Lacey Meets Jessica
LACEY
Who the heck was that girl with Danny? I mean isn't she supposed to fear him like everyone else. I mean how pathetic did she look staring at him like a piece of meat. I just wanted to scratch her eyes. Danny can do so much better than her. He has had better than her. If he wouldn't have lied so much, we would still be together right now. Forget the video, forget my friends, I was willing to risk my reputation to be with him but I wanted to make sure it was going to be worth it. With all the lies, it turned out to be a mistake. The video became old news once the town learns their golden boys were going around framing and poisoning students. Things are kind of back to normal for me, but something still feels off. It was nice being with Jo and Danny again like old times. Maybe, I miss that. I definitely miss how amazing it felt being with Danny alone, the way his soft lips pressed against mine, the way he kissed my nose and how he really did try to make me happy. It's funny how you put things in perspective when it's all over.
Closing her locker, Lacey jumps at the sight of Jessica standing in front of her with a huge creepy smile on her face. The girl must move like Spiderman because Lacey did not hear anyone approach her locker. She couldn't put her finger on it but the look in this girl eyes was borderline deranged, it was like she was out for blood, Lacey's blood."
"Lacey, right", says Jessica in a bubbly tone.
"Yes, can I help you", Lacey speaks with hesitation. She thought Danny was scary when he first came back to Green Grove but this girl made her feel very uneasy.
"The rumor mill around here is that you had a bit of a history with Danny Desai. I thought I would check with you personally to make sure that you and Danny were past tense, with no present or future". Jessica starts clicking the top of her pen as she awaits Lacey's answer.
"Umm…. me and Danny are currently not speaking for different reasons. But you never know what the future may hold. Me and Danny go way back to childhood, sometimes friends stop talking and then start back up again", says Lacey annoyed with the clicking noise. "Can you like chill with the pen"?
"Sorry, I didn't mean to get under your skin. Is me talking about Danny Desai making you uncomfortable? I mean the way you were eye screwing him today when you walked in class made me feel a bit dirty. It is really hard to make me feel dirty".
"I don't know what you are talking about". Lacey knew exactly what Jessica was talking about. There is so much said between her and Danny with their eyes. It is the only thing that Lacey has to hold on to until she figures out what to do about Danny. Does she want him back in her life? She asks herself that question every single day. But that is something she does not have to share with Jessica because she feels the need to mark Danny as her territory.
"Cut the shit, you still want Danny Desai and if you could right now you would screw him in this hallway. You may have everybody else around here thinking you want to keep your distance, but I know girls like you".
"I don't have to stand here and listen to you", Lacey steps forward to be blocked by Jessica, who is now directly in Lacey's face.
"You prefer to be the one right next to him, so you can do more than just stare and think about what you want to do with him. I'm not stupid Lacey, I see girls like you all the time". Jessica begins to poke Lacey in the chest with her pen. "You think you are too good to be with guys like Danny, you hurt them and you use them. Once, people find out that your dating what is perceived beneath you, he become disposable to you". You go back to your normal life and he goes back to being nothing to you again. How do you think he feels Lacey, you think it feels good for him to watch you from a distance knowing he can't be with you. I'm sure it sucks, but that is where I come in. I'm here to be the woman your dumb country bumpkin couldn't be. Danny has so much potential and I'm going to be the one to utilize it for my benefit".
Lacey was red. She was fuming inside and steps forward to Jessica making her take a step backward to allow a small space between them. "Listen Jessica, you don't know jack about what happened between me and Danny. I suggest you tone it down. I'm not afraid of you and honestly, I don't think your Danny's type".
"Yeah, he does like girls who dress like the school have a dress code. Lacey, what small town girls don't get is that boys don't know what they like until you show them what they like. When I am finish with Danny he will eye screwing me in class and you would be what you are today, an old friend". Jessica smiles, tilts her head to the side trying to make Lacey feel really small.
Exasperated with their conversation, Lacey rolls her eyes, shoves Jessica out of her way and begins to walk away. For a new girl, she does not care any about first impressions. This girl is a looney-tune. How dare she tell me who I can be with or not? I've been there and done that.
"Oh Lacey, you forgot something". Lacey irritated with everything that is Jessica turns around to see what she may have forgotten.
"You should be afraid. Everyone has a past with a bit of darkness in it, so you should always be cautious with who you make an enemy".
