At lunch Jessie made her way to the cafeteria where she was happily greeted by Tad.
"Hey babe," he said whilst kissing her on the lips, " saved you a seat and got your lunch for you!"
"Thanks"
Jessie sat down and started picking at her food. She wasn't particularly hungry today, in fact she wasn't really hungry any day, but she did not want to cause a scene. Tad put his arm around her and then continued to talk to his other mates who were currently sat opposite them. Jessie flinched at the contact but luckily it went unnoticed by Tad.
' I wish Tad wouldn't do this, I don't like the way his arm feels around me. I wish that beautiful girl was here. WAIT! What am I thinking?'
Jessie sighed, which unfortunately Tad did not miss.
"You OK babe?"
"What? Oh, yeah, just thinking about history last period" 'Good cover Jess, quick for you.'
"Yeah? I don't have history anymore, but I feels for ya babe! C'mere"
And he kissed her, needless to say Jessie felt uncomfortable but she couldn't show it.
Katie Singer sat in a far corner of the cafeteria watching this whole scene unfold in front of her. There was only one thing she was feeling at the moment and that was jealousy… well that and utter resentment to this guy, who looked like he was going to need an oxygen tank seeing as he was yet to stop for air, so technically that would be two feelings, but hey, who's counting?
"Figures!" Katie had meant to think that but as she was so caught up in the moment, accidentally said it out loud.
"What figures?" asked a curious Sarah.
Sarah just happens to be a very protective, not really keen on taking 'no' for an answer, type of ex-girlfriend who just refuses to believe that Katie just wants to be friends. Thus leading to Katie's lack of detail about a certain blonde girl that she happens to of taken an interest in, and who also appears to have a boyfriend, so obviously Katie was not about to share the truth here.
"Oh… that… um… this mash potato is just as inedible as always!"
Sarah looked sceptical, however before she could protest Katie cut her off.
"Yeah, I knew I should have got the chips, at least you can count on them, you know, cause they buy them in and just fry 'em! Less likely to go wrong with chips than mash potato!"
Luckily Sarah bought the story and went back to eating her own lunch quite contentedly. Katie could only avert her attention back to the other side of the cafeteria where that brain-dead jock had finally removed himself from that slightly too long kiss, and I use the term 'slightly' very loosely! 'Why'd she have to be straight, I was sure that smile this morning had some sort of meaning behind it, oh that smile.'
Katie went off into a daydream for a while only to be rudely pulled out of it by Sarah telling her that lunch was now over. She quickly looked over to where Jessie was sitting only to realise that she had already left… 'DAMMIT!' She pulled herself up and said goodbye to Sarah who gave her a hug in return.
Meanwhile Jessie realised that she forgot her jacket so she quickly ran back to get it only to see Katie being hugged by Sarah. Feelings of jealously immediately ran throughout her body. 'Why am I feeling like this? She's a girl, a girl I haven't even spoken to, I don't even know her name…oh this is crazy!' She grabbed her jacket and walked out of the cafeteria to her next lesson with her thoughts silently brewing over the scene she had just witnessed.
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The day had finally come to an end and everyone was running through the halls to get home. In the parking lot Katie had just managed to avoid a meeting with Sarah and was currently walking towards her mini. Grace and Jessie exited Upton together and were also walking towards their car. Katie could hear her name being called and automatically knew who it was.
"Katie, wait up!"
"Sarah?"
"You walking home today?"
"No, I've got a new car remember?"
She waved her keys in front of Sarah to emphasize her point.
"Oh cool… Can I have a ride?" Sarah asked with frankly too much hope. If it had been anyone else it could have been cute, but Sarah…defiantly not… rather sickening in fact.
"No sorry. I've got to meet my mum over the over side of town." Katie lied.
She wasn't being mean, she just wanted a break because one day back at school and she was already getting annoyed with her.
"Oh OK, well I'll be off then."
Katie said goodbye and Sarah left visibly disappointed.
She continue walking towards her car completely unaware that Grace and Jessie were immediately behind her. Jessie was also unaware of this as she was searching for something in her bag. In fact she was so focused on searching that she wasn't watching where she was going and subsequently walked into something or rather someone, causing them to drop their keys on the ground.
"Oh my God, I'm so sorry, I really am." Jessie apologised whilst bending down to pick up the keys, not yet looking at her victim.
"Yeah, well…" Katie was just about to give this person a lecture but finally caught a glimpse of who her attacker was. 'No it can't be'
"Oh… um, it's ok… really."
Jessie had now stood up and faced Katie and had the same thought in her mind. 'Shit… It can't be her!'
Their short silence was interrupted by a confused Grace.
"Sorry to interrupt but we've gotta go!"
"Um…yeah…ok" Jessie couldn't really function properly right now, all she could do was stand their facing this girl, who had occupied her thoughts all day, with a goofy smile on her face.
"So… that would require you to get in the car!" Grace persisted.
Now starting to come around, Jessie realised what she was doing and started to turn a bright crimson to which Katie couldn't help but chuckle. 'She's so cute when she blushes!'
"Right OK… well…sorry for the… you know." 'Sentences would be good Jess'
"It's OK. I'm Katie by the way, Katie Singer." She finished by flashing her incredible charming smile which made Jessie completely melt.
'Damn you Singer, you're not making this easy for me' Jessie thought to herself as she tried to regain the ability to speak.
"Jessie… Jessie Sammler."
"Nice to meet you!"
"Same here… well I had better be off."
"OK then… I'll see you around?" 'Please say yes'
"Yeah …sure." 'Oh my God! She wants to see me again!!'
Jessie turned around with a smile plastered on her face and was just about to step in the car when she felt a hand on her arm. She gasped as a sensation flooded her body and she slowly turned around. Katie also felt this sensation. 'What was that, oh who cares, it felt incredible'
"Um… Can I have my keys back?" Katie said clearly quite nervous.
"Oh, yeah sorry!" Jessie gave her the keys but she did not break eye contact. 'She looks so cute when she's nervous. I just want to hold her! WAIT! I did NOT just think that!'
"Thanks!"
Katie gave her trademark smile once more, turned around and got in the car, only then to drive off. Jessie was still stood their in a trance, thinking of everything that just happened. It was only when Grace honked the horn that she was pulled to her senses.
"Aright, alright, I'm coming."
"About time… what's up with you and Katie?"
"What do you mean?"
"Oh don't act all innocent with me, if anybody else had bumped into her she would have probably gone off on one but with you… it's like she…"
"She what?" Jessie was intrigued.
"Oh nothing, don't worry!" Grace finished lamely, turning up the radio so Jessie couldn't continue the conversation. 'No it couldn't be! Katie can't like Jessie, that's just weird!'
Jessie was quite confused, but she was just left to think of what Grace was going to say.
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Meanwhile Katie was driving back to her house thinking of how familiar that name sounded. 'I'm sure I've heard that name before, Jessie Sammler, Jessie Sammler, who are you?' She kept repeating the name over and over in her mind trying to figure out where she had heard it, if only she had paid attention to the girl that was with her, Grace, then she would have realised why the name sounded so familiar. However all she could really do was think how beautiful the owner of that such name was. 'How can I see her without it seeming too obvious…think Singer!'
And that's all she did, think. Think of everything Jessie… the way she smiles, the way she walks and the way she sent that incredible feeling through her body with just one touch.
Why is she having this effect on me, I've never felt like this before. I just wished she felt the same.'
Little did she know that miss Sammler did feel the same, she just needed to realise it herself.