"Long Awaited" Chapter 29: "Pick Me/ The Tyrannical Two, Part 1"

Virginia's POV:

For the next few weeks nothing really was going on. Except that David said he wanted to stay in New York for a while to be around me, I didn't object to it. I thought it was so kind after that song. I should be doing something for him. For some reason, every time I hung out with Justin after the concert, I felt like we had parted or grown apart somehow. I couldn't put my finger on it, but from the first time after I knew it wasn't going to work out. Being patient, I gave it a chance to settle and work, but it didn't. I really didn't know what to do when I finally decided I didn't want to be with him anymore, but I knew who I wanted to be with. I was in love. In love with one person and not so sure about the other. You could guess who was who. The next few weeks went by slow, which was kind of strange because I would've thought I would be happy to have David with me again, but I don't think it was him that made it slow. When I was with Justin all he could talk about was David. "How is he?" "What's he like?" "Do you like him?" Routine questions like that. "Fine." "He's nice and kind. Sort of like you." "Yes, I do." were always my answers. I never said I loved him in front of Justin though. Most of the time he questioned me about David and it made me mad. Very, very often he would ask me "Would you ever leave me for him?" but I never answered the question because I wasn't sure. He was always saying "I'm better than David," but I never payed any attention because I wasn't so sure with him anymore. David rarely did this, however, which was just like him. He never wanted to compare himself to Justin. Compared to David, Justin was very insecure. Although David isn't always so sure about himself, Justin needs to be assured. I pitied him a little. Occasionally and I mean occasionally, like once in a blue moon, would David ask me to go out with him. I always wanted to say yes, but I just couldn't. I wasn't that type of girl and I knew he respected that about me.

1 month after the concert...

I knew Justin and I were on the verge of breaking it off and I was going to do it, this Saturday. I would give it another week because I wanted to make sure I was ready. We were almost completely distant now and it wasn't working out for the life of us. We kept trying and trying, but always failing, never a success and not one in sight. That day at school, (A Monday), Allison told me in the morning she needed to talk to me later. She couldn't tell me right that second because she was going to be late to class as is. I let her go. At lunchtime, she told me something that would change everything.

Allison: "Virginia, okay. There is something I need to tell you."

Me: "Yeah?"

Allison: "Justin told me he was going to break up with you today during your free class..."

Me: "Really?"

She puts on an apologetic face and says "Mmhmm," bites her lip and looks me in the eye.

Me: "He is not breaking up with me. I am going to break up with him."

Allison: "You don't have to."

Me: "Oh, but I'm going to," I sound really furious, but I'm actually relieved.

About 15 minutes later, I find Justin being excused from class and I tell him that we have to talk. It was good he had no idea Allison told me about his idea to break up with me. I take his hand and bring him out into the warm sun and spring air of the outside. I bring him to the stone bench in the center of the garden in our school.

Justin: "Uhh, what's this about?"

Me: "Justin, I don't know how to tell you this, but I don't think we're compatible anymore."

Justin: "What are you saying?"

Me: "Justin, I'm sorry," I take his hand in my hand and take time to feel the nice spring air on me. "I have to break up with you."

Justin immediately starts to look depressed and his head falls onto his shirt. He starts whimpering and then he smiles and looks up.

Justin: "Haha!! Is this about little David Archuleta?"

Me: "I don't see how that's your business, but not fully no. We aren't getting along well much anymore."

Justin: "I don't think you want to do that."

* To Be Continued *