The Mess

Chapter 3: The truth

Should I tell him? To do or no to do, she thought to herself. The hand extended toward her, and she got it.

"Hi." she said

"What happened? You've got this sad look." She smiled at him

"Where were you? I didn't see you this morning." She asked

"I was walking around with Chris" She nodded, but then she sat back down, Jake sat down with her. Melody sighed with frustration, and then she got a whole bunch of sand and threw it all. Jake didn't say anything, he didn't want her anger to go to him, and she might beat the crap out of him. Melody then started to sobbing, and that's when Jake went into action. He hugged her while he rubbed her back. She cried for a few minutes. So much for dried up, she thought sarcastically.

Melody wiped her tears and looked up at him. Damn the problem must be big, maybe about Chris. I don't know. Poor her, thought Jake. Her eyes were huge and watery, and there were streaks of tears down her cheeks.

"Can I tell you something? It's really serious, and you knew this before." Yup it's about Chris, he thought. "Okay anyway I'm in a huge problem. Oh by the way I only trust you with this, so please don't lose my trust. Anyway I'm in a Mess! I did it with Chris, but I'm going out with Darry! I skrewed up big time! And Darry's mad at me because I supposedly." She said while putting the quotation fingers. "Drank! Now I don't know what to do, and Chris he doesn't know anything and I don't want to tell him. So I like... love them both, but what do I do?!" She said, and she got Jake's head, and shook it back and forth, without thinking. He yelped in surprise, and Melody quickly stopped and blushed.

"Sorry."

"I better not get that much close to you. I mean I knew since the first day that you were dangerous, but damn, now I know for real." He joked. Melody blushed even more.

"That's not helping! I need help, and if I don't, I might just faint every time they both talk to each other!" She started pacing. Jake got dizzy looking at her pacing so he grabbed her arm and pulled her down.

"Calm down! Think, you either break up with Darry or just forget about Chris."

"It's not that simple, I made love with Chris, but Darry doesn't know, and sooner or later Darry will want to do it too! And I just can't just do it with him too! If I don't then Darry will ask why!"

Jake just looked at her with wide eyes. She looked like she wanted to cry, and he pulled her into a hug. Melody cried, and whispered things to herself. Jake felt bad for her; he couldn't do anything but just listen.

"What do I do?" he didn't answer. A few minutes later Melody wiped her tears and stood up.

"I have to do something... And if you don't see me tomorrow, then you'll know that I left. 'Kay?" Jake nodded.

"Give me your number so we can meet another time." He gave her his phone number. Melody hugged him and walked away. She took a deep breath, it's now or never, thought Melody. She took the elevator, and opened the door, and she found Darry writing something. He looked at her and quickly hid the paper. She cocked her head. Then Darry smiled at her, and she felt like crying again.

"I need to talk to you about something. It's really important." Darry stood up and walked toward her.

"What is it?"

"I-I-I'm scared... I don't want to tell you this but you're my boyfriend and... and I love you. That's why I need to tell you this..." Melody said, her hands were shaking a lot.

Melody started pacing from side to side. Darry couldn't stand watching her pacing. He reached for her, and she flinched. He looked hurt, and Melody sighed and she sat on the floor.

"I-I really need you to be calm, when I tell you this. Please, just sit down, and don't come near me."

"Okay, but tell me... It's killing me seeing you like this." Melody started to cry.

"I-I did it with somebody." Darry's face was blank.

"What? You... what? With who?" He looked like he was stabbed in the heart.

"I'm-I'm sorry. I-"

"No! Just tell me who?" Melody started to cry even more.

"I'm really sorry. I was... I am confused! And-"

"NO! I said shut up, tell me! Who did you give yourself to?" Darry now stood up and walked toward Melody, shaking her.

"Stop! Please, I told you to stop! Get away, please!" But Darry didn't stop.

Outside the guys heard screaming, and crying. Damn, she's probably telling Darry now, thought Jake.

"What do you think is happening in there?" Asked Thomas. Jake couldn't stand the fighting he couldn't stand it.

"God dammit! Get me Chris. Now! Get him here!" Everybody started running, looking for Chris. A few minutes later Chris entered the hallway. He was walking calmly and he had a smile on his face. Jake stomped all the way to Chris.

"Listen!" Chris stood still trying to listen for something. He then heard someone scream and crying. He didn't notice those screams were coming from Melody's room.

"Uh. I hear some screams and crying..."

"Yeah! And that's Melody's room! She went to tell Darry that she did it with you! And now they're probably fighting because of that!" Chris started walking fast toward her room before Jake even finished. Shit!