ENJOY!
Eric and I showed up at the school when everyone else was arriving and walking in the door. Not in a rush to my locker as I walked by my friends, I said hi and we talked for a bit. I spotted Jonathan a few lockers away from Miri as I was talking to her. I got an erg and said bye to Miri , then walked over to Jonathan, who smiled and said , "Hey." He was wear the usual black stripped pants , and wore a black sweatshirt with a red check on it.
"Hi." I said trying to act casual.
"So am I meeting you at your locker, at the end of the day?" He asked me. When I talked to him , it seemed he was the only one standing there, no one was around us. Just blurs.
"Yeah. And I will see you in math. We have it 3rd right?"
"Yep."
Silence. He looked at the ground and began to talk , "You know how yesterday when I...said that I would tell you another time about something..." He was looking up at me then back down continuously.
"Yeah I do remember." Even though I did remember I totally forgot about it."What where you going to say?" I asked slowly.
"I was gonna say," He began, his face was getting red.
"Yeah?"
"Will you um... go out with me?" He asked me, his face was bright red, with a small smile on his face.
I looked up at him in shock. My heart was jumping so much it was crazy. I felt speechless for a moment although I was filled with joy. I smile grew on my face as I forced my speechless self to say, "Yes." I felt as if I was going to explode with happyness!
His face grew a bigger smile, taking away some of the redness.
We stood there smiling , both of us unsure what to say. Before yesterday , I never thought of even liking Jonathan. He always seemed to be just a kid in my math class. The kid who sat in front of me. Now he is the one I can talk to, the one who lights my day up in this rainy town. The one who seems to always be there for me. The one that I can fight over pizza with. The one who makes me laugh.
"Well I.." we both said at the same time. Jonathan and I laughed.
"Ok." I said smiling.
He smiled.
"Bye." We said at the same time. A classroom door shut. I flinched at the noise.
"Mrs.Lafauce is gonna kill me if I'm late , so...I will see you-"
"I'll meet up with you after homeroom ,then we can get Max, Jeff and Nick."
"Ok." I said cheerfully.
"Yeah. Well bye." He said getting back his redness.
"Bye."
He smiled and turned around to homeroom, the door behind him with his books at his side. I smiled and whispered , "YES!" and then ran down the hallway with joy to my locker.
I got into homeroom right before Mrs.Lafauce walked in. I ran to my seat with my books and sat down. I was still smiling , I had to tell somebody.
"Andrew?" Called out Mrs.Lafauce as she read off the attendance sheet as she stepped into the classroom.
"Here!" He called loudly.
"Britta?"
"Here!" I yelled cheerfully. I sat there practically jumping out my chair with cheer-fullness because of Jonathan.
Mrs.Lafauce looked up from her attendance sheet and glared at me. Not commenting , just starring.
I looked up at her. She then continued to call out names.
Once she finished the attendance sheet, the bell rang. I ran over to Kathleen and started jumping. She gave me and 'Uh...' look.
"I'm going out with Jonathan!" I said still jumping.
"What?!" She said shocked. "Seriously?"
Oh my god...oh my god!" She start to jump too.
"Yes! The whole yesterday thing and then today, he told me this morning and-"
"Oh my god...oh my god!" She start to jump too.
I smiled still jumping with my books in my hands. "Did you hear me tell the story to Melissa yesterday at lunch?"
"Yes!" She said as she stopped jumping.
"Well I will call you today and tell you the rest because I have to get the Max, Nick and Jeff with Jonathan so bye!" I said cheerfully almost bumping into a desk.
"With Jonathan." She said rising her eye brows.
"Ok shut up Kathleen." I said embarrassed laughing.
She laughed and then followed me out the door still following me where I met up with Jonathan outside of homeroom. We looked at her. She looked at us both , one to another then pausing, next looking at both of us at the same time."Oh my god! Perfect! Britta!" She said cheerfully her short blond hair swaying with each enthusiastic word she said. "Britta oh my god!" She repeated two more times. I closed my eyes and shock my head. "Fine I will leave." Kathleen said turning around,heading the other direction. I saw her meet up with her friend Angela. She her eyes got wider as she smiled.
I turned to Jonathan.
He shock his head laughing.
"Yeah..."
"Its fine." He said smiling.
I glanced at the people walking by, they started starring at us, some people whispering to each other , others smiling and saying "Oh my..."
He looked at me. I looked at him. We smiled at eachother and headed in the direction to pick up the new kids. This for sure was going to be an interesting day.
During the rest of the day everyone found out about us. We got smiles , people coming up to us , my friends begging me to tell them every detail , Jonathan's friends coming by and giving in a high five. I laughed in embarrassment at that. What also got people talking was that he sat with me at lunch with two of his friends , Joe and Dan. Joe sat with us with his girlfriend , Jordan and Dan sat with us with Kathleen , his girlfriend. Melissa and Maggie kept on coming back and forth to our table every five seconds from the other table with there friends.
Things were usuall with Max, Nick and Jeff. They didn't care for anything. I didn't see Bella and Edward in science but I did seem them in between 3rd period. They were staring at me again. I didn't know why.
