The prom…guess it's okay. Just the traditional. No theme at all. Kinda boring, except for the food. It was overwhelming! So, I choked down a bowl full of chips. People are staring, maybe because I was eating food that can feed two overweight people, or just because I was a stranger. Either way, I don't really care. I get that a lot.
Nessie was seating across me. She was laughing and talking with that Gio guy. He ate too, Nessie didn't. She just hunted a mountain lion with Edward and Bella yesterday. She took a peek on me every once in a while, and smiled. Ocassionally, when Gio the Stupid, Wimpy Dirty Blond was looking away, she would touch my hand and show me her thoughts. She was really having fun and was happy that I was there. People again were looking. And I know why. They probably think Nessie has two dates for the night. No! She's not that kind of girl! So I pulled my hand quickly away from hers. Ness was about to scowl at me, when Gio took her attention. I never thought I'd say this, I mean, I'd think this but, thanks Gio.
"Uhmm, it's my favorite song out there playing, so maybe…you would like to...uhmmm, dance with me?" Okay, I take back the thanks.
"Uh, sure, why not." Nessie smiled at me and walked to the center of the dance floor. Wow, she looked like a princess! Gio, resembled more like a rat. Nessie glided majestically while Gio lurched like her court jester. Then he placed his hands on her waist and hers on his shoulders. Then she chuckled. I felt a stab on my chest, so painful it made me clutch my hand around it and I stood up. Involuntarily. Like there was something between me and Nessie, like ropes or something. And the ropes were so stretched that it hurts to stay away from her in a great distance, with a guy dancing with her. Like she was some kind of magnet and I was the metal needing to click to her side. I wanted to walk towards her, to sweep her out of the stupid guy's arms. I took an involuntary step, something's definitely wrong with me. That's not new to me, though.
"Hey there." I was so startled that I jumped up and turned towards the person who just tapped me on the back.
"Yeah, hi."
"I haven't seen you here before, are you a new kid in our school?" The girl asked. She was a little smaller than Ness, wearing a blue cocktail dress. Her hair was dark brown and her eyes were green. She looked kind of pretty, but not nearly a grain as how Nessie was beautiful.
"I'm just here; someone invited me."
"You're someone's date." She looked disappointed, and what she said was no question.
"No." But I wish I was Nessie's date.
Her face brightened up, "Oh!"
"Oh what?"
"Then what are you doing here?"
"Keeping my eyes on someone." And I looked back to Ness. Out of the corner of my eyes, I saw the girl turn her head to where I was staring. She frowned.
"Renesmee, oh. Every boy does, don't get your hopes up." Every boy keeps his eyes on her, not really surprising me. She is beautiful.
"You don't like her?" I asked.
"It's just that…she's, uh well…You don't have to know."
I shrugged, but inside, I don't like how she's talking about Nessie, "You know, she's not that bad. She's actually my best friend. She asked me to go here."
"OMG! She has two dates!"
What the hell? Haven't she been listening! eyes almost popped. She looked comical, I might've burst out laughing except that it's Nessie she's taking unpleasant presumptions with.
"I told you, I'm nobody's date." I explained.
"Ah, then do you want to dance with me?"
"Out there?" Where Ness is, dancing with that freakshow. I'll do anything just to get close to Ness. "Yeah, okay."
"Oh, my name is Andrea. Yours?" She asked while dragging me to the center, a few feet from where Nessie and Gio are dancing.
"Uh…Jake…uh, Jacob, Jacob,yes. That's my name."
I was too busy looking at Nessie smile and laugh and sway gracefully. I didn't really pay much attention about – whatever her name is, I just forgot.
And then Nessie caught my eye. Her smile faded when she saw me. Why?
"Uh, Gio, I think I had enough dancing. I'd like to sit now okay?" I heard her say to Gio after she saw me.
"Yeah, me too. Okay let's go there." And they headed off to our table.
"Uhm, I guess it's time for me to stop dancing now." I turned to what's-her-name.
"Oh – okay. I had fun anyway." She giggled and walked a step back. I went towards Ness and Gio and heard what's-her-name whom I just danced with talk to her girlfriends.
"You danced with him! What's his name? Did you get his number?"
"His Jacob, and ugh...No I didn't get his number. Stupid of me!" And they kept giggling and giggling.
Giggling should be banned. It annoys the freaking crappy hell out of me.
"Renesmee, you don't look so fine. Do you want to go home now?" Gio was hovering over Nessie, her face looked tired and sad, but still beautiful.
"No, it's the prom. Plus I don't want me to ruin this for you." She replied.
"But you – "
"Hey, Nessie." I sounded awful. She must've heard that tone.
"Something wrong?" Yep, she heard my awful tone.
"No, but something's definitely wrong with you." Then I faced Gio. "You did something to her?"
"No!" Gio said defensively.
"Jacob, he didn't do anything. Just tired." Nessie said.
"I'll go get you something to drink, okay?" Gio suggested and Ness nodded. I sat down beside her once Gio was gone. "You sure look awful, Ness."
"Yeah? But you sound awful." I laughed with her.
"I guess we are not enjoying this thing they call prom." I said, and it was true.
"Jake, I want to go home. Now. Please?" I knew she'd ask that to me. She looked impatient.
"Sure, whatever makes you happy." That was my reply to her, always my reply.
"Alright." And at great timing…Gio appeared.
I stood up, towering over him and said firmly "Hey, I'm taking Nessie home. She's not feeling well. You can enjoy yourself here, I guess."
He frowned. It made him look even uglier. "No! I'm not gonna let you drive her home like that!"
"Like what? Ooohhhh, like a tornado." I smirked.
"Yeah. I'm driving her home. Then I guess I'd just take a taxi or something going back home. And you…I really don't mind you. Go jump off a building for all I care."
"Uh, my parents! They don't like guests! You'll drive to your house and from then Jacob will drive me home." Ness looked alarmed. Yeah, now I remember. The reason why she chose to pick Gio up going to the prom instead of the other way around because Nessie didn't really told anyone who her parents were. Because if anyone knew, they'll freak knowing her family is a coven of bloodsuckers and her best friend shape shifts into a wolf. Nessie's parents and other relatives don't exactly age. And, oh yeah, Nessie and I don't do that either.
"Yeah,…oh-kaaaayy. Sure. But sometimes, you're kinda wierding me out." Gio said.
"I just want to get home."
Then we went outside and rode the car. Ness was on the backseat and Gio on the driver's seat. I wanted to seat on the back beside Nessie, but Gio said "If she needs to lie down there, it would be hard with you taking over the space." So I ended up on the passenger seat beside Gio. Every once in a while, I looked at Ness to see how she was doing. I didn't see her face because she was facing the window. Gio finally was home and bid Nessie a hesitating good bye. He glared at me before walking towards his house. I took the driver's seat and Ness stayed at the back. "Uhm, Nessie, could you tell me why you decided to go home suddenly?" I asked her, breaking the deafening silence.
"It's nothing. I told you, I'm just really tired." She answered.
What a lame excuse! I know she's hiding something from me. And I'm gonna find out what it is.
"Is it something Gio did?" She shook her head. I only saw it on the mirror. "Is it something I did, then?"
She looked up, and now we were making eye contact through the mirror. Her eyes looked hurting, very hurt. If her eyes can talk, they would probably be saying something like "Why must I suffer like this? Why? Why? Oh, why?"
"No, it's not you." She said dully, bored, lifeless. It hurt me to see her like that. Then she looked away.
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