*Go away* thought Jessica mentally.
"Aren't you looking hot today." Said one boy whistling and looking her up and down.
Jessica continued to walk and ignore them as they slowly followed beside her.
"Come on, Babe. How bout you get in the car and we can have a little party." Said the first guy, Robert, winking.
Jessica saw her house up ahead and ran home slamming the door behind her. "Why do they always do that to me?" she said rushing upstairs and slamming the door.
Reese walked home and was surprised to see his parents car in the driveway.
"Mom, dad?" he said walking through the doorway.
"Reese, darling! Look at you, you look wonderful!" said his mother giving him a hug.
"Thanks. What are you doing home so early?"
Elizabeth, his mother frowned. "Well, we wanted to talk to you."
"About what?" asked Reese sitting down on the sofa.
"We're moving to New York, all of us." Said his mother.
"What? No! I've lived here almost my whole life!" said Reese standing up.
"We know and we thought it would be a good change, our company just merged with another and it would be better if we could live there, it's going to be a gigantic merger with lots of profits rolling in." added his father, Dave.
"I don't care, Harmony is my home and I don't want to leave!" he said stomping off to his room.
Jessica waited patiently for Reese to come and pick her up. She had a black dress spaghetti strapped dress, black high heels , her hair was down and she had her mothers diamond ear rings on. Reese was ten minutes late and she was starting to get worried, she sat down on the couch and waited, and waited, and waited. When the clock struck 7:45 she gave up and went upstairs. Thankfully no one was home to witness her humiliation. She sat on her bed and cried. "I am so stupid!" she said as she got off of the bed and took off her dress. "No one is ever going to care about me and why should they? I'm just a boring nobody." she said still crying as she got into her pajamas. She nestled herself under the blankets as an early autumn breeze came in through the window.
Reese rushed over to the Bennett house as fast as he could. He couldn't believe he had forgotten about Jessica. He had been arguing and pleading with his mother and father and he had totally lost track of the time.
He held a bouquet of daisies in his hand as he knocked on the door. No answer. He looked at his watch and saw it was ten after eight. He twisted the knob and found it was unlocked. He opened the door but it looked like no one was home. He went upstairs and knocked on Kay and Jessica's bedroom door but there was no answer. "Jessica?"
Again there was no answer. He opened the door and went in. It took a moment for his eyes to adjust to the darkness but he saw Jessica in her bed asleep. He quietly walked over to her and bent down. She looked so beautiful. He looked closer and saw a tear on her cheek and her pillow was damp. He hoped he hadn't been the one to make her cry. But in the pit of his stomach he knew he probably had.
"Jessica? Wake up." Said Reese gently shaking her.
"Huh what?" said Jessica sleepily as she opened her eyes and looked up at Reese. "What are you doing here?" asked Jessica confused as she sat up.
"I wanted to come apologize to you, I'm really sorry I didn't come and pick you up, or call." He said holding out the bouquet of daisies. Jessica just looked at him and tried to be mad but she just couldn't.
"Daisies are my favorite."
"I know." He said smiling as she accepted them.
Reese got up and sat on the bed beside her. "I didn't mean to hurt your feelings tonight but my parents came home and we had some things to discuss." Said Reese looking at Jessica sadly.
"What things?" asked Jessica
Reese took a deep breath wishing he didn't have to say this, hoping that if he kept it inside it would all disappear. "My family and I are moving to New York……in three days."
Jessica sat there shocked and after a minute she spoke. "N-no, you can't." she said with tears building up in her eyes.
"I'm sorry, I tried all I could to change their mind but they wouldn't listen, it's some business thing." Said Reese realizing how much he would miss her.
Jessica felt like her heart was breaking. "I-ugh-this can't be happening!" she said putting her hand on her head afraid she'd pass out or something.
"I know I'm going to miss everyone so much." *especially you* he thought to himself.
Jessica threw her arms around him and layed her head on his
shoulder. "I don't want you to go."
"I'm going to miss you a lot." Said Reese sighing. "I'd better get going before my parents get worried, they don't know I left." He said pulling away.
"Bye." Said Jessica sadly.