Chapter 2
Today I think will be much better.
I wake up and everyone is still asleep so I go down stairs to grab some breakfast for everyone.
I place the food in the basket on our pulley leading to the sky window and leave a note saying "Morning owls".
I grab two apples and go for a walk. I walk along the walls munching on one of the apple, seeing everyone asleep.
I notice that one little girl and her two younger brothers have dropped their blanket and are shivering. I walk over and pick up the woolly blanket and place it back on them, also tucking it in so it wouldn't fall again.
I see another little girl I knew form school that I met in the nurse's office, Meme. Meme is trying to open one of the doors; a guard comes zooming past me.
I run after, dropping my delicious, green apple. I run in front of him and grab her away from the door, just before he swings his guard stick at her and hitting my back.
"What are you thinking; you're going to hit a little girl?" I yell at the guard.
"She needs to learn not to…"
"To what" I interrupt "Be curious or want to smell fresh air?"
I grab Meme's hand and walk away from the guard. I walk Meme over to where the hula-hoops are stored and take out a pink one.
"Here play with this for a while until everyone wakes up" I tell her with a smile.
She smiles back and nods her head.
I still have a red apple in my hand.
I'm tempted to eat it myself but I know that's not why I brought it.
I walk to the cubicles and climb up on to the walls again. I walk back to the where the white bored was situated and see Chuck sleeping.
I sit down on the corner of the wall and gently through the apple at him. He wakes up with a grunt that sounds like a pig.
"Get up, little piggy" I whisper in a teasing voice. "We need to start planning"
"Just come back later" He moans putting his head back in his pillow. I jump down.
"You'll get up in five seconds or I'll erase your bored" I threaten as I pick up the white bored eraser.
He springs out of bed and puts on his shoes.
"Haven't changed a bit" I smirk a little.
"So why did you come get me so early in the morning?" He asks with his mouth full of apple, on our way back to the sky tower.
"Well I was up and no one else was and I thought if you were already there, instead of you coming in and every one staring at you, it would be maybe just a little bit less-".
"Awkward?" He knew he was right.
We get up to the sky window and we walk over to where I sleep.
I drag a bean bag chair over so he can sit there.
We talk and look out the window.
We make jokes and we laugh.
He scooted a little bit closer, and leans in a little. I look him in the eyes and he looks me in the eyes.
"Close your eyes and make a wish" I was a bit hesitant but I do it anyway.
So I close my eyes. I have my eyes closed, I hear nothing.
"Hello, what's going on?" I ask keeping my eyes closed.
"Hey get away from her!" I hear someone yell.
I open my eyes and see Jamie and Jack sitting in front of me.
"What's going on?" I asked in worry. "Where did chuck go?"
"Um, oh ya he left to...to...Paris!" Jamie replied curiously.
Jack Punched his arm.
"He left!" Jack blurrted in a weird voice.
"Ok? Well he told me to close my eyes and make a wish? What do you think thats all about?"
"I don't know he was just probably trying to find an excuse to go back to bed." Jack suggested really quickly.
"Ya, probably, I'll go get him and we can start planning again." I get up and walk away.
* Narrator*
Jack and Jamie watch as I walk away and jump to their feet.
They kick the bean, it rolls away.
Chuck is lying on the floor where the bean bag was placed. He jumps to his feet whipping the dust of his clothes.
"Why the hell did you do that? I was about to give her, her first kiss" he yells at them.
"You and her will never be together, you hurt her hard, she thought of all people you would never be mad at her or hurt her." Jack yells back.
"We aren't going to let you do it again" Jamie supports Jack.
"Why would she want a kiss from you anyway?" Jack growls at Chuck. Jamie throws Jack a look of Confusion.
Jack and Jamie push Chuck out the door making him fall on his back.
"Do your self a favor and tell Abby you can't help us" Jack turns his back and walks back into the room.
Jamie is a bit confused. Why the hell is Jack acting this way? He hasn't acted this way since...
