(Victoria)

Back when I was in the 7th grade, I used to dream of Ray and I being together. I had some dreams where I felt sad waking up, because of the fact that they were so good that I didn't want them to end. Now, as a senior in high school, my dreams are just filled with pure negativity.

Most of my dreams now are haunted with the sound of my parents' constant fighting. I can't sleep at night because of it. It's something that constantly haunts me, for all that I can remember.

Lisa and I have been working on the big mission for a while. She's planted a few things here and there, and she says that she's got a few things up her sleeve. For now, I don't know what she plans to do.

On top of that, my parents have just plain out stopped talking to each other. They still do all the housework, and they interact on a daily basis, but their verbal interaction is limited. They just kind of give each other the stink eye, and continue with their day.

I know they're trying to stay together until I leave for college. But, they're trying hard to keep ties somewhat present for David and I.

Honestly, I can tell that it's not doing them any good. But, what can I do? All I can do is wait for them to finally realize the pain that it's bringing all of us. Hopefully, it'll be soon enough.

Senior year is coming close to an end. Prom is right around the corner. Honestly, I don't know if I should be happy or confused. I've been dreaming of prom all my life, after watching a lot of high school movies. When I was a freshman, I would dream of Ray asking me to be my date, and everything would be unicorns and rainbows.

Now, as a senior, I don't even know what to do. A part of me still wants Ray to ask me to be his prom date, but at the same time, I remind myself to move on. Even when I said that I had moved on from Ray, it was still a partial lie. Somehow, I don't think I'll ever get over him 100%. It's something that I'll have to probably live with for a while.

On top of that, I don't even know if I should ask Lisa to be my date. I'm doubting our relationship so much at this point. There's still a part of my heart that she's held on to, and she refuses to give it back. I'm not going to deny that.

But at the same time, thoughts have been filling my head. Do I regret doing this? Should I just not listen to her and back out? I don't even know at this point. I'm so confused.

"How's it going, Victoria?" David asks, as he walks by my room. My eyes refuse to move from being fixated on the ceiling.

"I don't even know anymore, David. My life is like a huge mess. It's like the time you tried to make cinnamon rolls and the whole kitchen turned into a mess. My life is like that," I say. David chuckles a little bit.

"I remember that. Mom wasn't happy. And yes, I know our lives are less than ideal. A lot less than ideal. But, try your best to keep a smile on your face. We both know that it's all going to be okay," he says. I shoot up from lying down on my bed.

"David, how do you know that? I have parents who are at a point where they can't even have a basic conversation with each other without fighting. We found that our dad was a cheating prick who cheated on Mom when he had a son and she was pregnant with me," I say, but David raises his hand to cut me off.

"Woah. Don't insult Dad like that. He may have done that to Mom, but he's still our Dad, no matter what. We shouldn't forget what he did for us for all those years," he says. I smile.

"David, you've got the biggest heart out there, but I can't get over what he did. He left you, as a kid, to go screw some other chick. Who knows how long that affair lasted for? And he had a child with her, and he didn't even take care of him or acknowledge him. He lied to Mom about it. Who knows what else he lied about? I don't even know what to consider him anymore," I say. David sighs.

"I don't know about you, but he'll always be my dad. No matter what he does," he says, and he gets up. He exits my room, and enters his room. I flop back to my bed yet again, and before I can immerse myself in my thoughts again, my phone rings. My hand flops itself on my phone, and I swipe to the right. I press the phone to my ear.

"Hello?" I say into the phone.

"My plan worked!" Lisa's voice says. I raise an eyebrow.

"What are you talking about, Lisa?" I ask.

"I finally got them apart! You can't tell how happy I am right now!" she says. I slightly gasp.

"Wait, you actually got them to fight?" I ask. Lisa nods.

"Yeah! The note I planted finally worked!" she says, and I gulp. Oh boy. This is a bit of a shocker. I didn't think she'd actually go that far, but I guess life's a surprise.

"So, what did you write on the note?" I ask.

"Oh, just the right amount for Ray and Sophia to say some things that drove the last crack in their relationship," Lisa says. I gulp a little bit. Somehow, I'm more afraid than excited. I don't like Sophia as much as others, but even this makes me a little bit antsy. If she is able to do this much to a happy couple, then who knows what will happen to her next targets?

"So, what exactly happened?" I ask. Lisa cackles a little bit.

"So, I wrote the love note and I planted it right where it should be. I knew that it would come out somehow, because Ray's nosy brother would find it, or it would fall out somewhere. I found out that they're not talking to each other. News spreads fast in this town, I'm telling you," she says.

My eyes widen. What have I done? What kind of mess have I gotten into? Gosh, why are all these regrets coming up now? Why me?

"So, are you going to stop after that? Is that going to be the end?" I ask. Lisa chuckles.

"Oh absolutely not. Honey, I've got a few more things up my sleeve. We all know that prom is right around the corner. Thanks to all the information that you got me, I can finally deliver the last blow in their relationship! I've compiled everything together, and I know exactly how it will go down. I'm so excited!" she squeals. Wow. She really takes pleasure in causing other people's pains. Oh, why didn't I realize that a while ago?

"What about you, Victoria? Aren't you excited?" she asks. I shrug.

"Yeah, I'm excited!" I blatantly lie. I'm going to be completely honest when I say that I'm not that excited for when she executes the plan. Because, honestly, I think she's done enough damage to their relationship.

I'm not the biggest cheerleader of Sophia, but even I think that she doesn't deserve everything that Lisa's giving to her. I would never tell Lisa this. She would flip knowing that I had some mercy for Sophia.

"I'm so excited. I'm finally ready to give Ray a taste of what he finally deserves. Oh my, my dreams are finally coming true. Whoo!" she squeals. I can sense the pure excitement in her voice, and it's what makes me even more antsy inside.

"That's good. Listen, I have to go. My brother's calling me. Later," I say.

"Later," she says, and I press the "end call" button quicker than I've ever done so in the past. I stare back at the ceiling, and I continue to contemplate. Gosh, if I leave this plan, then she'll go to Ray and she'll tell him everything that happened.

Everything. Starting from the beginning. I can't let that happen.

But, if I continue with this plan, then I'm going to be ruining the treasured friendship I have with Ray. Why does this have to be such a confusing situation for me? I've never been this confused in my life. While I'm contemplating, David swings by my room again.

"Contemplating yet again?" he asks. I sigh.

"What are you worrying about?" he says. I raise my head a little bit.

"Just everything. A lot has been on my mind lately. I don't know what to do," I say. David makes his way over to my bed, and he sits down.

"Victoria, let me tell you this. No matter what, everything happens for a cause. Whatever you are thinking about has probably happened for a cause. And maybe, it's a good cause," he says.

I don't know about that anymore, David. But at this point, all I can do is hope.

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