Jade's point of view
Beck picks me up right on time for our date.
"Right on time," I say and I reward him with a kiss.
He wraps his arms around me and tells me all about what happened today.
"Wow Beck," I said, "that's really cool. Will we still be allowed to date?"
"I wouldn't have taken the job if that wasn't the case"
"So," I said, "my cousin's having a party next week. It's her first… want to go?"
"Sure," he said smiling at me, "and before you ask, yes"
I laughed.
"You know me too well," I told him.
"Well that or the fact that you've been asking seven times a day…maybe a little of both"
Suddenly my demeanor changed.
"Listen Beck," I told him, "let me make one thing clear. First of all-"
He shook his head playfully.
"You said one thing," he pointed out, "so there can't be a first of all"
"No matter what," I told him, "I am not ever going to room 10D again"
Room 10D was used as both an after school room and a detention room. It was also the room that the worst thing in my life happened while Beck was away on vacation.
"What do you have against that poor room," he teased me.
I couldn't tell him the truth; not yet. He couldn't know! I didn't even want to think about it. I wanted to believe it was just some nightmare.
The pain is deep and it cuts like a knife. I have to make something up.
"Our relationship is mature," I explained, "if there's a problem we can discuss it with one another"
Alright I know that was lame because I am saying one thing and still I can't tell him about what happened to me but he just grinned at me.
"I'm a sense of humor type of guy babe," he told me.
I shuttered. I could still hear Eli's voice whispering in an evil tone BABE before he penetrated me. He forced me to… I can't even think about it.
"Jade," he said gently, "you're crying"
Angrily I brush away a tear.
I just couldn't do this. I don't even know why I continued to live. But Beck couldn't know. It's bad enough my other friends know. I couldn't do that to Beck.