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EC+AM=4ever Chapter 11 Part 2

September 24, 2009
By TeamJacobArchuleta ELITE, Chicago, Illinois
TeamJacobArchuleta ELITE, Chicago, Illinois
183 articles 7 photos 484 comments

Favorite Quote:
He's the one I call in the middle of the night. He's the one who makes everything alright. He loves me with no regret...I just haven't found him yet.


I kissed Ash on the cheek. "Don't worry, everything's going to work out fine." I assured him.

He smiled, "Yeah, I hope so." Then he walked out the front door. I shut it behind him and watched out the window as he walked over to his house.

He rang the doorbell and his mom answered. When she saw him standing there, she hugged him. He dropped his suitcases and backpack and hugged her back. I could tell be how shaky Ms. Mongolia was, that she was crying.

I bit my lip, thinking about the plan Ash and I had decided on. Did I really want to date him behind his mom's back? Especially after seeing how happy she was when he came back to her. She really thought that he had chosen her over me.

"So Ash chose his mom?" Mom asked me, walking up to me.

"Not exactly," I replied. "We were planning on secretly dating while his mom's at work. But now that I see how happy she is to see him, I'm not so sure."

"Well you do what you think is right. I'm not going to tell you that you can't secretly date Ash, but I'm not going to tell you that you should either. This is a choice that you need to make by yourself."

"Yeah, I know." I said.

"Ok, and if you need to talk, I'll always be here to listen." She hugged me and then walked away.

I looked back out the window. Ash and his mom weren't standing there anymore. I wished that this could be easier. I wished that Ms. Mongolia would just let me date Ash. Why couldn't she just let us be happy together? Why couldn't she just be happy for us?

My heart ached for some good advice from Kristy. She always knew what to do in these kinds of situations. But I couldn't call her up and ask for advice. I couldn't go over to her house. I couldn't meet her at Sadie's.

But I could ask her for forgiveness. I could beg and plead and apologize, because I really was sorry. So I pulled out my cell phone and dialed her number.

"What do you want?" she picked up.

"I want to talk." I replied.

"Well you have five minutes." she said.

"Kristy, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I missed your concert, I'm sorry you think I like Ash better than you, I'm sorry if I haven't been paying much attention to you, I'm just sorry, ok? I'm so, so sorry."

She was silent for a moment. "How could you not have been there for me?"

"Ash's mom fell down the stairs. Ash was really worried about her!"

"Well then why couldn't you have let Ash go check on her? This concert meant a lot to me and you knew that, yet you still thought Ash was more important. Do you know how much that hurts me?"

Now she was crying. "Kristy, please don't get so upset! I'm hurt too! Why can't we just forget and forgive? Because I really need you right now. I really your advice for a situation I'm in with Ash."

"Wow, I never knew you were so self-centered." she said.

"What?" I demanded. "I'm not self-centered!"

"Really? Because it seems like the only reason you even want to be friends is so that you can get some advice about Ash. Well here's some advice: cry a river, build a bridge, and get over it."

"Kristy, it's nothing like that!" I cried.

"Tell it to someone who cares." Then she hung up on me.

I set my phone down on the kitchen table in shock. Kristy had never hung up on me before. She was really mad about this. And I had a feeling that she wasn't going to get over it any time soon.

But what hurt the most was knowing that she was right. I had only called her to apologize so that I could get some advice. What kind of friend was I? Not a very good one. But I didn't want to be friends with Kristy just for advice. I needed her. She was my best friend.

And what if Ash and I didn't end up together? Then I'd have no one. I never should have even went out with Ash. I was an unpopular, unbeautiful dork. How could I have ever thought that things would work out for me and Ash? Ash was wonderful. He was sweet, funny, smart, hot. He wasn't meant to be with a girl like me.

I should have just kept the one friend that I had. I should have been happy with what I had. I shouldn't have aimed for more than that. Because in the end, I'd lost everything. Ash and I were still technically together. And I still loved him. But if we loved each other so much, why did I feel so horrible about our relationship? Why wasn't I happy to be with him?

