Chapter Three
It was time for the cliffhangers to go kayaking. Jessica climbed into her and buttoned up her life jacket. Scott rowed to her.
"Hey Jessi." He said.
"Uh hey Scott." Jessica said and started rowing away. Scott followed her.
"Hey Jessica wait up." He said. Jessica turned and looked at him. "So uh, how is everything?"
"Fine." Jessica said quietly and started rowing a gain.
"Would you… would you wait up?" Scott said. He rowed in front of her and wouldn't let her pass. "What's up with you?" Jessica looked towards the bank and saw Evan watching them.
"Nothing. I just want to be alone." Jessica rowed around him. She looked back at him. He was watching the water. She lowered her head and rowed around in silence. When it was time to get out she rowed to the bank and pulled her kayak out of the water. Evan walked up to her and started helping.
"What was he saying to you?" Evan asked.
"Nothing, he was just asking how everything was going." Jessica said.
"Jessica I only want the best for you. Stay away from him ok?" he held her face in his hands and looked deep into her eyes.
"Ok." Jessica said.
"I love you. Ok I've never felt this way for anyone." He said. Jessica opened her mouth but she was speechless. She didn't know what to say.
"You do love me don't you?" He asked.
"I… I uh…I" Peter walked up just in time.
"Come on guys, lets get these kayaks out of the water. There'll be time to talk later." Peter said. Jessica started pulling on the kayak. After she got it to the right spot she picked up her things and walked away.
"Jessica wait." Evan and Scott said together.
Jessica turned around and looked at Scott and Evan.
"Hey man, listen Scott I need to talk to MY girl, so just… go." Evan said.
"Hey she's my friend." Scott said.
"Not anymore, isn't that right Jessica?" They turned and looked at her. Peter heard all of this and waited for her answer.
"Yes." She said sadly. "Scott stay away from me." She turned and ran off. Evan grinned at Scott and followed behind her.
"Jessica wait up." He grabbed her arm.
"What?" She was really upset.
"I love you so much. You have made me so proud." Evan said.
"I made you proud? I just hurt my best friend. It's over Evan." Jessica said and walked away.
Evan's face started to turn red as she walked away. She wasn't breaking up with him. He wasn't going to lose her. It was all Scott's fault. He had to get rid of Scott she he could be with her.
It was about 9:30 at night. Jessica sat on the docks with the listening to the frogs and bugs. She heard something behind her and when she turned around she saw Scott. She watched him get closer until he saw her. He started to turn and walk away.
"Scott wait please." Jessica said. He stopped and lifted his head to the sky with his back turned to her.
"Back off Jessi. You're his now. We're not even friends according to you." Scott said.
"I broke up with him. He's to controlling. He wants me all to himself and not have any friends. I'm sorry, you're my best friend and I shouldn't have said that." Jessica said. Scott turned and looked at her. "Please don't hate me forever."
"I can't hate you Jessica. I can never hate you." He said and hugged her. Tears started forming in her eyes.
"He said he loved me." Jessica said softly.
"What did you say?" Scott asked.
"I didn't say anything. No one has ever loved me except you and I never loved anyone except you. Scott I still love you." Jessica said but wished she hadn't.
"What? But Shelby, I'm with her and I love her." Scott said.
"I know and she's my friend but you've been there for me, for everything. I can never forget that." She said. "I'm not trying to take you away from her. But I couldn't hide that anymore."
"Jessica I will never love anyone the way I love you." He said.
"Love? Not loved?" Jessica questioned.
"I do still love you but it's different from Shelby's. I can never anyone the way I do love you and I could never love anyone the way I love Shel, but I'm with her and that's that. There's nothing that can change that." He kissed her forehead and hugged her one last time before walking away. Jessica felt better telling him that but now she wanted to be with him more than ever.
"I can't do that to Shelby. She's my friend. Scott and I are over." Jessica kept repeating to herself. She paced around for a few moments before turning to go back to her dorm.
"Where you going?" A voice said.
"Evan?" Jessica asked.
