Run After Meghan

You bolt out the door and see Meghan headed for the stairs to the second floor. "Meghan! Wait!" You yell after her. This only makes her duck her head and run faster. Which means she didn't watch where she was going and ran right into a dreadlocked young man headed up the stairs. They collide with a thunk and she tumbles to the floor as the man wobbles and grabs the railing before tumbling down the stairs.

"Whoa there, little lady!" Your dormmate Scott says as he pulls himself back up to a stable standing position. "You almost sent me for a headcracking! You're lucky I'm not baked yet...my reaction time woulda sucked." You run over to them as quick as possible. "Hey, Jack-man!" Scott said. "Didja catch the head-on collision just now?"

"Yeah, thanks Scott!" You exclaim, kneeling by Meghan.

"Thanks?" Scott asked. "Uh....you're welcome, I guess."

"Meghan!" You excalim, grabbing her shoulder. "Stop running!"

"No!" She shrieks. "Go away! Go away!" She thrashes around trying to brush you off.

"Errrm." Scott says awkwardly. "Ya know what? I'm just gonna go back downstairs for a bit and come back up when reality sets back in." He then disappears down the stairwell.

"Meghan!" You yell again. "What is going on? Why am I suddenly getting the cold shoulder from you? I really like you!"

"No! Don't say that!" She cries out, hiding her face. "You can't! You're not supposed to!"

"W-what?" You ask. "That makes no sense! One of us must be going crazy!"

"Please leave me alone!" She cries out.

"I...I just don't understand!" You say. "I thought you wanted me. You said it to my face. Were you lying to me? Were you using me for sex?" You ask, feeling a sharp pang in your heart.

"No!" Meghan exclaims. "I do want you! More than anything!" She finally looks at you, tears streaming down her cheeks. "But you're not mine to have!"

"W-what?" You ask, feeling like a broken record. "Not yours? Then who...?" You trail off when Meghan's gaze drifts off behind you. You turn your head and see Melody in the doorway, her red hair down in front of her face, looking at the floor. You slowly drag your gaze back down to Meghan. "Do you mean..."

"Stop fighting it, Meghan." Melody says slowly and shakily, her voice barely a whisper. "He deserves to know."

"Huh?" You ask.

"It's her." Meghan finally cries out. "You aren't supposed to love me...because you're supposed to love her."

"Melody?" You ask incredulously. "Meghan...we're just friends. I told you that! There's nothing going on between us."

"That's not entirely true." She sniffs. "Just for you." Your mouth feels dry as you crane your head back around to look at Melody, who is still staring at her feet. No way...there is no way...

"You're more than a friend to me, Jack." Melody whispers, her body shaking. "Far more. I've loved you for a long time. And I love you now. With every part of my heart."