I should have been. I should have been thrilled to find a way to date him behind his mom's back. But I wasn't. It just didn't feel right. If we had to hide our relationship, then was it really worth it? Was it really worth betraying his mom? She was mean, but she didn't deserve this. No one did.

"Honey, are you going to come up and get ready for bed?" Mom asked me.

And then tears began streaming down my face. "Kristy is mad at me, Mom."

"Don't be so upset. She'll come around. She always does." she replied.

"No, Mom, not this time. I missed her concert yesterday. And she's never going to forgive me for that."

"Yes she will, she's your best friend."

"You didn't hear how angry she was, Mom. You didn't hear how hurt she was. This concert meant the world to her and I missed it. I missed it for Ash."

"Well did you tell her that?" Mom asked.

"Yeah, and now she thinks that I like Ash better than her." I replied.

"It sounds to me like she's jealous. But if she's really your friend, which I know she is, then this won't last. Her concert was yesterday night. It hasn't even been a full twenty-four hours. She'll come around."

"But we've never been mad at each other for more than ten or fifteen minutes. We always call each other right away and make up." I told her.

"Well don't worry. You two have been friends since fourth grade. She's not going to give that up over one missed concert."

"Mom, it's more than that. You just don't understand. She's not going to let this go. She's never been this angry with me!" I shook my head as more tears came.

"Well I hate seeing you this upset. Is there anything I can do?" she asked in concern.

"Unless you can go back in time before I ever fell in love with Ash, no, there's nothing you can do." I replied.

"What do you mean before you ever fell in love with Ash?" she asked.

"Ever since I fell in love with him, everything's been wrong. I really do love him, but even if we do secretly date, I'm just not happy. But when we aren't together, I'm just as upset. I just don't get it." I cried.

"Well don't blame it on your love for Ash. It's his mom who's being stubborn about who he dates. She should be doing whatever she can to make him happy. After all that he's been through, he deserves at least that."

"Yeah, well she's not going to let him be with me. So I can either secretly date him and feel horrible or not be with him at all and feel just as bad. And either way, I'm not going to have Kristy to help me through it. What should I do?"

"I honestly don't know." she confessed.

"But you always know what to do!"

"Not always," she said.

"I'm just so confused. Nothing I do is right."

"Well once you do the right thing, everything else will fall into place. So now you just have to decide whether or not you want to secretly date Ash." Then she kissed the top of my head, smiled, and walked upstairs.

But how could I decide when one of part of my heart was saying yes and the other was saying no?


The author's comments:
Chapter 11 Part 2, yay! Aww, Ash and his mom are reunited. How wonderful. For them at least...

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Addiekins said...
on Aug. 23 2010 at 3:33 pm
Addiekins, Ukiah, California
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Favorite Quote:
Are you there? I cannot hear what you say in response. Or maybe the silence is just you listening

Me and my bestfriend have a realtionship like them, weve never actually been mad at each other for very long but the best thing i could have done was to just wait it out till both of us were calmed down. and im not so sure that the whole secret dating thing will work out. his mom seems to pop out of no where all the times. shes such a stalker.

on Jul. 23 2010 at 11:18 pm
rowyourboat GOLD, Lutz, Florida
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okay, i really should be going to bed right now, but i CAN'T STOP READING! hahaha. you really have a good book going here. KEEP. IT. UP. reading is one of my favorite things to do, and you made it worth while. (:

lilyflower said...
on Jun. 14 2010 at 2:32 pm
this is really good!!! i think that kristy is overreacting. i mean, ash's mom frickin' fell down the stairs and hit her head!!! wouldn't you stay with your boyfriend and give him support if he didn't know she was okay?? i mean, it's just a frickin' CONCERT. there will be many, many more if kristy has a good voice. u kno the advice she gave evelynne: cry a river, make a bridge, and get over it? well, that's what kristy should do. just sayin'...

on May. 8 2010 at 9:46 am
Chinadoll BRONZE, Dallas, Texas
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I agree with kelz. Great plot and so sweet but a little too fast paced

KellyR GOLD said...
on Feb. 10 2010 at 9:40 pm
KellyR GOLD, Richmond, Virginia
14 articles 0 photos 258 comments

Favorite Quote:
We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.

