Chapter 10
Suze POV
"Well, I guess you can go now..." Paul sighed after my tenth time of asking him. I tried to hide my grin as I got my jacket and went to call my mom.
She came and picked me up a few minutes later, still in awe and gaping at Paul's grandfather's house. We drove home in silence, me still angry about suddenly having to go hang out with Paul for about half an hour- it was already 9:30 when I got there, and I feigned large amounts of homework I had yet to do.
I walked into my house, and my mom immediately went upstairs to bed. Seeing the light on in the living room, I figured Jesse was still up and reading or something. I went in and saw-
Him.
And Ava.
On the couch.
Making out.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?" I cried, and startled, Ava pulled away, breathing hard and her strawberry pink lip gloss smeared all over her- and Jesse's- face.
"Oh my God, Suze, I can't believe it! I so didn't mean to! I mean... oh my god. We were sitting here, studying, and then suddenly, he kissed me and, well, its been so long since anyone liked me... I just lost it!" She almost began to cry, but I wasn't paying attention to her. Jesse was sitting there, on the couch, with a blank and unconcerned look on his face.
"Ava. Leave. Now." I growled, and she gathered her things and scurried out. Jesse started to stand up, and began to stumble through his words. "Susannah... I don't know what happened..." he began speaking in Spanish. Close to tears, I just said slowly and clearly, despite my shaking voice, "I can't believe you. Never speak to me again." Turning on my heel, I stomped to the steps, taking only one last look back at Jesse's relaxed, careless form, before I simply burst into tears and ran the rest of the way up to my room.
Jesse's POV (the next morning)
I woke up this morning with a horrible headache and no recollection of the night before, and why I was sleeping in the khakis, I believe is what Susannah called them, and shirt. I saw the clock, and realized Susannah would be leaving for school shortly. I stood quickly and changed, with difficulty, due to my massive headache. Downstairs, Susannah was already at the table, her eyes red and her expression hollow. I smiled at her, and she glowered back. What was the matter with her? Did something happen? I strained my thoughts back to the night before... I vaguely remembered Ava being over, and having a pie... then Susannah left... I helped Ava with her homework, and... Oh God. Oh no. What had I done? Ava had kissed me. And I kissed her back. What was I thinking? And Susannah saw me... I remembered it all so clearly, now. How could I have done that? I love Susannah with all my heart, and have never been attracted to Ava at all. I frankly disliked and distrusted her... so why did I kiss her? And why have I had so much trouble remembering? The sad, heartbroken expression on Susannah's face shattered my own heart. I yearned to just take her into my arms and make her happy again... but by the way she's acting, that would not be the best of options. "Susannah, I need to talk to you," I tried, but her face got even darker, if it were possible. "I don't think we need to talk about anything. Besides. I told you never to speak to me again." She stood up, grabbed her bookbag from the corner, and yelled, "GUYS! I'M LEAVING!" Her step brothers hurried to follow her, and I resigned myself to follow her also.
Suze's POV
I still can not believe Jesse cheated on me. And with that tramp Ava! And they both had the nerve to still speak to me. The car ride to school was stonily silent, and resisted the urge to keep crying the entire trip. He told me he loved me. He showed me, every single day, from the first day we met (and even more so after the day in the graveyard...). Was he just pretending? Only speaking to me because I was the first female to speak to him in 150 years? God... I can't believe I was so stupid and blind to think that he could actually like me. Boring, ordinary, me. If course, once some hot chick like Ava shows interest, he'd go for it. Those two deserve each other. They're both ass holes. "Suze, I..." Ava started when I entered the courtyard, as confidently as possible. I ignored her, and kept walking. Cee Cee noticed my complete ignorance of Jesse and Ava, and frowned slightly. "What's going on?" She asked. "I found them together last night. Making out." I said simply. She gasped. "What? But.. but..." "Yea. I know." The bell rang, and I saw Ava run over to Jesse and put her arm around him. My eyes flooded with tears, once again. Screw this, I thought. I'm not seeing any more of them. So I ran into the graveyard, where I hoped I could be alone. Another hope that no one seemed to want to fulfill. "Suze? Whats up?" Paul asked, and came and sat down next to me. "Did... something happen? I saw Ava and Jesse getting, well, sort of chummy out in the courtyard." I gasped and continued to sob. Paul looked startled. "You mean you didn't break up with him?" "Of course not. That bastard cheated on me. I suppose he's dumping me by making out with Ava everywhere." Paul, hearing my outburst, wrapped his arms around me in a tight hug. And I didn't protest.
A/n: hope you liked it! I know its kinda short, but I'll update ASAP, but probably not for a couple days, which would be as soon as possible for me :- / But if I get lots of reviews, I might update sooner!
