Chapter 7: The Jinx in action
Hey there. Gusto here, and thanks for your patience. I was on a trip with a friend for the last couple of days, and it gave me a bit of time to figure out what I wanted for this Arc. Anyways, here it is. The first chapter of the 'Alli Arc'. Hope you like it.
'Alli...'
Jordan looked across the table, focused on the girl sitting in the guest seat. She was about his height (possibly an inch shorter), her hair was a hard to describe shade (that many would say looked purple in sunlight), and her eyes were a light blue. This was his cousin Allison Lowenthal, better known as Alli. Or as Jordan's friends would know her: 'The Jinx'.
"So, Alli," Grandpa Lowenthal started, "Since you're going to be here for half a year, don't hesitate to tell us anything we can do to make your stay more pleasant."
"Okay, grandpa. Jordan, can you pass the salt?" Alli asked (not looking very focused). It took him a moment to realize she was talking about him. Because he was so used to being called 'Littlefoot' at home, his real name felt weird. Regardless, she had a request, and he fulfilled it. Immediately after, he realized he had finished his food, so he stood up.
"You know what, I'm tired. Is it okay if I turn in early?" At the nod of his grandparents, he went upstairs and layed down on his bed. Though being tired was anything but the reason for heading to his room to sleep. Last night, he and Sara exchanged phone numbers so that they could text each other. Looking at his inbox, he found the text he was looking for.
'Hi there Jordan. How are you?' Feeling it respectful to respond back (espcially since he just got it not twenty minutes ago), he told her, 'Okay. Gotta convince everyone about Alli, though. That might be hard.' Within a minute of sending that text, he got a response:
'What's so bad about her?'
That was one good question. Jordan knew Alli wasn't 'bad', she was just confusing. Whenever he would hang out with his friends, Ali never joined in, saying they seemed 'odd'. Along with that, she was a bit gullible, often getting her into trouble, with it usually being Jordan who had to get her out of it. He didn't mind doing this, but it did get tiring after a while. And of course, the part that gave her the nickname 'The Jinx', was that she somehow seems to screw things up just when they were going good for herself.
After explaining all of this to Sara, she had only one response. No clever joke or anything, just this:
'Yeesh'
Next-door to where Sara was having a back-and-forth with Jordan, Eugene was busy texting with Lucy, and they were talking about the same exact thing. Lucy had started it with 'Now we have to deal with the jinx again. You ready?' and he had responded with 'Not really. But not like we have a choice.' To be honest though, Eugene wasn't ready.
Alli had these little convoluted plans (a lot of which they assumed she got from her best friend Rhet), and they never ended good. The last time that Eugene helped her with something, it ended with him getting a broken arm. That was of course three years ago, but he still wouldn't want a repeat of that. The worst part was that Alli was a great girl before Rhet. And while Rhet has become better, the two still do something crazy every once in a while.
Though he remembered his conversation with Jordan last night. The three teens that knew Alli did a bit of complaining and expressing their concerns, before Jordan snapped them back into reality. His words were still ringing in Eugene's head: 'C'mon, guys! People can change in three years. Just give her a chance to prove herself.'
That statement shook some memories loose from back when he had first joined the group. They had only met each other through Alli and Rhet. Those two got Jordan in detention, where he met Eugene and Spike. After revealing he already knew Lucy, the four started to really talk, and over time, they became great friends. If it weren't for Ali and Rhet, all of that could've never happened.
Unsure of how to feel about tomorrow (knowing Alli will be at school, but still very loyal to Jordan), Eugene really needed something to look forward to, so he sent Lucy a text.
And unknown to him, Jordan had sent the exact same text to Sara:
'Wanna go see a movie this weekend?'
So, yeah. This chapter was also a bit short, but I'd like to open up every arc with an intro. In any case, the next chapter will most certainly have more than just the characters sitting in their rooms texting each other. That was just done to give an intro to Alli's possible role, and to move the plot along a little. Hope you will tune in for the next couple of chapters.
