CHAPTER 2
My life was looking up. I mean sure a couple of months ago my boyfriends bicycle gang had ripped through the town causing chaos in a certain someone's house, but come on the guy was a loser, he didn't even let his kids watch T.V, but whatever the point is my life was good.
Rob and I were finally together, despite my parents and Ruth, I was working with Dr Krantz to help put a bunch of drop kicks in the big house, what they fully deserved.
I was in my junior year at high school, which meant only 2 more years in this hole with the same bunch of fuckers, then I could finally be free. Mastraini's my dad's favourite restaurant - which got burnt down a year ago due to a couple of football players who wanted me dead - was nearly finished which meant that Mary (Rob's mum) could have her job back, and best of all Rob's mum and just-call-me-Gary were getting married in two months and Rob had invited me. I was happy, I even didn't care that my mum wanted to make me a dress out of some old upholstery fabric left over from the drapes in the kitchen, whatever. Someone could have screamed 'a dingo stole my baby' and I wouldn't have blinked an eye that's how happy I was.
It's funny how was and is can totally change the sentence, Was, that's how happy I was and it all started on Friday.
It was a Friday afternoon, and Malcolm was at my house. We were working on a new case that Dr.Krantz had assigned for us. I don't really know why he paired me with Malcolm, I guess it was the age thing. Don't get me wrong Malcolm's cool and all but he is kinda gawky and tall like way tall, taller than rob even. But he has no muscles like Rob, he is skinny and tall, he is very pale as well due to the fact that he spend most of his time playing Super Mario on his game boy or whatever. Rob on the other hand has a healthy glow because he is constantly working on his motorbike outside. Anyway me and Malcolm were using our brains -well Malcolm was I was busy playing snake on my brand new mobile phone curtesy of Dr. Krantz who specifically lectured me on how it was only to be used for emergency purposes, I suppose he meant if I was getting dragged through a corn field I should ring him up and tell him. Yeah whatever Dr. Krantz would so not be getting a call from me- when Malcolm started staring at me funny, I was about to be all 'what's your glitch' when the phone rang. Glad for the distraction I picked it up, hoping it would be Rob. To my surprise it was Ruth. The only time Ruth ever calls me is if she wants me to do something, but she doesn't want to say it to my face. I guess she thinks she has a hold over me on the phone or something
" Look Jess, me and Scott are going bowling and you and Rob are coming don't try and make up any excuses." which is fully what I do every time Ruth tries to make me and Rob tag along on her stupid dates. I mean don't get me wrong I'm glad Ruth has a boyfriend, at least she doesn't whine to me anymore about how much she wants a boyfriend, and why doesn't anyone like her and whatever. But bringing Rob along on a double date isn't exactly the best idea in the world, apart from the fact that Rob doesn't really like Ruth that much, Rob's idea of a date involves fixing his motorbike in his barn followed by a long make out session in the hay, not that I am complaining or anything but I guess it WOULDN"T hurt to get out of the house for a while, I mean we did go to 'Chick's' last week but Rob spent most of the time arguing with the guy next to us over Kawasaki and Indians, it's not that Rob isn't attentive, he just gets distracted easily
Anyway I actually did have an excuse this time. Rob had asked me over to his house because his family wanted to talk about the wedding which was no big surprise because everytime I went to the Wilkins home that was all they ever talked about, "Wow jess are you excited about the wedding", "hows your dress coming along" not that I cared I was glad about the wedding. The best part of it all? I was finally going to see Rob in a tux, which was my life long goal apart from;
a) Owning my own Harley Davidson by the time I turn 18
b) Taking Rob to prom
And
c) Finding out why Rob is on probation
The probation thing is killing me though, I mean we have been dating for what? A couple of months now? And he doesn't trust me enough to tell me. I'm dying to know I guess if I had a quick word with Dr. Krantz I could find out quick smart but I wanted Rob to tell me himself. I think it's one of those relationship things.
" Ruth I can't go tonight" I said quickly trying to contain my excitement about Rob and a tux.
Ruth sighed in an annoyed way "Come on Jess, every time I invited you and Rob out it's all I can't Ruth" Ruth kinda sounded like she was about to cry. " So now you got a boyfriend, you just ditch your best friend, well fine then Jess, fine don't worry, Scott and I will go by ourselves." and with that Ruth slammed the phone down. I didn't get to worried or anything. I mean Ruth can act like a total jerk sometimes but she usually gets over it, Malcolm however, who had never heard of Ruth and her tendency to become PMSed when she didn't even have her period just looked at me in amazement as I sat down.
"Whoa, I guess you upset her ey?" Malcolm said and started laughing. That's the other thing about Malcolm that bugs me, he thinks he is like some comical genius that everything that comes out of his mouth is some huge joke, which in a way it kinda is. "Yea" I replied "Look Malcolm, can we do this another time, I'm kinda not in the mood" which I was in a way and plus Rob was due to be over in a few minutes anyway. Rob knows that Malcolm and I have this session every Friday afternoon but I still like to get Malcolm out of my house before Rob arrives, you know just in case.
"Uh I guess" was Malcolm's reply. If I was not mistaken it sounded like he was frustrated. He can't like me though, he practically never shuts up about his girlfriend who lives in California and has legs up to here, or whatever. "So, I'll see you next Friday then?" I was really trying to hurry him out, Rob was due any second and I wanted to leave the house before my parents came back from Mastriani's otherwise I would have to introduce them again, and that's something I have been trying to avoid for a while. Although they did meet him in hospital for a brief moment and I even introduced him as my boyfriend, but they were too wound up to really pay attention.
Malcolm and I were standing on the porch, Malcolm seemed reluctant to leave, like he still had more to say to me, but couldn't get the words out. 'Freak' I thought. Trust Krantz to pair me up with someone who acts like they have tourettes. "Well, Malcolm see you later yea?" I seriously wanted this guy to leave, he had been freaking me out all day "Uh, yeah jess see you later" he started walking down the porch steps and I turned around to walk back into my house, but someone's arm had gripped mine just before I had the chance and all of a sudden I was being kissed by Malcolm.