Locker Room Break Up

The first month of school sure does fly by quick. Ashley broke up with Dante once she found out about the hickeys on his neck. Gross.

Everyone seems to be in order. My grades are good and Ray and Dante...well they have been avoiding me for quite some time. I have no idea why though.

I walked down the school hall, entering my classroom. I hear gasps and muttering. I feel stares on me as I stalk to my seat. That's when I saw it, er felt it.

The hand that wrapped around my shoulder flips me. And I'm face to face with...Ray! His eyes held a cloud of sadness and guilt.

I pull his arm off of me. "Oh? I thought you weren't talking to me?" I huff in frustration. His body shakes as he laughs.

"I've known you for so long. Now you think you I'll leave you? No. I've been hanging out with some other friends. Even my girlfriend." I almost forgot he had a girlfriend.

"How is Claire?" He sighed, laughing.

"She's good. Actually, she wants to talk to you though." I nod. I sit in my chair and wait for the lecture to begin.

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I walked down the hall, searching for Claire. When I walked passed the girl locker room, I heard moaning. My face blushed from embarrassment.

"Oh, Claire!" My ears picked up the name, and voice.

"Oh Marcus." My heart sank. Well, he's getting dumped. Then it hit me. It was Ray's Claire. I rushed in the locker room, gasping.

Marcus and Claire stopped their heated session and looked at me, wide eyed.

"Eve. This isn't what it looks like." I look at Claire, lifting one eyebrow.  Then I heard the cracking of a voice.

"C-claire? Marcus?" I turn around, looking at Ray. His eyes watering with tears. Ann just so happened to walk by.

"Oh? Breaking another relationship, Evelyn?" My hand went into a fist.

"What do you mean another?" I snap back.

"Well, you broke me and Erenth up." My eyes went wider and my body went pale.

"E-erenth was your boyfriend?" I couldn't move. My fist released itself as I felt tears coming up the surface.

Erenth was an amazing friend of mine, who happened to die.

"Yea! He wasn't answering my calls, my texts, or anything! All because I told him about you."

"Ann, he's dead." Her eyes widen.

"D-d-dead?! But...but..how?" My body shook, as I told her about how got stuck in the current by the beach.

"I'm, I'm so sorry." She runs out. I sigh, knowing that ain't the real problem right now.

"Claire, how could you? After everything?!"

She looked down, ashamed.

"Don't tell me you and Eve weren't hooking it up every weekend night!" I laughed.

"No, no,no. Every weekend night, we go the beach." Ray tries explaining. Claire's eyes widen, as she realizes he is telling the truth.

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I walk out of the locker room, with Marcus. "So, what excuse do you have for me?" I ask.

He looks at me, shocked. He knows where this is going. "We're breaking up aren't we?" I shake my head no.

"Tell me why I shouldn't first."

"Well, trust me on this, it wasn't supposed to go that far. You know I'm not like that. Eve, you know me." His voice chokes out.

"I wanna believe you, I really do. But...after what I saw, in there, I don't know." We locked eye contact, as the tears fell from both our faces.

"Please! You can't leave me! Please. Eve. I...I love you." I couldn't keep it together anymore as I snapped.

"Give me a good fucking reason why I shouldn't leave you? You said those words so many times, I feel like you're lying to both of us!

"Marcus, you mean the world to me. You know that, but you can't take me for granted."

He reaches his hand to touch me and I pulled away.

"Don't fucking touch me." I look away from him. Tears spurring down both our faces.

"Well, goodbye then, Eve." He walked away. I collapsed to my knees as more tears fell. I really thought he was the one. I was wrong.

"Eve?!" I look up, tears blocking my vision. But I knew her voice.

"Mandy?" She goes on her knees and hugs me tightly.

"We...me and Marcus...broke..up. But don't worry bout my....heart,I can handle...myself. " I say through thick sobs.

Mandy knew when I was lying, as she was my younger sister.

"I'll find Ray for you?" I shake my head no. "Ann?" Shake. "Sindy?" Shake. "Kristi?" I lift my head up and see Dante.

His face goes through a wave of panic and anger as he rushes past the fountains and people in his way.

"Eve? Are you okay? Who hurt you? Are you hurt? I mean obvisouly, you're crying." Mandy stands up, pulling me up with her.

"What's it to you? She doesn't have any business with you!" I forgot Mandy hated Dante.

"Mandy, its fine." I pull out of her grasp. I hug Dante, putting my head against his chest, listening to his heart beat. He hugs me back.

Mandy's face goes through shock and she turns and  walks away and down the hall.  The locker room door opens as Ray and Claire walk out. I pull away quickly.

"Hey Eve, Dante. Where did Marcus go?" I look at my feet.

"I don't know. He...er...we...broke up. Heh. Wow, I'm a failure. Three years of dating, and he cheated on me, how many times?" Dante slaps the back of my neck.

"He ain't worth your tears. Stop thinking about him and look at me. I hate seeing you cry, Ms.ToughAsShit." I lifted my head up and avoided eye contact with him.

"Look me in the eyes."

"Why do you care about me?"

"Because, I do!"

"But why?"

"Who doesn't?"

"People who don't!"

"Well, their idiots!"

"But why do you care, Dante?" He went to go speak, but closed his mouth firmly shut.

I sigh and walked away. When he said he cared about me, my heart swooned.

I know I got out of a 3 year relationship and I shouldn't be moving on quiet yet. But I can't help it.

Man, does October have a lot for me.