Chapter 11: An Unpleasant Surprise Meanwhile, in Nevada, USA, Caleb and his friends were vacationing in Las Vegas with fake IDs. They entered casinos and bars, presenting themselves as 21 or older, while in reality, they were just ready to graduate from High School. But they couldn't wait to graduate just to “have fun”. The three friends Caleb hung around with were his male high school buddies: Andy, Terry and Pete. Andy was the tallest of the group. He was obviously a boy of African American descent with really short, curly black hair, deep, dark brown skin, a slightly heavy build, and wore a black and silver sleeveless Oakland Raiders jersey, some blue and orange shorts and red sneakers with white socks. Terrance, or Terry, as he liked to be called, was about the same height as Caleb. He had shoulder length red hair, green eyes, pale skin peppered with freckles and wore a black and silver baseball cap backwards, baggy blue denim jeans, a sleeveless jersey with an Everlast logo on it and wore black tennis shows that were obscured by his baggy jeans. Lastly, there was Pete, the shortest of the group. He had short, brownish-black hair, gray eyes, some tan skin and wore black fingerless gloves, a denim jacket with a Spongebob shirt underneath, matching baggy jeans, a gray headband and wore brown shoes that poked out of the opening of his baggy worn out jeans. So far, they hung around casinos and to Caleb's surprise, it seemed like Lady Luck was on his side, since he's been winning at the slot machines and the roulette tables. His friends were rather happy with the streak of good luck they were all having. At one of the slot machines, Pete was pumping in some coins to feed the machines. So far, he has won sixty dollars, and hopes to win more. “Come on! Come on! Give Petey some lucky sevens!” Pete chanted as he was playing with the slots. “Come on! I can do it! I can do it!” To Pete's surprise, he gotten three sevens in a row, as well as three treasure chests. He won $1,500.00 from that one slot machine. Pete cheered and jumped around in joy. “Hooray! Hooray! I have $1,500.00! Yay! YAAAAAAAAAAAY!” Even though Caleb and his friends were winning money, Caleb started to think about Noelle Wong. “I wonder how Noelle is doing over in Hong Kong....” “Still thinking of that little Chinese shrimp?” Andy scoffed. “I'm sure the dwarf is going to be okay.” “Will you stop putting down her height Andy?” Caleb pouted in frustration. “Come on, stop lamenting on your long distance relationship.” Pete added. “But guys...” “Please Caleb, she's all the way in Hong Kong. Who knows if she's ever going to come back here to the good ol' U-S of A.” Terry scoffed sternly. “Besides, we are in Las Vegas.” Andy said as he playfully slapped Caleb on the shoulder. “We can find plenty of fine babes to score with.” “When was the last time you scored Caleb?” Terry asked with a sleazy grin on his face. “Ummm.......Errr.....” Caleb stuttered nervously. “Well....Uhhhhh....” “Come on Caleb!” Pete cheered out loud. “Let's go look for some babes to score with. Besides, that little Chinese shrimp won't know about this if you don't tell her.” “Take a load off Caleb!” Terry said in excitement. “You can't hold your junk in forever. Come on, what do you say Caleb?” Caleb puts his finger on his mouth and looks around, being deep in thought. What would Noelle think? Will she know about this? If he wouldn't tell her, he thought he could not get in any trouble. Besides, who would know besides Caleb and his friends? “Ummm...” “Caleb, come on!” Pete groaned impatiently. A grin formed on Caleb's face and he nodded his head in delight. “Okay, I'll get laid in town here. It's not like Noelle will know about this. She is over in Hong Kong, after all.” “Hooray!” The three friends cheered. “It's time to score!” After winning a lot of money, the four guys left the casinos and headed back into Caleb's white 2009 Dodge Caravan and drove off, looking for more excitement within the city that never sleeps. --- Back in Hong Kong, three days have passed. Noelle was off of school with Yukio and Saeko coming by to hang out at her place for a little bit. After Yukio and Saeko got done helping Noelle with her math and science homework, they decided to pass time playing video games and chatting with one another. While playing video games, each person would take turns playing the game. For example, when playing fighting games, if Noelle lost a match, either Yukio or Saeko would take her spot. They were having a blast together. “So Noelle...” Saeko asked as she and Noelle were playing fighting games one on one. “How are you and Ran getting along?” “We're getting along fine.” Noelle said as she was whooping Saeko's butt in a fighting game. “That's good to know.” Saeko replied as she was playing the game. “I mean, I kind of feel for Ran. Being the new kid in school isn't as easy as they portray it in most young adult fiction.” As Noelle