Nicole Cerniglia's 302

(Scene: trapped in an elevator up an apartment building. The walls are plated metal that one can see their reflection in)

-Enters me pressing the button to the 20^th floor, just as the doors were closing a hand pokes around the corner stopping the door from closing. In walks the girl who I just found out hooked up with my ex boyfriend. She is also one of my friends.

Me: (Trying not to make eye contact)

Her: Hey! Long time no talk! What happened to drinks the other night?

Me: I was busy.

Her: Oh really? What were you up to? Me and the girls missed you!

Me: I was at Chris’s.

Her: Oh good! Are you guys trying to figure things out?

Me: (Looks strait into her eyes) Yeah we were. (Looks away) And things were going really well.

Her: Yeah I really liked you guys together. I told him he really screwed that up.  He came over last we and we talked about it.

Me: Is that all you talked about?

Her: Yeah you know how he can be. Just really dismissive and stuff. He still really cares about you Nicole, you don’t understand. It hurts him so much to see you in pain and he just really wants to keep you in his life.

(Elevator jams and the girls are stuck between the 16 and 17^th floors)

Her: Shit this always happens here! Hey at least were getting to finally catch up!

Me: (under my breath) Joy.

Her: So yeah he was just really worried he would lose you as a friend and he just doesn’t want that.

Me: Want what?

Her: To lose you as a friend.

Me: Well that’s funny… we’ve been hooking up for a week now. He didn’t seem to want it to be just friends. (Looking her strait in the eyes) What is your definition of “Friends” when if comes to ex’s Becca?

Her: (not making eye contact and staring into the plated metal) You know… Like being cordial with each other. Still being in each other’s lives.

Me: Do you think that can happen for me Becca?

Her: I don’t see why it couldn’t.

Me: I see why I couldn’t.

Her: Why?

Me: How can you honestly be in this fucking elevator with me and act like everything is fine.

Her: What are you talking about?

Me: (looking directly at her) Oh… you know EXACTLY what I’m talking about.

Her: Nicole…

Me: How DARE you pretend we’re ok right now! How DARE you talk about our friendship like it means something to you? I forgave the shit you did to everyone else and I fucking stood up for you when you screwed over Jason but THIS is how I’m repaid? And the worst part…. Like I didn’t think it could get any worse… is the fact that neither one of you had the fucking balls to tell me. You both disgust me. If it was up to me I would’ve let the elevator door slam on your perfectly painted fucking fingernails.

(Jolt of the elevator, it’s moving again)

Her: Nicole I’m…

Me: Save it for someone who cares. I know where I stand with you and I sure as hell know where you stand with me.

Her: I was gonna tell…

(Elevator doors open, I walk)

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