Romeo and Juliet

My Version

Disclaimer: The story Romeo and Juliet and all characters are not mine, but the one and only William Shakespeare.

Authors Note : I know that the story line seems very similar to the original in the beginning, but the story will change fairly quickly.

"We are SOOOO done it's not even funny!" Rosaline screamed. Romeo looked like a deer in the headlights.

"What do you mean, done? I love you! Without you, my life just isn't worth living! I… I… I'll kill myself." He said whimpering.

"You're such a drama queen. Go find someone else to put up with your constant whining." and with that Rosaline marched off, leaving Romeo standing alone in the hall. The bell rang, but instead of going to class, Romeo just sulked off to the bathroom. He was soon joined by his best friends Ben and Mark.

"Yo, dude, why aren't you in class?" Ben asked.

"Don't bother asking, I already know," said Mark with a grin. "Someone just got dumped. I overheard Rosaline talking with her friend saying that dumping you was the best decision she ever made." Romeo glared at him and kept sulking.

"Forget her," said Ben, "There are plenty of hot looking chicks in this school!"

When the final bell rang, Juliet met her boyfriend Paris outside of the school building.

"So are we still on for pizza later?" Paris asked.

"Uh, I don't know. I'm just not feeling like we have much fun together. I think we should see other people." Paris looked stunned.

"Um… well… bye." Juliet said awkwardly, and then hurried off home. The minute she stepped in the door her parents were waiting to pounce.

"You dumped Paris." Her mother said in a monotone, as if unable to believe it, "You dumped the star quarterback. His mom called telling me what a wreck he was. I thought you were a better person than that."

"So you call leading the poor guy on because YOU like him being a good person?" Juliet raged, "It's not fair to either of us to pretend to be in love."

"I think that maybe you just think that things were rushing. It's perfectly understandable, but I'm going to call him and reassure him that you were just startled at the speed your relationship was progressing at," Mr. Capulet said. "And I'll invite him to your birthday party this weekend so that he doesn't get discouraged. I expect you to take him back with full apologies then."

"Expect all you want," Juliet replied, "But it's just not going to happen.