A/N: Thank you for the wonderful feedback. I really appreciate it. This chapter is from Jessie's point of view. I'm excited that OA will be on tonight, although it's sad that there are only 2 more eppys left. Okay, I'm rambling...on with the story!
Chapter Two
As soon as we got home, I went straight to Eli's room in the garage. He looked so confused tonight at dinner. I thought maybe he was sick or something. I also thought that he might be in love, but I couldn't think of anyone for him to be in love with.
When I got in his room, I saw him lying on his bed with his head buried in a pillow. He looked kind of hopeless. If I had been annoyed with him, it might have been funny. Today, though, it was just pitiful.
"Eli,"I said softly. He raised his head slightly and looked at me.
"What, Jessie?"
"You said you needed to talk."
"So?"
"So, talk!"
"About?"
"ABout whatever it is that's upsetting you."
"I..."
"Yes?"
"Don't...want...to...talk...about it!"
"Eli, I'm not leaving this room until you tell me."
"Fine, pull up a pillow, Jess. It's gonna be a long night!"
I walked over to a large stack of CDs and magazines on a shelf. I found a book that looked awfully familiar. Then, it dawned on me. This was the book that Mr. Dmitri gave to Grace.
"What are you doing with this?"I asked him. Now, I felt as confused as he looked.
He looked at me crisply. "Grace told me to read a poem from it."
"Oh."
"Why?"
"I never knew you were into poetry."
"I'm not."
"Then, why let Grace talk you into reading some?"
"Because I trust her judgment? I don't know!" He was getting really agitated, and I felt the tension in the room building.
"You're in love with her,"I said in a whisper. I'd just solved the mystery. Eli loved Grace!
Eli's face twisted as though this was news to him. "I'm what?"
"You're in love with Grace!"I proclaimed.
Eli got up. "No, I'm not." He approached me, and for a moment, I thought he might slap me. Instead, he shoved all of the things on the shelf into the floor.
I decide to try to be as gentle as possible with this. "Eli, it's okay to.."
"To what? To be in love with her? To want her? To need her? It's not okay! She is my step-sister, in case you didn't notice. I'm not supposed to like her like this!"
I didn't know what to say. I knew what it was like to love someone even when you aren't supposed to have feelings for them. Still, in today's warped society, Eli's situation was more acceptable than my own.
"Just tell ehr,"I whispered to him before I walked out the door.
Chapter Two
As soon as we got home, I went straight to Eli's room in the garage. He looked so confused tonight at dinner. I thought maybe he was sick or something. I also thought that he might be in love, but I couldn't think of anyone for him to be in love with.
When I got in his room, I saw him lying on his bed with his head buried in a pillow. He looked kind of hopeless. If I had been annoyed with him, it might have been funny. Today, though, it was just pitiful.
"Eli,"I said softly. He raised his head slightly and looked at me.
"What, Jessie?"
"You said you needed to talk."
"So?"
"So, talk!"
"About?"
"ABout whatever it is that's upsetting you."
"I..."
"Yes?"
"Don't...want...to...talk...about it!"
"Eli, I'm not leaving this room until you tell me."
"Fine, pull up a pillow, Jess. It's gonna be a long night!"
I walked over to a large stack of CDs and magazines on a shelf. I found a book that looked awfully familiar. Then, it dawned on me. This was the book that Mr. Dmitri gave to Grace.
"What are you doing with this?"I asked him. Now, I felt as confused as he looked.
He looked at me crisply. "Grace told me to read a poem from it."
"Oh."
"Why?"
"I never knew you were into poetry."
"I'm not."
"Then, why let Grace talk you into reading some?"
"Because I trust her judgment? I don't know!" He was getting really agitated, and I felt the tension in the room building.
"You're in love with her,"I said in a whisper. I'd just solved the mystery. Eli loved Grace!
Eli's face twisted as though this was news to him. "I'm what?"
"You're in love with Grace!"I proclaimed.
Eli got up. "No, I'm not." He approached me, and for a moment, I thought he might slap me. Instead, he shoved all of the things on the shelf into the floor.
I decide to try to be as gentle as possible with this. "Eli, it's okay to.."
"To what? To be in love with her? To want her? To need her? It's not okay! She is my step-sister, in case you didn't notice. I'm not supposed to like her like this!"
I didn't know what to say. I knew what it was like to love someone even when you aren't supposed to have feelings for them. Still, in today's warped society, Eli's situation was more acceptable than my own.
"Just tell ehr,"I whispered to him before I walked out the door.