HEY!!!
I feel like the biggest jerk/flake for not updating in such a long time.
I mean I hate it when people to that to me!!!
Its just so extreamely agonizing to be left with a cliff hanger like that.
I just wanted to say how sorry I was for making y'all wait...
My only excuse is that I wanted it to be perfect and I kept rewriting it.
This is about the 5th version of Chapter 3!
But alas I deleted all the others because I liked where this one was going best!
I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
I PROMISE the next one will be soon!
XD
Kate
"Ouch!" I put my hand on my side as if to ease the pain. "Be careful, Jillian!"
"Oh hush." Jillian, my grandma stood up and walked a few feet away. She tilted her head to the side, as if to admire her work. She pursed her lips, grabbed her needle and went back to work on my side.
I sighed and looked down. I was wearing a full-length white dress with black designs embroidered as accents on the inside of the dress. The arms were also full-length and flared out at the elbow. An elegant white ribbon was tied right below my bust and was laced up like a corset on my chest. It made me look like I had a nice and pretty figure when I really didn't. Over all it was a very Victorian style dress. I thought it could a good well gesture from my latest trip into the past.
I sighed. Had it only been four days since we had returned from Thorntyne Keep. I sort of missed it. Actually to be honest, I missed it more than anyone could imagine.
But back to my dress. On my way back from the store with my dress, it snagged somehow.
Jillian was just fitting it a little more and fixing it.
The more and more I was thinking about it the less and less I wanted to go to the party. Ryan's winter party was tonight and Jarrod had told the lot of them that I was going with him. I couldn't say "no" after that.
I was trying to not make a big deal, but then I made the mistake of telling Hannah. As soon as I mentioned it, she started squealing and dragged me out to the store.
She literally had to drag me to get me there, but she is not just skin and bones. There is some muscle in there too!
We went to Good Will because they had the cheapest stuff, and I was not going to spend a lot.
"So have you like, kissed yet?" My head snapped over to the couch where Hannah sat. Apparently she had nothing better to do than sit around and watch me dress get fitted.
My face flushed tomato red, and I could feel the heat radiating off my skin. "No! We are not like that." Although I did give her an 'I-will-tell-you-later-just-shut-up-look.' She seemed to get the point and quieted down.
Jillian finally finished, although not leaving me unscathed. Thank goodness the dress didn't show much skin.
"Well… Do you maybe want to come to the icebox with me?" Hannah gave me a 'Ha' look.
I was about to answer when Jillian cut in. "Actually, Kate, I need your help with the garden, after we finish up." I looked over to her to give her the Bambi Eyes, but she wouldn't meet my eyes. She kept hers down and different looking. I couldn't tell what she was thinking. My heart started to speed as a knot in my stomach formed.
Hannah left soon after saying she had to go make dinner for her family. I was not eager by any stretch of the imagination to see her go. The longer she stays, the longer I could procrastinate seeing what Jillian wanted to talk about, although I was pretty sure I already knew…
I even glared demonically at Hannah as she left, because when Jillian leaves a hit, she usually catches on. She was just trying to torture me. Hannah caught my eye and giggled. I could also see a little worry, but not too much.
I closed my eyes and looked at the ceiling. Why me?
I let out a big sigh and got up to get out of my dress.
"Thanks Jillian! It looks great." As I planted a big fake smile on my face, hoping she couldn't see though it.
"Oh, anytime dear." I didn't want to look at her face and see if she could see through it, but sometimes it just better not to know.
I went upstairs and put on a huge baggy shirt and my worst pants that were all beat up. I thought that Jillian's could at least think that I thought we were just working in the garden. I could weed to avoid looking into her eyes.
I walked very slowly down the stairs. I had been dreading this moment for forever now. I had thought that since with my mother and all… but I guess Jillian does not trust me enough.
This actually surprised me, because we had never kept any secrets from each other. She might have recognized me keeping something from her. After all, Jarrod and I casually left out that part of our trip to Thorntyne Keep.
I only ever lied to her once. I wanted to go to the Ice Box with Hannah, but Jillian said I had a to clean up the shop. I then told her that Hannah had some sort of traumatizing experience at school and I needed to go comfort her. She let me go, but a funny look was painted on her face when I left.
I got all the way to the Ice Box before guilt punched me in the stomach. I told Hannah I had to go and ran home to Jillian and told her everything. Jillian just laughed when I asked what my punishment would be. She said that guilt was the greatest punishment of all.
My conscience had gotten smaller and smaller since then, and Jillian was the only one who it bothered me to lie to. I prayed to GOD that she had not noticed anything.
All too soon I arrived in the garden.
Jillian was on a wooden bench I spent last summer making. She looked worried. Not good.
She said something not at all what I expected. I was so shocked I dropped my blue gardening gloves in my hand.
Something so scary that I caused me to break down onto my knees with tears streaming down my face.
Something that might change my life forever.
Or that could end it.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Whats going to happen!!
I dont know! (just kidding, I'm writting it. Of course I know!)
keep waiting for the nest chapter!
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