Chapter 5 - Forgiveness
Craig Manning got up surprised.
"Dude, you almost shot me!" Craig yelled shocked.
"Gee, you think?" I retorted.
"Look, Jesse is it?" Craig asked.
I nodded.
"It looks as if you need a friend. I was thinking that, maybe, we could be friends. That's only if you want to though, no pressures."
I looked up at him unsure of what to say.
"You interested?"
I contemplated whether or not I should become his friend. He looked like a nice guy, but looks can be deceiving. I was about to say yes, but decided against it.
"I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to decline your offer," I said sounding annoyed.
"What? Why?"
"Well, under the circumstances, I've decided not to trust anyone."
"No one?"
"Nope," I said as I walked over to Emma. I looked up over at Manny to see tear stains on her face.
"Manny, do you think she'll be ok?"
"What do you care?" she said sharply.
"Why wouldn't I?"
"Well, you did shoot her!"
"It was an accident. I didn't even want to hurt her! I just wanted to--" I stopped mid-sentence. I wasn't about to let her know what I wanted.
Manny put Emma's head down slowly to the floor and got up.
"What Jesse, what did you want to do?"
I shook my head, "Just forget it."
"No Jesse, what did you want to do?"
"I won't answer that"
I started to walk away, but Manny ran up to me, grabbed my shoulder and turned me around.
"Why won't you answer me?"
"Well, why did you hate me Manny? Why?"
Manny looked away.
"Now who's not talking?" I remarked. I turned around and started walking away.
"I didn't hate you"
I stopped. "What?"
"I said, I didn't hate you"
I walking towards her, "Then why did you make Emma choose?"
Manny started crying, "Because I was jealous alright? You happy? I was jealous. You to were always were laughing about some inside joke and I just felt left out."
I walked up to her and lifted her chin with my left hand.
"You were never left out Manny."
She smiled, "I wasn't?"
I shook my head, "No."
She hugged me, "I'm sorry I was such an idiot. Can you forgive me?"
"I can forgive you for being an idiot, yes."
She glared at me.
"Yes Manny," I laughed, "I forgive you."
I let go of her and I backed up.
"But I did come here for a reason."
I then pointed the gun at Sean.
Craig Manning got up surprised.
"Dude, you almost shot me!" Craig yelled shocked.
"Gee, you think?" I retorted.
"Look, Jesse is it?" Craig asked.
I nodded.
"It looks as if you need a friend. I was thinking that, maybe, we could be friends. That's only if you want to though, no pressures."
I looked up at him unsure of what to say.
"You interested?"
I contemplated whether or not I should become his friend. He looked like a nice guy, but looks can be deceiving. I was about to say yes, but decided against it.
"I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to decline your offer," I said sounding annoyed.
"What? Why?"
"Well, under the circumstances, I've decided not to trust anyone."
"No one?"
"Nope," I said as I walked over to Emma. I looked up over at Manny to see tear stains on her face.
"Manny, do you think she'll be ok?"
"What do you care?" she said sharply.
"Why wouldn't I?"
"Well, you did shoot her!"
"It was an accident. I didn't even want to hurt her! I just wanted to--" I stopped mid-sentence. I wasn't about to let her know what I wanted.
Manny put Emma's head down slowly to the floor and got up.
"What Jesse, what did you want to do?"
I shook my head, "Just forget it."
"No Jesse, what did you want to do?"
"I won't answer that"
I started to walk away, but Manny ran up to me, grabbed my shoulder and turned me around.
"Why won't you answer me?"
"Well, why did you hate me Manny? Why?"
Manny looked away.
"Now who's not talking?" I remarked. I turned around and started walking away.
"I didn't hate you"
I stopped. "What?"
"I said, I didn't hate you"
I walking towards her, "Then why did you make Emma choose?"
Manny started crying, "Because I was jealous alright? You happy? I was jealous. You to were always were laughing about some inside joke and I just felt left out."
I walked up to her and lifted her chin with my left hand.
"You were never left out Manny."
She smiled, "I wasn't?"
I shook my head, "No."
She hugged me, "I'm sorry I was such an idiot. Can you forgive me?"
"I can forgive you for being an idiot, yes."
She glared at me.
"Yes Manny," I laughed, "I forgive you."
I let go of her and I backed up.
"But I did come here for a reason."
I then pointed the gun at Sean.