defeated Saeko, it was now Yukio's turn to play. “Ran's a good guy. I don't see why people find him so odd or intimidating.” While the kids were playing games, Kai Fai Wong walked in to Noelle's room with some appetizers and whole quart of iced green tea he made. “Anyone hungry or thirsty? I made some snacks!” “Cool! What did ya make Mr.Wong?” Yukio asked as he licked his lips. “I made some iced green tea with banana and purple yam fritters.” Kai Fai explained as he sets the food down on Noelle's desk. “I hope you like them.” “Like them?” Saeko asked. “We loooooooove fritters and green tea!” “Same here!” Noelle and Yukio said in unison. “Good, I've done my job.” Kai Fai said, smiling. “Have fun with your video games.” --- Many hours have passed. It was now getting late in Hong Kong. Yukio and Saeko had to go home. Yukio looked up at the clock and said, “Oh boy! It's 9:00 PM. We gotta go Noelle.” “Why don't I take you guys home.” Kai Fai offered as he noticed how dark it was outside. “You guys have done so much for my family and I. It's only fair I return the favor.” “Thank you Mr. Wong.” Saeko replied as Kai Fai went outside to start up his car. Saeko and Yukio put on their jackets, while Yukio grabbed his backpack and the two met Kai Fai Wong as they gotten into the car and drove off. Just as Noelle was getting ready for bed, she heard her cellphone ring. “Now who could this be at this time of night?” As Noelle pulls out her cellphone from her purse, she noticed it was Caleb Cooper calling her. She turns on the cellphone and started to talk. “Hey Caleb! How are you? I miss you so much, but don't worry, this summer, I'll...” “I think we need to break up.” Caleb said in a glum tone of voice. “What? WHAT?” Noelle cried out. “What did I do?” “No, it's not what you did.....” Caleb replied. “It's what I did, and also about what happened these last three days.” “What did you do now Caleb?” Noelle asked in a more upset tone of voice. “Well...ummmm.....it's not going to be pretty....but anyways.....” Caleb stuttered nervously. Noelle felt her blood boiling and her patience waning. “Come on Caleb! TELL ME! TELL ME DAMN IT!” “Okay okay, here it goes.” Caleb started to explain nervously. “My friends and I were hanging out in Las Vegas over the weekend, and well, we got ourselves into a bit of trouble.” Noelle's stomach started to knot up like a fist as Caleb continued to explain what happened over the weekend. “Noelle, my friends and I got drunk and gambled.....and well....hung around hookers in a brothel. I paid a hooker with my gambling money to sleep with me, because I was lonely and sexually frustrated. But now, I went to the doctor today, and I found out that I have gonorrhea, and well....” “CALEB! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU!!!” Noelle screamed into the phone. “I thought you loved me and were faithful to me. Now look at yourself, you have an STD from sleeping with some tramps off the street. I can't believe you Caleb.” “But Noelle, I'm sorry...I hope you can....” “GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY LIFE CALEB! I never want to hear from you or see you ever again!” “But Noelle....” “GET THE FUCK OUTTA MY LIFE ASSHOLE!” Noelle yelled as she hung up her cellphone and threw it back into her purse. Noelle just couldn't believe it. She thought Caleb was the one, that their relationship was true love. But now, she was proven otherwise. Noelle was angry and heart broken. It felt like she got stabbed with a knife that kept twisting inside her. Noelle started to search around her room for pictures of Caleb and all the gifts he gave her. The first gift to catch her eye was a plush anthropomorphic pink cross eyed wooly mammoth known as Dewey. Noelle reached for a x-acto blade in her art case. She removed the cover on the blade and started to stab and slice up the Dewey plush. She ripped at the holes, making them bigger and bigger, and there, she tears out the stuffing from Dewey. She tore apart the Dewey plush until it was totally unrecognizable as a plush. Then, she takes the photos of Caleb and her, and started to tear them up into many pieces until they were no more. After that, she took more gifts he gave her and destroyed them. “I hate you Caleb. I hate you....I hate you....I....HAAAAAAAATE YOOOOOOOU!” She hated Caleb with all her heart now. She hated his goofy crooked smile. She hated how his cologne smelled like cloves and pine. She hated how he tried to be all cute and romantic. She hated how he brought her a plush Dewey doll when she was sick in bed. She hated his laughter, and especially hated with when he called her pet names like “Sweetums” and “Tootsie Tootsie”. And most of all she hated how he broken his promise to her and betray her while she was gone. Noelle didn't even bother to clean up her mess. Instead, she just plopped down on the bed, and cried herself to sleep. “It's just not fair! It's just not....(snore) (snooze)...”