dude, that maimi was amazing!! i issue another challenge (only if youd like haha): 13 with mimi and...lets say jared~? B3c
13) “I hate you, but I think I hate myself more.”
It hadn’t taken her long to realize that she didn’t loveJared.
I mean, she loved Jared, for sure. He was pretty, she waspretty. He was rich and successful, she was rich and successful- really, theyshould have made the greatest power couple on the planet.
But Jared was…. Empty.
She was stupid.When they started dating, it was like by an act of God. She was the chosen one-and he, her prince here to rescue her from the perils of not being the mostpopular girl in school. He was fantastic- nice, and friendly, and they lovedwalking around holding hands but… at the end of the day, that’s all it was.
She noted that maybe she had seen whatever Jared really was.He played weird games with the weird hidden block club. He liked old tackyanimes, she didn’t really mind, but… if he wasn’t willing to tell her any partof the truth, then what did it mean? What did they mean together? She had foundout these things on accident, but any time she began to bring them up, there hewent again, metaphorically detouring from anything that might have meant hewasn’t the absolute coolest.
What was really shitty is that she was okay with keeping itthat way.
So they ‘dated’ for a full two months. She pretended thatshe liked him, and he pretended, she assumed, that he liked her. They ruled theschool, really. They kissed, and held hands, and was all lovey dovey in the eyesof others, but in privacy, they barely spoke. She didn’t like Jared, but ratherliked the idea of Jared, and this somehow made her a billion times lonelier.
“I hate you.” She said cooly.
Jared had nearly mistepped into his locker. He lookedaround, but no passing students had heard. He looked down at Mimi, armscrossed, gaze drifting away to the unknown, and gave a chuckle. “What in the world are you talking about,love?”
“I hate you, but I think I hate myself more.” She crossedher arms tighter, all but hugging herself. She continued to glance down the hallway,and couldn’t see her expression.
“Didn’t you want this?” Jared asked, his voice soft.Honestly, he was confused. He might have been a heartbreaker at times, but thisusually didn’t happen until after the break up, and also the whole hatingyourself bit was a little worrying.
“I did. But… “
“Then bear with me, just until the flower festival. I’msorry you feel that way.”
Mimi glanced up at him now and his facial expression wassurprisingly understanding. “Does this happen a lot?”
But as the other Normal Boots members ran up and ambushedtheir friend, Mimi backed off, letting him put up his front. She might havehated herself for this façade, but it was starting to look like he felt thesame way.
