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Jessie stared at her hands all the while hurting inside. She sometimes wished that she did not love Kyle. She also wondered at Amanda's determination to win Kyle. She remembered the way Kyle was hurt when Amanda dumped him and even at that time it was because of her. Both girls wanted Kyle and the latter did not know whom he loved truly. She sighed and looked around her. She was in the woods again and ironically she had unconsciously wandered in the same place where Kyle had saved her. She smiled in fond remembrance. She thought about calling Kim but she did not want to disturb her and besides she wanted to be alone for some while. Her musings were interrupted when her mobile started to ring. She wearily picked it up and frowned when she saw it was Kyle. She thought about ignoring him but she convinced herself that would seem too childish.

"Hello…what do you want?"

"Jessie where are you?" came Kyle's concerned voice.

"What do you want?" repeated Jessie.

She heard him sigh over the phone. She could imagine him running his fingers through his hair with frustration and almost smiled.

"I am fine Kyle. Don't worry about me. I guess you must be busy with Amanda right now."Jessie continued in a toneless voice.

"Jessie…must you be so difficult?" Kyle asked with exasperation.

"Yup and that's the way I am. You should know this." Jessie replied sarcastically.

"Yes I know that but you are being annoyed for no valid reason at all. I am just going to check her computer. That's all."

"Who is stopping you? Go ahead and while you are at it do check her brain too." Jessie snapped before snapping her mobile shut.

"Silly boy." Jessie muttered under her breath.

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Kyle stared at his mobile and resisted the urge to throw it against the wall. He really hated it when Jessie is angry with him especially when it was just not his fault. He took a deep breath and hastily picked up his mobile when his it started to ring. He could not help but feel a bit disappointed when he saw Amanda's name in the screen. He wearily picked up the phone and assured her that he was coming.

A few minutes later he was at her door and he was not the least surprised when Amanda's mother, Carol, opened the door. He attempted a smile while she only raised her eyebrows in return.

"Good afternoon Mrs. Bloom. How are you?" Kyle asked politely. Mrs. Bloom frowned at him and asked in her usual suspicious manner.

"Good afternoon. May I enquire what brings you here?" Kyle tried not to grimace and wished Amanda had already told her the reason he was here. He really did not need this irritating talk right now. Fortunately he was saved from answering by Amanda's arrival. Kyle gave a relieved smile to which she returned by smiling apologetically.

"Mum he is here to fix my computer. I called him." Amanda told her mother hurriedly.

"Hmm….alright then. You two behave yourselves." Mrs. Bloom said in a reproving voice. Amanda rolled her eyes and dragged Kyle to her room. Her mother's annoyed gaze followed them which reminded Kyle another reason why he should not date Amanda.

"I am so sorry Kyle…my mum can be quite difficult sometimes. I wish she was easier on you." Amanda said in an annoyed tone. Kyle gave her a reassuring smile.

"It's ok. I understand." He said in a warm voice and without thinking, he asked curiously.

"Didn't you tell her that we broke up?"

Amanda's happy expression disappeared completely and Kyle could have kicked himself for being so tactless. He tried to find words to lessen the blow but could not come up with anything. After a few second of awkwardness, Amanda broke the silence.

'No I didn't. She thinks that we got back together." She replied wistfully. Kyle frowned but did not pressure the issue.

"Shall we have a look at the compute?" he asked instead.

"Oh…don't you want to talk for a bit?" Amanda asked hopefully. Kyle gave her a slight smile and lied awkwardly.

"I would have loved to but I am kinda in a hurry." Amanda tried to hide her disappointment and instead gestured him towards her computer. Kyle was a bit surprised to find that the problem was a small one and could have been easily fixed by Amanda. He could not help but point it out to her.

"There was nothing to worry about. I am surprised you could not fix it yourself. It's a minor technical problem." He said with a frown. Amanda immediately tensed which did not go unnoticed by Kyle.

"Oh really…I am not really good at fixing these things." Amanda replied with a forced smile. Kyle smiled back uncertainly but could not help but feel a bit suspicious that she was doing this to gain his attention.

"Well I must get going…see you around." Kyle said.

"Yeah. Thank you for your help." Amanda said with a weary smile. Things had not clearly gone the way she wanted and she could tell that Kyle was getting suspicious.

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Jessie was still sitting against a tree when she sensed an all too familiar presence. Sure enough she looked up from the ground to see a half-irritated and half-relieved Kyle. She frowned and was about to speak when Kyle beat her to it.

"You are so predictable. I knew I would find you here. So what happened to your lunch date with Kim? And before you say anything, yes it's my business." He said without a pause.

Jessie glared at him but did not deem it necessary to answer him. She instead crossed her arms and tried to ignore him hoping that he would get the message that she was not really in a good mood to talk.

"So you have switched back to the silent mode?" Kyle asked with amusement which made Jessie glared at him harder. She got up with annoyance to get away from him but Kyle would not allow that. She had barely taken two steps when Kyle grabbed her hand and turned her around.

"What the hell do you want with me? Can't you see that I am trying to ignore you?" Jessie finally exploded.

To his credit, Kyle kept his calm and replied in a neutral voice.

"I know but you are angry with me for no good reason. If this is about Amanda, then let me tell you I only went to fix her computer."

"I did not say anything. I just want to be alone. I have no interest how your day went with Amanda. That is your problem." Jessie said angrily.

"So why are you getting angry about it?" Kyle asked while tightening his grip on her seeing that she was trying to get away.

"I am not angry. I am just…never mind." Jessie answered through gritted teeth.

"No Jessie. We will sort this out today itself. You cannot be angry with me for petty little things even if it concerned Amanda. I was not the one who volunteered to help her with her computer. Why don't you understand this?" Kyle said in a cold and angry voice. Jessie stared at him with surprise and knew instinctively that he was not going to let this go.

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A/N Sorry for the cliffhanger but I promise the next chapter will be interesting…please make my day by reviewing. Thank you