My Story - Leanna

Hannah Robinson was a wonderful girl of 16. She was first in her class at her local school, and dreamed of one day going to a division one collage to study engineering. This, I am sad to say, did not happen.
On a cold winter day in December, Andrea got up, and began getting ready for school. It was a special day, for it was her best friend Hannah’s birthday, and she couldn’t wait to show her her gift. Andrea got her a new pink sweater and dress pant outfit that she had her eye on since September, but no money to buy the expensive clothes. Andrea gathered her money, and went and bought it for her the next week. It was beautiful, and could not wait to take it over! Andrea, who lived about three houses down from Hannah, was now ready for school, and started walking down. Hannah was not out there! This surprised Hannah because in all her ten years of walking to her house, she was always sitting on the porch. She would always complain about how long she got bored from waiting for Andrea to get there. Nevertheless, she knocked on the door to find Hannah’s mother at the door.
"Hi Mrs. Robinson. Is Hannah there?" Andrea asked.
"Yes, she is. She’s a bit slow today. She wants to look perfect on her big 16th birthday! Come on in."
"Thanks," Andrea said. After a few minutes of talking to Mrs. Robinson, Hannah came running down the stairs.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANNAH!" Andrea screamed, running to give her a hug.
"Thanks!" she said. "I’m so excited!"
"Well, since you are running a little late, You’d better open your present quick!"
"Ok! I will!" She opened it up and her eyes lit up with excitement!
"Oh Andrea! It’s gorgeous! How did you pay for it?"
"I used my saved up car money! Considering I’ll be driving my mom’s old car for a while, I thought I’d buy something better!"
"It’s beautiful! I’ll wear it tomorrow!"
"You two better get going. You don’t want to be late for school," Mrs. Robinson said kindly.
"You’re right. Bye!" they said in unison. They then walked happily to school together, talking, laughing, and feeling great!
When they got to school, Hannah and Andrea split up to go to their own separate classes. The two friends had only two classes together, third with Mrs. Gundolf and forth with Mrs. Kress. They were in third period when a new kid named Ryan came into her English class. Her teacher, Mrs. Gundolf, was explaining a two week long English Project. She explained that they would work in groups of three to make a book. The book would e a fiction book that is a minimum on ten typed pages. Naturally, Andrea and Hannah were partners, but they didn’t have a third person. So, when Ryan came into their class, he joined their story group. One thing that Andrea and Hannah noticed immediately was that Ryan was really cute! He had short brown hair with pure blue eyes. They also found out quickly that he was funny and kind. Mrs. Gundolf suggested that Ryan joined Andrea and Hannah’s group.
"Alright," Ryan said. He walked over to them
"Hey, I’m Andrea and this is Hannah!" Andrea said.
"So where did you come from?" Hannah asked.
"I came from up north in Washington. I’m glad to be here though, it’s really boring up there. There’s no baseball!"
"Wow! You play I assume?" Hannah asked.
"Yea, its like my entire life! I couldn’t live without baseball! I pitch with my dad almost everyday!"
"NO WAY!" Hannah said. "I’m a softball pitcher and I pitch almost everyday too!
"Awesome! Maybe we could pitch together sometime!"
They talked and worked the entire language arts class. Hannah and Andrea were sad to leave language class, which hardly ever happens! Next period was study hall. One thing good about study hall was that Mrs. Kress let them talk. Today Andrea and Hannah talked about Ryan and how they both liked him a lot! This was their topic of discussion for the entire week! They liked him so much! He was so sweet and kind!
Later that week, Andrea and Hannah were walking home from school when they met Ryan.
Ryan asked," Andrea, may I talk to you?"
"Sure," she said, a little unsure what to expect.
They went to the other side of the parking lot, and Hannah stayed on the side they were on before.
"Ok, well, I’ve been here a week now, and I really like someone!"
"Ok, who?" Andrea asked.
"You," Ryan said shyly. " I was wondering if you would want to go out on a date with me?"
"HECK YES!" Andrea blurted out embarrassingly. "Yes I will."
"Great! You want to catch a movie tomorrow night, around seven?"
"Sure! That would be great!"
"Great, we’ll discuss the details later," Ryan said, trying to act cool. He walked back over without her. Andrea gave a little squeal, and walked back behind him.
"What was that about?" Hannah asked first thing on the phone that night.
"Ryan asked me to the movies!" Andrea squealed again.
"No way! That’s awesome!"
"I know! We’re going to the movies tomorrow!"
"Well, I have to go, but I’m very happy for you!"
"Thanks, I’m happy too! Bye!" For the first time in a very long time, she was very happy! She hadn’t had a boyfriend all that year, and she had forgotten what it felt like. She couldn’t wait till tomorrow to go to the movies!
Hannah, however, was not happy at all! It was a very bad way to end her birthday week. This was because she liked Ryan! Why should Andrea get him? I was just her birthday! A tear ran down her cheek as she thought these things. She wiped it away quickly. She couldn’t let Andrea see that! That’s not what best friends do! She had to shake it off and move on, but that night she couldn’t help thinking about Ryan, and how Andrea and him shouldn’t be together. Little did she know that a very confusing thing was going to happen the next day.
