"What did you say his name was again?" Molly's father asked over dinner.
"Jesse Tuck.he was really nice. Do you know him daddy?" Molly's father
nodded his head
"Yeah, I went to school with a Jesse Tuck. Handsome boy. All the
girls were after him. He'd be about.45 now. But you said that he looked
16." Molly wiped mashed potatoes from her mouth.
"May I be excused please?" Molly's mother said yes as Molly rushed to
her room on her father's side of the house.
Around 10 minutes later, she heard a pebble hit her window. Molly
turned down her TV and went to the window. When she opened it, one more
rock flew up and hit her forehead.
"Ouch, you could have just knocked on the window. It would have been
a lot les painful for me." Molly whispered to the boy.
"Oh, well, you have to come with me tonight. I have to show you
something." At this point, Molly would do anything Jesse wanted her to do.
"Um, will we be gone for long? I kinda have a paper due tomorrow."
"Three days." Molly's eyes grew big. She thought about how much she
would like 3 whole days with Jesse.
"Um, let me write a note to my Mom and Dad." Molly disappeared from
Jesse's view. She scribbled down a quick note saying she was going into
town with a friend. She took a bag out of her closet and packed her CD
player, a pickture of her mom and dad, and a bag of old Halloween candy.
Molly zipped up the bag and hung it on her side. When Jesse saw Molly
again, he smiled.
"Now what exactly are we going to be doing?" Molly asked, trying to climb
out the window. The window wasn't the far off the ground but compared to
Molly's height, it was much taller.
"Well, I'm gonna show you my old house, and to meet my mama and papa,
and Miles too!" Molly jumped down to an ecstatic Jesse.
"Don't you think were taking this a bit two fast. I mean I am 15.
Well, going to be 15 really soon, but." Jesse interrupted Molly with a
kiss.
"I know.but, you're the only person who understands me. Living life
to the fullest.having fun with your life. Not worrying about anything, it's
all in you Molly, I know it!" Molly's smile faded as Jesse took her hand.
"Jesse, can't you let me stay here for a little while before I
leave?" Jesse let go of Molly's hand.
"Fine, go away and live your life until you die! You're just like
Winnie!" Jesse started to back up slow, away from Molly's sight.
"But Jesse! I didn't mean it like that! I like you a lot!" Jesse's
eyes just kept getting glossier and glossier with every word Molly said.
"No, stay here. Be like Winnie and live your whole life and then
die!" Molly was really confused.
"Winnie who? Is that like you old girlfriend or something?" Jesse
wiped his eyes
"Yes, Winnie, Winnie Foster.she was the one for me! But she just had
to go and marry someone else and die!" Molly's mouth dropped.
"Winnie Foster? Did you say Winnie Foster?" Molly stuttered.
"Yeah, what is it to ya? What does it matter now?" Jesse yelled
waving his arms in the air.
"Winnie Foster is my great-grandmother Jesse, what's going on?" she
had no idea how Jesse could have known her great-grandmother when Molly
herself hadn't seen her ever. Jesse just grabbed his hair and turned the
other way and started running.
"Jesse wait! Don't leave!" Molly cried after Jesse who disappeared in
the wood.
