Ok you have all been waiting to find out who this mysterious person is; well this is the chapter you will find out. I did not choose to follow a typical story line so we'll just have to see how it goes.
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Chapter 9
Joan started to approach Adam and Grace. Grace, who was still leaning on Adam saw her first and jumped up.
"What, trying to steal my Ex? Joan teased.
"Jane!"
"Adam lighten up I'm teasing I don't own you any more."
"Well can't you see that she is upset?"
"Yeah, but I don't think having a moping contest with her is going to help."
(After looking at Grace again) "Gees she looks kind of like I did when I found out you cheated on me."
At this Grace yelled. "Hey! If you want to discuss your own problems leave me out of it!"
Joan noticed an unusual shortness in Graces voice. (Even more than usual)
Joan decided to attempt to find out what was wrong with her.
"Grace what is going on?"
"Jane, just leave it."
"But she said that she would tell me."
"No, I said that she might she didn't say anything."
"Rove, it's fine I'll tell her. Alone."
Adam looked at Grace dumbfounded as if to say, "you chose her over me?" Joan gave Adam a smug "I told you" smile.
When Adam left Grace began.
"Ok, you have to promise me you won't tell Luke."
"Yeah, yeah ok I promise."
"I'm serious Joan."
"I won't!"
"Ok, gees how to start this. Um about two years ago I worked at this restaurant. My dad thought it might help to "change my image" per say. Anyway, I usually kept the register, but one day this girl called in sick and we were short on waitresses, so I filled in. Everything was fine until about twenty minutes before closing time. This guy a little older than me came in. He seemed ok. He was well dresses and, well, looked like a normal guy. He ordered water and a piece of pie of all things. When I brought them to him he said "Can I have some sugar with my water?" I said, "Sure hang on one sec." Then he stopped me by grabbing my arm and saying, "That's not what I meant." Well, my immediate reaction was to throw the water at him. He got mad left, but on the way out he smiled at me, almost like a threat. The manager didn't think my excuse was adequate for throwing the water and he fired me on the spot.
"A couple days later I started receiving letters from him. They started out saying things like how about a date Thursday and would have his number and where he would be written on. That was until he realized I wasn't going to write him back. Then he started sending me threatening letters that would say see you at school, or I saw you walking home watch out. I was starting to get scared because not only was he saying this but he also was sending me pictures of myself. So I went to the police station and they asked me to describe him. I thought they were going to arrest him, or at least keep watch for him, but oh no, they had the gull to tell me to call back when I seen him again!
"The next day I saw him. Luckily I wasn't alone. I had asked Adam to walk home with me to help me work on a biology paper. When he spotted me he yelled out, "Hey waitress, I'll take that sugar now." Adam turned around to defend me, but the guy had caught up to us and threw a punch at him the moment he had turned around. With Adam on the ground the guy started coming toward me. He wore a big smile on his face, one you would only see on a clown. Right before he grabbed me a cop piped up and asked, "Is there a problem?" After I explained what had happened he arrested the man. The man yelled to me as he was being put in the car "I'll be back for that sugar waitress." This scared me a little, but I was so relieved to be rid of him that I didn't care. The guy ended up getting six years because of a warrant he had already had."
Joan then spoke, "So why is that worrying you now, I mean, the guy can't get out for at least 4 more years assuming that he is an angel in prison."
"He got out today. He was allowed out to see his sick mother who is dying. and if he is good he gets to stay out. One guess where his mother lives."
"Here?"
"Yes, that's why I have to go, I don't want Luke getting involved. The guy knocked Adam down with one punch and tried to go after him again before he was placed into the car.
"Yeah but don't you think my dad will protect you? There were different cops then, bad ones!"
"Look Joan I'm not risking it. There is no need."
"What about Luke! Is he not worth it?"
Just then the door opened, Luke walked in. If ever you could say "bad timing" it was now.
Well, you knew you were going to be left with a cliffhanger lol. Sorry about the LONG Grace story, but it seemed to need a good explanation. I did not really like this chapter. I hope at least some of you did, if anything else it got you back on track for the rest of this story. I thought I'd go a different direction with it. Instead of pregnancy or rape or abusive ex boyfriend I thought I'd try something a little different. We'll see how it goes. Please review! Crucial to know what you think!
