CHAPTER 14: GUESS WHOSE COMING?
I was rummaging through my closet, trying to find a decent pair of jeans to go with my favorite purple top, when my cell phone rang. I ran to pick it up off my bed. And then I screamed.
'JESS! WHAT…? How are you? How did the play go? Did any talent scouts come? What did they say? Tell me EVERYTHING!' I said excitedly. I couldn't believe that she was calling me! I missed being able to go over to her house and all the early morning wake up calls of her jumping on the bed to wake me up at 6.30 in the morning on a Sunday, because she had to tell me the most important news ever. I missed HER.
'Well, the play went fantastic! Their actually were scouts and they said that I was great! They loved my voice! And they approached Amber as well! They said they have an acting gig that she might interested in. and if that comes through, one of the actresses they want to play the role can't sing, so they want me to sing her part! And I know their getting more from me than I am from them, but you can't deny, it's an amazing opportunity! But I haven't told you the best part! It'll be filmed in Seattle, so we can come visit, maybe stay at your house on the weekends and our days off! Of course, I'll have a lot more free day's than Amber, because I'll only be in the studio and she'll actually be acting but we'll still have fun! But I'll not talk about Amber since she's here and can speak for herself. Here!
I laughed as I heard Amber take the phone.
'Did you even get a word in edgewise?' she laughed. I missed them so much!
'No, but I wouldn't have it any other way. She wouldn't be Jess if she was different. Put me on speaker, I want to talk to you both at the same time. So I hear congratulations are in order. I'm so happy for both of you! Aren't you glad I moved? If I hadn't then they wouldn't have heard your voice, and you wouldn't be getting this amazing opportunity!'
'No, we're not happy you moved! We miss you!' Amber cried. I could tell that she had been spending a lot more time with Jess.
'I'm kind of glad. Not that it doesn't suck not being able to just walk over to one of you guys' house or something, but a lot of good things have happened to me here. For example, I am picking out clothes for a date right now.'
The news was met by silence. I think they were both in shock. I never dated guys in my old town. Even when a guy that they all told me I was stupid for not going out with asked me out. I just didn't date.
'Guys? Are you ok? Amber? Jess? Say something.' I was getting worried. Jess had never been speechless. Ever. The girl came out of the womb speaking. I'm serious. I didn't believe it but she showed me a recording. Not of her coming out of course, talk about gross, and bizarre, but of the doctors holding her. She was gurgling and it never stopped. The girl even talks in her sleep!
'Did you say… you're picking outfits for a date? As in you and a guy, by yourselves, in a romantic situation?' Amber asked
'Yes.' I said, wondering where this was going.
'And you agreed to this, willingly. No one coerced you or anything?' Jess added.
'No, I mean yes no one coerced me. I'm genuinely into this guy. He's funny and sweet and seems to really like me.'
'We have to get down there. As soon as we can. We have to meet this guy.' Amber said.
'Definitely.' Jess said.
'That would be amazing! You'd get to meet Brittney as well! She's my closest friend here. You'll love her. By the way, Jess, where's Trish?'
'Oh. I forgot you didn't know. Ever since the play, she's been… strange, so we don't hang out together much.'
'Ha! Try not at all! Trish went crazy when she heard about the movie deal. She started screaming about how Jess was a horrible singer and that they were probably only offering her the deal because she had sex with the scout! This is in the middle of the cafeteria.' I could practically hear Amber's eyes rolling. 'The girl's psycho! She's the kind of girl who gets married to an eighty year old when she's 22 and turns into a sociopath with a bunch of severed heads in the back trunk of her car in a hidden compartment.'
'You've been reading too many murder novels. Get a grip. The severed heads would be in a hidden room behind a bookshelf, right Jess.'
'You guys, that's mean.' Jess said, reproachfully. I actually felt a twinge of guilt. 'Really, that's just cruel. Of course they would be in the back of her closet! Everyone knows that! Really! My ears hurt from what you guys said. That was really mean.'
We all laughed. We talked about other trivial things. They loved the outfit I had planned for my date. I couldn't wait for my date and for the girls to get down here.
All this happened while Britt was downstairs baking the gateau. She and my mom were… was… odd but nice. When I finally went back downstairs. They were just taking it out of the oven. I helped them make the icing and decorating the cake. By the time we were done, it was almost too pretty to eat. I took lots of picture's and then we dug in.
It was so good.
'Mrs. Walker, you should open a bakery. This is so good!'
'I'm always telling her that. But she says, it will take away the pleasure of the unplanned for aspect of it all. She's always like "I can only bake when I feel its right. Any other time feels false. And so the cake doesn't come out good.'
We finished our slices and of course our second pieces. Then we just sat down and talked for a while. It wasn't very long because Britt had to go see Damon.
'You don't mind if a take a piece for Damon, do you? He loved your cookies.' Britt said.
'Not at all. I like boy's with healthy appetites. That way you can always tell when their sick.' My mom has a weird way of thinking. How do you think I got so spaced out and stuff?
Britt smiled a little confused but shrugged it off and cut a piece of cake to take to him. We hugged goodbye and she left. I went back upstairs to pick out my accessories.
Another weak end. I don't know what's wrong with me. Sorry. I think I'll stop all the late night writing. It ends up bad. And it's really short, too. I should delete it, but I have a feeling the second time around it'll just be worse. Xo. Nessa.