Katie poked Jessie in the back with the eraser of her pencil. It was their
signal for passing notes during class, and had worked well so far. "Meet me
after school at my car." The note read. Jessie folded up the paper and
stuck it in her messenger bag, grinning. "Leave it to Katie to surprise me
when I need it." She thought.
Soliloquy Katie: (looking down) she looked so sad today.I.I just want to make her.
Soliloquy Jessie: .happy. That's how Katie makes me feel. I don't know how she does it.but just being in the same room as her makes me happy.
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"Grace!" Jessie called, running down the hallways after her stepsister.
Soliloquy Grace: Wonderful.
"You don't have to drive me home today. Katie and I are." Jessie fumbled for an excuse. ".going to study together." "Okay, I'll tell Rick for you." Grace replied.
Soliloquy Grace: Anything to get her out of my hair.
"Thanks." Jessie breathed. "I'll be home for dinner at 6:00." "You're going to study for that long? Asked Grace quizzically. "Ummm, yeah. Katie needs help with math; she's not doing too well."
Soliloquy Jessie: (dreamily) Katie gets straight A's. (Looks at camera) Good thing Grace doesn't know that.
"Okay.um.see you at home then." Grace stammered. "Bye." She turned to walk away. "Bye!" Jessie called after Grace's retreating form. Looking at her watch, she realized she needed to get to class, or else she'd wind up with detention for tardiness.
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Soliloquy Katie: I become suddenly aware of my breathing whenever I'm around Jessie. Like right now, with her, lying on my chest, sleeping, I'm trying so hard to breathe lightly so I don't wake her up. It's.perfect.
Jessie stirred. "Hey, sleepyhead." Katie smiled down at her. "I.I didn't mean to fall asleep. That book is so." "Tiring?" Katie suggested. "Yeah." Jessie yawned. "Homework is overrated anyway, we don't really need it. Teachers just give it out for the mere fact that they love to punish our brains." Jessie nodded in agreement. "You know, Katie, I don't ever want this moment to get up. This is the most perfect moment; I never want it to end." She trailed off. "I.I'm sorry. Sometimes, I don't think before I speak, and I ramble, and I shouldn't have said that, I wasn't thinking." She jumped off the bed and grabbed her bag. "I should go." She said, running down the stairs of Katie's house. "Jess, wait!" Katie called after her. But it was too late. Jessie was gone.
"Good going genius.you could have just said something" She muttered to her reflection.
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Soliloquy Katie: (looking down) she looked so sad today.I.I just want to make her.
Soliloquy Jessie: .happy. That's how Katie makes me feel. I don't know how she does it.but just being in the same room as her makes me happy.
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"Grace!" Jessie called, running down the hallways after her stepsister.
Soliloquy Grace: Wonderful.
"You don't have to drive me home today. Katie and I are." Jessie fumbled for an excuse. ".going to study together." "Okay, I'll tell Rick for you." Grace replied.
Soliloquy Grace: Anything to get her out of my hair.
"Thanks." Jessie breathed. "I'll be home for dinner at 6:00." "You're going to study for that long? Asked Grace quizzically. "Ummm, yeah. Katie needs help with math; she's not doing too well."
Soliloquy Jessie: (dreamily) Katie gets straight A's. (Looks at camera) Good thing Grace doesn't know that.
"Okay.um.see you at home then." Grace stammered. "Bye." She turned to walk away. "Bye!" Jessie called after Grace's retreating form. Looking at her watch, she realized she needed to get to class, or else she'd wind up with detention for tardiness.
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Soliloquy Katie: I become suddenly aware of my breathing whenever I'm around Jessie. Like right now, with her, lying on my chest, sleeping, I'm trying so hard to breathe lightly so I don't wake her up. It's.perfect.
Jessie stirred. "Hey, sleepyhead." Katie smiled down at her. "I.I didn't mean to fall asleep. That book is so." "Tiring?" Katie suggested. "Yeah." Jessie yawned. "Homework is overrated anyway, we don't really need it. Teachers just give it out for the mere fact that they love to punish our brains." Jessie nodded in agreement. "You know, Katie, I don't ever want this moment to get up. This is the most perfect moment; I never want it to end." She trailed off. "I.I'm sorry. Sometimes, I don't think before I speak, and I ramble, and I shouldn't have said that, I wasn't thinking." She jumped off the bed and grabbed her bag. "I should go." She said, running down the stairs of Katie's house. "Jess, wait!" Katie called after her. But it was too late. Jessie was gone.
"Good going genius.you could have just said something" She muttered to her reflection.
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