Isn't She Lovely

Evan ran a hand through his unruly dark, curly brown hair. He sighed checking his reflection once more in his rearview mirror. All I want is a chance. Evan thought to himself wistfully as he climbed out of his red Celica.

Evan saw the familiar site of Conner's board back and hurried over. "Conner, man, wait up!" Evan shouted. Conner turned around and smirked his usual smirk.

"Hey, Ev, what's up?" Conner asked.

"Not much. You know where I can find Jessica isn't-she-lovely Wakefield. God, she's perfect. She's free now, Con. I know that we'll be good together, I can feel it. I just need to talk to her."

"Naw. But if you really want her dude, see how everything clears with Will first. Don't want to take her-" Conner suddenly broke off, nearly twenty feet away was the Wakefield twins. Jessica looked frail and exhausted while Elizabeth looked ecstatic, and they were fighting.

"Liz, please! It's my week to use the-"Jessica started.

"Jess, just this once! Are you always this bratty? God, I am asking to use the jeep, not to borrow your precious clothes. Stop acting like such a moronic idiot. Get over Will!" Elizabeth shouted in a tight, angry voice.

Jessica stared into her sister's eyes, and from the view Evan was getting it looked like Jessica couldn't say another word. Without a glance back, Jessica tossed the keys to jeep onto the ground in front of Elizabeth and sprinted off.

Evan shot a glance at Conner. "I gotta talk to her, man." Evan said gruffly, and quickly made his way after Jessica.

Jessica hunched down on the top bleacher by the football field. She pressed her shaking hands into her soaking wet face. I'm all alone. No one cares about me. She thought miserably.

"Jessica?" A soft, gentle, soothing voice intoned.

Jessica looked up into the comforting face of Evan Plummer.

"What?" She asked softly.

"I just wanted to see if you were ok. I saw you running out of the parking lot and I just wanted to make sure everything was cool...Is it?"

"No." Jessica sighed. "I might as well tell you, if you haven't heard already, Will broke up with me. We're over. Kaput. Now that Liz has turned her back on me I don't know what I am going to do." Jessica said, shaking her head softly.

Evan sat down next to her. "Jessica, I know you might not really want a friend right now-but I'm here for you, ok? If you want to talk or anything at all, you can always come to me." Evan soothed.

"Thanks, Evan." Jessica replied. "I just don't know what I did wrong. He said I was too clingy. I don't know what that means, maybe I am not good-looking enough for him, or not smart enough. I don't know what I've done but I want to take it back so badly."

"Jess, you are beautiful, smart, funny, and sweet. I don't know why Will would ever want to break up with you." Evan looked down at Jessica's shaking form and decided that this was the time. He carefully placed a comforting arm around her and pulled her closer.

Jessica didn't realize Evan was holding her in his arms until the bell rang, jolting her out of her sorrows. Jessica gently pulled herself out of Evan's arm and smiled shakily at him.

"Thank you, Evan." She whispered as she backed down the bleachers.

Will looked at the bleachers with a glare spread across his features. Jessica had just been in Evan Plummer's arms? He couldn't take being away from Jessica much longer, Will knew that if he didn't tell her the truth about why he broke up with her than he'd be finished for good.

Will jogged after Jessica. His gym teacher wasn't here that day and there was no sub for him so the class had decided to just do whatever.

"Jess!" Will shouted.

Jessica whipped around, her face white. "Will?" She gasped as he came closer.

"Look I just wanted to tell you the reason why I had to break up with you was because..." Suddenly Will's excuse didn't seem good enough. Will took a deep breath. He didn't know what do say.

"Yes?"

"Because you aren't as beautiful as Melissa. I'm sorry." Will blurted.

"I-I..."Jessica's face turned a few shades whiter and her eyes filled with tears.

"No. No." She whispered.

Will stared into her shocked eyes, wishing that he hadn't said what he just had. Jessica looked so broken, so terrified that he couldn't take it anymore.

"I'm sorry, Jess. You just aren't as...thin, and wonderful looking as she is." Will lied and back away.

Jessica bit her lip. "I have to go on a diet." She mumbled. "I need to lose weight. I'm too fat."

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