Chapter 7
Heartbreak and Betrayal
It was the next morning and after Jack finished breakfast he stepped outside.
Immediately he threw his hands around himself, trying to keep warm.
It was freezing out here!
He looked up and saw a few flakes of snow falling.
"Aww great, so now it's gonna snow too!" he thought to himself.
He sighed and started making his way over to the ranch.
As he stepped into the main shop he breathed in the warm air.
"Wow, it's freezing out there!" he said to Doug.
He gave a slight chuckle.
"If you want to see her, Ann's in her room. Cliff and Gray left a few minutes ago though so they're not around."
Jack nodded.
"Thanks."
He stepped into Ann's room, quietly shutting the door behind him.
"Hi Jack!" said Ann cheerfully.
She was sitting on her bed and was still in her pajamas.
"Hey Ann." he replied.
"So uh.what's up?" she asked, still cheerful.
"Oh, I just thought I'd come over for a visit.why are you so happy anyway?"
She thought for a second before answering.
"Actually, I have no idea. I mean, I hate winter and it's not like anything special happened..I guess I'm just happy!"
Jack looked at her skeptically.
"Um.Ok..if you say so. Well I better go now." he said, pointing to the door.
Ann was acting really weird.little did Jack know though, that Ann was hiding something from him.
Jack walked out of the room closing the door behind him again.
A few mornings later, Jack paid another visit to the ranch.
When he stepped in, he looked around.
Empty again, except for Doug.
"Hey Jack! Cliff and Gray are out at the barn, and Ann and Popuri are in Ann's room."
"Oh, wow, how'd Popuri get here before me??"
Ann quietly opened her door and peeked around.
She saw Jack and her father talking.
"Oh she slept here." replied Doug
"I didn't know married women had sleepovers."
By this time Ann was waving her arms back and forth, trying to signal to her dad to stop.
"Oh no, it wasn't for Ann it was." then he saw Ann's signal, and knew he had messed up.
"Wow, would you look at the time! I have to close up shop already! Now come on, time to scoot Jack!"
He then took Jack and pushed him out the door, locking up tight to keep him out.
Jack was fuming.
He thought Popuri might have ended up doing something now that he didn't want her staying with him!
But staying with another guy?
That wasn't what he'd expected at all.
He walked back to his farm and even though it was freezing outside he sat on the ground in front of his house and began to cry.
Now life was getting even more confusing.
Suddenly he heard a familiar voice.
"Hey Jack, what's wrong?"
He looked up to see Elli.
He wiped his eyes.
"Nothing.nothing's wrong..I just have something in my eye."
"Come on, it's too cold to stay out here, let's go inside and I can make you some hot chocolate or something, and you can tell me what's wrong."
"Ok." he sniffled, feeling like a child.
Elli would make a great mother someday.
The next morning was the 10th, Thanksgiving, and Jack awoke, feeling sick, but seeing all of the girls standing around his bed.
"What the." he said, looking around.
Elli giggled, I told the girls you weren't feeling well and invited them all here, since you wouldn't be able to go to them for gifts and things.
Jack beamed.
"Thanks you guys!"
The girls all got in a line with Elli in front.
"Here you go Jack. I hope you don't mind that I used your kitchen." She said as she handed him a cake.
"Nope, that's Ok, thanks!"
Next was Karen.
She handed him a bottle of wine.
"I can't cook, so I figured it was the next best thing."
"Thanks Karen."
After Karen was Maria.
She handed him a book.
"I-I c-can't cook e-either, s-so I g-got you th-this c-cook b-book."
"Thanks Maria, I'll use it well."
After Maria was Ann.
She looked guilty, as she handed him her present.
"Sorry I didn't tell you about Popuri staying with Gray..Still friends?"
She looked at him hopefully.
"It's not your fault Ann." he gave her a smile
"So we're still friends?"
"You betcha!"
They both smiled.
Then it was Popuri.
"Uh sorry." she said as she handed him her present.
Then she quickly ran out the door.
That night Jack decided to write another journal entry.
He picked up his pen, twirled it around a few times, thinking.
And then he finally put the pen to paper and started writing.
Winter 10th
Today was Thanksgiving. I got presents from all of the girls and everyone was nice to me.except Popuri. She wasn't mean, but she ran off before we had a chance to talk. I was sick in bed all day though. I guess I should be thankful for Elli having come yesterday. I really haven't ever paid the much attention to her before, but she's really nice. Now that me an Popuri are broken up, maybe I should consider her???
