| Fan Fiction |
by BlackxTiexAffair
February 14th, 2009. Valentine's Day. It was my
favorite day of the year!! When I arrived at school early
that morning, there was not one soul in the hallways. I
went straight to my locker. The sight of the large metal
compartment already told me that it was full of
Valentine’s Day cards. They even covered my
combination lock. Thanks guys. I thought. When I finally
opened my locker, a pile of more V-Day cards rushed
out and exploded like the words of a person couldn’t
keep a secret anymore.
So anyways, I picked up all the cards and put them in the
upper shelf of my locker. I was gathering all my books
and when I caught sight of a big Hershey Kiss being held
right in front of me. I turned around and saw Aaron.
“Hey there, stranger,” I joked.
“How’s your day so far, my love?” He asked with a smile
on his face.
“Well, this kiss just made my day sweeter,” I replied.
“Did it? Or is it just me who made it sweeter?” he teased.
“No, I’m pretty sure it’s the kiss.” We both laughed.
“You want it?”
“Yeah!”
“Do you prefer a real one? Or the chocolate?”
“I say… both. But not now; not at school.”
I couldn’t believe we’d have to wait until after school…
It was going to be like torture, waiting and waiting…
Aaron took my hand and placed the Hershey Kiss right
into my palm. When the bell rang, he left to go to his
locker. This day can’t get any better. I thought to
myself. Boy was I wrong.
During lunch, my friends sang love songs, mostly
duets. Ariel brought chocolate cupcakes with pink
frostings. Selina brought Pepsi, as expected. Other
people just brought snacks and whatnot. The day
turned out pretty awesome.
Aaron and I were staying after school so we could
ride the same bus home. During the whole bus ride, he
held my hand and we were talked about our day at
school. When the bus driver stopped in front of my
house, he didn’t want to let go of my hand. I told him
however, “It’s not like I’m going to run away. I’ll still be
here tomorrow, I promise,” and he finally let go.
Later on Ella, Selina and I were walking in the mall.
(Selina and I were trying to avoid the gemstone store
this time.) Selina thought the people in there were scary
for some reason. We were walking towards the food
court, and you wouldn’t believe what I saw... Aaron...
and that girl… the girl that I thought was his girlfriend
a couple months ago… his ex…. the girl that I forgot
about... Why... Why is his arm around her shoulder...?
Who is this? I questioned myself. I wanted to march
right up to him and ask who this wretched girl was. But
in case it was going to be an answer that I didn’t want
to hear, I’d rather not humiliate myself... It was a
question I never wanted to ask, or never thought I'd
have to ask. I would just wait until when we were alone.
"Is that...?" Selina wondered.
"Hebe... Who is that?" Ella asked.
"I don't know... But I'm going to find out," I said. Ella
held onto my sleeve, pulling me back.
"What?" I asked.
"Now? You're going to embarrass yourself in public if
you find out that Aaron isn’t the faithful boyfriend you
thought he was?!" Ella said urgently. Selina nodded in
agreement.
"I'm not going to. But I will figure out who that is, and when I do, you guys will be the first ones to know, I assure you that." I forced a smile. They patted me on the back, giving me courage.
During the next few days, all of the plans Aaron
and I made were canceled for no particular reason. All I
got from him was, "Sorry love, I'm busy," or "Oh shoot...
I forgot the plans we made, and I made others with my
friends... I am so sorry." He truly sounded sincere when
he said that. I, of course, trying to be understanding,
forgave him. Was I being foolish? Or was he telling the
truth?
I was telling myself that he was just hanging out
with his friends. There was no third party in our
relationship. But all I was able to think about was Am I
just not as important anymore? What is he doing right
now? Who is that girl that he had his arm around the
other day at the mall?
We finally got to spend some time alone together
after one week of me receiving millions of variations of
"I'm busy.” I decided not to ask him about her. All I
wanted to do was hug him and hold onto him for as long
as possible. I didn’t, and wasn’t going to let go until it
was necessary.
I went to the girl’s bathroom at school during my
math class, and in there I saw her (the mystery girl)
checking herself out in the mirror. What the heck is she
doing...? I wondered. I washed my hands and fixed my
hair. She glared at me for a moment. I shot her a what-
are-you-looking-at look. Then she went back to lowering
her shirt to her chest.
"Are you Hebe?" She asked all of a sudden.
"Yeah. Who are you?" I asked out of curiosity.
"Gui Gui," she answered.
"Hmm," I replied, composing my face carefully. Making
sure I wasn’t releasing insecurity.
"Are you Aaron's girlfriend?"
"Yes. Why do you ask?"
"He's my sweetie now." What...? Who the heck says that?
"Okay... Whatever, you can have him." I wasn’t going to
let her to have the pleasure of torturing me like that.
Besides, I was not going to believe it until I heard it
directly from him.
"Oh, is that it? I can have him? This is way too easy. I
was hoping that it would be a challenge."
"What is your problem?!"
"Ooh... Are we getting feisty here...?"
"Back off! You don't want to mess with me."
"Hmm... Okay, don't want our soon-to-be ex-girlfriend to
get all mad now, do we?" She started walking away. When
she passed me, I quickly stuck out my leg and tripped
her. Gui Gui fell flat onto the ground. 1 point for Hebe.
"Whoops. Sorry... Didn't mean to do that." I smiled
angelically. I walked right out of the bathroom with
triumphant pride on my face, smiling as if I had just
won a battle. But inside, I was filled with sadness and
anger.
Aaron and I went on the late bus together, as
usual. We were going over to his place to do a history
project. Which was really good, because that meant I
would be able to spend more time with him. And this
time, he didn’t have to let me go. He could hold on to
me for as long as he wanted.
We got off the bus together, his mom made pasta
as dinner. Aaron and I brought dinner to his room so
we can eat while we work. I was trying very hard to
concentrate on the project. On the other hand, he was
laying there on his bed, watching me work, not helping.
The way his posed on the bed was irresistible to look at.
His muscular arm was angled to support his head. The
wind from the window blew, his hair along with its
essence flow as it blended in with the fresh air. I closed
my eyes and took a deep breath. I got up from the chair
and sat next to him on the bed, resting. Aaron sat up
slowly, wrapped his arms around me. I snuggled to a
comfortable position in his embrace. This moment in a
long time, was very soothing.