(end of part one)
---- That night ----
"I guess me, India and Whitney will go together, and Alicia, Christina, Lance and Justin so that leaves JC, Chris, and Joey." Sylvia looked at the guys.
"Let's just go!!" Lance said.
India, Sylvia, and Whitney had the radio blaring some old song, they passed Lance and the guys. When they got there, Sylvia talked with the bartender she knew from high school. JC came up to her.
"Let's dance."
"Ok, bye Joe!!" she yelled, they got on the dance floor, a song by Amber played. She saw Lance and Christina in a booth with Joey and Whitney, Justin and Alicia were dancing as well as India and Chris. JC pulled Sylvia close and put his hands on her moving hips.
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"What's up with them?" Whitney asked pointing to JC and Sylvia.
"Beats me." Joey said forgetting they were dating.
"Isn't it strange, they're actually acting nice to each other, it scares me." Christina said.
"I know, it's like, I can't put my finger on it, but..." Sylvia and JC came over and sat in the booth. JC put his arm around Sylvia.
"Hey guys," she said. Justin and Alicia came over.
"I'm digging the look JC, makes you look very hot tonight." Alicia commented. Sylvia felt like punching her but sat quietly.
"I'm going back out there." Sylvia said. JC got up to and they danced on the floor. Soon they were all on the dance floor.
"I'm going to get a drink." JC said to her, more like yelled.
"Yeah, I'm going to sit down." She went over, she talked with Joe and India came over.
"Hey!!" India said.
"Hi, listen, what is up with Alicia saying that."
"Hey, I have no clue."
"I mean why is she always like that, I get a guy she can't have and she'll go out of her way to get him."
"I think your overreacting, they're just friends," India said, she wanted to take it back when she saw JC and Alicia laughing in a booth. "Let's go to the bathroom for a minute."
"Why?"
"No reason," she tried to get her out before she saw them but it was too late. JC was now stroking her hair, had his arm around her and they looked in love.
"Um, you want to go?" India asked.
"Yeah. I do." India got Whitney and they left, Sylvia's head was pounding. When they jumped in the car, JC came running out.
"Wait Sylvia, don't go!!" he yelled, but silver Jimmy drove off.
Part 2
She threw her purse down, she didn't talk much the way home. She was so angry, she laid on her bed and thought for awhile.
She woke up, her neck throbbed, she looked around the room and found JC sitting in a chair, asleep. She smiled, even though she was angry at him, he looked so sweet. She laid a blanket on him, and whispered,
"You never give up do you?" she silently walked into the living room and Justin was sitting on the couch alone.
"Hey Sylvia, I need to talk to you."
"Ok, about?"
"Alicia." she sighed.
"Let's go for a walk."
"Sure." they were walking on the beach, Justin grabbed her arm.
"You know I'm scared."
"Why?" Sylvia asked.
"Because, I never met anyone like Alicia."
"Yeah me too." she said but didn't mean it in the way Justin did.
"I think I'm losing her, last night she was with JC a lot, it wasn't hard to notice, you did."
"Go on." she said absorbing Justin's words.
"She told me this morning, that she found some guy, she started liking and she broke up with me." he looked away hoping Sylvia didn't notice his tears but she did.
"Do you know who the guy is?" he looked surprise.
"I thought you would know, but I'm afraid I can't trust myself if I found out."
"Well, I'm sorry Justin, I don't know anything, if that's what you mean."
"No I need help from you."
"What Justin? I mean I'll do anything for a friend."
"I want you to stay with me, I mean like friends, away from Alicia, I need something to keep my mind off of her."
"I think, I know where." she took Justin to a place she loved visiting since she was little. A little private park, away from the madness from the world.
"I love it here, we could stay here and then go out and eat somewhere."
"Great." he still looked like hell.
"C'mon Justin, you're with me, remember." he smiled. They sat on a bench, they talked.
"I've been with a lot of girls, but I don't think I'll ever trust myself with Alicia, she's so delicate."
"Yeah, a sure fairy, she can handle anything, god made her dance and made her irresistible."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"A lot of boyfriends I've had in the past, we never try to let one come between us, but it always hurt."
"Sorry, I didn't know, and you and JC?"
"What about us?"
"Well, he just isn't like that."
"Like what?"