"Why didn't you tell me?" Jamie walks up and stands next to him. Noticing that hes staring at Abby as she walks around looking for Chuck.
Right now shes actually spinning some of the little kids around. Making them scream and giggle.
She looks so happy.
Honestly everyone thought she was more happy here then she ever was.
"Tell you what?" Jack knows exactly what hes talking about. He just doesn't want to admit it.
"Cut the crap, Jack" Jack always knew how to piss Jamie off.
"I- I don't know" Jack stutters. Jamie just glares at him.
"Holy crap Jamie I don't know! All I know is that I like her and I never stopped liking her" Jacks heart was pumping so hard and fast that even Jamie could hear it.
"Hi, My Names Abby"
...
"Um Hello? Whats your name?"
"O-oh Sorry, Um hi My Name Is Jack" Wow Abby is Beautiful. Her voice is-is Mesmerizing. I've never seen anyone so amazing. I really hope this isn't John's new girl friend or I'm gonna lose it! I bat she has an amazing personality too an-
"Jack What has gotten into you?" My friend John punched me in the arm "Don't be rude to her, shes like my sister"
"If I'm like your sister then you defanitly know I don't need you to stand up for me! I can fend for my self" Abby spoke so strongly yet still very beautiful.
Oh crap I'm in love with my best friends fake sister. He's gonna kill me.
*Abby*
"Hey guys, have you seen Chuck? I-" Its weird how he jut randomly disappeared.
"No!" They both yell cutting me off.
"Ok, you don't need to be mad about it, gosh!" I reply as I walk away again.
I walk to the cubicles and climb the wall.
I walk along the wall and see a guard attacking a little boy in his room.
"Hey! Get off of him!" I yell as I jump down into the room and grab the little boy away. I give the guard a look and help the boy up on to the cubicles walls.
We walk to the end of the cubicles and I tell him to go play.
He runs off and I go back to finding Chuck.
Once I get to his room I don't see him and the white bored has no writing on it any more. Chuck must have ran off.
It's weird I actually feel kinda sad, so I walk back up to the sky window. I tell Thuper, AJ and Nxy to lie down and stay at the door with tony.
I go and sit in my bed staring out.
I don't know why but, I start to cry.
Tear drops roll off my face like little rain drops on a window.
Jack walks over and hugs me tight.
"Hey, hey, shhh, It's ok, everything is ok.
"It hurts" I whisper to him.
I feel Jack swallow.
"I know, I know. Just close your eyes and go to sleep. Its ok." Jack has always been the only one who realizes that I'm really bursting on the inside. He knows that secretly all I want to do is to just cry and scream. I've wanted to do this way before I even moved to New Zealand.
I slowly start to drift to sleep...
Eventually wake up in my bed with my head on my pillow. Thats weird my pillows licking my face...
"Ahhh" I squeal a little then I realise that its just AJ.
I sit up against the window and look at the morning and I remember today's date.
Crap, it's the 3rd of June.
My birthday.
Bonnie sits up next to me, with a big smile on her face.
"Happy Birth Day Abby" She whispers still keeping that big smile of hers on her face.
We get up and we walk over to where everyone was sitting around the table in the middle of the room, where there was a giant cookie with candles sitting on the top and a card with over a thousand signatures on it.
"Who are these from?" I ask as I sit down with the card in my hands.
"Well look out into the castle" Jamie says with a grin.
I get up, a bit worried about what lurks ahead. I run to the railing, everyone was down stairs.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY ABBY!"
Every one shouts up to me.
I smile in aw.
"Oh my Gosh, Thank you all!" I can't believe everyone has done this for me.
I go back to my cookie and blow out the candles.
I'm Eight-teen now!
It feels awesome.
I read the card packed with signature in all different colors, it was like looking at a rainbow full of my names.
I notice one signature down at the bottom that just reads "Make a wish...Chuck".
I hesitate.
