Intense

My heart felt heavy.
I felt like I couldn't move.
I couldn't breath.
I was slowly dying.
Why?
Gabrielle will be leaving today.
I wouldn't see her in months.
She would be away.
She would find a new best friend.
And I will be dust.
Just the remains of Bella.

My head pounded.
After hitting the snooze button 18 times, I finally stood up and headed to the bathroom.
I took a shower and changed into my itchy uniform. Khaki pants, white shirt, navy vest and tie.
I stuffed the scrapbook in my book bag.
I quietly ate a yogurt and left my apartment.

I quietly listened to the Christmas music in my elevator.
The elevator stopped on the 3rd floor.

Miranda walked in.
"Hey Bella."
"Hi." I whispered to her.
"You okay?" She asked.
"No."
"What's wrong?"
"Gabrielle. She's moving today." My eyes were damp.
"I'm so sorry. I know she's you best friend. She's really nice. She was my lab partner. But on the bright side, you guys can see each other in holidays,video chat yadda yadda." She attempted to cheer me up.

Silence.
I walked with Miranda to school.
Not saying a word.

"Hey Bella!" I heard Gabrielle's voice.
"Hi."

Silence.

"C'mon. Cheer up." She said.

I did nothing.

"C'mon, or tickle monster will attack." She said.

I did nothing.

And so, tickle monster attacked me.
I laughed.
"Okay, okay. I'll cheer up." I said trying to stop tickle monster.

We laughed.
I went to my locker and dropped off my guitar and headed off to homeroom.
The day went on.
Ms.Flokenberson as fun as ever.
Mr.Stewart gave too much homework.
Ms.Johnson was sick and didn't come to school.
Slow,boring and dull.

"Bells!" I heard Gabrielle's voice yell from behind.
"Hey!" I hugged her.
We grabbed lunch and ate together with the gleeks.

"Yeah, and I want to audition!" Laura commented on the beauty and the best play that the school is doing.

"I'm might just audition for the beast. I'll be awesome when I'm human again cuz, you know, I'm handsome." Rodger joked.

"Talking bout' beasts." I looked at Margaret going our way.

"Hey babe." Margaret touched Rodger's hair.
Rodger's eyes widened.
He took her hands off his head.
She sat on his lap.
Rodger gave her a cold stare and slowly pushed her off to the little space left of the bench.

She just giggled like an idiot.
"You're so funny..." She said, kissing his cheek.

"Can't wait to see you at glee today." She giggled.

"GLEE?" Rodger yelled.

"Babe keep it down..." She put a finger on his lips.

"Yes, I'm joining glee. I've got an amazing voice and dancing talent." She said.

"Tik tok, on the clock DJ blow my speakers up tonight ima fight!!!" She sang loudly.

I covered my ears, she sung horrible.


"I love your hair." She touched his hair.

"Are you part Jamaican?" She asked.

"Noooo...." He said, taking her hand off his hair once again.

"Because you are Ja-makin' me crazy" She giggled once again like an idiot.

I couldn't help it but to laugh.

"I lost my number.... Can I have your...?" She said, biting her lip.

"Really?" Rodger answered.

She hugged his waist.

He pushed his hands off her.
She looked over at her clique.

"I love you,babe" Margaret leaned in and gave Rodger a kiss.
She looked at me.
I shrugged.
"BLWAAAH" Rodger wiped his mouth with a napkin.

We all laughed.

"So,'babe' are you excited for your girlfriend to go see you at glee?" Daniel joked.
Miranda punched him in the arm.

Rodger shook his head and said a few words under his breath.

"Why'd I have to be attractive? " He said.

A while after that lunch was over.
Then I had science.

"Hello there." John David greeted me at our desk.
"I'm sorry about what happened. I was going to dump her for you. I love you, I love you Bella." He said.
"Oh, shut up. Your just a pervert." I argued with him.
"Bella, keep it down." The teacher said.

I rolled my eyes.

He complemented:
My hair.
My eyes.
My hands.
My shirt.
My handwriting.
My voice.

"JUST SHUT UP!" I yelled at him.
The teacher peered at me from her book.

The bell rung and I quickly headed out the door.
He followed behind me.

"DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT LEAVE ME ALONE MEANS?" I yelled.