At the end of the day Jonathan came to my locker and then said "Hey."
"Hey." I said shutting my locker and then zipping up my backpack.
Starting a conversation was the hard part, it felt awkward. We got to Eric's car and got in. Jonathan sat next to me again. "Is everyday Jonathan gonna come over and get a ride?" Eric asked turning on the car then turning around.
I looked at Jonathan and then we said, "Maybe."
Eric rolled his eyes and turned the car out of the school parking lot.
The ride wasn't that bad , Eric and Jonathan talked some at points Jonathan just talked to me or all of us together. I glanced out the window as we were stopped at First Street for a stop light. I then found myself looking directly at the car next to me with Edward Cullen inside it , looking directly at me, emotionless. I turned away and glanced at Jonathan. He gave me a confused looked and then said "What?" questioningly.
I again glaced out my window again and found the car silver car gone. "I thought-"
"Wait is your sister named Casey?" Asked Eric interrupting me.
"Yeah, you know her?" Jonathan asked Eric.
"Yeah dude shes best friends with my girlfriend." Eric said.
"Jessica?" Jonathan asked.
"Yeah."
Looking at Edward and Bella felt weird. They starred at me like I was insane or had three million heads. Someone times it doesn't even seem that because you can't even read there expressions. They seem so emotionless.
We arrived at my house five minutes later. I noticed as we pulled down the drive way that there was my Mom's car. She was home early today. Jonathan and I both got out and stepped onto the walk way.
"Ok. My Mom is home and she is gonna want to meet you." I said informing Jonathan as we stepped onto the porch with Eric's car going out the drive way.
"Ok." He said and then asked, "Are you gonna tell her that we are going out?"
I stopped mid step and looked at him for a moment and thought of possibilities what I could say. "Yeah." I said unsure. Personally I don't know how my Mom's going to take it when she finds out about us because when I told her we were friends , I thought I saw a sigh of relief.
We stepped in the door and found my Mom at the kitchen counter with a Southern Living in her hands. She looked up and put on a smile and said "Hi Britta, and is this your friend...Jonathan?"
I nodded and then said, "Actually my...boyfriend." I didn't look directly at her when I said so. I wasn't sure what to expect next.
She dropped her magazine on the counter closed , looked up shocked then said , "Ooh...well hello Jonathan...nice to meet you." She put a smile on. I have a feeling it wasn't a real one.
"Hi. Nice to meet you too." Jonathan walked up to her and put out his hand.
She shock it politely and then let go, pretending to be going back to her magazine left sitting on the counter next to the napkin holder.
I walked away motioning for Jonathan to follow. He did so.
"You can just drop your back pack here." I said dropping mine near the door, making my Mom look up. I glared at her, she looked back down on her magazine. I went to Jonathan's ear and whispered, "Sorry, she can drive me crazy. See, I've never had a boyfriend and um she is all shocked now.." I moved away and then he came closer to me whispering back in my ear, "Its ok." I shivered having his voice flow though my ear.
"Jonathan, do you want to stay for dinner?" My Mom looking away from her magazine and walking to the sink. She started to put the dishes in a tub and run hot water. Steam appeared from the water flowling from the fouset.
Jonathan looked at me. I nodded. "Sure." He reponded over the loud noise of the running water.
"What do you two want? Pizza , pasta..." My Mom said stopping the water , then turning to us.
Jonathan and I looked at eachother. We nodded. "Pizza." I said almost laughing.
"Ok." My Mom said starting to search in our overly stuffed phone book.
I looked at Jonathan. We both smiled and laughed silently.
"I get the last slice this time." I whispered to him.
"Never." He whispered back.
I smiled and shok my head.
"I will be back with the pizza in a bit. I have to run some earins first though." My Mom said grabbing her car key from the kitchen counter.
"Ok. Bye." I said as she stepped out the door.
"Bye." She said turning to close the front door.
We heard the roar of her car engine come to life and its sound get distant.
Silence.
Jonathan glaced out the window to his left. "Have you ever been out in those woods of yours?" He asked me still looking out there.
"Yeah but I haven't in a long time." I said too looking out the window.
"Bad experiance? Or did it have to do with that dream of yours?" He asked turning to me.
"Bad experiance...and part of the dream." I said truthfully shivering in memory.
"Come on," He motioned to the door. "Tell me as we walk."
I looked at him questionable.
"Let's go out in the woods, I want to see whats out there. Also I would like to hear about this bad experiance and that bad dream of yours. I mean it can't be that bad out there." He said reglancing out the window.
I again shivered.
He motioned for the door and began to walk slowly. He stopped at the door and turned to me.
I hadn't moved.
He looked at me with his blue eyes.
"Not for long. And not to far." I said going to the door.
He smiled.
We walked out on the grass. "Where?" I asked him pointing to each part of the woods.
"That way." He pointed straight ahead, the woods in the front part of the house. He began to walk as I followed at his side.
"Now tell me about this bad experiance." He said as we entered the beganing of the woods.
"I really don't want to be out here." I said shaking my head.
