Never Let Go
Chapter 14- Being Used
~*Taylor’s Point Of View*~
It took all of five minutes for me to get to Katie’s house. I pulled up into her driveway, got out of the car and went up to the door. I knocked four times before she FINALLY came to the door.
" Sorry it took so long Taylor. I was up in my room and didn’t hear you."
" It’s ok. Are you gonna invite me in or are we just gonna stand on the porch all day?"
"Oh right, sorry. Actually I was wondering if we could go to your house."
" Oh sure. No problem." I took her hand and led her back to my car. We talked about nothing important and listened to whatever was on the radio.
~*Manda’s Point Of View*~
I was sitting in the living room reading ‘Romeo & Juliet’, when I heard a car pull up in the driveway. Being the nosy person that I am I went to go see who it was. Taylor and the bitch, I sat back down and curled back up on the couch. Taking the rose that I had found on my pillow this morning and smelling it again. It was part of Taylor’s apology. This morning after I got out of the shower there was a single long stem; Abraham Lincoln red rose lying on my pillow. There was a simple note attached in Taylor’ scrawled script it read-
Manda-
I’m sorry, for being a jerk. I’d like to try to make it up to you. If you’ll let me, then meet me in the living room at 8:00pm. Wear something dressy.
Love,
Taylor
I had no clue what the boy was up to but I intended on finding out. I heard them come in the door. They were being all cute and mushy. Ugh. Gag me. I heard Katie say something about heading downstairs. I hoped off the chair I was sitting in and scrambled downstairs to my room, ‘Romeo & Juliet’ long forgotten. I went into my room and closed the door so that there was about an inch of space between the door and the doorframe. Then I went and sat on my bed. I heard them talking, and being all kissy and mushy.
" Taylor?" Katie asked him. Her voice dripping with honey.
" Yes Katie?" He replied in an equally mushy voice.
"There’s something I need to tell you." I knew that tone. That was the tone Matt used right before he broke up with me. I got up and closed my door as quietly as possible. This wasn’t my business. I’d be there for him when he was ready to tell me what happened.
~*Taylor’s Point Of View*~
"Sure Katie what is it."
" I’m seeing someone else."
" You’re what?!?!"
" I’m seeing someone else."
" For how long?"
" Two months."
"TWO MONTHS!!!!!!!! We’ve only been dating a week!!!"
" Taylor calm down. I know we’ve only been together a week, but I’ve been with Robby for two months. He knows about you."
" You evil manipulative BITCH, get out of my house!"
" Taylor calm down."
" Don’t tell me to calm down. I have a right to be angry, you dated me when you were already dating someone else. You’re a whore and an evil bitch. I want you out of my house right now! Go! Leave! AND DON’T EVER COME BACK AGAIN!"
~*Manda’s Point Of View*~
I heard him slam the door, then I heard him slam his door. I didn’t know whether I should go comfort him, or wait for the apology. I mean in some ways he deserved it after being such a jerk, but no one deserved to be used. He’d been used way too much. After debating for a few minutes I opted for the former, my heart truly going out to my best friend.
" Taylor?" I asked quietly knocking on his door.
" Yeah?" he asked. It sounded like he was crying. He must have liked Katie more than I thought. Great, oh well. I guess it just wasn’t meant to be.
" Are you ok?"
" Yeah. I’m fine." Totally unconvincing. I opened his door and saw him crying on his bed.
" Taylor? Taylor, what’s wrong?"
" Katie broke up with me. She used me. Someone used me AGAIN! God, it’s just so unfair."
" Well, no one said life would be fair Taylor."
" I know, but... it’s just... I don’t even care that Katie broke up with me," Maybe there was hope after all, " but I’m sick and tired of being used. Do you know how many times I’ve been used in the past two years? Four times, FOUR FREAKING TIMES. I’m just sick of it. Once, just once, I’d like to date a girl that wasn’t using me." I pulled him into my arms and hugged him. Shushing him and telling hi not to worry, everything would work out fine, and it would. In the end everything would be fine. Eventually we fell asleep just like that.
~*6:00pm*~
I adjusted my eyes to the darkness that had suddenly enveloped the room. I noticed that I was alone, and not in my bed. I was in Taylor’s bed. Oh, right the whole Katie thing. Wow. I had slept along time. I wondered where Taylor was. I remembered the rose from earlier and decided to go ahead and get ready for that. I still had to pick out something to wear.
~* Taylor’s Point Of View*~
Well unlike miss sleepy head, I woke up at 5:00pm. I went upstairs to find my mom. She was helping me with my apology to Manda. We were done by 7:30pm, which gave me just enough time to get ready and put the finishing touches on things.
~*Manda’s Point Of View*~
After spending half an hour on deciding what to wear, I went to take a shower. After my 20 minute shower, I blow dried my hair, letting it fall around my face. I put on light make-up (eye shadow & lipgloss), and then I slipped on the black dress I had decided to wear. It was a simple fitted dress. It had spaghetti straps and came down to about mid-thigh. I slipped on my strappy black heels, and went up stairs.
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