Carmen fought back of course,





“You know what, fine, I said Im sorry, I was stupid for thinking a *****-wad like you could actually feel something,






oh I heard the thing about you and Tina, word gets around fast, even though you may not.”

‘What!’




“Yeah, people are whispering things about you from behind their backs, they can’t wait to find to right time just to laugh at you.”

Shane:- “It’s not like I didn’t know this would happen, when your in my shows, you take chances.” ‘




The high school teens started to line up outside the gym doors as we talked on.




Carmen:- “Look!Shane can we just put it behind us and go back to friends, that’s all I want is to be friends”




‘A silent tear made it’s way down her cheek, did I upset her, *****, that’s you Shane, the hard *****.’

Shane:-”Please…don’t do that,”



‘My tone low, aother habit, a eeth threw my teeth to get my point threw, i hated it when girls cry, feeling all weak.’

Carmen- “Well i…can’t help it.”



‘She scoots closer to me, i brush the tear away from her face, as she leaned in my hands.’

Shane:- “That’s what i want to, trust me,…but right now…it kind of makes me feel akward now…but i know well become freinds again.”

‘The smile arosed back onto her face, the classic pearly whites showing.’



‘We hug, well her more than me, m eyes closing and feeling how warm she was, making me feel the same sensation.’

‘I see Bette out of the corner of my, teary faced, something i’ve never seen before, her bottom lip shaked as she made her way silently down th hall.’

‘Carmen arm tightned around me as if attemping to get more from me, she released me and looked up into my eyes,…don’t do that.’

‘She turned her attention to the students in the line. “I better get going…”

Shane:- “Yeah..” ‘She walked backwards smiling at me, her eyes kind of red, and idea came to me.’

Shane:- “Hey,…if you eveer want to …take a group photo…im here…and also Alice and Sunny.”

Carmen:- “Hey that’s a great plane, but don’t you mean Sunny and Jenny.”

Shane:- “Well…Jenny is under cervalince, her mom and dad are keeping her away from Sunny and us, and chew her out if she dosent come home on time.”

Carmen:- “Wow…Sunny.”

Shane:- “Hmm now that i think of it, she’s pretty pissed at me, and you.”

Carmen:- “Oh…i see.” ‘ her head bowed she sniffed again, i know how it is to get the cold shoulder from Sunny.’

Shane:- “Yeah, Alice has been pretty busy with her band, she still can’t belive she slept threw the party either…so i hope she can get in the picture.”

Carmen:- “Theirs doubt in my mind…what about Dana.”

Shane:- “Sheeez.” ‘I look at her with a weak smile.’

Carmen: “That bad huh”

Shane:- “She and Bette, from what i’ve heard are working out something, Bette’s true colors showed right in the mist of this drama.”

‘She placed a hand on her hip and looked up at me, her smilee never fading, “I guess we can just take the pic by ourselves then…you and me…”

‘Sure, peice of cake,…i think.”

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To be continued…