Chapter Seven
Kim's POV
"Jack, you're not really going to go through with this right?" I asked slowly as he opened the cafeteria door. He couldn't lock me in there too. I looked and saw Milton was in there tied up with duct tape. I was still in shock about what was happening.
"MMMM!" Milton yelled, but we couldn't understand anything because of the duct tape covering his mouth.
"Look guys, this is just for the best." Jack said. I rolled my eyes and grabbed his arm then twisted it back.
"Kim what are y-"
"You should know me better than that Jack. I'm not going down without a fight. I can't let you ruin this." I slammed him into the wall. I knew well enough Jack wouldn't fight back because his logic was that he can't fight a girl.
I ran over to Milton and ripped the duct tape from his mouth. He let out a loud scream.
"Why can't you be a little gentle?!" he exclaimed.
"Sorry." I whispered and untied the ropes quickly then suddenly felt a hand on my shoulder.
"Milton go!" I yelled and watched as Milton dashed out of the cafeteria. I got up to see Jack standing there. His face looked sincere, but I wasn't buying it. I wasn't buying anything Jack said to me anymore. Even though a part of me had hoped that he wasn't going to go through with this, I knew he was. Jack had changed and it wasn't for the better, it was for the worse.
"Kim I'm not going to-"
"Fight me? Yeah I know. Look Jack, is there something wrong? Are you starting to hate me or something?"
"Kim I don't hate you."
"Then why are you doing this? You know how much this play means to all of us. We worked so hard and you realize you're taking that away?" Jack didn't answer he wouldn't even look at me.
"Answer me right now Jack. Why are you doing this?"
"No Kim. I can't tell you."
"And why not? I thought we were friends. I thought we told each other everything?" He sighed and looked down.
"Look…I wasn't trying to sabotage play. I was just trying to stop you and Jerry from kissing. But that was the only way to do it."
"But why would you want to stop a stage kiss in a play?"
"Because…I was…uh…"
"Just say it Jack!"
"I was jealous…I didn't like seeing you with Jerry. You were always around him, always talking to him. You even blew me off for him. I just thought if I could stop the kiss then…I could stop you and Jerry from falling in love." I couldn't help but laugh. Jack looked at me confused. Did he really think Jerry and I were going to fall in love? The thought of that made me laugh even harder. I couldn't believe it. Jack was actually jealous. Was he really that jealous? Well I guess in retrospect I should've seen it coming. I mean when Jack found out Milton and I kissed, he wouldn't talk to Milton for a week. Which I didn't get back then…but now it all makes sense. Jack gets jealous…and obviously way too easily. But, why would Jack be jealous? There was only one explanation. The only explanation I could turn too was…Jack liked me. The thought of that made me blush.
"Okay but why are you teaming up with Grace?" I asked.
"Well you see Grace likes Jerry, but Jerry likes you. So we kind of had the same motive I guess. Look Kim I'm sorry."
"So you and Grace were going to ruin this whole production just because you were both jealous of me and Jerry?" I asked. Jack nodded slowly. Wow…I really had the urge to slap Jack right across the face right now. But at the same time I wanted to hug him, I thought it was kind of sweet. I mean not the whole sabotage the production thing, but the fact that he went through all this trouble just because…he liked me.
"Jack you're an idiot." I mumbled.
"What?"
"You get jealous over the simplest things! It's just a stage kiss, obviously I don't like Jerry…I actually…kind of like someone else." Jack raised his eyebrows.
"Who?" I bit my lip was I about to tell him? Was I about to reveal all the feelings I had for Jack? I could feel my hands shaking.
"I like y-"
"Jack, there you are!" We turned to see Grace standing in the doorway. Her high heels clicking as she walked towards us. I always knew Grace was a jealous little brat, I just didn't know she'd take things this far just to get a guy.
"Come on, we still have to finish phase two of our plan." She said tugging on his arm. I looked up at Jack into his chocolate brown eyes. Jack wasn't going to lock me in here right? He wasn't going to leave me to finish the plan right? Jack glanced at me and sighed.
"Grace, I can't do this." I smiled as the words came out of his mouth. I knew he would change his mind. Jack wasn't the type of person to let down his friends…no matter how jealous he gets.
"Why not? Do you realize how close we are to accomplishing what we want?" she asked.
"I've let down my friends, for my own selfish reasons. That's not kind of person I am. I let my jealousy get to the best of me…"
"Oh boohoo Jack, you can all hold hands around the campfire some other time! Right now we need to finish what we started!" She spat. I could hear the cruelness in her words. When I thought about it, Grace reminded me of Cruella de Vil. I wouldn't be surprised if they were related.
"No Grace. I can't do this to my friends. I've made a mistake." Jack said and walked out of the cafeteria. I ran out following him.
"Where are you going?" I asked. Jack looked back at me.
"To fix things. Go back to the gym Kim. You're in the play."
"But it already started!"
"Kim, go. You're going to do great." He said and turned then walked off. I smiled and went to back to the gymnasium. I went backstage to see Milton was there standing behind the light controls.
"Kim! Thank goodness you're here, I was getting worried. Have you seen Jerry?" he asked. I shook my head.
"Thankfully, they didn't start the production after they realized I was missing. Everyone's been stalling backstage for me! It's a miracle Kim! Things might be okay after all!"
"That's great, we just need t-"
"I'm here! I'M HERE!" Jerry ran up to us.
"Where were you?" I asked.
"Jack locked me and Eddie in a closet but then for some reason he just let us out. It was dark in there man, and I couldn't even find the light switch! Am I too late?"
"No, we're just about to start so get on stage. I'm going to open the curtains." Milton pushed us onto the stage. I could feel my hands shaking.
"Milton, I'm not sure I can do this." I said looking at him.
"Kim don't worry you'll do fine. The show must go on!" he exclaimed and went to pull the curtains.
"You ready?" Jerry asked. I nodded nervously. Was I ready to perform in front of a crowd filled with more than a hundred people?
"You're going to do great." Jack's words came into my mind. I couldn't help but smile thinking about him. Thinking about the fact that he liked me. The curtains slowly opened and I saw the people among the crowd all staring at me. Kim, calm down you can do this. I took a deep breath and smiled. I can do this.
