A/N: It's Me! I've had this story in my head for a while but when I was at the beach I finally knew what the story was missing. This chapter has a lot of Simonette, in fact this story does. The rest of this story will be in the future and you'll see why Ellie and Britt are so concerned about Jeanette in the beginning. I hope you enjoy, and so please, please, please, Read and Review!
Jeanette walked with her two sisters as they bombed her with questions.
"So when are you going to tell Simon?" Eleanor asked.
"Tonight" Jeanette responded confidently.
"Are you nervous?" Brittney asked her younger sister.
Jeanette stopped and looked at her. "No I couldn't be happier, this is just how I wanted my life to go! Of course I'm nervous!" She yelled.
Her sisters looked at her with a worried expression. Jeanette shook her head and began walking briskly hoping she could just walk away from everything.
She could hear her sisters' heels clacking against the pavement as they tried to catch up with her. She was too absorbed in her own world of thoughts about the future to wait for them.
"Jeanette I'm sorry I didn't mean it like that." Brittney said when they finally caught up with her.
"It's fine Brittney I'm just so scared . I'm going to be all alone, and what will people think of me?" Tears rushed to her eyes and Eleanor stopped her.
"Jeanette Miller I want you to get that thought out of your head. You will always have me, Brittney, Alvin, Theodore, Dave, and of course you will have Simon, and who cares what people think"
Brittney nodded her in agreement and the girls began walking again.
After awhile of walking in silence Brittney spoke up. "And you know you will never truly be alone"
Eleanor jammed her elbow into Brittney's stomach.
"Oww" Brittney cried. "What was that for?"
"Be a bit more sensitive!" Eleanor hissed.
"It's alright Ellie, I guess I have to get used to comments like that." Jeanette sighed as they arrived at their destination.
Jeanette and her sisters shared one last hug on the porch of the Seville home then they rang the doorbell.
The door opened to reveal a 16 year old Simon Seville. "Hey guys glad you could come"
He led them inside and her sisters left her to find their boyfriends.
"Simon I have some really big news to tell you" Jeanette began as Simon poured her a cup of punch.
"I do too" Simon grinned as he handed her the cup.
"Why else would you call all of us here?" She giggled.
"Well how about you tell me your news first."
Jeanette shook her head as she sipped her drink. "No you can go first"
Simon took a deep breath. "Alright." he agreed
He made his way to the front of the room and Jeanette took a seat beside Brittney and Eleanor. They were both sitting next to their boyfriends Alvin and Theodore.
For some reason Alvin kept on looking at her as to say I'm sorry.
Jeanette shook off his looks as she looked up to Simon trying to get everyone's attention.
He cleared his throat and began. "Thank you all for coming on such short notice, but I have some important news. I haven't really told anyone except one person and we have been talking about it a lot. About a month ago I received an early scholarship to Princeton, and I've decided to accept it."
Jeanette's eyes filled with shock. Simon was leaving.
Everyone ran to hug Simon and congratulate him. Jeanette got up slowly and Alvin made his way over to her. "I'm sorry" he said not looking her in the eye.
"It was you wasn't it. You're the person who Simon talked to about going to Princeton."
Alvin nodded and slipped away as Simon made his way over to Jeanette.
"Hey Jeanie" He said when he arrived.
"Hey Si, congrats on the scholarship." Jeanette said trying to act cheerful.
"Thanks I'm doing it for a better future Jeanette, one with you in it." He looked into her eyes and she felt like crying.
"When do you leave?" She asked wiping away the tears that were forming in her eyes.
"Two days" he said sadly. "Maybe we could all hang out tomorrow?"
"I'm sorry Simon I have plans" Jeanette lied.
Simon was a bit startled that she had plans. "Oh alright."
"I'll see you around Simon" Jeanette said as she picked up her purse and walked out of the Seville residence.
Jeanette watched as Simon put the last box into the car.
He hugged his brothers, then her sisters. He finally turned to Jeanette.
He hugged her, then took her paws and looked into her eyes. "Jen you say the word and I'll stay here with you."
"No Simon, you go. It's your dream, I can't stop you from doing that." Jeanette told him as she pulled her paws away from his.
"Simon we have to get going" Dave called.
"Come and visit me" Simon asked.
"Every chance I get" Jeanette promised.
Simon leaned in and they kissed passionately. They broke apart and Simon said some last minute goodbyes and then got into the car.
Simon waved from the car and Jeanette waved back. Tears filled her emerald eyes as they drove away.
Her family took a step towards her but she turned away from them. She began running clutching her purse close to her.
She ran until she was out of breath. She slumped against a tree and broke down crying.
She looked around and saw a pink flier.
She wiped her tears off her sleeve and picked up the flier.
Come Stay At Garden City Beach
Where We're One Big Munktastic Family
Jeanette knew what she had to do, she crumpled the paper in her paw and ran back home.
Jeanette remembered that day like it was yesterday. She had gone home that night and packed everything she owned while her family was sleeping.
It had taken her 2 months but she had moved in to Garden City Beach, and 7 months after that she was given the most beautiful present.
She leaned against the door frame and looked into the room filled with things that had to do with the ocean and its creatures.
She smiled at the bed in the center of the room, actually the thing sleeping in the bed.
She smiled at the thing and remembered clearly the day she escaped to the water.