Jack
Heartbreak and Betrayal
It was the next morning and after Jack finished breakfast he stepped outside.
Immediately he threw his hands around himself, trying to keep warm.
It was freezing out here!
He looked up and saw a few flakes of snow falling.
"Aww great, so now it's gonna snow too!" he thought to himself.
He sighed and started making his way over to the ranch.
As he stepped into the main shop he breathed in the warm air.
"Wow, it's freezing out there!" he said to Doug.
He gave a slight chuckle.
"If you want to see her, Ann's in her room. Cliff and Gray left a few minutes ago though so they're not around."
Jack nodded.
"Thanks."
He stepped into Ann's room, quietly shutting the door behind him.
"Hi Jack!" said Ann cheerfully.
She was sitting on her bed and was still in her pajamas.
"Hey Ann." he replied.
"So uh.what's up?" she asked, still cheerful.
"Oh, I just thought I'd come over for a visit.why are you so happy anyway?"
She thought for a second before answering.
"Actually, I have no idea. I mean, I hate winter and it's not like anything special happened..I guess I'm just happy!"
Jack looked at her skeptically.
"Um.Ok..if you say so. Well I better go now." he said, pointing to the door.
Ann was acting really weird.little did Jack know though, that Ann was hiding something from him.
Jack walked out of the room closing the door behind him again.
A few mornings later, Jack paid another visit to the ranch.
When he stepped in, he looked around.
Empty again, except for Doug.
"Hey Jack! Cliff and Gray are out at the barn, and Ann and Popuri are in Ann's room."
"Oh, wow, how'd Popuri get here before me??"
Ann quietly opened her door and peeked around.
She saw Jack and her father talking.
"Oh she slept here." replied Doug
"I didn't know married women had sleepovers."
By this time Ann was waving her arms back and forth, trying to signal to her dad to stop.
"Oh no, it wasn't for Ann it was." then he saw Ann's signal, and knew he had messed up.
"Wow, would you look at the time! I have to close up shop already! Now come on, time to scoot Jack!"
He then took Jack and pushed him out the door, locking up tight to keep him out.
Jack was fuming.
He thought Popuri might have ended up doing something now that he didn't want her staying with him!
But staying with another guy?
That wasn't what he'd expected at all.
He walked back to his farm and even though it was freezing outside he sat on the ground in front of his house and began to cry.
Now life was getting even more confusing.
Suddenly he heard a familiar voice.
"Hey Jack, what's wrong?"
He looked up to see Elli.
He wiped his eyes.
"Nothing.nothing's wrong..I just have something in my eye."
"Come on, it's too cold to stay out here, let's go inside and I can make you some hot chocolate or something, and you can tell me what's wrong."
"Ok." he sniffled, feeling like a child.
Elli would make a great mother someday.
The next morning was the 10th, Thanksgiving, and Jack awoke, feeling sick, but seeing all of the girls standing around his bed.
"What the." he said, looking around.
Elli giggled, I told the girls you weren't feeling well and invited them all here, since you wouldn't be able to go to them for gifts and things.
Jack beamed.
"Thanks you guys!"
The girls all got in a line with Elli in front.
"Here you go Jack. I hope you don't mind that I used your kitchen." She said as she handed him a cake.
"Nope, that's Ok, thanks!"
Next was Karen.
She handed him a bottle of wine.
"I can't cook, so I figured it was the next best thing."
"Thanks Karen."
After Karen was Maria.
She handed him a book.
"I-I c-can't cook e-either, s-so I g-got you th-this c-cook b-book."
"Thanks Maria, I'll use it well."
After Maria was Ann.
She looked guilty, as she handed him her present.
"Sorry I didn't tell you about Popuri staying with Gray..Still friends?"
She looked at him hopefully.
"It's not your fault Ann." he gave her a smile
"So we're still friends?"
"You betcha!"
They both smiled.
Then it was Popuri.
"Uh sorry." she said as she handed him her present.
Then she quickly ran out the door.
That night Jack decided to write another journal entry.
He picked up his pen, twirled it around a few times, thinking.
And then he finally put the pen to paper and started writing.
Winter 10th
Today was Thanksgiving. I got presents from all of the girls and everyone was nice to me.except Popuri. She wasn't mean, but she ran off before we had a chance to talk. I was sick in bed all day though. I guess I should be thankful for Elli having come yesterday. I really haven't ever paid the much attention to her before, but she's really nice. Now that me an Popuri are broken up, maybe I should consider her???
Jack