Chapter 24
Rachel swallowed her tears, looked at her discarded shirt. She sighed, and covered her chest. Suddenly, the door opened, "Hey Rachel, RACHEL!" She looked up, and a dark flush stained her face. She yanked her shirt on. "At least you're wearing something!"
Rachel looked up at him, and said, "I'm dressed."
Collin turned, his face blood red. "Sorry to intrude." She shook her head, and smiled at him.
"It's fine." She walked up to him, her hands behind her back.
"So...Why were you sitting there like that?"
She turned her head, and said softly, "Tymmie and I..."
Collin put a hand on her shoulder. "Can you tell me?"
She nodded, and said, "He and I started dancing, having a good time...then things got tense...but, suddenly he just...pulled back and," She bit her lip, close to tears.
"He left you?" Collin asked tenderly. She nodded, and let out a sob. Collin pulled her close. This problem, he was able to understand. He brought her to the bed. "Look, Rachel, he has a reason." She looked up hopefully. "He and you are very close right?" She nodded, and sniffed. "Well, since you've been friends for such a long time, he doesn't want to see you hurt. And yes, it may seem like it hurts now, but you see...he cares about you. And he want's your first time together to be special. He want's to give you everything. Not selfishly take everything you have to offer like he did just now." She turned to him, amazed.
"How do you know all this?"
He shrugged. "It's pretty obvious the way he looks at you." She blushed. She didn't want to hurt Tym...but she did love Collin. Then why did she act like such a wanton just now with Tymmie? She sighed, then smiled gratefully.
"Thank you."
He smiled back. He leaned forward, his lips slightly pursed. Her eyes widened; but he just kissed her cheek. Taking her hand, he led her to the den. She walked to the couch, were Jimena and Stanton rested. She fingered his shaggy hair, and sighed. 'You'll wake up soon right?'
"He already is."
She whirled around, and a smile illuminated her face. "Raissa?" The lovely woman appeared in front of her, smiling.
"I see it has happened." Rachel nodded, and hugged Raissa. Raissa walked over to Stanton, and sighed. "Why didn't you tell me they were asleep?" She asked accusingly.
Rachel looked down, stunned. "What do you mean?" Raissa looked over her shoulder to address Rachel.
"I can free Stanton from his rest, but it's up to you two to free Jimena. When they are both awake, things can be explained." Rachel nodded, and waited, but with a loud bang, the front door opened.
Three drenched arms hugged her tight, and The Bad Girls chattered like teenagers who had just come back from a great vacation. "Guys! Chill!" Rachel commanded, then explained. Afterwards, they suddenly grew concerned.
Cassandra said, "Are they going to be okay Raissa?" She nodded easily.
"When things get quiet enough so I can concentrate."
Kelly put out her rain-wet hand on Rachel's arm comfortingly. "And you'll get it, as soon as I say this: Tymmie informed us, and the guys are probably gonna be showing up sometime soon."
Yvonne scratched her neck. "Sorry we barged in like that." She shook her head, and flipped her hair.
"Please! I need quiet!" Raissa demanded impatiently. They all grew quiet, and Raissa nodded her thanks, then put a long finger on Stanton's forehead.
A light shined over his head, and narrowed at Raissa's finger. The light turned a very bright white, and it drained into Stanton's mind. She opened her eyes, and took her finger off his head. Stanton stirred, his pale color returning to his normal shade. He blinked a few times, trying to get alert. Serena leaned forward. Stanton looked around, and said, "Guys?" Rachel sighed, and Serena ran up to him, and took his hand.
"Are you okay?" Cassandra asked. He looked around; apparently not everything registered. He nodded, then pressed his hand to his head. He looked up, and saw Raissa.
"Raissa?" She nodded solemnly, then smiled at him. He blinked, then suddenly, his brows pinched with memory. "Shouldn't we wake Jimena up now?" Stanton asked suddenly. Rachel practically jumped on him.
"Are you insane? You just woke up not even a minute ago, and hear you are asking if we should wake up Jimena!"
Raissa patted her hand calmly. "I restored his power. And yes, I do believe we should wake up Jimena." Stanton looked at Rachel, letting her decide. She licked her lips, then looked at each face. Serena gave her a begging look, her hand squeezing Stanton's.
Collin face appeared far too nonchalant. He was very good at covering his emotions. She looked at Jimena, a new determination swelling inside. "Do it."
I am terribly sorry. My computer wouldn't let me upload things, so I've had to depend on the school computers, which should explain the I WANT IT BACK snafu. So...that about covers everything. Sorry for not updating, I've been working on my latest story: Brotherly Haunting!!! CHING CHING!!!
