Chapter 2: Jealousy Part I

Colt's POV

"Colt, are you ready? Emily and Ze are already here. We are leaving now," Rocky yelled from the kitchen. It's already 6 months after school starts. This year will be Rocky's final year at high school. Next year he will be off to college. As normal, Emily and Ze would wait at our house every morning before school. Either Rocky or myself would take turn to drive us all to school.

"What's the hurry Rock? We still have time," I said as I walked into the kitchen carrying my backpack. As usual, I despises school.

"Yeah..What's the hurry? Let me finish another bowl of cereal first," Tum Tum repeated after his brother.

"Tum, that's already the 2nd bowl and you are thinking of having a 3rd bowl?" Rocky rolled his eyes in disgust. Tum Tum ignored Rocky and helped himself with another bowl. I just stood by the table and shook my head, looking at Tum Tum while mom smiled at her three boys. Emily and Ze tried hard not to laugh out loud. This was the ways of the Douglass' brothers.

During the ride to school, as usual, Emily is sitting at the passage seat with Rocky as the driver and the rest were at the back of the Toyota Vios. I can't help but feel Ze kept glancing at Emily then at Rocky. And there was a dissatisfy look in her. There were time I caught her starring hard at Rocky but I brushed those thoughts away as we were reaching the school ground.

Rocky's POV

After I have parked my car at the school parking lot, we made our way into the school. Since Tum is still in elementary school, his block was at the other end. We said good bye to him and told him to wait for us at the car park lot after school has ended as usual.

As I walked to my locker with Emily, I can't help stealing glances at her. Her soft blonde hair just past her shoulder and those sweet blue eyes are just beautiful.

"So Emily, what do you have in the first period?" I asked after I have gotten my books from the locker.

"Same with you, English," she replied sweetly.

"Oh great. Let's walk together to our class then," I said enthusiastically. "Colt and Ze, see you all at lunch," I said to them before I walked off with Emily.

"OK," both Colt and Ze replied in unison

[Ze looked at both of them longingly until they disappeared from her sight. She sighed and went to her class with a heavy heart. Colt saw the disappointment look in Ze's face but his thoughts were interrupted by Brian, his buddy. He hanged around to catch up with Brian and some friends until the school bell rang before rushing to his first class which is Geometry that he hates.

"Sometimes I wonder if Emily really loves me. She is beautiful…..popular… They are many guys who want to date her. And if she likes me then why she doesn't want to be my girlfriend until we are in college," I thought to myself as we sat next to each other in our English class.

"Hi Emily. Nice dress today. You look pretty. So, do you want to have lunch with me and some of my friends?" Josh Robinson, the captain of the rugby team and the most popular guy in our school approached Emily. I was burning with envy when I saw Emily smiling sweetly at him. I shot Josh a nasty look but of course he didn't notice it as he was busy flirting with Emily…my Emily.

"Oh..thanks for the compliment and for asking but I promised to lunch with Rocky and some other friends," Emily lied. Instantly I felt pleased with Emily's response.

"It's ok then. Maybe some other time then," Josh said and left to take a seat at the back of the class. Emily turned to me and smiling sweetly.

"So Rocky, you don't having lunch with me today?" she asked, her eyes big and round.

"Oh course I don't mind. I would love to", I replied. I was more than glad.