Beauty Is Thin 15

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Things progressed normally for the rest of the week. Jody and I went out for coffee as we did every week and she explained to me her talks with Shyla. She mentioned how she didn't want to talk behind my back so she didn't tell Shyla much. I had already known this, but hearing her say the words made me feel so wonderful.

There was only one problem left...For this past month Jody had been trying to convince me to talk with the manager of the skating rink, for the second time now. She was tired of his constant apologies to me, and all the other bull shit he had pulled.

Every Sunday I went skating there was always some excuse that I couldn't talk to him. First it was that it was Mother's Day so I didn't go. Next it was that Donald (the manager of the skating rink) wasn't at the rink. And my last attempt had been that I wanted to wait a week to gather my words. Finally the last week came down, and she was persistent to get me to talk with him.

Now...Unfortunately...It just so happened that Sunday was Richard's birthday. He would be 20. I couldn't possibly tell the manager, Donald, about Richard's continuous attempts on his birthday! Especially since it was his 20th! Sadly, Jody didn't have the same sympathy towards Richard. I couldn't blame her for this of course. She was simply trying to look out for me, and all the other minors at the rink.

“You've waited a month. He's just going to keep coming back and annoying you if you don't stop this now.” Jody explained to me, it was almost like there was a sympathetic look in her eyes as she said this.

“Well, I know...It's just, his 20^th birthday is a big thing! What if he never forgets this and always holds a grudge!” I pleaded.

“Maybe this will be a good thing for him too then, it might teach him a lesson and he can start going for girls his own age.” Her response was so quick and well thought, it amazed me as always.

There was no argument to this. I had to do it.

Saturday night came, and I had done well at avoiding all contact with Richard. Although that doesnt mean that he didnt contact me... Every time I had a new update on msn, he always had an update response to it.

First it was me saying that I felt terrible, Richard's response: “why does she have to feel this way”

Next I wrote on my update that I was looking for some friends to go with me on a trip soon...Richard: hmm. wish i could be with her

Next I updated it with “feels like shit, listening to The Beatles to feel better.”...Richard: i would help if i were allowed Emily

Next was... Emily: Guns N' Roses <3 Queen <3 The Beatles <3 Bon Jovi <3 The Scorpions <3

Richard: brad paisly<3 taylor swift<3 t-pain<3 jason michael charrol<3 Zac Brown band<3. all in the same night within the same hour. yay

It continued like this through out all of the week...

Emily: I'm so fucking tired.

Richard: so go to sleep. wish i could fall asleep and never wake up. it would make everything much easier

Emily: Jess is spending the night :D

Richard: hola mi amiga jess

Emily: Can't wait to see Shyla

Richard: shyla..... i remember that person. lol

Sadly Richard had called me one night back when we talked regularly and Shyla was with me. Their personalities fit together perfectly. Which was the reason I tried to let them never talk. Despite Shyla not liking his appearance, his personality was pretty much Shyla's perfect guy. A fact I had always tried to hide.

And finally his last post at 12:14 am, Sunday morning, was;

Richard: today is gonna be great. nobody will fuck up my birthday... nobody

I felt so terrible...It was as if he already knew my awful and cruel plan...

All I had to do was get Jody to forget to ask me on Sunday to talk with Donald.... I had to at least try.

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I'm really sorry about the delay, its just I only got 13 votes on my last chapter!!! :/ You should know how sad that makes me. So there's an extra thanks to all of you who commented on my last chapter ;)

Annnd a few of you have really kept me going and your comments are always so helpful for me to continue so thank you to; pinkslip, deathroses, and shyla (yes Shyla has an account ;] )

So I'll post the next chapter really soon if we can get back up to at least 17 votes ;) <3