Chapter 2: "Heavy on the Memory, you Need Most"
Sorry about the wait on this chapter, I have been busy with the holidays.
~ Haley
"Well Grace I have to stay after school today!" Jessie argued with her stepsister
"There is nothing that I can do, I have to take Zoe to soccer practice." Grace said, "Can't Eli drive you?"
Jessie knew that was a bad idea, he was usually stoned out of his mind after having been at home alone all day. "He really needs a new hobby," Jessie thought
"I guess."
The school bell rang at 2:00. The day couldn't have ended fast enough, . but then Jessie realized that she had to serve detention. She groaned as she made her way to the cafeteria for a half and hour from hell.
The woman overlooking detention that day, informed them that they need to sit in alphabetical order.
Jessie recognized the girl from the bathroom today was sitting behind her. Katie. Katie smiled at Jessie.
"What are you in for?" Katie whispered to Jessie.
"5 lates. You?"
"Got busted for skipping this morning."
Jessie nodded and sat quietly staring out of the window the entire half-hour. As soon as they were all dismissed Jessie hurried out of the room.
Katie walked outside to see Jessie yelling at someone on the phone.
"Come on E, it's not my fault! So what Coop and the band are more important than your sister? ... Well apparently they are.... Where is dad? .... Fine, .. Fine I will walk... Whatever E, bye." Jessie hung up
Katie decided to approach the distressed girl.
"Need a ride?" She asked in a cheery but somewhat sympathetic voice.
"You mind?"
"Not at all. Mi caro es su caro." She said with a smile, obviously not having a knack for the foreign languages.
Jessie smiled as she climbed into the older girls SUV.
"So what happened on the phone out there?" Katie asked
"My older brother Eli is stoned out of his mind and having some friends over, and my step-sister Grace is taking Zoe to soccer so."
"Grace Manning?" Katie asked
"Yeah. Know her? I guess you two are in the same grade." Jessie said
"Yeah, we have English together." Katie informed her
"Ah, the infamous Dimitris class huh?" Jessie said laughing
"Yeah, . Grace and Dimitri, they are . close." Katie laughed too
Suddenly there was a "pop" and the car slowed to a stop.
"What was that?" Katie asked
"Seems to me that you have a flat." Jessie said
"I'll call a tow truck." Katie decided pulling out her cell phone
"Why? You gotta spare right?" Jessie said looking up at her
Katie noticed the twinkle in Jessies sky blue eye.
"You know how to change a flat?" Katie asked surprised
"You don't?" Jessie asked even more surprised.
Katie blushed.
"Well it's about time you learned. My dad made me because he said no child of his should not learn basic life skills, . even if she is a girl. Anyway that still doesn't explain the reason that he taught me to make home-made bombs." Jessie said adding the last part thoughtfully.
15 minutes later the tire was changed, and Jessie was wiping grease off of her hands onto her pants.
"Thanks so much. You just saved me a bunch of money." Katie said smiling. "Cup of coffee for thanks?" Katie suggested.
"I can't today." Jessie said.
"Oh well, it's cool-" Katie said blushing looking away from the girl.
"But I can take a rain check. Is tomorrow alright?" Jessie asked
"Yeah, tomorrow is alright." They pulled up at Jessies house.
There were a couple of guys hanging out in the front yard.
"Which one is your brother?" Katie asked
"The one in the black shirt." Jessie said.
"Hot." Katie commented.
"Ew, over share." Jessie exclaimed
"See you tomorrow?" Katie asked her
"Yeah, thanks for the ride, bye." Jessie said flashing Katie a smile.
Katie watched as Jessie walked up to her house and smacked her brother with her backpack before going inside.
And so it went this was the start of something good.
Sorry about the wait on this chapter, I have been busy with the holidays.
~ Haley
"Well Grace I have to stay after school today!" Jessie argued with her stepsister
"There is nothing that I can do, I have to take Zoe to soccer practice." Grace said, "Can't Eli drive you?"
Jessie knew that was a bad idea, he was usually stoned out of his mind after having been at home alone all day. "He really needs a new hobby," Jessie thought
"I guess."
The school bell rang at 2:00. The day couldn't have ended fast enough, . but then Jessie realized that she had to serve detention. She groaned as she made her way to the cafeteria for a half and hour from hell.
The woman overlooking detention that day, informed them that they need to sit in alphabetical order.
Jessie recognized the girl from the bathroom today was sitting behind her. Katie. Katie smiled at Jessie.
"What are you in for?" Katie whispered to Jessie.
"5 lates. You?"
"Got busted for skipping this morning."
Jessie nodded and sat quietly staring out of the window the entire half-hour. As soon as they were all dismissed Jessie hurried out of the room.
Katie walked outside to see Jessie yelling at someone on the phone.
"Come on E, it's not my fault! So what Coop and the band are more important than your sister? ... Well apparently they are.... Where is dad? .... Fine, .. Fine I will walk... Whatever E, bye." Jessie hung up
Katie decided to approach the distressed girl.
"Need a ride?" She asked in a cheery but somewhat sympathetic voice.
"You mind?"
"Not at all. Mi caro es su caro." She said with a smile, obviously not having a knack for the foreign languages.
Jessie smiled as she climbed into the older girls SUV.
"So what happened on the phone out there?" Katie asked
"My older brother Eli is stoned out of his mind and having some friends over, and my step-sister Grace is taking Zoe to soccer so."
"Grace Manning?" Katie asked
"Yeah. Know her? I guess you two are in the same grade." Jessie said
"Yeah, we have English together." Katie informed her
"Ah, the infamous Dimitris class huh?" Jessie said laughing
"Yeah, . Grace and Dimitri, they are . close." Katie laughed too
Suddenly there was a "pop" and the car slowed to a stop.
"What was that?" Katie asked
"Seems to me that you have a flat." Jessie said
"I'll call a tow truck." Katie decided pulling out her cell phone
"Why? You gotta spare right?" Jessie said looking up at her
Katie noticed the twinkle in Jessies sky blue eye.
"You know how to change a flat?" Katie asked surprised
"You don't?" Jessie asked even more surprised.
Katie blushed.
"Well it's about time you learned. My dad made me because he said no child of his should not learn basic life skills, . even if she is a girl. Anyway that still doesn't explain the reason that he taught me to make home-made bombs." Jessie said adding the last part thoughtfully.
15 minutes later the tire was changed, and Jessie was wiping grease off of her hands onto her pants.
"Thanks so much. You just saved me a bunch of money." Katie said smiling. "Cup of coffee for thanks?" Katie suggested.
"I can't today." Jessie said.
"Oh well, it's cool-" Katie said blushing looking away from the girl.
"But I can take a rain check. Is tomorrow alright?" Jessie asked
"Yeah, tomorrow is alright." They pulled up at Jessies house.
There were a couple of guys hanging out in the front yard.
"Which one is your brother?" Katie asked
"The one in the black shirt." Jessie said.
"Hot." Katie commented.
"Ew, over share." Jessie exclaimed
"See you tomorrow?" Katie asked her
"Yeah, thanks for the ride, bye." Jessie said flashing Katie a smile.
Katie watched as Jessie walked up to her house and smacked her brother with her backpack before going inside.
And so it went this was the start of something good.
