Monday
I slam my locker door shut. Today I promised myself that I was going to go sit with Joey at lunch. I have been working up to it all day and am still trying to convince myself that will be Ok. I haven't seen Joey much today. I saw him in English and in the hallway a few times but that was it.
I walk into the cafeteria. My empty table in the corner of the room that I usually despise didn't look that bad at the moment and I would happily go and sit there right now rather than the over-crowded, loud table that joey was currently sat at.
I toughen up and slowly stumble over there. "Ah... Hey, Joey. Is this seat taken?"I asks awkwardly, pointing to the empty chair beside him. "Ah...No, Its taken" He says just as his friend says "yes, You can sit there". Joey glares at him while he just smirks. I hesitate but when Joey nods I slide into the chair beside him and take an apple out of my bag. "So, Harleen...How was your date with Joey?" His friends asks me. The second the words left his mouth it seemed like everyone in the cafeteria looked at us. "Um... It was fun, we went to the movies" I whisper. "Fun? How about you joey? Did you enjoy it?" He asks, smirk still spread across his face.
It suddenly occurred to me that Joey might not have enjoyed the date. If he didnt I might just actually crumple in a pile of dust on the floor, and if he did? Yay? "Ah...Yeah, it was ok..." He trails off. It was good enough for me. A huge grin makes its way onto my face. "That is absolutely wonderful! When are you going out again?" He asks. Joey glares at him even harder. "We're not" He says. I frown, confused. I glance at him out of the corner of my eye. "And why would that be exactly?" His friend continues. He gives me a sympathetic look before saying through gritted teeth "Because I dont like her" He states, looking away from me. His friend raises a hand to his ear "what was that?"By now the entire cafeteria was listening intently everyone completely silent and waiting for my reaction.
"I dont like her" He repeats again, this time louder. The second he says that, I feel a bit of my heart shatter. "W-What?" I whisper, my voice weak. "I dont like you. It was all a dare, I never wanted to go out with you" he says, looking me in the eyes as he says it. "Ok"I say, trying to play it off like I didn't care when really, I was completely heartbroken. I hold back tears that were threatening to spill. I continue eating my apple, although now it was tasteless. Why would he do this?
