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Foolish
She was an independent, lonely girl; he was a guy that got whoever he wanted. What happens when he manages to woo this free spirit and cage her? A story of teenage love and betrayal.
By Seraph Valentine
Prologue
Never fall in love; because you do just that, fall, and it hurts like hell. Trust me on this one. It may seem nice at the time but it ends up hellish. Your heart ends up being ripped from your chest and left to rot on the dirty ground, too far from you to recover. People tell you it's best to move on, but when you've already given so much up, it's nearly impossible to move on, no matter how hard you try. No matter how many other people you look at or how many people ask you out, you just can't move on, you feel as if there's still a chance that the one you once loved will come back to you, that all of the pain you're feeling will actually have a purpose and that it'll all be better. You hang onto that hope that they'll love you again like they did, even though they've found someone new. Even though you know in your mind they never really loved you.
What makes me say all of this?
It happened to me. I was foolish enough to fall in love, stupid enough to let myself be deceived by his charming smile, his pleasant lies, his disarming nature... All my friends had told me not to go out with him; they told me he was no good. I never listen, do I? Even now, as they tell me I could do better, I know that I can't, that I won't. I've become his trash; no one wants me except for my body anymore. Just because I'm not a virgin they think I'm easy. I was in love, and I thought he was too.
I'm such a fool...
“I’ve never considered myself foolish, you know? I, of all people, thought that I was above that. Looks like I was wrong. I had decided, even before I met Jack, that I wouldn't let myself fall in love, because everyone I truly care for ends up hurting me. But somehow... He managed to get past that... that defense system. I don't know how exactly he did it, but he did and that's all that matters, I suppose.
It started, at the beginning of my sophomore year at high school. I don't remember exactly when it was I met Jack, at the time it hadn't seemed all that important for me to keep track of, I was already pursuing someone at that time. I can't remember whether it was Henry or Seth, but I know that I wasn't interested in him at the time. I had heard too many stories of the infamous Jack Sullivan's talent show rap gone wrong to BE all that interested. My first memory of him, however, was when I met Ginger. I don't know if they were already dating at the time or what, but I remember that I walked in, was introduced to her and I smiled, and the first thing she said to me was "Awesome, your fangs are sharper than mine!" Instantly I disliked her. I remember also her asking me if her and Jack cuddling in the library was "too much PDA". I hadn't said much then, it didn't matter to me.
Jack and Ginger broke up after two or three weeks, and I was friends with Jack by then and was there to comfort him. He got over her pretty quickly, and she got over him like lightening. She had a new boyfriend in days his name was Bailey Morris. I somewhat knew him from junior high, never really liked him much either. I suppose I never really liked many people at the beginning of that year, too many bad memories, I suppose. That's when the trouble started. I already liked Seth Aldridge, he was a metal head, and in like, five bands, we were sort of friends and talked a lot online. It wasn't until the day before homecoming that I realize that he wasn't interested in being anything more than friends. I got over it quickly, after all, he'd have made a bad boyfriend for me anyways, but he makes a good friend, or at least he did...
The real trouble started at homecoming..."