"He's a gentleman, never will do all the horrible things I've done." she looked away.
"But it still does hurt." she said, she started to cry. This was so unusual, she never let anything make her cry, she was tough, not the softy her mother made sure she didn't grow up to be. Justin held her, he didn't say anything because she needed to cry.
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"I woke up and she was gone, why is this happening to me?" he paced.
"Maybe she doesn't want to be with you now." Lance said. Alicia barged in.
"Have you seen Justin?" she asked.
"No why?" Lance asked.
"He isn't answering anything and he isn't home."
"Oh god, this isn't happening." JC said while grabbing his coat and leaving.
"What's happening?"
"Sit down, I think I got it all." Whitney said.
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"Justin, I don't think I'll ever get over him." she sniffled, she told him everything, right down to how, when she was little she watched the brutal killing of her mother. He understood, he couldn't help but want to beat the shit out of JC.
"Well, you know, you got a great friend right here."
"Thanks a lot, I feel so selfish, I know your hungry cuz I heard your stomach growling." he blushed.
"Let's go." They ate to go, Justin and Sylvia had a nice picnic in a public park. Soon it became dark and it started raining. They ran to the car and drove home.
"Well, do you wanna come in?"
"Um, hold on lemme check my messages." she went inside, no one was home, she found a single red rose, it was from JC:
Sylvia,
I love you. I'll be waiting for you later.
JC
She grabbed the rose and went next door, Justin and Sylvia played video games.
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JC sat on the couch waiting for Sylvia. The door opened, he jumped up, it was Alicia.
"Have you seen her?" he asked. she shook her head.
"How come she is like this, you could really hate her for the way she acts." he said.
"Yeah." Alicia walked up to him.
"It'll get better." she told him.
"What?" he looked confused.
"I wanna talk with you."
"So what is it?"
"Well, I think that me and Justin are completely over."
"Gee, I'm sorry."
"It's ok, I know, I just didn't want to go out like this, I think, that what I’m trying to say is..." she brushed her brown hair from her shoulders, her eyes as blue as ever.
"You wanted something more." he finished.
"Yeah, I guess I did. I don't want to hurt him, but I haven't seen him, I know he's avoiding me."
"Yeah." JC stood up, Alicia got up too.
"I know you wanted to talk but I need to look for Sylvia."
"Yeah, and if you see Justin, we really need to talk."
"Sure." but before he left Alicia grabbed him and kissed him.
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"Well I'm leaving." she said after one hour.
"Ok, see you later."
"You count on it." she went into JC's room and climbed off his balcony to hers. She looked inside and was hoping to see JC, but she saw JC and Alicia kissing in her room. Her heart sunk and she shivered from the sight she saw. A tear blended in the rain falling on her. She dropped her rose and felt deceived and hurt.
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"Omigod, Alicia!!" JC jerked away from her. "I am your friend, I tried helping you."
"Well you couldn't stop being so sexy could you." she say hoping the compliment watered down his anger.
"What?! I can't believe you, I love Sylvia, and, and... I'm out of here." He walked over to her sliding glass door, he stepped out and saw the rose staring up at him and he felt guilty. He walked past Alicia coldly and searched for Sylvia.
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He searched every where from her work to where she works out. No sign, he gave up and headed in. He came walking in and Justin was watching a movie on HBO or something like that.
"Yo JC, did you and Sylvia make up?"
"What are you talking about?"
"What you mean she never talked to you?"
"Well, yeah, do you know where she is?"
"I dunno, she could of snuck past me or something but I have no clue."
"Great." he walked into his room, paced and decided he needed fresh air, he stepped out, it was slightly chilly. He jumped when he noticed someone was out there. Sylvia was on the ground holding her legs while resting her head on her knees. When she noticed someone outside she stood up. It was JC he was relieved to see her but she felt like running but her wobbly knees made her stand there. He walked towards her. He put his hand on her cheek, she was cold, but his warm hand welcomed her and he found himself holding her. She was soaked to the bone and cold but the only feeling he felt was the protection that he should of known he would find himself with someone he loved. She shivered and the warmth around her made it hard for her, she felt like loving him over again, but a voice refused that proposal and she found herself unsure of everything.
"I'm so tired JC." she whispered before she pulled herself away and left.
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