Jessie arrived at the Manning Manor in record time. She rushed through the
foyer, trying to make it to her room, as tears threatened to run down her
face. She flew into Grace, who was leaving to go study with Tad. Yes, study
with TAD. "Try looking ahead of you, it helps you know!" Grace exclaimed
sarcastically. Jessie mumbled something incoherently as she tried to get
past Grace, who grabbed her arm. "Speak up Jessie, I can't hear you."
"Forget it." Jessie replied, still struggling to get out of Grace's death
grip. "Let me go!" "Not until you tell me what you said, 'cause I still
have an hour before I need to be at Tad's." "The whole world doesn't
revolve around you Grace! I didn't necessarily say something pertaining to
you. You're not exactly the most important person in my world." She spit,
as Grace looked shocked. She recovered quickly. "No, the most important
person in YOUR world is Katie, which reminds me; shouldn't you be at her
house? Or did you somehow screw things up with her again?" The tears that
had been previously threatening to escape now ran down Jessie's cheeks in
torrents. "Leave me alone!" Jessie screamed at her, as she finally freed
herself from Grace's hold. "Oh, did I touch a nerve there? Good." Grace
looked satisfied for a moment, then frowned.
Soliloquy Grace: why? Why am I ALWAYS mean to her? She's in pain! I must be, like, the worst person in the world right now.
Jessie turned and fled out the door. "Damnit." Grace muttered as she walked out to her car, figured the only thing she could do was go to Tad's.
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"Figures the weather would have to mirror my mood." Katie said to no one as she lit the last candle in her room. "The power here is as unpredictable as Jessie." She thought. She had just picked up her guitar when there was a knock on the front door. "Who goes out in a storm like this?" Katie wondered as she headed to the door. When she opened it she got the shock of a lifetime. A soaking wet Jessie was standing in front of her. "Oh m.Billie!" She gasped. She grabbed Jessie and led her to her room. Jessie was like someone had pushed the mute button on her remote; she was moving, but not making a sound. Katie rushed to get her a towel and dry clothes. "Billie" Katie started, but then seemed to change her mind. She picked up her guitar once again and began to play.
*I'm so lost today So lost again like I haven't been You left me speechless And all I can do is apologize
Let me apologize Let me make it right Let me tell you I love you Show me how to make it right My heart would shatter If I ever lost you
I want to be like the movies Where you fall in love and stay that way It should be perfect This war we fight I fight with my words They render me silent I wish I could say the things I feel The things I feel for you
Let me apologize Let me make it right Let me tell you I love you Show me how to make it right My heart would shatter If I ever lost you
You make me so afraid You make me feel this way You don't even know How I can't breathe when I hear your name You don't even know That I love you.*
By the time Katie was finished singing both girls were crying. Katie put her guitar down, but it was Jessie who ran to her. She held the older girl tightly in her arms, and neither said a word. They didn't need to.
Soliloquy Grace: why? Why am I ALWAYS mean to her? She's in pain! I must be, like, the worst person in the world right now.
Jessie turned and fled out the door. "Damnit." Grace muttered as she walked out to her car, figured the only thing she could do was go to Tad's.
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"Figures the weather would have to mirror my mood." Katie said to no one as she lit the last candle in her room. "The power here is as unpredictable as Jessie." She thought. She had just picked up her guitar when there was a knock on the front door. "Who goes out in a storm like this?" Katie wondered as she headed to the door. When she opened it she got the shock of a lifetime. A soaking wet Jessie was standing in front of her. "Oh m.Billie!" She gasped. She grabbed Jessie and led her to her room. Jessie was like someone had pushed the mute button on her remote; she was moving, but not making a sound. Katie rushed to get her a towel and dry clothes. "Billie" Katie started, but then seemed to change her mind. She picked up her guitar once again and began to play.
*I'm so lost today So lost again like I haven't been You left me speechless And all I can do is apologize
Let me apologize Let me make it right Let me tell you I love you Show me how to make it right My heart would shatter If I ever lost you
I want to be like the movies Where you fall in love and stay that way It should be perfect This war we fight I fight with my words They render me silent I wish I could say the things I feel The things I feel for you
Let me apologize Let me make it right Let me tell you I love you Show me how to make it right My heart would shatter If I ever lost you
You make me so afraid You make me feel this way You don't even know How I can't breathe when I hear your name You don't even know That I love you.*
By the time Katie was finished singing both girls were crying. Katie put her guitar down, but it was Jessie who ran to her. She held the older girl tightly in her arms, and neither said a word. They didn't need to.