Buckteeth and Sunglasses (Pepsicola)

Chapter 13

Whyyyyyy....Why do bad things always happen to you? You're not necessarily a bad dude. Your grades are...moderate. You don't talk back...that much any ways.. Who are you kidding? Bad things always happen to you even if you are good...

But this? What horrible thing did you do to deserve your heart being ripped out of your chest and then have a rabid dog chew on it like a day old piece of meat from behind the butcher shop?

You told Rose you were okay, but you were just making sure she didn't worry too much. She was the one who you felt that cared about you the most. It actually felt like she was the only one you had since your other bro, Dirk, went off to college with his British boyfriend. You depend on her and she depends on you. It's a two way relationship.

Bro has been true to his word though. He hasn't been giving you any shit, he hasn't been calling you for strifes and stuff like that. All he did was occasionally slip a slice of pizza under your door. He hasn't bothered with you, and you were kinda grateful for that. You'd never tell him that though.

School was supposed to start today, but you didn't bother with that. What was the point? Plus, you and John had lockers next to each other. It would be super awkward.

==>John:Enter hell

You are now at school. You walked nervously to your locker; just because Dave wasn't at the bus stop didn't mean he wasn't at school. You turned the corner to see...

Yours and Dave's lockers...without Dave. Huh. Well you were overdramatic for nothing. You sighed and opened up your locker, getting things out and shoving things in, the usual. When suddenly, a wild bell appears! It rings, signaling that you had five minutes until you were late for your first period class. It didn't really matter though, your locker was close to your classroom. You walked in and sat down, glancing at the empty seat next to you. Dave's seat. Dave...

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The rest of the day dragged on and on. You hated going back to school after breaks because the teachers expect the students to work harder than before. You didn't really pay attention to much anything, however. Your mind always slipped to the subject of the Strider. You hardly even ate lunch because you were really worried. You decided that you were going to pester him after school, to ease your rowdy nerves.

Speaking of which, the last bell of the day rings, and you bolt to your locker. Taking things out, shoving things in, blah blah blah. You walked out the front doors, turning towards the direction of your house. The route you take home passes by Dave's apartment building, and you think about visiting him. The thought disappears as soon as it forms. You had to build a lot of courage to just even talk to him online, much less in person.

Finally, your house came into view. You open the door and run in, shouting a greeting to your dad as you pass him by. You run up the stairs and into your room. You plop into your computer chair and open up Pesterchum.

----ectoBiologist[EB] began pestering turntechGodhead[TG]----

EB:dave?
EB:you there?
EB:I know you probably don't wanna talk to me but im really worried and I'm so sorry and I just wanted to say that
TG:I'm here, I'm here
TG:had to get more aj
TG:but yeah, I'm fine dude
TG:totally fine with my heartbreak
EB:IM SORRY, OK?!
EB:I was in shock!
EB:I didn't mean to say what I said!!
EB:I'm soooooooo sorry!!
TG:I was joking dude
TG:I'm fine, really
EB:then why werent you at school?
TG:wasnt feeling it
TG:don't worry though, I drank away my problems
TG:with apple juice.
TG:I'm good now
EB:so you're good?
EB:we're cool now?
EB:youre really fine?
TG:I'm good
TG:we're as cool as metaphorical fucking cucumbers
TG:(at least, I am)
TG:yes I'm fine
EB:youre gonna be at school tomorrow?
TG:yeah probably
EB:OK
TG:its weird I think
TG:I confess to you and we act like its no biggie
TG:its kinda strange
EB:do you want it to be?
TG:I dunno anymore..
TG:look,
TG:can we just act like that night never happened?
EB:...
EB:I can live with that
TG:good
EB:glad that that's all sorted out
TG:yeah
TG:anyways
TG:I gotta go
TG:see ya
EB:bye

----turntechGodhead[TG] ceased pestering ectoBiologist[EB]----

Your fingers still hover over the keyboard, as if they were stuck there. There was an unsent message in the message bar. You had wanted to send it to him, but you couldn't bring yourself to do it. That and he probably logged off. The little line at the end of the message blinked in and out of existence, as if mocking you. Now that the worry for Dave was finally cleared out of your head, a different thought took it's place. What would've happened if you sent that message?

"Wait...I love you too though..."

((Daaammn...1413 words. How..IRONIC. On a side note, it was worth the wait, right? Right??))