"No. Because I want you, I loooove you. Do you under stand what I love you means?"

"Yes, I do. But I'm not falling in love with a jerk like you. I've got an eye on some one." I rolled my eyes.

He kept on following me.
"C'mon Bella, give me a chance." He said.

I ignored him.

I opened my locker and took out my gym clothes.
"I love you. I want to hug you, and kiss you. Please... Do you want to go out?" He asked once again.

"Don't you understand to leave her ALONE?" A familiar voice stood behind me.
I closed my locker and turned around.
It was Rodger.

I smiled.

"And who are you? The police?" John David asked.
Before Rodger can say a word I said
"He's my boyfriend."
John David's mouth dropped on the floor.

"Prove it." He said.

I panicked.
I took a stance and quickly kissed him.

"Well, then it's your loss. Why wouldn't you want this?" John David said walking away.
When he was out of sight me and Rodger cracked up.

"Did you see his face?" We laughed louder until the bell rung.

"Your a natural!" Rodger complimented on my acting.

"See ya!" I said, heading off to gym.

"Gabs, you're not going to believe what just happened." I told Gabrielle in the locker room.
"What?" She asked, curious.
"So, you know John David? He was trying to ask me out again and saying that he loved me and stuff. He wouldn't stop and Rodger was like 'Don't you understand to leave her alone' and John David was all like ' who are you'" I continued telling her the story.

We played softball. After that I headed off to Latin.

"Salve, we are having a quiz today. Please clear you desk off with just a writing instrument." The teacher sounded like a robot.

I quickly finished my quiz and started reading my book.

"SHUT UP!" I heard some one yell in the back.
I turned around and saw Mike Lewis yelling at Jacob Williams.

"MAKE ME. You took my girlfriend for 2 years away from me!"

"Sorry, but the looks can't help it!"

"But your a JERK."

Sooner or later it started a huge argument.
Until the got closer.
And Jacob swung at Mike.
It was a huge fight.
Then two other boys got into a fight.
Then the principal came in and started yelling but the fight could not be stopped.

I looked at my watch and realized the bell has rung.

"GABRIELLE!" I yelled almost crying and stuffed my pen into my bag.
I rushed to my locker and grabbed my jacket and went downstairs.

"Gabrielle!" I yelled running towards her.
We hugged.
"I'm so sorry I'm late, there was this huge fight and I just go distracted and it was so loud..." I explained.

"It's okay, we're on the right track." She said, starting to walk.

We got to Gabrielle's apartment and I waited outside as I waited for Gabrielle to get her suitcases.

"Ready." She forced a smile.

We got in side the cab when we heard
"GABRIELLE! WAIT!" I poked my head out the door to see Rodger running towards the cab.

He stepped inside the car.
I gave him a stare.
"What?I'm her best friend too." He said.
Gabrielle smiled.
We drove to the airport listening to Ke$ha and having our own little dance party in a cab.
When we got there.
We waited till they called Gabrielle's plane.
"Hey, you know... I'm gonna send you some gifts on christmas, and we'll video chat, and I'll text you, and we'll be in touch" Rodger tried to break the silence.
Gabrielle weakly smiled.
Until they called her plane.
My heart dropped.
It skipped a bunch of beats.
I felt like dying.

"I guess this is good-bye." Gabrielle stood up.
"Good-bye,Rod. I'll visit soon." She said hugging him for long.

She looked at me.

The pain of her just looking at me was intense. I couldn't help it.
I'll always remember those blue eyes that stood out in her face.


We hugged.
"Remember, I'll always have your back. Always." We hugged for a long time, until she let go.
She started walking away.
When I remembered.The scrapbook.


"WAIT!" I yelled, running towards her.
"What?" She asked, panicking.
"Here. I made just for you." I took out a friendship scrapbook covered with her favorite colors.
"What's this?" She said opening it.
She had tears of joy.
"I love it." She said hugging me.
They called her plane again.
"Hurry on, you have to go." I told her.
We let go.
And I walked away.

When it hit me.
I burst in to Rodger's arms and cried my little heart out.
"It's okay.You guys will keep in contact, and will always, always be best friends." I cried harder.

I looked back at Gabrielle who was crying too, and waved at her.

~Bells