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Jessi was feeling sad. Not for the usual reasons. Currently nobody was trying to mess with her mind, nobody had abandoned her and even things with Kyle were going well. No the reason she was sad was because today was the day she was going to die. Or if you want to be more specific she was going to die in fourteen minutes.
So what do you do when you have less then half an hour to enjoy life? In Jessi's case it was taking out Josh and Andy to lunch. It was a beautiful place, an outdoor restaurant with a really beautiful garden. And it was a perfect day to enjoy it. The sun was shining in a perfect blue sky, the streets were half empty as people enjoyed Sunday in their own ways and it was pleasantly warm.
"Thanks again Jessi. I love this place. They make the best pizza "said Andy while munching on the food of the gods also known as pizza
"Ahmlutely ig te beft" said Josh in agreement as he chewed on a rather large slice
Jessi smiled but it didn't last for long. As much as she enjoyed bonding with her friends especially Josh the one person apart from Kyle who really accepted her the way she was, she couldn't help but think of how she ended up here today
She was at a science competition. The top students from all the schools in the country were here. Sadly Kyle couldn't make it. After admitting about their crazy night with Declan and Josh the Tragers had grounded him for two weeks. They were ready to give him a pass for the competition but he felt that he deserved the punishment and declined. Jessi didn't feel like coming either. She would much rather spend her time with Kyle, but Nicole had insisted, something about important opportunities in life, making new friends and so on.
And here while listening to a rather boring speech about how they all represent the future of the USA she saw her, the girl who would change her life. She was not much older then her. Beautiful but in a cold detached way and Jessi couldn't help but shiver once she met her eyes. There was something out of place, something disturbingly wrong about the girl. But soon the speech ended and the girl disappeared
Next there was a small competition between the students .With all of them answering difficult question from a variety of fields. .Once she saw that none of the questions challenged her she didn't actually bother to take part in the competition. She let the others have their fun. But she did notice something unusual. The girl she saw before was back. She also didn't seem interested in the competition. Instead she was staring rather intently at her. Jessi began to feel nervous as every instinct told her to run as far away from here as possible and never look back. But the girl disappeared soon enough and Jessi calmed down for the moment
After a while Jessi was actually starting to have fun. There were none of these stupid questions anymore. No now there was a heated debate between some of the top minds in the country. Most of the students could barely keep up but she gladly debated the subjects. The professors were at first surprised how the girl who didn't even bother to speak at the competition now had such passion but soon they were lost in the debate as well. While unusual they had met prodigies before and they always enjoyed talking with gifted people
And that's when the girl came in. Jessi heard her speak for the first time The girl could not only could keep up with them but she dissected every point they made in a cold analytical way, pointed our every flaw and then even Jessi was stunned as the girl started talking about theories that were barely developed. Theories that Jessi hadn't even heard about but made absolute sense, the professors were absolutely amazed and delighted that they could find a second prodigy of such caliber. And Jessi herself was stunned as she realized that the girl could actually be smarter then her. This was not right. Only Kyle was like her. Who was that girl?
"Hey Jessi you ok?" asked a curious Josh as he was preparing to stuff a second piece of pizza in his mouth
"Oh yeah. It's nothing" Jessi tried to smile as she hoped that she could keep up the pretenses
"You seem to be a long way from here" said Andy with a friendly smile as she causally slapped Josh at the back of the head ,warning him not to eat like a pig "Thinking about someone special?'
"Yeah. Someone special" Jessi smiled sadly as she remembered once again
They were finally alone. It took quite a while but after all the praise on how they had such a bright future ahead of them and how they would love to work with them the professors had finally left. Jessi was nervous as she was finally close enough to use all her senses and see why this girl was bothering her so much. When she was around Kyle she felt the warmth of the bond they shared, the hum of energy. Now she felt…
"You are …" Jessi gasped in shock as she finally registered what her senses were telling her
"Correct. And you are the one called Jessi" the girl tilted her head slightly. Almost like a bird
'You know about me?" Jessi was terrified.
"I know everything about you" said the girl with her emotionless voice that sent chills down Jessi's spine" And now we have a lot to talk about"
They had talked for the past fifteen minutes and now Jessi was crying as she realized that she had no choice. Her whole body was racked with sobs. She didn't want to do this
'Isn't there another way? Please I'll do everything . I don't want to…" there had to be another way
"The choice is yours. But If you want to keep your family safe there is only one way" not even a hint of emotions passed through the girl's face as she continued" You must die"
"Can I have some time? Some time to say goodbye" why did this always have to happen? Why was it that she could never be happy?
"If you say goodbye they will know. This is not acceptable. However we will give you three days to settle your affairs in order" and then she left . The only trace of her presence was the unassuming cell phone in Jessi's hands.
Jessi looked at her watch and knew it was time. Saying a quick goodbye she had to use all her will power to restrain herself from crying and she couldn't help but give each of them a strong, almost desperate hug. She wished that Kyle could be here but she couldn't do this to him. She hated that Josh had to be here
Josh and Andy were enjoying their second servings as they watched Jessi head for the car. They were both very fond of her. It was hard not to like someone so honest. Not to mention someone who just bought you the most delicious pizza in Seattle. As Josh lost sight of the Jessi he turned to Andy hoping for a romantic afternoon now that they were alone but he was disappointed as Andy simply looked thoughtful
"Don't you think that Jessi was behaving a little strange?" asked a worried Andy
"Jessi is always strange" answered Josh simply. After he saw her doing the Macarena on the kitchen table he had given up on wondering what made Jessi tick. As far he was concerned she was just weird. Lovable but extremely weird
"But she looked sad" insisted Andy as her well honed skills of observation were nagging at her that there was something very wrong
"She is probably moping about Kyle again" unlike most people Josh really didn't understand why Kyle didn't finally hook up with Jessi. She was way more fun then Amanda
"I guess" said a reluctant Andy. She herself had witnessed the drama over this love triangle and conceded that this could be the cause
'Hey there is Jessi now." said Josh waving at the Tragers SUV.
Jessi saw Josh waving and closed her eyes to stop the tears.
Andy turned to wave as well but before she could raise her hand the SUV was ripped apart in a violent explosion. The blast was so strong that Andy herself was pushed to the ground. As she shook her head to clear her eyesight she noticed that the blast wave had overturned all the chairs and tables in the restaurant. Josh was worriedly hovering near her, his attention split between making sure she was ok and staring at what was left of the SUV. Andy quickly reassured him that she was ok and they ran to the to wreckage
"Jessi!!" they shouted even though they knew it would make no difference. They were desperately hoping for a miracle but it was not to be. They couldn't get close to the car, the heat was too much but even from here they could see what was left of the body. They both held each other, tears streaming down their faces as the grief from losing a friend, a sister overwhelmed them
I hope you enjoyed it :) This will be a short fic. Probably just one or two more chapters