Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Why do I love you? pt. 8
Sorry for the delay, my internet got shut off.
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"I'm sorry Eric, I never, I mean..." He tried to speak, but the words got all jumbled.

Eric turned away and Cody felt like his heart was being stabbed repeatedly with a knife. Cati bit her tongue and wished she was anywhere but there. She didn't enjoy seeing Cody like this. Eric sighed.

"Whatever. So, Cati, what's that you have there?" Eric asked scornfully. Cati sat there with a blank look on her face until she remembered the pathetic excuse for a flower in her hand.

"Oh, a, uh, flower, for you, to uh, say I'm sorry for getting you ran over?" She said, holding it out to Eric. Eric smiled.

"Thank you. Nice to know some people aren't afraid of expressing themselves." Eric felt like he was on the brink of tears. He wished Cody would kiss him, but knew Cody would just be the same coward as ever.

"It's not the same thing and you know it. I brought you these." Cody said, shoving the roses into Eric's arms. He was hoping Eric's eyes would light up, like they had when he'd bought Eric that bag of Dove chocolate. Once. On that field trip. Two weeks after they'd gotten together.....six months ago....And not once since has he given Eric anything he wanted, which wasn't much. Damn, I really have been a bad boyfriend because of my paranoria.....and Eric, Eric has put up with me for so long...

"So what, I like Cati's better." Eric closed his eyes. A male nurse with frumply black hair came in.

"Alright kids, Eric needs some rest. You two go on home now. Okay?" The nurse said, pushing the two out the door. Cody and Cati walked to the end of the hall.

"Hey, Cody, uh.."Cati tried to find something to say. Cody spun around and slapped her.

"You just can't stay out of it, can you?" Cody said, angry that he'd been forced to see just how stupid he'd been when it came to Eric. Cati put a hand on her stinging cheek. Cody gasped and stormed off.

"Eh, what just happened?" Cati blinked and looked in her other hand, where the mangled yellow flower still was. Her eyes widened. "Oh crap! I never actually handed this to Eric..... Oh well, he's got Cody's roses...Cody is a dumbass. I've known Eric longer than he has, and I don't think he's stopped liking him just yet..."
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