"Yea!" He responded coldly.
"What do you want?" Jessica asked.
"You."
"Forget it." Jessica went to walk by when he grabbed her arm.
"Please, I need you right now. I'm helpless without you." He said.
"You're trying to control my life. You told me I couldn't see Scott anymore." Jessica said, trying to pull her arm away.
"Please Jessica. I know that he is your ex boyfriend. I love you too much to lose you to him." He said, tightening on her arm.
"You're hurting me." Jessica said and he let go.
"Please, don't leave me." He said sadly.
"Just don't try to control my life anymore ok?" Jessica said.
"I promise." He said and hugged her. Jessica talked to him for a few minutes before going to her dorm. She lied down and fell asleep.
The next morning she woke up and got dressed. She went to get breakfast and saw Scott saving her seat. She smiled and went to sit down when Evan walked up to her.
"Where are you going?" He asked.
"To sit with Scott." She said.
"Come sit with me." He said and walked to a table. Jessica smiled a little and went to sit with Evan.
"So how are you this morning?" Jessica asked.
"Lousy. I couldn't sleep." He said. Jessica placed her hand on his.
"I'm sorry." He pulled it away. Peter walked in and was watching them. There was something wrong with Evan, something not right. Peter walked up to Jessica.
"Hey Jessi, can I talk to you after you eat breakfast?" He asked.
"Uh sure, I'll only be about 5 more minutes." She said and Peter walked away.
"Don't go." Evan said. Jessica took a few bites of her food.
"I have to." She said.
"Not you don't. Don't leave me here alone." Evan said.
"I'll only be a few minutes." Evan picked up his tray slammed it on the table.
"I said no." He said through his teeth. Jessica looked around, everyone was watching, including Scott. He got up and walked over there.
"Is everything ok?" Scott asked.
"Fine." Evan said and walked away.
"I thought you broke up with him." Scott said.
"I did but he's so nice and-"
"Forget it. He's dangerous. Be careful ok?" Scott walked away. Jessica picked up her things and went to Peters' office.
It was time for the cliffhangers to go kayaking. Jessica climbed into her and buttoned up her life jacket. Scott rowed to her.
"Hey Jessi." He said.
"Uh hey Scott." Jessica said and started rowing away. Scott followed her.
"Hey Jessica wait up." He said. Jessica turned and looked at him. "So uh, how is everything?"
"Fine." Jessica said quietly and started rowing a gain.
"Would you… would you wait up?" Scott said. He rowed in front of her and wouldn't let her pass. "What's up with you?" Jessica looked towards the bank and saw Evan watching them.
"Nothing. I just want to be alone." Jessica rowed around him. She looked back at him. He was watching the water. She lowered her head and rowed around in silence. When it was time to get out she rowed to the bank and pulled her kayak out of the water. Evan walked up to her and started helping.
"What was he saying to you?" Evan asked.
"Nothing, he was just asking how everything was going." Jessica said.
"Jessica I only want the best for you. Stay away from him ok?" he held her face in his hands and looked deep into her eyes.
"Ok." Jessica said.
"I love you. Ok I've never felt this way for anyone." He said. Jessica opened her mouth but she was speechless. She didn't know what to say.
"You do love me don't you?" He asked.
"I… I uh…I" Peter walked up just in time.
"Come on guys, lets get these kayaks out of the water. There'll be time to talk later." Peter said. Jessica started pulling on the kayak. After she got it to the right spot she picked up her things and walked away.
"Jessica wait." Evan and Scott said together.
Jessica turned around and looked at Scott and Evan.
"Hey man, listen Scott I need to talk to MY girl, so just… go." Evan said.
"Hey she's my friend." Scott said.
"Not anymore, isn't that right Jessica?" They turned and looked at her. Peter heard all of this and waited for her answer.
"Yes." She said sadly. "Scott stay away from me." She turned and ran off. Evan grinned at Scott and followed behind her.
"Jessica wait up." He grabbed her arm.
"What?" She was really upset.
"I love you so much. You have made me so proud." Evan said.
