Chapter 11
Almost Finding Out
The persons started to move from the darkness and into the light. My eyes widened seeing Jarren.
"Jarren, what the hell are you doing?" I asked and cocked my head at him.
"Like I said, I have to tell you something!" Jarren whispered.
"What is it, gosh I have a meeting to attend because of you." I replied irritably and leaned against the wall.
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"Oliver, what did you do with the blue construction paper?" Lilly asked as she drew on a huge poster saying Prince Oliver & Princess Lilly"
"I threw it away." Oliver replied and started to add glitter to the P in Prince.
"WHAT?!" Lilly looked at him and said, "Who throws away colorful construction paper? That construction paper wasn't even used! You just wasted a blue colorful tree that gives us colorful paper!" She started to smile holding in her laughter.
Oliver looked at Lilly and started to laugh, "Sorry babe, I never meant to make you mad."
"It's okay, just don't let that happen again." Lilly smirked and turned to Jake. "Hey Jake, can you go look for Miley? She's been gone way too long and she said that she was only going to get that CD. What if something happened to her?"
"Okay, I'll go look for her. Tell Ms. Allen I'll be right back." Jake stood up from his post dropping his poster on the ground. 'I hope Miley is okay…' Jake thought and took a deep breath before leaving the gym.
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"Okay, sorry for nominating you Miley, I just really…" Jarren started and started to stoke my arm.
"Stop it Jarren, this is one reason why I've been trying to get away from you." I said and turned around heading for the door.
"Wait!" He shook his head and put his hands on my shoulders. "Sorry, I just can't help it…" he took in a deep breath. "Anyway, I just wanted to say that…"
"Jarren," I cut him off. "Is it true that you had a long term girlfriend back from where you used to live?" I asked. I know it isn't really the right time, but I've been really wondering if they were really that serious.
"Where did you hear that from?" Jarren asked and I turned around.
"From your dad." I said and watched his facial expression drop.
"I knew it." He said under his breath and shook his head. "Well, yeah I did. Her name was Joyce. We were in a serious relationship and about a week before our 3 year anniversary, I moved here." his voice cracked.
"Wow… but, why did you try to kiss me when you came over my house last Monday?" I asked.
"Well, you resemble my girlfriend. Not physically, but mentally. Like she was a great singer, she had a great personality, and she knew how to make a person laugh, which is kind of like you." He sucked in air and ran his hands through his hair.
'Wow, he can be really sweet at times. If I was him, I wouldn't be able to get over that relationship this fast…' I shoved my hands in the pockets of my pants. "Must've been hard leaving her."
"Yeah, anyway," He said changing the subject making it clear that he didn't want to talk about it. "What I wanted to talk about before. There's something I know that I shouldn't know and I think its something I should tell you before its too late…" Jarren said and placed both of his hands on my shoulders.
"Wha-" I started then the door opened.
"I knew I heard voices coming from here."
I turned my head seeing Jake there.
'Oh crap, this isn't going to be pretty.' I said and Jake pulled me away from Jarren.
"Dude, what the hell are you doing in here with Miley… alone?" Jake said and stared angrily at Jarren.
"No, it's not what you think! I was just telling her…" Jarren started trying to say what he was going to say when Jake cut in.
"I don't need a freaking explanation you jackass." Jake said and pushed Jarren. "I'm sick and tired of all this shit you're putting Miley through. Just leave her alone and if I ever see you with Miley ever again, you're going to freaking regret it. Same goes with Hannah you jerk." Jake exploded. I never saw Jake that mad before and it shocked me how scary he can get.
We quietly walked to the gym when I finally said, "Jake, he really wasn't doing anything bad you know."
"I'm sorry. I just couldn't help it. I just hate him for all of this you know? I still think that he's the one that's been blackmailing you. What were you two talking about anyway?" He asked.
"Just about his old girlfriend and how she resembles me. He was so close to telling me something, but you came in. I think it was about the blackmail stuff. Though, part of me wants to believe he is the person, after that talk, another part of me thinks that he isn't the person. I think I was this close to almost finding out who it could be." I said.
"Well, who do you think it is?" He asked.
"I don't know and right now I don't really care, so can we hurry and go to the meeting before Ms. Allen gets mad?" I asked and jumped on Jakes back and gave me a piggy back ride the rest of the way to the gym.
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"Miley…" Someone whispered my name.
"Shh." I said and lifted my blanket over my face. It was Saturday morning and I was tired as hell. Yesterday, we didn't leave the gym till about 9:00 last night and after that I had to go to a Hannah thing right after that so once I got home, which was about 4 hours later, I was completely exhausted.
"Miley." The voice cooed once again and I shifted my body so that my face was pressed against my bed.
I felt my bed move a bit and then two hands on the sides of my stomach starting to tickle me. I shrieked and jumped trying to push the person away twisting and turning kicking my blanket off of me.
"Sssstop pleaseeeeeee!" I said, I couldn't stop giggling.
"Fine, hurry up and get ready." The person said. I sat up finding Lilly about to walk out the door.
"Why?" I tried to flatten and smoothen my messy tangled hair.
"Because you said that you wanted to go shopping tonight remember? We're going with Kayla, Lori, and Katie to the mall to pick out our dresses for the dance! The girls are down stairs waiting for you Miss Miley, how can you forget!" Lilly said hanging out by my door.
"I had a last minute Hannah thing last night and I forgot I'm sorry." I groaned and stood up. "I'll be down in a sec, tell the girls I'll be down, and just wait."
"Okay, see you soon." Lilly said happily and skipped all the way back down the stairs.
I went in my closet looking for clothes. "I'm feeling bright today, so maybe I'll wear pink and white." I said to myself and took out a light pink pleated skirt with a white. I took a pink and white double layer top and a white crochet shrug.
As I walked down stairs, I hear the girls giggling. "I wonder what they're laughing about…" once I reached the bottom, I seen Jackson talking to girls over at the couch with Oliver and Jake hanging out with them.
"Hello girls and boys. What are you three doing here?" I asked pointing at the boys.
"Well, I remember Lilly saying something about you girls being here so Jake and I came over to say hi. Jackson… I don't even know…" Oliver said.
"Dude, I live here." Jackson said and jumped on the couch sitting next to the 6th grader Kayla.
"Well, you boys stay here while us girls go out okay? See you later, come on girls lets go to the mall!" Lilly said and kissed Oliver on the cheek before leaving.
I waved to Jake and he waved back before I left with the rest of the girls.
A/N Yay the mall…. LOL anyway, sorry it took me forever to update, well not forever, but you know… I have 2 huge projects due for English and Bio and I'm still not done with them so I'll try to update as soon as I can.
Ohh and for the Lilly and Oliver bit with the construction paper, I know it wasn't necessary, but I thought it was funny and thanks to my friend Maile for saying that during class haha so random.
Yes, whoever guessed it was Jarren, you definitely get cookies haha.
Anyway, hope you enjoyed this chapter… OHH and thanks for reading and reviewing.
Mileymontana: Thanks a lot you totally rule lol and its okay that you couldn't review.
Disclaimer: I don't own Hannah Montana or the Characters. I don't own "The Haunting of Hathaway House" either, which was mentioned in chapter 10.