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Lena Monologue

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Angrily, I gathered my clothes and the rest of my belongings, then headed to the car. As I strode into the cove of trees, I suddenly heard a voice. “Yeah Rache, I got him right where I want him.” I suddenly saw Leena whispering with her back facing me. “Yeah, I got mad, made a scene, and told him he had a cold heart. We broke up, but I know he’ll be begging to get me back...of course it will work! Yeah, I know, it’s not like I even actually cheated in the first place, remember? It was all staged. But he had it coming, he was just, like, forgetting my desirability!” Hot blood flamed to my cheeks. So it was all a lie? All to get more attention? Forget this, I’m done with all of Leena’s stupid games, I settled, and I tossed my clothes in the …show more content…

Friendly and confident, these were personality traits that attracted me to her. But over the years, the superficiality of high school had somehow warped her brain, making her become more like an annoying character from a teen drama than an actual human being. I knew it was just a mask though, a way to cover up her real emotions. But honestly, I should have broken up with her months ago. The reason I didn't however, was because I didn’t like the idea of separation. I didn’t want to be anything like my biological dad. Pursing my lips, I jammed my keys in the ignition. The car purred to life, and swiftly I drove down the path. At least I should be grateful I was the first one out before the car pileup, I thought, in an attempt to think positively. The sun was still out, but the balmy air was gradually turning cold, inclement. I could feel the temperature drop as the wind gusted in through the small crack of his window, circulating throughout the car. Behind me, more storm clouds loomed in the distance as though I was in a race to beat the darkening sky. A sudden peculiar feeling, a foreboding, swept over me. There was something unusual about Gemma’s grandmother and the way she

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