When Jen walked into a completely empty cafeteria at 12:30 sharp she knew something was wrong. She looked anxiously from table to table occasionally spotting the abandoned hot lunch or brown leather school bag left on the floor. She noticed a large group of students eagerly running towards the amphitheater outside. She nervously followed them not knowing exactly what to expect.
When she turned the corner she found the entire school crowded around Jesse who was standing on stage with the music department's microphone in his hand. The girls in the audience whispered excitedly to one another, enthralled by the attractiveness of the apparently musically inclined new comer. Rory and the rest of his buddies from the hockey team sat in the back torturing a few unlucky freshmen who decided to sit in front of them. Jen immediately noticed Julie and the seven talking amongst themselves and attempting to exchange flirtatious glances with Jesse, who blatantly ignored them and continued setting up. Once he'd turned up his amps as loud as possible he scanned the faces of all the prep school strangers in the crowd until he finally found Jen, who was standing off to the side looking tremendously confused. He waited for her to look back at him and then placed the microphone near his lips.
"Girl…" he sung softly.
Silence fell over the crowd. Jen looked up into his sparkling green eyes and smiled.
"There's something bout' me that you ought to know…" hoards of girls pushed their way towards the small stage where he was standing hoping to get his attention, which to their disappointment only belonged to Jen.
"I've never felt the need to lose control…" he continued as he pushed his bangs up out of his eyes causing them to stand up straight and spike at the ends.
Jen bit her bottom lip and smiled, his bad boy appeal was getting to her and if he continued on like this their to be announced secret one on one date was bound be, to say the least, eventful.
"Always held on back and played it slow…but not this time…baby don't be gentle, I can handle anything…" he swooned.
A sly smile spread across Jen's slightly flushed face, she knew what he was subtly asking for, and this time, she was more then ready to accept his offer. Julie glared at her then disappeared back inside the school with two of her friends, her insecurity and self consciousness kept her from ever going anywhere alone.
"Baby take me on a journey, I've been thinking lately, I could use a little time alone with you…crazy let's do something maybe…please don't take your time you've got me right where you want me…" a few girls in the crowd screamed. Jesse stopped and looked directly at Jen with an unforgettable smile. Before he could begin the 2nd verse, the school headmaster approached the stage and unplugged his mic.
"Hey man…I'm singing here…" he said casually. "Excuse me but this behavior is unacceptable! I don't know where you come from but at this school we do not hold concerts at lunch hour! Come with me!" The headmaster ordered but before he could say or do anything, Jesse ran over to the side of the stage closest to Jen and got on his knees.
"Will you marry me?" he shouted. Jen shook her head and smiled.
"Not at the moment…" she said laughing. He grinned.
"Well it was worth a shot…I'll try again in 5 years…will you at least go out with me then?" he said while dodging the nearly 60 year old principal who wearily chased him around the stage. Despite the invasive stares of the crowd Jen simply smiled back at her crazy musician boyfriend.
"Of course…now stop making Mr. Reed run after you and go to the office Jess…" she replied. Mr. Reed looked at her, feeling both relieved and frustrated. Jesse nodded then held out his hands as if her were going to be handcuffed and walked off stage with principal following close behind. After a few minutes of nonstop cheering the crowd slowly began to dissolve. A few girls stopped and told Jen how lucky she was, and how happy they were for her, and for the first time she was treated like an equal instead of an outcast. Maybe she'd make a few new friends this year, some for the wrong reasons and others for life, but as she walked back towards the school she could only think of her blond haired knight in shining armor who'd end up in detention for the next month, all because he'd let the entire school know he loved her.