november 22st, 1990

after eddie left, I decided to get ready for the day

i had to find richie

i had to end all of this right, and besides, richie is going back to new york in two days so i'll never have to see him again

i got up out of bed and went to the bathroom to take a shower

once i was done, i put on some mascara, blush, and lipgloss, and chose my outfit for the day

it was a sweater and jeans with converse

steve had left for his job he had on weekends, so the house was empty

after i ate breakfast, there was a knock on the door

i walked over to the door and opened it,

no one was there,

but there was a note

it read

'meet me at the diner in fifteen minutes

r'

richie

oh my god

it was time

it was finally time for closure

to break up with him and forget all about him

before i left, i sat on the floor debating whether or not to actually go

but, i decided to go

i walked out the door and locked it behind me

i decided to walk, it took about fifteen minutes to walk from my house to the diner,

but from all the pain richie has put me in, i'm sure he can wait five minutes

once i got to the diner, i took a deep breath

this is it.

this is the end of an era

this is the end of me and richie

forever

it's going to hurt like hell but there's no way around it

no, i'm not going to do it

i can leave now, but as i peered in the window, i made eye contact with someone

'richie'

his hair had gotten longer, and curlier

he wasn't wearing glasses, he probably got contacts while he was in new york

i turned around, and began to run

run to the meadows

i couldn't go back to my house

he'd know i would go there

after running about ten blocks, i heard footsteps behind me

'vic, can we please just talk?' he asked

'fine. but you don't have much time. now let's go to a more private place' i told him, knowing that if i do end up crying, it won't be in a public place

'where?'

'the meadows.'

we stood up, across from each other while not saying one word

a couple more seconds passed, and richie started to talk

'how are you, victoria?'

how could he ask such a question? after all he's done to me

'i'm sorry, it was a mistake'

'if it was a mistake you should never have had done it'

'i know, please forgive me. i love you'

'i forgave you when you kissed greta. i forgave you when you kissed max. you said you'd never do it again. but you did'

'it meant nothing'

'that doesn't matter one bit, richie. you did it and that's what matters. you went behind my back and kissed i don't know how many girls while you were away! i was waiting here all alone waiting for you to come back!'

'vic, the only girl i want is you' richie pleaded, tears brimming from his eyes

'well, you know what,'

'what? will you give me a second chance? please?' he almost whispered the please

'you can't always get what you want' i said and turned around and left

he didn't follow me