Hurting.

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Lee

This has been going on for weeks!

Where is this going,If anywhere?

His smirk infuriates me.

The way he laughs and teases me, gets to me like..like I've never felt before! The way he stares intently at me, like he knows what's going on in my messed up head.The way he runs his hands through his hair like he knows I'll be watching yet, he shows no signs of breaking it off with her.



I want him to hold me like he holds her.

I want him to look at me like he looks at her.

I want him to let me lean on his chest,like he lets her.

But most of all,I want him to be mine,as he is hers.

Ethan
I can't help it. She's so naive. So irresistibly stupid.

I like how she gets so angry when I smirk at her. I like how she looks so messed up inside,when she see's me with Chloe.

I like how she's naturally pretty. No make up, just herself. I don't know why I do it. I don't have an answer. Its happened before. Like one girl is never enough. And Lee's not even my type. She's far too natural, too pathetic.

But is that why?

Why I'm drawn to her?

-Monday 20th-

"Heey," Chloe drawled as she caught my hand. I did't answer, just looked at her in response.

"Amy, Lou and Sam are meeting the lads at the cinema at 7:00..I said you'd be with me. Yeah?!"

"I eh.. suppose.."

I looked away distracted by a figure in the distance.
That couldn't be her. Lee was laughing, her thin body shaking with her effort to regain herself.And she was with a guy. Nah,I thought-only a friend..Right?

He just grabbed her hand. That had to mean something.

Fury and disappointment bubbled through me.

Wait..why did I even care?! I didn't. Who was she anyway?!

"Ethan? Whats up?!" The bell rang loudly demanding everyone to go back to class,and drowning out Chloe.

She rocketed off down the hall,her black dyed hair swaying furiously.



Lee
I slapped his arm playfully

"No I mean it! Thanks.. really!" I giggled, " I hope it works. Leesh said she saw him looking our way so.."

"Hey no problem Darlin! Plus anyone would be mad not to like you Lee! Oh and yeah if it doesn't work out-You know my number!" He retorted,grinning widely before turning back down the school path.

I smiled to myself and straightened my hair- as if Ethan would notice! I shook my head-Honestly love makes some people loony!

I glanced down at my new breo sports watch! 2:45-I was late.

I bolted down the path and whizzed through the corridor straight into...

"Oof! Omigosh.. On no there goes my books!" I groaned peering up into the face of.. Ethan.

" You should really keep your head up and watch where your going!" He smiled.His smile was warm and almost uncomfortable, very different from the usual creepy smirk that played on his face.

He handed me my books and stared at me like he was searching for some sort of sign. I silently took the books from him.Just as I was about to reply our hands brushed sending a tingle up my spine. It felt electric like someone had zapped me in the back. " I .. Um yeah.." I mumbled. Had he felt it to!? He was leaning in,his face nearing mine. The vision of this moment zoomed back into my head as I closed my eyes. Just as I thought he was about to kiss me,he swerved to the left and sauntered off down the hallway.

I stood there,hands dangling by my side like some little kid who had just been told Santa wasn't coming this year. Mouth hanging open to had effect. No really-I felt like that. Minutes flew by before I regained composure and lolloped into science class. My mind was a mess,full of questions,pictures hopes. Everything was so..empty. He had proved it. There was nothing ever going to happen between us. Back then had been the closest we had ever been and he had made me believe for a second that he liked me back then dropped my back to earth. I had to sort this out. I had to let him know. The bell rang interupting my thoughts and intentions.

Ethan
I leaned in just as I handed her,her books, my gut was twisted,my heart racing.

Just as I got close enough, fear gripped me and my 'cool image' loomed into view. I swerved to the left missing her pink lips by a millimeter. Disappointment filtered through me.

Coward.

I swipped the thought away.

"Ethan"

Chloe

I turned to see chloe sauntering toward me with a bored look on her face. I inwardly groaned,even though I was supposed to be 'into' Chloe I was getting sick of her whining and the falseness I felt when I was around her.

"You never answered me about the cinema? Well.. You coming?" She drawled,eyeing her bitten fingernails searching for one even half chewable.

"Chloe,I uh this can't go on anymore,sorry." I murmered.

She stared blankly at me then stated loudly

"I don't like you Ethan,you're such a jerk-Its over!" Peering to see the reactions of her friends close by.

Ethan shrugged. That was Chloe. All she cared about was her social life and how others saw her. No one ever saw Chloe break down and I doubted they ever would.

It was only a matter of time until the word spread.

I walked back to my locker, shaking off the nasty sneers and pitiful glances of the passer by's. I didn't care,to me all that mattered now was Lee.

Then I saw her.

She was coming toward me, with an anxious look on her face. My instincts told me to run,turn around and back away. However I stood my ground knowing she was heading for me. I knelt down and dropped my books into my crammed locker,then stood up waiting untill she reached me.

