    “Just wanting to know” Andrew smiles and wave goodnight. I went to bed and sleep peacefully. I couldn’t help but smiling in my sleep. I get the feeling that Andrew isn’t the type of guy who cheated and tell lies. His different… His honest, gentle, touching, sweet, romantic and more of those sweet things, well at least his perfect. I want to ask him if he would want to go out with me. I’ll ask him tomorrow and I hope it’s a yes.
    I didn’t know what to say. I was speechless and my heart is beating fast. I don’t know if I could do it. “Haydey!” Then there was Rick, what does he want now? “Have you seen Andrew? He hasn’t been coming around lately. I went to his house and it was empty. Could it be…?”
    “Stop lying. You keep lying to people.” I look away but then I got a slight feeling that it could be true and I don’t know if I should trust him.
    “Haydey, it’s true.” He showed Andrew’s chain on the ground and picks it up.
    “But why? I was going to tell him today…” My hope of telling Andrew my feelings has been torn up. Noticing that he was gone, I couldn’t help but to give up. I can’t do anything. He was here yesterday but now his gone.
    “Haydey, cheer up. There must be a solution to all of this. I know there is. Andrew is my best friend so I couldn’t give up on him. I know how much you like him so don’t give up. I don’t care if you hate me, as long as you’re happy, I’m happy.” Rick was sweet to me this time. He hugged me as he know I’m about to cry. He then brings me to school but I’m still falling apart. It’s like half of me is missing. Sometimes, my heart has a room for Rick but I couldn’t tell him. I might like him but my head is all about Andrew but Rick voice keeps interrupting. Grr… Now that Andrew is gone I went to school like usual. Nothing comes around, Rick and I weren’t talking. When we talk, we talk like strangers.
    After 6 month, there was a new transfer student who came from Australia. Her name was Dyane and she was the best student there. I don’t know but she looks nice. Rick and Dyane were talking and I was the one to hear them talking. “Hi I’m Dyane Michael. Nice to meet you”
    “I’m Rick Allister, Nice to meet you too. So where do you live since you live here?”
    “Please don’t ask me such dull question. I’m having trouble searching all the classes and rooms. Can you give a tour?” Tour? Oh I couldn’t give them a chance and what’s with the girly word. Ugh…
    “I can!” I stand beside Dyane and smile. “My name is Haydey Snow. Would you like me to give you a tour, since Rick isn’t giving any answers?”
    “I was until you came up. Are you ruining my chance?” Rick spoke.
    “Your chance, so this is just to forget about me huh?”
    “So what, you rejected me!”
    “I did but…. I can’t….” Rick stare at me while looking at my sad face. Well duh… I was sad because a guy who liked me is hitting on other girls.
    “You guys! I want a tour, not a fight. So can you help me or not?”
    “Yes!” Rick and I agreed to help her.
    We went around the school showing her the way to her new school. While giving her the tour, I spot a nice place where no want can disturb me. Anyways, we showed her the library, bathroom, classes, canteen and where I first met Andrew and Rick. I couldn’t forget those times. Andrew didn’t give us a letter or anything. Was he just messing around? “Thanks for the tour. It seems that this school has such wonderful environment. I can’t wait to start learning here. Thanks for everything bye!”
    “Do you remember this place?” Rick asks.
    “Yah, it is where I first met Andrew and you. This place filled with so many memories of us. Where do you think Andrew is?” Rick look away. He looks like he’s hiding something. I wonder what makes him hide it. “Rick, tell me! I know you’re hiding it, so just tell me!”
    “If I tell you, would you run to him and leave me behind? If I tell you, would you hate me!?” What’s with this sudden act? “There’s no way I could tell you… because, if I tell you, you’ll leave me…”
    “Rick?” We were silence and there wasn’t a word coming out but Rick came to me and put Andrew’s chain on my hand and left. I wasn’t so silence but I don’t want to hurt Rick’s feelings. I went to the bathroom and saw Dyane kissing my math teacher. “What’s…? What’s going on!?” Dyane and my teacher stopped and he left.
    “Haydey.” Dyane hold my hand and I pushed her away. “Haydey don’t be afraid.”
    “You were kissing our teacher. How could I not relax!?”
    “Please don’t tell anyone about this. Please?” I step away and nodded.
    “Just stop doing that here. I’m going.” I ran outside the bathroom and head to the peaceful spot I found. “Huff, huff, huff…” I was out of air when I got there but this place is much pleasant than the place I’ve met Rick and Andrew. I wear Andrew’s chain since this maybe will lead me to Andrew.