I laid down on the floor and started flipping through my Degrassi C.S yearbook.
All of a sudden, I could feel tears in my eyes. I saw a picture of Jimmy Brooks. He was my companion throughout grade 12. I really cared about him. We always said that we were 'just friends', but there was a flicker of chemistry between us. Were we in love? I looked in the back cover of my yearbook to see many signatures, but there was only one in red ink. The one I loved the most. It was Jimmy's signature. He wrote:
Ellie,
I've had a wonderful time with you this year.
You're one of my best friends. I really care about you.
I hope we can hang out this summer. I'll miss you.
Love Always,
Jimmy.
Love Always, Jimmy. Hmm, he was so gorgeous. He was perfect!
If only I could see him again. I miss him so much. Suddenly, the phone rang. I answered the phone, still thinking about Jimmy.
"Hello?" I said as I picked up the phone.
"Hi, is this Ellie Nash?" A familiar voice asked.
"Um, yes it is. Who's speaking?" I asked. Maybe it's someone from Degrassi, I thought.
"El, it's Jimmy!" the voice answered as I managed to keep my sanity.
"Jimmy!" I exclaimed. I was so happy that I could hear his wonderful voice again.
"How are you?" He asked thoughtfully.
"I'm great! How did you get my phone number, by the way?" I wondered out loud.
"Marco gave it to me." he answered.
"Oh. So, what have you been doing since we graduated?" I asked.
"Well, I'm in Vancouver right now. I produce music there. I live there most of the time but sometimes I go back to Toronto for a month or two." he explained.
YES! Maybe he could come over!
"Really? Well I live in Vancouver, too. Maybe, if I give you my address, you could come over one day…" I suggested.
"Well, Marco gave me that too. Are you busy today? Maybe I could come if you want?" he asked
YES,YES,YES!
I grinned excitedly.
"Sure! I'm not doing anything!" I answered, trying not to sound like she was squealing.
"Alright, cool. I'll see you in a few, Eleanor." Jimmy said playfully.
"Alright, James. Bye" I said in kind of a low, flirtatious voice.
"Bye." he answered.
-click-
I danced around. I'm gonna see Jimmy again!
J J J J
I ran to the nearest mirror to check my hair, and outfit.
I sat down and turned on the TV, and then my doorbell rang
Oh my god, It's him!
I opened the door and grinned. He was still the same old Jimmy Brooks, except he let his goatee grow out again, he had a black fedora on, and he was STANDING!
Wow, was he gorgeous! He gave me a hug and I asked him to sit down. He came in and took a seat on the sofa.
"Do you want some water?" I asked.
"Alright." he answered, and smirked at me like I was trying to find something to talk about with him. As I went to the fridge to get two bottles, I could hear him get off of the sofa and walk around. When I went back into the living room, I could see him looking at my yearbook.
"You still have this, huh?" he asked.
"Yeah.. When I look at it, I always remember good times.." I replied, knowing that he knew I was talking about us. He looked up at the wall and scanned all of the pictures.
Marco and I, Alex and I, Sean and I, Graduation, Sean, and Ashley and I.
Every picture of Sean he saw, he kind of rolled his eyes a little. He sighed.
"You still aren't over him, are you?" he asked me. I shuffled around nervously.
"You told me you were over him in school and then when I finally kiss you, you start crying and run away! I bet you haven't even been with anyone these past two years because all you can think about is SEAN! You could have been with me Ellie, but you just pushed me away. I was going to tell you I LOVED you, Ellie! But then I changed my mind because all you did was screw around with my heart!" He screamed furiously. I was crying a lot and it looked like he was about to. I went against the wall and sank with my head on top of my trembling knees. The only thing I could mumble out was "Jimmy". He came toward me and gave me a hug.
"Jimmy, I'm over him! This time I'm sure!" I whispered.
"I love you, I always have LOVED you Jimmy! That's why I haven't been with anyone else! I couldn't get over YOU, not Sean!" I cried.
"I need you, please don't leave me…don't ever leave me…" I whispered, then trailed off.
"I love you too, El." He whispered as he held me the way I always wanted him to.