By; Andrea Crouse
Chapter 01
Jessie stared out of the window she had been sitting by for the last 3 hours. Time seemed to pass so much slower than usual. So much that she was beginning to think that her clock was broken.
"Jesus…" Jessie sighed aloud when she looked up at the clock to see it click 2:17 AM.
'Didn't that clock say 2:00 an hour ago?' she thought, 'Ugh, I'm going insane.'
She laid her head in her hands, thinking to herself that she needed help and if she didn't fall asleep soon she would go mad.
That was the last thing she remembered before the sound of a phone ringing stirred her out of her light sleep.
"Hello?" Jessie asked groggily, looking at the clock. '7:00 AM? Already?' she thought.
"Jessie? Are you okay? You sound awful." A cheerful, yet concerned voice replied.
"Thanks Jonny… I'm fine. What are you doing calling me at 7 in the morning? I said I wanted to get away and be left alone. This isn't exactly being left alone, is it?" Jessie replied, irritation ringing in her voice.
"Jeez, Jess, someone's in a bad mood."
"Sorry, Jonny… It's just that I haven't been able to sleep. I thought this trip would change that, but last night proved that I was wrong. I hate to admit it, but I think my dad was right. Maybe getting away was a bad idea."
"No, Jess, it was a good idea. It's only been one night; tomorrow will be better. I'm sure."
"Yeah. So, what are you calling about?" Jessie replied, changing the subject.
"Well, Hadji and I are home alone and bored out of our minds. So, I came up with the idea of revamping the new fighting game you and I have been working on. Hadj said I should get your permission first before 'messing up all of your hard work'"
The way he said his name so casually ripped through her life a knife.
"Um… Sure, but only call me if it's a real emergency next time, okay?"
"This was an emergency! If I hadn't of asked you would have beat the crap out of me when you got home."
"Yeah, you're probably right."
"Aren't I always?" she could practically hear him grinning through his words.
"No. You're only right because people correct you. You on your own would be a mess no one would dare clean up."
"Oh, thanks Jess… That just made my day." Jonny said sarcastically.
"I'm joking, Jonny. You're kind of clever, is that better?"
"Yes, maybe you should recognize it once in a while."
"Well, I'm recognizing it now, aren't I?" she smiled.
"Yes you are, and I appreciate it."
"Good. Now can I get going? I have a lot of not thinking to do."
"Yeah, I promise I won't call again unless it's extremely important."
"Okay, thanks. Have fun with the game; just promise me you'll back it up before messing with it… You haven't exactly proven to have the best luck when you try to program anything. Or mess with anything in general, really."
"I promise, and I have just fine luck, thank you."
"You're welcome. I'll talk to you Friday, okay? Bye, Jonny."
"Bye, Jess… Try to be happy, okay?"
"Will do."
With that Jessie hung up the phone and walked over to the bed to lie down before getting in the shower.
She lay in bed staring at the ceiling. "How the hell am I going to get over this feeling when I can't get it off of my mind?" she thought aloud.
After about half an hour of looking at the ceiling, Jessie realized that sitting there thinking about him wasn't going to help her forget about him, so she got up and took a long shower. Afterwards deciding to take a jog through the park.
Later, at the park:
Jessie had been joking for a good hour or two. Her surroundings seemed to blur around her. She felt as if she was running through a confusing maze of streaks of lights and blurred faces.
She began to think about the events that had taken place over the last month of her life. Hadji had always been a big part of her life; he was one of her closest friends and one of the only people in the world that she felt had any idea of who she was. It's hard to find someone that understands you and he was definitely doing a great job of it.
Everything seemed to be getting better everyday. He and her got closer than they ever had. Spending long nights talking about life and dreams and everything imaginable… Occasionally sitting there silent. The uncomfortable feeling usually clouding silence was absent. Everything just felt so perfect.
Although they weren't dating, she knew she'd get the nerve to tell him about her feelings eventually. She just knew in her heart that everything would start to go in the direction she had been waiting for most of her life.
Then, all of a sudden…
Jessie's feet began to move faster, shoving her foot harder towards the ground with each step.
"Hi, My name is Claudia." She had greeted herself. In that very moment Jessie could tell that she would become a problem. The way she had looked at Hadji made blood boil in her veins.
"I'm Hadji." He spoke so politely… His obvious attraction dripped off of every word he spoke to her.
Her mind kept reliving the past events as her feet angrily responded with faster and faster steps. She couldn't remember where she was or what she was doing; only anger and memories were left in that moment of her life.
"Jessie, can we be left alone for a minute?" he had said just days before her leaving. Those words burned at her skin. They angered her more than any words she could ever remember being spoken before.
Her feet began to go faster and faster. She was now running so fast that her body couldn't keep up. Her left foot kicked the back of her right foot, causing her to fall flat on her face. Finally knocking her out of her daze. She looked up, realizing she was in the middle of the street.
"WATCH OUT!" She heard someone scream. She turned her head to the left to see the grill of a car coming right in her direction.
There's chapter 1. I hope you enjoyed it! Please take a minute to leave a review. :o)
Chapter 2 will be up soon. I'm writing it now.