Half A Heart
Chapter Four
Quin’s POV
“Alright, so we’ve got ice cream, milk, bread, eggs, chicken, hamburger… damn we forgot the hamburger buns.” Melody complained as we put all the food in its proper place. “We can go back tomorrow.” She shook her head. “I don’t feel like going back out.”
“So that was awkward… bumping into Liam and all.”
“Quin you said you wouldn’t bring it up again.” Melody referred back to my promise in the car. “Yes, it was awkward, no, I won’t call him. Drop it, please!” I crossed my arms over my chest and plopped down in my chair.
“He still hasn’t replaced my couch like he said he would.” I mumbled.
“Oh my god! If you’re so upset about the damn couch then you call him and ask!” Melody tossed her phone at me and stomped off to her bedroom, slamming the door shut.
“I wasn’t bringing it up!” I yelled and got off the couch, walking over to her room. “Mels, let me in.”
“No.”
“Come on, I wasn’t saying that to get you to talk about him.” I said honestly. “I was just thinking out loud.” I heard sniffling inside the room. “Okay, if you don’t let me in, I’m going to force my way in.”
“The door’s locked.”
“I have a hair pin.” I shrugged and waited. When I heard the door click, I cracked it open and peeked inside. “Are you okay?”
“I broke up with him.” I nodded and walked over to my best friend who was sitting on the edge of her bed. “I broke up with him because I wanted to… so why am I hurting right now?”
“Because you still love him, and know that no matter what you do or say, you won’t heal his broken heart.” I took her hands in mine. “Look, if you really want to, we can go back to that stupid grocery store and find Liam, or you could just go to his apartment… that would be a lot easier… or you can sit in here and think about what you did and how you broke that boys heart and never find out if he’ll give you another chance.” I regretted my words the second Melody started crying even harder. “Or… or not!”
“I just…” After that the words got incoherent and then she grabbed her keys and ran out of the apartment just after screaming something about ice cream and cookie dough.
Melody’s POV
I walked around the store and searched for my comfort food: ice cream, cookie dough, Naked juice, and maybe a family sized lasagna. Just depends on the mood, really. I looked at the frozen lasagna and debated with myself. “Should I get it?” I thought out loud as a mother and her two kids walked past. I’m positive they thought I was insane. “If I do get it, would Quin want some? I should just get the single serving… but then it’ll be gone quicker… maybe if I get it and put my name on it—“
“Melody step away from the lasagna!” I looked over at my best friend who was running towards me. I quickly grabbed the frozen entrée, tossed it in my cart and ran before she could catch up to me. It didn’t work. “Put it back!” I groaned as Quin grabbed my cart and pulled it away from me.
“Just the one! I’ll share it with you for dinner and everything!” I begged as people walking by avoided us like the plague.
“You know what happened last time you broke down like this? You gained the freshman fifteen that you wanted to avoid. Do you want to do that again?” I shook my head as Quin reached into the cart. “Now, I’m going to put this back, we’re going to go home, I’ll cook dinner and you’re going to sit in the living room and wait where I can keep an eye on you.” I nodded in agreement as I walked away from the cart, waiting on Quin.
~*~
A few days later, school had started back up and I was beyond thankful for the distraction, but the work was a million times harder and I had at least ten girls come up to me after class and ask if I was Liam Payne’s ex-girlfriend. Every time I said ‘yes’, I got a negative response (one girl even threw her diet soda at me!), so I began to pretend I didn’t hear the question.
One day after class, a girl purposely put herself in my way, so there was no way I was going to ignore her. “Hi, you’re Melody right?” I nodded and adjusted my brown, over-the-shoulder backpack. “The one that dated Liam Payne?”
“Can we not do this?” I groaned and began to rub my temples.
“I’m sorry?”
“It’s been a really long day and I don’t need another Liam fan telling me how much of a bitch I am for what I did or how they’re going to kill me, or throw another beverage on me. I’ve got a class to get to.”
“I—“
“I don’t mean to be rude, just… I don’t want to do this today.” Or ever again. Being the girl that broke up with Liam Payne (of the One Direction) after he proposed called for bullies much more intense than the ones you will ever encounter in high school.
“I was just wondering if you were okay.” That was different.
“What?”
“I know you must have had your reasons for breaking up with him, and I get it, no one knows the whole story. Fans giving you crap must be hard… I was just checking up on you… there are a few sane fans in the world.” I smiled and nodded.
“Yeah, I’m okay. Thanks.”
“You’re welcome. I’m Aimee by the way.”
“Nice to meet you.” I took her extended hand and gave it a shake before she turned and walked away.
School was much easier after that.
