Hey! So I am breaking up the next three chapters. This chapter is basically Jenny Peyton stuff, the next will be Haley and Nathan with a little leyton, and the one after that will most likely be Leyton. All of this could change but it's what I'm thinking now. I am going to write a Jeyton story. And there is something that I need to confess:
CONFESSION:
LOL, here it goes. I'm not a Leyton fan... in any way shape or form. I dont really mind it but I think because of like real life relationships or w/e I see Brooke more with Lucas, and then Peyton with Jake. I mean, I don't mind writing stories about them, but I dont think that the chemistry is there between the two... I was beginning to wonder if they are going to pull a Dawsons Creek (how they had Pacey end up with Joey,) and make it Brucas... Hum... I can only hope blushes
XOXO Jules!
Chapter 9: "That shines into the darkest place"
Jenny walked up the front of her classroom. She wasn't usually nervous talking in front of a lot of people, but this was different. She didn't know these people and sure they were her classmates but it was only the third day of school. They were doing a unit on different kinds of families."It's alright Jenny, you can start whenever you want." The teacher told her.
Jenny took a deep breath before she began.
"I am Jenny Jagielski," she began. "I am six years old. I was born on January 22, 1998 in Tree Hill North Carolina." She said all in on breath. She began the next center slower. "My Daddy died of cancer when I was two." She held up a picture of her she and her father taken one Christmas.
Her best friend Katie looked at her and smiled. She smiled back at her and then continued.
"I live with my mommy and her name is Peyton, she's 22, and my uncle Luke and Brooke and Hayden, they are four, an' Haley an' her son Caleb…"
Jenny wasn't sure what else to say. You said who you lived with, what they do, and how old you were, and how old your parents are and what you like to do… that's what she forgot!
"I like to draw… my mom is an artist, she like draws and stuff. I also like to swim in the ocean and play basketball."
Jenny looked over at her teacher to see if she was finished. The teacher nodded and started applauding, the rest of the class followed.
"You did a good job Jenny." She said to her as she took her seat.
But Jenny didn't feel like she did a good job. Nobody else had a bunch of random people living in their house, or whos daddies died. She slouched in her chair when she reached her table.
"You okay?" Katie asked
"Yeah." Jenny said
Next up was Julie Walker. She had perfect long blonde hair and was always in a dress or skirt, matching shoes and a matching headband. All of the boys chased her around the playground.
"Hi! I'm Julianne Walker, but my friends call me Julie."
Jenny groaned and rolled her eyes.
"I live with my mommy who is Thirty Nine, and my dad who is Forty Four. I have a little brother Mikey who is four. I like to sing and dance and do ballet. My mommy is a stay at home mom."
Jenny smirked. Her mom always said that stay at home moms were people without hobbies and not enough sense to do work… and yet sometimes she wished that her mom could stay home with her. But you can't live without food, and jobs gave you food. It was alright though because a lot of times Haley was there with her.
" She cleans the house and takes care of me and Mikey." Julie continued, "I also have a nanny who's name is Luisa who takes me places and cleans my room. My daddy is a doctors and fixes peoples brains. I have a summer house in Florida, and a winter house in Canada."
Jenny and Katie sat at their usual lunch table.
"Whadd'a ya got?" Katie asked her looking through her bag.
"P.B and J. You?" Jenny asked
"Turkey." Katie said.
They handed each other one another's sandwiches. Jenny handed him her peach and took his kudos bar.
"Uh oh." Katie said as Julia walked over, followed by Kara and Sara. Kara and Sara were identical twins and best friends with Julia.
"Mind if we sit?" Julia asked
Jenny shrugged. The three sat down. Julia took the picture of Peyton that Jenny had off of the table she had from her presentation.
"Is that your mother?" Julia asked
"Yeah." Jenny said, all that she wanted was for Julia to give her the picture back.
"You don't look alike." Julia said handing her the picture back.
"What do you mean?" Jenny asked looking at the picture
"Her hair is blonde and curly. Yours is brown." Kara said.
"But it's curly!" Katie said standing up for Jenny
"Yeah but her curls are different." Sara said.
"I bet she's not REALLY your mom!" Julia said.
"Yes she is!" Jenny said picking up an orange from the table and chucking it at Julia's face. It hit her square in the nose.
Katie looked over at Jenny and smiled taking an apple and chucking it at Kara, it bounced off of Karas head and hit Saras.
"OW!" Julia said running to a teacher.
A second later Jenny and Katie were being dragged to the front office. Peyton dragged Jenny to the car.
"Now Jenny can you please tell me why you threw an Orange at Julia's head?" Peyton asked as she started up the car.
Jenny just sat with a clenched jaw.
"Jenny, I don't find this very funny!" Peyton yelled. She hated having to be the authority figure. She at age the age of 22 sometimes felt like she should be out partying with friends, not taking care of a six year old girl. But nevertheless she wouldn't change it for the world. This was her daughter, she and Jakes.
"You know that Julia's daddy is 44?" Jenny said looking at her mother.
"Okay…" Peyton said unable to find how that was relevant.
"That is a lot older than you." Jenny said
"You know that a lot of the kids parents are older than me." Peyton said clutching the steering wheel.
"Why?" Jenny asked
Peyton took a deep breath. What could she say? Cause I had you when I was a lot younger? She didn't have her!
"You were born when your daddy and I were pretty young." She explained.
"Are you my mom?" Jenny asked now finally getting to the point.
"What!" Peyton asked almost swerving off of the road. She knew that she shouldn't have this conversation behind the wheel, so she pulled off to a small park. She opened Jenny's door and the two of them got out.
Peyton led them to a small clearing under a tree.
"What made you think that?" She asked looking at the little girl who was now crying.
"Julia said that you're not my mommy and that you don't look like me." Jenny said pulling Jenny onto her lap, Peyton kissed her forehead, and then turned the little girl so she could see her face.
She took a deep breath before she spoke.
"I was around you everyday since you were seven months old. I changed your dirty diapers and I was there with your daddy when you learned how to walk. Your daddy and I loved each other very much. One day we decided to get married." Peyton said tears streaming down her face as she spoke of Jake. "You came with us."
"Was I wearing a pretty dress?" Jenny asked
"No, we were all wearing jeans and t-shirts. But it didn't matter." Peyton said as she began to stroke the little girls hair. "And then your daddy got sick,"
"and he went to live with and Angels in heaven." Jenny finished "like your mommy."
"Yeah." Peyton said. "I didn't have you in the hospital like most mommies do peanut. Another lady had you, her name was Nikki. She wasn't ready to be someones mommy yet, so your daddy took you to live with him. He took good care of you, and then I helped him, and that was when I became your mommy." Peyton explained as tears fell once again.
"So another lady had me?" Jenny asked
"Yes." Peyton said honestly.
"Where is she now?" Jenny asked
"I don't know." Peyton said.
"Will I ever meet her?"
"Probably not." Peyton said. "Is that okay with you?"
Jenny nodded her head yes.
"My teacher said that a mommy is who loves you and brushes your hair, and makes you feel happy and safe and so your mine!" Jenny finally summed up shaking her head definitely.
"Yeah, you're right babe."
"So I wasn't in your tummy like Caleb was in Aunt Haleys?"
"No you weren't but I love you just the same." Peyton said kissing the top of her head.
"I love you too mommy."
Aw, sweet. What did you think? What do you want to happen? Nikki appearance or no? If you want drama I think I could pull the Nikki thing off. Anyway, let me know!
xoxo Jules
