Chapter 10: Superman
"WHAT?" Jimmy looked at her with almost a hint of disbelief.
Cindy shook her head, "No, no you can't go!"
Jenny had tears pouring from her face, "I, I know … I don't want to go, but they're making me! And I .. I …"
She couldn't say anything and she starting crying even more, Jimmy gave her a huge hug, and patted her back, and said, "Don't cry, don't cry … we'll figure a way out of this."
Cindy stared at Jimmy for a moment, her eyes where fixed on him, but she quickly bit her bottom lip and turned around and walked quickly away and sat far away in the shade of a tree where no one else was. Jimmy saw her leave in the corner of his eye, he wanted to go ask what was wrong, but he didn't want to leave Jenny hear.
And suddenly Jenny gave a deep breath and held back her tears, "Go to her Jimmy."
Jimmy paused for a moment, had Jenny read his mind, "Huh?"
Jenny smiled and faced Jimmy, "Go to Cindy, she needs you right now more than I need you."
Jimmy looked at Jenny, a bit confused and said, "You can …"
Jenny shrugged, "Well … I sort of read your mind, I saw Cindy leaving … and it was just common sense. Now go on, there are a lot of things I need to take care of at school before I leave, ok?"
Jimmy hesitated, but then nodded, and got up and walked over to Cindy, who was facing away from everyone and leaning against a tree, she was sort of crying, but holding back her tears.
"Hey Cindy, you okay?" Jimmy said in a soft and yet caring voice.
Cindy didn't realize anyone was near her and sort of jumped and turned around, "Oh, it's you Neutron … oh, I'm okay." She lied.
Jimmy kneeled down next to her and looked into her eyes, "No, your not okay, I know it."
Cindy pushed back some tears and shrugged, "No, really, I'm just fine, go back and comfort Jenny, she needs it most."
Jimmy shook his head, "Jenny told me to go to you, she says you need it most."
Cindy gave Jimmy an odd look, and Jimmy suddenly gave her a long hug.
"Don't worry, just cry and tell me what's wrong if you really need to," he said and he patted her back as she burst into tears.
She then whispered, "Jimmy, just look at me."
Jimmy paused for a moment and looked up at her face, they stared at each other for a long time, total eye contact, and the force was with them, they came closer together, not really sure what was happening, and they leaned in … and they kissed, a long kiss, and neither of them where sure of who should break it, although truthfully they didn't want to break it, but eventually they let go and pulled back for a moment, still starting at each other, it seemed it had all happened in a heartbeat, and then they hugged again and Cindy started to cry.
She had no idea why she did this, but then she whispered, "You're my Superman."
And Jimmy smiled and gently kissed her forehead, then he said, "Come on, school's out and we gotta figure out a way to keep Jenny here."
Cindy looked up at his eyes and smiled, "You got any plans in that big brain of yours?"
Jimmy thought for a moment a smiled, "I think I just got a perfect idea! Come on, we've gotta hurry!"
"WHAT?" Jimmy looked at her with almost a hint of disbelief.
Cindy shook her head, "No, no you can't go!"
Jenny had tears pouring from her face, "I, I know … I don't want to go, but they're making me! And I .. I …"
She couldn't say anything and she starting crying even more, Jimmy gave her a huge hug, and patted her back, and said, "Don't cry, don't cry … we'll figure a way out of this."
Cindy stared at Jimmy for a moment, her eyes where fixed on him, but she quickly bit her bottom lip and turned around and walked quickly away and sat far away in the shade of a tree where no one else was. Jimmy saw her leave in the corner of his eye, he wanted to go ask what was wrong, but he didn't want to leave Jenny hear.
And suddenly Jenny gave a deep breath and held back her tears, "Go to her Jimmy."
Jimmy paused for a moment, had Jenny read his mind, "Huh?"
Jenny smiled and faced Jimmy, "Go to Cindy, she needs you right now more than I need you."
Jimmy looked at Jenny, a bit confused and said, "You can …"
Jenny shrugged, "Well … I sort of read your mind, I saw Cindy leaving … and it was just common sense. Now go on, there are a lot of things I need to take care of at school before I leave, ok?"
Jimmy hesitated, but then nodded, and got up and walked over to Cindy, who was facing away from everyone and leaning against a tree, she was sort of crying, but holding back her tears.
"Hey Cindy, you okay?" Jimmy said in a soft and yet caring voice.
Cindy didn't realize anyone was near her and sort of jumped and turned around, "Oh, it's you Neutron … oh, I'm okay." She lied.
Jimmy kneeled down next to her and looked into her eyes, "No, your not okay, I know it."
Cindy pushed back some tears and shrugged, "No, really, I'm just fine, go back and comfort Jenny, she needs it most."
Jimmy shook his head, "Jenny told me to go to you, she says you need it most."
Cindy gave Jimmy an odd look, and Jimmy suddenly gave her a long hug.
"Don't worry, just cry and tell me what's wrong if you really need to," he said and he patted her back as she burst into tears.
She then whispered, "Jimmy, just look at me."
Jimmy paused for a moment and looked up at her face, they stared at each other for a long time, total eye contact, and the force was with them, they came closer together, not really sure what was happening, and they leaned in … and they kissed, a long kiss, and neither of them where sure of who should break it, although truthfully they didn't want to break it, but eventually they let go and pulled back for a moment, still starting at each other, it seemed it had all happened in a heartbeat, and then they hugged again and Cindy started to cry.
She had no idea why she did this, but then she whispered, "You're my Superman."
And Jimmy smiled and gently kissed her forehead, then he said, "Come on, school's out and we gotta figure out a way to keep Jenny here."
Cindy looked up at his eyes and smiled, "You got any plans in that big brain of yours?"
Jimmy thought for a moment a smiled, "I think I just got a perfect idea! Come on, we've gotta hurry!"