(9) Gaynon's (near) fatal mistake

>So we just talked for a little while, and eventually he came right out and siad it.
>"Would you, by chance, be interested in going out at all?
"I guess so, I don't see why not."
>What is wrong with me?
>"I know this great club downtown, is that cool?"
"Yeah, sounds great. How does 8:00 sound."
>"Sounds great to me."
"So you'll meet me there?"
>"I actually don't have a car. I quit my job and just got kicked out, remember?
"Oh"
>I thought for a moment
>Applejack's family has a couple of pickups.
>I could probably manage to snag one
"Well, I could pick you up if you want."
>"Sounds great. I guess that it then."
>He just smiled and walked away
>Crap, what did I just do?
>Well, 8:00 came around and I made my decision
>Probably one of the worst decisions I've ever made, in fact
>And I made a lot of bad decisions
>Spiking the punch at the incoming freshman party with gin
>Popping ecstacy at the town fair
>Feeding my teacher laxatives for a prank
>Well, you get the picture
>I snagged a pair of keys of the key ring
"Hey Granny Smith, I'm heading out, I got a couple errands to do!"
>"Sure thing hon'. Get back safe!"
>Those words kind of made my stomach turn
>I'm betraying her trust
>And Applejack's trust
>And for what?
>Still, I headed out
>I picked up Bradley from his place, an apartment close to downtown.
>We headed out to the club
>It was just one of those generic, plastic clubs
>Girls with 4 inch heals and 10 pounds of makeup. Guys looking like they blew $1000 on one outfit. All culminating in a building probably bursting at the seams with alcohol and drugs.
>Now if it was me from a year ago, this would probably be just another weekend for me.
>But things were supposed to be different now
>I went in regardless.
>I remember the first five minutes like it was written on my hand
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>Probably because that's one of the only things I rembered from that night
>There was music playing, loud, thumping, electronic music.
>After a few minutes of dancing, we went to the bar
>I had more drinks then I've ever had in my life
>After that, everything literally just cuts from my memory
>One thing I do remember, is the second biggest screw up of my life
>As we were driving back back home, I wrecked the pickup truck into a light pole
>No one was hurt at all, except for a few cuts and bruises
>But the problem was the truck was messed up. Bad
>The front end on the right was smashed in, the light was broken, the front right wheel was completely bent
>The cops came, and it eventually came out that it wasn't my vehicle
>So the owners were contacted.
>At 1 AM
>And needless to say, things kind of decayed at that point
>The car was taken to a garage, all the repairs had to be out of pocket
>When I came home, all my belongings (the little I had left) were all thrown out in front of the house
>I took the hint
>I wasn't welcome back
>I slept at a friend's house that night
>When I woke up, I walked out onto his front porch, and cried
>Not because I had lost my home, or my friends, but because I had betrayed Applejack's trust.
>What time is it?
>Oh crap, where is my phone?
>At Sweet Apple Acres
>Yep, that figures
>I decided to swallow my pride (well, not really pride at this point, but I decided that I would risk getting beaten to death by the Apple Family.)
>I knocked on the door
>Applejack came to the door with my phone in her hand
>She had tears in her eyes, wiping one of her eyes with her free hand
>She tapped on the phone a little
>"Who is this?"
>She pulled up the call logs
>5 missed calls
>From Bradley
>She then switched to the text messages and read one of them out loud
>"Hey anon, had a great time last night, call me back so we can have some more fun."
>She just gave me a look
>Not an angry one, but one of sadness, confusion, and wonder
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>Wonder as to why I would do such a thing
>She tossed my the phone and I caught it in my hands
>She closed the front door
>Now I had to go to work
>I went back to my friends house and put on clean clothes
>The entire time I worked, I didn't even look at Bradley
>I'm sure he stole glances at me, but I just stared at my computer the whole time
>At lunch I told him I wasn't interested in dating him
>He was kinda dissapointed, but he took it well
>When I got back to my friends house, I sat on the couch quietly
>My phone suddenly buzzed
>New text from Twilight
>"We need to talk, meet us at the cafe"
>Everyone was there
>They all looked at me somberly
>Except for Applejack
>She did everything possible to avoid looking at me
>Twilight was the first to speak
>"Applejack told us everything."
>"Now despite what you guys are going through..." Rarity continued
>"We don't want this to affect our friendship." Fluttershy finished
>"Is there any way you guys can work this out?" asked sunset shimmer
>"I don't want anything to do with him" Applejack said suddenly
>This surprised all of us
>"Applejack, you have to be reasonable..." Twilight pleaded
>"Nope, nothing."
"Applejack, I'm sorry, please understand, I don't want to hurt you. I want to stay with you."
>"How can you possibly even try to talk to me after what you've done? You've destroyed my family's property, you've cheated me, and you've lied to me. How can you possibly say that you haven't tried to hurt me."
>I had nothing to say
>"If y'all want to hang out with Anon, that's fine. Just don't expect me to be around."
>They looked at Applejack, then at me.
>"We don't want to have to choose between you and Anon" Pinkie Pie said rather sadly
"Then I won't make you have to"
>After that I got up and walked out the door, for what seemed like the last time
>I went to work and inquired about the supervisor position in Mareami
>"It's still open if you want it."
"Yeah, it would be good for me to get away for a while."