CHAPTER 31

Normal point of view

"I can't believe you did that!" You say, referring to Zac 
hitting Amanda. You haven't been able to get over it the 
whole time, that was a MAJOR turn on. 

It is dark out and you and Zac have returned to the porch. 

You  both sit down and you begin to take your blades off. 
Zac doesn't even look at his blades, he immediatly starts 
kissing your neck. 

"It was for you." He says with a smile and pushes you 
back. 

He lays on top of you and sweetly kisses your lips. You 
wrap your arms around him and kiss him back. He moves his 
hands to go farther up your shirt when the door opens and 
Amanda is standing there. 

"Oh shit! What the hell is this girls problem?" You say. 

"Who cares!" Zac says and starts kissing you 
again. He continues moving up your shirt and you let him. 

It's about time this girl got a clue and realized Zac doesn't 
want her. 

Amanda just stands there watching you two, wishing it was 
her and Zac. 

"I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE!" She screams. 
She grabs Zac off of you and throws him against the wall. 

He crumples to the ground in pain, then she walks out 
onto the lawn. 

"C'mon, I know how to fight now!" She calls to you. 

You rush over to Zac. 

"Are you ok?" You ask. 

"Ya." He says.
 
"C'mon!" Amanda calls again. "If I beat you down I get Zac, 
if you beat me down, you get Zac." 

"Get over it, I would never go out with you!" Zac calls 
back to her. 

"Well then at least let me have the joy of kicking the 
crap out of her." She calls back. 

"Ok." You say taking off your blades and walking onto 
the lawn. 

You put your fists in front of your face and let her 
make the first move. She swings at you but you block 
her arm and punch her in the stomach. She catches her 
breath and prepares to hit you again. She fakes a swing 
and kicks you in the stomach instead. You back up quickly 
and catch your breath just as she moves to kick you again 
you catch her foot and yank it to the side. She screams 
in pain and falls to the ground but moves to get up. You 
don't even let her, you kick her in the nose then spin 
and kick her again. She falls to the ground and doesn't 
move. You walk up to her and look at her face. Her 
eyes are open and she's trying to say something. 

"He's mine, so back off!" You tell her. 
You walk back onto the porch and take Zac inside. 

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	"Amelia, I have told you before, you have to cont-
rol your temper." Walker says to you. 

It is the next day and you have been getting a lecture 
for an hour. 

"She hit me first." You keep repeating. 

"I don't care, you shouldn't have beaten her so bad." 
He adds.  "She is in the hospital." 

"She is not!" You shout, defending yourself. "She is in 
surgery, PLASTIC surgery getting her nose fixed, that is 
NOT the hospital." 

"Ok, this is your last warning. You two have been 
fighting over Zac long enough. If this happens one more 
time, I am going to forbid you and Zac from seeing each 
other, permanently. If you guys can't talk this out then 
you aren't mature enough to have a boyfriend. Is that 
clear?" Walker says. 

"Crystal!" You say with a smile and walk upstairs to 
your room. "He wants us to talk?" You say outloud. "I'll 
talk to her!" You say and walk into your room thinking up 
plenty of cruel things that you could do to Amanda.

"I found out what my dad said." Zac says as he walks out 
onto the balcony and wraps his arms around your waist. 

"Yeppers." You reply. 

"Please don't hit her, or fight her anymore." Zac pleads. 

You turn around to face him and lean up against the 
balcony wall. 

"No promises." You answer. 

"But if you fight her I can't do this." He says as he 
kisses you. 

You pull him close to you and kiss him back. He holds you 
tight and starts gently touching your sides. You put your 
hands on his chest and just leave them there and he 
pulls you even closer. 

Hey, pretty good chest for a twelve year old, you think 
to yourself. 

He moves down and kisses your neck and chest then goes 
back to your lips. You wrap your arms around him then kiss 
his neck. He moans a little when you do this so you continue. 
He moves his hands up your shirt and you kiss him back on 
the lips. 

"AND I.......WILL ALWAYS...LOVE YOU...I....WILL ALWAYS LOVE 
YOU!" 

You pull away from the kiss (but leave Zac's hands up your 
shirt) and look over the edge of the balcony. 

Amanda is down there with a boom box, blasting and singing 
the song "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston. 

"You have got to be kidding!" You yell over the noise. 

Zac just ignores her and starts kissing your neck. It 
feels so good that you decide to try and ignore her. Zac 
takes his hands from your shirt and starts runnning his 
fingers up and down your back. 

