Fifty four
Jessie's POV
I'm out of hospital and back at school. I still don't have a recollection of the fire or even getting home from school that day but as the nurse said, I may never get it back. Things had settled down at school again. I was back to rehearsals for Grease. I hadn't been to a rehearsal in two weeks because I hadn't been feeling well once I got out of hospital and had kept blacking out due to the lack of oxygen I had had during the fire. I was all better now though.
We had finally blocked everything for the show and we were just polishing it now. Today we were doing the very end song and dance routine. Seeing as they weren't in this part of the show most of Elm Tree house were sat in the audience watching Blake, Josh, Rick, Faith and I attempt some very weird lifts and jumps. Blake grabbed my waist and I jumped, I felt my foot collide with whoever was behind me. I pulled a face and when Blake put me down, turned round to apologise. "Sorry Rick," I said biting my lip. He rubbed his nose.
"it's good," he said. He wiggled his nose a couple of times and we started the dance again.
"I got chills,
They're multiplying
And I'm losing control.
Cause the power
You're supplying
It's electrifying" Blake sang while I stood on the top of a fake stage on the stage. I jumped down and walked towards him, poking my finger into his chest.
"you better shape up,
Cos' I need a man,
And my heart is set on you.
You better shape up
You better understand,
To my heart I must be true," I sang back and then turned my back on him.
Blake sang his return line and then we came together to sing and do the dance.
"You're the one that I want,
You are the one I want, ooh, ooh, honey
You're the one that I want,
You are the one I want, ooh, ooh, honey
You're the one that I want,
You are the one I want, ooh, ooh
The one I need,
Oh yes indeed." We stopped singing while the music continued to play and focused on the dance routine before returning to singing the chorus. Blake lifted me up and swung me. I landed lightly and we turned to face the front of the stage along with the other pink ladies and T-birds for all of us to sing the chorus facing the audience whilst doing some rock and roll dance moves.
"You're the one that I want,
You are the one I want, ooh, ooh, honey
You're the one that I want,
You are the one I want, ooh, ooh, honey
You're the one that I want,
You are the one I want, ooh, ooh
The one I need,
Oh yes indeed.
You're the one that I want,
You are the one I want, ooh, ooh, honey
You're the one that I want,
You are the one I want, ooh, ooh, honey
You're the one that I want,
You are the one I want, ooh, ooh
The one I need,
Oh yes indeed" As we sang the chorus for the second time all the other members of cast and crew came onstage and joined in with the hand jive and the song. The song chorus, minus our vocals, got repeated and all the cast and crew joined hands and took two bows and then they all walked off leaving just Blake and I on stage. We sang the chorus to each other once more, kissed each other gently on the lips, turned back to the audience, bowed once more and then ran off together, waving as we did so.
The backing track came to a stop and all we could hear was Miss Gooden cheering loudly and happily. We all piled back on stage and as we did so we noticed she was crying. We all let out a sympathetic sound. "That was so good you lot. Blake, Jessie the chemistry between you was perfect and ... oh I'm just so proud of you all. You are ready for the dress rehearsal next week." My mouth dropped open. With the whole being in a coma thing I had lost track of the days but if the dress rehearsal was next week that means...
"it's two weeks till the show," I said shocked. Everyone turned to face me to look at my stunned expression.
"You forgot didn't you Jessie," Frank teased. I nodded slightly and everyone burst into laughter.
"hey, bear in mind I was in a coma for a week, I'm a bit disorientated," I said scowling. Rick pulled me into his chest while I pouted.
"Aw Sweetie, trust you," he whispered in my ear, brushing some of my red hair off my face. I glared up at him.
"Well now you know Jessie. I expect to see you all on Monday evening. Have a good weekend," Miss Gooden said, dismissing us all. Josh picked me up and held me in his arms.
"You're so cute when you get teased," he teased me. I pouted some more and buried my head in his chest. He laughed and I felt his chest rise and fall with the movement. He didn't put me down and carried me out the school towards the mini bus.
"Josh put me down," I shouted. He shook his head. "Rick help! I need a handsome prince to save me from the wicked wizard. I'm a damsel in distress," I shouted loudly. The other kids stopped their conversations and looked at me strangely. I just shrugged as Rick came galloping up pretending to be on a horse.
"Put the girl down," Rick said threatening Josh with his chemistry book.
Josh smirked evilly. "As you wish," he said , lifting me higher up into the air and then... letting go. I screamed but was relieved when strong hands caught me before I hit the ground. I looked up into Rick's eyes.
"My saviour," I teased and kissed him on the lips. Rick kissed me back. We stayed like that for a bit until Carmen coughed loudly from behind us.
"Sorry to interrupt but... Mike's here!" she shouted. Rick placed me on my feet and we ran after the rest of the residents and jumped into the mini bus. Rick and I sat together in the very front seat as everyone else had already taken the back seats.
"hey Mike," Holly called from the back of the mini bus. "can us girls have a sleepover this weekend?" she asked. I spun round to look at her. She winked at me. She was planning something.
"Sure thing. Everyone in your room then Holly?" Mike asked. Holly shrugged and nodded.
"Might as well," she said.
"Well if they are having a sleepover can us boys have a boys night too?" Charlie added. Mike just nodded again. This weekend was going to be fun.
A/N: Ok, so this story is going to be 60 chapters long. So there is another 6 to go. One or two will be the sleepover and weekend, two will be the dress rehearsal and actual show of Grease, and the other two will be additional chapters that focus on some of the relationships.
