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You Belong With Me

February 8, 2010
By turn_it_up(: SILVER, Overland Park, Kansas
turn_it_up(: SILVER, Overland Park, Kansas
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He’s been my neighbor for sixteen years. Since we both were born, we’ve lived next door to each other. We’ve seen each other go through puberty, love, what we only thought was love, breakups, arguments with the family. We’ve been there for each other at midnight when your cell phone rings and you talk about having to go through the ‘sex talk’, or how your parents are so unreasonable or how they think you’re doing drugs. Bottom line, he’s my best friend, and I’m his. The problem? I want more…but I don’t think he does. Why do I think this? No, not because I’m insecure about myself, but because he’s dating Missy Winters—‘the most popular girl in school.’ Not only is she the varsity cheerleader’s co-captain, but she’s our schools girl MVP. She’s captain of the girls basketball team and when she’s not playing basketball or cheering for the football team, she’s playing volleyball. How cliché is that? And it’s not just that Trey is specifically dating Missy. Its that whenever we both happen to be single at the same time, he never makes a move. Ever. Sometimes I think Trey’s blind when it comes to reading signals. You know the song “You belong with me” by Taylor Swift? Yeah, well, I’m pretty sure that song was written about me and Trey. Speaking of ‘You belong with me’, my phone goes off to that song, and I know its Trey because I set my ringtone to that when only Trey calls. Oh god, if he knew that this was his ringtone…he’d know. He’d know for sure that I love him. See, a few weeks ago, I admitted to him that I think she wrote that song about me, and he wanted to know why. I didn’t have a reason to give without seeming obvious, so I just dropped it. But he’s smart enough to figure it out if he were to ever find out.
“Hello?” I answer.
“Hey.” Trey says in his deep voice.
“Oh hey. How was the game?”
“Northwest won.”
“Oh, well, tell Missy good game.”
“Yeah…whatever.”
“Girlfriend problems?”
“Maybe…but my problems, so I’ll fix them. So what’re you doing the rest of the night?”
“Homework.”
“Oh fun.”
“You know it.”
“Hey, where are you? I don’t see you.” Trey asks. Our bedrooms are parallel and we usually talk to each other when we’re in our rooms.
“Oh hold on.” I say, coming out of the bathroom after fixing my hair.
“There you are.” He says, smiling his heart-melting smile. I honestly think Missy doesn’t know how lucky she is.
“Here I am.” I say.
“Krystal!?!” My mom yells. “Dinner!”
“Oh uhm…dinner time…”
“And there you go.” Trey says.
“I’ll talk to you later, okay?”
“Okay.” He nods.
Dinner took longer than I thought, and I still need to finish my homework so I skip calling Trey back. I feel bad, but I don’t really feel like listening to him talk about Missy.
Its 12:30 when my phone starts playing the chorus of “you belong with me”, and I open my eyes. I fell asleep doing homework and my light is still on.
“Hello?”
“Hey. Did I wake you? I saw that your light was still on, and you never called back…so…”
“Oh uhm. Sorry. Like I said, tons of homework. But I’m awake.”
“So you want a ride to school tomorrow?”
“From you?”
“Who else?”
“Oh, well, you usually ride with Missy…so I wasn’t sure…”
“She’s gotta take her sister to school for some reason. So I figured you and I would. Is that okay?”
“Yeah, of course.” I say.
“Okay, come on over at around 7.”
“Alright.”
“See you tomorrow.”
“Kay.”
“Bye.” Trey says.
‘I love you.’ I think.
I wake up at 6:30, shower, eat breakfast, then head over to Trey’s. His mom answers the door.
“Hey Mrs. Gold.
“Oh, hi Krystal! What a pleasant surprise! What are you doing here?”
“Trey was going to give me a ride today.”
“Really? That’s odd. Trey left about ten minutes ago to pick up Missy.”
I suddenly feel light headed and feel like I’m about to pass out. How could Trey do that to me?
“Oh…uhm…okay. Sorry to bug you.” I say, then walk back home. I have to ask my mom for a ride to school, and I end up being late. Lucky for me, I get to walk in to my homeroom --which Trey, Missy, and I share-- late, while everybody stares at me. I walk in with my pass and hand it to Mr. Smith. I turn to walk to an empty desk and see Trey mouth ‘sorry’ to me. I roll my eyes, sure that he knows I don’t forgive him.
When the bell rings for school to be over, I grab my stuff and head out with a few friends while we wait for our parents. We’re the few lucky ones that aren’t spoiled and still haven’t gotten a car. My phone starts playing Trey’s ringtone while we’re outside in the cold.
“Hello?” I answer with an annoyed voice so he knows I’m still angry. Someone turns around behind me, and its none other than Trey. Crap! Did he hear my ringtone?
“Hey.”
“Uh…what…what do you want?”
“To give you a ride home.”
“You sure you don’t wanna give Missy a ride home?”
“Please? I want to talk to you.” Trey says, his deep blue eyes begging for forgiveness. I can’t say no to that face.
“Fine.” I give in. We walk to his car and I throw my stuff in the back.
“Krystal, I’m so sorry about this morning. She called last minute telling me her parents needed her car and she needed a ride.”
“Yeah, whatever.”
“Kris,” he said, calling me my nickname that was specifically for Trey to call me and no one else.
“What?” I said.
“Please don’t be angry with me. I can’t have you angry at me when I tell you the rest, okay? So save your anger for the end, alright?”
“Alright.” I said, trying to hide my smile.
“I tried explaining to Missy that I needed to take you to school. But she gave me an ultimatum. She thought I spent too much time with you and I should focus on her more, since after all, she was my girlfriend,”
Wait a second…did he just say ‘was’?
“So she gave me the choice. You or her. I drove her to school….but after homeroom and after seeing the look you gave me, I broke up with her.”
WHAT? “Seriously?”
“Yes, seriously. Kris, I couldn’t even last a day without you. And knowing you were mad at me just hurt me inside. Kris, you’re my best friend.”
Of course…his best friend. Never would I be anything else.
We didn’t say anything for about five minutes, but then Trey broke the silence.
“So, my ringtone is Taylor Swift?”
Ohmygod. He did notice!
“Uhm, yeah. My sister uh…she-”
“Kris…you know…” Trey said, pulling into my driveway.
I looked at him, his blue eyes staring into mine.
He was inching closer and closer, I felt his warm breath against my skin.He leaned in and began kissing me, then stopped.
“What?” I asked.
“You belong with me.”


