When Marty went home, he found Pete waiting for him. "What's up?"
"Answer this riddle for me, ok? Knock Knock." Pete asked, keeping calm on the outside.
"Who's there?"
"You and Jenny in the pizzeria hugging and kissing, I saw you."
"You and Jenny in the pizzeria hugging and kissing, I saw you, who?" Marty repeated, he then got it, thinking it was a riddle.
Pete rolled his eyes, "What were you doing!"
"OK, Pete. You have to understand that Jenny's not doing good."
"Did you hug her?"
"Yes, I hugged her."
"Did you kiss her?"
"Yes," Marty replied, Pete cringed at his word. "Pete, am I your best friend?"
"Yeah…." He had no idea where Marty was taking him with the question he asked him.
"Then trust me when I say, it was an innocent kiss! You have to talk to Jenny to clear this out. Cause if you don't believe me, maybe you'll believe her."
Pete nodded.
"Maybe I shouldn't tell him and just put it off till I'm gone," Jenny asked. Her and Paul were playing basketball in his driveway.
"Jenny, that's gonna kill Pete," Paul said, passing the ball to her as they checked it. She dribbled it, faked a move and shot the ball in the basket, making it in.
"I'm still better than you," she announced proudly, "And I was in crutches for how long?"
Paul ignored her comment, "Why don't you just tell him, turn around." As soon as she did, Paul grabbed the ball from her.
"Um, Jen, are you ignoring me," Pete asked, nervously. He placed his hands inside his pockets.
"No, why would you say that," She said quickly, "I can't talk now, I have to go. Bye Paul!" Paul waved as she started to leave for her house.
"Jen," Pete said, raising an eyebrow. "Maybe because you're always like…that? C'mon, Jen…"
"Pete, my family is moving…"
"To another house, three blocks a-away, in the same state?"
"No, to another state… Which is New Jersey, I know I should've told you earlier it's just, I didn't know how to tell you…"
"But you told Marty," Pete asked, angrily. "When, no, why are you moving?"
"I don't know, this town just isn't safe for my parents. You know, after you were kidnapped… We're moving the day after tomorrow."
"What about us?" He asked after moments of uncomfortable silence. She didn't answer and he knew where this was going. "W-what are you just going to give up on us? Just like that?"
"No," she answered. "Well, there's summer vacations a-and we could write and call each other a lot-"
"Great," he nodded, "I'll start a stamp collection…"
"You know, you're not the only one hurting here."
"Well I'm sorry for acting like this, but maybe it's the fact that you waited up till the day before you leave to tell me this!"
MOVING DAY…
"I'm going to miss you Jen," Paul smiled. They hugged for a good five minutes. "I can't believe we're being separated, again!"
"I'll miss you too," she replied.
"Here's your last box," Marty said, setting the box in her car. "Have fun in New Jersey, I'm sure it's more fun there."
She nodded, truthfully then pulled Marty into a hug, "Thanks for being a jerk in the beginning, but I appreciate you being here for me!"
He smiled, and then hugged her back. "No problem." They departed because the boys were going to say goodbye to her parents.
She shook her head and was about to get some more boxes from inside her house, but she felt someone behind her. She turned around and saw Pete, "Hey…"
"I don't want you to leave with us ending on a bad note," He said softly. "I'm sorry for acting the way I did. I was just mad that you were leaving and stuff." She nodded in understanding. "I'll miss you."
She smiled, "I'll miss you more. I love you, Pete."
"Me too," he replied, "C'mere," He pulled her close to her and wrapped his arms around her waist while she wrapper hers around his neck. They stood there for a few moments before Jenny's parents got settled in the car and she had to leave. She got into the car with resentment and looked back at him through the window, waving one last time…
Author's Note: the end… or is it?
