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 * Ch. 9 - Patrick Seeks Companionship

The next day at school, Patrick walked in, hoping other people would take his mind off his break up.

"Hey Patrick, heard you got dumped by your hot girlfriend. Why the hell would you cheat on such a hot girl?"

"I wasn't cheating!"

"Sure."

Patrick looked for his sister Cassie. "Why does everyone know about my break-up?"

"I told some of your friends," she said, smiling fakely, "and word spreads around quickly."

"Cassie, why would you do that?!"

"You upset my best friend, you douche!"

"But you're my sister, and I didn't even cheat on her!"

"I don't care. You gotta pay for what you did."

After encountering hostility wherever he went, he was happy to run into Cait at lunch.

"Cait, it's good to see you."

"Oh hi Patrick! How are you doing?"

"Not so great... all my friends think Sharon dumped me cuz I cheated on her."

"That's ridiculous! What kind of friends are they? Didn't you tell them the truth?"

"They won't believe me."

"Aww, I'm so sorry."

"Mind if I hang out with you during lunch?"

"Sure. My friends are busy today preparing for their dance show anyway, so I'm alone today."

"Oh, is it for tonight's dance class performance?"

"Yeah. Oh right, you have it too right?"

"Yeah."

"Good luck! I'm going to watch my friends, so I'll see you too. I know you'll do great."

They continued talking for a while.