Chapter 6
Ricky ended his performance with a loud cymbal clash, stood up, and bowed. Marissa clapped loudly. "Woooo!" she shouted. Ricky sat down next to her. "You know," she said to him, "You're not such an ass after all." "Really??" he said, in a fake excited tone. "Wow, what a compliment!" She hit him playfully and laughed. He moved closer to her. All of a sudden, Ricky said unexpectedly, "You are so beautiful."
"What, Jack?" Livvie asked. "Is it about Alison?" "No," he said, "it's about us," pointing from him to Livvie and back again quickly. Livvie sat down. Ever since Jack and Livvie had got into a fight after Alison's trial for her so-called murder of Kevin, Livvie had been in love with Jack. Before the incident, Jack and Livvie had been through everything together. From Chandler to Caleb, at one time they were an inseparable couple. "Livvie, I've been thinking," Jack continued, "Maybe I was a little too harsh on you. I mean, you thought your father was dead. . ." Livvie nodded, her heart pounding. "I really don't want us to be enemies," Jack said. "Oh, me neither," Livvie said quickly. She moved closer to Jack, who didn't notice.
Keeping her head on Jamal's shoulder, Alison looked up at him. "Really?" she asked, tears flowing down her face Jamal wiped them off gently with his hand. "Yeah." Alison sat up. Jamal said, "I really want to apologize for acting like that toward you after Valerie died." At this point, Jamal seemed to notice that she wasn't thinking about Rafe. Could she have broken the spell? "Jamal," she said seriously, "you broke my heart." Jamal sighed. "I know. I never even told you this, but Jack and I got into a bad fist fight about what I had done. We were both bleeding by the end. I-I couldn't believe what I had done to you. Then I came to apologize, but-" he stopped.
"Rafe burst in," Alison finished. Jamal nodded. "Yup." Jamal got up. "Well, I. . .I better go. . .yeah." "Wait," Alison said. She smiled at him. "I think I'm taking you on that offer. I'm going to be living with you for a while whether you like it or not. Ha ha!" Jamal laughed. "Come on, Spunky." Before they left, Jamal noticed something-Alison didn't take the picture of Rafe with her.
Marissa didn't know what to say. "Uh. . .thanks," was all she could think of. Before she knew it, Ricky leaned his head in and kissed her. "Woah, woah, hooold up!" she said, surprised. "I'm with Jamal, dude." But Ricky seemed to ignore her completely as he kissed her again. But this time it was different. Marissa felt as if she was someone else. It was an odd feeling. All of a sudden, she thought that. . .just maybe. . .no. She didn't even know Casey. But for some reason, she returned Ricky's kiss.
Ricky ended his performance with a loud cymbal clash, stood up, and bowed. Marissa clapped loudly. "Woooo!" she shouted. Ricky sat down next to her. "You know," she said to him, "You're not such an ass after all." "Really??" he said, in a fake excited tone. "Wow, what a compliment!" She hit him playfully and laughed. He moved closer to her. All of a sudden, Ricky said unexpectedly, "You are so beautiful."
"What, Jack?" Livvie asked. "Is it about Alison?" "No," he said, "it's about us," pointing from him to Livvie and back again quickly. Livvie sat down. Ever since Jack and Livvie had got into a fight after Alison's trial for her so-called murder of Kevin, Livvie had been in love with Jack. Before the incident, Jack and Livvie had been through everything together. From Chandler to Caleb, at one time they were an inseparable couple. "Livvie, I've been thinking," Jack continued, "Maybe I was a little too harsh on you. I mean, you thought your father was dead. . ." Livvie nodded, her heart pounding. "I really don't want us to be enemies," Jack said. "Oh, me neither," Livvie said quickly. She moved closer to Jack, who didn't notice.
Keeping her head on Jamal's shoulder, Alison looked up at him. "Really?" she asked, tears flowing down her face Jamal wiped them off gently with his hand. "Yeah." Alison sat up. Jamal said, "I really want to apologize for acting like that toward you after Valerie died." At this point, Jamal seemed to notice that she wasn't thinking about Rafe. Could she have broken the spell? "Jamal," she said seriously, "you broke my heart." Jamal sighed. "I know. I never even told you this, but Jack and I got into a bad fist fight about what I had done. We were both bleeding by the end. I-I couldn't believe what I had done to you. Then I came to apologize, but-" he stopped.
"Rafe burst in," Alison finished. Jamal nodded. "Yup." Jamal got up. "Well, I. . .I better go. . .yeah." "Wait," Alison said. She smiled at him. "I think I'm taking you on that offer. I'm going to be living with you for a while whether you like it or not. Ha ha!" Jamal laughed. "Come on, Spunky." Before they left, Jamal noticed something-Alison didn't take the picture of Rafe with her.
Marissa didn't know what to say. "Uh. . .thanks," was all she could think of. Before she knew it, Ricky leaned his head in and kissed her. "Woah, woah, hooold up!" she said, surprised. "I'm with Jamal, dude." But Ricky seemed to ignore her completely as he kissed her again. But this time it was different. Marissa felt as if she was someone else. It was an odd feeling. All of a sudden, she thought that. . .just maybe. . .no. She didn't even know Casey. But for some reason, she returned Ricky's kiss.
