A Broken Heart

What does it feel like to get your heart broken? How do you fix it back up? Do you use a sowing needle and thread? Do you use crazy glue and some clamps? What happens after you have your heart broken? Her heart is broken. She feels the pain that in her chest from a wound that is freshly open. She is confused on why they broke up, confused on what she possibly did to draw him away. She wants to ask him, confront him about her feelings and her questions, but it is too late.

The school is almost completely empty. The halls are so quiet, a pin drop would echo. She leans against the wall, hiding behind the large, black, metal door that leads into the cafeteria. The halls are made of cream colored blocks that are smooth to the touch and the floors are a white tile. Tears are filling her eyes as she stares into the cafeteria. All of the tables are folded up, the walls are painted red, and the floor has gray tiles.

There he is, standing by the metal detectors with his arms folded across his chest and his headphones in. Down the wire, the headphones lead to his lowest shorts pocket where a PSP sits. He wears black and white converses, a black t-shirt, and a sleeveless hoodie over top. His black hair dangles down in his face, his beautiful blue eyes close. Her heart aches when she sees him. She knows he's not waiting for her. He doesn't wait for her anymore.

From across the cafeteria, a girl with shoulder length brown hair walks towards him. Jealousy and anger rangers within her as she watches this girl make his head pop up and his eyes widen. His new girlfriend, the girl that has taken her place, the girl that has made him forget about all they had shared together. She wore a purple shirt with three standing penguins on it, black, baggy sweat pants, purple converses, and a ton of piercings. She has one in her left eyebrow, four in her bottom lip and two in her top lip, four in each ear, and plenty more that are hidden under her clothing that she has only heard about. To her, his new girlfriend looks trashy. She doesn't think she is pretty at all and yet she is the one wrapped in his arms. She is the one locking lips with him. She is the one that has taken her place.

And, as they walk to the cafeteria doors with their fingers laced together, she remembers all the times they had done the same thing. Every kiss, every bear hug, every joke, every laugh, everything comes back into her mind and she can't hold the tears back anymore. She leans against the wall, sliding down to the floor with tears falling heavily. She hears the alarm sound as he and his new girlfriend walk out of the school. He is no longer hers, he has found someone else and now she is left with nothing but memories that cause the crack in her heart to deepen even more.