Suze POV
"Well, I guess you can go now..." Paul sighed after my tenth time of asking him. I tried to hide my grin as I got my jacket and went to call my mom.
She came and picked me up a few minutes later, still in awe and gaping at Paul's grandfather's house. We drove home in silence, me still angry about suddenly having to go hang out with Paul for about half an hour- it was already 9:30 when I got there, and I feigned large amounts of homework I had yet to do.
I walked into my house, and my mom immediately went upstairs to bed. Seeing the light on in the living room, I figured Jesse was still up and reading or something. I went in and saw-
Him.
And Ava.
On the couch.
Making out.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?" I cried, and startled, Ava pulled away, breathing hard and her strawberry pink lip gloss smeared all over her- and Jesse's- face.
"Oh my God, Suze, I can't believe it! I so didn't mean to! I mean... oh my god. We were sitting here, studying, and then suddenly, he kissed me and, well, its been so long since anyone liked me... I just lost it!" She almost began to cry, but I wasn't paying attention to her. Jesse was sitting there, on the couch, with a blank and unconcerned look on his face.
"Ava. Leave. Now." I growled, and she gathered her things and scurried out. Jesse started to stand up, and began to stumble through his words. "Susannah... I don't know what happened..." he began speaking in Spanish. Close to tears, I just said slowly and clearly, despite my shaking voice, "I can't believe you. Never speak to me again." Turning on my heel, I stomped to the steps, taking only one last look back at Jesse's relaxed, careless form, before I simply burst into tears and ran the rest of the way up to my room.
Jesse's POV (the next morning)
I woke up this morning with a horrible headache and no recollection of the night before, and why I was sleeping in the khakis, I believe is what Susannah called them, and shirt. I saw the clock, and realized Susannah would be leaving for school shortly. I stood quickly and changed, with difficulty, due to my massive headache. Downstairs, Susannah was already at the table, her eyes red and her expression hollow. I smiled at her, and she glowered back. What was the matter with her? Did something happen? I strained my thoughts back to the night before... I vaguely remembered Ava being over, and having a pie... then Susannah left... I helped Ava with her homework, and... Oh God. Oh no. What had I done? Ava had kissed me. And I kissed her back. What was I thinking? And Susannah saw me... I remembered it all so clearly, now. How could I have done that? I love Susannah with all my heart, and have never been attracted to Ava at all. I frankly disliked and distrusted her... so why did I kiss her? And why have I had so much trouble remembering? The sad, heartbroken expression on Susannah's face shattered my own heart. I yearned to just take her into my arms and make her happy again... but by the way she's acting, that would not be the best of options. "Susannah, I need to talk to you," I tried, but her face got even darker, if it were possible. "I don't think we need to talk about anything. Besides. I told you never to speak to me again." She stood up, grabbed her bookbag from the corner, and yelled, "GUYS! I'M LEAVING!" Her step brothers hurried to follow her, and I resigned myself to follow her also.
Suze's POV
I still can not believe Jesse cheated on me. And with that tramp Ava! And they both had the nerve to still speak to me. The car ride to school was stonily silent, and resisted the urge to keep crying the entire trip. He told me he loved me. He showed me, every single day, from the first day we met (and even more so after the day in the graveyard...). Was he just pretending? Only speaking to me because I was the first female to speak to him in 150 years? God... I can't believe I was so stupid and blind to think that he could actually like me. Boring, ordinary, me. If course, once some hot chick like Ava shows interest, he'd go for it. Those two deserve each other. They're both ass holes. "Suze, I..." Ava started when I entered the courtyard, as confidently as possible. I ignored her, and kept walking. Cee Cee noticed my complete ignorance of Jesse and Ava, and frowned slightly. "What's going on?" She asked. "I found them together last night. Making out." I said simply. She gasped. "What? But.. but..." "Yea. I know." The bell rang, and I saw Ava run over to Jesse and put her arm around him. My eyes flooded with tears, once again. Screw this, I thought. I'm not seeing any more of them. So I ran into the graveyard, where I hoped I could be alone. Another hope that no one seemed to want to fulfill. "Suze? Whats up?" Paul asked, and came and sat down next to me. "Did... something happen? I saw Ava and Jesse getting, well, sort of chummy out in the courtyard." I gasped and continued to sob. Paul looked startled. "You mean you didn't break up with him?" "Of course not. That bastard cheated on me. I suppose he's dumping me by making out with Ava everywhere." Paul, hearing my outburst, wrapped his arms around me in a tight hug. And I didn't protest.
A/n: hope you liked it! I know its kinda short, but I'll update ASAP, but probably not for a couple days, which would be as soon as possible for me :- / But if I get lots of reviews, I might update sooner!