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66 - Epiphanies & Energy Drinks

"I cannot believe him!He is such a douche bag!",Penelope exclaimed.

I sat down at the table and placed my straw into my Dr Pepper can. I wasn't hungry for some reason. I questioned it because my anxiety medication always gave me a big appetite. I looked over at Sarah who was sitting on the other side of the table. I tried to tell her not to be alarmed because we were encourtering a classic Penelope tantrum. It happened so many times that not witnessing one of Penelope's frequent tantrums would feel wrong.

"Penelope, that's enough",Yoko finally said calmly from beside her.

"Marcellous lead the both of us on and the entire time he had a girlfriend! That is low Yoko,I am upset",she shook her head in anger.

"We understand that because you are very vocal about it",Yoko sighed.

"Penelope is right though, he was wrong. He should be punched in the face",I piped in.

"This is the same Marcellous that Penelope fought with you for?",Sarah asked as she burst out into laughter.

Penelope gave her a look but she was too amused to care. I wanted to laugh as well but I knew it would just anger Penelope even more and I had just got back in her good books so I didn't want to do anything to jeopardise that.

"Don't make me feel like the wrong one here, Marcellous is the wrong one",Penelope rolled her eyes.

"You shouldn't feel wrong, you should just feel stupid because you fought with Mia for a guy that had a girlfriend and she didn't even like him in the first place."

For a second I thought that Yoko had spoken. My mind would have officially been blown but unfortunately it wasn't. Sarah had spoken the words that Yoko and I were afraid to say. I was a little bit disappointed, not only in myself but in Yoko. I thought that she would have finally understood that I wasn't the wrong one and she would have actually stood up to Penelope. I couldn't have been more wrong cause it seemed to me that Yoko was always going to be Penelope's follower, Penelope's little minion that never set herself a part from Penelope so that she could finally be her own leader. It hurt my heart more than I could put into words. As much as I loved Yoko and the person she was, she could have been so much more without Penelope. Penelope was like a heavy handbag that was weighing her down. Rather than ascending into heaven Yoko was being dragged down to the depths of hell.

That's when I realised that I needed Sarah more than I knew. Sarah stood up for me and she didn't care what anyone thought. I didn't like comparing the girls but in doing so I realised that Sarah did something Yoko didn't. Sarah prioritised me whereas Yoko made me an option. Yoko wanted Penelope and she wanted me sort of like a side chick.
That is why Yoko never really defended me to Penelope even though she knew I was right. I'll admit, I made some mistakes like developing feeling for Marcellous and letting him kiss me but there were many times that Penelope was definitely wrong and it just got overlooked. Maybe I made a mistake in apologising to Penelope and maybe I wasn't meant to be friends with Penelope and Yoko.

"Mia knew that she was wrong to kiss Marcellous when I liked him",Penelope spat at Sarah.

"He kissed her, you think she asked him to like her?"

"He didn't like her he's just a douche."

"Why are you trying to make it seem like a guy that you like would never like Mia?"

"I am not. I'm just simply stating facts."

"Girls!",Yoko yelled in a slightly less louder voice one would usually use to yell.

We all turned to look at Yoko since she had captured our attention.

"Mia, a little help",she looked over at me.

"Come on Sarah, let's get you somewhere you can cool down",I stood up and grabbed my Dr Pepper as I slipped my school bag over my shoulder.

As Sarah picked up her things I looked over at Penelope and Yoko.

"I'll see you guys later",I said politely as I pulled Sarah toward the cafeteria exit.

"What was that?",I questioned Sarah as we made our way to the outside eating area.

"I'm sorry, I know you and Penelope made up but I can't handle her. She is so evil and I really like Yoko but I'm beginning to think that she's just as evil because she's tolerates Penelope",Sarah said angrily.

"Calm down",I smiled at her as I gestured for her to sit on one of the benches before a bunch of other students heard her little outburst.

"I am calm",Sarah said as she grabbed my Dr Pepper and took a swig.

"Yoko isn't like Penelope, they're worlds apart",I shook my head.

"Doesn't seem like it."

"It's true, Yoko's good."

"Why does it feel like you're trying to convince yourself that?",Sarah inquired as she handed me back the can of liquid heaven.

I removed the straw and downed the remainder of the can as if I was an alcoholic.

"Ahh like novacaine",I pretended to be intoxicated.

"Isn't it cocaine?"

"It's derived from procaine which is Cocaine",I shrugged.

"What?"

"Novacaine is procaine and procaine can be called cocaine",I explained.

"System overload, stop saying smart things",Sarah laughed.

"Thanks for standing up for me",I said sitting down next to her on the bench.

"How many times have I told you this, Mia Grace Archer? You're important to me and I will always stand up for you",Sarah hugged me.

I wrapped my arms around her and for a second I stopped thinking.I didn't think about Jamie or the fact that he was leaving. I didn't think about my terrible grades. I didn't think about the fact that my cousin's girlfriend hated me and I definitely didn't think about Penelope and Yoko.