Saturday, November 4, 2006

   AEGFF, Chapter 36!!!!!
Well, here's AEGFF! Hee hee, part two is almost done now too! Now, I want your guys' opinions here. Should I put up Parts 3 and 4 and bore you with the rest of the story I have stored in my head, or end it here with the sad cliffie I have intended? Your choice, lmao. Anyway, here it is. Hopefully, it'll be here next week too.

Chapter 36

Tera, however, was a little bit distraught that night. She’d enjoyed driving Max’s car around –in truth, she’d gone around the block at least twice- but was worried it might explode with all the noise it was making. She got it safely into his parking space, and just sat there, smiling to see it was in one piece. At that moment, she decided to look at her tip, grinning at the little quarter. She turned it around, noticing it had a head on each side.

“Heh, she gave me a trick coin.” Tera grinned, looking at the year. 1995 was printed on the side, as though it were a real coin. It certainly looked old enough to be from then; the coin was dull and looked as though it would be black in a matter of years. However, there was a certain familiarity to the coin; it felt like she’d seen it before. Then, it hit her; the bathroom at Spoonerville High School. The sad look in Roxanne’s eyes suddenly made sense.

“Roxanne… cheated? Just to win over Max?” Tera said, the reality stunning her, “but…why?” She was confused beyond belief; her best friend had fooled her, just to get a guy. The confusion soon faded, however, replaced by anger at the redhead. How could she betray their friendship just for a guy? No one should ever do that, no matter how attractive the guy is. Her grip tightened on the steering wheel, but then she came back to reality and realized she could have torn the wheel right off if she’d moved backward. After deciding that she’d confront her in front of Max to make BOTH of them look bad, she just sat in the car, waiting for the show to end.

***

Max and Roxanne walked out of the theatre, laughing as they went. The two had their arms around one another, both conveniently placed around the other’s hips. Tera drove up in Max’s car, getting out and gingerly slamming the door. Making sure the vehicle wasn’t about to fall apart, she whipped the keys at Max, glad to see he caught them. She was even more delighted to see he’d let go of Roxanne’s waist to do so. Then, she remembered that she was supposed to be angry, and glared at Roxanne, tossing her the quarter.

“I can’t believe you dumped our friendship over a guy!” Tera exploded, emotions suppressed over the years flowing out like vomit, “I thought we were closer than that! You just come in, flip a trick coin, and steal Max away! I mean, jeez, how could you do that? I thought it was chicks before dicks!” She growled, rambling incoherently after that sentence. Max looked bewildered, then looked to Roxanne to try to get a handle of the situation. Roxanne looked surprisingly guilty; he figured Tera must have been telling the truth. Then, he realized WHY the girls were arguing. They’d flipped a coin to see who would try their luck with him.

“You two made a coin flip over me? I’m a person, not a piece of meat!” Max shouted, surprised at how angry he sounded, “and why are you making such a big deal of that, Tera? It happened ages ago; shouldn’t you be over this?” Tera, however, looked even more enraged, anger switching from her former best friend to Max.

“Unfortunately for both of us, I have a hard time letting go!” Tera shouted, ignoring the stares from passersby, “truth be told, I’ve had a major crush on you since high school, and I don’t think it’s going away anytime soon! This wasn’t an argument with you anyway, so stay out of it! I wanna know why Roxanne swapped a friend for a boy!” She turned back to Roxanne, taking a breath as she prepared to ream her again. However, Max stepped in again.

“This argument is all about me! You two are arguing over why she cheated on a coin flip about ME! I had no idea you still liked me; I thought it was just a one-shot try on that date! Besides, I’m with Roxanne!” Max shouted back, pausing briefly to catch his own breath, “nothing is ever going to happen between us, Tera! Just get over it and move on with your life!” In his urge to protect his girlfriend, he had no idea how badly he’d hurt Tera’s feelings. She was standing there, a shocked, upset expression on her face. Max instantly felt guilty, the anger rushing away like water down a drain. He opened his mouth to apologize, but Tera just looked up at him and smiled.

“Have a good night, you guys.” She smiled, waving as she hurried past them, “I’ve gotta go meet Joyce somewhere. Have a good night guys!” There was a thunderclap as three drops of wetness landed before Max. Tera had taken off running as they fell. Rain took her place in the area, pouring down and soon blotting away the tears on the grey cement. Max felt even worse for what he’d done to Tera; she rarely cried about anything, her father and brother aside. Numbly, he opened the car door and hopped in, Roxanne climbing in the other side.

Roxanne looked over at him and placed a hand on his shoulder, the touch conveying her words. She was thanking him for sticking up for her, and was wearing a mischievous grin. Quietly, she urged him to head back to the dorm. Apparently, she had a surprise there waiting for him.

***

Tera, meanwhile sat in the Bean Scene, alone at the corner table as poets recited on-stage. Sighing, she put her hands into her pants pocket, surprised to find a piece of paper there. Inside was a worn card, with a name and number still clearly written on it. She remembered the man’s offer and his acting troupe, looking at the card thoughtfully. Dave Mackowitz was written above the phone number in shiny, gold lettering. Sighing, she considered joining the acting troupe.

‘I wonder if it’s possible to jump from college to college and finish my education on the road?’ Tera thought, staring at the card intently. She thought back to Max’s words and sniffled, wiping her eyes as they began to tear up again. Sighing, she pulled out her cell phone again, carefully dialing the number written on the card.

“Mr. Mackowitz?” Tera said, sniffing loudly, “I think I’ve changed my mind… you still have room in your troupe?”

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