The song ends and you hope Amanda will leave but then the 
song "You're Still the One" by Shania Twain comes on and 
she starts singing that. Zac acts oblivious to the racket 
and just enjoys kissing you. Three songs later she is still 
going and so are you and Zac. 

"THAT's IT!" You scream. "I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!" You 
push Zac off of you and walk off of the balcony into your 
room and towards the door. 

"PLEASE!" Zac begs, grabbing your arm. "If you fight her 
we will have to break up." 

You stare into his eyes, eyes you will never look into 
again if you fight Amanda. You just stand there staring 
in his big brown eyes. He pulls you close and backs you 
up to the bed. He lays you down then lays on top of you 
and starts kissing you again. Just as you are about to 
forget about Amanda, things start flying into your room 
from the balcony. Flowers, love letters, stuffed animals, 
all kinds of stuff. 

"That's it!" You say pushing Zac off of you and running 
downstairs. 

"Amelia!" Zac calls after you, "AMELIA! PLEASE!" 

You ignore his calls and rush out the door onto the lawn. 
Amanda stops throwing stuff when she see's you. You notice 
she has a girl with her. 

"Kristen?" You ask the other girl. 

"Oh hi Amelia!" She answers. 

"What are you doing here?" You ask, totally surprised. 

"Helping Amanda get Zac." She answers with a smirk. 

"WHAT?" You ask astonished. 

"Well, I finally realized that Amanda deserves Zac a 
LOT more then you do." She answers still smirking at 
you. 

"Yep, she is helping me get him!" Amanda says pointing 
behind you. You hadn't even realized Zac was standing 
there. 

"Amanda, get over it. Even if I were dead Zac wouldn't 
go out with you, or kiss you, or touch you, or even talk 
to you." You say feeling the anger boil up inside of you. 

"But you see, that's where you are wrong." She answers 
with a smile. "See, Zac has kissed me before. Remember when 
you two had that big fight about kissing Taylor or 
something? Well Zac came to me. I was at the ramp and he 
came there. I talked to him and we kissed. Not a peck, a 
kiss, in other words his tongue was in my mouth." Amanda 
adds with a smile. 

"God! You would say anything wouldn't you?" You ask. "Zac 
would never do that. Right babe?" You ask turning your 
head to look at Zac. 

He has his arms crossed in front of him and his head 
is down. 

"Right Zac?" You ask again. 

He looks up at you with a scared and sad expression on 
his face. "Um, I did, um...kiss her....once!" He mumbles. 

"You what?" You ask turning completly around and facing 
him. 

"Well I was feeling really bad cause you kissed Taylor 
so I kissed her, now we are even!" He says looking a 
little angry. 

"Even? EVEN? YOU KISSED THE GIRL I HATE THE MOST! I KISSED 
YOUR BROTHER! YOU KISSED THE GIRL WHO HAS RUINED MANY OF 
OUR MAKE-OUT SESSIONS! I KISSED THE DUDE WHO HELPED US 
GET TO SEE EACH OTHER AND LIED TO YOUR 'RENTS FOR US! YOU 
KISSED THE GIRL WHO HAS PUNCHED ME COUNTLESS TIMES IN THE 
PAST! I KISSED THE BOY WHO HAS BEEN THERE FOR ME WHEN WE 
SPLIT UP! HOW IS THAT EVEN?" You scream at the top of 
your lungs. 

"I KISSED HER ONE TIME, UNO, ONCE, ONE! YOU KISSED TAYLOR 
TWICE THEN LIED TO ME AND TOLD ME YOU ONLY KISSED HIM 
ONCE. I SAW YOU TWO THAT NIGHT ON THE PORCH! I SAW YOU 
TWO IN YOUR ROOM! AND EVEN THOUGH KRISTEN WARNED YOU, YOU 
STILL KISSED HIM AGAIN!" He screams. 

You are totally shocked. "You saw us?" You ask. 

"YES!" He answers. 

"Then why didn't you say anything?" You ask. 

"Because I wanted to see if you loved me enough to come 
back to me." He answers. 

"Oh." You reply. 

"Did I mention he put his hands up my shirt?" Amanda 
yells towards us. 

Your eyes go wide. 

"AMANDA!" He screams. "Look, it's what I do when I kiss. 
It just happens. I didn't...." 

You don't let him finish. You run into your room and slam 
your door closed and lock it. 

Ok, you say to yourself, this has gone on long enough,
I swear I am going to kill that girl. 

You change for bed then go to sleep thinking of a million 
different ways to kill Amanda.

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Chapter 32:
Through Thick and Thin: