Maybe We Can Make It
Chapter 4
Hi, so yeah, this is me again. Sorry there hasn't been an update. It's my fault. School overloaded me with homework and I am so behind, but I am updating now, rather than doing that homework. And it's a long update. By the way, there is an ABBA song in here, I just couldn't resist, the song fit so well. Listen to the Mamma Mia version of it. It's amazing… Anyway, here's the chapter (written by me).
MIA'S POV
I walk in to the silent and empty room of detention. First one here. Yay. What is there to do in an empty library, waiting for detention?
Right in my eye line, there is the answer. A beautiful steel-string acoustic guitar hangs on the wall and I just can't resist! I grab the guitar and start a sweet melody. One of the only things that can calm me is music, so this song is dedicated to that. I close my eyes and the words flow from my mouth, out into the open air.
"Thank you for the music the songs I'm singing,
Thanks for all the joy they're bringing,
Who can live without it,
I ask in all honesty,
What would like be,
Without a song or a dance, what are we,
So I say, thank you for the music,
For giving it to me."
"Wow!" a male voice says behind me.
I realise who it is and I run to put the guitar away, and stand in shame. I don't like to be caught singing, when I didn't plan for anyone to be watching.
"You're amazing!" Olly says, as I put the guitar down.
"Well, I didn't really plan that, so it wasn't at my best and-"
My voice faded out as he looked into my eyes. His were chocolate brown and made me speechless.
Wow.
Speechless? MIA! Get it together girl! No-one makes me speechless. Grrr! That hot bastard…
Olly's eyes glance down at my wrist (which I carelessly left on show).
"What's that?"
I try to rip my arm away, but he grabs my hand. I still pull though.
"What does the tattoo say?"
I finally pull out of his grasp and step back, trying to hide the fear in my eyes.
Wait. He only noticed the tattoo?
"None of your business!"
"Fly away"
"Well yeah, but-"
"Can I see it again?"
"NO!"
"Ok, calm down, but it is a pretty cool tattoo. Why did you get it?"
"None of your business!"
With that, I storm off to the other side of the room, being sure to keep my scarred wrist hidden.
"YOU TWO MAGGOTS SHOULD ALREADY BE SITTING IN YOUR SEATS! THIS IS DETENTION!" Miss Davil storms into the room.
I take a seat at the back and Olly comes to sit next to me. I wish he would go away, but I also want him to stay. UUH!
Stupid boy.
"Now, disruptive and incompetent children, you shall remain seated where you are for the next 3 hours."
Three hours?! Mirra will be done shopping with Cat by then! I don't want her to be home with Jared by herself. I know she is not very good at self-defence, but that doesn't matter anyway. Self-defence didn't help me…
"I am going out on a date with Vice Principle Dickers, so you must be here when I am back." Dickers? On a date? HA! That's some gossip to spread around school…
Miss Davil exits the room, leaving me and Olly alone.
Olly turns to me and nudges my arm. I continue to stare straight forward. "Hey, she won't be back for a while. Do you wanna head down to jet brew?"
"Can't."
"Why not? Miss Davil will be ages."
I pointed to the CCTV camera screen hanging on the wall. It showed the entrance to the school, but there was a romantic set table where Dickers and Davil were sat.
"Wanna walk round the school for a bit, there must be some exciting places to explore!" Olly says that a bit to enthusiastically.
I sigh, but get up anyway.
"Close your eyes, I wanna show you somewhere." I hesitate, but I do what he says. Wait, why am I trusting him? Oh well.
He takes my hand and leads me out of the door. I like hold he holds my hand, it fits well, kind of like a jigsaw puzzle.
My eyes are still closed, so I can't see where we are, but I hear footsteps. Olly must have heard them too, because he pushes me against the wall, his hand behind my head so I don't hit it hard. I open my eyes and I realise that we are only inches away.
The footsteps get louder and I pull him closer to try and hide. He hugs me tighter and I bury my face in his neck.
This seems like a bit more than trying to hide from teachers… but I don't really mind, and neither does he.
"What's going on?" We both close our eyes; even though we know the teacher can see us.
Wait! That didn't sound like a teacher's voice. That was…
"Jade!" I spring away from Olly and bang my head on the wall. I clutch it in pain, because that REALLY hurt, so it's only my natural instinct to see to it!
Somehow, Olly thinks it's his instinct too, because he runs to me and grabs my head, checking if it's alright.
"I asked, what is going on?" Jade interrupts again.
"Just… ya' know… detention."
"WHATS ALL THE COMMOTION HERE?" Miss Davil storms in. Olly and I grab each other and resume our (failed) hiding position.
"YOU TWO! OUT OF YOUR SEATS? IN THE HALLWAY? SATURDAY DETENTION, BOTH OF YOU!"
Busted…