“Alright, so we’ve got ice cream, milk, bread, eggs, chicken, hamburger… damn we forgot the hamburger buns.” Melody complained as we put all the food in its proper place. “We can go back tomorrow.” She shook her head. “I don’t feel like going back out.”
“So that was awkward… bumping into Liam and all.”
“Quin you said you wouldn’t bring it up again.” Melody referred back to my promise in the car. “Yes, it was awkward, no, I won’t call him. Drop it, please!” I crossed my arms over my chest and plopped down in my chair.
“He still hasn’t replaced my couch like he said he would.” I mumbled.
“Oh my god! If you’re so upset about the damn couch then you call him and ask!” Melody tossed her phone at me and stomped off to her bedroom, slamming the door shut.
“I wasn’t bringing it up!” I yelled and got off the couch, walking over to her room. “Mels, let me in.”
“No.”
“Come on, I wasn’t saying that to get you to talk about him.” I said honestly. “I was just thinking out loud.” I heard sniffling inside the room. “Okay, if you don’t let me in, I’m going to force my way in.”
“The door’s locked.”
“I have a hair pin.” I shrugged and waited. When I heard the door click, I cracked it open and peeked inside. “Are you okay?”
“I broke up with him.” I nodded and walked over to my best friend who was sitting on the edge of her bed. “I broke up with him because I wanted to… so why am I hurting right now?”
“Because you still love him, and know that no matter what you do or say, you won’t heal his broken heart.” I took her hands in mine. “Look, if you really want to, we can go back to that stupid grocery store and find Liam, or you could just go to his apartment… that would be a lot easier… or you can sit in here and think about what you did and how you broke that boys heart and never find out if he’ll give you another chance.” I regretted my words the second Melody started crying even harder. “Or… or not!”
“I just…” After that the words got incoherent and then she grabbed her keys and ran out of the apartment just after screaming something about ice cream and cookie dough.
Melody’s POV
I walked around the store and searched for my comfort food: ice cream, cookie dough, Naked juice, and maybe a family sized lasagna. Just depends on the mood, really. I looked at the frozen lasagna and debated with myself. “Should I get it?” I thought out loud as a mother and her two kids walked past. I’m positive they thought I was insane. “If I do get it, would Quin want some? I should just get the single serving… but then it’ll be gone quicker… maybe if I get it and put my name on it—“
“Melody step away from the lasagna!” I looked over at my best friend who was running towards me. I quickly grabbed the frozen entrée, tossed it in my cart and ran before she could catch up to me. It didn’t work. “Put it back!” I groaned as Quin grabbed my cart and pulled it away from me.
“Just the one! I’ll share it with you for dinner and everything!” I begged as people walking by avoided us like the plague.
“You know what happened last time you broke down like this? You gained the freshman fifteen that you wanted to avoid. Do you want to do that again?” I shook my head as Quin reached into the cart. “Now, I’m going to put this back, we’re going to go home, I’ll cook dinner and you’re going to sit in the living room and wait where I can keep an eye on you.” I nodded in agreement as I walked away from the cart, waiting on Quin.
~*~
A few days later, school had started back up and I was beyond thankful for the distraction, but the work was a million times harder and I had at least ten girls come up to me after class and ask if I was Liam Payne’s ex-girlfriend. Every time I said ‘yes’, I got a negative response (one girl even threw her diet soda at me!), so I began to pretend I didn’t hear the question.
One day after class, a girl purposely put herself in my way, so there was no way I was going to ignore her. “Hi, you’re Melody right?” I nodded and adjusted my brown, over-the-shoulder backpack. “The one that dated Liam Payne?”
“Can we not do this?” I groaned and began to rub my temples.
“I’m sorry?”
“It’s been a really long day and I don’t need another Liam fan telling me how much of a bitch I am for what I did or how they’re going to kill me, or throw another beverage on me. I’ve got a class to get to.”
“I—“
“I don’t mean to be rude, just… I don’t want to do this today.” Or ever again. Being the girl that broke up with Liam Payne (of the One Direction) after he proposed called for bullies much more intense than the ones you will ever encounter in high school.
“I was just wondering if you were okay.” That was different.
“What?”
“I know you must have had your reasons for breaking up with him, and I get it, no one knows the whole story. Fans giving you crap must be hard… I was just checking up on you… there are a few sane fans in the world.” I smiled and nodded.
“Yeah, I’m okay. Thanks.”
“You’re welcome. I’m Aimee by the way.”
“Nice to meet you.” I took her extended hand and gave it a shake before she turned and walked away.
School was much easier after that.
Notes
New chapter! Sorry it's been so long you guys. I've been super busy! But I've gotten back into writing so yay!
Lots of love!
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Katie
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2/18/14