Rachel swallowed her tears, looked at her discarded shirt. She sighed, and covered her chest. Suddenly, the door opened, "Hey Rachel, RACHEL!" She looked up, and a dark flush stained her face. She yanked her shirt on. "At least you're wearing something!"
Rachel looked up at him, and said, "I'm dressed."
Collin turned, his face blood red. "Sorry to intrude." She shook her head, and smiled at him.
"It's fine." She walked up to him, her hands behind her back.
"So...Why were you sitting there like that?"
She turned her head, and said softly, "Tymmie and I..."
Collin put a hand on her shoulder. "Can you tell me?"
She nodded, and said, "He and I started dancing, having a good time...then things got tense...but, suddenly he just...pulled back and," She bit her lip, close to tears.
"He left you?" Collin asked tenderly. She nodded, and let out a sob. Collin pulled her close. This problem, he was able to understand. He brought her to the bed. "Look, Rachel, he has a reason." She looked up hopefully. "He and you are very close right?" She nodded, and sniffed. "Well, since you've been friends for such a long time, he doesn't want to see you hurt. And yes, it may seem like it hurts now, but you see...he cares about you. And he want's your first time together to be special. He want's to give you everything. Not selfishly take everything you have to offer like he did just now." She turned to him, amazed.
"How do you know all this?"
He shrugged. "It's pretty obvious the way he looks at you." She blushed. She didn't want to hurt Tym...but she did love Collin. Then why did she act like such a wanton just now with Tymmie? She sighed, then smiled gratefully.
"Thank you."
He smiled back. He leaned forward, his lips slightly pursed. Her eyes widened; but he just kissed her cheek. Taking her hand, he led her to the den. She walked to the couch, were Jimena and Stanton rested. She fingered his shaggy hair, and sighed. 'You'll wake up soon right?'
"He already is."
She whirled around, and a smile illuminated her face. "Raissa?" The lovely woman appeared in front of her, smiling.
"I see it has happened." Rachel nodded, and hugged Raissa. Raissa walked over to Stanton, and sighed. "Why didn't you tell me they were asleep?" She asked accusingly.
Rachel looked down, stunned. "What do you mean?" Raissa looked over her shoulder to address Rachel.
"I can free Stanton from his rest, but it's up to you two to free Jimena. When they are both awake, things can be explained." Rachel nodded, and waited, but with a loud bang, the front door opened.
Three drenched arms hugged her tight, and The Bad Girls chattered like teenagers who had just come back from a great vacation. "Guys! Chill!" Rachel commanded, then explained. Afterwards, they suddenly grew concerned.
Cassandra said, "Are they going to be okay Raissa?" She nodded easily.
"When things get quiet enough so I can concentrate."
Kelly put out her rain-wet hand on Rachel's arm comfortingly. "And you'll get it, as soon as I say this: Tymmie informed us, and the guys are probably gonna be showing up sometime soon."
Yvonne scratched her neck. "Sorry we barged in like that." She shook her head, and flipped her hair.
"Please! I need quiet!" Raissa demanded impatiently. They all grew quiet, and Raissa nodded her thanks, then put a long finger on Stanton's forehead.
A light shined over his head, and narrowed at Raissa's finger. The light turned a very bright white, and it drained into Stanton's mind. She opened her eyes, and took her finger off his head. Stanton stirred, his pale color returning to his normal shade. He blinked a few times, trying to get alert. Serena leaned forward. Stanton looked around, and said, "Guys?" Rachel sighed, and Serena ran up to him, and took his hand.
"Are you okay?" Cassandra asked. He looked around; apparently not everything registered. He nodded, then pressed his hand to his head. He looked up, and saw Raissa.
"Raissa?" She nodded solemnly, then smiled at him. He blinked, then suddenly, his brows pinched with memory. "Shouldn't we wake Jimena up now?" Stanton asked suddenly. Rachel practically jumped on him.
"Are you insane? You just woke up not even a minute ago, and hear you are asking if we should wake up Jimena!"
Raissa patted her hand calmly. "I restored his power. And yes, I do believe we should wake up Jimena." Stanton looked at Rachel, letting her decide. She licked her lips, then looked at each face. Serena gave her a begging look, her hand squeezing Stanton's.
Collin face appeared far too nonchalant. He was very good at covering his emotions. She looked at Jimena, a new determination swelling inside. "Do it."
I am terribly sorry. My computer wouldn't let me upload things, so I've had to depend on the school computers, which should explain the I WANT IT BACK snafu. So...that about covers everything. Sorry for not updating, I've been working on my latest story: Brotherly Haunting!!! CHING CHING!!!