Ivy is, of course, Adam's ex-girlfriend. They went out for over a year, from January of 8th grade to January of last year. In fact, it is almost exactly a year ago that she broke up with him. Ivy is one WWIIIEEERRRDD human being. She has this incredible mental energy, and she vents this energy by over-achieving her ass off. She is a sophomore, and she is taking four junior classes this year. Out of eight total. I don't even know how she worked it out with her guidence coucelor. You shouldn't be able to do that. She has written two novels and is trying to get them published. She wants to be drum major next year, even though she will only be a junior and SHE IS IN COLORGUARD. She used to tell people that in twenty years, NASA was launching a mission to Mars, and that by then she would have her degree in astrophysics and that "she was going with them."
Ivy and Adam met because they both joined the marching band in 8th grade. This is quite unusual. Adam did it because he was drafted (there were no clarinets) and Ivy did it because she is an over-achiever. They'd both been aquaintences of mine, and I knew them seperately, but when I really befriended them at the beginning of last year, I befriended them as a couple. That's how everyone knew them, really. They did everything together. He almost always had his arm around her when we would hang out. I remember noticing, even back then, the look of absolute adoration he gave her when she was around. When Ivy told me that she'd broken up with him ("So, I broke up with Adam this morning," as if it were no big deal) I was shocked. "You did what?! Why?!" She shrugged nonchalantly. "I just don't like him that way anymore. So anyway, now you can go out with him if you want." At this point, I didn't feel anything for him. So I was just confused.
But this is the creepiest part: She continued trying to set us up. At the end of last year, Ivy wrote and produced a play, and drafted all her friends to be the cast. She cast us as husband and wife. When the play started, I HAD started to feel for him. But he obviously still had strong feelings for her. I remember the awkwardness during rehersal. I remember him giving her that look. They shot little passive-agressive insults at each other, but I could tell that he was still hopelessly in love with her. I remember it killing me inside.
As soon as her plan succeeded, Ivy started shooting passive-agressive insults at me any chance she got. Well - not insults exactly. It's more like, she just takes any chance she gets to remind me that she will always be holding something above my head. She was his first love. She was his first kiss. They went out forever. She is prettier, more feminine, more socially adept than I will ever be. My relationship with him will NEVER be as good as hers was. She does this in addition to giving me little hints about how she is a better musician than I am, smarter than I am, more accomplished than I am, etc, which she does to everyone. (Some of these may be true. Some of them, such as the musician thing, are definately not.) I used to think I was just imagining it. But now I know she does it on purpose. It's just one more thing that she beats me at, and she has to remind herself and me of that. This is the only thing she understands: Beating people at things. I never saw her look at HIM like that. She would just smile smugly as he wrapped his arms around her and stared at her...
I hate her. I really do. And I don't hate people very easily. If Adam had any other ex-girlfriend, I'm sure I would not hate her this much. But Ivy is already such a bitch. She's just impossible to deal with. Our friendship at this point is all diplomacy. I don't want a conflict. I can stand her, but barely. After this, if she lied to me (which, as you can see, is something she would do) I don't know if I will be able to stand her anymore.
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