Hannah heard her alarm clock go off. She got up twenty minutes earlier today because she wanted to look great in her new sweater outfit, even though she wore it that last week. She got ready, told her mom bye, and went outside to wait for Andrea. About five minutes later, Andrea came running up. She was late again, but this was nothing new. However, Hannah could tell from three houses away something was different about her. She was wearing all kinds of makeup! Andrea never wore makeup like this! She put so much on, you couldn’t see her face, just the makeup over it! Hannah thought it looked horrid, but she didn’t dare tell Andrea!
"Hey! Sorry, I’m late again!" Andrea said, out of breath.
"It’s fine! I’m used to it now," Hannah replied.
"Do you like my makeup?" Andrea asked nervously.
"Of course! It’s gorgeous!" Hannah lied.
"Oh good!" Andrea sighed with relief! "I was so worried it didn’t look good! I want to impress Ryan you know!"
"I know!" Hannah had to bite her tongue for two reasons. One was that Andrea’s makeup was awful, and she wanted to tell her but couldn’t. The other reason was to keep her from talking about Ryan. Hannah couldn’t let her know she still liked him!
"Well, we’d better go," Andrea said.
" Yea, probably!"
"Hey! You’re wearing your new outfit!" Andrea said while walking.
"Of course! My best friend got it for me! Plus, it’s the cutest outfit ever!" They both started laughing.
They talked bout her outfit all the way to school, where they met Ryan.
"Hey," he said. He sounded surprised and Hannah knew it was because of Andrea’s makeup.
"Hey!" Andrea responded. "How are you?"
"Good. Hey Hannah, can I talk to you about Andrea?"
"Sure," Hannah said questioningly.
"So, I suppose you don’t want me there?" Andrea said, a bit of anger in her voice.
"No, it won’t take long though," Ryan said nicely.
"Ok, well I’ll just go to the bathroom to check on my makeup."
After she left, Ryan said, "Man! Her makeup looks awful!"
"I know! I didn’t have the heart to tell her it looked bad!"
"Well, I have a question for you."
"Sure, anything!" Hannah said.
"Will you keep a very big secret?"
"Sure," Hannah said again. "What is it?"
"Will you be my girlfriend?"
"Aren’t you Andrea’s girlfriend?" Hannah said surprised! She couldn’t even believe Ryan would ask such a thing! That would be cheating on Andrea!
"That’s where the secret part comes in! I love you both, and I can’t decide whom I love more, so I want to be both of your boyfriends! Like I said, can you keep a very big secret?"
Hannah thought about this for a while. How could she betray her best friend? At the same time, how could she turn down Ryan Reid? He’s gorgeous! What was she supposed to do?
"Yes! Yes I can!" Hannah said after a while.
"Great! Remember, you cannot tell anyone!"
"I won’t! You can trust me!"
"Awesome," he said as he bent down and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
Hannah squealed. She couldn’t believe it! She was Ryan Reid’s girlfriend! How was she supposed to keep this from Andrea though? She didn’t see how this was going to happen! She thought she’d try it though. She knew this wasn’t going to last very long!
Hannah was wrong! Hannah was very, very wrong! These two relationships lasted for over five and a half years! At the end of the fifth year, Ryan proposed to Andrea. Hannah and Ryan still went on though. Hannah and Ryan always kissed and hugged, but never in public. It was always in a house, or behind a dumpster near Hannah and Andrea’s house. This was not the best place to kiss!
Andrea walked over to Hannah’s house one day in June. They were out of college for the summer, so they always did things together. Today, they were meeting Ryan at the pool, which they did almost everyday. Andrea still didn’t know that Ryan was cheating on her with Hannah!
"Hey!" Andrea said when Hannah answered the door.
"Hey," Hannah said. "Are you ready to go? Ryan’s waiting for you!
"I know! It doesn’t seem like it has only been five years! I can’t believe we’re getting married!"
"Yea, it seems like a lot longer!" Hannah agreed. They talked about how Ryan and Andrea were such a cute couple. Hannah didn’t dare say anything about her and Ryan!
"Hey Honey!" Andrea said when she saw Ryan at the pool.
"Hey Sweetie!" Ryan responded. They started to kiss and it about made Hannah gag seeing it. She kept thinking about last night behind the dumpster, and that made her feel better.
"Shall we get in?" Ryan asked when they were finally done kissing.
"Yes!" Hannah said loudly. "I love swimming!" They swam all day, and before they knew it, it was time to go home. Andrea and Ryan gave each other a goodnight kiss that lasted about five minutes, but finally stopped and went home. Ryan waited until Andrea went inside, and quickly darted behind the dumpster where Hannah was already waiting for him. They started kissing and didn’t plan on stopping for a long while! They didn’t know that Andrea was watching from her window, balling and furious! This was the first time she had ever seen them. She tried to calm herself down, but nothing worked! Her mom was already in bed, so things turned AWFUL! Andrea ran downstairs and grabbed her mom’s handgun. Andrea jumped in front of them!
"How could you do this to me?" she screamed as she shot them both in the head. The gunshots rang out though out the town. The town heard one more shot. Andrea shot herself in the head. Andrea, Hannah, and Ryan fell dead.
The police later found a suicide note in Andrea’s pocket stating the exact story. The cheat was too much for Andrea to handle. She couldn’t bear the betrayal of her best friend. Hannah’s future looked so bright, but she couldn’t do anything anymore, because of her best friend’s and her own actions. She would do nothing anymore.