"I made you proud? I just hurt my best friend. It's over Evan." Jessica said and walked away.
Evan's face started to turn red as she walked away. She wasn't breaking up with him. He wasn't going to lose her. It was all Scott's fault. He had to get rid of Scott she he could be with her.
It was about 9:30 at night. Jessica sat on the docks with the listening to the frogs and bugs. She heard something behind her and when she turned around she saw Scott. She watched him get closer until he saw her. He started to turn and walk away.
"Scott wait please." Jessica said. He stopped and lifted his head to the sky with his back turned to her.
"Back off Jessi. You're his now. We're not even friends according to you." Scott said.
"I broke up with him. He's to controlling. He wants me all to himself and not have any friends. I'm sorry, you're my best friend and I shouldn't have said that." Jessica said. Scott turned and looked at her. "Please don't hate me forever."
"I can't hate you Jessica. I can never hate you." He said and hugged her. Tears started forming in her eyes.
"He said he loved me." Jessica said softly.
"What did you say?" Scott asked.
"I didn't say anything. No one has ever loved me except you and I never loved anyone except you. Scott I still love you." Jessica said but wished she hadn't.
"What? But Shelby, I'm with her and I love her." Scott said.
"I know and she's my friend but you've been there for me, for everything. I can never forget that." She said. "I'm not trying to take you away from her. But I couldn't hide that anymore."
"Jessica I will never love anyone the way I love you." He said.
"Love? Not loved?" Jessica questioned.
"I do still love you but it's different from Shelby's. I can never anyone the way I do love you and I could never love anyone the way I love Shel, but I'm with her and that's that. There's nothing that can change that." He kissed her forehead and hugged her one last time before walking away. Jessica felt better telling him that but now she wanted to be with him more than ever.
"I can't do that to Shelby. She's my friend. Scott and I are over." Jessica kept repeating to herself. She paced around for a few moments before turning to go back to her dorm.
"Where you going?" A voice said.
"Evan?" Jessica asked.
"Yea!" He responded coldly.
"What do you want?" Jessica asked.
"You."
"Forget it." Jessica went to walk by when he grabbed her arm.
"Please, I need you right now. I'm helpless without you." He said.
"You're trying to control my life. You told me I couldn't see Scott anymore." Jessica said, trying to pull her arm away.
"Please Jessica. I know that he is your ex boyfriend. I love you too much to lose you to him." He said, tightening on her arm.
"You're hurting me." Jessica said and he let go.
"Please, don't leave me." He said sadly.
"Just don't try to control my life anymore ok?" Jessica said.
"I promise." He said and hugged her. Jessica talked to him for a few minutes before going to her dorm. She lied down and fell asleep.
The next morning she woke up and got dressed. She went to get breakfast and saw Scott saving her seat. She smiled and went to sit down when Evan walked up to her.
"Where are you going?" He asked.
"To sit with Scott." She said.
"Come sit with me." He said and walked to a table. Jessica smiled a little and went to sit with Evan.
"So how are you this morning?" Jessica asked.
"Lousy. I couldn't sleep." He said. Jessica placed her hand on his.
"I'm sorry." He pulled it away. Peter walked in and was watching them. There was something wrong with Evan, something not right. Peter walked up to Jessica.
"Hey Jessi, can I talk to you after you eat breakfast?" He asked.
"Uh sure, I'll only be about 5 more minutes." She said and Peter walked away.
"Don't go." Evan said. Jessica took a few bites of her food.
"I have to." She said.
"Not you don't. Don't leave me here alone." Evan said.
"I'll only be a few minutes." Evan picked up his tray slammed it on the table.
"I said no." He said through his teeth. Jessica looked around, everyone was watching, including Scott. He got up and walked over there.
"Is everything ok?" Scott asked.
"Fine." Evan said and walked away.
"I thought you broke up with him." Scott said.
"I did but he's so nice and-"
"Forget it. He's dangerous. Be careful ok?" Scott walked away. Jessica picked up her things and went to Peters' office.