"Why? Its just the woods. Its your yard. How could one experiance ruin it all?" He said to turned to me still walking.
I turned to him and said , "You don't want to hear the story." I said starring as we were starring at eachother walking. I came apon a rock and almost fell. Jonathan grabbed my hand and saved me from falling onto the muddy ground.
"Thanks." I said. He didn't let go of my hand. I blushed.
"No problem." He said and stopped walking.
I starred at him, I relaxed my hand incase he wanted to let go, but he held on even tighter. "Can you please tell me?" He asked me with his blue eyes pulling me into another world.
"It brings back to many bad memories. I can't deal with it." I said starring at him.
He slowly grabbed my other hand. "I'm here for you. Tell me."
I looked at him speachless. My heart jumping.
He looked at me.
There was a big movement in the trees above us.
I flinched.
The wind whipped around us, my hair flew in my face. I looked around in the woods scared. A chill came apon us. I shivered. The rain started to mist.
"You ok?"Jonathan asked me making turn to him.
"Lets go back. I don't like it here." I said to Jonathan nervously. This gave back the unwanted memory that I was hoped wouldn't come back.
"I'm here. It's ok." He said as I glaced our hands. "Lets go further. Feel free to tell me the story." I saw him smile.
I gripped both of his hands tighter. I toke in a deep breath. A gust of wind whipped my hair in my face again. "Ok..." Our left hand let go but our right hand stayed together. "It was when I was little, 6 years old..." I began.
Jonathan looked at me when I spoke.
"I was with my Mom outside in the front yard playing with my toys. It was very windy and cloudy out. My Mom went inside the house for a minute to get her camra to take pictures of me. She left me out there alone." I toke a deep breath and slowed down my walking. Jonathan glaced at me. I continued on with the story. "I picked up my red ball and began to throw it up in the air seeing how high I could throw it. I continued this for a while when suddenly when I threw the ball in the air it got caught in a huge gust of wind pushing from my throw, into the woods. Being my young self...I went into the woods." I forced my self to continue on. "I saw my red distant in there, I went further to get it. I continued to walk. The wind came knocking at my face making me turn it and not being able to keep my eye on the ball. The wind stopped but rain came. Misting at first...next , I hunch down hidding my face on my knees. I didn't look up but I continued to walk...the rain came down harder , it became darker , I couldn't see the ground. Gathering my stregth together , I look up and find myself deep in the woods , there was no site in my red ball. I turned around and stop walking. I couldn't see were I came from...I was lost." I shuttered at that. I stopped dead in my path. Jonathan stopped also and looked at me. "I will tell you the rest of the story if we can head back now..."
He nodded and began to walk, my hand still in his.
"I continued to walk , I didn't know where , I just walked. There was a huge gust of wind that knocked me to the ground making me fall in the mud and hit my head hard against a cold rock...I felt dizzy, cold and wet but still, I stood up. When I did I came face to face with a group of people..." Jonathan stopped his movement and looked at me. I looked at him and nodded and gripped my hand better in his."I just looked at them scared, unsure who they were." I said continuing on. Jonathan just starred at me not continuing to walk. This got me scared more because I wanted to get out of this place now! "The people starred at me emotionless. Very still. There were about eight of them. Then another huge gust of wind came , hitting me harder than before, making me fall harder to the muddy ground. My eyes fell shut and they didn't open till later when I found myself in my living room on the couch , with blanks covering me." Jonathan's face looked scared and shoked.
"I'm sorry that I brought you out here." He said slowly grabbing my other hand. My heart jumped.
"Its fine because atleast I am with someone when I'm out here. Before I was alone." I said not wanting him to feel bad. "Just the memory of it kills me..."
"So how did you get back?" Jonathan asked. He let go of my right hand but held tightly to my left hand as we walked back to my house.
"My Mom said a man in tan pants , white shirt with blond hair , young , came and carried me to the house. She said she was scared at first but then when he explained things like why he was out there , how did he find me and so on. She still had no need for anymore explainations, she just grabbed me out of his hands and put wrapped me around hers she told me." I said walking stepping over rocks.
"What was he doing out there anyways?"
"Camping...He said his property was a ways, ways , ways down and went for a walk and then found me."
"And the people in the woods thats you saw?" He asked me.
"Come today I still never found out and never saw them again...or atleast I don't think I have. I can't even picture there faces , I used to but now its just a blur when I try to picture it." I told Jonathan.
He nodded understanding. "You told your Mom about them right?"
"Yes,I did but I was little so I don't think she got the full idea but she still cared though."
Again he nodded.
We reached my house a few minutes later and went inside. Jonathan still held on to my hand as we enterd. I held on to his , I never wanted to let go, never.
We heard the roar of my Mom's car engien come up to the house.
"Pizza." I said looking at Jonathan.
"Yes!" He said smiling.
I smiled back looking at him in his shimmering blue eyes and said , "Finally!"
He smiled.
We walked over to the kitchen table and sat down, still holding hands.
Long enough? ahha! This toke me I think 1 week and 2 days... haha i dont know, it toke me awhile though. Please review and tell me what you think!