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Chapter 25,
"A-and then before I knew it, we were chasing Cindy, under the orders of Libby and she knew that Cindy dashed into the closet, because that was the only place for her to go. When I think back now, I see myself as if I was under some sort of spell. I allowed Libby to scar Cindy and I wish that I could do more to show her just how sorry I am." Amber said and Jimmy glanced up from the N-Cam to look at her.
"That was good; you good?" Jimmy asked and Amber nodded.
"Good enough. And, uh, I think I've said everything relevant." Amber said and Jimmy turned off the camera.
"I know how nervous you were to do this and I think you were brave." Jimmy said to calm the poor girl's nerves, and she sighed gratefully.
"Thank you." She half-whispered and then the two heard a door open and shut and Jimmy wondered who would be in the school library in the middle of the dance.
"There you two are." Sheen said and Amber relaxed.
"Sheen, you should be back with your dad." Jimmy said knowing Sheen had heard him say this earlier.
"Oh, I-I know, I just... got some stuff for Amber." Sheen said and he sat next to Amber who was confused by Sheen.
"What stuff?" She said, worried about what he brought.
"Well, I found a ziplock bag and I filled it with some ice for your eye. I heard that it's suppose to lower the swelling, which I think is good." Sheen said handing her the bag and she smiled at him.
"Whoa, that's nice." Amber said and she accepted the bag and put it on her eye.
"A-ah..." She exhaled and Sheen smiled softly.
"Here, try this." He said and he adjusted the bag a little.
"Oh, that's much better." Amber said and Sheen let her hold the bag. Then Sheen pulled out a small brown paper bag and he placed this on the table beside her.
"Goodness, should I ask?" Amber said, almost playfully and Jimmy was almost happy that he got pushed out of the conversation.
"I got a can of Purple Flurp, and I didn't know when you ate last so I brought a blueberry muffin. I also grabbed a chocolate chip cookie in case you were allergic to blueberries." Sheen said as Jimmy packed up his equipment, and Amber tilted her head.
"I had no idea that you were so sweet." Amber said and Sheen blushed.
"Shucks, if you think that's sweet, wait until you try my dad's churros." Sheen said and Amber chuckled.
"Sorry to interrupt the moment." Jimmy said, making them turn towards him.
"It's 4:45 and I need to go. But Sheen I do think that, when you two finish up here, you should take her back to the dance and kinda protect her." Jimmy said and Sheen smiled.
"Like the Ferraro Roche candies. A shell with soft hazelnut chocolate on the inside." Sheen said and Amber looked at him.
"Or Ultralord's Impala styled armor." She said making Sheen and Jimmy freeze.
"What was that?" Sheen asked and Amber pointed to Sheen's shirt.
"Ultralord. My little brother loves him, so I sometimes watch the show with him. But Ultralord's armor is a reference to the classic Impala vehicle." Amber said and Sheen chuckled.
"Wow. I didn't know that." He said, and Amber blinked.
"But didn't you write the Ultralord fan page?" Amber asked and Jimmy started to leave the room.
"I did and I am also Ultralord's biggest fan, but I never even heard of an Impala before." Sheen said.
"Get out of here. You're joking, Sheen. Everyone has seen an Impala." Amber said and Jimmy tuned out their words and when he turned back he focused on their smiles and their laughter.
You know, I never thought about it before, but Amber and Sheen would make a cute couple.
Jimmy thought as he left the library. When the door closed, he thought that he heard the sound of heels walking and he turned around. And the woman he saw was none other then Betty and Jimmy's eyes widened. Normally Jimmy stood silently in Awe over her beauty, but this time Jimmy only saw opportunity.
"Betty, hi." Jimmy said waving and she looked up from her phone and smiled at him.
"Hi there, Jimmy. How are you?" She asked and Jimmy was going to say 'fine' out of habit, but stopped himself.
"Actually, I'm really worried about Cindy." Jimmy admitted and Betty dropped her smile.
"What's wrong, Jim?" She asked and Jimmy sighed unsure of where to start.
"Well, I'm worried because I think someone is hurting her real bad." Jimmy said, allowing himself to be less formal.
"Are you sure, Jimmy? I mean sometimes you'll see something and then your imagination runs away with you." Betty said and Jimmy glanced around them and took a step forward.
"I saw these cuts on Cindy, these symbols that she couldn't have done herself. And... and I know that Libby has, and loves, her knife." Jimmy whispered and Betty blinked at this new information.
"Whoa, ok, that is serious if this is all true." Betty said and Jimmy nodded.
"It is, Betty. And I know in my gut that something will happen tonight. And if it does then I need to talk to Cindy tomorrow." Jimmy said, doing his best to not sound more informed then he's supposed to be.
"What are you gonna do?" Betty asked and Jimmy shrugged.
"I'm gonna do the best I can." He commented and he leaned against the library door.
"I just wish I had someone to distract Libby tomorrow." Jimmy said and Betty blinked.
"Excuse me?" Betty asked and Jimmy blushed.
"I suspect that the reason Libby is so clingy and controlling over Cindy is because she actually likes women and there isn't another lesbian in this town. Well, that's probably wrong, but none in this school anyways. If there were then they could distract Libby and keep her away from Cindy so that I could talk to her." Jimmy said and Betty but her lip.
"Maybe I could help." She said and Jimmy turned his head.
"I appreciate the gesture Betty, but I could never ask you to pretend to be a lesbian." Jimmy said and Betty cleared her throat.
"Well, Jimmy, I don't have to." Betty said and Jimmy remained still, out of worry that a single movement would ruin this opportunity.
"What do you mean by that?" Jimmy asked, though he already knew the answer.
"I don't have to pretend because... well... I am a lesbian." She said and Jimmy looked at her surprised.
"You?" He asked.
"Me." She confirmed and Jimmy shook his head in disbelief.
"I always thought you and Nick were an item." Jimmy said and Betty shrugged.
"Nah, you kidding, he was never interested in me and I'll never like him. So if you need me, just text me. I'll even put my new number in your phone in case you don't have it." She said and Jimmy handed her the phone.
"Are you sure that you don't mind helping me protect Cindy?" Jimmy asked hoping that she wasn't guilting herself.
"Listen, Jim, if Libby really is doing what you suspect she is doing then she needs to be away from Cindy. And as for me, it's not like I'll be cheating on my girlfriend. She, um... she just broke up with me, so it's her loss, your gain." Betty said and Jimmy recalled how Carl said Betty got dumped, but Jimmy only remembered the lesbian part.
"I'm sorry about that." Jimmy said and Betty shrugged.
"That's alright, I knew the danger of dating a Bi chick." She said probably being more harsh because she was emotional.
"Here's your phone, Jim. If you need me tomorrow, don't hesitate to ask." Betty said and then se entered the library to wait for Carl. And as for Jimmy, he needed to find Libby and Nick so he rushed for the Candy Bar, in hopes of finding them.