She seemed to be slowing down and just as she neared me she whispered,
" I don't know why I fell for you but I did. All I know is you don't deserve me-you're a jerk, and a player Ethan, no wonder Chloe cheated on you."
She turned on her heel and left me gawking at the empty space infront of me. I swiviled,turning around to see her walk into the arms of her friends. She glanced around and her eyes met mine. She searched my face and smiled weakly,shrugging her shoulders lightly before turning back to her laughing friends.

I felt it then.

The feeling of emptiness,frustration. The feeling I had known she had been feeling the whole time I had let her down..

I was overwhelmed and chocked in my own emotions. I was sure she was coming to make something of all this. I was going to tell her I felt it too. Was it too late?

Was it over,any chances we had,had of being together-Gone?!

It was up to me now. She had shown me the whole time,what she wanted but I had just led her along. Hurting her.

"Heey man,how you doing?! Heard 'bou Chloe-You got dumped man!" Gary slapped my back snorting,his chain neck lace dangling, clanging loudly.

How was I doing!?


If I could but this feeling... emotion into just a word..

Hurting...
Last edited by Kagi on Fri Jul 08, 2011 8:49 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Hello there. :)

I'll begin with the nitpicks and then go on with the overall impression.

This has been going on for weeks!

Where is this going,space hereIf anywhere?!

His smirk infuriates me.

The way he laughs and teases me,__gets to me like..__Like I've never felt before!__The way he stares intently at me,__like he knows what's going on in my messed up head.__The way he runs his hands through his hair like he knows I'll be watching yet,__he shows no signs of breaking it off with her.



I want him to hold me like he holds her.

I want him to look at me like he looks at her.

I want him to let me lean on his chest,__like he lets her.

But most of all,I want him to be mine,__as he is hers.

Normally, when we write, we put spaces between punctuation. So I put "__", where ever I thought you needed spaces.

"I eh.. suppose.."


"Hey no problem Darling! Plus anyone would be mad not to like you Lee. Oh and yeah if it doesn't work out- You know my number," he retorted,__grinning widely before turning back down the school path.


" You should really keep your head up and watch where your going," he smirk/smiled.

Smirk and smile are synonyms here... You should just write one or the other.

He handed me my books and stared at me like he was searching for some sort of sign. I silently took the books from him.__Just as I was about to reply, our hands brushed, sending a tingle up my spine. It felt electric, like someone had zapped me in the back. " I ... Um yeah..." I mumbled. Had he felt it to? He was leaning in,__his face nearing mine. The vision of this moment zoomed back into my head as I closed my eyes. Just as I thought he was about to kiss me,__he swerved to the left and sauntered off down the hallway.


My mind was a mess,__full of questions,__pictures, hopes. Everything was so...empty.


I turned to see Chloe sauntering toward me with a bored look on her face.


She drawled,eyeing her bitten fingernails, searching for one even half chewable.


I swiveled,turning around to see her walk into the arms of her friends.


If I could but this feeling... emotion into just a word...

This sentence doesn't make sense.

I didn't do it all, because there's so much punctuation problems... I don't want my review to take up all , so that the others don't have anything to say. ;) Anyways, I thought your story was fine. It could have more to it, definitely... I was confused at some part of the story.

That couldn't be her. Lee was laughing,her thin body shaking with her effort to regain herself.And she was with a guy. Nah,I thought-only a friend..Right?

Did he saw her when he was talking to Chloe? If this is the case, you might want to add up a sentence that tells us that.

The other thing that bothered me was the punctuation. You like expression, do you? Exclamation points are rarely used in writing. Writers normally prefer to write words to explain this instead of showing them. I guess it's fine when you do it sometimes with words, and other with punctuation. But in this case, I personally think that's it's too much. Almost to the point that you write them, but they don't belong there.

I glanced down at my new breo sports watch! 2:45-I was late!

This part doesn't need any exclamation points. We know the feelings, and the tone.

Okay, this is getting pretty long, so I'm going to stop. I just want to say good job with the story. It's getting good, and I'm looking forward to reading more!

-Other One
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Thanks for reviewing. Helped me and I made the changes. I'll write more soon.
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Here Iam!
First I'll just say I like your style of writing, it pulls me in and before I know it, I'm at the end wishing there was more lol.
Something else I liked about this story was that I could relate, I had a similar sort of situation a couple years ago. This brought me back to all the same feelings that I felt; hurt, betrayal, anger.
Well done!
The only nitpicks I have were your lack of spaces between commas and words, a few places where things should have been capitalized, and a couple mispellings.
Can't wait to find somthing else of yours!
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This seems to have the makings of a very good story. Keep writing!
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