I really like your plot i just feel the story is too fast paced and you never really say what is happenign during conversations, all you have is dialouge. You should try putting in the main charectors thoughts and things happening around her and try describing the scenery. Just add more detail. But overall lovely story keep up the good work.

on Jan. 12 2010 at 3:37 pm
TeamJacobArchuleta ELITE, Chicago, Illinois
183 articles 7 photos 484 comments

Favorite Quote:
He's the one I call in the middle of the night. He's the one who makes everything alright. He loves me with no regret...I just haven't found him yet.

yep, but it goes up to chapter 30 on quizilla .com if you'd like to read more. teen ink just takes such a long time for things to upload, lol! thank you so much for reading my story too and i'm glad you like it! :)

on Jan. 11 2010 at 5:25 pm
TeamJacobArchuleta ELITE, Chicago, Illinois
183 articles 7 photos 484 comments

Favorite Quote:
He's the one I call in the middle of the night. He's the one who makes everything alright. He loves me with no regret...I just haven't found him yet.

those are only the ones i have posted on here right now, but i have up to chapter 30 posted on this website called quizilla .com if you'd like to read them. thanks so much for reading my story by the way and i'm so glad that you like it! :)

Lahari GOLD said...
on Jan. 11 2010 at 5:21 pm
Lahari GOLD, Edison, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
\\\\\\\&quot;Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That\\\\\\\&#039;s why its called the present.\\\\\\\&quot; <br /> &mdash; Eleanor Roosevelt<br /> <br /> \\\\\\\&quot;When life gives you lemons, make grape juice. Then sit back and watch as the world wonders how you did it.\\\\\\\&#039;

oh ok! i luv ur story! im still on the 14 chapter! theres 23 in all right?

on Jan. 11 2010 at 5:17 pm
TeamJacobArchuleta ELITE, Chicago, Illinois
183 articles 7 photos 484 comments

Favorite Quote:
He&#039;s the one I call in the middle of the night. He&#039;s the one who makes everything alright. He loves me with no regret...I just haven&#039;t found him yet.

Good question, I'm actually surprised that you're the first one to ask that. :)

But I was thinking that she found an old newspaper article on it online.

Lahari GOLD said...
on Jan. 11 2010 at 4:55 pm
Lahari GOLD, Edison, New Jersey
19 articles 0 photos 71 comments

Favorite Quote:
\\\\\\\&quot;Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That\\\\\\\&#039;s why its called the present.\\\\\\\&quot; <br /> &mdash; Eleanor Roosevelt<br /> <br /> \\\\\\\&quot;When life gives you lemons, make grape juice. Then sit back and watch as the world wonders how you did it.\\\\\\\&#039;

i luv this story but how did Kristy find out Ash killed his dad?

on Oct. 5 2009 at 5:11 pm
BeautifulSimplicity BRONZE, St. Louis, Missouri
2 articles 0 photos 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
We keep it light, until it&#039;s time to go dark. Then we go pitch black.

very good plaot line , im really enjoying it!

Anjo! SILVER said...
on Oct. 4 2009 at 2:31 am
Anjo! SILVER, Roseburg, Oregon
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Dude. you got me sucked into your writing. this is good.

on Oct. 3 2009 at 5:10 pm
Fredwardness SILVER, Romeo, Michigan
8 articles 6 photos 211 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The stars are blazing like rebel diamonds cut out of the sun&quot; -The Killers (Read My Mind)<br /> <br /> &quot;If you don&#039;t know where you&#039;re going, any road will take you there.&quot; -George Harrison

man o man i cant stop reading these!!!

on Oct. 3 2009 at 12:43 pm
KiraKira PLATINUM, Cardiff By The Sea, California
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Favorite Quote:
Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and above all, pity those who live without love -Albus Dumbledore

Oh man...the subplots are great, the conflict is awesome... I hope this doesn't end anytime soon!