Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters expect Marissa.
"Layla?" Marissa repeated. "How did you do that?"
"After you and Kevin had a moment she came running to me."
"No she didn't, I ran after her! And everything's fine with us now."
"Really, that's not what she said."
"What, how could she have told you? I was just talking to her a moment ago."
"No, a moment ago you were talking to Kevin, not Layla."
"Well I-never mind. You know what? I'll call her," Marissa said, pulling out her phone.
"You don't want to do that," Jake panicked.
"Oh yes I do," Marissa said, holding the phone to her ear, the room fell silent. Layla answered on the second ring.
"Hello?" Layla said.
"Hey Layla, it's me, Marissa."
"Hey, what's up?"
"I have Jake over here saying that you like him, is this true?" Marissa laughed as she put Layla on speaker.
"What?" she could hear someone say in the background.
"Is someone there with you?" Marissa asked.
"Yeah, Will is. I followed your advice and went to him. I thought I would talk to him on the bus after school, but I missed the bus. So I called him and asked if he could fly me home and he did, that's when you called."
"Thanks Layla. I hope you know that you're on speaker," Marissa said.
"Oh, well, so are you! Oh and tell Jake that there is no way I would like a guy that would do something like what he did to you," Layla said.
"Thanks. Well I'll leave you and Will to-be alone," Marissa said, putting Layla off speaker.
"Oh, okay, see ya Monday!" Layla said hanging up.
"All right, bye," Marissa said, also hanging up. As soon as Marissa looked over to Jake he looked the other way, embarrassed.
"Maybe we should start acting," Jake said.
"Some of us have already started," Marissa laughed taking her script out of her back pocket and placing her phone there.
"Can we please start?" Mr. Francis said. "Because I have a feeling tonight is going to be a long night. And it was a long night, so long that Marissa almost forgot she was spending the night at Jinx's until she reminded her.
"Yeah, so can Chia give us a ride, or do we have to ask Jake?" Marissa asked.
"Jake," Jinx said.
"What happened with you and Chia?" Marissa asked.
"I'll tell you when we get to my house," Jinx said. "Now, let's find Jake, shall we?" Jinx said, putting her arm in Marissa's, they laughed.
"Jake!" Jinx said when she spotted him. "Could you take us back to my house, you know where it is."
"Sure I'll take you Jinx. But Marissa will have to find her own way home." Jake laughed.
"Oh what am I supposed to do? Jump off the school?" Marissa said.
"Sure, it'll do everyone a whole lot of good," Jake said getting in her face.
"Fine I'll ask Jane to take me home," Marissa said, backing off of Jake and going to find Jane. She found her with her friends Varjo and Natalie.
"Jane?"
"Yeah?"
"Could you possibly take me home?" Marissa asked.
"Well, Nat is having a lot of boy problems right now…" Jane said.
"Hey, I've got an idea! How about you guys come over to spend the night with Jinx and me," Marissa said. "It's our girl's night out, and we'd love you to join.
"Sure," Jane said. "We just need to grab our stuff. Are you sure it's okay with Jinx."
"I'll ask her," Marissa said getting out her phone. Jinx answered. "Hey, it's me Marissa, is it alright if I bring over Jane, Varjo, and Natalie?"
"Sure, the more the merrier."
"Thanks, they've gotta grab their stuff, then we'll be there."
"Okay, see ya then!" Jinx said hanging up her phone and began to go inside. Jake quickly pulled her around and kissed her. Jinx slapped him and ran into her house. A few minutes later Marissa, Jane, Varjo, and Natalie were at her house. She invited them in and they sat down.
"Jinx, are you okay?" Marissa asked.
"No," Jinx said. "I guess tonight will be a big heartfelt talk on everyone's part." Jinx said as she began to cry.