The author's comments:
This is basically Taylor Swift's "You belong with me" in story form. Enjoy! (:

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on Dec. 8 2011 at 7:25 pm
RaveFire PLATINUM, Vancouver, Washington
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Favorite Quote:
"Sometimes You Have To Give Up Your Life To Save It." ~some book that i don't remember the name of

"Live Life Like There's No Yesterday" ~ random billboard

"If No One Can Hurt You, Then Nobody Loves You" ` ~ Kerli?

nooooooooooooo! i cant believe a love story made me so happy. me who does skool reports on the growth of hate and who wears black and spiked jewelry. dang you  and your amazing writing!!!! lol but good job . this is truley beautiful :)

on Jun. 3 2010 at 1:39 am
HitTheSkyline BRONZE, Tool, Texas
2 articles 2 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but see who cares enough to break the down.

This was so cute. I'm not the type to really comment but this was amazing. I hope you kepp writing.

on Apr. 2 2010 at 5:28 pm
Aww this is sooo cute- i have a neighbor like this but i dont think im going to get the same happy ending as u did :/ - but all in all great story- liked the symbol of the song!

on Feb. 18 2010 at 6:28 pm
salem_rose SILVER, Brainerd, Minnesota
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Favorite Quote:
Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will ~ George Bernard Shaw

awwww! i got that feeling i get when i read something cute! lol i was laughing my head off at 'There you are' and then 'there you go'. that was great touch

on Feb. 17 2010 at 10:20 pm
turn_it_up(: SILVER, Overland Park, Kansas
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thanks! you're so sweet! (:

on Feb. 17 2010 at 10:19 pm
turn_it_up(: SILVER, Overland Park, Kansas
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really? aww(: that makes me happy!

Kayleen SILVER said...
on Feb. 17 2010 at 9:27 pm
Kayleen SILVER, Centralia, Washington
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awww!!! this is like one of the best storys i have read on here!!! you are really good! you should write more based on songs :)

on Feb. 17 2010 at 8:45 pm
I like it so much that I ended up crying over it!!

turn_it_up(: said...
on Feb. 15 2010 at 4:49 pm
aww thanks! you're so sweet! (:

on Feb. 15 2010 at 4:22 pm
ClockworkLightbulb SILVER, Nottingham, Other
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This is amazing... you made it so good that I thought for a second that Trey would stay with the girlfriend and abandon her, but then it ended well. ;] This is great, keep writing.

on Feb. 15 2010 at 12:56 pm
Annabelle7614, Nunyabusiness, Georgia
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Favorite Quote:
This is my favorite personal quote.

Oh my gosh! I love this story! You should totally expand on it. You could make it into a book with lots of drama. (Like, jealous ex-girlfriends, parents not approving, and all that) I would totally read it!

on Feb. 15 2010 at 12:37 pm
KiraKira PLATINUM, Cardiff By The Sea, California
35 articles 0 photos 217 comments

Favorite Quote:
Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and above all, pity those who live without love -Albus Dumbledore

well, it's your decision really. It's just that you might want to go more in depth of how other characters respond, how the relationship works out, etc.... I don't know

on Feb. 14 2010 at 8:41 pm
turn_it_up(: SILVER, Overland Park, Kansas
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aww thanks! (:

...keep going how?

on Feb. 14 2010 at 7:03 pm
KiraKira PLATINUM, Cardiff By The Sea, California
35 articles 0 photos 217 comments

Favorite Quote:
Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and above all, pity those who live without love -Albus Dumbledore

good, believable dialogue, nice story line...could you keep going? :)

on Feb. 14 2010 at 4:20 am
Sixteen PLATINUM, Jaipur, Other
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Favorite Quote:
Its not denial. I'm just very selective about the reality I accept. - Calvin

that was sooo cute!!!

i love that song 2..so cool of u to write a story that goes with it..:))

on Feb. 13 2010 at 6:13 pm
JohnnyDeppLover123 DIAMOND, Holyoke, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
William Shakespeare

Of course duh! lmao... well yeah I TOTALLY want to see that movie so bad... he's my favorite actor!!! fo sho... lol i just can't get enough of him!!! :]

on Feb. 13 2010 at 12:23 am
dancingirl BRONZE, Snohomish, Washington
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Favorite Quote:
“To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.”

This is a great that I could relate too. Except the ending because he still hasn't noticed how much I love him. But great story.

on Feb. 12 2010 at 7:15 pm
turn_it_up(: SILVER, Overland Park, Kansas
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haha. duh he is! (: 21 days til Alice in Wonderland! (:

on Feb. 12 2010 at 6:35 pm
JohnnyDeppLover123 DIAMOND, Holyoke, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
William Shakespeare

Hahaha your welcome!!! it was my pleasure...And yes I am completely obsessed with him...he's so hawt! and thanks i LOVE my name too! : ]

on Feb. 12 2010 at 3:47 pm
turn_it_up(: SILVER, Overland Park, Kansas
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haha thanks sooo much! i LOVE your name! i'm a huge jd fan too. (: