Chapter Eight
That night Siria lay awake in her room. She was hungry. Rolling out of bed, she slipped into a robe and walked out into the mall. She wasn't used to the Mall at dark. It was silent and completely still; much more different then during the day. When she went to the café a cool breeze blew passed her. Pulling her robe around her, Siria went to the source.
She walked up the stairs leading to the roof. Reaching the top she noticed that the door was open. It gave her little surprise. She was ready to close the door when she heard a yell. This was a surprise and quickly Siria looked out the door to see who could possibly be up on the roof.
Siria noticed that he stood near the edge. His head in his hands and his bright blonde hair was like a beacon in the night. She tried to quietly walk out on the roof, but hearing her footsteps he looked up, "Trudy?"
"No" There was a slight tone of disappointment in her voice as she walked towards Jay.
"Siria, why are you up? Is there something wrong?"
"I could ask you the same, Jay" She crossed her arms cover her stomach. They stood staring at each other.
"I was thinking."
Siria's voice softened. "About what?"
"About Trudy...you...me."
"Oh is that all. Well it's to late to talk about that."
"What?! Siria you can't be serious. We have a problem I miss you. I want to be with you." He reached out placing his hand on her cheek.
Siria slapped it away. "'We' have no problem. I miss being with you too, but things are different and one of them is Trudy. I'm not hiding around corners and sneaking out at night just because we miss being together. You made your choice the day we came back."
Jay moved closer to her. "So that's it your just gonna brush me off like dust. Especially when you know we should be together. I made up my mind to be with you when I was in Liberty."
"Oh Yeah! Well you didn't follow through on that one. I can't just sit here waiting for that day to come when you and 'special' Trudy have a fall out, so that you can jump into my bed, No Jay, I'm not gonna do it."
"What did you expect?" Jay yelled. "That I would just drop Trudy as soon as I got in the Mall?"
"NO, but a WHOLE MONTH, Jay be serious. The girl isn't made of glass."
"You just don't realize how hard it is. Telling someone like Trudy that you can't be with them because you fell in love with someone you had an affair with."
Siria glared at Jay. She had nothing left to say. She began to feel tears wailing up in her eyes. She wasn't going to cry. Not because this, she's had worse things happen. Suddenly in a rush of emotion Jay leaned in and kissed her. She felt the pressure of his lips but then remembering her baby, Siria pushed him away. "NO" She yelled savagely. "No, I'm not doing this. I'm not going to sneak around; give you time. I have no idea how long it would take. A day, a week, a month, Nine months! How would 'I' be able to explain that to." Siria stopping herself before she could finish ran back into the Mall. She sat on the stairs and leaning against the wall began to cry. She was about to ask how she would explain that to her child.that his father was with someone else.
Lost in her thoughts Siria didn't hear Jack as he approached. "Siria are you ok?"
Startled Siria hurriedly wiped away her tears. "Jack? What you doing up?"
"I heard yelling, are you ok?"
"I'm fine; you shouldn't be up, busy day and everything."
"Neither should you, come on I walk you to your room."
The two of them walked towards Siria's room reaching the entrance, Siria turned. "Jack, do you know?"
"Yeah, I know you're pregnant."
"You won't tell will you?"
"I'll never mention it again."
Siria smiled. "Thank you, Jack."
Jack returned the smile and began walking towards his room. As he walked he noticed someone in the café. "Jay?"
"Jack what you doing up for?"
"I can't sleep, people yelling and everything, you?"
"Keeping watch, you didn't hear anything."
"No" Jack lied.
"Good. See ya in the morning Jack."
"Right back at ya Jay" With that Jack walked back to his room. Jack had heard Jay's voice, but not distinctly, and saw Siria crying on the stairs going towards the roof. Being the genius he knew he was, it was easy to put two and two together. Lover's quarrel. Jack went back to his room and satisfied with him easily fell asleep.
That night Siria lay awake in her room. She was hungry. Rolling out of bed, she slipped into a robe and walked out into the mall. She wasn't used to the Mall at dark. It was silent and completely still; much more different then during the day. When she went to the café a cool breeze blew passed her. Pulling her robe around her, Siria went to the source.
She walked up the stairs leading to the roof. Reaching the top she noticed that the door was open. It gave her little surprise. She was ready to close the door when she heard a yell. This was a surprise and quickly Siria looked out the door to see who could possibly be up on the roof.
Siria noticed that he stood near the edge. His head in his hands and his bright blonde hair was like a beacon in the night. She tried to quietly walk out on the roof, but hearing her footsteps he looked up, "Trudy?"
"No" There was a slight tone of disappointment in her voice as she walked towards Jay.
"Siria, why are you up? Is there something wrong?"
"I could ask you the same, Jay" She crossed her arms cover her stomach. They stood staring at each other.
"I was thinking."
Siria's voice softened. "About what?"
"About Trudy...you...me."
"Oh is that all. Well it's to late to talk about that."
"What?! Siria you can't be serious. We have a problem I miss you. I want to be with you." He reached out placing his hand on her cheek.
Siria slapped it away. "'We' have no problem. I miss being with you too, but things are different and one of them is Trudy. I'm not hiding around corners and sneaking out at night just because we miss being together. You made your choice the day we came back."
Jay moved closer to her. "So that's it your just gonna brush me off like dust. Especially when you know we should be together. I made up my mind to be with you when I was in Liberty."
"Oh Yeah! Well you didn't follow through on that one. I can't just sit here waiting for that day to come when you and 'special' Trudy have a fall out, so that you can jump into my bed, No Jay, I'm not gonna do it."
"What did you expect?" Jay yelled. "That I would just drop Trudy as soon as I got in the Mall?"
"NO, but a WHOLE MONTH, Jay be serious. The girl isn't made of glass."
"You just don't realize how hard it is. Telling someone like Trudy that you can't be with them because you fell in love with someone you had an affair with."
Siria glared at Jay. She had nothing left to say. She began to feel tears wailing up in her eyes. She wasn't going to cry. Not because this, she's had worse things happen. Suddenly in a rush of emotion Jay leaned in and kissed her. She felt the pressure of his lips but then remembering her baby, Siria pushed him away. "NO" She yelled savagely. "No, I'm not doing this. I'm not going to sneak around; give you time. I have no idea how long it would take. A day, a week, a month, Nine months! How would 'I' be able to explain that to." Siria stopping herself before she could finish ran back into the Mall. She sat on the stairs and leaning against the wall began to cry. She was about to ask how she would explain that to her child.that his father was with someone else.
Lost in her thoughts Siria didn't hear Jack as he approached. "Siria are you ok?"
Startled Siria hurriedly wiped away her tears. "Jack? What you doing up?"
"I heard yelling, are you ok?"
"I'm fine; you shouldn't be up, busy day and everything."
"Neither should you, come on I walk you to your room."
The two of them walked towards Siria's room reaching the entrance, Siria turned. "Jack, do you know?"
"Yeah, I know you're pregnant."
"You won't tell will you?"
"I'll never mention it again."
Siria smiled. "Thank you, Jack."
Jack returned the smile and began walking towards his room. As he walked he noticed someone in the café. "Jay?"
"Jack what you doing up for?"
"I can't sleep, people yelling and everything, you?"
"Keeping watch, you didn't hear anything."
"No" Jack lied.
"Good. See ya in the morning Jack."
"Right back at ya Jay" With that Jack walked back to his room. Jack had heard Jay's voice, but not distinctly, and saw Siria crying on the stairs going towards the roof. Being the genius he knew he was, it was easy to put two and two together. Lover's quarrel. Jack went back to his room and satisfied with him easily fell asleep.
