Chapter 1
Men. They don't think we see through them, but we do. Okay, so maybe we don't all the time. Okay, fine, very rarely do we understand their motives unless they're completely obvious and not concerning us in the least. Yeah, that sounds better. I met him, no not Tay, he's later in the story, anyway, I met him when i was a sophmore. Not me and Tay, got ferget me and Tay for a minute! He's not in here yet. I'll warn you okay. Here, if it'll make it easier I'll give him a name, his name is Nick. Ha! Not even in the Hanson family, I bet your surprised! MUAHAHAHA! anyway....
I met Nick when I was a sophtie(Tay was a freshmen,so can it). I thought Nick was god because he was everything! He was popular, he was creative, he was caring, angels flew out of his ass okay? I absolutely adored him. Nothing he did was wrong. Nothing he said was wrong. And I was his girlfriend. I was the best thing ever to happen to North Pulaski High School and damn, it felt fine. I loved it. I had gone from some chick to the chick. I ate it like candy, me and him were socialites. We were supposed to be together. Nick was a senior mind you, and no my mother didn't like him a bit! She thought he was bull-headed and would end up knocking me up. Lucky for me, he smoked so much weed he had a very very very low sperm count. No we didn't fuck every three seconds, but we made it look like we did. In truth I don't think we talked at all. He called me to give me the when and wheres and I was there at that time. I was an accessory to his life, neither of us minded. I liked my superficial friends who only fawned over me because it was what was supposed to be. I never noticed the people at the football games staring at me with envy, I never saw the younger freshmen who bowed down to me, I never even knew my best friends real name, I only knew her nickname Lady. Needless to say it was very, very shallow.
Nick and I ended in about a year, almost. When I entered junior year I was yesterdays slut because I wasn't with Nick. That was a shock wave. I was shunned and I certainly wasn't used to that. I had to begin again and find new friends. Thats hard when more than half the student body resents you for one thing or another. There now enters Taylor. Quit clapping. Anyway, how I met Tay. Hmm. It's kind of...cliche? I don't know. He was a year younger than me, so I already knew it'd be socially unacceptible to be seen with him, but at the moment I met him I don't think I cared at all. I knew there was only one way for me to plummet, and that was down, down, down. Okay fine, details you want? Details you'll get.
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It was after cheerleading practice, outside on the curb, trying to calm down before I drove home. All through cheerleading practice the girls had been rude, hateful, and had made me me mess up with they're shouts and such. They wouldn't let me concentrate. I was so frustrated, I ended up outside, on the curb of our school driveway, across from the parking lot, crying. I could not quit long enough to get to my car, so I just sat on the curb and hoped they subsided. People entered the school and exited around me every once in awhile, it was late afternoon afterall, but no one even bothered to talk to me. Or at least no one I'd recognize.There were only four cars left in the parking lot and I was still sobbing. I just had to get it all out, it was only the first nine weeks and I'd already felt like I'd been through hell and back. Finally I felt someones hand on my shoulder and this gentle, but extremely male, voice trying to ask me what was wrong and to calm down. He sat down beside me and pulled me into a hug on the curb. I sat there and sobbed a few more minutes, but finally calmed down. I just kind of sat there against him, staring at nothing, not thinking of anything, just extremely exhausted.
"So, you alright now?", the voice said, you could here him slightly smiling that I'd calmed down. I looked up at him, at his blue eyes, I smiled and nodded my head, much like a child.
"Good, I've watched you out here all afternoon, I felt so bad. I would have been out here earlier but I had play practice. What could be so bad to make you stay out here and sob for two hours?", he asked using his thumb to wipe away what wetness was left on my cheek.
"Just, everything. My life, my whole first nine weeks, my hell. I mean, just everything.", I told him, leaning my head back against his chest. It was so comforting and warm, it was so solid and trustworthy. I know that sounds strange, but I knew it wasn't going to jerk away to leave for another party, or leave me in a minute. It wouldn't leave til I was ready for it to leave. I could here him breath from where I was on his chest.
"I'm sorry. I guess it must suck. Are you cool to drive?", he asked me, rubbing my cold arm with his hand comfortingly.
"Honestly, I have no clue. But, I have to, otherwise I won't have a ride to school tomorrow.", I said, very dismayed he wanted to leave.
"Well, its getting late. How about this, I can drive you home tonight, and I can pick you up tomorrow, because I don't want you out driving if your too tired or what not. I don't hafta take you home immediately if you don't want to, but I don't want you driving. You have to be exhausted.", he said, in a very caring tone of voice. Did he even know who I was? Who was he anyway?
"Um, yeah, but, can I ask something? Who are you?",I asked, looking up at him. He grinned at this and even laughed a little. It felt good to have someone laugh at me and not mean it as a mean connontation.
"Hi, I'm Taylor Hanson."
"Oh hi, I'm-"
"-your Syn Fuller. Hi."
"Yeah."
"So do you want a ride? Not like I'm giving you much choice in the matter."
"Yeah, that'd be nice Taylor."
"Call me Tay if it suits your need."
"Okay."
"Well, come on then. I have to get home, my mom will flip a dial.",he smiled standing up and helping me up as well. I laughed at his expression. We walked to his beat up Lincoln and hopped inside waiting for the ride.
"Wanna come over for dinner? You don't look like you especially want to go home right now, and if I miss dinner my mom will call the police or something. She's a worrier.",he smiled as he started the car.
"Sure Tay, that would be nice.", I said. He was inviting me to dinner, he didn't even know me. How cute. Aw. How come I never took notice of him before? Where wasn't I looking for an excuse away from Nick? Gosh, was he right under my nose or something? Then again, what wasn't right under my nose while I was playing princess.
more coming soon!!