I put the card back on the table and slide down to everyone on our flying fox.
Jack, Tina, Jamie, Bonnie and the whole Owl gang were already down stairs.
Jack hugs me first, then Tina. I go around hugging every one. I still haven't seen Jack, but I don't need him.
I walk along the windows down stairs.
I think about how people spend their eighteenth birthdays compared to mine, I like mine better.
Tonight there is going to be a dance to celebrate my birthday.
I better pick out something nice to wear.
There is a little old lady that sells dresses.
I get there and see her beautiful dresses hanging on string.
I can't decide without Bonnie, so I go find her.
When I find her she is jumping up and down, smiling her head off.
"What?" I ask her as I start to jump with her.
"I found Max!" she yells back to me.
I smile hugely.
Max is Bonnie's boyfriend, but we couldn't find him, but now he's here.
I decide to let them hang out for a little while before we go buy dresses.
I walk towards the cafeteria to get some water.
On the way I walk into someone.
I jump back and apologize.
I look up and see its Chris.
Chris is another friend of Johns from his going away party.
"Chris" I say in shock.
"Happy birthday, Abby" He replies with a smile.
There was a long pause.. We were just looking at each other.
"Do you want to go for a walk?" I ask as I point to the windows again.
"I would love to" he chuckles.
We walk around and back, then around and back again.
We just walk and talk.
"Hey, Abby?" He asks in a curious voice.
"Yes?"
"Do you have a date to the dance to night?"
"No, and I would love to go with you" I answer more than he asks.
He smiles.
"I better go tell Jack that I'm here. I also need to go find a good suit to wear to your birthday dance" He smiles. Hes so adorable.
I can't help but smile on my way back to find Bonnie so we can get our dresses.
Bonnie and I look at all the beautiful dresses and choose our favorite ones from the racks. Bonnie found a pretty green dress that she has been admiring for a long time, it really goes with her beautiful Hazel eyes.
I choose a blue and black dress that I love and feel like a princess in.
When Bonnie, Tina and I were finished getting ready, we went outside the bathroom and saw our three hansom dates wearing tuxes and holding flowers.
Tina runs over to Jack with a huge smile on her face, looking amazing in her pink fluffy dress.
Bonnie walks fast to Max, spinning just before she gets to him. She has the prettiest smile I have ever seen.
I slowly drift towards Chris, smiling.
Tina, Jack, Bonnie, Max, Chris and I walk towards the stairs.
I start to walk over to the stairs,but Chris grabs my hand and spins me into his arms.
"We aren't going down that way" We walk over to the flying fox.
Chris had decorated it with plastic flowers and a seat to sit on. He sits down and I squeeze in close next to him.
We slowly fly down.
Everyone is cheering as I hop off the flying fox with Chris.
We all walk to the middle of the ball room that had been cleared to make a dance floor for my birthday.
There is a table full of drinks and snacks they had to beg for. The dance reminds me of a prom from a movie.
A fun enthusiastic song comes and everyone runs to the dance floor and has fun.
Bonnie runs to the radio then suddenly a slow song comes on.
Bonnie is dancing with her head on Max's shoulder.
Tina and Jack are dancing and talking to each other.
I turn my head and see Chris holding his hand out to me.
I hold his hand as we swiftly make our way over to the middle of the dance floor. We dance slowly.
It is an amazing feeling to dance with someone.
We walk back, along the windows on the ground floor. I'm wearing his lettermen jacket, hanging on my shoulders. As we slowly walk along the windows we talk quietly.
"Thank you for taking me to my birthday dance." I whisper to him with a smile as I bat my eyes slowly.
"You're welcome, Happy Birthday Abby" He replies with a smile as he walks in front of me, stopping us.
The full moon is shining through the window we are standing in front of.
We gaze into each other's eyes, He has beautiful blue eyes. We stand closer, he leans in. I slowly lean in too.
I close my eyes and we kiss!
This was the day of my first kiss!