Chapter 4
Jimmy
It was lunch, and the speakers squaked before coming to life. "On Valentine's day, there will be a singing contest. You can enter as an individual or as a band. There will be a Valentine's day dance afterwards. Come with a date or be square!"
Jimmy sighed. He thought about Cindy and became sullen. "Hey Jimmy, why don't we do that?" asked Sheen. Jimmy stared at Sheen, unknowing why he had suggested this. The last time Jimmy had tried to be in a band with Carl and Sheen, it had ended in humiliation.
"Uh...I don't really know..." muttered Jimmy. His eyes widened as he saw Cindy walk out of the cafeteria, being comforted by Libby.
"Ok, Sheen. We'll do it. I mean, I canwrite the song though, right?" said Jimmy hurriedly. Sheen shrugged as he took a bite of his pizza.
"Sure. I mean, if MISS Carl doesn't mind!" he shouted the last part.
Carl glared at Sheen before taking a bite of his salad. He had decided he was getting to be too..."overweight"...So, he started dieting.
Jimmy stood up, "You can have my pizza, Sheen...I have to go."
He hurried to the door to follow Libby and Cindy.
Cindy
Libby grasped her sobbing friend's shoulder. "What's the matter girl? Tell me!" The dark-skinned girl couldn't bear the sight of her friend crying.
Cindy made an odd noise, somewhat between a gurgle and a gasp. "It's just...I can't...I-I..."
Libby grabbed Cindy at her shoulders and turned her sobbing friend to face her. "Spit it OUT, girl!"
Cindy made the odd noise again. "I don't know...if I can..face Jimmy...again..."
Libby sighed. "It's all right Cindy... Besides, you don't even have to go to the dance on Friday..."
Jimmy stared at them from behindwall. 'I didn't think that thing with Betty would effect her THAT much...I better work hard on that song then...'
Jimmy sighed angrily and ripped out the 15 piece of paper out of his spiral bound notebook. He couldn't seem to write the perfcect song for Cindy... He stood up and walked over to the window. He opened itand stretched himself out so he could feel the breeze in his hair. Jimmy glanced in the direction of Cindy's house and saw that she was crying.
"That's motivation enough for me." he muttered as he went back to his notebook.
He lay on his bed, thinking of the time he had went to the Cliff with Cindy. The Cliff was a famous place known by the teenagers as the Cliff of Conception...
(Flashback)
It was New Year's...Jimmy had taken Cindy to the Cliff in his car.
"Cindy...I know I already asked you out and stuff, but right now, I want to ask you something else..." said a nervous Jimmy.
"Cindy looked at him curiously. "What is it, Jimmy?"
Cindy studied Jimmy's feaures closely. He was sweating and looked nervous. 'Oh my god, He wants to do IT.'
Jimmy looked into Cindy's gleaming green eyes and sighed. He got something out of his pocket.
"Cindy...Will you...will you be my girl?" he said while opening the small, velvety case. Inside, there was a ring. It had a pearl inlaid in it.
"Isn't that..isn't thatthe pearl you gave to me on that i-island when we were ten?" she stammered.
He nodded and pulled the ring out of the box. He lifted Cindy's left hand and slowly slid the ring on her ring finger. Cindy marvelled at the beauty of the ring. She looked up to a smiling Jimmy. "Oh Jimmy!"
She crashed her lips on his, the windows of the car fogging up as they continued to kiss...
(End Flashback)
They had never gotten past kissing, but Jimmy felt as if he had done more with Cindy.
"I must really be crazy to do this...:" he mumbled as he continued to write in his notebook.
Jimmysauntered into the school, avoiding stares as he walked to the coach's office in the Boy's P.E. locker room.
"Hey, Coach, I-I've made a decision." said Jimmy boldly.
The coach looked up. "What, you want to switch to basketball?"
Jimmy shook his head. He took his letterman jacket out of his backpack and laid it on the coach's desk.
"I want to quit the team.."he muttered.
The coach stood up quickly. "WHAT! BUT YOU'RE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PLAYERS ON THE TEAM! IF THIS IS FOR SOME GIRL, FORGET ABOUT IT!"
Jimmy glared at the coach. "Yes, this IS for a girl. But I'm not forgetting about it."
He walked out, leaving behinda fuming coach.
"Hey Jimmy, did you finish your song?" asked Sheen as he slid into his seat at the lunch table.
Jimmy looked over to see a grinning Sheen, stuffing his face with chicken.
"Yeah, I was hoping we could rehearse at your garage tonight. It's with 2 acoustic guitars, so we could do this without Carl." replied Jimmy.
Jimmy sighed, but went back to his lunch.
"I'll see you tonight then, Jimmy!" shouted Sheen as Jimmy left the cafeteria.
Jimmy sighed a lot that day, and all throughout the night. But for some weird reason, he wasn't afraid of the next day, but was anticipating it...
TO BE CONTINUED...
A/N: I doubt it would be long till I put up the next chapter..but I want some reviews before I do put them up. I want to make this story at least 6 chapters...so review to keep an author motivated!